In 1984, Plant formed a short-lived all-star retro rock group with musicians Jimmy Page (also of Led Zeppelin), Jeff Beck, and Phil Collins called The Honeydrippers. The band had a Top Ten hit with their song "Sea of Love", a remake of the Phil Phillips' chestnut. Plant's also notably performed with Page in the outfit Page & Plant.
Plant's love of the music of Morocco led him to a new collaboration called Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation. The band's releases met with critical acclaim and numerous Grammy nominations. They completed a notable 2006 tour of Europe in September.
In 2007, Plant began recording and performing with American bluegrass star Alison Krauss. A duet album, Raising Sand, was released on 23 October 2007 on Rounder Records. The album, recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles and produced by T-Bone Burnett, met with enormous critical and commercial success. Tours have reached devoted audiences in multiple cities.
The year of 2010 proves to be yet another successful year for the lemon squeezer. During the summer, Plant will be reuniting with his old, Pre-Zep group, The Band Of Joy, for a tour of the southern and mid continental tour of the US.
In 2012 Robert Plant starts another band project going by the name Sensational Space Shifters releasing the live album Robert Plant Presents: Sensational Space Shifters. Along with Plant himself the band consists of Liam "Skin" Tyson, Justin Adams, Billy Fuller and John Baggot along with Dave Smith, Juldeh Camara and Patty Griffin.
29 Palms
Robert Plant Lyrics
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A crazy situation
Her velvet glove
Knocks me down and down and down and down
Her kiss of fire
A loaded invitation
Inside her smile
She takes me down and down and down and down
Her moves look good
A touch of desperation
From where I stood
She turned my head around and around and around
It comes kinda hard
When I hear your voice on the radio (hear your voice on the radio)
Taking me back down the road leads back to you
Oh-oh 29 Palms
I feel the heat of your desert heart (feel the heat of your desert heart)
Taking me back down the road leads back to you
Oh, I'm burning in love
A strange infatuation
Why cold cold touch, mmm
What must I do, do, do, do
The heat and the dust
Increase my desolation
In God we trust
Always for you, and you, and you, and you
It comes kinda hard
When I hear your voice on the radio (hear your voice on the radio)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Oh-oh-oh 29 Palms
I feel the heat of your desert heart (feel the heat of your desert heart)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Baby, now it comes kinda hard
When I hear your voice on the radio
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Oh, don't ya hear me baby, now
29 Palms
I feel the heat of your desert heart (feel the heat of your desert heart)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you, you, you
Yeah-yeah-yeah
I'm coming home, oh oh
Gonna get there, gonna get there, don't ya know, babe
It comes kinds hard
I said when I hear your voice on the radio
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
29 Palms
The song 29 Palms by Robert Plant is full of vivid and emotional lyrics that convey the singer’s feelings towards a woman, who he can’t seem to get over. Plant paints a picture of a woman who has a firm grip on him, describing her as a “fool in love” and a “crazy situation”. He goes on to describe her touch as a “velvet glove” that knocks him down time and time again. The woman’s allure is irresistible, and even though Plant acknowledges that she is a touch desperate, he is still drawn to her, describing how her moves “take him down and down and down and down” and how her “kiss of fire” is a loaded invitation.
Throughout the song, we are given the sense that Plant is struggling to move on from this woman. He describes how he burns in love with a “strange infatuation” and how the “cold, cold touch” leaves him wondering “what must I do”. The road leading back to her, turns out to be a metaphor for his struggle to separate himself from her. The place 29 Palms, located in California, is used as a symbol for the woman’s hold over him. The heat and the dust surrounding 29 Palms in the desert, increases his sense of desolation and the road that leads back to 29 Palms is leading him back into her arms.
The song captures the emotion of being hopelessly in love with someone who you know is not good for you. Plant’s voice and the powerful instruments in the background create an atmosphere of longing and yearning that is characteristic of classic rock.
