Μουσική ενότητα - Deep Purple

Σήμερα θα μιλήσουμε για ένα από τα πιο αγαπημένα μου συγκροτήματα τους Deep Purple. Θεωρούνται από τους πρωτεργάτες της Hard Rock και ότι έθεσαν τις βάσεις για αυτό που στη συνέχεια θα γινόταν το Heavy Metal. Προσωπικά το κόλλημα μου είναι με την δεύτερη σύνθεση του συγκροτήματος Ian Gillan (Φωνή), Ritchie Blackmore (όποιος ρωτήσει το όργανο έπαιζε θα έχει μπλεξίματα-καλά για τους άσχετους κιθάρα), Roger Glover (μπάσο), Jon Lord (πλήκτρα) και Ian Paice (ντραμς). Με αυτή την μορφή (και μάλλον επειδή κάποιοι -ονόματα δεν λέμε υπολήψεις δεν θίγουμε, ήταν ο αρχηγός στους Rainbow (αναμείνατε για παρουσίαση)- ήταν λίγο δύσκολοι χαρακτήρες) υπήρξαν για τα διαστήματα 1969-1973, 1984-1989 και 1992-1993.
Γιατί όμως το συγκρότημα είχε τόσο μεγάλες αλλαγές στην πορεία του; Ο λόγος κατά την γνώμη μου είναι απλός. Και οι πέντε ήταν πολύ καλοί μουσικοί με μεγάλη δημιουργικότητα πράγμα που δημιούργησε μεγάλες δημιουργικές διαφορές. Όπως έδειξε και η μετέπειτα καριέρα των μελών τους, είχαν εξαιρετικά ανεπτυγμένο εγωισμό και αν τους αφήνανε ελεύθερους μπορούσαν να γράψουν και 25 λεπτά σόλο για το όργανο τους πράγμα που α)ήταν βαρετό για το κοινό εν τέλει και β) έκανε τους άλλους μουσικούς που έπρεπε να βαράνε χαλί για μεγάλο διάστημα λίγο εκνευρισμένους.
Τέλος πάντων για να μην μπαίνουμε σε μεγάλες λεπτομέρειες οι Purple είναι από τα πρώτα συγκροτήματα που ακούει ο υποψήφιος μεταλάς/hardrockας στην Ελλάδα. Κάτι οι μεγάλες επιτυχίες όπως το Smoke on the Water ή το Black Nights, κάτι το γεγονός ότι τα Cd τους ήταν σχετικά φτηνά γενικά πάντως στην Ελλάδα είναι από τα πιο γνωστά συγκροτήματα της Hard Rock (τους τρώνε βέβαια λάχανο οι SCORPIONSSSSSSS αφού κάθε καλοκαίρι με τα μπανάκια τους κάνουν και μία συναυλία).
Σημείωση εδώ οι παλιότεροι ίσως να θυμούνται το Jammin στην ΕΤ3 με πρωταγωνιστή τον Στάθη (που πρέπει να είναι τεράστιος φαν των Purple). Ναι, υπήρχε εποχή που ο Στάθης δεν έλεγε κρύα ανέκδοτα αλλά παρουσίαζε σοβαρότατη εκπομπή για την Hard Rock και Metal... Άτιμη ανεργεία που άλλους τους ανεβάζεις και άλλους τους κατεβάζεις... Μιας και μιλάμε για εποχές προ youtube σε αυτήν την εκπομπή είδαμε οι λίγο μεγαλύτεροι σκηνές από τα ιστορικά Live των Purple και άλλων σημαντικών συγκροτημάτων.
Ας δούμε όμως μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα/εμπορικότερα τραγούδια τους.
Hush
Κομμάτι από τον πρώτο δίσκο του συγκροτήματος και η πρώτη επιτυχία τους. Γενικά δεν διαφέρει πολύ από τα υπόλοιπα κομμάτια της εποχής. Ευχάριστο cover σε κομμάτι του Joe South που απλά μας δείχνει μερικά στοιχεία που θα βγάζαν πιο μετά στον ήχο τους. Σε πολύ μικρό διάστημα θα αλλάζανε ριζικά τον ήχο τους.
