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)

We're Gonna Groove
Led Zeppelin Lyrics

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Hear my baby comin' down the track
Betcha my baby's comin' back
Someday she'll get back to me
We're gonna raise a family

We're gonna groove, yeah groove
Yeah we're gonna groove

Whoa, my baby, we're gonna love, love, love
Until the brink of day

Sweet as sweet as sweet can be
You don't know whatcha do to me
Let me say you're my one desire
You just set my soul on fire

Oh we're gonna groove, yeah groove
Yeah we're gonna groove baby
My baby, baby we're gonna love, love, love
Until the brink of day

Sweet as sweet as sweet can be
Lemme tell ya you don't know whatcha do to me
You just set my soul on fire
Woman you know you're my one desire

We gonna groove oh we gonna groove
We gonna groove yeah
And we're gonna love, love, love
Until the brink of day

We gonna groove yeah, groove
And we're gonna groove

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Led Zeppelin's song "We're Gonna Groove" depict the anticipation of reuniting with a loved one and building a family together. The lyrics start by talking about the singer's baby coming down the track and how they bet that the baby is coming back to them. The song then progresses to the idea of building a family together and loving each other until the brink of day.

The repetition of the phrase "we're gonna groove" in the lyrics is an allusion to the idea of dancing with one's partner. The phrase "groove" is often used to represent the rhythmic movement of a dance, and in this case, it represents the connection and unity between the singer and their loved one.

The song also speaks about the singer's love for their partner and how they feel that their partner is the one for them. The lyrics mention how their partner is the singer's one desire, and how they set their soul on fire. The idea of love being a passionate fire is a recurring theme throughout the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Hear my baby comin' down the track
I can hear my lover approaching on the train

Betcha my baby's comin' back
I'm certain my lover is returning to me

Someday she'll get back to me
I have hope that my lover will come back to me

We're gonna raise a family
We will start a family together someday

We're gonna groove, yeah groove
We are going to dance and enjoy ourselves

Whoa, my baby, we're gonna love, love, love
We are going to express our love for each other

Until the brink of day
We will continue to love until morning

Sweet as sweet as sweet can be
You are so sweet and lovely

You don't know whatcha do to me
You have a big impact on me

Let me say you're my one desire
I want you more than anything else

You just set my soul on fire
You make me feel alive and passionate