What is the song "smoke on water" about?!
Question: What is the song "smoke on water" about!?
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A fire at the Montrose Pop Festival!. Not sure the year!. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were playing when someone set the venue on fire with a flare gunWww@Enter-QA@Com
ahh just listen to it smoke on the water fire in the skyWww@Enter-QA@Com
it's an obscure reference to smoking heroin laced with lsdWww@Enter-QA@Com
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The fire was in a casino in Montreux in 1971 where Deep Purple were due to record, hence the inspiration for the songWww@Enter-QA@Com
In December 1971, the band was in Montreux Casino to record cuts for their upcoming album MACHINE HEAD!. The building was set on fire (accidentally) when an overeager fan fired a flaregun during a live set by Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention!. The group immortalized the incident with this song!.Www@Enter-QA@Com