La canción cuenta la historia de un incendio que hubo en el Casino de Montreux (Suiza) durante un concierto de Frank Zappa, el 4 de diciembre de 1971, en donde alguien disparó una pistola de bengalas hacia el techo del lugar, lo que empezó el fuego.
Además de su letra, la canción es conocida por su riff central, uno de los más famosos en la historia del rock.
Aquí algunos datos curiosos de la canción:
• Frank Zappa se quebró su pierna unos días después del incendio, debido a que un fan lo empujó en uno de sus shows. De ahí que Ian Gillan diga "Break a leg, Frank".
• El "agua" a la que se refiere el título es el Lago Geneva, a la par del casino.
• La frase "Swiss time was running out" se refiere a que sus visas estaban a punto de caducar.
• La parte que dice "But with the rolling truck stones thing just outside / Making our music there"se refiere a que, debido al accidente, terminaron de grabar su disco en el estudio de garbación de The Rolling Stones.
Aquí la letra, como podrán ver, una vívida descripción de lo que ocurrió:
We all came out to montreux
On the lake geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didnt 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 well never forget
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
On the lake geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didnt 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 well never forget
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
5 comentarios:
Ja jaa no me creiría que la iba a postear... Y viendo que tenía unos borradores, dije mejor escribo los pendientes.
(La andaba en mente por ver tanto Two and a Half Men).
Jajajaja me pasó igual, desde que la escuché en Two and a Half Man la ando en el cel XD
Aro conoce, Deep Purple solo bueno, en toas!!!
Salu2 de WOLVERINE.
K digo para no mencionar que esta canción me recuerda Two and Half men, maidre, ya lo dije... bueno, es un clasico, y el riff, genial... gracias por compartirla...
Saludos amigas, gracias por su trabajo en estos días, se les quiere montones...
Y saludos tambien al compañero Wolverine, tuanis por estar siempre presente, feliz fin de semana!
Mae esta pichuda esa cancion, porque la tengo en el guitar hero y buenisima esa pieza.
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