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)
You Shock Me
Led Zeppelin Lyrics
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You shook me all night long
You know you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
You shook me so hard baby
Baby, baby, please come home
I have a bird that whistles
I have a bird that whistles
And I have birds that sing
I have a baby, won't do nothing oh
Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring
You know you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
I know you really, really, did baby
I said you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
You shook me so hard, baby
You shook me all night long
The lyrics to Led Zeppelin's song "You Shook Me" is a classic blues-influenced rock song featuring Robert Plant's powerful vocals and Jimmy Page's mesmerizing guitar skills. The song talks about the emotional state when someone's love is lost or when a relationship is at risk. The opening line "You know you shook me" sets the tone for the rest of the song as it describes the indescribable feeling of being emotionally shaken and stirred.
The lyrics "You shook me all night long" implies that the impact of the loss or risk of a relationship was so intense and overpowering that it lasted the whole night. The next lines, "You shook me so hard baby, Baby, baby, please come home", show that the loss was severe and its effects are reverberating. The repetition of "baby" suggests a longing for someone to return, provide emotional support or to bring the love that is lost.
The second verse introduces new imagery related to the bird, "I have a bird that whistles, And I have birds that sing". The lyrics could imply that the bird that whistles might represent the voice of the person who is lost, or the representation of the loss in general. The line "I have a baby, won't do nothing oh, Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring" suggests that despite the urge to remedy the loss by buying a diamond ring, the issue is still unresolved.
Overall, the song is a bluesy plea for someone to come home and reconnect, in the midst of the consequences of a loss or risk of a relationship. It shows the powerful emotions and longing that people feel when they face the uncertainty of their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You know you shook me
I am aware that you have had a profound impact on me
You shook me all night long
Your actions affected me for an extended period of time
You know you shook me, baby
I am aware of the impact you had on me, my dear
You shook me all night long
Your actions affected me for an extended period of time
You shook me so hard baby
Your actions affected me profoundly
Baby, baby, please come home
Please return to me, my dear
I have a bird that whistles
I possess a bird that makes a whistling sound
And I have birds that sing
I also possess birds that make melodic sounds
I have a bird that whistles
I possess a bird that makes a whistling sound
And I have birds that sing
I also possess birds that make melodic sounds
I have a baby, won't do nothing oh
I have a child who is not productive or helpful
Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring
I will purchase a valuable item like a diamond ring to compensate for the lack of productivity from my child
You know you shook me, baby
I am aware that you have had a profound impact on me, my dear
You shook me all night long
Your actions affected me for an extended period of time
I know you really, really, did baby
I am certain that you had a significant impact on me, my dear
I said you shook me, baby
I acknowledge that you had a profound impact on me, my dear
You shook me all night long
Your actions affected me for an extended period of time
You shook me so hard, baby
Your actions affected me profoundly, my dear
You shook me all night long
Your actions affected me for an extended period of time
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir
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OSWALDO VARSOVIA
You know you shook me
You shook me all night long.
You know you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long.
You shook me so hard baby
Baby, baby, please come home.
I have a bird that whistles
And I have birds that sing.
I have a bird that whistles
And I have birds that sing.
I have a baby, won't do nothing oh!
Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring.
You know you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long.
I know you really, really, did baby.
I said you shook me, baby.
You shook me all night long.
You shook me so hard, baby.
You shook me all night long
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You know you shook me
You shook me all night long
You know you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
You shook me so hard baby
Baby, baby, please come home
I have a bird that whistles
And I have birds that sing
I have a bird that whistles
And I have birds that sing
I have a baby, won't do nothing oh
Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring
You know you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
I know you really, really, did baby
I said you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
You shook me so hard, baby
You shook me all night long
비정한세상
You Shook Me - Led Zeppelin
You know you shook me,
You shook me all night long.
You know you shook me, baby,
You shook me all night long.
You shook me so hard baby,
Baby, baby, please come home.
I have a bird that whistles,
And I have birds that sing.
I have a bird that whistles,
And I have birds that sing.
I have a baby, won't do nothing, oh!
Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring.
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You know you shook me, baby,
You shook me all night long.
I know you really, really, did baby.
I said you shook me, baby.
You shook me all night long.
You shook me so hard, baby.
You shook me all~ night long.//
Carlos Arturo Sousa Garrido Lecca
WIKIPEDIA
"You Shook Me" is a 1962 blues song recorded by Chicago blues artist Muddy Waters. Willie Dixon wrote the lyrics and Earl Hooker provided the instrumental backing; the song features Waters' vocal in unison with Hooker's slide-guitar melody. "You Shook Me" became one of Muddy Waters' most successful early-1960s singles and has been interpreted by several blues and rock artists.
