Candy Store Rock
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| "Candy Store Rock" | ||
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| Song by Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album Presence | ||
| Released | March 31, 1976 | |
| Recorded | November-December, 1975 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 4:07 | |
| Label | Swan Song | |
| Writer(s) | Page/Plant | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |
| Presence track listing | ||
| "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (4) |
"Candy Store Rock" (5) |
"Hots on for Nowhere" (6) |
"Candy Store Rock" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album Presence. The track is done in the style if a 1950s rock'n'roll number, giving it a rather low-key but cheerful flavour. John Bonham's drumming is controlled rather than bombastic, making heavy use of the timpani. Meanwhile Jimmy Page's solo is short and measured, coming in half way through the song. "Candy Store Rock" was never performed live by Led Zeppelin.
[edit] Trivia
- This was inspired by early '50s rock. Robert Plant put the lyrics together from parts of Elvis Presley songs.
- The band wrote this in about an hour at a studio in Germany. They were under pressure to finish Presence so the Rolling Stones could use the studio.
- Robert Plant considers this one of his favorites.
- This was released as a single in America, but it did not chart.
- Plant sang this from a wheelchair because he was recovering from a car accident.
[edit] Sources
- Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
| Led Zeppelin |
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| Jimmy Page · Robert Plant · John Paul Jones · John Bonham |
| Discography - (Category) |
Studio albums: Led Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin II · Led Zeppelin III ·  (Led Zeppelin IV) · Houses of the Holy · Physical Graffiti · Presence · In Through the Out DoorLive albums: The Song Remains the Same · BBC Sessions · How the West Was Won |
| Films |
| The Song Remains the Same · Led Zeppelin DVD |
| Other |
| Peter Grant · Richard Cole · Swan Song Records · The Yardbirds · XYZ · The Firm · Page and Plant · Strange Sensation · Bootlegs ∙ Concerts ∙ Songs |
