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Who sang Smoke On The Water?
Release date: 25/3/1972
Duration: 05:42
Writer(s): Ritchie Blackmore

Deep Purple released the song Smoke On The Water. Date of release: 25/3/1972.

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The meaning of the song 'Smoke On The Water ', based on the lyrics
What is Smoke On The Water about?
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This song is about a fire that destroyed a casino during a music festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Smoke On The Water’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
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Deep Purple - Short Biography

- Deep Purple is a British rock band from Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.
- Formed in 1968, it is one of the pioneers of the hard rock genre with Led Zeppelin.
- The band has undergone several lineup changes throughout its history, the most notable being the replacement of founder Ritchie Blackmore in 1993.
- Deep Purple has released twenty studio albums, the most recent of which, Whoosh!, will be released in 2020.
- The band has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame several times, but has yet to be inducted.
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- "Smoke on the Water" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple, first released from the band's sixth studio album, Machine Head (1972), which chronicles the 1971 Montreux Casino fire.
- The song is easily identified by its central theme, developed by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.

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