The Deep Purple Podcast

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• Postcard from Toronto.
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This Week’s PurplePuter 3000™ Random Song Pick:

• Song: Jessica’s Bra
• Album: SPLAT!
• Year: 2026
• Lineup: Mark 8
• Originally Covered on Episode 378 – Deep Purple – SPLAT! (Part 2).

Lyrics:

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/lyrics.htm

Deep Purple Lyrics

Splat!

Jessica’s Bra
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, McBride, Paice)

Welcome to the hallowed inner circles O’ Jessica’s bra
Since you’re askin’ that’s a typo on a sign above the bar
Big Mary is a wrestlin’ with her conscience and a toe
She’s a champion at both, a flick of her hips and over you go
There’s a fella in the corner sippin’ water through a straw
We’ll keep an eye on him, just to be absolutely sure

It’s somewhere to escape from the unpleasantries of life
A chance to get away from all the trouble and the strife
Nelson’s falling over whilst he’s lying down
We all respect his talent so we’ll leave him there for now
And the fella in the corner sippin’ water through a straw
He’s completely motionless, what the hell’s he waiting for

Mr. Bland’s an issue solver from the ministry of grey
Commissioned by a caring team to turn up every day
We’re helping with the gravity, make sure it never fails
With bawdy camaraderie and flagons of tumbling ale

A tweedy bird from Berkshire is looking for some rough
She sidles up to Baily who is more than rough enough
And now the vicar’s daughter doing hand-stands up the wall
The boys reach out to grab her before she takes a fall

And if you want to know what happened to the funny little fella
He’s being educated at a session in the cellar
And if you’re still a’wondrin’ where on Earth you are
Tell your friends you’re having the time of your life . . . in Jessica’s Bra
In Jessica’s Bra

Ian Gillan’s Wordography:

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-dex.html

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-115.html

115 Jessica’s Bra

From the Deep Purple album Splat!
(Airey, Gillan, Glover, McBride, Paice)

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’.

Not available at Ian Gillan’s Wordography page.

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• Greetings from Metro Toronto!
• The Ultimate parcel arrives!

Album Tracks:

1. The Temple of the King
   • Bass – Phil Soussan
   • https://philsoussan.com/
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Soussan
   • Played with Ozzy Osbourne, Last in Line, Vince Neil. Production work with, Dokken, Toto.
   • Drums – Simon Wright (4)
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Wright_(musician)
   • Drummer for AC/DC, Dio
   • Engineer [Ronnie Romero Vocals At Vita De Vie Studio] – Sorin Tonase
   • Engineer [Simon Wright Drums Engineered By], Recorded By [Simon Wright Drums Recorded By] – Steve Ornest
   • Guitar – Kevin James Morse, Steve Morse
   • Kevin, son of Steve Morse.
   • Keyboards – Jonathan Cain
   • Vocals – Ronnie Romero
   • Written-By – Richard Blackmore*, Ronnie Dio*
2. Jealous Lover
   • Bass – David Ellefson
   • Drums – Vinny Appice
   • Engineer [George Lynch Guitar Engineered At Fairground Experimental By] – John Kerry (5)
   • Guitar – George Lynch
   • Keyboards – Jonathan Cain
   • Recorded By [David Ellefson Bass Recorded At The Focusrite Room By] – John Aquilino
   • Vocals – Andrew Freeman
   • https://www.andrewfreemanmusic.com/
   • Singer with Last in Line, Ellefson, Bob Kulick
   • Written-By – Joe Lynn Turner, Richard Blackmore*
3. I Surrender
   • Bass – Phil Soussan
   • Drums – Chris Adler
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Adler
   • Drummer for Lamb of God, Megadeth.
   • Electric Organ [Hammond], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Minimoog], Mellotron [Memotron] – Don Airey
   • Engineer [Don Airey Keyboards At Headline Music Studios] – Piers Mortimer (2)
   • Guitar – Eric Gales
   • https://www.ericgales.com/
   • Memphis born blues guitarist also known as Raw Dog.
   • Recorded By [Eric Gales Guitar Recorded At Earthtones Recording By] – Benjy Johnson
   • Technician [Keyboard Logistics] – Kyle Airey, Mike Airey
   • Vocals – Tim “Ripper” Owens*
   • Written-By – Russell Glyn Ballard*
4. Catch the Rainbow
   • Bass – Bob Daisley
   • Drums – Vinny Appice
   • Electric Organ [Hammond B3], Synthesizer [Moog], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Mellotron – Derek Sherinian
   • Engineer [Chris Poland Guitar At Oogie Boogie Studios] – Luis Torres (17)
   • Guitar – Chris Poland
   • Recorded By [Bob Daisley Bass At Disgracelands Studios] – Rob Grosser
   • Vocals – Doogie White
   • Written-By – Richard Blackmore*, Ronnie Dio*
5. Street of Dreams
   • Bass – Joe Bouchard
   • https://www.joebouchard.com/
   • Bass player for Blue Oyster Cult
   • Drums – Fred Aching Rios*
   • Peruvian drummer. A&R Director at Cleopatra Records.
   • Engineer [Guitar] – Joel Hoekstra
   • Guitar – Joel Hoekstra
   • Keyboards – Jonathan Cain
   • https://jonathancain.org/
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Cain
   • Keyboards/Guitar for Journey
   • Tracking By [Drums Tracked At Ultimate Studios Inc. By] – Charlie Waymire
   • Vocals – Paul Shortino
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shortino
   • Most well known as singer in Rough Cutt
   • Written-By – Joe Lynn Turner, Richard Blackmore*
6. Stone Cold
   • Guitar – Vivian Campbell
   • Producer – Bob Kulick
   • Vocals – Joe Lynn Turner
   • Taken from a 2016 Joe Lynn Turner album “The Sessions.”
     • https://www.discogs.com/release/9127902-Joe-Lynn-Turner-The-Sessions
   • Written-By – Joe Lynn Turner, Richard Blackmore*, Roger Glover
7. I Surrender
   • Acoustic Guitar – Marcus Nand
   • https://www.marcusnand.com/
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Nand
   • Producer – Marcus Nand
   • Vocals – Candice Night
   • Written-By – Russell Glyn Ballard*

