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Traditional Japanese Led Zeppelin
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:54AM
A while back, I posted a video from the Gootubes of a troupe of traditional Japanese musicians performing a stirring version of Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water
Apparently, traditional Japanese music and British Heavy Metal have a long-standing relationship no one knew about.
Witness below this performance and video slide-show of the history of the song, Black Dog - best know to have been recorded and performed by Led Zeppelin.
I knew that Jimmy Page and Co. were guilty of ripping off Big Willie Dixon but I never imagined their inspiration went back to Japan's Edo period.
The original poster on Youtube has also thrown up a rendition of Black Sabbath's Iron Man to boot:
Apparently, traditional Japanese music and British Heavy Metal have a long-standing relationship no one knew about.
Witness below this performance and video slide-show of the history of the song, Black Dog - best know to have been recorded and performed by Led Zeppelin.
I knew that Jimmy Page and Co. were guilty of ripping off Big Willie Dixon but I never imagined their inspiration went back to Japan's Edo period.
The original poster on Youtube has also thrown up a rendition of Black Sabbath's Iron Man to boot:
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