Story Behind The Song
I WOULD IMAGINE EVERY RED-BLOODED WANNA-BE GUITARIST HAS LEARNED THE "SMOKE ON THE WATER" GUITAR RIFF...IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO PLAY SO THAT EVERY ONE OF THEM BELIEVE THEY ARE A GUITAR-PLAYING GONNA-BE STAR...I ADMIT...I WAS ONE OF THEM...LOL...
Song Description
I WOULD IMAGINE EVERY RED-BLOODED WANNA-BE GUITARIST HAS LEARNED THE "SMOKE ON THE WATER" GUITAR RIFF...IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO PLAY SO THAT EVERY ONE OF THEM BELIEVE THEY ARE A GUITAR-PLAYING GONNA-BE STAR...I ADMIT...I WAS ONE OF THEM...LOL...
| Song Length |
3:45 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Troubled |
Subject |
Masculinity, Philosophy |
| Similar Artists |
Deep Purple, URISH HEEP |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
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
They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky Claude was running in and out
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
Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
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