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This Week’s PurplePuter 3000™ Random Song Pick:

• Song: Hungry Daze
• Album: Perfect Strangers
• Year: 1984
• Lineup: Mark 2
• Originally Covered  on Episode #101 – Deep Purple – Perfect Strangers (Part 2).

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Lyrics:

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/lyrics.htm

https://deeppurplepodcast.com/lyrics/perfect-strangers/

Ian Gillan’s Wordography:

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-dex.html

Not available at Ian Gillan’s Wordography page.

Hungry Daze
(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)

In a dark and sweaty room in ’69
Tables turning
Dancing girls, silly girls, all kinds of girls
And it was loud
Tuning up to madness
In the back room candles burning
Present the Stinking Hippy
And throw the naked thunder to the crowd

In the hungry daze

The long and lonely highway drags along
It’s going nowhere
Sickness and disease, and mad corruption Something’s going wrong
The mountain’s getting cold and lonely
The trees are bare
We all came out to Montreux
But that’s another song
You’ve heard it all before
In hungry daze

Along the Mountain Road
To do some drinking
And now we’re mobile again
Different girls, laughing girls, forever girls
And it’s so loud
The crew have lost again
They are beaten men
The winning team united
Living for the crowd
These are the hungry daze 

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For More Information:

• Episode #101 – Deep Purple – Perfect Strangers (Part 2)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB_stDF41Wk

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• Shelly joins us at the $3 “Nobody’s Perfect” Tier
  • “Hi everyone, just joined today after listening to the podcast for about 2 months. Going through a major Deep Purple obsession and wanted to talk to other fans and be more involved in this awesome podcast! “
  • Thanks, Nate! You can call me Shelly. 2 months ago I started doing a deep dive on the band since I only knew three songs so I figured it was time to get to know them properly. I learned that my favorite songs are ones that were never played on the radio. I found your show on YouTube, I spend a lot of time on there searching for interviews of the band. I’ve been insatiable when it comes to learning everything and your podcast has been the most enjoyable aspect of my journey!  

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Updates, Live Show Reviews & News:

• Deep Purple 2026 dates announced! Meetups in Indianapolis, IN and  the Chicago (Highland Park), IL show!
  • DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST KANSAS
• Potential show meet ups:
  • August 24 – Indianapolis, IN (TONIGHT!!!)
    • Everwise Amphitheatre at White River State Park
    • http://ticketmaster.com/vrent/05006472C2F9A7B0
  • August 25 – Highland Park, IL
    • https://www.ravinia.org/events/detail/deep-purple-260825

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Postcards From The Edge . . . OF CONNECTICUT!

• This week postcards from Pete, Mark, and Kyle!
• Also a special delivery from Adam Corke! A mint condition 2LP version of Connoisseur Collection release of The Butterfly Ball and Wizard’s Convention!

This Week’s PurplePuter 3000™ Random Song Pick:

• Song: She Was
• Album: Abandon
• Year: 1998
• Lineup: Mark 6
• Originally Covered  on Episode #221 – Deep Purple – Abandon (Part 2).

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Lyrics:

Deep Purple Lyrics

Abandon

She Was
(Gillan/Glover/Morse/Lord/Paice)

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

Ian Gillan’s Wordography:

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-dex.html

Not available at Ian Gillan’s Wordography page.

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Listener Mail/Comments

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Updates, Live Show Reviews & News:

• Deep Purple 2026 dates announced! Meetups in Indianapolis and Highland Park, IL.
  • DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST KANSAS
• Upcoming meet ups:
  • August 24 – Indianapolis, IN (Tentative)
    • http://ticketmaster.com/event/05006472C2F9A7B0
  • August 25 – Highland Park, IL
    • https://www.ravinia.org/events/detail/deep-purple-260825

Upcoming Rankings Show:

• Deep Purple “Perfect Strangers”
  • Patron rankings needed by December 1st
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This Week’s PurplePuter 3000™ Random Song Pick:

• Song: Watching The Sky
• Album: Abandon
• Year: 1984
• Lineup: Mark 2
• Originally Covered  on Episode #101 – Deep Purple – Perfect Strangers (Part 2).

Current Playlist Review

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Lyrics:

Deep Purple Lyrics

Perfect Strangers

A Gypsy’s Kiss
(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)

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

Ian Gillan’s Wordography:

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-dex.html

Not available at Ian Gillan’s Wordography page.

New Playlist Review

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Listener Mail/Comments

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