Is this the inspiration for Smoke on the water

[Mark G]

[GnLguy]

Interesting that you bring that up – I just came across a video of Ritchie Blackmore on Facebook explaining how he wrote that iconic riff…
His inspiration was Beethoven’s Fifth, which we’ve all heard at times – except Ritchie played it backwards

Hope this link will come up for you
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FGYRS182v/

[Mark G]

I’ve seen that clip. Its not possible to know how exactly he wrote that riff but one thing is for sure – musicians get inspired by previous work.

[GnLguy]

Agreed and Ritchie is an interesting person, a living definition of the word ‘enigma’.

He’s gone from playing the hard rock of Deep Purple & Rainbow to dressing in medieval garb playing an interesting style of folk rock.
Blackmore’s Night is a great band for sure

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