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Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Live from Montreux 2007)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Performer
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Lead Vocals
Ian Paice
Ian Paice
Drums
Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Hammond Organ
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Guitar
Roger Glover
Roger Glover
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Songwriter
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Songwriter
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Songwriter
Roger Glover
Roger Glover
Songwriter
Ian Paice
Ian Paice
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pete Dauncey
Pete Dauncey
Producer

Lyrics

We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn't have much time
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground,
Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
But burning down
They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky Claude was running in and out
He was pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
Swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race, now
Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
We ended up at the Grand Hotel
It was empty cold and bare
With the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
Making our music there
Few red lights and a few old beds
We made a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this
I know, I know we'll never forget,
Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
Written by: Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover

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