Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple song)

Covers

• It has been covered by Dimmu Borgir on their album Abrahadabra as a bonus track.
• It was also covered by progressive metal band Dream Theater on their EP A Change of Seasons. Dream Theater also performed it live on a BBC Radio show along with Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson singing the lead vocals.
• Hard rock vocalist Jørn Lande covered it on his solo album Unlocking the Past.
• Finnish duo Timo Kotipelto and Jani Liimatainen have covered it during live performances and on their studio album Blackoustic.

  Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
• Ian Gillan - vocals
• Roger Glover - bass
• Jon Lord - organ
• Ian Paice - drums

  Appearances

• It was used by Extreme Championship Wrestling wrestler "Crippler" Chris Benoit and then for the TRIPLE THREAT of "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, "The Shooter" Dean Malenko and Benoit as an entrance theme. The stable was meant to reference the carnival era trio whence a good looking talker would be protected by a grapplers that could either "shoot", or "hook / cripple" a large challenger. Soundalike versions were used for his later runs in World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.