On last night’s (April 30th) episode of American Idol, contestant, and resident rocker, Caleb Johnson performed Whitesnake’s Still of the Night. Watch his performance below.
Still of the Night appears on Whitesnake’s 1987 self titled album which sold over eight million copies in the US where the album went platinum eight times. Besides Still of the Night, other singles released from the Whitesnake album included: Here I Go Again, Is This Love?, Crying in the Rain and Give Me All Your Love.
American Idol season 13 is broadcast on the Fox network and features judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr..
As per a poster’s suggestion (thanks Gary) I have also included Caleb’s performance of Led Zeppelin’s Dazed and Confused below.
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Wow!! He actually pulled it off quite well. Love the judge on the right “Did I leave the oven on?” expression. I’m assuming he’s not a Whitesnake fan.
LOL Jeremiah,
I think you are referring to Harry Connick Jr.. He’s a New Orleans jazz musician, so Whitesnake may not be his cup of tea, but does admit, time and again, that Caleb can sing.
Dana from EddieTrunk.com 🙂
Wow. Um, okay. I don’t necessarily like harping on amateur talent because I’m part of that group, but I just don’t see anything special about this performance. Kept wondering to myself as people were going ape kaka at the end how many audience members actually listened to Coverdale originally rip that song out. Caleb has a good voice granted, but this song in particular doesn’t do much to showcase his talent. Glad I stopped paying attention to AI after Lambert lost in the finals. General public just doesn’t get it.
Hi Brandon,
I hate this Karaoke show as well, but for some stupid reason, I still watch it from time to time.
Actually, I think Caleb did a good job and he is my favorite contestant this season, so that is why I decided to post this clip. He has a great rock voice with tons of power and it was nice to see him do this song justice. I am happy there is a finalist on this show who genuinely LOVES rock music. Plus, if his performance got Whitesnake a few extra downloads, then all the better.
Dana from EddieTrunk.com 🙂
Dana from et.com
LMAO! Karaoke show haha soooo true!
It would be nice if there was a contest show that showcased a band, rather than just a singer. Burnett, are you listening? haha (yea right)
The guy can sing, did a great job.
Too bad Jennifer Lopez is so distracting and annoying.
We know she’s never listened to Whitesnake in her life.
Who knows Dave,
But she is a huge fan of Caleb’s and says she gets the “goosies” from many of his performances. I think she genuinely respects his vocal talent, because let’s face it, that is not her strong suit.
Dana from EddieTrunk.com 🙂
He did a great job, watch out David Coverdale.
The band members need more hair to pull that off convincingly.
Wow…never watch that show, nor ever like the song…But damn, that was sick.