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)
Rock And Roll
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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It's been a long time since I did the stroll
Ooh let me get it back, let me get it back
Let me get it back, baby, where I come from
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yes, it has
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
Carry me back, carry me back
Carry me back, baby, where I come from, whoa-oh-oh
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Oh seems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Making vows that just can't work right, oh yeah
Open your arms, opens your arms
Open your arms, baby, let love come running in, yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
The lyrics to Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" evoke a sense of nostalgia for the good old days of rock and roll. The song begins by reminiscing about a time when the singer used to rock and roll and do the stroll, but it's been a long time since then. The desire to reclaim the feeling of those days grows stronger with each repetition of the refrain "let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back, baby, where I come from." The singer begs to be taken back to the days when rock and roll was pure, and the music had heart and soul.
The next verse goes on to talk about the "book of love" and the tears of a life with no love. The singer longs to be taken back to a time when love was pure and unadulterated, and he could feel the warmth and comfort of a loving relationship. The singer's desire to go back to the good old days of rock and roll is representative of the yearning for simpler times when the world seemed less complicated and music was all that mattered. The song's driving beat and catchy melody add to the sense of longing and nostalgia for a time long past.
Line by Line Meaning
It's been a long time since I rock and rolled
It has been a considerable length of time since I have passionately played rock and roll music
It's been a long time since I did the stroll
It has been an equally long time since I have performed the kind of dance, the stroll
Ooh let me get it back, let me get it back
Let me get it back, baby, where I come from
I want to regain my former passion and skill in rock and roll music, which originates in my birthplace
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yes, it has
It has indeed been a lengthy and desolate period of my life without the joy of rich rock and roll music
It's been a long time since the book of love
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
Carry me back, carry me back
Carry me back, baby, where I come from, whoa-oh-oh
I haven't found true love in a considerable length of time, and I have shed an infinite stream of tears because of it. Take me back to my birthplace, my roots, to gain comfort from the memories
Oh seems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Making vows that just can't work right, oh yeah
Open your arms, opens your arms
Open your arms, baby, let love come running in, yeah
It feels like ages since we last walked under the moonlight, committing to vows that subsequently didn't work out as anticipated. Embrace me and welcome love back into our lives
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
It has been an extended, and lonely-affecting time without the experience of love or the joyful sound of rock and roll music
Yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey
Yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Long is the length of time experienced without love and rock and roll music
Lyrics © Edition JA, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham
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Aldo Hernan
It's been a long time since I rock and rolled
It's been a long time since I did the stroll
Ooh let me get it back, let me get it back
Let me get it back, baby, where I come from
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yes, it has
It's been a long time since the book of love
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
Carry me back, carry me back
Carry me back, baby, where I come from, whoa-oh-oh
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Oh seems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Making vows that just can't work right, oh yeah
Open your arms, opens your arms
Open your arms, baby, let love come running in, yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Ricardo Lugo
Ha pasado un largo tiempo desde mi último rock and roll
Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que hice el pasito de baile
Déjame volver, déjame volver
Déjame volver, baby, de donde vengo
Ha sido un largo tiempo, ha pasado mucho tiempo
Ha sido un largo solitario
Solo, solo, solo
Tiempo de soledad
Sí, lo ha sido
Ha sido tanto tiempo desde que escribí en el libro del amor
No puedo contar las lágrimas de una vida sin amor
Llévame de vuelta, llévame de vuelta
Llévame de vuelta, baby, a de donde vengo
Ha sido un largo tiempo, ha pasado mucho tiempo
Ha sido un largo y solitario
Solo, solo, solo
Tiempo de soledad
Parece mucho tiempo desde que caminamos en la luz de la luna
Haciendo votos que nunca pueden salir al derecho
Abre tus brazos, abre los brazos
Abre tus brazos, baby, deja que mi amor entre corriendo
Ha sido un largo tiempo, ha pasado mucho tiempo
Ha sido un tiempo largo y solitario
Solo, solo, solo
Tiempo de soledad.
Dean Short
For me growing up in the '70's this song is one of my top ten favorites... Fifty years later it's still in my top ten. Nothing like the pounding perfect Rock 'N Roll energy of this song!
Bill Horstkamp
I’m right there with you, Dean! If you need to get moving, put on this song or any live version of how many more times
Johny Eko Prasetyo
Gas Gas Gaaass
Atletico Madrid
Que maravilla de Rock es el Rock Hard lo maximo que recuerdos tan inborrables vienen a mi mente con este temon viva el Rock Hard
dvsxavier
Jimmy's guitar and Bonzo's drums pure magic. That's classic rock.
Isaac Vargas Azofeifa
This brings me memories of myself dancing in the 70's, even though I was born in the 98
ota salmiakki -_-
me too. i was born in 2002
Janette De La Rosa
Same haha
Neil Thaddeus Seno
Doing awesome soundtripping in Vienna back in 1993 the atmosphere adds the magical experience.
Rahma Lubis
2005