All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music — Season 1, Episode 16: Whatever Gets You Through The Night (Glitter Rock)

Episode synopsis

This Episode takes place almost entirely on stage; fans are always seen from the performer’s point of view. Thus, we begin to feel and experience first hand the pressures being put upon various individuals by the music industry. We are backstage with David Bowie as he makes himself up for a performance. We watch Alice Cooper ritualistically smashing up a doll, while the fans shriek for more and more. We are with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull as he prepares to face a screaming crowd. We watch Eric Clapton before drugs, during drugs and after drugs. We are on stage with Keith Emerson as he hurls his electric organ as the audience... featuring Alice Cooper Bob Marley and the Wailers Clive Davis Cream David Bowie Elton John Emerson, Lake and Palmer Eric Clapton Gary Glitter Helen Reddy Jethro Tull Keith Moon Kiss Labelle Lester Bangs Marie and Donny Osmond Roxy Music

About All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

A 17-part television documentary series on the history of modern pop music covering some of the many different genres that have fallen under the label of "popular music" between the mid-19th century and 1976, including folk, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, vaudeville and music hall, musical theatre, country, swing, jazz, blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll and others.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Introductory Programme
• E2God's Children
• E3I Can Hypnotise 'Dis Nation (Ragtime)
• E4Jungle Music (Jazz)
• E5Who's That Comin'? (The Blues)
• E6Rude Songs (Vaudeville and Music Hall)
• E7Always Chasin' Rainbows (Tin Pan Alley)
• E8Diamonds As Big As the Ritz (The Musical)
• E9Swing That Music! (Swing)
• E10Good Times (Rhythm and Blues)
• E11Making Moonshine (Country Music)
• E12Go Down, Moses! (Folk 'War Songs')