Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple Song)
| Perfect Strangers | |
|---|---|
| Deep Purple | |
| length | 5:23 |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock , rock , ballad |
| text | Ian Gillan |
| music | Ritchie Blackmore , Roger Glover |
| Label |
Polydor (UK) Mercury Records (USA) |
| album | Perfect Strangers |
Perfect Strangers is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple that was released on the reunion album Perfect Strangers in 1984 and also appeared as a single.
Recording, content and style
Perfect Strangers was recorded in Stowe, Vermont , in August 1984 . The reef came from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow times in the early 1980s; but since he had no suitable lyrics at the time, he used it for the Perfect Strangers album sessions. In terms of content, the song deals with a reincarnation ; he tells of a conversation between the past and present self , in which the past self tells of memories from its previous life. Both selves will remain but ultimately remain unknown to each other; "must remain perfect strangers".
Perfect Strangers is one of the few Deep Purple songs that does not include a guitar solo. Regardless, it's Blackmore's favorite Deep Purple song. The title theme of the song is a vivid example of a pure minor pentatonic scale .
Live performances
Perfect Strangers has been in the band's live program since 1984, and has been featured on numerous compilations, best of albums, and live albums.
Success and appreciation
Charts
The single Perfect Strangers reached 12th place in the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks in 1984 , and 48th place in the UK Top 75 Singles Chart in 1985 .
Soundtrack
The song was used as the soundtrack in Miami Vice .
Cover versions
Perfect Strangers has been covered by various interpreters since its release:
- Dream Theater with Bruce Dickinson on a BBC Live show
- Dimmu Borgir on her album Abrahadabra
- Dream Theater on their album A Change of Seasons
- Jørn Lande on the album Unlocking the Past .
- Timo Kotipelto and Jani Liimatainen on their album Blackoustic .
- Pretty Maids on their album Wake Up To the Real World
Miscellaneous
The song is used as the opening melody by Extreme Championship Wrestling Wrestler "The Franchise" Shane Douglas . He also used various clips for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .