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This is part of the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert,

a benefit event in memory of music executive Ahmet Ertegun (1923-2006)

at the O2 Arena in London on 10 December 2007.

Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records,

is considered one of the most significant figures in modern recording history.

Released in 2012.

This is Cult.

Youth News editor, Scott Schuster.

Good evening. It really was

the biggest crowd

ever assembled for a single performance

in one place,

in the entire history of the world.

It was tonight

and it was in Tampa.

The name of the group...

Led Zeppelin They've been around for years.

Popular with the acid-rock crowd,

big on album sales.

Tonight they broke the world record set by The Beatles,

and Channel 13's John Jones watched what happened.

Led Zeppelin played in Atlanta on the first stop of a nationwide tour,

selling out there 49,239.

That even beat The Beatles record.

When a rock group attains a stature such as Led Zeppelin,

they travel with their own jet.

Waiting at the airport,

two limousines

and a police escort.

Just 40 minutes to showtime,

Led Zeppelin arrives here at Tampa Air Center

at the Tampa International Airport.

I'm pleased to say that one of the group's four members

has my same name, that's John Paul Jones

and he's their bass player.

Jimmy Page is the lead guitarist.

Robert Plant, the lead singer,

he's the one with long, curly hair.

And John Bonham is the drummer.

If you were at Tampa Stadium tonight

or anywhere nearby,

that's the sort of thing you saw and heard.

"Good Times, Bad Times" [Led Zeppelin I]

In the days of my youth

I was told what it means to be a man

Now I've reached that age

I've tried to do all those things the best I can

No matter how I try

I find my way into the same old jam

Good times, bad times

You know, I've had my share

When my woman left home with a brown-eyed man

Well, I still don't seem to care

Sixteen, I fell in love

With a girl as sweet as could be

It only took a couple of days

'Til she was rid of me

She swore that she would be all mine

And love me till the end

But when I whispered in her ear

I lost another friend

Good times, bad times

You know, I've had my share

When my woman left home with a brown-eyed man

Well, I still don't seem to care

Good times, bad times You know I've had my share

When my woman left home with a brown-eyed man

I still don't seem to care

I know what it feels to be alone

I sure do wish I was at home

I don't care what the neighbors say

I'm gonna love you

Each and every day

Oh yeah

Oooooh, yeah

Come on, come on, come on, come on yeah

"Ramble On" [Led Zeppelin II]

Leaves are falling all around

It's time I was on my way

Thanks to you I'm much obliged

For such a pleasant stay

But now it's time for me to go

Ohhhh, the autumn moon lights my way

And now I smell the rain

And with it pain

It's headed my way

Sometimes I get so tired

Just one thing I wanna do

Ramble on

Sing that song

On my way

Ramble on, oh yeah

I got no time for spreadin' roots

Ohhhhhh, the time has come to be gone

And though our health we drank a thousand times

It's time to ramble on

Yeah

Ohhhhhhhh, ramble on

Sing that song

On my way

Ramble on

I gotta find the queen of all my dreams

Mine's a tale that can't be told

My freedom I hold dear

How years ago in days of old

When magic filled the air

It was in the darkest depths of Mordor

Ooooh, I met a girl so fair

But Gollum and the Evil One

Crept up and slipped away with her

Her yeah

It ain't nothin' I can do now

Oh, there's nothin' I can do now

Ramble on

Sing that song

On my way

Ramble on, oh yeah

Oh, I gotta feel it in my mind, y'all

Oh, I gotta feel it in my mind, baby

Ooooh, yeah yeah yeah yeah

Ramble on

Ramble on

Ramble on

"Black Dog" [Led Zeppelin IV]

Hey, hey, mama said The way you move

Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove

Ah, ah, child she said The way you swing

Gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting

Baby, when you walk that way

Watch your honey drip, I can't keep away

Oh yeah, oh yeah (Ah ah ah)

Oh yeah (Oh yeah, ah ah ah)

