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)
Honey Hush
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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In a Georgia cotton field
Honey hush
Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack
Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack
Come fix my supper, don't want no talkin' back
Well, you keep on jabberin', you talk about this and that
I got news for you baby, you ain't nothin' but an alley cat
Turn off the waterworks, baby, they don't move me no more
Turn off the waterworks, baby, they don't move me no more
When I leave this time, I ain't comin' back no more
Honey hush
Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack
Come in here woman, stop all that yackety yack
Don't make me noivous [nervous], 'cause I'm holdin' a baseball bat
Singin' hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo silver away!
Led Zeppelin's "Honey Hush" is a song that showcases the dynamics and power of their music. The lyrics present a man who is trying to control his woman and establishes his dominance over her. The first verse says "Ah let 'em roll like a big wheel in a Georgia cotton field. Honey hush," suggesting the idea of letting things happen naturally without resistance, as if following the path of a large wheel rolling through a cotton field. The man then demands the woman to stop talking or "yackety yack" and fix him supper. The second verse emphasizes that no amount of talking will impress him and that the woman is nothing but an "alley cat." The song ends with a reference to the Lone Ranger's theme song, which suggests that the man is ready to ride off into the sunset without the woman.
The lyrics of this song have often been criticized for their misogynistic content, as they suggest that men should control women and use violence to subjugate them. The song exposes the theme of male dominance in relationships that was prevalent in the late 60s and early 70s. However, the song can also be interpreted as a satire or an ironic commentary on such patriarchal ideas.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah let 'em roll like a big wheel
Let them move like a huge wheel
In a Georgia cotton field
In a cotton field located in Georgia
Honey hush
The phrase 'Honey Hush' is a euphemism for 'shut up'
Come in this house, stop all that yackety yack
Enter the house and stop talking unnecessarily
Come fix my supper, don't want no talkin' back
Prepare my meal without any form of argument
Well, you keep on jabberin', you talk about this and that
You keep talking aimlessly about different topics
I got news for you baby, you ain't nothin' but an alley cat
You are nothing but a street cat
Turn off the waterworks, baby, they don't move me no more
Stop crying, your tears do not affect me anymore
When I leave this time, I ain't comin' back no more
I won't be coming back after leaving this time
Come in here woman, stop all that yackety yack
Enter this room and stop talking unnecessarily
Don't make me noivous [nervous], 'cause I'm holdin' a baseball bat
Don't make me nervous because I hold a baseball bat
Singin' hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Singing the phrase 'Hi-yo Silver'
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
The phrase 'Hi-yo Silver' is a shout used to encourage rapid movement forward
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
The phrase 'Hi-yo Silver' is a shout used to encourage rapid movement forward
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
The phrase 'Hi-yo Silver' is a shout used to encourage rapid movement forward
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
The phrase 'Hi-yo Silver' is a shout used to encourage rapid movement forward
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
The phrase 'Hi-yo Silver' is a shout used to encourage rapid movement forward
Hi-yo silver away!
The phrase 'Hi-yo Silver Away' is a call to move forward at a quick pace
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LOU WILLIE TURNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@im1sickpup269
This song never fails to fire me up..... so I posted the lyrics
Come on in this house, stop all that yakety-yak
Come on in this house, stop all that yakety-yak
Don't make me nervous, holdin' a baseball bat
You keep on yappin', talkin' 'bout this 'n that
Well you keep on yappin', talkin' 'bout this 'n that
Got news for you baby, you're nothing but an alley cat
Well it's hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver away, yeah... whoo!
{Rod - Solo}
Turn out the water works woman, they don't move me no more
Turn out the water works woman, they don't move me no more
When I leave this town, ain't comin' back no more, yeah
So it's hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi-yo, hi-yo silver
Hi hi hi yo silver,
hi-yo silver away
Honey hush!
(More Rod solo)
Honey hush!
@archieferrari
If you cant appreciate this than you truly are lost . Thank God for music like this !!
@kenwolf6334
One of the greatest live performances of all time.
@jasonmichaels5796
💯
@edicurcan7190
Right, man!!!
@mjrydsfast
Yeah, this one and the Guess Who "Live At The Paramount".
@lembesi68
This is Rock and Roll at it's finest!
@Irockthere4
One of the greatest covers too!
@kevins5473
This song fucking rocks. I am head banging to it. i remember having this album in the 70's. The whole album is great.
@808stevan
Fantastic arrangement of Train Kept a Rollin'....SUper tight live band and soaring vocals and face melting solos...One of my absolute favorite bands to cover on guitar and one that is deserving of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
@jrkinnard1
Live albums ruled the '70s and this was one of the best!