"Smoke on the Water"
Deep Purple
August 08, 2019 - Age 12
Based on a true event in music history, Deep Purple tells the tale of the Montreux Casino fire of 1971 in their hit “Smoke on the Water”. The song refers to the smoke from the fire spreading over Lake Geneva as the band watched from their hotel room. The riff in this classic is undeniably one of the most recognizable of all time and has inspired many young musicians through the years.