Smoke on the Water

Song Information

Original Artist: Deep Purple
Cover Artist: Brad Holmes
Composer: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Album: Machine Head (1972)
BPM: 115
Length: 1:36
Movie: Unknown
Genre: Hard Rock
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 3rd MIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None

Lyrics

Lyrics are from the full version of the song. Only the first set of lyrics appear in the Guitar Freaks version of the song, along with an additional bit highlighred with a *. Lyrics taken from here: [1]


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
*A fire in the sky

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

Song Connections/Remixes

A loose, licensed cover of this song, Smoke, appears in another Bemani game - Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX.
Smoke on the Water was later released as a single in 1973, with the B-side being the live version of this song from their album Made in Japan.

Trivia

This song also appears in Guitar Hero. Like the Guitar Freaks version, it is a cover.
This is the only license in GUITARFREAKS 3rd MIX not done by Qtec.
Another song from this band, Highway Star, also appears in GUITARFREAKS 3rd MIX.

Song Production Information

None.

Video Production Information