Originally named the New Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin signed a deal with Atlantic Records that gave them considerable artistic freedom. Initially unpopular with critics, they achieved significant commercial success with eight studio albums over ten years. Their 1969 debut, Led Zeppelin, was a top-ten album in several countries and featured such tracks as "Good Times Bad Times", "Dazed and Confused" and "Communication Breakdown". Led Zeppelin II (1969) was their first number-one album, and yielded "Ramble On" and "Whole Lotta Love". In 1970, they released Led Zeppelin III which featured "Immigrant Song". Their untitled fourth album, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV (1971), is one of the best-selling albums in history with 37 million copies sold. The album includes "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll" and "Stairway to Heaven", with the latter being among the most popular and influential works in rock history. Houses of the Holy (1973) yielded "The Ocean", "Over the Hills and Far Away" and "The Rain Song". Physical Graffiti (1975), a double album, featured "Trampled Under Foot" and "Kashmir".
Page wrote most of Led Zeppelin's music, particularly early in their career, while Plant wrote most of the lyrics. Jones's keyboard-based compositions later became central to their music, which featured increasing experimentation. The latter half of their career saw a series of record-breaking tours that earned the group a reputation for excess and debauchery. Although they remained commercially and critically successful, their touring and output, which included Presence (1976) and In Through the Out Door (1979), grew limited, and the group disbanded following Bonham's death in 1980. Since then, the surviving former members have sporadically collaborated and participated in one-off reunions. The most successful of these was the 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in London, with Bonham's son Jason Bonham on drums.
Led Zeppelin are one of the best-selling music artists of all time; their total record sales are estimated to be between 200 and 300 million units worldwide. They achieved eight consecutive UK number-one albums and six number-one albums on the US Billboard 200, with five of their albums certified Diamond in the US. Rolling Stone magazine described them as "the heaviest band of all time", "the biggest band of the Seventies", and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history". They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995; the museum's biography of the band states that they were "as influential" during the 1970s as the Beatles were during the 1960s.
Albums
Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Led Zeppelin III (1970)
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Houses of the Holy (1973)
Physical Graffiti (1975)
Presence (1976)
In Through the Out Door (1979)
Coda (1982)
Boogie Chillun
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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Baby I'm not fooling
I'm gonna send ya
Back to schooling
A-way down inside
A-honey you need it
I'm gonna give you my love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
You've been learning
Um baby I been learning
All them good times baby, baby
I've been year-yearning
A-way, way down inside
A-honey you need-ah
I'm gonna give you my love, ah
I'm gonna give you my love, ah oh
Whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
You've been cooling
And baby I've been drooling
All the good times, baby
I've been misusing
A-way, way down inside
I'm gonna give ya my love
I'm gonna give ya every inch of my love
I'm gonna give ya my love
Hey!
Alright! Let's go!
Whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Way down inside
Woman, you need, yeah
Love
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
Lord
Shake for me girl
I wanna be your backdoor man
Hey, oh, hey, oh
Hey, oh, hey, oh
Ooh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Cool, my, my baby
A-keep it cooling baby
A-keep it cooling baby
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Ah-keep it cooling baby
The lyrics of "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin are a suggestive and sultry invitation for a love affair. The opening lines can be interpreted as the singer offering to educate their partner in the ways of love ("I'm gonna send ya back to schooling"), and the repeated "want to whole lotta love" emphasizes the singer's desire for an intense and all-consuming love affair. The lyrics in the second verse suggest a mutual desire and yearning for one another as the singer notes they have both been "learning" and "yearning."
As the song progresses, the lyrics become even more suggestive and sexual, with the line "I'm gonna give ya every inch of my love" being particularly explicit. The reference to being a "backdoor man" is also a suggestive detail, referencing a lover who is kept secret or comes in through the back door to avoid detection.
Overall, the lyrics of "Whole Lotta Love" are a testament to Led Zeppelin's reputation as a sex-driven, rock 'n' roll band. The lyrics are intentionally provocative and suggestive, appealing to the audience's desires and fantasies.
Line by Line Meaning
You need cooling
You need to cool down and calm your emotions.
Baby I'm not fooling
I am not joking or lying with what I am about to say/do.
I'm gonna send ya
I am going to take an action against you.
Back to schooling
I am going to teach you a lesson in a humiliating way.
A-way down inside
Deep within.
A-honey you need it
Sweetheart, you require it urgently.
I'm gonna give you my love
I am going to show you my affection and care.
Want to whole lotta love
I desire a considerable and intense amount of love.
You've been learning
You have gained experience and knowledge.
Um baby I been learning
I have also been learning, my dear.
All them good times baby, baby
All those enjoyable moments, my dear
I've been year-yearning
I have been longing for it immensely.
A-way, way down inside
Very deep within.
A-honey you need-ah
Sweetheart, you need it.
I'm gonna give you my love, ah
I am going to express my love to you.
Whole lotta love
A lot of love that is pure and intense.
You've been cooling
You have been distancing yourself emotionally.
And baby I've been drooling
I have been eagerly desiring and yearning for you.
All the good times, baby
All those enjoyable experiences, my dear.
I've been misusing
I have been abusing and taking them for granted.
I'm gonna give ya every inch of my love
I am going to give you all of me and leave nothing behind.
Hey! Alright! Let's go!
An exclamation of readiness and eagerness to proceed.
Way down inside
Deep within.
Woman, you need, yeah
You need it, woman.
Love
An intense feeling of affection and care.
My, my, my, my
An expression of amazement and excitement.
Lord
An expression of astonishment and awe.
Shake for me girl
Dance sensually for me, girl.
I wanna be your backdoor man
I want to be your secret lover and fulfill your desires.
Cool, my, my baby
Stay calm and composed, my dear.
A-keep it cooling baby
Keep your emotions under control, my dear.
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Stay calm and composed, my dear.
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Stay calm and composed, my dear.
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Stay calm and composed, my dear.
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Stay calm and composed, my dear.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PETE MOORE, JOHN BONHAM, JOHN PAUL JONES, JIMMY PAGE, SHARON PLANT
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@Ed9870
Love how Zeppelin shifts from one genre to the next, all while retaining their essential DNA. What a band they were.
@MaximusKeyes-tg2lj
I Read a few interviews of Robert plant, and Jimmy page talking about all of their American Blues, and R&B influences, you can tell that they were doing their best to embody all of what they used to hear.
It’s a very refreshing thing to look at different parts of history, to figure out the origins, while listening to the byproduct of that influence!
@timrobinson100
You hear all 3 instruments separately yet together , awesome
@frankwarren1233
4 when you include Robert's voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@user-rr5ui8eo9x
got damn Robert killed it
@timrobinson100
Phenomenon that rythemn section 💖
@timrobinson100
This is why they are we’re the greatest band of all time period , no one comes close for the telepathy between page and John Paul’ amazing
@phillyfreeze
It's downright alien like a download from another world.
@advancetech5338
greatest thieves
@papa_pt
@@advancetech5338some lyrics and 12 bar blues loser. Exclude those and they'd still be the best early 70s band