I gotta roll, I can't stand still

I've got a flaming heart, I can't get my fill

Eyes that shine, burnin' red

Dreams of you all through my head

Ah ah (Ah ah)

Ahhhhhh (Ah ah)

Ohhhhhh, yeah

Didn't take too long 'fore I found out

What people mean by down and out

Spent my money, took my car

Started tellin' her friends she gonna be a star

I don't know, but I been told

A big-legged woman ain't got no soul

Oh yeah, oh yeah (Ah ah ah)

Oh yeah, oh yeah (Ah ah ah)

Now all I ask for and all I pray

A steady-rollin' mama gonna come my way

Need a girl to hold my hand

Tell me no lies

Make me a happy man

Ah ah (Ah ah)

Ahhhhhhhh

Hey baby, pretty baby, oh baby

Hey baby, pretty baby, oh baby

Baby, pretty baby, oh baby

Good evening!

"In My Time of Dying" [Physical Graffiti]

In my time of dying

Don't want nobody

To mourn

All I want

For you to do

Is take my body...

Home

Well, well, well So I can die easy

Well, well, well So I can die easy

Jesus, gotta make up

Jesus

Jesus

Jesus

Jesus, gotta make up

Meet me, Jesus, meet me

Why don't you meet me

In the middle of the air

If my wings

Should fail me, Lord

Meet me with another...

Pair

Well, well, well So I can die easy

Well, well, well So I can die easy

Jesus, gotta make up

Ahhhhh

Ahhhhh

Ahhhhh

Ahhhhh

Oh, gotta make up

Oh, Saint Peter

At the gates of Heaven

Won't you let me in?

I never did no wrong

I never did no wrong

I never did no wrong

I never did no wrong

Oh Gabriel, let me blow your horn

Let me blow your horn, yeah

I never did no wrong

I never did no wrong

I never did no wrong

Oh

I must have did somebody some good

I must have did somebody some good, yeah

Oh, Gabriel

Let me blow your horn

Let me blow your horn, yeah

I never did no wrong

I never did no wrong

I never did no wrong

Oh, I must have did somebody some good

I never did no wrong

No, no, no, no, no

I never did no wrong

Oh, I must have did somebody some good, yeah

I know I did somebody some good, yeah yeah

And I see them in the streets

And I see them in the field

And I see them everywhere

And I know it's got to be real

Oh, somebody deliver me

Oh, for all the wrong I've done

Oh, just remember, baby

I just wanna have some... Fun!

Oh, ohhh Oh yeah

Oh, my Jesus Oh, my Jesus

Oh, my Jesus Oh, my Jesus

Oh, my Jesus Oh, my Jesus

Oh, my Jesus

Oh, my Je-Je-Je-Je-Je-Je-Je- Yeah

Jesus, gotta make up

Jesus, gotta make up

It still feels pretty good up here

Oh, my Jesus

Yeah!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Ooooh, yeah! Ooooh, yeah!

Yes, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on

Won't you make it my dyin', dyin', dyin'...

Bed

Whoa

Well, thank you

for, uh...

thousands and thousands of...

emotions that we've been going through for the last

six weeks together,

and finally get to this point,

for Ahmet,

to bring Jason in

and the double-bass drum pedal.

This is one we've, uh...

This is a first

adventure with this song

in public.

"For Your Life" [Presence]

When you said I was the only

With my lemon in your hand

Oh oh

Exhibition is your habit

Emotion second-hand

Oh oh oh oh

I had to pull away to save me

Maybe next time around

And she said,

Don't you wanna Don't you wanna

Cook it, cook it?

