Marc Bolan and T. Rex – “Bang A Gong (Get it On)”, “Jeepster”, “Life’s A Gas”, “Planet Queen” and “Children Of The Revolution”
Marc Bolan and T. Rex entered my life when I was about 14 with their album “Electric Warrior”.
I didn’t really know who they were at the time, when they were being feted by some as the “new Beatles” (not the first and not the last to be called this…).
And I had never seen live footage of them until finding these videos for you – I hadn’t realised what a powerful, charismatic live performer I had missed out on!
(As far as I know T-Rex never came to New Zealand, and Marc Bolan was tragically killed in a road accident in late 1977, just three months before my first visit to the UK.)
The music itself (from “Electric Warrior”) has remained in my head for close to 40 years now, especially the “Planet Queen” who “used my head like a revolver”.
Perhaps the most well known song from the album was “Get It On”, renamed “Bang A Gong (Get It On)” when released in the US to avoid confusion with another song.
I’ve gone to town a bit here and given you four different versions to take your pick from…
First, the studio version:
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