T.Rex : Get It On

Apropos of this blog’s moniker, here is T. Rex/ Marc Bolan performing (albeit lip-synching) “Bang A Gong (Get It On)” sometime in…yes…the 70’s. In the U.K., where it was originally released, the song was titled “Get It On (Bang A Gong)”. The emphasis was flip-flopped in the states to supposedly be “less offensive” and the title became “Bang A Gong (Get It On)”. Got that? With lyrics like “well you’re built like a car, you got a hubcap diamond star halo…you’re dirty, sweet, and you’re my girl”, I’m not sure it mattered where the emphasis was put. From it’s simple yet tasty off-the-beat riff to Marc Bolan’s glammy presence, this song is quintessential 70’s. I’ll have more on T. Rex and Bolan soon. In the meantime, dig this classic.

Wish You Were Here…

Oops…I see you already are here, in which case: Welcome to the first “Bang A Gong” post. We’ll be dealing with all-things-70’s-music here, and few bands scream the 70’s like Pink Floyd. Early in the decade they released the best selling rock album of all time, “Dark Side Of The Moon” (1973) (do you know anyone who doesn’t own it?) and they closed it out in ‘79 with the critically acclaimed “The Wall.” In between those giants were “Wish You Were Here” (1975) and “Animals” (1977), two wonderful albums in their own right. Besides their own unique brand of “progressive” rock, their album covers were some of the best, pictured below on a somewhat different brand of artistic medium.

  Quote:”…the band is just fantastic/ that is really what I think/ Oh, by the way/ which one’s Pink?” (from “Have A Cigar”, on the “Wish You Were Here” album)