Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group c… Read Full Bio ↴Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are cited as one of the progenitors of hard rock and heavy metal, although their style drew from a variety of influences, including blues and folk music. Led Zeppelin have been credited as significantly impacting the nature of the music industry, particularly in the development of album-oriented rock (AOR) and stadium rock.

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)

Hot Dog
Led Zeppelin Lyrics

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(Oh, hot dog)
Well, I just got into town today
To find my girl who's gone away
She took the Greyhound at the general store
I searched myself I searched the town
When I finally did sit down
I find myself no wiser than before

She said we couldn't do no wrong
No other love could be so strong
She locked up my heart in her bottom drawer
Now she took my heart she took my keys
From in my old blue dungarees
And I'll never go to Texas anymore

Now my baby's gone I don't know what to do
She took my love and walked right out the door
And if I ever find that girl I know one thing for sure
I'm gonna give her something like she never had before

I took her love at seventeen
A little late these days it seems
But they said heaven is well worth waiting for
I took her word I took it all
Beneath the sign that said "you-haul"
She left angels hangin' round for more

Now my baby's gone I don't know what to do
She took my love and walked right out the door
And if I ever find that girl I know one thing for sure
I'm gonna give her something like she never had before

I thought I had it all sewn up
Our love, a plot, a pick-up truck
But folks said she was after something more
I never did quite understand
All that talk about rockin' bands
But they just rolled my doll right out the door

Oh yeah, they just rolled my doll right out the door
But they just rolled my doll right out the door

Overall Meaning

Led Zeppelin's song Hot Dog tells the story of a man who arrives in town looking for his girlfriend who has left him. He searched for her everywhere but found no traces of her. She had taken his heart, his keys, and left him feeling confused and heartbroken. The song showcases the singer's feelings of loss and regret after his girlfriend betrayed him. He vows to give her something she's never had before if he ever finds her again. However, he acknowledges that he may never see her again.

The lyrics contain a mixture of country and rock and roll elements, which was unusual for Led Zeppelin, who were known for their hard rock sound. The song features acoustic guitars and a fiddle, giving it a distinct twangy sound. The song's chorus, "Oh, hot dog," has been interpreted to mean different things, from expressing surprise to emphasizing the frustration of the singer.

Line by Line Meaning

(Oh, hot dog)
Expressing excitement or enthusiasm

Well, I just got into town today
I recently arrived in town

To find my girl who's gone away
I came looking for my girlfriend who left

She took the Greyhound at the general store
She left on the bus from the store

I searched myself I searched the town
I looked for her everywhere

When I finally did sit down
When I stopped searching

I find myself no wiser than before
I didn't learn anything from my search

She said we couldn't do no wrong
She believed our relationship was perfect

No other love could be so strong
She thought our love was the strongest

She locked up my heart in her bottom drawer
She held my heart captive

Now she took my heart she took my keys
She left taking my heart and car keys

From in my old blue dungarees
My keys were in my jeans

And I'll never go to Texas anymore
I won't go back to Texas without her

Now my baby's gone I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do now that she left

She took my love and walked right out the door
She left with my love and left me

And if I ever find that girl I know one thing for sure
If I ever find her, I'll do something she won't forget

I'm gonna give her something like she never had before
I'll give her an experience she hasn't had

I took her love at seventeen
I fell in love with her when I was seventeen

A little late these days it seems
It seems like I fell in love with her late

But they said heaven is well worth waiting for
But they say that waiting for something good is worth it

I took her word I took it all
I believed everything she said and gave her everything

Beneath the sign that said "you-haul"
It happened when we rented a U-haul truck

She left angels hangin' round for more
She left me wanting more

I thought I had it all sewn up
I thought I had everything figured out

Our love, a plot, a pick-up truck
Our love was like a story with a beginning and a truck

But folks said she was after something more
People said she wanted something more than me

I never did quite understand
I never fully understood

All that talk about rockin' bands
All the talk about bands didn't make sense to me

But they just rolled my doll right out the door
But she left me just like that

Oh yeah, they just rolled my doll right out the door
They just left me and I'm upset

Lyrics © Sentric Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ROBERT ANTHONY PLANT, JAMES PATRICK (JIMMY) PAGE

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