Deep Purple

Released: January 12, 1987

Songwriter: Ian Gillan Ritchie Blackmore Roger Glover

Producer: Deep Purple Roger Glover

[Verse 1]
Don't look too long in my face, it could be a big mistake
I'm hanging on a thread so fine, I need a little space
I shouldn't say
But I know, know I must
I've had enough of pain, I'm pissed off standing in the rain

[Chorus]
It makes me feel like a mad dog
I've got nothing to lose
A mad dog
You've got nothing I can use
A mad dog
Howling at the moon
A mad dog

[Verse 2]
I need no friends, I'm on the edge of a broken dream
Laughing at the pain, but it makes me want to scream
And I should have known, she'd be no no good
She tore my heart in two, but I don't need to talk to you

[Chorus]
You make me feel like a mad dog
I've got nothing to lose
A mad dog
You've got nothing I can use
A mad dog
Howling the moon
Mad dog

[Verse 3]
She said, "A hard man is good to find"
And then she raised her doubts
All that I could give she took, and then she threw me out
Well, I don't care, I don't care anymore
I'm going to lose my grip, I'm going to let it rip
Ow, wow, yeaow yeah!

[Chorus]
A mad dog
I've got nothing to lose
A mad dog
You've got nothing I can use
A mad dog
Howling at the moon
A mad dog
A mad dog
A mad dog
A mad dog
A mad dog
Mad, mad, mad, mad, ow!

Deep Purple is one of the defining Hard Rock bands of the 70’s, and is co-credited with such bands as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin of creating the genre of Heavy Metal. They are best known for their song “Smoke on the Water”, as well as utilizing heavily distorted organ playing to mold their own unique heavy sound.

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