The man they chose to help them out with the production of the promo clips was a young director named Lasse Hallström. His first clips, for ’Waterl The man they chose to help them out with the production of the promo clips was a young director named Lasse Hallström. His first clips, for ’Waterloo’ and ’Ring Ring’, were made in 1974. They were both quite simple affairs, featuring straightforward performances of the two songs. But a year later Hallström was commissioned to make clips for four songs on ABBA’s third album, simply entitled ABBA. In those films – ’Mamma Mia’, ’SOS’, ’Bang-A-Boomerang’ and ’I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’ – Hallström was a bit more ambitious, introducing many of the visual characteristics that would come to define ABBA’s video image. For example, he found that the four members of the band could easily be regrouped into different combinations of pairs, to great, poignant effect. more >> <<less

The songs that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (U.S. Chart) in 1975

"Lorelei" was the first single released from Styx`s Equinox album in 1975.

Folk rock group Steeleye Span had their biggest hit in 1975 with this song, `All Around My Hat`. Here is one of their numerous television promotions f Folk rock group Steeleye Span had their biggest hit in 1975 with this song, `All Around My Hat`. Here is one of their numerous television promotions from that era. The group is still performing today (2007). more >> <<less

"Going to California" is the penultimate song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on their fourth album, released in 1971. The song`s wistful folk-s "Going to California" is the penultimate song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on their fourth album, released in 1971. The song`s wistful folk-style sound, with Robert Plant on lead vocals, acoustic guitar by Jimmy Page and mandolin by John Paul Jones, contrasts with the heavy electric-amplified rock on several of the album`s other tracks. The song is reportedly about singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell, with whom Plant and Page were both infatuated. Plant sings "They say she plays guitar/and cries and sings". In an interview he gave to Spin magazine in 2002, Plant stated that the song "might be a bit embarrassing at times lyrically, but it did sum up a period of my life when I was 22." more >> <<less

Like many Led Zeppelin tunes written by Page, it has its origins in an old Yardbirds song entitled "Knowing That I`m Losing You". Page had in fact pre Like many Led Zeppelin tunes written by Page, it has its origins in an old Yardbirds song entitled "Knowing That I`m Losing You". Page had in fact previously recorded the song with The Yardbirds, though this version has never been released. The track has an acoustic country flavor courtesy of the pedal-steel guitar playing of Page. The song begins with a false start, after which Page pauses to set the right tempo. Throughout its duration, the song continually changes tempo a few bars at a time whilst the lyrics fondly recall love and contentedness. This was the last Led Zeppelin song Page wrote without any input from Robert Plant. The song uses a simple double track vocal pattern to create a recognisable lilting feel. The song uses a standard Am G D C progression for the verses before moving on to G C D progression for the chorus. "Tangerine" was often played live at Led Zeppelin concerts as part of the band`s acoustic set from 1971 through 1972, and was revived for Earls Court 1975. more >> <<less

The 1994 album "No Quarter" album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin classics, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: "City D The 1994 album "No Quarter" album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin classics, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: "City Don`t Cry," "Yallah," (or "The Truth Explodes") "Wonderful One," and "Wah Wah". more >> <<less

Jimmy Page`s guitar tuning for this song is an open A chord. This was also one of the few instances where Page played slide guitar, and was also one o Jimmy Page`s guitar tuning for this song is an open A chord. This was also one of the few instances where Page played slide guitar, and was also one of the few live songs where he switched to his black and white Danelectro guitar. The band never had a proper way to end the song, because of its improvisational nature, and Page liked the approach making the band sound like "a working group". The studio version ends with: "Oh, don`t you make it my dyin`, dyin`, dyin`..." and at this point a member of the band or recording crew (possibly John Bonham) can be heard coughing. Plant humourously adds `cough` as an apt final word for the song. Bonham can be heard exclaiming, "That`s gonna be the one, hasn`t it?" Plant was not keen on singing the song after suffering a near-fatal car crash in 1975, and had later remarked "Why the hell did I sing that song? This video was recorded at Earls Court Arena on May 25th, 1975. more >> <<less