BACKGROUND
"You Shook Me" is unique among Muddy Waters' songs – it is the first time he overdubbed vocals onto an existing commercially released record. The backing track for Waters started as an impromptu slide guitar instrumental by blues guitarist Earl Hooker during a May 3, 1961, recording session for Chief Records. To start the session, Hooker and his backup band played a "warm-up" number, loosely fashioned on earlier Hooker songs and a rhythmic element from the blues standard "Rock Me Baby". One take was recorded, apparently unknown to Hooker. A.C. Reed, who played tenor saxophone on the recording, recalled:
We was just warmin' up, you know, we wasn't even gonna cut that tune, and Hooker just started out on it. Mel London ... just cut the warm-up tape, it sound so good [and then] he put it out ... Hooker was just somebody like you gave to catch him at his best, you know, unpredictable.
Chief owner and producer Mel London chose "Blue Guitar" for the title and issued it as a single on the Chief subsidiary, Age Records, in 1962. Hooker is listed as the artist and writer and backing him on slide guitar were Reed and Ernest Cotton on tenor saxophones, Johnny "Big Moose" Walker on organ, Ernest Johnson on electric bass, and Bobby Little on drums. The 1989 Muddy Waters Chess box set lists Dixon on double bass and Casey Jones on drums instead of Johnson and Little; The Complete Muddy Waters Discography shows Dixon on bass, only Reed on sax, and adds Lafayette Leake on piano; AllMusic lists Otis Spann on piano instead of Leake.
Hooker biographer Sebastian Danchin cites "Blue Guitar" as Hooker's favorite piece "as it combines the ultimate in taste, virtuosity, sheer simplicity, and pure creativity." He notes the influence of blues slide guitarist Robert Nighthawk and Hooker's "accuracy" and "impeccable phrasing". The single became popular in Chicago and sold well for a blues instrumental. Many Chicago-area blues musicians added "Blue Guitar" to their sets and it took a place alongside other popularly performed instrumentals, such as Bill Doggett's "Honky Tonk" and Freddie King's "Hide Away".
MUDDY WATERS SONG
Chess Records owner and producer Leonard Chess heard "Blue Guitar" and sensed greater potential for the song. Searching for material for his label's artist, Muddy Waters, he approached London about using Hooker's instrumental. A deal was struck and Chess arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon wrote lyrics for the song. The lyrics are also credited to Chess blues artist J. B. Lenoir; other than being listed as a writer, there is no information about his involvement and Lenoir never recorded the song. The lyrics have been compared to other songs Dixon wrote for Chicago blues artists, such as "I Can't Quit You Baby" for Otis Rush and "Mad Love" for Waters. However, "You Shook Me" also conveys the consequences of a married man's extramarital affairs and reflects the common blues theme, "you reap what you sow":
You know you shook me, baby, you shook me all night long (2×)
Oh, you know you kept on shakin' me darlin', 'til you done messed up my happy home
Rather than re-recording the song with new musicians, on June 27, 1962, Waters overdubbed a vocal track to Hooker's 1961 recording to create "You Shook Me". The song, using the arrangement from "Blue Guitar", is a moderately-slow tempo twelve-bar blues, notated in 12/8 time in the key of D. For the melody line, Muddy Waters doubled Hooker's prominent slide-guitar line, giving the song its distinctive "hook". Despite its artificiality, Waters biographer Robert Gordon noted that the song "worked surprisingly well due in large part to the musicians' shared background [both being from the Mississippi Delta area]".
"You Shook Me" was relatively successful, but did not reach the national record charts. However, it was popular enough for Leonard Chess to try to repeat; in October 1962, he had Muddy Waters overdub three more Earl Hooker instrumentals with lyrics by Dixon. One of these, "You Need Love" (see "Whole Lotta Love" section on Similarities to "You Need Love"), was also successful and outsold other Waters singles during the early 1960s.
In the UK, Pye Records released these Muddy Waters/Earl Hooker songs on a four-song extended play 45 rpm record or "EP" in 1963. Reportedly, this EP was a favorite of then-teenagers Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. According to music impresario Giorgio Gomelsky, he arranged a meeting where Dixon (along with Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson II) introduced unreleased recordings of several songs, including "You Shook Me" and "Little Red Rooster", to Eric Clapton, Page, Brian Jones, John Mayall, and others; Dixon recalled giving out "lots of tapes [of songs] when I was over there", which were later recorded by the Yardbirds and the Rolling Stones.
maximiliano zamorategui
You will never ever hear this song on the radio, only hard cord Zeppelin fans can appreciate this amazing riff.🤘
bill gonzales
like me im 73 saw em live in oakland
Mike Lair
What's the radio 😉
J Sky
Yep this is the real Zep
Diva in the Woods
Admittedly, this is my first time hearing this, and I'm in love! I'm on a deep dive of Zep, and this is exactly what I knew I'd find. This is what music should sound like...perfection!!
COHPE
I honestly thought this song was one of the more popular lol.. until i saw the views on this video… apparently it is completely underrated
Jim Barr Official
Don't underestimate the power of John Paul Jones' influence on this band.
Brian Goldy
Page Stated. Jonesy is the Best Musician in Zepp.......
Steve Elliott
The best 🎸 bassist 💯 💯 💯
Youreallygotmenow !
Well, to be fair, I think anyone who knows Led Zeppelin's music well doesn't underestimate him at all.