Smoke on the water

Pesma sa najpoznatijim rifom koji je dojadio i Bogu i narodu, jer je sasvim sigurno prva stvar koju ste naučili i koju ćete nekog naučiti, pa je maltene svi znaju, te je češće svirana od ,,Danas majko ženiš svoga sina'' pod šatorom.
Sam nastanak pesme je zanimljiv. Naime, Dip Parpl je trebao da snimi album u Švajcarskoj, u delu kazina. Baš te večeri je Frenk Zapa držao koncert na istom mestu. Te večeri je jedan genijalac iz publike (some stupid with a flare gun) ispalio hitac iz signalnog pištolja u plafon i time izazvao požar. Zgrada je cela izgorela. Ime pesme potiče od prizora u koji su gledali ujutru: jezero Ženeva i dim od izgorelog kazina iznad njega. Ceo tekst je, dakle, posvećen tom događaju, tome kako je idiot spalio mesto i kako su morali da snime album y hotelu, što su kasnije i učinili. Dakle, zanimljivo, ali ništa tolko specijalno kao što većina misli: da je povezano sa vutrom, alkoholom, ludim šamanima itd.

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