I hadn't planned to

I did not plan to

To try it, fry it

I heard a cry for mercy

In the city of the damned

Oh oh Oh oh

And in the pits you go no lower

The next stop's underground

Hello underground

Your wine and roses ain't quite over

Till Fate deals a losing hand

And she said,

I did not mean to

Did not mean to fail, you didn't plan it

You over-ran it You over-ran it

Oh, yes

Ohhhh

Do it, do it, do it Do it when you wanna

Do it, do it Do it when you wanna

Do it, do it, do it Do it when you wanna

When you blow it, baby

You got to blow it right

Awww, when you fake it, mama

You better fake it right

When you fake it, baby

You're fakin' it for your life

Do it, do it, do it Do it when you wanna

Do it, do it Do it when you wanna

Ohhhhhhh, yeah

I'd love to have you, baby

But I don't know

What to do

Sometime, baby

There's nothin' I could do

On the balance of a crystal

I'm payin' through your nose

And when they couldn't resist you

I thought you'd go with the flow

And now your stage is empty

Pull down the curtain, baby, please

Roll up your show

Don't you wanna, don't you wanna

Cook it, cook it?

I don't wanna

I over-ran it, fryin'

For your life

For your life

In, uh...

1935, Robert Johnson

recorded a song called Terraplane Blues.

It's appeared in a thousand

different guises since.

Maybe Johnson got it from somewhere else, I'm sure he did.

Everybody nicks it.

This is a kind of

the Led Zeppelin Terraplane Blues,

it's called Trampled Under Foot.

"Trampled Under Foot" [Physical Graffiti]

Greasy slicked-down body

Groovy leather trim

I like the way ya hold the road

Mama, it ain't no sin

Love Love

Trouble-free transmission

Helps your oils flow

Mama, let me pump your gas

Mama, let me do it all

Talking 'bout love Love

Dig that heavy metal

Underneath your hood

Baby, I could work all night

Believe I've got the perfect tools

Love Love

A model built for comfort

Really built with style

Specialist tradition

Mama, let me feast my eyes

Talking 'bout love Love

Factory air-conditioned

Heat begins to rise

Guaranteed to run for hours

Mama, you're the perfect size

Love Love

Go-getter

Groovin' on the freeway

Gauges all are red

Gun down on my gasoline

Believe I'm gonna crack your head

Love Love

I'll get it, I'll get it, I'll get it

I can't stop talking about love

Oooooooh Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Oooooooooh

Come to me for service

Every hundred miles

Baby, let me check your points

Fix your overdrive

Love

Fully automatic

Heat begins to rise

Talking 'bout love Love

Feather-light suspension

Corners couldn't hold

I'm so glad I took a look

Inside your showroom doors

Talking 'bout love Love

I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't

I can't stop talking about love

I can't stop talking about love

Push

Push

Push

Push, push it

Push, push, push

Push, push it

Oh yeah?

Um... okay, so Terraplane Blues

Robert Johnson, 1936

This next song, it's been immortalized by

The Staple Singers

more recently by The Blind Boys from Alabama.

Um, and uh...

I think we must have heard this from...

We were in a church somewhere in Mississippi,

in about 1932,

when Blind Willie Johnson was just...

just before he had his first shot.

"Nobody's Fault But Mine" [Presence]

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

It's nobody's fault but mine

It's nobody's fault but mine

Tryin' to raise my soul to light

Nobody's fault but mine

Brother he showed me the door

My brother he showed me the ding-dong ding-dong

How to kick that log tonight

Nobody's fault but mine

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Got a monkey on my back

I got a m-m-m-m-monkey on my back, back, back

How to kick that log tonight

Oooh, it's nobody's fault but mine

My sister she taught me to roll

My sister she taught me to roll, roll, roll

How to roll that log tonight

It's nobody's fault but mine

Oooh, yeah

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Ah-ah-ah-aaah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

How to kick that log tonight

N-n-n-n-n-n-nobody's fault

"No Quarter" [Houses of the Holy]

Close the door, put out the light

No, they won't be home tonight

The snow falls hard and don't you know?

The winds of Thor are blowing cold

They're wearing steel that's bright and true

To build a dream for me and you, yeah

They choose the path where no one goes

They ask no quarter

He gives no quarter

No, no, no No quarter, baby no no

Walking side-by-side with death

The devil mocks their every step

The snow drives back the foot that's slow

The dogs of doom are howling more

They carry steel that's bright and true

To build a dream for me and you, yeah

They choose the path where no one goes

They ask no quarter

He gives no quarter

Ahhhhhhh, ohhhh

The dogs of doom are howling more

The dogs of doom are howling more, more

Oh, come on, come on, come on

It's gonna be a long time, baby Long time, baby

Oooooh, yeah

Oh oh ohhhh, yeah

The piano, John Paul Jones.

