Tune of the Week for St. Patrick's Day 2008 -- Deep Purple, Speed King

No, this tune doesn't have anything to do with the Irish.  Why should it?  Nothing on this supposed holiday does, either.  As a guy on a bike said to a bunch of twenty-something females all dressed up for the occasion, "Just another excuse to get drunk."  To which, the entirety of the gathering replied, "That's right," as though what he had said were a compliment.

1976 Deep Purple
1976 Deep Purple
Anyway, I've been meaning to post some Deep Purple for some time, so here is the first in what will be a short collection of their songs.  As the title of this particular song suggests, I love the speed of Deep Purple.  For its time, this was incredibly fast music.  As far as I'm concerned, it still is.

I hope you enjoy, and Happy, Err, St. Patty's Day!

Deep Purple | The Very Best of Deep Purple | Speed King
Deep Purple | The Very Best of Deep Purple | Speed King

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Really, I tend to think of every holiday as "just another excuse to get drunk," but that doesn't stop me from using it. I ain't Catholic (or even Christian, for that matter), so St. Patrick doesn't mean a whole lot to me. However, I do like beer, and while I usually don't need an excuse to drink it, having one always makes it a little harder to feel in any way guilty about it ;)

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