# Can anyone identify this rock song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714 "2005-03-15T22:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/41 "2005-03-16T15:34:04Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > … my brain (old as it is), is having trouble bringing up “Trampled Under Foot”. How’s it go? \*Ooh, trouble-free transmission, helps your oil’s flow Mama, let me pump your gas, mama, let me do it all Talkin’ ’bout love, huh Talkin’ ’bout love, ooh Talkin’ ’bout \*With a guitar winding up in steps… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/42 "2005-03-16T15:41:04Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > \*Ooh, trouble-free transmission, helps your oil’s flow > Mama, let me pump your gas, mama, let me do it all > > Talkin’ ’bout love, huh > Talkin’ ’bout love, ooh > Talkin’ ’bout > \*With a guitar winding up in steps… Thanks, that’s the one with duh duh-duh, duh-duh duh-duh-duh-duh ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/43 "2005-03-16T15:49:23Z")
> [@owlstretchingtime](#): > > Another thing about this song is that it has the most sampled drums in the whole wide world. > > It was recorded in an old country house near where I grew up and the drums were put at the bottom of the stairwell and the mikes at the top. > > Here’s where it happened: > > [History of Headley Grange](http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/headley/grange.htm) > > [Spinal tap] Dont’t look for it now - it’s not there anymore [/spinal tap] And in the “associations you never expected to make” department, according to the liner notes on the Rykodisc reissue of Elvis Costello’s _My Aim Is True_, penned by E.C. himself, E.C. also spent a good bit of time holed up at Headley Grange in the period leading up to _My Aim Is True_. Clover, the American band that backed him on most of _My Aim Is True_, were living there at the time (Clover had two lead singers, Alex Call and a guy you may have heard of named Huey Lewis, neither of whom appears on E.C.'s debut). The notion that Led Zep, Genesis, and Elvis Costello all lived and rehearsed in the same house within a few years of each other kind of boggles the mind. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/44 "2005-03-16T16:22:56Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > **Owl** , my brain (old as it is), is having trouble bringing up “Trampled Under Foot”. How’s it go? Think Stevie Wonder’s **Superstitious** with a wheel missing. And it’s best not to know what the lyrics are. Tho’ I note someone’s already been foolish enough to post some of them. Maybe Percy should’ve stuck with the old ooh-ahs ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/45 "2005-03-16T17:22:19Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > **Owl** , my brain (old as it is), is having trouble bringing up “Trampled Under Foot”. How’s it go? Bom dah baddily baddily badily baddily pah wah wah wah wah bomdah baddiloy daddily bah wah wah wah it’s one of my favourites - the guitar solo’s the mutts-nuts. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/46 "2005-03-16T17:48:16Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Owl, my brain (old as it is), is having trouble bringing up “Trampled Under Foot”. How’s it go? > > > [@Small Clanger](#): > > > > Think Stevie Wonder’s **Superstitious** with a wheel missing. Or Franz Ferdinand’s **Take Me Out** with a few extra notes. (Tower Records has been running a radio ad which fades between the two, telling you to pick up old stuff and new stuff) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/47 "2005-03-17T03:00:16Z")
> [@Small Clanger](#): > > And it’s best not to know what the lyrics are. Considering that’s the point of reference the novice OP found most useful and chose to employ, I’m kinda doubting you’ve suggested a better Rosetta Stone above, eh? **JoeSki** , tell you what… if you’re at all inclined then go out and buy a complete compilation of Zep’s works. If you’re not completely satisfied with it, email me (I’ll make my address available to you) and I’ll buy it from you without you losing a dime, postage included. While I have their every work many mediums over, I could pass it to an up and coming nephew so, seriously, if you want try it out risk free. The mere thought of having grown up without the Zep I love saddens me greatly. I’d hardly wish the same on you, what with you having appreciated such a work representative of not their mass appeal but more their real talent and soul. ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/48 "2005-03-17T03:11:01Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Better ask Robert Plant. That’s not how Memphis Minnie originally sang it; her version goes > > _Mean ol’ levee taught me to weep and moan > Gonna leave my baby and my happy home._ I’m sure I have a version of the song where Plant sings this lyric also. It may be that fan club vinyl bootleg of a show in Louisiana… but I’m certain I’ve at least heard him sing it. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/49 "2005-03-17T03:24:29Z")
Wow, this thread has turned into such a love-fest. Well, hell, I’d be remiss if I didn’t join in. First of all, take **lieu** up on his offer. That’s your warranty, right there. If you have PayPal, I’ll even take you on your honor, and cover the cost of _Bron Yr Aur_ and the disc it’s on. You heard me right: if you want the ten-disc set, I’ll cover 10%, just so you can hear _Bron Yr Aur_. If you just want to pick up _Physical Graffiti_, I’ll cover half. Amazon says that’s $11.50 for the 2-disc set, and $11.70 for my share of the Complete Studio Recordings – those are in retail boxes. If you feel like going with a marketplace seller, well, that lets me off the hook a little. You can get a brand new one for $92. Now, surely there’s someone here who likes ZOsO that much, right? ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/50 "2005-03-17T04:25:45Z")
