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.
Like I've Never Been Gone
Robert Plant Lyrics
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When the rain stops falling down
I'll be waiting for you, baby, when your time has come
And your face no longer frowns
I caught a taste of springtime on your lips
I saw the sunlight in your eyes
I wake to find you smiling with the dawn
Just reminders of the time
I look around, but you're gone
I see the place where you were lying
I caught a taste of springtime on your lips
I see the sunlight in your eyes, oh
It's been so long
It's been so long, so long, since you've been gone
I look away, I can see that you're gone
I guess I'm standing here alone
Across the sea, I see the bluebirds on high
In the wildest places too
Above the ground the wind is calling out to me
Oh, lead me back to you
I caught a taste of springtime on your lips
I can still see the sunlight in your eyes, in your eyes
It's been so long
It's been so long, so long, since you've been gone
I look away, I can see that you're gone
I guess I'm standing here alone
Well, I'll see you, baby, when the ice has broken
When the rain stops falling down
I'll be waiting for you, baby, when your time has come
And your face no longer frowns
And I caught a taste of springtime on your lips
I saw the sunlight in your eyes, in your eyes
Oh, oh, yes, I can, I can, I can
Yeah, I can see, I can see
I can see that true, yes, oh baby
Just like, just like I've never been gone
It's just like, just like I've never been gone
Babe, just like I've never been gone
The lyrics of Robert Plant's "Like I've Never Been Gone" are about a person who waits for their lost love to return. The singer explains how they caught a glimpse of springtime on their love's lips, and saw the sunshine in their eyes. The singer wakes up every morning to face the reminders of their past love but feels that they are gone. They continue to search for their love, even when feeling hopeless, looking out to the sea and seeing bluebirds on high. The singer waits for their love, even when the rain stops and the ice has broken. At the end of the song, the singer feels that their love is still with them, never having left.
The song suggests that the singer's love may have passed away, and they long for a reunion in the afterlife, as if they’ve never been gone. The use of natural elements such as the rain, the ice, the sunrise, and bluebirds suggest that, while they wait for their lost love's return, nature continues to move on without them. The use of the phrase "just like I've never been gone" refers to how the singer still feels connected to their lost love despite the passage of time.
In conclusion, this song is a tender and emotional expression of loss, love, and regret. It speaks to the longing that people feel when they lose someone they love, and their constant hope for reunification.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll see you, baby, when the ice has broken
I'll meet you once the difficulties have vanished
When the rain stops falling down
When the hardships are over
I'll be waiting for you, baby, when your time has come
I'll be there for you when you need me
And your face no longer frowns
When you're happy again
I caught a taste of springtime on your lips
I felt happiness and joy from your kiss
I saw the sunlight in your eyes
I saw hope and positivity in your eyes
I wake to find you smiling with the dawn
I wake up to find you happy with the beginning of a new day
Just reminders of the time
Just memories of the past
I feel your breath
I feel your presence
I look around, but you're gone
I search for you but you're not there
I see the place where you were lying
I see where you used to be
It's been so long
It's been a considerable amount of time
I guess I'm standing here alone
I suppose I'm standing here without you
Across the sea, I see the bluebirds on high
Even far away, beauty still exists
In the wildest places too
Even in rough times
Above the ground the wind is calling out to me
The world is reminding me of you
Oh, lead me back to you
Guide me back to you
It's been so long, so long, since you've been gone
It's been a considerable amount of time since you left
Well, I'll see you, baby, when the ice has broken
I'll meet you when the difficulties have vanished
And I caught a taste of springtime on your lips
I felt happiness and joy from your kiss
Oh, oh, yes, I can, I can, I can
Yes, I can do it
Yeah, I can see, I can see
Yes, I can see it
I can see that true, yes, oh baby
I can see that it's true, my love
Just like, just like I've never been gone
Feels as though nothing has changed since I last saw you
It's just like, just like I've never been gone
It feels very familiar, like I never left
Babe, just like I've never been gone
Feels like I never left, my love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERT BLUNT, ROBERT PLANT
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