"Since I've Been Loving You" [Led Zeppelin III]

I've been workin' from seven, baby

Mama, to eleven every night

It really makes life a drag

I don't think that's right

I've really been the best, the best, the best, the best of fools

You know I did what I could, yes, you know I did

Know-oh, I love you mama

Yes, I love you, baby

Know-oh, I love you now

Yes, I love you now Yes, I love you baby

Mama, since I've been lovin' you now

I'm about to lose

Everybody's tryin' to tell me

Baby, that you didn't mean me no good, no no

I've been tryin', oh yes I'm tryin'

Oh mama I try, I really try to do the

Best I could

I've been workin', I've been workin' I've been workin', workin'...

Oh baby, to eleven every night

Oh, yeah

Oh now you know, oh yes you know ah yes you know, oh yes I do

Oh sweet baby, that ain't right

Oh baby, since I've been lovin' you, now

I'm about to lose I'm about to lose

Now, come on

Oooooooooooh I've been workin', mama

Oh, my tears they fell like rain

Watch them, watch them Watch out

Don't you see them fallin'?

Sweet baby, don't you see them fallin'?

Do you remember, mama

When I knocked upon your door?

You had the nerve to tell me you didn't want me no more

I open my front door, I hear my back door slam

I think you got one of them new-fangled back-door men, yeah yeah yeah

I've been workin', I've been workin', I've been workin' from seven, baby

To eleven every night

Yes it's a drag, my life's a drag Yes it's a drag, my life's a drag

I don't think that's right

Aaaaaaaaaaah Since I've been lovin' you now

I'm about to lose

You hear me talkin' to ya

Oh, won't you mama baby, please

Don't make me lose

My worried mind

Ohhhhh, ohhhhh

It's quite, um...

It's quite peculiar to imagine...

I don't know how many songs we recorded together

but to think about creating

a dynamic evening.

Choosing something from ten different albums,

there are certain songs that have to be there.

And this is one of them.

"Dazed and Confused" [Led Zeppelin I]

Been dazed and confused

For so long, it's not true

I wanted a woman

I never bargained for you

Lots of people talk

Few of them know

The soul of a woman

Was created below

You hurt and abuse, tellin' all of your lies

Run 'round, sweet baby

Lord, how you hypnotize

I don't know where you're goin'

I only know just where you've been

But sweet little baby

I want you again

Every day I work so hard

Bringin' home my hard-earned pay

I try to love you, baby

But you push me away

Sweet little baby

Let them say what they will

Will your tongue wag so much when I send you the bill?

Ahhh, ahhh Ahhh, ahhh

Ahh, ahh, ahhhhh Ahh, ahh, ahhhhh, ahhhhh

I've been dazed and confused

For so long it's not true

I wanted a woman

I never bargained for you

Lots of people, Lots of people talk about it

But few of them know

The soul, the soul, the soul... Below, yeah

Yeah, yeah Ohhh yeah

Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on

Ma ma ma ma Ma ma ma ma

Guitar, Jimmy Page.

"Stairway to Heaven" [Led Zeppelin IV]

There's a lady who's sure

All that glitters is gold

And she's buying a stairway to Heaven

When she gets there she knows

If the stores are all closed

With a word she can get what she came for

Ooooh, aaaah

And she's buying a stairway to Heaven

There's a sign on the wall

But she wants to be sure

'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings

In a tree by the brook

There's a songbird that sings

Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

Don't you know now

Ohhhhh

And it makes me wonder

Ohhhh, ooooooh

There's a feeling I get When I look to the west

And my spirit is crying for leaving

In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees

And the voices of those who stand looking

Oooh, and it makes me wonder

Ohhhhhhhhhh

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune

Then the piper will lead us to reason

And a new day will dawn for those who stand long

And the forests will echo with laughter

Oh, it makes me wonder

Yeah...

