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)
Candy Store Rock
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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Don't you want a man like me?
Oh baby baby, I'm just as sweet as anybody could be
Oh baby baby, I want to look to your eyes, of blue
Oh baby baby, it's more than anybody else could do
Well oh baby baby
You know when I see you walkin' down the street
Oh baby baby, I don't believe I've tasted this before
Oh baby baby, I want it now
And every mouthful more of you
Talk about you, yeah
Talk about you
Oh baby baby
You know that I wanted it more
Oh baby baby
I'm about to kiss goodbye to this store
Oh baby baby
It ain't the wrapping that sells the goods
Oh baby baby
I got a sweet tooth when my mouth is full of you
Talk about you
Ooh, you
Talk about you
Yeah, talk about you
Ooh yeah, talk about you
Ooh baby oh baby it's alright, it's alright
Oh baby it's alright it's alright
Well, oh baby, baby
Oh you sting like a bee
Oh baby, baby
I like your honey and it sure likes me
Oh baby, baby
I got my spoon inside your jar
Oh baby, baby
Don't give me too much, don't make me starve
Oh baby, baby
Sugar sister on a silver plate
Oh baby, baby
I need a mouthful and I just can't wait
Oh baby, baby
See the shaking in my hand
Oh baby, baby
Don't mean to fumble but it tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand
Tastes so grand, ooh
Baby it's alright
Oh it's alright
Ooh, oh, baby it's alright, oh it's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright
It's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, yeah, it's alright, it's alright
Ooh, ooh, yeah, alright
The lyrics to Led Zeppelin's "Candy Store Rock" are full of seductive metaphors and innuendos. The singer is expressing his desire for his lover, using candy as a metaphor for her sweetness. He compares himself to candy, saying that he's "just as sweet as anybody could be." He wants to gaze into her "eyes of blue" and taste "every mouthful" of her. The candy metaphor continues when he says, "I got a sweet tooth when my mouth is full of you."
The chorus of the song is where the candy metaphor is most prevalent. The singer talks about how he wants to "talk about" his lover, as though she is something he can't get enough of. He compares her to honey in a jar, and says he's got his "spoon inside your jar." He's shaking with desire and can't wait to have more of her.
Overall, the lyrics of "Candy Store Rock" are about the singer's insatiable desire for his lover, and his ability to satisfy that desire by indulging in her sweetness.
Line by Line Meaning
Well oh baby baby
The singer is addressing someone whom they find attractive
Don't you want a man like me?
The singer is asking if the addressee desires a romantic relationship with the singer
Oh baby baby, I'm just as sweet as anybody could be
The singer claims that they're charming and desirable
Oh baby baby, I want to look to your eyes, of blue
The artist desires to look into the addressee's blue eyes
Oh baby baby, it's more than anybody else could do
The artist thinks that nobody else desires to look into the addressee's blue eyes
Well oh baby baby
The singer reaffirms their attraction to the addressee
You know when I see you walkin' down the street
The singer is describing when they saw the addressee walking down the street
Oh baby baby, well you lookin' good enough to eat
The artist finds the addressee very attractive and uses a simile to describe them
Oh baby baby, I don't believe I've tasted this before
The artist hasn't experienced any attraction like this before
Oh baby baby, I want it now
The person desires romance with the addressee
And every mouthful more of you
The person desires more and more of the addressee
Talk about you, yeah
The artist wants to discuss the addressee
Talk about you
The singer continues their desire to discuss the addressee
Oh baby baby
The singer addresses the addressee again
You know that I wanted it more
The singer has a strong desire for the addressee
Oh baby baby, I'm about to kiss goodbye to this store
The artist is leaving their current situation behind for the addressee
Oh baby baby, it ain't the wrapping that sells the goods
The artist is emphasizing that their attraction to the addressee has little to do with their appearance
Oh baby baby, I got a sweet tooth when my mouth is full of you
The singer finds having a relationship with the addressee very satisfying
Talk about you
The singer continues to express their desire to talk about the addressee
Ooh, you
The artist emphasizes their attraction to the addressee
Talk about you
The artist reiterates their desire to talk about the addressee
Yeah, talk about you
The artist continues with their desire to discuss the addressee
Ooh yeah, talk about you
The singer reiterates their desire to discuss the addressee
Ooh baby oh baby it's alright, it's alright
The artist appears to comfort the addressee, saying everything will be okay
Oh baby it's alright it's alright
The singer reaffirms that everything will be alright
Well, oh baby, baby
The singer addresses the addressee again
Oh you sting like a bee
The singer uses a simile to describe the addressee's behavior or personality
Oh baby, baby
The artist addresses the addressee again
I like your honey and it sure likes me
The artist likes the addressee and they reciprocate
Oh baby, baby
The singer addresses the addressee once more
I got my spoon inside your jar
The singer is in a metaphorical relationship with the addressee
Oh baby, baby
The artist addresses the addressee again
Don't give me too much, don't make me starve
The artist wants to make sure the addressee doesn't give them too much attention, but they also don't want to be neglected
Oh baby, baby
The artist addresses the addressee one last time
Sugar sister on a silver plate
The singer uses a metaphor to describe the addressee's attractiveness
Oh baby, baby
The artist addresses the addressee for the final time
I need a mouthful and I just can't wait
The singer desires romance with the addressee and can't wait
See the shaking in my hand
The singer is physically affected by their desire for the addressee
Oh baby, baby
The singer addresses the addressee again
Don't mean to fumble but it tastes so grand
The artist is overwhelmed with their desire for the addressee
Tastes so grand
The artist is extremely satisfied with their relationship with the addressee
Tastes so grand
The singer repeats the previous sentiment
Tastes so grand
The singer repeats the previous sentiment one final time
Tastes so grand, ooh
The artist is still very satisfied with their relationship with the addressee
Baby it's alright
The artist is reassuring the addressee that everything will be okay
Oh it's alright
The artist reaffirms that everything will be okay
Ooh, oh, baby it's alright, oh it's alright
The singer is trying to comfort the addressee
Ooh, ooh, it's alright
The artist is attempting to alleviate the addressee's stress
It's alright
The singer again reaffirms that everything will be okay
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
The singer repeats the previous sentiment
Ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
The singer again repeats that everything will be okay
Ooh, ooh, ooh, it's alright, it's alright
The artist repeats themselves one final time
Ooh, ooh, yeah, it's alright, it's alright
The artist's final attempt to convince the addressee that everything will be okay
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JIMMY PAGE, ROBERT PLANT
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Debmeow
on No Quarter
Brilliant, a masterpiece.
robin
on Immigrant Song
i love this
Marie Fenouilliére
on Stairway to Heaven
j'adoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee