The story behind Child in Time

[Tatosh Guitar]

I played Highway Star for my wife for the first time in her whole life five years ago and she asked "is that Yngwie playing the solo"? lol

 

I had a similar reaction to your wife, 30 years ago or so... I heard Lord's solo, then Blackers and went "Of course!! So this is where Yngwie got it huh???" 
 

[Bent out of shape]

I'm surprised you didn't know, both Lord and Blackmore have been quite forthcoming about it. 

To me Child in Time's influence on heavy metal vocals alone is inestimable. Hard to imagine so many of our favorite, quasi-operatic singers without it imo. 

A huge personal favorite of mine.


 

Yeah, I've always loved the song, but I never knew they lifted it. 
 
I know they lifted Black Night from Ricky Nelson's Summertime. 


 

I'll never forget when I found out about Black Knight, it was like finding out there was no Santa Claus. I'm more mature now, and can see how he only stole what he did to make something great. 

Child in Time is a top 5 song for me, bulletproof imo (especially the hair-raising Made in Japan performance).

 

i remember Ritchie saying on BBC radio 1982 that BN was a 'total rip off'.    I personally thought the version of MIJ didn't really work,  great guitar solo though!
 

[Bent out of shape]

I actually knew about Child in Time. It was in the news a few years ago, IIRC. After listening to the YT clips it was undeniable. 

What I didn’t know is that Blackmore and Lord had acknowledged it. I am quite surprised RB gave the Zep guys a hard time about stuff like that if he was guilty of the same thing, but then again Zep was more blatant about it I guess. Plus RB gave everybody a hard time, period.

That said, what they did with that song is such a monumental outcome that I can’t blame them about anything, really. That is Purple at its best, and precious few have managed to even come close to it. 


 

I'm torn between Highway Star and Child in Time as their Ultimate Classic. In specific ways, both are so ridiculously ahead of their time as to be from another dimension.

I played Highway Star for my wife for the first time in her whole life five years ago and she asked "is that Yngwie playing the solo"? lol

 

difficult choice indeed,  CIT in the studio was a game changer for me,  personally i think the ultimate DP song is Burn. 
 

[Haffner]

I actually knew about Child in Time. It was in the news a few years ago, IIRC. After listening to the YT clips it was undeniable. 

What I didn’t know is that Blackmore and Lord had acknowledged it. I am quite surprised RB gave the Zep guys a hard time about stuff like that if he was guilty of the same thing, but then again Zep was more blatant about it I guess. Plus RB gave everybody a hard time, period.

That said, what they did with that song is such a monumental outcome that I can’t blame them about anything, really. That is Purple at its best, and precious few have managed to even come close to it. 



 

I'm torn between Highway Star and Child in Time as their Ultimate Classic. In specific ways, both are so ridiculously ahead of their time as to be from another dimension.

I played Highway Star for my wife for the first time in her whole life five years ago and she asked "is that Yngwie playing the solo"? lol


 

difficult choice indeed,  CIT in the studio was a game changer for me,  personally i think the ultimate DP song is Burn. 
 

 

All those songs are SO good.