Almost Famous (2000) is a music movie that gets the music right. How could it not when writer/director Cameron Crowe spent his adolescence touring with rock bands and writing about them for Rolling Stone?
He channels those experiences into the story of William Miller, a young aspiring journalist who learns some hard lessons while hitting the road with Stillwater, a 70s band based on the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and others.
A 70s rock band has to have some 70s rock tunes, and Crowe wrote a handful of them along with wife Nancy Wilson (of Heart) and rock legend Peter Frampton.
‘Fever Dog’ is the band’s biggest hit. It kicks off with a drum part worthy of John Bonham before lead singer Jeff Bebe jumps in with a high Robert Plant whine. Seems Zeppelin was definitely the inspiration for this one.
Ohh-ooh-oh…
[Verse 1]
Fever dog
Scratchin’ at my back door
I hear you howl
But I don’t listen no more
[Chorus]
Got to spit it out, the taste of the hair
Of the fever dog
Come around again, well, that would be the end
Of the fever dog
[Verse 2]
Fever dog
Came to this black city
I’m not surprised
You’re beggin’ now for six days
[Chorus]
Got to spit it out, the taste of the hair
Of the fever dog
Come around again, well, that would be the end
Of the fever dog
Got to spit it out, the taste of the hair
Of the fever dog!
Come around again, well, that would be the end
Of the fever – dog!
[Outro]
Scratchin’ at my back door…
Meet Me In Montauk 
Definitely inspired by Zeppelin. Great movie!
really should see this one again. I really don’t remember it, but I’m pretty sure I saw it
You’ll love it all over again. Do you remember Frances McDormand?! In for such a treat 🙂