Houses of the Holy (song)

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For the Led Zeppelin album of the same name, see Houses of the Holy.
"Houses of the Holy"
"Houses of the Holy" cover
Song by Led Zeppelin
from the album 'Physical Graffiti'
Released February 24, 1975
Recorded 1972
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:01
Label Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Page/Plant
Producer(s) Jimmy Page
'Physical Graffiti' track listing
"In My Time of Dying"
(3)
"Houses of the Holy"
(4)
"Trampled Under Foot"
(5)

"Houses of the Holy" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. The song is heavy on bass and is an ode to Zeppelin concerts. Despite this, it was never played live.

Although the name of the song is Houses of the Holy, the track does not appear on the earlier released album Houses of the Holy. It was originally set to be the title track of that album but was removed when the band decided it didn't fit.

[edit] Trivia

  • Houses Of The Holy is the name of Led Zeppelin's 5th album. This was going to be on it, but they decided to hold it back and use it on their next album, Physical Graffiti.
  • The "Houses of the Holy" are the venues Zeppelin played. It refers to the spiritual feel of their concerts.
  • Despite being a fan favorite and about their shows, this was never performed live.
  • The squeak of John Bonham's drum pedal can be heard about 3 minutes in.

[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
Jimmy Page · Robert Plant · John Paul Jones · John Bonham
Discography - (Category)
Studio albums: Led Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin II · Led Zeppelin III · Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin IV) · Houses of the Holy · Physical Graffiti · Presence · In Through the Out Door

Live albums: The Song Remains the Same · BBC Sessions · How the West Was Won
Compilations: Box Set · Profiled · Remasters · Box Set 2 · Complete Studio Recordings · Early Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One · Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two · Coda

Films
The Song Remains the Same · Led Zeppelin DVD
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