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)
Nadine
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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I thought I saw my future bride walking up the street,
I shouted to the driver hey conductor, you must slow down.
I think I see her please let me off this bus
Nadine, honey is that you?
Oh, Nadine. honey, is that you?
Downtown searching for her, looking all around.
See you coming to me, here we yellow cab,
She move around, look, go go. (? )
Oh honey is that you ?
The lyrics to Led Zeppelin’s song Nadine describe a search for a woman named Nadine who the singer believes might be his future bride. He is on a city bus when he thinks he sees her walking up the street, and he implores the driver to let him off the bus so he can catch up to her. When he finally reaches her, she seems preoccupied and busy, and doesn’t have much time to spare. Despite this, the singer still seems enamored with her and hopeful that he has found his future partner.
The song’s lyrics reveal a sense of restlessness and longing. The singer is searching for something or someone and sees Nadine as a potential answer to his search. He is willing to interrupt his journey and demand that the bus driver let him off in order to catch up to her. Despite Nadine’s apparent disinterest, the singer is still drawn to her and hopeful that he can win her over. The lyrics capture a moment of anticipation and possibility, as well as the disappointment that comes when reality doesn’t fully match with the dream.
Line by Line Meaning
I got on a city bus and found a vacant seat,
I boarded a city bus and managed to find an empty seat.
I thought I saw my future bride walking up the street,
As I was waiting for the bus, I believed I had spotted my soon-to-be spouse walking towards me on the street.
I shouted to the driver hey conductor, you must slow down.
Upon realizing that the person I saw could be my potential bride, I hollered at the bus driver to decelerate the vehicle.
I think I see her please let me off this bus
I am sure that I have spotted the woman who may be my future better half and therefore requested the driver to halt and release me from the vehicle.
Nadine, honey is that you?
I called out to the lady to confirm if she was Nadine, my possible soulmate.
Oh, Nadine. honey, is that you?
I repeated the question, adding a term of endearment to the lady's name.
Seems like every time I see you darling you got something else to do
It appears as though you are constantly preoccupied with other affairs every time I come across you, my love.
Downtown searching for her, looking all around.
I subsequently roamed the city center, combing its streets in quest of Nadine.
See you coming to me, here we yellow cab,
Finally, I spotted her heading towards me and hailed a yellow taxi cab for us.
She move around, look, go go.
The woman moved and danced around energetically while we were traveling in the cab.
Oh honey is that you ?
I playfully asked the lady if it was still her that I was with in the cab.
Contributed by Riley O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Debmeow
on No Quarter
Brilliant, a masterpiece.
robin
on Immigrant Song
i love this
Marie Fenouilliére
on Stairway to Heaven
j'adoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee