She finally said she loved me, I wed her in a hurry...

Olhando o antigo post do Cabide sobre Speed King depois de ler a biografia do Gillan, eu me pergunto: será que "Strange Kind of Woman" se refere à Dirty Doreen, a groupie que rondava as gravações do Deep Purple? Ou a música fala sobre Jean, a primeira mulher do mestre gripado?

Ele casou com Jean no final dos anos 60, quando ainda estava no Episode Six. Eles tinham lá um casinho e ela tinha outro cara, que bateu nela até que ela ficasse roxa quando soube do casinho com o Gillan. Ele resolveu casar com ela para "salvá-la do maldito bandido". O "maldito bandido" se suicidou quando soube do casamento. Meses depois, quando chegava em casa, Gillan pegou a mulher com outro e desfez a palhaçada do casamento. Estava na merda e foi salvo (inclusive financeiramente) por Gloria, a produtora do Episode Six.

Logo, pergunto: "Strange Kind of Woman" é sobre quem, será? Leiam com calma a letra da música. Nas entrelinhas. Não se fiem pelo nome que ele dá; ele geralmente ajusta os nomes à rima.

Strange Kind of Woman
(Gillan, Glover, Blackmore, Lord, Paice)

There once was a woman, a strange kind of woman
The kind that gets written down in history
Her name was Nancy, her face was nothing fancy
She left a trail of happiness and misery

I loved her, everybody loved her
She loved everyone and gave a good return
I tried to take her, I even tried to break her
She said I ain't for taking, won't you ever learn

I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Oh I got a strange kind of woman

She looked like a raver but I could never please her
On wednesday mornings boy you can't go far
I couldn't get her but things got better, she said
Saturday nights from now on baby you're my star

She finally said she loved me, I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glowed with pride
I'm dreaming, I feel like screaming
I won my woman just before she died

I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
Oh I got a strange kind of woman