![]() ![]() Several songs on Led Zeppelin III and later albums. Accompanied only by acoustic guitar, hand-claps, and harmonica, the pair created tunes that served as the basis for Plant in particular was inspired by the back-to-the-land trends in northern California and the British folk scene. To develop material for a follow-up album to Led Zeppelin II, Page and singer Robert Plant took a working holiday at Bron-Yr-Aur, a rustic retreat in South Snowdonia, Wales. While the demo recorded by the Yardbirds featured a vocal by Keith Relf, the 2017 release does not include it. Recordings from these sessions (with producer Manny Kellem) and the concert performance later used for Live Yardbirds: Featuring Jimmy Page were rejected for release at the time, but were issued in 2017 on the Yardbirds '68 compilation album produced by Page. Page biographer George Case notes that "Knowing That I'm Losing You" is very similar to "Tangerine" and suggests that Jackie DeShannon inspired the tune. In April 1968, the group recorded demos for several songs at the Columbia Studios in New York City. "Tangerine" dates back to Page's time as lead guitarist with the Yardbirds. "Tangerine" has been performed in concert by Led Zeppelin at different points in their career and has been recorded by other musicians. When it was released on the Page-produced 2017 album Yardbirds '68, Keith Relf's vocal was left out. ![]() The Yardbirds, with guitarist Jimmy Page, recorded an early version of the song in 1968, titled "Knowing That I'm Losing You". The plaintive ballad reflects on lost love and features strummed acoustic guitar rhythm with pedal steel guitar. Recorded in 1970, it is included on the second, more acoustic-oriented side of Led Zeppelin III (1970). They may not rhyme but they’re quite possiblyīe safe around trains." Tangerine" is a folk rock song by the English band Led Zeppelin. Run across the tracks between the platforms Stand on the edge of a train station platformĭrive around the boom gates at a level crossing Scratch your drug dealer’s brand new rideĭress up like a moose during hunting seasonĭisturb a nest of wasps for no good reason Lyrics – Dumb Ways to Dieĭumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die Strangely there’s been no reports of someone having an accident on a train platform – distracted by listening to ‘ Dumb Ways to Die‘. Wikipediaĭid you know that Dumb Ways to Die is banned in Russia? There are many, many other parodies and versions all over the net. Though it was interesting to watch the reversed video repeats because your eye will be drawn to details you might have missed.Ī well produced parody Cool Things to Find There was a ‘one hour’ version (now removed from YouTube which is just as well because it would drive you crazy). The creator, John Mescall, writes about making the video at MumBrella. There’s an official karaoke version if you’d like to sing along Making the video Animated GIFsĪnimated GIFs are at and yes, dancing kidney guy, is there. You can download the MP3 free from Soundcloud, click the download link next to ‘Save to Favorites’. Perhaps there was hope of selling the campaign elsewhere in the world? Dancing kidney guyĭancing kidney guy is very popular and the most animated dancer in the chorus, made to appear more so by placement next to the most static character, the barely moving Superglue victim. In fact, there are distinctly North American elements such as the Grizzly Bear and reference to Moose hunting season. ![]() There’s nothing overtly Australian about it. Though the video was made in and for Australia, the makers appear to have been considering a global audience. It’s worth focusing on the individuals in the chorus segments to see little details like the fish kicked from the piranha victim or spinning head on the aviator. Perhaps the ‘medium overwhelms the message’ as McLuhan might have said.Īfter the initial novelty, repeats of the song will drive you mad.Įach character has been given its own small personality. Though we can’t help wonder if it’s too clever and the safety message won’t reach the intended audience. It’s gone way beyond that and spread across the internet as the latest ‘viral hit. The song and video was made for a passenger safety campaign by the Metro train authority in Melbourne, Australia. Here’s the all too cute original Dumb Ways to Die video from 2012. Extended version (offline) and parodies.Links to the official site, song download, karaoke version, animated GIFs, parodies, full lyrics and the unexpected cameo from former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson! Looking back on Dumb Ways to Die – video and song. ![]()
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