Muzica-Amatur
In partea a doua a serialului "piese celebre" va propun azi: Smoke on the water, o alta piesa celebra a celor de la Deep Purple, in mai multe interpretari si variante...
Poate ca ar fi bine sa amintim si povestea interesanta a acestei melodii pentru mai tinerii colegi care mai dau din cand in cand peste acest topic, pentru ca eu (pe vremea cand o ascultam in liceu - unde faceam franceza si rusa - si in lipsa unui google translate) imi imaginam ca Smoke On The Water inseamna "a fuma in apa".
Nu mai e cazul in zilele noastre pentru ca toata lumea stie acum engleza datorita calculatorului si necesitatilor de globalizare.
Pe 4 Decebmbrie 1971, Deep Purple isi stabileste baza la Montreaux, pe malurile lacului Geneva, unde, cu ajutorul unui studio mobil inchiriat de la The Rolling Stones, doreau sa inregistreze un nou album in sala de spectacole a cazinoului, ocupata la ora sosirii de Frank Zappa si trupa sa de acompaniament The Mothers Of Invention.
In timpul concertului lui Frank Zappa un smintit a tras cu un pistol de semnalizare si a reusit sa incendieze sala de spectacole de unde Funky Claude - Claude Nobs directorul Festivalului de Jazz din Montreaux - intra si iesea incercand sa salveze cat mai multe persoane, iar fumul de la incendiu s-a raspandit deasupra Lacului Geneva, de unde si visul lui Roger Glover caruia ii este atribuita ideea cu titlul piesei.
Trupa incearca sa continue inregistrarea albumului intr-un teatru local "The Pavilion" de unde sunt evacuati de politie pentru ca faceau prea mult zgomot si se muta in Grand Hotel, parasit la acea ora, unde inregistreaza intreg albumul cu exceptia piesei Smoke On The Water, careia ii "trag" aici doar "vorbele".
We all came out to Montreaux,
On the Lake Geneva shoreline.
To make records with a mobile,
We didn't have much time.
But 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 and fire in the sky.
They burned down the gambling house,
It died with an awful sound.
(Uh) 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 and fire in the sky.
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, 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 and fire in the sky.
...si un alt cover celebru
Smoke On The Water - Metallica.
