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.
Burning Down One Side
Robert Plant Lyrics
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Caught short in transit with my love
Jumped up, fell back, cut off from romance
How could I fall without a shove?
Tiptoe like thunder on my feelings
You rock me gently with your sighs
My knees are week, my head is reeling
Consumed by fire in your eyes
(Dont'cha know why, goodness no! Why?)
Stepped in and shattered my defenses
Just playin' hookey with my heart
Slipped through the window by the back door
And took the keys to my poor heart
Yes my poor heart
Try as I might, try as I may
Well I'd try anything to make you stay
'cause I need your love, yes I need your love
Ooh I need your love, yes I need your love
I'm lookin' high, I'm lookin' low
Tryin' to find where did my baby go
Gotta find out why she ran away
I don't know where did my baby stay
Try as I might, try as I may
Well I'd try anything to make you stay
Just find that Boulevard d'amour
Shoot through a neon in the night
Hot-foot through alleys, check the doorways
Try that old parking lot on 9th
There's 3-course-kissing in the same way
Oh but that don't help me none no more
I've been away too long and dreaming
Little girl ain't I seen you before?
Oh little girl
The song Burning Down One Side by Robert Plant is a love song that explores the singer's tumultuous relationship with his lover. The first line, "Slipped through the window by the back door," sets the tone for the rest of the song, as the singer feels as though he is always being caught off guard in his relationship with his lover. He then goes on to describe how his feelings for her are so strong that he feels consumed by fire in her presence. However, despite his best efforts to keep her, she slips away from him, taking the keys to his heart with her.
Throughout the rest of the song, the singer is searching for his lost love. He describes how he is "lookin' high, lookin' low" trying to find her, and even offers suggestions like looking in the "Boulevard d'amour," "alleys," and "parking lots." The repeated phrase "I need your love" emphasizes the singer's desperation to find his lover and make things right between them.
The use of metaphor, such as comparing the tiptoeing of their feelings to thunder, showcases the depth of emotion in the singer's relationship. The tone of the song is both yearning and urgent, as the singer is desperately trying to find his way back to his lover.
Overall, Burning Down One Side is a complex exploration of the highs and lows of a passionate relationship, as well as the confusion and loss that can come when that relationship ends.
Line by Line Meaning
Slipped through the window by the back door
Entered sneakily, avoiding attention
Caught short in transit with my love
Caught off guard while traveling with my lover
Jumped up, fell back, cut off from romance
Suddenly pushed away, no longer in love
How could I fall without a shove?
Asking how it was possible to lose love with no real cause
Tiptoe like thunder on my feelings
Actions subtle but emotionally powerful
You rock me gently with your sighs
Sighs have a profound effect on me
My knees are week, my head is reeling
Overwhelmed and near collapse from emotional effects
Consumed by fire in your eyes
Overwhelmed by the passion evident in gaze
(Dont'cha know why, goodness no! Why?)
Rhetorical question in disbelief of how things ended
Stepped in and shattered my defenses
Annihilation of personal barriers
Just playin' hookey with my heart
Playing with emotions recklessly and irresponsibly
And took the keys to my poor heart
Stole control of emotions and the heart
Yes my poor heart
Acknowledgement of the heart's weakness and lack of control
Try as I might, try as I may
Attempting to regain control
Well I'd try anything to make you stay
Desperate to hold onto love
'Cause I need your love, yes I need your love
Admitting the depth of need for the departed love
Ooh I need your love, yes I need your love
Repetition of need assertion
I'm lookin' high, I'm lookin' low
Searching in every possible location for the departed love
Tryin' to find where did my baby go
Trying to locate the missing lover
Gotta find out why she ran away
Need to know why the lover left
I don't know where did my baby stay
Uncertainty of lover's location
Just find that Boulevard d'amour
Search for the street of love
Shoot through a neon in the night
Navigate through the city's bright lights in darkness
Hot-foot through alleys, check the doorways
Quickly move through the alleys and check doorways
Try that old parking lot on 9th
Investigate the older parking lot number 9
There's 3-course-kissing in the same way
Seeing reciprocal kissing in a way familiar to themselves
Oh but that don't help me none no more
This is no longer beneficial
I've been away too long and dreaming
Need to awaken and face the new reality
Little girl ain't I seen you before?
