Smoke on the Water
Montreux Meltdown: A Musical Odyssey Through Flames
Lyrics
We all came out to Montreux
We arrived in Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
On the shoreline of Lake Geneva
To make records with a mobile
To record with a mobile studio
We didn't have much time
Time was limited
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Frank Zappa and the Mothers (band) were present
Were at the best place around
They were at the best available place
But some stupid with a flare gun
An unfortunate person with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Caused the venue to burn down
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
Resulting in smoke rising and fire in the sky
They burned down the gambling house
The gambling house was also burned
It died with an awful sound
Ended with a terrible sound
Funky Claude was running in and out
Funky Claude (roadie) was rescuing people
Pulling kids out the ground
Pulling kids from the ground (possibly referring to the audience)
When it all was over
After the incident
We had to find another place
We needed to find a new place
But Swiss time was running out
But time in Switzerland was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race
There was a risk of losing the opportunity
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky (repeated refrain)
We ended up at the Grand Hotel
We relocated to the Grand Hotel
It was empty cold and bare
It was empty, cold, and bare
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
Adjacent to the Rolling Stones' mobile studio
Making our music there
We continued making music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
Using a few red lights and old beds
We make a place to sweat
We created a place to work hard
No matter what we get out of this
Regardless of the challenges, we face
I know we'll never forget
We will never forget this experience
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky (final refrain)
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