Chasing Shadows

Album: Deep Purple (1969)
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  • This is the first track on the band's eponymous third album; it was co-written by Jon Lord and Ian Paice. An original rhythmic idea of drummer Paice, the song is about one of Lord's nightmares. >>>
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    Alexander - London, England

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