OT: Purphemian Rhapsody

date posted 21st June 2002 14:26

I dare say some people will have the background to understand this...

> Purphemian Rhapsody (Mercury/Meadows)
>
> [Lead vocals by Ritchie Blackmore]
> Is this a new mark?
> Is this a line-up change?
> Caught in a long tour
> No escape from this band for me
> Open your eyes
> Look up to the skies and see
> I'm just a minstrel, so no more rock for me
> 'Cos bands are easy come, easy go
> A little high, little low
> Anyway this band goes, doesn't really matter to me, to me
>
> Gillan just pissed me off
> So I threw water in his face
> And splashed Glover and his bass
> Lordy, your solo had just begun
> But now I've gone and blown it all away
> Paicy, ooo
> Don't want to play an encore
> If I'm not back on stage this time tomorrow
> Carry on, carry on, and I'll just play with Candy...
>
> Too late, my solo's come
> My guitar will howl and whine
> Out of tune and out of time
> Goodbye everybody - I'm going to quit
> Gotta leave you all behind and play with Candy
> Candy, ooo
> I don't want to rock
> I sometimes wish I'd worn tights all along
>
> [Guitar break]
>
> [Whole band joins in the harmony]
> I see a little guitarsolo coming, man
> Man in Black! Man in Black! Will you please play the encore?
> Thunder in your amp rig - very very frightning, dig?
> Play your solo! Play your solo!
> Play your solo Man in Black (it's Highway Star-ah-ah-ah-!)
>
> [RB:]
> But I'm just a minstrel, now it's tights for me
> [Band:]
> He's got a new band in the Purple family
> Spare him his life from this monstrosity!
> [RB:]
> Easy come easy go - will you let me go
> [Bruce Payne:]
> Satriani!
> [Band:]
> Of course we'll let you go (let him go!)
> [Bruce:]
> Satriani!
> [Band:]
> Of course we'll let you go (let him go!)
> [Payne:]
> Satriani!
> [Band:]
> Of course we'll let you go (let him go!)
> Of course we'll let you go!
> [RB:]
> Let me go???
> Never let me go!
> Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
> Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia now I've blown it
> But luckily there's still Dio put aside for me
> For meeee
> For meeeeeeeeeeeeee
>
> [Long Guitar break]
>
> [DIO:]
> So you think you could sack me and spit in my eye?
> Then you quit them and need me and think I'll comply?
> Oh, Ritchie - not a chance of it Ritchie
> You've Just gotta go out
> Just go out there in tights
> [RB:]
> Ooo yeah, ooo yeah
> My career's in tatters
> Anyone can see
> My career's in tatters, my career's in tatters... Candy?
> [Candice:]
> Just put on this lederhose...
>