Στίχοι
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving and I'm not to blame now
(Love, love)
They got it early in the morning
(Love, love)
They got it late in the evening
(Love, love)
Well, I want that, need it
(Love, love)
Oh, I gotta gotta have it
She's got loving like quicksand
Only took one touch of her hand
To blow my mind and I'm in so deep
That I can't eat and I can't sleep
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
(Listen)
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving and I'm not to blame now
(Love, love)
They got it early in the morning
(Love, love)
They got it late in the evening
(Love, love)
Well, I want that, need it
(Love, love)
Hey, I gotta gotta have it
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
Nahhh, nah-nah-nahhh, nah-nah-nahhh, nah-nah-nahhh....
Σήμερα θα μιλήσουμε για ένα από τα πιο αγαπημένα μου συγκροτήματα τους Deep Purple. Θεωρούνται από τους πρωτεργάτες της Hard Rock και ότι έθεσαν τις βάσεις για αυτό που στη συνέχεια θα γινόταν το Heavy Metal. Προσωπικά το κόλλημα μου είναι με την δεύτερη σύνθεση του συγκροτήματος Ian Gillan (Φωνή), Ritchie Blackmore (όποιος ρωτήσει το όργανο έπαιζε θα έχει μπλεξίματα-καλά για τους άσχετους κιθάρα), Roger Glover (μπάσο), Jon Lord (πλήκτρα) και Ian Paice (ντραμς). Με αυτή την μορφή (και μάλλον επειδή κάποιοι -ονόματα δεν λέμε υπολήψεις δεν θίγουμε, ήταν ο αρχηγός στους Rainbow (αναμείνατε για παρουσίαση)- ήταν λίγο δύσκολοι χαρακτήρες) υπήρξαν για τα διαστήματα 1969-1973, 1984-1989 και 1992-1993.
Γιατί όμως το συγκρότημα είχε τόσο μεγάλες αλλαγές στην πορεία του; Ο λόγος κατά την γνώμη μου είναι απλός. Και οι πέντε ήταν πολύ καλοί μουσικοί με μεγάλη δημιουργικότητα πράγμα που δημιούργησε μεγάλες δημιουργικές διαφορές. Όπως έδειξε και η μετέπειτα καριέρα των μελών τους, είχαν εξαιρετικά ανεπτυγμένο εγωισμό και αν τους αφήνανε ελεύθερους μπορούσαν να γράψουν και 25 λεπτά σόλο για το όργανο τους πράγμα που α)ήταν βαρετό για το κοινό εν τέλει και β) έκανε τους άλλους μουσικούς που έπρεπε να βαράνε χαλί για μεγάλο διάστημα λίγο εκνευρισμένους.
Τέλος πάντων για να μην μπαίνουμε σε μεγάλες λεπτομέρειες οι Purple είναι από τα πρώτα συγκροτήματα που ακούει ο υποψήφιος μεταλάς/hardrockας στην Ελλάδα. Κάτι οι μεγάλες επιτυχίες όπως το Smoke on the Water ή το Black Nights, κάτι το γεγονός ότι τα Cd τους ήταν σχετικά φτηνά γενικά πάντως στην Ελλάδα είναι από τα πιο γνωστά συγκροτήματα της Hard Rock (τους τρώνε βέβαια λάχανο οι SCORPIONSSSSSSS αφού κάθε καλοκαίρι με τα μπανάκια τους κάνουν και μία συναυλία).
Σημείωση εδώ οι παλιότεροι ίσως να θυμούνται το Jammin στην ΕΤ3 με πρωταγωνιστή τον Στάθη (που πρέπει να είναι τεράστιος φαν των Purple). Ναι, υπήρχε εποχή που ο Στάθης δεν έλεγε κρύα ανέκδοτα αλλά παρουσίαζε σοβαρότατη εκπομπή για την Hard Rock και Metal... Άτιμη ανεργεία που άλλους τους ανεβάζεις και άλλους τους κατεβάζεις... Μιας και μιλάμε για εποχές προ youtube σε αυτήν την εκπομπή είδαμε οι λίγο μεγαλύτεροι σκηνές από τα ιστορικά Live των Purple και άλλων σημαντικών συγκροτημάτων.
