Pictures of Home
Deep Purple * Track #3 On Machine Head
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Album Machine Head
Pictures of Home by Deep Purple
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Ritchie Blackmore & Ian Gillan & Roger Glover & Jon Lord & Ian PaiceAbout
“Pictures of Home” is the third track off of Deep Purple’s sixth studio album, Machine Head.
This song, written in the key of C minor, features instrumental solos from every band member. Ritchie Blackmore plays two guitar solos full of long bends and melodic arpeggiated lines. An organ solo from Jo...
Pictures of Home Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Somebody's shouting up at a mountain
Only my own words return
Nobody's up there, it's a deception
When will I ever learn?
[Chorus]
I'm alone here
With emptiness, eagles and snow
Unfriendliness chilling my body
And whispering pictures of home
[Verse 2]
Wondering, blindly, how can they find me?
Maybe they don't even know
My body is shaking, anticipating
The call of the black-hooded crow
[Chorus]
I'm alone here
With emptiness, eagles and snow
Unfriendliness chilling my body
And taunting with pictures of home
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Here in this prison of my own making
Year after day, I have grown
Into a hero but there's no worship
Where have they hidden my throne?
[Chorus]
I'm alone here
With emptiness, eagles and snow
Unfriendliness chilling my body
And screaming out pictures of home
[Bass Solo]
Pictures of Home Q&A
Who wrote Pictures of Home's ?
Pictures of Home was written by Ritchie Blackmore & Ian Gillan & Roger Glover & Jon Lord & Ian Paice.
Who produced Pictures of Home's ?
Pictures of Home was produced by Deep Purple.
When did Deep Purple release Pictures of Home?
Deep Purple released Pictures of Home on Sat Mar 25 1972.
What did Deep Purple say about "Pictures of Home"?
When Ian Gillan started writing about eagles & snow, the others thought he was crazy. I said, let him go with it. I think it’s great.
Ritchie Blackmore, Classic Albums: Machine Head