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.
Fat Lip
Robert Plant Lyrics
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It happens each day
It's ill-conceived
Just throw it away
To watch the waiting time, slipping away
It won't be long now
I hold the moment
The hour is sublime
Dancing with time
To watch the waiting time slipping away
It won't be long now
Down at the landing when the boats come in
People stand in line
Close by the water where the fishes swim
'Round and 'round to pass the time
But you know it's gonna get there
Around and around it's gonna spin
Out at the airport where the planes come in
People buzzing like flies
Out at the airport where the planes come in
See the hours go flashing by
But you know it's gonna get there
Around and around it's gonna spin
Down at the station where the trains come in
Never make it on time
Down at the station where the trains come in
See my friends all walk the line
But you know they're gonna get there
Around and around they're gonna spin
View it all with suspicion,
Wiew it all and despise
View it all with suspicion
Wiew it all with my eyes
The lyrics to Robert Plant's song Fat Lip seem to revolve around the concept of time and its fleeting nature. The first verse speaks of how each day brings about the same ill-conceived routines that should just be thrown away. The lines "To watch the waiting time, slipping away / It won't be long now" suggest that time is something that can slip away without us realizing it until it's almost gone. However, the singer seems to hold onto the present moment as something sublime and worth preserving. In the second verse, we see an image of people waiting at a dock for boats to come in, passing the time while they wait. Similarly, we see people at the airport and train station, busy with their own lives but still subject to time's relentless march forward.
Despite the bleakness of the song's subject matter, there is an underlying sense of optimism. It seems that the singer recognizes the inevitability of time's passing but also holds faith that things will eventually come to fruition. The lines "But you know it's gonna get there / Around and around it's gonna spin" repeat throughout the song, touching on the cyclical nature of time and suggesting that life will go on despite the hardships that may come our way. The last lines, "View it all with suspicion / Wiew it all with my eyes" speak to the idea that we should be wary of the passage of time and how it can consume us if we're not careful. Overall, Fat Lip is a poignant meditation on the transience of life and the importance of staying present in the moment.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't believe it
Expressing disbelief or surprise at something.
It happens each day
A regular occurrence that happens daily.
It's ill-conceived
A poorly thought-out idea.
Just throw it away
Discard something without giving it a second thought.
To watch the waiting time, slipping away
Observing the time pass by without planned activities.
It won't be long now
Implying a situation is about to change or improve very soon.
I hold the moment
Taking in the present and cherishing it, thinking about it for a long time.
The hour is sublime
The moment in time is beautiful, excellent or extraordinary.
It's hard believing
Expressing difficulty in believing a situation is true or real.
Dancing with time
Metaphorically existing/partaking in an experience with the passage of time.
Down at the landing when the boats come in
Observing and possibly participating in the arrival of boats at the landing.
People stand in line
Waiting in groups in an organized line.
Close by the water where the fishes swim
In a location in close proximity to where the fish are swimming.
'Round and 'round to pass the time
Doing something in circles to use up time.
But you know it's gonna get there
Having faith that something is going to happen, no matter how it might seem right now.
Out at the airport where the planes come in
Observing and possibly participating in the arrival of airplanes at the airport.
People buzzing like flies
People moving around rapidly and erratically, like a swarm of flies.
See the hours go flashing by
Observing the passage of time by the hours flying by quickly.
Down at the station where the trains come in
Observing and possibly participating in the arrival of trains at the station.
Never make it on time
Forgetting or deliberately not making time to arrive punctually.
See my friends all walk the line
Observing that all of one's friends live according to societal expectations and conform the norms.
View it all with suspicion
Looking at everything with mistrust, scrutiny, and skepticism.
View it all and despise
Looking at everything and feeling intense dislike, hatred, or disdain.
View it all with suspicion
Looking at everything with mistrust, scrutiny, and skepticism.
View it all with my eyes
Personal perception of viewing the world.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERT PLANT, ROBERT BLUNT, JEZZ WOODROFFE
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