Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Written by Marc Bolan, “Bang a Gong” was once ranked one of the Top 100 classic rock songs of all time by Ultimate Classic Rock.

Things got a little heavy for Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain during a recent concert in Dublin, when the drummer was hit by a falling gong after it had been struck by frontman Bruce Dickinson. The metal ...

In 1972, T. Rex had a hit single with “Bang a Gong (Get it On).” The song, which appeared on the group's second album Electric Warrior, peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 4, 1972, ...