Artists
Ian Gillan – lead vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
Roger Glover – bass guitar, synthesizer
Ian Paice – drums
Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan & Roger Glover. Produced by Roger Glover & Deep Purple, recorded in the summer of 1984 at Horizon Studios in Stowe, Vermont. The seventh track (3:58) on Perfect Strangers (Polydor/Mercury, October 1984), also used as the B-side of the US “Knocking at Your Back Door” single.
Note that the official title is plural, “Wasted Sunsets.” The only soft song on Perfect Strangers, the reunion album of Deep Purple’s classic Mark II lineup, a slow and regretful reminiscence with a powerhouse vocal from Ian Gillan and a tasteful, emotional guitar part from Ritchie Blackmore. A reviewer at the time said Blackmore’s spirited playing on this track destroys the idea that there’s no real talent in hard rock.
Deep Purple – Wasted Sunset Lyrics
The day is gone
When the angels come to stay
And all the silent whispers
Will be blown away
Lying in the corner
A pair of high heel shoes
Hanging on the wall
Gold and silver for the blues
One too many wasted sunsets
One too many for the road
And after dark the door is always open
Hoping someone else will show
Someone is waiting
Behind an unlocked door
Grey circles overhead
Empties on the floor
The cracks in the walls
Have grown too long
The slow hand is dragging on
Afraid to meet the dawn
One too many wasted sunsets
One too many for the road
And after dark the door is always open
Hoping someone else will show
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