Deep Purple have had several line-up changes and were broken up for eight years from 1976 to 1984, with drummer Ian Paice being the band's only constant member. The first four line-ups, which constituted the band's original 1968–1976 run, are officially indicated as Mark I (1968–1969), Mark II (1969–1973), Mark III (1973–1975) and Mark IV (1975–1976). Mark I comprised the founding members of Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Rod Evans (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards), Paice (drums) and Nick Simper (bass), while Mark II was the most commercially successful line-up, with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover replacing Evans and Simper respectively. Mark III saw David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes replace Gillan and Glover respectively, while Mark IV featured Tommy Bolin replacing Blackmore. The band split in July 1976 and Bolin died from a drug overdose five months later. In 1984, Deep Purple reformed with the Mark II line-up, which remained in place until Joe Lynn Turner replaced Gillan in 1989. Gillan rejoined in 1992, with Blackmore leaving for the second and final time the following year. He was replaced temporarily by Joe Satriani and then permanently by Steve Morse. In 2002 Don Airey replaced Jon Lord, which saw Deep Purple settle into its longest running line-up, unchanged for the next twenty years, until Morse announced his departure from the band in 2022. His place was taken by Simon McBride. Paice, Glover, Gillan, Airey and McBride comprise the current line-up of Deep Purple.
Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme] and a poll on radio station Planet Rock ranked them 5th among the "most influential bands ever". The band received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards. Deep Purple (specifically Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale, Evans, and Hughes) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
Demon's Eye
Deep Purple Lyrics
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Just what you say
I never heard you, baby
Never heard you anyway
I don't care
What you do
Just so long as
Sly, sly, sly
Like a demon's eye
Everything's good
I said, everything's fine
You don't know, don't know
It's the end of your time
How does it feel
To be turned away?
I've known it, baby
Almost every day
Sly, sly, sly
Like a demon's eye
I don't need you
Anymore
I don't want you, baby
Hanging round my door
You slip and slide
Round my brain
You think you're so clever, yeah
But you know you're insane
Sly, sly, sly
Like a demon's eye
I do-do-don't mind
Just what you say
I never heard you, baby
Never heard you anyway
Everything's good, I said
Everything's fine
You don't know
It's the end of your time
Sly, sly, sly
Like a demon's eye
Like a demon's eye
Oh, oh yeah
It's so sly baby yeah
The song "Demon's Eye" by Deep Purple is a classic example of a hard rock song from the 1970s. The lyrics describe a relationship gone sour, with the singer asserting their independence and declaring that they don't want to be with their former partner anymore. The repeated phrase "sly, sly, sly / like a demon's eye" effectively captures the sense of cunning and manipulation that the singer feels their former partner employed in the relationship. The song is driven by a catchy guitar riff and a propulsive rhythm section, and the lead vocalist delivers the lyrics with a sense of swagger and defiance.
The "demon's eye" of the title is a metaphor for the manipulative behavior of the singer's former partner. The repeated use of the phrase "sly, sly, sly" emphasizes the sense of deception and cunning involved in the relationship, and the comparison to a demon's eye reinforces the idea that the partner's behavior was malevolent and harmful. The singer's repeated insistence that they never really listened to their partner's words ("I never heard you, baby / never heard you anyway") suggests that communication was always difficult or one-sided in the relationship. The song's overall tone is one of defiance and independence, with the singer asserting their right to live their life on their own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't mind
I have no objection
Just what you say
What you say is unimportant to me
I never heard you, baby
I have never paid attention to you
Never heard you anyway
It wouldn't matter even if I had
I don't care
I am indifferent
What you do
Your actions are of no concern to me
Just so long as
As long as
It ain't me and you
I don't want it to involve us
Sly, sly, sly
Cunning
Like a demon's eye
Very cunning
Everything's good
Everything is going well
I said, everything's fine
I am assuring you that everything is alright
You don't know, don't know
You are unaware
It's the end of your time
Your time is up
How does it feel
What emotions does it evoke?
To be turned away?
To be rejected?
I've known it, baby
I have experienced it before
Almost every day
It's a frequent occurrence
I don't need you
I don't require your company
Anymore
Not now and not in the future
I don't want you, baby
I don't desire you
Hanging round my door
Lurking around me
You slip and slide
You are manipulative and tricky
Round my brain
In my thoughts
You think you're so clever, yeah
You believe you are intelligent
But you know you're insane
But you are actually crazy
I do-do-don't mind
I really don't mind
Everything's good, I said
I confirmed everything is alright
You don't know
You aren't aware
It's the end of your time
It's your ending
Like a demon's eye
Cunning like a devil
Oh, oh yeah
Expressing approval or excitement
It's so sly baby yeah
It's incredibly cunning
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RITCHIE BLACKMORE, IAN GILLAN, ROGER GLOVER, JON LORD, IAN PAICE
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ape 2 regina forse
I don't mind just what you say
I never heard you, baby, never heard you anyway
I don't care what you do
Just so long as it ain't me and you
Sly, sly, oh, like a demon's eye
Everything's good, I said, everything's fine
You don't know, don't know it's the end of your time
How does it feel to be turned away?
I've known it, baby, almost every day
Sly, sly, oh, like a demon's eye
I don't need you anymore
I don't want you, baby, hanging round my door
You slip and slide round my brain
You think you're so clever, yeah, but you know you're insane
Sly, sly, like a demon's eye
I d-d-don't mind just what you say
I never heard you
I never heard you anyway, no I didn't
Everything's good, everything's fine
You don't know it's the end of your time
Sly, sly, like the demon's eye
Like the demon's eye
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
You're so sly, baby, yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
You make me feel upside down, oh
Like the demon's eyes
Rock95
I don't mind just what you say.
I never heard you, baby, never heard you anyway.
I don't care what you do
just so long as it ain't me and you.
Sly, sly, sly like a demon's eye.
Everything's good, I said, everything's fine.
You don't know, don't know it's the end of your time.
How does it feel to be turned away?
I've known it, baby, almost every day.
Sly, sly, sly like a demon's eye.
I don't need you anymore,
I don't want you, baby, hanging round my door.
You slip and slide round my brain.
You think you're so clever, yeah, but you know you're insane.
Sly, sly, sly like a demon's eye.
I d-d-don't mind just what you say.
I never heard you, baby, I never heard you anyway, no I didn't.
Everything's good, everything's fine.
You don't know it's the end of your time.
Sly, sly, sly like the demon's eye,
like the demon's eye.
Александр Панин
Какая мощь, какая энергетика...40 лет слушаю и ещё бы 40 лет слушал...невероятно талантливые парни...
SaintedDemon
A truly underrated gem from one of the world's most underrated bands.
Yhadee
I Play Deep Purple's music and i'm proud of it.. The best Band ever !!!!
let us sleep
Yadee 69 I know right
Vadim Gorelik
How about Led Zepp?
Yhadee
Vadim Gorelik , led zepp is awesome but for me, deep purple still the best 😜
FaerieKim
Agreed. In Rock and Fireball albums in particular are some of the best music ever.
Edoardo Bonel
Agreed, together with ELP, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin
KALOS DNA JUVENTUS
after more 40 years this song is still a masterpiece
Demonizer5134
How can anyone possibly NOT like Deep Purple???