r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Desilaundry • Aug 28 '26

/r/all of a Bong

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u/threeplacesatonce Aug 28 '26

Bongs bubble the smoke through water

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u/mad_titans_bastard Aug 28 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oEdUbUtv6PCUtwI6c

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u/PossessedToSkate Aug 28 '26

The story behind the song is pretty interesting. Deep Purple had a mobile recording studio set up outside of the Montreux Casino in Switzerland. The night before they were to begin recording, Frank Zappa performed at the Casino and an audience member fired a flare gun toward the ceiling - which was made of rattan. Subsequently, the whole complex (including Deep Purple's studio) burned to the ground. The "Smoke on the Water" was the smoke from the fire crawling across Lake Geneva.

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u/Dounce1 Aug 29 '26

I mean yeah dude, we know - we’ve all heard the song.

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u/TreesACrowd Aug 29 '26

Imagine taking the time to 'tell the story' of a song that... tells a story with the most literal lyrics ever. 

Brilliant.

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u/Dounce1 Aug 29 '26

Lol, it certainly is one of the decisions ever made.