Led Zeppelin: “Black Dog”
Madison Square Garden, NYC, 1973. Reaching back to the beginning of the blues, “Black Dog” echos the “call-and-response” format of Delta field hollars at the turn of the 20th century.
Videos
Black Sabbath: “Iron Man”
Early Black Sabbath performance in 1972; lyrics about a time travelling man who envisions an apocalypse, is turned into metal by a magnetic storm, attempts to warn people, but ends up causing the final end himself.
David Bowie: “Starman”
From the British “Top of the Pops” music show in 1973. Bowie’s first iconic stage persona: Ziggy Stardust.
David Bowie: “Life on Mars”
A 1973 video created to promote the release of the single “Life on Mars”. This shows the breadth of Bowie’s musical creativity early in his career.
David Bowie: “Ziggy Stardust”
A live performance of Bowie’s androgynous alter-ego, Ziggy Stardust, in 1973.