Ας δούμε όμως μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα/εμπορικότερα τραγούδια τους.
Hush
Στίχοι
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving and I'm not to blame now
(Love, love)
They got it early in the morning
(Love, love)
They got it late in the evening
(Love, love)
Well, I want that, need it
(Love, love)
Oh, I gotta gotta have it
She's got loving like quicksand
Only took one touch of her hand
To blow my mind and I'm in so deep
That I can't eat and I can't sleep
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
(Listen)
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving and I'm not to blame now
(Love, love)
They got it early in the morning
(Love, love)
They got it late in the evening
(Love, love)
Well, I want that, need it
(Love, love)
Hey, I gotta gotta have it
Nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah (x2)
Nahhh, nah-nah-nahhh, nah-nah-nahhh, nah-nah-nahhh....
Speed King
Πολύ γνωστό κομμάτι τους με τον Blackmore και τον Lord να κάνουν παπάδες. Το κομμάτι δίνει πολύ καλά την αίσθηση του live fast die young της εποχής.
Στίχοι
Good golly said little Miss Molly
Whe she was rockin in the house
of the blue light
Tooty Fruity was oh so rotty
Rockin to the east and west
Loucile was oh so real
When she didn't do her daddy's will
Come on baby,drive me crazy
You can do it,you can do it
'Cause I'm a speed king,you gotta hear me sing
Yes,i'm a speed king,see me fly
Sat night and i just got paid
Gonna fool about now aint gonna save
People gonna rock,people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Heard headed woman,soft heart man
they been causin trouble since it all began
Take a little rice,take a little beans
gonna rock and roll down to
New Orleans
Cause I'm a speed king
you gotta hear me sing,
speed king,see me fly
Good golly said little Miss Molly
Whe she was rockin in the house
of the blue light
Tooty Fruity was oh so rotty
Rockin to the east and west
Heard headed woman,soft heart man
they been causin trouble since it all began
Take a little rice,take a little beans
gonna rock and roll down to
New Orleans
Cause I'm a speed king
you gotta hear me sing,
Yeah I'm a speed king,see me fly
Cause I'm a speed king
you gotta hear me sing,
Yeah I'm a speed king,see me fly
Whe she was rockin in the house
of the blue light
Tooty Fruity was oh so rotty
Rockin to the east and west
Loucile was oh so real
When she didn't do her daddy's will
Come on baby,drive me crazy
You can do it,you can do it
'Cause I'm a speed king,you gotta hear me sing
Yes,i'm a speed king,see me fly
Sat night and i just got paid
Gonna fool about now aint gonna save
People gonna rock,people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Heard headed woman,soft heart man
they been causin trouble since it all began
Take a little rice,take a little beans
gonna rock and roll down to
New Orleans
Cause I'm a speed king
you gotta hear me sing,
speed king,see me fly
Good golly said little Miss Molly
Whe she was rockin in the house
of the blue light
Tooty Fruity was oh so rotty
Rockin to the east and west
Heard headed woman,soft heart man
they been causin trouble since it all began
Take a little rice,take a little beans
gonna rock and roll down to
New Orleans
Cause I'm a speed king
you gotta hear me sing,
Yeah I'm a speed king,see me fly
Cause I'm a speed king
you gotta hear me sing,
Yeah I'm a speed king,see me fly
Black Nights
Απλά καταπληκτικό κομμάτι. Καθαρή αναφορά στην μοναξιά και στην θέληση του ανθρώπου να γυρίσει πίσω σε γνώριμες καταστάσεις. Εγώ πάντως θυμάμαι να μου έρχεται συνέχεια όταν ήμουνα σκοπιά γερμανικό.
Στίχοι
Black night it's not right,
I don't feel so bright,
I don't care to sit tight.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.
I don't need a dark tree,
I don't want a rough sea,
I can't feel, I can't see.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black knight is a long way from home.
Black night, black night,
I don't need black night,
I can't see dark night.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.
I don't feel so bright,
I don't care to sit tight.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.
I don't need a dark tree,
I don't want a rough sea,
I can't feel, I can't see.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black knight is a long way from home.
