“Smoke on the Water” is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was first discharged on their 1972 album Machine Head. This song is known for and recognizable by its focal subject, created by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.
In 1989, artists from Pink Floyd, Queen, Rush, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Yes, Iron Maiden, Free and others united to raise funds for individuals influenced by the Armenian earthquake. Kerrang called it “the greatest array of hard rock talent every assembled”.
Composed by Jon Dee, the revamp highlighted David Gilmour, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Alex Lifeson and Chris Squire on guitars. On vocals it had Ian Gillan, Bruce Dickinson, Paul Rogers and Bryan Adams. Keith Emerson and Geoff Downes played the keyboards and Roger Taylor played the drums. This is the official promo video for the 2010 Wermut and Dee remix of the track.
The song was released around the world – it effectively raised assets to modify a youngsters’ music school in Gyumri in the Armenian seismic earthquake zone. Today, the new school teaches music to more than 200 children per year!
