4, 1971, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were playing a gig at the Montreux casino. Deep Purple Smoke On The Water Lyrics Original Artwork Hand Painted Rock N Roll Music Wall. If the legend sounds too crazy to be true, just take a look at the lyrics for 'Smoke on the Water': 'Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around/But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground/They burned down the gambling house/It died with an awful sound. Learn to play Guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons. The lakeside Swiss town of Montreux was in the news this week as the host of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers.īut for rockers of a certain age, Montreux will always be best known for its rich musical history - including the roaring casino fire that inspired the English rock band Deep Purple's classic "Smoke on the Water." You can order one with the same Lyric (or any other lyric). Smoke on the water Guitar chords and tabs by Deep Purple. The casino caught fire during a Frank Zappa concert. The British rock band Deep Purple, shown here in 1971, wrote the hit song "Smoke on the Water," after watching the casino in Montreux, Switzerland, go up in flames later that year. Yngwie Malmsteen - Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple cover) Lyrics : We all came out to Montreux On the Lake Geneva shoreline Never records with a mobile Yeah.