It really makes me wonder

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now

There's a spring clean for the May Queen

Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run

There's still time to change the road you're on

It really makes me wonder

Ohhhhh, ah ah oh

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know

The piper's calling you to join him

Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know

A stairway lies on the whispering wind

Ahhhhh, ahh ahhhh

And as we wind on down the road

Our shadow's taller than our soul

There walks a lady we all know

Who shines white light and wants to show

How everything still turns to gold

And if you listen very hard

The tune will come to you at last

When all is one and one is all

To be a rock and not to roll, not to roll

Ooooooooh

And she's buying

A stairway

To Heaven

Hey Ahmet,

we did it!

"The Song Remains the Same" [Houses of the Holy]

I had a dream

Crazy dream

Anything I wanted to know

Any place I needed to go

Hear my song

So people, won't you listen now

Sing along, yeah

You don't know what you're missing now

Any little song that you know

Everything that's small has to grow

And it always grows Push, push yeah

All right now

California sunlight

Sweet Calcutta rain

Honolulu Starbright

The song remains... the same

Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh

Come on, now

Oh yeah?

Push, push, push, push, push, push yeah

All you gotta do, now All you gotta do, now

Sing out Hare-Hare

Dance the Hoochie-Koo

City lights, oh so bright

As we go sliding, sliding

Sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding

Ahhhhhhhhhh

Jason Bonham, drums. Come on!

Spectacular.

Now, Jason has, um...

I remember, uh...

I can't really remember how long ago it was, but Jason was like this big.

His mom, his dad

used to sing.

They were the best Jimi Hendrix impersonators

in the whole of Worcestershire.

Pat's got a great voice.

I remember John used to be in a band in Birmingham and used to sing

The Wind Cries Mary about 400 times a night.

That was how it was.

And Jason's a pretty cool singer too.

So let us feature Jason on vocals here now.

"Misty Mountain Hop" [Led Zeppelin IV]

Walkin' in the park just the other day, baby

What do you think I saw?

Crowds of people sitting on the grass with flowers in their hair said,

Hey, boy, do you wanna score?

And you know how it is

I really don't know what time it was

Whoa oh oh

So I asked them if I could stay a while

I didn't notice but it had got very dark and I was really

I was really out of my mind

Just then a policeman stepped up to me

Asked us said please, hey, would we care

To all get in line

They asked us to stay for tea and have some fun

Whoa oh oh

He said that his friends would all drop by

Why don't you take a good look at yourself

And describe what you see?

And, baby, baby, baby do you like it?

There you sit, sitting spare like a book on a shelf rustin'

Not tryin' to fight it

You really don't care if they're comin' or not

Whoa oh oh

I know that it's all a state of mind

If you go down in the streets

Today, baby you better

You better open your eyes

Folk down there really don't care don't care, really don't

Which, which way the pressure lies

So you know what I'm gonna do?

I'm packin' my bags for the Misty Mountains

Where the spirits go now

Over hills where the spirits fly

Oh, here they come, watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out

I really don't know, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I really don't know, oh, oh, oh

I really don't know, oh, oh, oh

I really don't know, oh, oh, oh

Oooooh, yeah

"Kashmir" [Physical Graffiti]

Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face

With stars to fill my dreams

I am a traveler of both time and space

To be where I have been

To sit with elders of a gentle race

The world has seldom seen

I talk of days for which they sit and wait

All will be revealed

Talk in song from tongues of lilting grace

Whose sounds caress my ear

But not a word I heard could I relate

The story was quite clear

Ohhhhhh

Oooh yeah, Oooh yeah

Ohhhhhh

Ohhhhhh Oooooooooh

Oooooooooooh

Baby, baby I've been cryin'

Oooooooooooh

There's no denying

Ma ma ma Ma ma ma

Sweet baby

Ohhh, yeah No denying

Ma ma ma ma, my...

