Whitesnake - Guilty of Love (’Mandagsborsen’, Stockholm, Sweden) 1984

The song was first released from the single album “Guilty of Love“ (A-side: “Guilty of Love“ & B-side: “Gambler“) by Liberty Records in 13 August 1983. The video was recorded at Swedish TV’s ’Mandagsborsen’, Stockholm, Sweden on April 16th 1984. Whitesnake are a rock band formed in England in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple. Their early material has been compared by critics to the blues rock of Deep Purple, but they slowly began moving toward a more commercially accessible rock the turn of the decade, the band’s commercial fortunes changed and they released a string of UK top 10 albums, Ready an’ Willing (1980), Come an’ Get It (1981), Saints & Sinners (1982) and Slide It In (1984), the last of which was their first to chart in the US and is certified 2x platinum. The band’s 1987 self-titled album was their most commercially successful worldwide, and contained two major US hits, “Here I Go Again“ and “Is This Love“, reaching number one and two on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went 8 times platinum in the US,and the band’s success saw them nominated for the 1988 Brit Award for Best British of the Tongue (1989), was also a success, reaching the top 10 in the UK and the US, and received a platinum US band split up shortly after this release, but had a reunion in 1994, and released a one-off studio album, Restless Heart (1997). Whitesnake officially reformed in 2002 and have been touring together since, releasing three studio albums, Good to Be Bad (2008), Forevermore (2011) and The Purple Album (2015). In 2005, Whitesnake were named the 85th greatest hard rock band of all time by VH1. “Guilty of Love“ lyrics: I believe my love for you Is a love that will last forever, An’ I’m here to testify I’m a prisoner of your heart Baby don’t you believe When I tell you I love you That I really mean it, Don’t you walk away, Don’t you turn your back on me I’m guilty of love, It’s a crime of passion Guilty of love, An’ there’s no doubt about it, No doubt about it I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty, In the first degree Guilty of love, I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty, In the first degree I can never forget the times When I took what you gave me for granted So I stand accused An’ I plead guilty to the crime You can lock me away if you want Just as long as your arms are around me, An’ I won’t mind If you just throw away the key I’m guilty of love, It’s a crime of passion Guilty of love, An’ there’s no doubt about it, No doubt about it Guilty of love, I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty, In the first degree Guilty of love, I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty, In the first degree Guilty of love... I’m guilty of love, It’s a crime of passion Guilty of love, An’ there’s no doubt about it, No doubt about it Guilty of love, I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty, In the first degree Guilty of love, I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty Guilty of love, I’m guilty of love, I’m guilty, In the first degree... Thank you for watching me! More rare videos are coming up soon!!!
Back to Top