Living Wreck

Album: Deep Purple In Rock (1970)
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Songfacts®:

  • "Living Wreck" is a group composition written by Purple Mark II (Blackmore-Gillan-Glover-Lord-Paice). Running to 4 minutes 27 seconds, it is the sixth track on the classic In Rock album; it was also released as the B-side of "Black Night."
  • It is probably best not to inquire what - or who - inspired the song, and almost certainly defamatory to answer, but the Scorpions said more or less the same thing (with added humor) in 1980 with "Don't Make No Promises (Your Body Can't Keep)." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2

Comments: 2

  • Jakk Jonez from HereI always wondered about the line, "....everyone called you Big G"
  • Weedz from Dunedin, New ZealandThe last line of the 2nd verse says it all `Every one said you were the BIG G` (big groupie)
    `You took off your hair and pulled out your teeth. I nearly died of fright.` Great track from a truely great album.
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