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Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Perfect Strangers'" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the title track of their 1984 comeback album 'Perfect Strangers'.
It is one of the few Deep Purple compositions to not feature a guitar solo. Nevertheless, founding band member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has called it his favorite Deep Purple song. The lyrics are inspired by the Elric books by Michael Moorcock.
Covers
*Dimmu Borgir on their album 'Abrahadabra' as a bonus track.
*Progressive metal band Dream Theater on their EP 'A Change of Seasons'. Dream Theater also performed it live on a BBC Radio show with Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson singing the lead vocals.
*Hard rock vocalist Jrn Lande on his solo album 'Unlocking the Past'.
*Finnish duo Timo Kotipelto and Jani Liimatainen during live performances and on their studio album 'Blackoustic'.
Personnel
* Ritchie Blackmore guitar
* Ian Gillan vocals
* Roger Glover bass
* Jon Lord organ
* Ian Paice drums
Charts
Appearances
* It was used by Extreme Championship Wrestling wrestler "Crippler" Chris Benoit and then for the TRIPLE THREAT of "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, "The Shooter" Dean Malenko and Benoit as an entrance theme. The stable was meant to reference the carnival era trio whence a good looking talker would be protected by grapplers that could either "shoot" (legit wrestle), or "hook / cripple" a large challenger. Soundalike versions were used for his later runs in World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
References
Category:Deep Purple songs
Category:1984 songs
Category:Songs written by Ian Gillan
Category:Songs written by Roger Glover
Category:Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore
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