Throughout 2008, Plant and Krauss, along with Burnett, toured in support of the album. The tour was critically acclaimed.
On Feb. 8, 2009, Raising Sand took Album of the Year honors at the Grammy awards. In addition, the song "Please Read the Letter" (a Plant/Page composition) won Record of the Year, and Krauss and Plant nabbed a third award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.
According to Ken Irwin of Rounder Records, and producer Burnett, the duo started work on a second album in 2009. In a 2010 interview, Plant indicated that the follow-up sessions were unsuccessful. The follow up album to Raising Sand was finally released in November 2021.
Gone Gone Gone
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Lyrics
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When everything seems okay, baby
You'll wake up and find out you're alone
Cause I'll be gone
Gone, gone, gone really gone
Gone, ga-gone, cause you done me wrong
Everyone that you meet baby
Will ask you why you're walkin' all alone
Why you're on your own
Just say I'm gone
Gone, gone, gone
Gone, ga-gone, cause you done me wrong
If you change your way baby
You might get me to stay baby
Ya better hurry up if ya don't wanna be alone
Or I'll be gone
Gone, gone, gone
Really gone
Gone, ga-gone
Cause you done me wrong
The lyrics of Robert Plant's song, "Gone Gone Gone", depict a painful breakup. The opening verse paints a picture of a sunny day where everything seems fine, yet the singer awakens to the realization that the person they love is no longer there. The chorus uses repetition to emphasize the finality of the breakup, with lines like "I'll be gone, gone, gone really gone" and "gone, ga-gone, cause you done me wrong". The second verse suggests that the singer's former partner will face inquiry from others as to why they are alone, to which they can reply that the singer has left due to being wronged.
The last verse gives a glimmer of hope that the breakup could be avoided if the partner changed their ways, but emphasizes that time is running out with the line, "ya better hurry up if ya don't wanna be alone". The song overall does not express anger or bitterness towards the partner, but rather a somber acceptance of the situation. The repetition of "gone" throughout the song emphasizes the feeling of finality and the reality of moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
Some sunny day-hay baby
On a seemingly happy day in the future
When everything seems okay, baby
When everything appears fine and going well
You'll wake up and find out you're alone
You'll realize that you are now by yourself
Cause I'll be gone
Because I will have left
Gone, gone, gone really gone
Truly and completely gone
Gone, ga-gone, cause you done me wrong
Left because you have betrayed or hurt me
Everyone that you meet baby
Every person you encounter
As you walk down the street baby
While you traverse the city
Will ask you why you're walkin' all alone
Will inquire why you are unaccompanied
Why you're on your own
Why you are by yourself
Just say I'm gone
Simply respond that I have left
Gone, gone, gone
Left completely
Gone, ga-gone, cause you done me wrong
Departed because of the wrongs you have committed
If you change your way baby
If you alter your behavior
You might get me to stay baby
It may convince me to remain with you
Ya better hurry up if ya don't wanna be alone
You should act quickly if you wish to avoid solitude
Or I'll be gone
Otherwise, I will leave
Gone, gone, gone
Departed entirely
Really gone
Indisputably absent
Gone, ga-gone
Left for the reason that
Cause you done me wrong
Due to the wrongs you have committed
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Don Everly, Phil Everly
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rustyspigot1876
I know that no one will ever read this but I need to say it. This album is PERFECT. And unlike other perfect albums, of which there are a few, this one sounds like it was really fun to make.
@tmt8425
Won Grammy for best song and best album. So you comments are on on the mark.
@johnedwards2051
yeA your right saw the last year in bmore yousit in shock
@nigelthomas7554
You said it, I read it and yes it does look like perfect fun!
@annamarie2754
It truly is!!!!!!
@ellenfransen1825
Done very nice. As a dutch girl, I have to ask: are they a pair? I see them singing more duets together
@joaopaulohammes61
A true rock legend that is not stuck in the past.
@rayannehorne3468
Country is making me crazy
@kilimanjarno
and a true bluegrass legend who is also not stuck anywhere.
@nikolaus2688
The song is from 1964 though...