Black night, black night,
I don't need black night,
I can't see dark night.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.
Child in time
Με μία λέξη ύμνος. Ιστορικά από τις καλύτερες συνδέσεις ανάμεσα σε κιθάρα και πλήκτρα. 10 λεπτά που κάθε άνθρωπος που αγαπάει την ροκ ταξιδεύει.
Στίχοι
Sweet child in time, you'll see the line
Line that's drawn between good and bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, ooh taking toll
If you've been bad - Oh Lord I bet you have
And you've not been hit oh by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes, aahaouho bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oh, I wanna hear you sing..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oaoh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
Sweet child in time, you'll see the line
Line that's drawn between good and bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, mm taking toll
If you've been bad - Lord I bet you have
And you've not been hit oh by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes, aahaao bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oh, I gotta hear you sing..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oaoh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
Oh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
Oh..god oh no..oh god no..oh..ah..no ah..AAh..oh..AAWAAH!!..oh
Line that's drawn between good and bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, ooh taking toll
If you've been bad - Oh Lord I bet you have
And you've not been hit oh by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes, aahaouho bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oh, I wanna hear you sing..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oaoh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
Sweet child in time, you'll see the line
Line that's drawn between good and bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, mm taking toll
If you've been bad - Lord I bet you have
And you've not been hit oh by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes, aahaao bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oh, I gotta hear you sing..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oaoh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
Oh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
Oh..god oh no..oh god no..oh..ah..no ah..AAh..oh..AAWAAH!!..oh
Strange kind of Woman
Κομμάτι που αναφέρεται καθαρά στο ερωτικό πάθος. Σε γενικές γραμμές πολύ καλά δεμένο κομμάτι.
There once was a woman
A strange kind of woman
The kind that gets written down in history
Her name was Nancy
Her face was nothing fancy
She left a trail of happiness and misery
I loved her
Everybody loved her
She loved everyone and gave them good return
I tried to take her
I even tried to break her
She said, I ain't for takin' won't you ever learn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman, yes I have
She looked like a raver
But I could never please her
On Wednesday mornings boy you can't go far
I couldn't get her
But things got better, she said
Saturday nights from now on, baby, you're my star
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman
Ooh, my soul, I love you
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman, yes I have
She finally said she loved me
I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glow with pride
I'm dreaming
I feel like screaming
I won my woman just before she died
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, ha ha ha
Ooh, I had a strange kind of woman, yeah
She was so fat
She was the worst thing you've ever seen
Ooh, my soul, I love you, baby
- Hey, thank you, thank you.
A strange kind of woman
The kind that gets written down in history
Her name was Nancy
Her face was nothing fancy
She left a trail of happiness and misery
I loved her
Everybody loved her
She loved everyone and gave them good return
I tried to take her
I even tried to break her
She said, I ain't for takin' won't you ever learn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman, yes I have
She looked like a raver
But I could never please her
On Wednesday mornings boy you can't go far
I couldn't get her
But things got better, she said
Saturday nights from now on, baby, you're my star
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman
Ooh, my soul, I love you
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman, yes I have
She finally said she loved me
I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glow with pride
I'm dreaming
I feel like screaming
I won my woman just before she died
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, ha ha ha
Ooh, I had a strange kind of woman, yeah
She was so fat
She was the worst thing you've ever seen
Ooh, my soul, I love you, baby
- Hey, thank you, thank you.
Smoke on the Water
Δεν γίνεται να κάνουμε αναφορά στους Purple με το πιο γνωστό τους κομμάτι. Ένα κομμάτι που οι περισσότεροι κιθαρίστες αγαπάνε να μισούνε. Ο λόγος είναι απλός, το πιο πιασάρικο ριφ που έγινε ποτέ και το οποίο βγαίνει με 3 συγχορδίες και σχεδόν ο κάθε αρχάριος μπορεί να παίξει εύκολα (προσέξτε το ριφ γιατί οι γέφυρες και το σόλο είναι αλλουνού παπά ευαγγέλιο). Το κομμάτι αναφέρεται σε φωτιά που έπιασε κατά την διάρκεια συναυλίας τους και είναι συρραφή εντυπώσεων.
