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)
The Girl I Love
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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I do declare!
The girl I love, yeah, she got long black wavy hair,
Ah yeah,
Her mother and her father, lordy,
They sure don't, sure don't allow me there.
Well i, I'm goin? back to my baby, lord i,
I never saw that sweet woman yeah in-a
A-five long years gone by, yeah.
Well I'm goin? ho__me, I'm goin? home
?cause she's a sweet little darlin?, ah
I said I been away, ahh-far too long,
I been away too long.
Take it jimmy!
Well, my baby when...
She shakes just like a willow tree,
Yes she does.
My baby, when she walks, ya know
She shakes like a willow tree, yeah.
Ah-that mean, mistreatin? baby she know she
Hop, hops all over me.
Oooh.
Yeah!
Alright!
Hops over me...
Led Zeppelin's song The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair is a love song sung by the lead singer, Robert Plant. The song talks about the girl he loves and her long black wavy hair, which she got from her mother and father. However, her parents do not allow Plant near her, and hence he swears to go back to his baby. The song also talks about how his baby shakes like a willow tree when she walks and how she mistreats him by hopping all over him.
The lyrics of the song are simple yet meaningful. Plant's vocals and Jimmy Page's guitar work make the song very appealing to the ears. The music is bluesy and sets the perfect mood for the song. The song talks about the pain of being away from the one you love for too long and how one wants to go back to them. Plant's deep voice and the excellent instrumentation make the song very emotional and relatable.
Line by Line Meaning
Whoah, the girl I love, she got long black wavy hair
I am deeply in love with a woman who has beautiful, long, and wavy black hair.
I do declare!
I am stating this fact with great emphasis and conviction.
The girl I love, yeah, she got long black wavy hair,
I am repeating my admiration for her long, black, and wavy hair.
Ah yeah,
I am expressing my excitement and enthusiasm for her beauty.
Her mother and her father, lordy,
Her parents, unfortunately, do not like me.
They sure don't, sure don't allow me there.
They do not allow me to be around her or visit her in their home.
Well i, I'm goin? back to my baby, lord i,
I am returning to my beloved woman.
I swear I wouldn't lie, yeah
I am emphasizing my honesty and sincerity.
I never saw that sweet woman yeah in-a
I have not seen her in a long time.
A-five long years gone by, yeah.
It has been a significant amount of time since I last saw her.
Well I'm goin? ho__me, I'm goin? home
I am excited to be going back to my own home, where my beloved woman is waiting for me.
?cause she's a sweet little darlin?, ah
I adore her and consider her to be a kind and lovely person.
I said I been away, ahh-far too long,
I recognize that I have been away from her for too long and it has been difficult for me.
I been away too long.
I acknowledge that I have been gone for too long and it has been hard on me.
Take it jimmy!
Here, the singer is encouraging the guitar player (Jimmy) to take a solo.
Well, my baby when...
The singer is beginning a new thought or idea about his beloved woman.
She shakes just like a willow tree,
The woman moves in a sensuous and captivating way, reminiscent of the graceful movements of a willow tree.
Yes she does.
The singer is emphasizing the truth of his assertion about her movements.
My baby, when she walks, ya know
The singer is talking about his beloved woman's gait and how mesmerizing it is.
She shakes like a willow tree, yeah.
Again, he is emphasizing her wavy and sensual movements when she walks.
Ah-that mean, mistreatin? baby she know she
The singer is suggesting that the woman knows how to manipulate him and use him, even if she is not treating him well.
Hop, hops all over me.
The singer is saying that the woman figuratively hops all over him and makes him feel weak and helpless in her presence.
Oooh.
This is an exclamation of emotional intensity and passion.
Yeah!
A phrase denoting enthusiasm and excitement.
Alright!
An expression of agreement or satisfaction.
Hops over me...
Repetition of previous line for emphasis and effect.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN BONHAM, JOHN ESTES, JOHN PAUL JONES, JAMES PATRICK (JIMMY) PAGE, ROBERT ANTHONY PLANT
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