Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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I had no idea this song wasn't written by Rainbow themselves. There are probably lots of things I don't know...

Stolen from Wikipedia:
"Since You Been Gone" is a song written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and first released on his 1976 album Winning. It was covered by Rainbow in 1979 and released as a single from their album Down to Earth.

In 1979, "Since You Been Gone" was covered by Rainbow, who released it as the first single from their 1979 album Down to Earth with Graham Bonnet on lead vocals. It was a top 10 hit single in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 6. In the US, the song reached number 57. It was named the 82nd Best Hard Rock Song of All Time by VH1.

#rainbow
#ritchieblackmore
#guitar

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