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She was she was She was all that she said she was She was all that she said she was I couldn’t want for more But all I want is more I just want her more and more and more and more and more
But she’s untouchable And I lay my head down I lay my head down And then she’s lovable
Who were you with last night? Who were you with last night? Were you thinking of me? And were you thinking of me? Unforgivable sin unforgivable sin Unforgivable You’re untouchable
And I lay my head down I lay my head down She coming my way She coming my way
I don’t know what to say She coming my way She fading away She fading away And I lay my head down I lay my head down
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John San, what you can La la Janette dance in sand What’s the mystery, my son Gypsy Dan, Caravan Won Tun Wan with your Chinese fan It’s part of history my son
Murder and rape with your power The 10th revolution in far away days It’s come to this A gypsy’s kiss All your power’s gonna fade in the haze
Ya who’ Jumme gae bile ya heed The Senorita said “I’ll drag yer lungs out through yer nose” Space truckers free and high Teamsters get ya by and by That should keep you on your toes
They got a gun at your head But you ain’t necessarily playing their game They can’t resist A Gypsy’s Kiss All that’s needed to drive them insane
John Wayne, The Alamo Crazy Horse, Geronimo I’ll smoke a piece with you Mind, body, heart and soul We got rock and roll And there’s nothing they can do
Hear the small voice of truth Above the shouting despair of the crowd What do you wish A Gypsy’s Kiss Gets you strong for crying out loud
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A quick recap in the car of our excursion to go see Ritchie play with Deep Purple on Long Island.
Nate’s video of Ritchie’s performance with the band.
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HighwatersMark and Nate with their highwaters.The guy who got the setlist deserved it.Ian and Ritchie’s banter after the song.The peak of the flood.“The oceans are rising.”Pete, Mark, Rich, and NateRitchie’s entourage entered here.KansasLunch/Dinner after the drive to Long Island.Obligatory lobster roll.NYC on the way to Jones Beach. “I used to live there!”
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Written on the fourth day in the studio (January 19th).
Recorded on June 16th.
From Roger Glover’s Journal: “So to work and yet another magic day happened. I was tuning up and started doodling on the bass, Steve joined in and made it sound really good. Everyone joined in and it wasn’t long before the semblance of a structure emerged. Within an hour it had turned into a very promising song. I was amazed by the ability of Steve to enhance what he heard. The atmosphere around the writing sessions is perfect; relaxed, calm, exciting, happy. The music is flowing from all of us like it hasn’t done since Machine head, though to me is more reminiscent of Hanwell in ’69. Steve is always deferential and modest, but it really feels like he is totally assimilated into the band. We ended the day feeling exhilarated.”
John Mottola begrudgingly (and mockingly) wiping down acoustic guitar strings after playing sometime in 1996.
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This week John had “Loosen My Strings” on his playlist. Nate swaps “A Touch Away” by adding “Loosen My Strings” to his playlist.
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While finalizing the arrangement for this song they went out
September 25 they finalize an arrangement for “Wah Wah.” Ian Paice and Roger Glover drive to see a shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral. “… but it is still impressive, lighting up the night sky. Amazing to think of those courageous souls sitting on top of that tower of flame, being blasted off the planet. A bit like one of our gigs.”
I sit here alone I sit here alone I look at the walls Look at the walls Look at the walls I look at the walls
You shouldn’t be out on your own oh no not with a condition like that oh no sir constant care A condition like that a condition so rare a penny for the guy a penny for your thoughts one a penny two a penny penny in your pocket ding dong bell, who can tell Wild Man Fischer got nothing on me
I sit by the water I sit by the water Watch it go by Clouds going by I’m watching the sky
I left my luggage at the station Didn’t know how to say goodbye I walked away from all the fury and the madness and the fury and the madness and the fury and the madness
I smile to myself I smile to myself
You’re on the blind side I’m on the other side now I’m on the outside looking for another side upside down side I’m still lucid I may be crazy but I’m not stupid try to get out the parking lot’s full no matter no matter what’s a man going to do one two buckle my shoe zip my lip
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Might Just Take Your Life (Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord/Paice)
I got more than I asked for There ain’t nothin’ I need Took all ’til I had more I’m always takin’ the lead Old man shakin’ dice down on the street Tryin’ to make a livin’ somehow But I’m really sure about Gettin’ things sorted out I’m gettin’ ready right now
You can’t hold me I have told you Might just take your life Might just take your life
I’ve been called by many names And all of them are bad I can take it all the same It’s all I’ve ever had I’ve got somethin’ that you can’t get But one thing you can see Getting there ain’t easy But it sure was hard for me
You can’t hold me I have told you Might just take your life Might just take your life
Every time I take a look There’s someone close behind They never used to make a pass The things that crossed their minds Now they tell me that it’s alright And they want to be my friend. They’re ridin’ on my back When is it goin’ to end?