Στίχοι
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 gamblin' house,
It died with an awful sound
and Funky Claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But 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
We ended up at the Grand Hotel
It was empty cold and bare
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
Making our music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
We make 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
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 gamblin' house,
It died with an awful sound
and Funky Claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But 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
We ended up at the Grand Hotel
It was empty cold and bare
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
Making our music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
We make 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
Stormbringer
Τη δεκαετία του 70 είχε μεγάλη επιτυχία στην Αγγλία ο Michael Moorcock κυρίως με τον χαρακτήρα Elric of Menlibonee. Οι περιπέτειες συχνά μοιάζαν με τριπάκια με παραισθησιογόνα και εκ τούτου υπήρξε βασική πηγή έμπνευσης για πολλά συγκροτήματα της εποχής ( φυσικά και στους Hawkwind που έπαιζε καμιά φορά και ο Moorcock). Οι Purple λοιπόν επηρεασμένοι από το ομώνυμο βιβλίο έγραψαν αυτό το καταπληκτικό κομμάτι που αποδίδει τέλεια το πνεύμα του.
Στίχοι
Comin' out of nowhere
Drivin' like rain
Stormbringer dance
On the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering
Breaking the day
No point running
'Cause it's coming your way
Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky
Stormbringer coming
Time to die
Got to keep running
Stormbringer coming
He's got nothing you need
He's gonna make you bleed
Rainbow shaker
On a stallion twister
Bareback rider
On the eye of the sky
Stormbringer coming down
Meaning to stay
Thunder and lightning
Heading your way
Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky
Stormbringer coming
Time to die
Got to keep running
Stormbringer coming
He's got nothing you need
He's gonna make you bleed
Coming out of nowhere
Drivin' like a-rain
Stormbringer dance
On the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering
Breaking the day
No point running
'Cause it's coming your way
Drivin' like rain
Stormbringer dance
On the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering
Breaking the day
No point running
'Cause it's coming your way
Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky
Stormbringer coming
Time to die
Got to keep running
Stormbringer coming
He's got nothing you need
He's gonna make you bleed
Rainbow shaker
On a stallion twister
Bareback rider
On the eye of the sky
Stormbringer coming down
Meaning to stay
Thunder and lightning
Heading your way
Ride the rainbow
Crack the sky
Stormbringer coming
Time to die
Got to keep running
Stormbringer coming
He's got nothing you need
He's gonna make you bleed
Coming out of nowhere
Drivin' like a-rain
Stormbringer dance
On the thunder again
Dark cloud gathering
Breaking the day
No point running
'Cause it's coming your way
Mad Woman From Tokyo
Πολύ γνωστό κομμάτι τους. Οι Purple ήταν από τα πρώτα συγκροτήματα που πήγαν στην χώρα του ανατέλλοντος ηλίου για Live και ο δίσκος made in Japan είναι από τους καλύτερους Live δίσκους.
Στίχοι
Fly into the rising sun,
Faces, smiling everyone
Yeah, she is a whole new tradition
I feel it in my heart
My woman from Tokyo
She makes me see
My woman from Tokyo
She's so good to me
Talk about her like a Queen
Dancing in a Eastern Dream
Yeah, she makes me feel like a river
That carries me away
My woman from Tokyo
She makes me see
My woman from Tokyo
She's so good to me
But I'm at home and I just don't belong ...
So far away from the garden we love
She is what moves in the soul of a dove
Soon I shall see just how black was my night
When we're alone in Her City of light
Rising from the neon gloom
Shining like a crazy moon
Yeah, she turns me on like a fire
I get high
My woman from Tokyo
She makes me see
My woman from Tokyo
She's so good to me
Faces, smiling everyone
Yeah, she is a whole new tradition
I feel it in my heart
My woman from Tokyo
She makes me see
My woman from Tokyo
She's so good to me
Talk about her like a Queen
Dancing in a Eastern Dream
Yeah, she makes me feel like a river
That carries me away
My woman from Tokyo
She makes me see
My woman from Tokyo
She's so good to me
But I'm at home and I just don't belong ...