Questioning whether or not the love is nearby
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JEZZ WOODROFFE, ROBERT BLUNT, ROBERT PLANT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@bags5150
I remember when this
Album came out I refused to listen to it because I was
Pissed no jimmy page then my buddy talked
Me
Into listening to the whole album whole
While we get high. I didn’t give his
Album
Back for
Like 2 weeks lmao 🤣 to this day is till love it !!!!!! Those
First two solo albums are still
Amazing !!!!!
@MrSpawnlord
Slipped through the window by the back door
Caught short in transit with my love
Jumped up, fell back, cut off from romance
How could I fall without a shove?
Tiptoe like thunder on my feelings
You rock me gently with your sighs
My knees are week, my head is reeling
Consumed by fire in your eyes
Stepped in and shattered my defenses
Just playin' hookey with my heart
Slipped through the window by the back door
And took the keys to my poor heart
Yes my poor heart
Try as I might, try as I may
Well I'd try anything to make you stay
'cause I need your love, yes I need your love
Ooh I need your love, yes I need your love
I'm lookin' high, I'm lookin' low
Tryin' to find where did my baby go
Gotta find out why she ran away
I don't know where did my baby stay
Try as I might, try as I may
Well I'd try anything to make you stay
Just find that Boulevard d'amour
Shoot through a neon in the night
Hot-foot through alleys, check the doorways
Try that old parking lot on 9th
There's 3-course-kissing in the same way
Oh but that don't help me none no more
I've been away too long and dreaming
Little girl ain't I seen you before?
Oh little girl
@Desdinova69
Slipped through the window by the back door
Caught short in transit with my love
Jumped up, fell back, cut off from romance
How could I fall without a shove?
Tip-toed like thunder on my feeling
You rock me gently with your sighs
My knees are weak; my head is reeling
Consumed by the fire in your eyes
Don'tcha know why?
Goodness no! Why?
Stepped in and shattered my defenses
Just playing hooky with my heart
Slipped through the window by the back door
And took the keys to my poor heart
Yes, my poor heart
Oh!
Try as I might
Try as I may
Yes. I'll try anything to make you stay
'Cause I need your love
Yes, I need you love
Yes, I need your love
Oh, I need you love
I'm looking high, I'm looking low
Can't find where did my baby go
Gotta find out why she ran away
I don't know, where did my baby stay?
Try as I might
Try as I may
I'll try anything to make you stay
Fire down the Boulevard d'Amour
Shot through the neon in the night
Hot foot through alleys check the door ways
Try that old parking lot on Ninth
There's three course kissing in the same place
Oh, but that don't help me out no more
I've been away so long and dreaming
Little girl, ain't I seen you before?
(Oh, little girl)
@heritage80elite
Robbie Blunt’s guitar work on this album was simply amazing!
@paulcerminara3107
Plant has been doing it since Day 1. Never stopped. He's like the finest wine 🍷.
All his guitar choices brilliant talent and sound. Keep Rocking Robert. You are Loved
@DayBeforeTomorrow
The shortest guitar solo in the history of rock!
@Jake-pw7rj
The first album was killer. Plant modernized his sound just perfectly right for the time.
@chamilton4577
It is, but Principle of Moments is even better!
@robertryan5434
Exactly right
@milesanddizzy
Phil Collins on the killer drums! :-)
@georgemathie8123
Yes absolutely this album rocks
@thomasblersch6839
You can hear elements of that sound on In Through The Out Door (Carouselambra might be the best example, but also in Fool in the Rain and All My Love to some degree). They tend to be overshadowed by Page's heavy blues riffs, though. I always thought the end of Led Zeppelin simply allowed Plant to take his style in the direction he wanted unencumbered (and Page for that matter, if you listen to Outrider).
@tedcabana
Robert Plant's voice is just the most beautiful instrument. His vocal tones just resonate like a guitar, or any other instrument.