Daily Dosage of Metal CDXXVIII

If you’re leaving, close the door
I’m not expecting people anymore
Hear me grieving, I’m lying on the floor
Whether I’m drunk or dead I really ain’t too sure

I’m a blind man, I’m a blind man and my world is pale
When a blind man cries, LORD, you know there ain’t no sadder tale

Had a friend once in a room
Had a good time but it ended much too soon
In a cold month in that room
We found a reason for the things we had to do

I’m a blind man, I’m a blind man, now my room is cold
When a blind man cries, LORD, you know he feels it from his soul

Deep Purple - When a Blind Man Cries

Metallica - When a Blind Man Cries

“Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple, featuring the London Symphony Orchestra and Ronnie James Dio

“When a Blind Man Cries” (originally by Deep Purple) by Metallica

Daily Dosage of Metal CCCXXV

We all came down to Montereax
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn’t have much time

But 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
Smoke on the Water

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
Smoke on the Water

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, a few old beds
We made a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this
I know, I know we’ll never forget

Smoke on the Water
Fire in the sky
Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water

Dio - Smoke on the Water

Iommi - Smoke on the Water

Papa Roach - Smoke on the Water [feat. Santana]

“Out of My Mind” by Who Cares

the line-up of Born Again, featuring Jason Newsted on bass, Jon Lord (RIP) of Deep Purple on keyboard and Nicko of that one over-rated British hair-band with too many guitarists on the drums

lol, and there I go, pissing off the Maiden-fanboys and the Iommi=Sabbath hipsters all in one post: i must be “Out of My Mind”. I regret nothing

“Perfect Strangers” by Deep Purple

Daily Dosage of Metal CLII

(been listening to a lot of music by Ritchie Blackmore lately, despite my vow to focus on Ozzy and Sabbath. So here’s a little-known [compared to freaking “Smoke on the Water”] Deep Purple song, with Dimmu Borgir’s kick-ass cover)

Can you remember…remember my name
As I flow through your life?
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold…cold spirits of ice…all my life
I am the echo of your past

I am returning…the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
A thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear…all your life
Shadows of another day

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You’ve got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers

I know I must…remain
I know I must remain
I know I must…remain
I know I must remain
I know I must…remain
I know I must remain

I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow

A strand of silver…hanging from the sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Is aching in the dead of the night
Precious life…your tears are lost in falling rain

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You’ve got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers

I know I must…remain
I know I must remain
I know I must…remain
I know I must remain
I know I must…remain
I know I must remain