Anybody for disco Led Zeppelin? There was a whole lotta of love in 1979 when blonde ambition duo Blonde on Blonde sexed up the Led Zeppelin classic. The novelty act were a topless sensation in the British tabloid, Sun. They cashed in their brief fame by dabbing in the disco craze. They essentially paved the way for Samantha Fox as pin-up girls who could sing and titillate the Sun male audience on page 3.
The story starts in 1970 when a stand-in editor of The Sun decided, while head honcho Rupert Murdoch was out of the country, that their Page 3 girls would go topless from then on. At first there was some natural reluctance, but once sales began to skyrocket (40% in the first year) the idea was quickly embraced by all.
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Tony Medeiros is the founder and publisher of Sandbox World. For more than 20 years, he has written about pop culture, books, comics, movies, television, music, gaming, and the nostalgic moments that continue to shape fandom. His goal is simple: help readers discover something worth talking about.
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