In a 1987 interview, Ian Gillan said about this song: “I was pissed off…for a change! No, it’s a thing everyone says in America – and I hate posey expressions. I wish people could talk properly. When we reformed a few years ago, Ritchie and I were playing football and we had a row on the pitch whic...
[Verse 1]
Take a look at these dirty hands
Take a look at this face, these blazing eyes
Do you see me as a broken man? Oh yeah
Tell me are you really that blind?
[Chorus]
You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say I've got a bad attitude
Well, how do you think I feel?
[Verse 2]
You got me locked in a paper cage
You think I'm chained up but I'm just tied down
Step aside, get it out of my way
I won't hurt you, I had enough being pushed around, oh yeah
[Chorus]
You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say I've got a bad attitude
Well, how do you think I feel?
Don't want a number, I got a name
Take a look at my face
You talk about a bad attitude
Things have got to change
Oh yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say I've got a bad attitude
Well, how do you think I feel?
Don't want a number, I got a name
Take a look at my face
You talk about a bad attitude
Things have got to change
Bad Attitude was written by Ritchie Blackmore & Ian Gillan & Roger Glover & Jon Lord.
Bad Attitude was produced by Roger Glover & Deep Purple.
Deep Purple released Bad Attitude on Mon Jan 12 1987.