How Mike Myers Introduced Beyoncé to Led Zeppelin
Mike Myers starred alongside Beyoncé in 2002’s Austin Powers in Goldmember, the third installment in the Austin Powers film series. While Beyoncé was a handful of years away from becoming the…
Mike Myers starred alongside Beyoncé in 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember, the third installment in the Austin Powers film series. While Beyoncé was a handful of years away from becoming the icon she is today, Myers accomplished a unique feat with the singer: He introduced her to Led Zeppelin.
Myers recalls the moment in a video feature with Vanity Fair where he looks back on some of his most memorable characters.
"Beyoncé was a dream," said Myers. "She was the loveliest person in the world and just knocked it out of the park. She would always listen to music and she said to me, 'Mike, what are you listening to right now?' And I said, "Oh, I'm just listening to Led Zeppelin at the moment.' And she said, 'I think I'll listen to that Led Zeppelin.' She had never heard of it. She was so young, and the crew was all, 'Awww!'"
Myers continued, "And then the next day, she was doing this [miming holding onto headphones], and I said, 'What are you listening to?' She went, 'Led Zeppelin! They're great!'"
Interestingly enough, Beyoncé would go on to sample Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" on "Don't Hurt Yourself," a track featuring Jack White from her acclaimed 2016 album Lemonade.
Led Zeppelin and their catalog as a whole have become more beloved and revered with time as they've been passed down through generations and become standards for which future bands are measured.
So, how do you honor one of the greatest, most influential bands of all time? Hunker down with a fifth of Jack Daniel's, a 2-liter of Coke and dive headfirst into the "Zep-a-Thon." Dubbed so by Jack Black when the band received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012, the "Zep-a-Thon" is a musical binge session where you listen to all of Zeppelin's eight studio albums (plus the 1982 compilation album Coda) in one sitting.
"Led Zeppelin: The greatest rock and roll band of all time," said Black. "Better than The Beatles, better than the Stones, even better than Tenacious D."
Black continued, "If you don't agree with me, it's because you never did the 'Zeppelin Marathon.' The 'Zep-a-Thon' is when you sit your ass down and listen to all nine Zep albums in a row ... [It's] the thing every true fan must do at least once in their lifetime. The pilgrimage to heavy metal Mecca."
For the author, this binge wasn't all for pleasure, even though it was oddly fulfilling. The purpose of doing this was for research in order to rank all 92 original Zeppelin tracks.
Exhausting? Yes. A bit much? Maybe, but crazier things have likely been committed in the name of Zeppelin throughout the past five decades. We're positive a simple Google search will yield many things that prove this statement correct. However, we're almost too afraid even to find out what those things are.
Where do your favorite Zeppelin tracks rank? Scroll through the gallery below to find out!
Additional song descriptions by Brian Ives.
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92. “Sick Again” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
91. “10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod” - 'Presence' (2015 reissue)
90. “St. Tristan’s Sword” - 'Coda' (2015 reissue)
89. “La La” - outtake from 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
88. “Carouselambra” - 'In Through The Out Door' (1979)
87. “Tea For One” - Presence (1976)
86. “Sunshine Woman” - 'The Complete BBC Sessions' (2016)
85. “Sugar Mama” - 'Coda' (2015 reissue)
84. “The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair” - 'BBC Sessions' (1997)
83. “Royal Orleans” - 'Presence' (1976)
82. “Walter’s Walk” - 'Coda' (1982)
81. “Darlene” - Coda (1982)
80. “Hots On for Nowhere” - 'Presence' (1976)
79. “Candy Store Rock” - 'Presence' (1976)
78. “Black Country Woman” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
77. “For Your Life” - 'Presence' (1976)
76. “Night Flight” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
75. “Poor Tom” - 'Coda' (1982)
74. “Boogie With Stu” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
73. “We’re Gonna Groove” - 'Coda' (1982)
72. "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
71. "You Shook Me" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
70. “Down By the Seaside” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
69. “Wearing And Tearing” - 'Coda' (1982)
68. "Black Mountain Side" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
67. “Out On the Tiles” - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
66. “Bring It On Home” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
65. “Bron-Yr-Aur” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
64. “South Bound Saurez” - In Through The Out Door (1979)
63. “Bonzo's Montreux” - 'Coda' (1982)
62. “C’mon Everybody” - ‘Led Zeppelin DVD’ (2003)
61. “I’m Gonna Crawl” - 'In Through The Out Door' (1979)
60. “Somethin’ Else” - 'BBC Sessions' (1997)
59. “Hot Dog” - 'In Through The Out Door' (1979)
58. “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” - 'Presence' (1976)
57. “Ozone Baby” - 'Coda' (1982)
56. “In the Light” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
55. “Key To The Highway/Trouble In Mind” - outtake from Led Zeppelin III
54. "I Can't Quit You Baby" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
53. “The Crunge” - 'Houses Of The Holy' (1973)
52. “Hey, Hey What Can I Do” - ‘Led Zeppelin Boxed Set’ (1990)
51. “The Wanton Song” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
50. “Four Sticks” - 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971)
49. “Custard Pie” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
48. “The Lemon Song” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
47. “The Rover” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
46. “Baby Come On Home” - 'Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2' (1993)
45. "How Many More Times" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
44. “Friends” - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
43. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
42. “Gallows Pole” - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
41. “Travelling Riverside Blues” - 'Led Zeppelin Boxed Set' (1990)
40. “Tangerine” - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
39. “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp” - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
38. “No Quarter” - 'Houses of the Holy' (1973)
37. “In The Evening” - 'In Through The Out Door' (1979)
36. “Celebration Day” - Led Zeppelin III (1970)
35. “That’s The Way” - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
34. “Thank You” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
33. “The Battle of Evermore” - 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971)
32. “Misty Mountain Hop” - 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971)
31. “All My Love” - 'In Through The Out Door' (1979)
30. “Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
29. “In My Time Of Dying” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
28. “The Rain Song” - 'Houses Of The Holy' (1973)
27. “The Song Remains The Same” - 'Houses Of The Holy' (1973)
26. “Going To California” - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
25. “Moby Dick” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
24. “D'yer Mak'er” - 'Houses Of The Holy' (1973)
23. “Ten Years Gone” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
22. “The Ocean” - 'Houses Of The Holy' (1973)
21. “Fool in the Rain” - 'In Through The Out Door' (1979)
20. “Dancing Days” - 'Houses Of The Holy' (1973)
19. “Achilles Last Stand” - 'Presence' (1976)
18. “Since I’ve Been Loving You” - 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970)
17. “Houses Of The Holy” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
16. "Communication Breakdown" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
15. “Trampled Under Foot” - Physical Graffiti (1975)
14. “What Is And What Should Never Be” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
13. “Ramble On” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
12 . "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
11. “Over The Hills And Far Away” - 'Houses Of The Holy' (1973)
10. “Heartbreaker” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
9. “Stairway to Heaven” - 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971)
8. “When The Levee Breaks” - 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971)
7. "Dazed and Confused" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
6. "Good Times Bad Times" - 'Led Zeppelin I' (1969)
5. “Black Dog” - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
4. “Kashmir” - 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
3. “Immigrant Song” - Led Zeppelin III (1970)
2. “Whole Lotta Love” - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)
1. “Rock And Roll” - 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971)
