Soldier of fortune song1/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I really like the voice of David Coverdale in this classic because it uniquely expose the vulnerabilities of a growup. Original rendition of Soldier of Fortune as in 1974 So here it is, for those whether they are Soldier of Fortune or not … Whatever it is, we just have to help ourselves in anyway, and persistently find ways to overcome any adversity just like David Coverdale, Richie Blackmore did in charting their own future and their never ending quest to find the meaning in their life with music. “It got louder and louder, and so did I, to the point now where I have to get dressed up as a “girly man” and tease ones questionable pants or hair and it’s all getting a bit … boring.”Ĭoverdale felt that he’d lost the passion for music, it had all become business. In a candid period interview Coverdale sums it up in one sentence: It is no secret that Coverdale wanted out of the business at that point, he’d grown uncomfortable with the corporate, image driven entity he felt that Whitesnake had become. Indeed for a affluent society like Singapore where business as usual, these realities seem ‘cruel’ just like David Coverdale find out when business replace passion. As such, I find this song significant and relevant because it is ironically a song about the ‘modern’ society, of people with unfulfiled dream and challenge, who passion for life has been lost and the struggle within to find meaning for their life. ![]() ![]() I rather create my own destiny than commit myself to luck and fate. Would I want to be a soldier of fortune ? Definitely not. My own interpretation of this song as about someone feeling hopeless and helpless, struggling and gripping within the demon himself, feeling lost and commit himself to fate. Indeed I do find this a very depressing song and the songs’ lyrics and mood say it all. I still recall Malay youth gather in group and wearing black T-shirt with picture and logos of their favourite metal band imprinted (etc Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath), playing this song with guitar with the same sadness in their voice. This song is especially popular with those Malay in Singapore in 1980s. Soldier of Fortune is a memorable and stunning melancholic acoustic song with vocal perfectly matched by the weary and time-battered voice of David Coverdale and dramatic guitar play by song co-writer Richie Blackmore, one of the most distinguished guitarist in history. The heavy metal pioneer Deep Purple, one of the still surviving name of Metal today (All the original group members have changed since its inception in 1968) (etc one of surviving great include Def Leppard), produce one of classic songs of all time in their best-selling Stormbringer album in 1974. ![]()
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