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May 2021
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Pourquoi Deep Purple a composé "Smoke on...

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Fan de Deep Purple, qui ne jurez que par le groupe de rock et qui n’êtes pas prêt à entendre du mal de ce dernier… je vous invite à passer votre chemin. Aujourd’hui, nous allons remettre en cause l’origine du titre le plus célèbre du groupe britannique, c’est-à-dire « Smoke on the Water », dont le redoutable riff de guitare est l’un des plus célèbres de l’histoire du rock.


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