“black dog” (themes)

(“black dog” is a song by english rock band led zeppelin, the opening track on their fourth album (1971))

(it was released as a single in the US and in Australia with “Misty Mountain Hop” as the B-side, reaching number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 in australia)

(in 2004, the song was first ranked #294 on Rolling Stones list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” before being ranked at #300 in 2010)

(music sociologist Deena Weinstein calls “Black Dog” “one of the most instantly recognisable [Led] Zeppelin tracks”)