Deep Purple - "Knocking at Your Back Door" (video)

Sweet Lucy was a dancer
But none of us would chance her
Because she was a Samurai
She made electric shadows
Beyond our fingertips
And none of us could reach that high
She came on like a teaser
I had to touch and please her
Enjoy a little paradise
The log was in my pocket
When Lucy met the Rocket
And she never knew the reason why

I can't deny it
With that smile on her face
It's not the kill
It's the thrill of the chase

Feel it coming
It's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running
It's not against the law
The point of no return
And now you know the score
And now you're learning
What's knockin' at your back door

Sweet Nancy was so fancy
To get into her pants we
Had to be the aristocracy
The members that she toyed with
At her city club
Were something in diplomacy
So we put her on the hit list
Of a common cunning linguist
A master of many tongues
And now she eases gently
From her Austin to her Bentley
Suddenly she feels so young

I can't deny it
With that smile on her face
Oh, it's not the kill
It's the thrill of the chase

Feel it coming
It's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running
It's not against the law
The point of no return
And now you know the score
And now you're learning
What's knockin' at your back door

Sweet Lucy was a dancer
But none of us would chance her
Because she was a Samurai
She made electric shadows
Beyond our fingertips
And one of us could reach that high

I can't deny it
With that smile on my face, oh
It's not the kill
It's the thrill of the chase

Feel it coming
It's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running
It's not against the law
The point of no return
And now you know the score
And now you're learning
What's knockin' at your back door

Το album "Perfect Strangers" σηματοδότησε την δισκογραφική επιστροφή των Deep Purple μετά από εννέα χρόνια (το αμέσως προηγούμενο ήταν το "Come Taste the Band" του 1975). Κυκλοφόρησε τον Οκτώβριο του 1984. Την ίδια εποχή το εναρκτήριο τραγούδι του δίσκου "βγήκε" ως single με το "Perfect Strangers" στην δεύτερη πλευρά.

Στον Καναδά, στην δεύτερη πλευρά του single, υπήρχε το ορχηστρικό "Son of Alerik", ενώ σε Ιαπωνία, Ισπανία και Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες κυκλοφόρησε μία έκδοση με το "Wasted Sunsets". Για το (σεξουαλικό) στιχουργικό περιεχόμενο του τραγουδιού ο Ian Gillan είχε πει:

«There's this guy named Redbeard, from a radio station down in Texas. He phoned me up after it had been played on every radio station in America and said, "Is this what I think it's about?" And I said, "Yeah." And he said, "It's amazing, every radio station in America is playing a song written about anal sex and they don't even realize what's going on." And I was like, well it's not in-your-face anal sex, it's just a joke. It just came about with the lyrics. It's no big deal. But it's a humorous thing and not meant to be offensive. And I think it was just an afterthought. It certainly wasn't what inspired the song.»

Band: Deep Purple
Country of origin: England
Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire
Formed in: 1968
Genre: Hard Rock
Years active: 1968-1976, 1984-present

Video: "Knocking At Your Back Door"
Album: "Perfect Strangers"
Type: Full length
Released: October 1984
Recorded: August 1984 at "Horizons" in Stowe, Vermont, USA
Producer: Roger Glover, Deep Purple

Line-up:
Ian Gillan - Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
Jon Lord - Organ, Keyboards
Roger Glover - Bass
Ian Paice - Drums