Now Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly
And the Spiders From Mars
He played it left hand, but made it too far
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band
[Verse 2]
Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan
He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave 'em to hang
He came on so loaded, man, well-hung and snow-white tan
[Chorus 1]
So where were the spiders
While the fly tried to break our balls?
Just the beer light to guide us
So we bitched about his fans
And should we crush his sweet hands?
Oh yeah
[Verse 3]
Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo
The kids were just crass, he was the nazz
With God-given ass, he took it all too far
But boy, could he play guitar
[Chorus 2]
Making love with his ego
Ziggy sucked up into his mind (ah)
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man
I had to break up the band
Yeah - she has a good take on their history... a bit more than in the book.
I think they were 'Gods' on stage, but 'Monsters' off stage for sure.
I saw their #1 tribute band "Hammer of the Gods" at a nearby venue and they were fantastic.
Even the young females were drawn 'goo-goo gaa-gaa' to the lead singer impersonating Plant.
Even across generations, the 'formula' Plant used, still works for young lead singers today.