You can’t hold me I have told you Might just take your life Might just take your life
Got more than I asked for Got more than I need
Got more than I asked for Got more than I need
Got more than I asked for Got more than I need
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This week John makes the difficult decision to replace “Sail Away” with “Might Just Take Your Life.” Nate gets a pass this week as his random playlist already contained “Might Just Take Your Life.”
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Everybody shouting, working up a sweat Stepping over lines, you know what happened next More trouble, than anyone can use It’s a pre-determined thing, you lose your right to choose No way to turn it around You got no more time, no time to calm yourself down Once you press the button, man, it’s coming to a head Pretty soon, babe, you’ll be a long time dead
Little brother, I’m telling you now Your pride can take a hit Little brother, take a deep breath Cool off, man, forget about it
Drop the weapon Kick it away Drop your gun Look the other way Drop the weapon Live another day Drop your blade Listen to what I say
Who you trying to impress? You making a bid To be a big shot brother, but you’re just a small kid Now your reputation got a minor stain It’ll be washed away by tomorrow’s rain Little brother, I’m telling you now Your pride can take a hit Little brother, take a deep breath Cool off man, forget about it
Drop the weapon Kick it away Drop your gun Look the other way Drop your weapon Live another day Drop your blade Listen to what I say
No sound of silence Just streets of violence We’re in overload Wrong side of the road Oh, San Francisco Where the hell did you go? We have enough of that Peace and love
Drop the weapon Kick it away Drop your gun Look the other way Drop the weapon Live another day Drop your blade Listen to what I say
No sound of silence Just streets of violence We’re in overload Wrong side of the road Oh, San Francisco Where the hell did you go? We have enough of that Peace and love Come and hold my hand Then we can all stand And say a prayer To someone out there Anyone out there
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice) From the Deep Purple album WHOOSH!
During my teenage years I had a temporary bout of immortality, but then there were no guns or knives to test the illusion.
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This week John and Nate both choose to replace songs on their respective playlists. John replaces “The Long Way Round” and Nate replaces “Man Alive.”
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Adam Corke “oldfangledthing” on Discord sent in this clip from Planet Rock in 2020 in advance of the “Whoosh!” release:
“It’s dangerous to talk about the future because as soon as you mention something someone will be on your back going, ‘What happened with that thing you talked about?’ I don’t know. But I’d do another album on one condition: as this album is called Whoosh! then the next one should be called Splat! It’s like that old joke about a bug hitting a windscreen: what was the last thing that went through his mind? His arse . . .”
The opening track off of “= 1”, “Show Me” features the line:
Before you fall into a trap and then sumpt’ns going splat
We incorrectly identified the artwork as being being by: Candy Medusa
From an interview in Norway Rock Magazine with Roger Glover:
What is the concept behind “Splat!”? Is that also something for Ian?
Well, it started maybe as a bt of joke after an album called Whoosh!”. I must admit I didn’t like it as a title for the album. But, you know, we’re five people and we have different thoughts and stuff. Both musically and idea-wise and everything-wise, it’s a compromise. We don’t always agree, but we end up having to agree because otherwise we wouldn’t exist. So you learn to love things you hate. But Ian Gillan was very, very firm and very confident about “splat!”. I couldn’t think of anything else. You can come up with “The Metamorphasis of Venus” or something like that.
We also called an album “bananas” once, so, you know, we can do anything. I often used to imagine a review in a magazine when thinking of an album title. “And here’s a new album called whatever it is!” and I try to imagine what it feels like to read that for the first time. And certainly “Splat!” is very simple. It’s not something you forget.
In loving memory of Peter Cooper (1965-2025)
Only thing I could find was the Nashville music journalist Peter Cooper born in 1965 but he passed away in 2022.
Album Tracks:
All songs written by Airey, Gillan, Glover, McBride, Paice
Although they know what’s coming next (Splat!) God and Darwin are down the pub, having a pint whilst discussing humanity’s population eruption. ‘Charlie, we gotta get the numbers right next time.’ ‘Hum-de-hum, de-hum – de-ha’, says Darwin, who doesn’t like to interfere.
I found myself failing to complete a test matrix and consequently unable to prove – to a bloody robot – that I was human. I paused and thought ‘this has got to stop’ but of course it was far too late for that. So, I idle away my dehumanisation by having perverse and cryptic intercourse with AI, which seems to have no sense of厖卆nything. It is being driven of course. If you ask the right questions, AI is obliged to answer truthfully協or now. Make the most of it.
Jessica’s – is a Bawdy Bar wherein resides the salt of the earth. I noticed a typo when reviewing the first sketch of the story. And that gave me the set-up, the first two lines. Rather like ‘The Rider’, I could have written twenty verses for this song as I’ve spent most of my life in such great company and places…it’s all true guv’.
