Deep Purple — Smoke On The Water

"Smoke on the Water" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, released on their 1972 studio album Machine Head. The song's lyrics are based on true events, chronicling the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland. It is considered the band's signature song and its guitar riff is considered one of the most iconic in all of rock music.

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed "Smoke on the Water" number 434 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[5] Total Guitar magazine ranked the song's riff number 4 on its "Greatest Guitar Riffs Ever" list,[6] and in March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 12 in its list of the 100 greatest guitar tracks.[7]

In 2017, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[8]

[...] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_on_the_Water

We all came out to Montreux On the Lake Geneva shoreline To make records with a mobile, yeah We didn't have much time now 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, you guys are great 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 now When it all was over Find another place Swiss time was running out It seemed that we would lose the race Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky Smoke on the water Burn it down We ended up at the Grand Hotel It was empty, cold and bare The Rolling truck Stones thing just outside Huh, making our music there now With a 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 (I can't hear anything) one more time (Smoke on the water) hey!

0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 29 Feb

Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water (Official Music Video)

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32 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 29 Feb

In my day it was the first song you tried to learn to play on guitar. Power chords!

147 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 29 Feb

You play guitar Siggy? Awesome. This was also one of the first riffs I learned.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 29 Feb

Yeah. On and off since high school. Never in a band or anything. How about you? You worked with bands, right?

147 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 29 Feb

Very nice. I was 15 when I first started playing guitar. I was in music class and one of my buddies picked up a guitar and played the opening picking riff to Don't Cry by Guns n Roses and all the girls in the class swooned. I looked at my saxophone case and thought "I am doing this all wrong". Signed up for guitar lessons that week.

147 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 29 Feb

Around here we learned from Nirvana's 'Come As You Are' :)

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 29 Feb

Such an incredible song. Truly iconic.

16 sats \ 1 reply \ @jessikabtc 29 Feb

My father's favourite song :)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 29 Feb

I'm sure he's a man of good taste. Ask him if he likes this version better? :)

Smoke on the Water with Queen, Pink Floyd, Rush, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc

16 sats \ 1 reply \ @0310cfee12 29 Feb freebie

my son just learned hot to play the riff for this song

This song seems to be really popular for beginners learning guitar.