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)
Move on Down the Line
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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You ain't gonna stop
I'm gonna give you real good love
Gonna drive ( ? )
Well move, move on down the line
I'm gonna do right, do right all the time
Well I'm gonna move on down the line
I'm gonna get this girl to be mine
She'll be cool and she'll be tall
( ? ) we gotta go
The lyrics of Led Zeppelin's song Move on Down the Line is an expression of masculine desire and pursuit of a woman. The song starts with the singer setting his sights on a woman whom he wants to make his lover. He tells her that he will give her "real good love" and won't stop until she becomes his. The use of the word "stop" suggests that the woman may not be initially interested in the singer, but he is determined to win her over. The aggression in his approach is further emphasized in the line where he wants to "drive", but it is left to the audience's imagination what exactly he is referring to.
The chorus of the song, "move, move on down the line, I'm gonna do right, do right all the time" is a repetitive reminder that the singer is not giving up on his pursuit. He is committed to moving forward and not giving up until he gets the woman he desires. The lyrics also suggest that he would treat her right and do right by her always.
Overall, the song is a classic example of the theme of male pursuit in rock music. The lyrics display a sense of confidence and determination in the singer's quest to get the woman he desires while displaying the hyper-masculine and aggressive nature of this pursuit.
Line by Line Meaning
You gonna be my lover baby
I want you to be my partner in a romantic relationship.
You ain't gonna stop
You will not resist my advances or reject me.
I'm gonna give you real good love
I will provide you with genuine affection and pleasure.
Gonna drive ( ? )
I will exert effort to fulfill your desires and meet your needs.
Well move, move on down the line
Let's keep moving forward towards our destination, whatever it may be.
I'm gonna do right, do right all the time
I will always act honorably and ethically towards you.
Well I'm gonna move on down the line
I will not stay in one place for too long, but instead continue my journey forward.
I'm gonna get this girl to be mine
I will pursue this woman and hope to make her my partner.
She'll be cool and she'll be tall
The woman I have in mind will possess desirable traits such as confidence and height.
( ? ) we gotta go
We must leave this current location or situation and continue on our journey together.
Contributed by Jeremiah Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jamesmurphy8676
Lyrics:
The leaves are falling all around
Time I was on my way
Thanks to you, I'm much obliged
For such a pleasant stay
But now it's time for me to go
The autumn moon lights my way
For now, I smell the rain
And with it pain
And it's headed my way
Ah, sometimes I grow so tired
But I know I've got one thing I got to do
Ramble on
And now's the time, the time is now
Sing my song
I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl
On my way
I've been this way ten years to the day
Ramble on
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams
Got no time for spreadin' roots
The time has come to be gone
And though our health we drank a thousand times
It's time to ramble on
Ramble on
And now's the time, the time is now
Sing my song
I'm going 'round the world, I got to find my girl
On my way
I've been this way ten years to the day
I gotta ramble on
I gotta find the queen of all my dreams
I ain't tellin' no lie
Mine's a tale that can't be told
My freedom I hold dear
How years ago in days of old
When magic filled the air
T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor
I met a girl so fair
But Gollum and the evil one
Crept up and slipped away with her
Her, her, yeah
Ain't nothing I can do, no
I guess I keep on rambling
I'm gonna, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing my song (I gotta find my baby)
I gotta ramble on, sing my song
Gotta work my way around the world baby, baby
Ramble on, yeah
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, my baby
Doo, doo, doo, doo
Doodoo doodoo doodoo doodoo doodoo
I gotta keep searching for my baby
(Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
I gotta keep-a-searchin' for my baby
(My, my, my, my, my, my, my baby)
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I can't find my bluebird
I listen to my bluebird sing
I can't find my bluebird
I keep rambling, baby
I keep rambling, baby
@jef6080
RAMBLE ON - LYRICS
Leaves are falling all around
It's time I was on my way
Thanks to you I'm much obliged
For such a pleasant stay
But now it's time for me to go
The autumn moon lights my way
For now I smell the rain
And with it pain
And it's headed my way
Ah, sometimes I grow so tired
But I know I've got one thing I got to do
Ramble on
And now's the time, the time is now
To sing my song
I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl
On my way
I've been this way ten years to the day
Ramble on
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams
Got no time for spreadin' roots
The time has come to be gone
And thoough our health we drank a thousand times
It's time to ramble on
Ramble on
And now's the time, the time is now
To sing my song
I'm going 'round the world, I got to find my girl
On my way
I've been this way ten years to the day
I gotta ramble on
I gotta find the queen of all my dreams
I ain't tellin' no lie
Mine's a tale that can't be told
My freedom I hold dear
How years ago in days of old
When magic filled the air
'T was in the darkest depths of Mordor
I met a girl so fair
But Gollum, and the evil one
Crept up and slipped away with her
Her, her, yeah
Ain't nothing I can do, no
I guess I keep on rambling
I'm gonna, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing my song (I gotta find my baby)
I gotta ramble on, sing my song
Gotta work my way around the world baby, baby
Ramble on, yeah
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, my baby
Doo, doo, doo, doo
Doodoo doodoo doodoo doodoo doodoo
I gotta keep searching for my baby
(Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
I gotta keep-a-searchin' for my baby
(My, my, my, my, my, my, my baby)
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I can't find my bluebird
I listen to my bluebird sing
I can't find my bluebird
I keep rambling, baby
I keep rambling, baby
@murphy3355
When I was 25 I was diagnosed with cancer. Going through four rounds of chemo all I could do is sit in that chair and listen to led. Now I’m 30 and still rambling on.
@nikolaucznaum4312
Ramble on!!..
@jingaling7304
Yes! Ramble on! You can do it👍😊
@sarahmonk8273
♥️ Don’t stop ramblin’ on!
@mycrazyfamilyid
That's awesome! 💪
@JOHNJDEG420
RAMBLE ON BRO
@bernybuongiorno4573
Someone called me old today, I said "yeah, but I got to see all the cool bands
@1Letter23Numbers.
Lucky
@ado011235
No you didn't 😀
@scottallen7195
Embracing the best of the best,a little bit older I wish I was!