Third Call
As of this recording this song was left off of Gillan’s Wordography. In its place was a song called Hoot ‘n’ Slither. The lyrics and description (at the time of writing) are here: https://gillan.com/wordography-114.html
In an interview with The Sun Gillan talks about this missing track:
“For some time now, I’ve been trying to make an album sound as if all the songs belong,” he says.
“There’s one exception on this record and I’m not happy about it,” he announces by way of a slight digression.
When I suggest that the track in question might be Third Call, which seems more to do with sex than metaphysics, Gillan replies: “Oh, how did you guess?
It should have been called Sore Thumb.
“I’ve done my own little album on my computer, replacing it with a song destined to be a B-side or bonus track called Hoot ’n’ Slither, which does fit.”
So is the omission of “Third Call” a bit of sour grapes for Gillan?
I was daydreaming and walking home along the lane from Henly’s roundabout to Brabazon Road, sometime in 1962. It wasn’t raining that day. A stranger who became known to me as Andy was about to pass when I stopped him to ask if he knew anyone on the estate who could play the guitar. Amazingly, he said he was learning the instrument, along with some friends.
‘Splendid’ I thought, and called them all to rehearsal at my place, Saturday morning at 10 am, and that’s when it all began for me. You never know what might happen if you don’t give it a shot.
Features a passage from Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
While I’d heard this a million times (mostly at church as a kid) I couldn’t place it other than recognizing at as Bach. Thanks to patron Ovais Naqvi for identifying it immediately!
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Adam Corke “oldfangledthing” on Discord sent in this clip from Planet Rock in 2020 in advance of the “Whoosh!” release:
“It’s dangerous to talk about the future because as soon as you mention something someone will be on your back going, ‘What happened with that thing you talked about?’ I don’t know. But I’d do another album on one condition: as this album is called Whoosh! then the next one should be called Splat! It’s like that old joke about a bug hitting a windscreen: what was the last thing that went through his mind? His arse . . .”
The opening track off of “= 1”, “Show Me” features the line:
Before you fall into a trap and then sumpt’ns going splat
We incorrectly identified the artwork as being being by: Candy Medusa
Billy has had enough and raises his head above the parapet sufficiently to be noticed by the political elite, whose members really don’t like it when this unwashed man forgets his place and dares to speak out.
So they call him an Arrogant Boy, and tell him to get back in his hole.
Diablo
“Diablo” is the second single from Deep Purple’s 24th studio album, “SPLAT!”. The song was premiered on June 5, 2026, accompanied by the music video.
Ian Gillan explained the meaning of this song by saying, “It’s about my lover who comes from her hometown. and she’s on a mission to go to Diablo, the most dangerous place on Earth. So, it’s all about taking chances, and just for once in your life do something exciting, step out of the mould, take that little curios bend in the road instead of the sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.”
Frontman Ian Gillan has said about ‘Diablo’: “It is all about taking chances. Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mould, take that curious bend in the road instead of sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.”
My girl and I went to Diablo – by far the most dangerous place on Earth – for her rite of passage.
She likes to fight and so – in preparation for the Fist-Fest – she pickled her knuckles in brine.
After twenty preliminary and qualifying victories in just four days she faced the fearsome Guts Mackenzie in the final and knocked him out in the second round. The belt now hangs proudly on the wall in her hardware store and she tells the story of her trial to anyone who cares to listen.
We’ve all heard and laughed about the stories of excess, relating to contract riders, where star performers demand that a list of whimsical indulgences be provided backstage.
I was thinking…what could I add to my tour rider, which was pathetically unimpressive?
One day, with friends on a beach in Ria Formosa…we were scoffing belimas and cold beer when someone said, ‘You can’t eat a doughnut without licking your lips…’
Inspired by the plight of Winston Smith. Winston is the protagonist in George Orwell’s remarkably prescient book – 1984.
Published in 1949
More recently, the NHS (UK’s National Health Service) banned usage of the word ‘Lunatic’. Most of my friends are lunatics and so I have taken deep offense on their behalf.
After his final ‘crack’ hit, the man rose from his dereliction at the entrance to Noble Street and started walking in search of a haven. He found a deserted film set on the High Plains of New Mexico and befriended an abandoned gipsy horse.
In the home that fell from the sky, for him and the only horse in town, the man sat at the bar, contemplating, and the horse stood outside at the rail, simple waiting – and swishing his tail.
Clan MacLaren would gather at Creag an Tuirc (The Boar’s Rock) in times of trouble, to prepare for battle, mostly against MacGregor clansmen, who also laid symbolic claim to the rock.
I peered through the mist and saw two of the fearsome warriors, weary, battle scarred and finally at peace….until….they became aware of an approaching threat to the sanctity of ‘their’ rock.
Just before dawn, you will hear the beating of wings,
As the Angel of Light hurries the night away.
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