The band was nearly 90 minutes into the show, cranking through "King Kong," when someone in the crowd fired a flare gun at the wooden roof, which instantly caught fire.įrank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around,īut some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground.Īs the blaze spread, Montreux Jazz Festival organizer Claude Nobs joined firefighters to race in and out of the venue, dragging concert-goers to safety. The instantly-recognisable rock anthem had its. 4, 1971, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were playing a gig at the Montreux casino. In terms of well-worn rock back stories, Deep Purples Smoke on the Water must just about take the cake. We all came out to Montreux On est tous sortis Montreux On the Lake Geneva shoreline Sur la rive du lac de Genve To make records with a mobile Pour enregistrer un disque avec un studio d'enregistrement mobile We didn't have much time Nous n'avions pas beaucoup de temps Frank Zappa and the Mothers Frank Zappa et The Mothers Were at the best.
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The lyrics of the song talk about how the band went to a recording session in Montreux. The intro riff was originally played on a Fender Stratocaster, not a Gibson as many believe. The intro riff is ranked the 4 Greatest Riff of All Time by Total Guitar magazine. GROUPS 7 INCH 45 RPM by march149 Singles by djtroll View More Lists Contributors. Smoke on the Water was released by Deep Purple on their 1972 album Machine Head. 6:05 Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (Audio) 5:41 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Live) 7:20 Lists Add to List. The lakeside Swiss town of Montreux was in the news this week as the host of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers.īut for rockers of a certain age, Montreux will always be best known for its rich musical history - including the roaring casino fire that inspired the English rock band Deep Purple's classic "Smoke on the Water." Smoke On The Water (De La Fume Sur L'Eau). Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water Music Video. Smoke On The Water (De La Fumée Sur LEau).
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The casino caught fire during a Frank Zappa concert. The British rock band Deep Purple, shown here in 1971, wrote the hit song "Smoke on the Water," after watching the casino in Montreux, Switzerland, go up in flames later that year.