Ian Parkin | 13/05/2020 20:50:53 |
![]() 1174 forum posts 303 photos | Just been watching some bbc programmes from the 1950s that have appeared on bbc iPlayer one series called “eye to eye “ has a comparison between London and New York in 1957 narrated and music by Larry Adler i did a double take as the riff that LA was playing was smoke on the water surely written in the 70s though Richie Blackmore said it was from an inversion of Beethoven’s 5th anyway good viewing in these lockdown times |
Mark Rand | 13/05/2020 23:37:12 |
1505 forum posts 56 photos | Just followed your hints and found the broadcast. There's certainly similarities with the riff! ,I'm not sure that there's any criticism of Richie needed, the world was a far less litiginous/autoproctological place then.
The fire and smoke were definitely an original piece of work. |
Mark Rand | 14/05/2020 04:39:16 |
1505 forum posts 56 photos | Some hours later:- Just watched it to the end. It was well worth the lost sleep. |
Daniel | 14/05/2020 06:53:31 |
![]() 338 forum posts 48 photos | The riff in question marked the beginning, middle and end of my musical aspirations to rise to fame as a rock idol. The only thing I ever mastered on the guitar
ATB, Daniel
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