Line by Line Meaning
A fool in love
Being in love has made me foolish
A crazy situation
My current situation is chaotic due to my love
Her velvet glove
Her touch is smooth and delicate
Knocks me down and down and down and down
I'm overwhelmed by her touch
Her kiss of fire
Her kiss is passionate and intense
A loaded invitation
She's inviting me into a deeper emotional connection
Inside her smile
I can see her true intentions in her smile
She takes me down and down and down and down
I'm falling deeper and deeper in love with her
Her moves look good
She moves with confidence and attractiveness
A touch of desperation
Her actions suggest a hint of desperation
From where I stood
I observed her actions from a distance
She turned my head around and around and around
Her actions caused me to become confused and conflicted
It comes kinda hard
Hearing her voice causes me emotional pain
When I hear your voice on the radio (hear your voice on the radio)
I'm reminded of our past and the pain of our breakup
Taking me back down the road leads back to you
Remembering our past brings back memories of you
Oh-oh 29 Palms
The desert town of 29 Palms holds special meaning for us
I feel the heat of your desert heart (feel the heat of your desert heart)
I feel the passion and love we shared in the heat of the desert
Oh, I'm burning in love
I'm overwhelmed by my love for you
A strange infatuation
My love for you is intense and unusual
Why cold cold touch, mmm
I'm confused why your touch is so distant and cold
What must I do, do, do, do
I'm wondering what I can do to win back your affection
The heat and the dust
The environment reminds me of our past love
Increase my desolation
The heat and dust makes me feel more lonely and isolated
In God we trust
I have faith that our love will prevail
Always for you, and you, and you, and you
My love is eternal and for you alone
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
I'm drawn back to you like a magnet
Baby, now it comes kinda hard
It's difficult for me to accept that we're apart
Oh, don't ya hear me baby, now
I'm hoping you can hear me, wherever you are
I'm coming home, oh oh
I'm returning to the place we called home
Gonna get there, gonna get there, don't ya know, babe
I'm determined to make it back to you
Yeah-yeah-yeah
I'm excited to be reunited with you
29 Palms
Our love story is intertwined with the town of 29 Palms
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, CTM Publishing
Written by: CHARLIE JONES, DOUG BOYLE, PHILIP JOHNSTONE, ROBERT A PLANT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lukfoll
A fool in love
A crazy situation
Her velvet glove
Knocks me down and down and down and down
Her kiss of fire
A loaded invitation
Inside her smile
She takes me down and down and down and down
Ah, ah, ah
Her moves look good
A touch of desperation
From where I stood
She turned my head around, round and round
Ah, ah, ah
It comes kind of hard
When I hear your voice on the radio (when I hear your voice on the radio)
Taking me back down the road that leads back to you
Oh, oh, oh
29 palms
I feel the heat of your desert heart (feel the heat of your desert heart)
Taking me back down the road that leads back to you
Oh, I'm burning in love
Oh, strange infatuation
Why a cold, cold touch?
What must I do and do and do and do?
The heat and the dust
Increase my desolation
In God we trust
Always for you and you and you and you
Ah, ah, ah
It comes kind of hard
When I hear your voice on the radio (when I hear your voice on the radio)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Oh, oh, oh
29 Palms
I feel the heat of your desert heart (feel the heat of your desert heart)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Baby, now it comes kind of hard
When I hear your voice on the radio (when I hear your voice on the radio)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you
Oh, don't you hear me, baby, now?
29 Palms
I feel the heat of your desert heart (feel the heat of your desert heart)
Leading me back down the road that leads back to you, you, you, yeah, yeah
I'm comin' home
Uh-huh
Gonna get there, gonna get there
Don't ya know, baby?
It comes kind of hard
I said, when I hear your voice on the radio
Leading me back down, down the road
That leads back to, ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo
29 palms
@rct7rct785
I was a Marine stationed at 29 Palms when this song came out. The radio station played it endlessly and we enjoyed every minute of it. So many years have passed and now when I hear the chorus "29 Palms, I feel the heat of your desert heart" it brings back so many memories. Memories of my buddies I served with, the bars and drinking every night, chasing women in Palm Springs, trips to Lake Havasu and renting house boats on Lake Mead. The training in that desert heat with my buddies. It sucked, but we suffered together and that's what makes the memories so special. I miss all of it....and the heat
@WLYONS63
Semper Fi. Was there 81-82 and 87-88. Remember walking guard duty and looking at the distant lights twinkling. Many memories.
@sungeigerong1
Was just in 29 Palms again. And love listening to this every time I am in the area.❤
@timoteolafrance6805
7th MEB. Was in the unit. I was at the Stumps in 1990 for comm school. 7th MEB had it rough being stationed there.
@KittyGrizGriz
Semper Fi 🇺🇸
My son’s a brother in arms❤
@jonmeans2637
Semper Fi. I was in the Marine Corps as well when this song came out and traveled to 29 Palms on more than one occasion.
@jennifersman7990
Definitely one of Plant’s best solo songs. I give him lots of credit for always evolving as a solo artist
@LoneLee2022
His solo stuff from Pictures at Eleven to Fate Of Nations is untouchable.
@faridullah586
Rober Plant, one of the greatest singer of all time. This song is pure class.
@gordanatrecak3518
What a beautiful song. The rhythm, the music, the perfect voice. A song for all time.