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The Painter Lyrics — Deep Purple | Dork

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Deep Purple
The Painter Lyrics

Lyrics

The Painter

From Deep Purple1969

Written by Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Nick Simper, Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans

Produced by Derek Lawrence

Lyrics

The Painter

[Verse 1] Painter, come colour up my life Oh painter, come colour up my life Take away the misery Take away the strife [Verse 2] Writer, write me out a play Writer, make the meaning gay Oh I don't need a podium Just give me words to say [Guitar Solo] [Organ Solo] [Verse 3] Singer, let me sing a song Oh, singer, let me sing a song You don't have to worry 'Cause singer, you can sing along

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About this track

"The Painter" is a song by Deep Purple from the album Deep Purple, released in 1969. The song was written by Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Nick Simper, Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans. It was produced by Derek Lawrence.

Deep Purple profile →Deep Purple album →Track profile →

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Nick Simper— 35 credits as songwriter →
Ian Paice— 348 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ritchie Blackmore— 365 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jon Lord— 240 credits as songwriter & producer →
Derek Lawrence— 28 credits as producer →
Rod Evans— 34 credits as songwriter →
Ian Paice— 348 credits as songwriter & producer →

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