Smoke on the Water
Metalium Lyrics


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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, fire in the sky

They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
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, 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 and a few old beds
We make a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this




I know we'll never forget
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky

Overall Meaning

The Metalium's song Smoke on the Water was originally composed by Deep Purple in 1972 and tells the story of a real-life event that was witnessed by the band members. They were staying at Montreux, Switzerland, to record an album in a studio that was located near the Montreux Casino. The first verse of the song depicts their arrival at Montreux and their intention to record an album using a mobile studio. Later on, they witnessed the Montreux Casino fire that was started by someone in the audience who fired a flare gun in the middle of the concert of Frank Zappa and the Mothers. This incident led to the casino burning down to the ground, which is illustrated in verse two of the song.


Funky Claude who is mentioned in the second verse was a nickname given to Claude Nobs, the founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival. He was present during the incident and helped a lot of people escape from the burning casino. The last verse mentions how Deep Purple and other bands had to relocate to a nearby hotel after their recording plans were destroyed due to the fire. The empty hotel room became a makeshift studio, and the album was recorded with Johnny Winter as the producer. Through the lyrics of “Smoke on the Water,” Deep Purple immortalized their experience of the Montreux Casino disaster in the form of an iconic rock song.


Line by Line Meaning

We all came out to Montreux
We all traveled to Montreux


On the Lake Geneva shoreline
By the shore of Lake Geneva


To make records with a mobile
To record music using a mobile recording studio


We didn't have much time
We had limited time to record


Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Frank Zappa and his band, the Mothers of Invention


Were at the best place around
They were playing at the best venue in the area


But some stupid with a flare gun
But someone foolishly fired a flare gun


Burned the place to the ground
And burned down the venue


Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
The resulting smoke and fire in the sky were a sight to behold


They burned down the gambling house
The venue that burned down was a casino


It died with an awful sound
The casino burned down with a terrible noise


Funky Claude was running in and out
A man named Funky Claude was going in and out of the burning building


Pulling kids out the ground
Helping children escape from the burning building


When it all was over
After the fire had died down


We had to find another place
We needed to find a new venue to record in


But Swiss time was running out
We were running out of time in Switzerland


It seemed that we would lose the race
It appeared as if we wouldn't be able to finish recording in time


We ended up at the Grand Hotel
We eventually decided to record at the Grand Hotel


It was empty cold and bare
The hotel was vacant, cold, and uninviting


But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
But the Rolling Stones' mobile recording studio was parked nearby


Making our music there
We were able to record our music there


With a few red lights and a few old beds
We made do with minimal lighting and old beds


We make a place to sweat
We turned the hotel room into a makeshift recording studio


No matter what we get out of this
Regardless of the outcome of the recording


I know we'll never forget
We will always remember this experience


Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
The image of the smoke and fire will remain with us forever




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger D Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

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JK

Love the power in this version!!!

dewjackedrider

Anyone that knows anything will tell you Deep Purple was WAY heavy for their time, I've got to believe they'd love this, at any rate GREAT JOB METALIUM!

Cyril the Wolf

Best cover of Smoke on the Water ever. Not that I like it, but hey, they definitely made it into a power metal track.

blackeyalin

the drummer is on fire, wicked, and the guitar solo ... stunning, best cover iv ever heard, on this masterpiece ofc xD

Thomas Raes

These guys did a great job ;D i absolutely hate covers sometimes, but this one is nice :)

Scottie J's Rock&Roll🤘& sports,!

Chris Caffery did all the guitar work on this! Awesome cover!!!

Hugo Arcanjo

TEMOS QUE NOS RENDER E REVERENCIAR AOS ANTEPASSADOS DO ROCK'N ROLL...

Guillaume Ubaud

That ending solo never ends !

Dan Fretwell

best cover ever i used to listen to deep purple when i was a kid, its like old times but better

Pranith Maddirala

This is my second favorite version of this song, after Deep Purple's Live at the Olympia.

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