The real meaning of the song "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin - a legendary British rock band that showed the world what it means to play rumbling rock. The band's repertoire is full of excellent tracks for all tastes - both tender and daring, poetically romanticised and sexy... In general, a music lover can easily get lost in the Zeppelins' recordings for a few weeks.

One of the band's widely known and revered hits is. "Black Dog.". The track graced the band's fourth album, and it wasn't long before it became a top-15 hit of the American chart! But how?

Unexpected take-off

The band decided to release "Black Dog." single from their fourth album with the track "Misty Mountain Hop" on the back. As a result, the track did very well in the charts, reaching number 11 in Australia and number 15 in the US. That's actually very cool, considering that the band is British... Even today not every UK artist manages to make it into the top 30 Billboard Hot 100! This kind of success would have been obvious if it was some fun dance pop or country song. But this was a roaring rock song.

In fact, "Black Dog" has performed so impressively on the charts thanks to... executors. When Led Zeppelin was young, especially. Robert Plantethey were very hot guys. And millions of female fans around the world went crazy for these British hotties. So it was their inner sexiness that made the song a hit in the States!

I mean, what does a dog have to do with it?

The song is called "Black Dog."but there's no mention of the animal in the lyrics. And anyway - it would be a bit strange if the hit actually sang about a dog... Who would be interested?

Robert Plante has always been known for the fact that he likes to give his songs slightly strange names - nothing to do with the lyrical content. "Black Dog" is a prime example. It's actually about longingabout the attraction to women... Well, the expression itself, that is, the title, was simply inspired by a black Labrador that was walking near a recording studio.

"Hey-hey, pretty girl, you're so rockin'-
I'll make you wet, you'll be more satisfied than ever..."

Although if you believe one British belief. "Black Dog." can have a rather deep and mystical meaning: the image of a black dog can serve as a harbinger of the death of the person to whom it comes.

"We've been called love vandals."

After a passionate "Black Dog." the audience - especially the beautiful half of it - literally went crazy! The musicians were literally hunted by crowds of mad fans who were not averse to brightening up the evening of rock stars....

"We were called love vandals, and even sexual idols," participants recalled.

Zeppelins themselves were flattered by such fame, but, according to the Robert Plante:

"After the concerts, the groupies wouldn't let us pass. There were times when they even broke into our hotel room. But the only thing that interested us after the show in the evening room was a good rest and a book!"

A message from hell

Robert was extremely well-read, and it was often the band's songs that were inspired by the books. For example, the iconic "Stairway to Heaven.":

Remarkably, if "Black Dog" brought the band to fame. "sex idols"then "Stairway to Heaven" made the world believe that the Zeppelins were worshipping... the devil! Some people started to claim that if you rewind the track backwards, you can hear lines in which the musicians praise Satan. Of course, the rockers themselves denied everything, and this theory sounds too ridiculous. Would Led Zeppelin members spend so much studio time to record a message to the devil? We're honestly not sure...

Memories of Steven Tyler

In a career spanning more than 10 years, Led Zeppelin recorded a huge number of rock hits and albums, some of which are recognised as classics for the ages. Alas, in 1980, the band disintegrated. This was due to the fact that the drummer. John Bonham tragically died at the age of 32. Subsequently, the remaining band members reunited several times, but a full-fledged reunion was out of the question. In particular, it was opposed by Robert Plante.

After Page, Plante and Jones reunited in 2007 to perform on the O2 Arena in London, it had long been rumoured that Led Zeppelin would start performing again - with Bonham's son at the drum kit and... Steven Tyler at the microphone. The thing is that Page really wanted to try to resuscitate the project, but Plant, as we have already emphasised above, was against it. So Jimmy offered Robert's place to the vocalist Aerosmith.

The story drew mixed reactions from the public, especially loyal fans. But in a recent interview, Tyler decided to shed some light by revealing:

"In 2008, I jammed a lot with Page and the other guys. We had a lot of fun! We played their hits - 'Black Dog', 'Stairway To Heaven'... It was just a good time. But then Jimmy suggested we do a joint album. For a few days I thought about this proposal of his, and then we met and I said: "Listen, Jimmy: you've got your own iconic band, I've got mine. I can't leave my boys and go to you. I don't want something in the vein of Coverdale and Page. I don't plan on playing in the same band with you, although your offer is an honour. I'm sorry."