Sweet woman, sweet woman

I decline

So it's what I'm talkin' to ya

All I see

Turns to brown

As the sun

Burns the ground

And my eyes

Fill with sand

As I scan

This wasted land

I'm tryin' to find, yeah

Tryin' to find out where I've been

Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace

Like thoughts inside a dream

Here is the path that led me to this place

Yellow desert stream

My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon

I will return again

Sure as the dust that floats high in June

Movin' through Kashmir

Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails

Across the sea of years

With no provision but an open face

Along the straits of fear

Ohhhhhh

Ohhhhhh

Oh, yeah

My baby

Yes When I'm on my way, yeah

When I see, baby

When I see the way you stay

Tryin' to find, darling

Where I've been now

Yes, baby Yes, my baby

Ooooooh yeah yeah Ooooooh yeah

Let me take you there

Ooooooh yeah yeah Ooooooh yeah

I can take you there

What do you think, Dave?

"Whole Lotta Love" [Led Zeppelin II]

You need coolin' Baby, I ain't foolin'

Send ya back to schoolin'

Way down inside

Mama, you need it

Baby, you need it

I'm gonna give you my love

I'm gonna give you my love, yeah

Want a whole lotta love

Want a whole lotta love (Want a whole lotta love)

You've been yearnin'

Baby, I've been learn-learn-learnin'

All them good times, baby I've been mistakin'

Way down inside, you need love

Mama, you need love

Baby, you need love

Yeah, want a whole lotta love

Want a whole lotta love (Want a whole lotta love)

Is that it?

(Want a whole lotta love)

Is that it?

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma

Ooooooooooh

Ooooooh

I don't want much

Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Come on, baby Come on, babe, my babe

You need coolin' Baby, I ain't foolin'

Send you back to schoolin'

Way down inside

Mama, you need love

Baby, you need love

Mama, you need love

Baby, you need love

Woman, you need love

Ah, you need love Ah, you need love

Ooooooh, yeah yeah

Ahhhhhhh, yeah yeah

Way down inside...

Woman...

You need, yeah...

Love

Shake for me, girl

I wanna be your backdoor man

See what I'm doin' See what I'm doin'

Keep it coolin', baby

Keep it coolin', baby

Keep it coolin', baby

Keep it coolin', baby

Oh, I feel so good Oh, I feel so good

Oh, I feel so good Oh, I feel so good

Thanks a lot, everybody!

Thank you for coming along.

And thank you to everybody who made this show possible

And all our friends who came along to play

on this show tonight, for the memory of Ahmet Ertegun.

In the days when Atlantic Records

was the most magnificent record company on the planet. Good night.

Hey, thanks so much!

It's really been an amazing night for all of us.

Thank you very much!

Oh yeah?

"Rock and Roll" [Led Zeppelin IV]

It's been a long time since I rock-and-rolled

It's been a long time since I did the stroll

So let me get it back, let me get back let me get back

Baby, where I come from

It's been a long time, been a long time

Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

It's been quite a while since the book of love

I can't count the tears of a life with no love

So open your arms, open your arms (Open your arms)

Baby, let my love come runnin' in

It's been a long time, been a long time

Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

Yes, it has

Ooh yeah

It's been quite a while since we walked in the moonlight

Makin' vows that just won't work right

Carry me back, carry me back, carry me back

Baby, where I come from

It's been a long time, been a long time

Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah Ooh yeah, ooh yeah

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah Ohhhhhhh yeah

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah Ooh yeah, ooh yeah

It's been a long time, been a long time

Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely

Lonely... lonely... lonely... lonely...

Time

Page said that the basis of the song was created during a jam session,

whilst the band were trying to finish the track Four Sticks.

After one of the failed takes, Bonham began to play the drum sequence

based on Little Richard's song Keep A-knockin'.

Page added a guitar riff, the most part of which is heard on the song.

Plant wrote the lyrics in response to

critics claiming Led Zeppelin III not being really rock 'n' roll.