Highway Star

Deep Purple

Score: 78
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Played: 939

Album:

Machine Head

Released: 19 Nov 2008

Wiki:

Highway Star is one of Deep Purple's most famous songs. It is characterized by a long classically-inspired guitar solo and organ solo. Organist Jon Lord claimed that the organ solo is based on a Bach-like sequence. The song appears on the album Machine Head and is the fastest song (tempo-wise) recorded on the album. The structure of the song consists of a 35 second guitar introduction, before the band launches into the thumping opening riff, which soon leads into the first vocals section (0:55). The first two verses are sung, then Jon Lord begins his organ solo (2:14). The organ solo lasts for about a minute, then Ian Gillan sings the third verse of the song (3:24). At the conclusion of the third verse, the guitar solo starts (3:45), and lasts for just under a minute and twenty seconds. Then, the fourth and final verse, which in the original recording is simply a repetition of the first verse, is sung, finishing around 6:10. Depending on the version, there may be a 15 second-long exit section before the end of the song. When the song is played live, Gillan has been known to improvise its lyrics, as seen in the official video for the song.

Lyrics:

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[Verse 1] Nobody going to take my car I'm going to race it to the ground Nobody going to beat my car It's going to break the speed of sound Ooh, it's a killing machine It's got everything Like a driving power Big fat tires and everything [Pre-Chorus] I love it And I need it I bleed it Yeah, it's a wild hurricane [Chorus] Alright, hold tight I'm a highway star [Verse 2] Nobody going to take my girl I'm going to keep her to the end Nobody going to have my girl She stays close on every bend Ooh, she's a killing machine She's got everything Like a moving mouth Body control and everything [Pre-Chorus] I love her I need her I see her Yeah, she turns me on [Chorus] Alright, hold tight I'm a highway star [Instrumental break 1:54-3:04] [Organ Solo] [Verse 3] Nobody going to take my head I got speed inside my brain Nobody going to steal my head Now that I'm on the road again Ooh, I'm in heaven again I've got everything Like a moving ground An open road and everything [Pre-Chorus] I love it And I need it I seed it Eight cylinders, all mine [Chorus] Alright, hold tight I'm a highway star [Instrumental break 3:42-5:05] [Guitar Solo] [Verse 4] Nobody going to take my car I'm going to race it to the ground Nobody going to beat my car It's going to break the speed of sound Ooh, it's a killing machine It's got everything Like a driving power Big fat tires and everything [Pre-Chorus] I love it And I need it I bleed it Yeah, it's a mad hurricane [Chorus] Alright, hold tight I'm a highway star I'm a highway star I'm a highway star