I recall that LZ2 and Black Sabbath Paranoid were the first two rock albums I bought for myself as a young man. You should also check out **Kashmir** although I can’t remember which of the later albums it was on. **Houses of the Holy** perhaps? Someone help me out here. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/51 "2005-03-17T08:33:49Z")
**Kashmir** was on Physical Graffiti. An old friend of mine who was a bootleg maniac told me that **When the Levee Breaks** is the only Zep song of which there is no known live recording. How in the world did THAT happen? Oh, and the confounded bridge? [Found it.](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ode-To-Billy-Joe-lyrics-Natalie-Merchant/FD49DCFBFE8E661348256D5E00127BBC) ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/52 "2005-03-17T10:40:55Z")
> [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > **Kashmir** was on Physical Graffiti. > > An old friend of mine who was a bootleg maniac told me that **When the Levee Breaks** is the only Zep song of which there is no known live recording. How in the world did THAT happen? > > Oh, and the confounded bridge? [Found it.](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ode-To-Billy-Joe-lyrics-Natalie-Merchant/FD49DCFBFE8E661348256D5E00127BBC) He’s not right. They never played the Rover or Livin’ lovin’ maid, or boogie with Stu or almost all of Presence and In through the out door. There is a performance WTLB of Plant Page Jones and Neil young - itt was their induction into the rock n Roll hall of fame. If we’re going to play trivia: There is a song that was played live at every show they ever played as a full show that isn’t on any Zep album - what is it? Owl - obsessive ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/53 "2005-03-17T12:17:19Z")
> [@owlstretchingtime](#): > > There is a song that was played live at every show they ever played as a full show that isn’t on any Zep album - what is it? Let’s hope it wasn’t the tune Dijon cites… Chok… cha-BOOM… chok chock cha-BOOM Chok… cha-BOOM… chok chock cha-BOOM “The third of June, a sleepy dusty da-a-a-a-ay! Ooh ooh yeh Choppin’ cotton, brother bailin’ ha-a-a-a-ay! Push, push” etc etc. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/54 "2005-03-17T12:32:22Z")
> [@owlstretchingtime](#): > > There is a song that was played live at every show they ever played as a full show that isn’t on any Zep album - what is it? Gotta be something dumb – like Hound Dog or Blueberry Hill? If I can dig up some old bootlegs I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/55 "2005-03-17T12:34:00Z")
A question that’s just on the front page of GQ got me thinking – what are the true Zep fans take on Nancy Wilson’s cover of _The Battle of Evermore_? ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/56 "2005-03-17T12:42:36Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > A question that’s just on the front page of GQ got me thinking – what are the true Zep fans take on Nancy Wilson’s cover of _The Battle of Evermore_? I dunno about other Zep fans, but my reaction is: Nice tits! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/57 "2005-03-17T14:32:16Z")
> [@owlstretchingtime](#): > > There is a song that was played live at every show they ever played as a full show that isn’t on any Zep album - what is it? My first thought was Travelling Riverside Blues but I’d be surprised if they’d played that at every live. Interesting question, will eagerly anticipate your answer. **Joe** , email sent. This thread caused me, the owner of a nice stereo recently incapicated due to fatherhood, to load six albums into the CarTridge and take a concert drive last night on a long, lonely road. Every song of theirs was played and special attention was paid to all those y’all mentioned above. A man needs that every once in awhile. Thanks for the reminder. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/58 "2005-03-17T14:43:00Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > A question that’s just on the front page of GQ got me thinking – what are the true Zep fans take on Nancy Wilson’s cover of _The Battle of Evermore_? I have the video of The Lovemongers performing it live, and it’s note for freakin’ note perfect. I don’t know how you couldn’t be impressed by their slavish devotion to reproducing it without deviation. I like it! Then again, Heart cut their teeth in bars doing Zeppelin covers. I’ve got a couple of bootlegs of them in the early days doing just that. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/59 "2005-03-17T14:50:04Z")
Somebody should start a thread querying what we own in bootleg. Not only would it be interesting, it almost assuredly would lead to some swapping as well. Groan… make that “incapacitate” above. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714/60 "2005-03-17T15:31:24Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Somebody should start a thread querying what we own in bootleg. Not only would it be interesting, it almost assuredly would lead to some swapping as well. Be careful on that, it might not be allowed as a thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-rock-song/294714.md?page=4)