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Led Zeppelin Songs - No Quarter
Led Zeppelin - No Quarter


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Album: Houses Of The Holy
Released: 1973

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  • "No quarter" is a pirate phrase meaning "no mercy." It could also refer to the US Revolutionary War when Great Britain enforced a policy requiring colonial Americans to house British soldiers and offer them food and a bed during the cold of winter. If this policy was refused to a British soldier, this "No Quarter" policy allowed the British soldier to invoke severe punishment (death, sometimes) on the American who refused him. This was only one of the many ways in which Britain attempted to legitimize their treatment of Americans in their effort to interrupt their recapture of the colonies. (thanks, Andy - Lubbock, TX)
  • Written by bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant, the song showcases Jones' skills as a pianist. The song became a live favorite, with Jones performing it on piano - one of his few moments in the spotlight during Zep sets.
  • This song became the title track of the 1994 Page and Plant reunion album No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded, an acoustic set by the duo recorded during their concerts for an MTV special. On the 1995 DVD release, the song "No Quarter" opens the set.

    The Unledded project was the first time Page and Plant had collaborated in 14 years, and was the closet they had come to reviving Led Zeppelin.

    That they chose to name the project after a song much associated with their erstwhile bassist was not appreciated by John Paul Jones, whose biggest complaint was that he was kept out of the loop. Jones found out from a business associate that Page and Plant were working together, but he assumed they were doing new songs. He was on tour in Germany when he saw the MTV concert and realized that they were doing Led Zeppelin songs. When the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jones took a jab at Page and Plant, saying during the ceremony: "I'd like to thank my friends for finally remembering my phone number."
  • Led Zeppelin started working on this song in 1971, recording early versions during the Led Zeppelin IV sessions. The version that made it to the album evolved out of a faster version they recorded earlier at Headley Grange, an old mansion in a remote part of England where they wrote and recorded many of their songs, including "Stairway To Heaven."
  • Tool covered this on their 2000 album Salival.
  • Various Led Zeppelin tribute bands called "No Quarter" have surfaced over the years.
  • Sublime borrowed a riff from this in their song "Smoke Two Joints." The short-lasting similarities can be heard at 1:07 in "No Quarter" and at 1:09 in "Smoke Two Joints." (thanks, Matt - San Antonio, TX)

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    Led Zeppelin Songs - The Song Remains The Same
    Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same


    Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

    Album: Houses Of The Holy
    Released: 1973

    The Song Remains The Same Lyrics


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  • The lyrics are based on Robert Plant's belief that music is universal. He told NME in 1973: "Every time I sing that, I just picture the fact that I've been round and round the world, and at the root of it all there's a common denominator for everybody. The common denominator is what makes it good or bad, whether it's a Led Zeppelin or an Alice Cooper."
  • The title was used for a concert film and soundtrack released in 1976. Footage from three 1973 Madison Square Garden shows was mixed with scenes of the band acting out their "fantasies." The band was not happy with the results.
  • A live favorite, Led Zeppelin used this to open concerts during their 1977 US tour.
  • This was an instrumental called "The Overture" before Robert Plant put lyrics to it. Led Zeppelin played it as shows before it was fully formed - Plant introduced it as "The Campaign" before the title was changed.
  • Plant's vocals were sped-up.
  • Jimmy Page always used his legendary double-necked guitar to play this live. He used the same guitar on "The Rain Song" which would always directly follow it. (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE)
  • This is one of Led Zeppelin's songs that contains the most overdubs on guitar. The introduction is quite similar to "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor" by The Yardbirds, which was also written by Jimmy Page. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

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    Led Zeppelin Songs - D'yer Mak'er
    Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er


    Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

    Album: Houses Of The Holy
    Released: 1973

    D'yer Mak'er Lyrics


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  • The title is pronounced "Jamaica," as spoken by the locals in that country. It is a play on the phrase "did you make her":

    "She went to the Caribbean."
    "Jamaica?"
    "No, she went on her own."

    The title could also be a sexual reference.
  • Many people thought the title was pronounced "Dear Maker" and read way too much into it. Jimmy Page had an interest in the occult and Robert Plant wrote some very spiritual lyrics, which led to deeper meanings in many of Led Zeppelin's songs, but not this one.
  • This song was meant to imitate reggae and its "dub" derivative emerging from Jamaica in the early '70s. Bonham's inability to replicate a reggae beat on his drums, however, turned the song into an odd melange of what sounded like '50s doo-wop and reggae. This song and "The Crunge" are considered the two "joke" songs on the album. (thanks, John - Boca Raton, FL)
  • Led Zeppelin had a curious history of single releases in America. While the band was active, they released just 10 singles (they didn't release any in the UK while they were extant), which typically did just well enough to get a mention from Casey Kasem on American Top 40. "D'yer Mak'er" was one of those singles (backed with "The Crunge"), peaking at #20. Zeppelin was never a "singles band," so these releases were intended to drive sales of the albums, which they did. They often sold well enough to make the charts, however, leaving poor Mr. Kasem to wonder how to pronounce the title to this one.
  • The distinctive drum sound was created by placing three microphones a good distance away from John Bonham's drums.
  • Led Zeppelin never performed this live. It would have been difficult to re-create the reggae band.
  • This is one of the few Zeppelin songs where all four members share the composer credit.
  • Sheryl Crow sang this on Encomium, the 1995 Led Zeppelin tribute album.

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    Led Zeppelin Songs - Over The Hills And Far Away
    Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away


    Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

    Album: Houses Of The Holy
    Released: 1973

    Over The Hills And Far Away Lyrics


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  • This evolved from the Yardbirds song "White Summer," an acoustic solo by Jimmy Page. Many of the same riffs and chords are in it. After The Yardbirds broke up, Led Zeppelin continued to play "White Summer" live. (thanks, Bartholemew - Cork, Ireland)
  • This was one of the few Led Zeppelin songs released as a single in the US. It made it only to #51.
  • The music was inspired by Jimmy Page's Celtic ancestry.
  • This began as an instrumental. Robert Plant came up with backing tracks and then lyrics.
  • Plant's lyrics were inspired by the J.R.R. Tolkien book The Hobbit , and to Tolkein's 1915 poem of the same name . "Over The Hills And Far Away" describes the adventure the Hobbits embark on.
  • Page and Plant started writing this in 1970 at Bron-yr-Aur, the cottage in Wales they went to after a grueling US tour. It had no electricity or running water.
  • There's an old English song called "Over The Hills And Far Away" that dates back to the 18th century (It appears in John Gay's play The Beggar's Opera). This might be where the band got the title. (thanks, Mason - Greenville, NC)
  • If you listen closely, you can hear an acoustic guitar playing throughout the song. (thanks, Marshall - Gallatin, TN)

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