So far away from the garden we love
She is what moves in the soul of a dove
Soon I shall see just how black was my night
When we're alone in Her City of light
Rising from the neon gloom
Shining like a crazy moon
Yeah, she turns me on like a fire
I get high
My woman from Tokyo
She makes me see
My woman from Tokyo
She's so good to me
Space Trucking
Από τα πιο αγαπημένα μου κομμάτια. Σας το δίνω από live της χρυσής εποχής του συγκροτήματος
Στίχοι
We had a lot of luck on Venus
We always had a ball on Mars
Meeting all the groovey people
We've rocked the Milky Way so far
We danced around with Borealice
We're space truckin' round the the stars
Come on let's go Space Truckin'
Remember when we did the moonshot
And Pony Trekker led the way
We'd move to the Canaveral moonstop
And everynaut would dance and sway
We got music in our solar system
We're space truckin' round the stars
Come on let's go Space Truckin'
The fireball that we rode was moving
But now we've got a new machine
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah the freaks said
Man those cats can really swing
They got music in their solar system
They've rocked around the Milky Way
They dance around the Borealice
They're Space Truckin' everyday
Come on
We always had a ball on Mars
Meeting all the groovey people
We've rocked the Milky Way so far
We danced around with Borealice
We're space truckin' round the the stars
Come on let's go Space Truckin'
Remember when we did the moonshot
And Pony Trekker led the way
We'd move to the Canaveral moonstop
And everynaut would dance and sway
We got music in our solar system
We're space truckin' round the stars
Come on let's go Space Truckin'
The fireball that we rode was moving
But now we've got a new machine
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah the freaks said
Man those cats can really swing
They got music in their solar system
They've rocked around the Milky Way
They dance around the Borealice
They're Space Truckin' everyday
Come on
Soldier of Fortune
Η πιο γνωστή τους μπαλάντα. Μου τη σπάει ότι κάποιοι το κατατάσουν πιο ψηλά από όσο θα έπρεπε στην ιεραρχία των κομματιών τους, αλλά τι να κάνουμε που και που πρέπει να ξεκουράζονται οι μουσικοί και εμείς στα παιδικά πάρτυ να χορέψουμε κανά σλόου.
Στίχοι
I have often told you stories
About the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I'd take your hand
And sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
Come lay with me love me
And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Many times I've been a traveller
I looked for something new
In days of old
When nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thougt my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here
Now I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
I can hear the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
About the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I'd take your hand
And sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
Come lay with me love me
And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Many times I've been a traveller
I looked for something new
In days of old
When nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thougt my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here
Now I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
I can hear the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Perfect Strangers
Το εκπληκτικό σε αυτό το κομμάτι είναι ότι δεν έχει σόλο στην κιθάρα! Μάλλον ο Blackmore θα είδε τι θα έπρεπε να παίξει στο κανονικό μέρος και δεν έκανε τα γνωστά του. Προσωπικά πιστεύω ότι αναφέρεται στην διαδικασία αλλαγής/ενηλικίωσης του ανθρώπου. Στο Νέτι διάβασα ότι οι στίχοι είναι επηρεασμένοι από διηγήματα του Moorcock (πάλι...)
Στίχοι
Can you remember remember my name
As I flow through your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life
I am the echo of your past
I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
A thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your life
Shadows of another day
And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers
I know I must remain inside this silent
well of sorrow
A strand of silver hanging through the
sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Is aching with the dead of the night
Precious life (your tears are lost in
falling rain)
And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers
As I flow through your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life
I am the echo of your past
I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
A thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your life
Shadows of another day
And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers
I know I must remain inside this silent
well of sorrow
A strand of silver hanging through the
sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Is aching with the dead of the night
Precious life (your tears are lost in
falling rain)
And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers
Κάπου εδώ τελειώνει η σύντομη παρουσίαση μου στους Purple. Ξέρω ότι πολλά κομμάτια τους δεν τα ανάφερα καθόλου και ότι δεν αναφέρομαι καθόλου στην μετά το 85 εποχή. Ο λόγος είναι απλός, για μένα οι Purple είναι η πεντάδα που αναφέρω στην πρώτη παράγραφο με όλες τις δυσλειτουργίες που πιθανόν να είχε.
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