Nobody's Fault But Mine
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| "Nobody's Fault But Mine" | ||
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| Song by Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album Presence | ||
| Released | March 31, 1976 | |
| Recorded | November-December, 1975 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 6:27 | |
| Label | Swan Song | |
| Writer(s) | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |
| Presence track listing | ||
| "Royal Orleans" (3) |
"Nobody's Fault But Mine" (4) |
"Candy Store Rock" (5) |
"Nobody's Fault But Mine" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album Presence. The track features a compelling riff from Jimmy Page that is complimented by some high wails from vocalist Robert Plant. The song also features what is arguably Robert Plant's best harmonica solo. Meanwhile drummer John Bonham and bassist John Paul Jones maintain the driving rhythm of the song.
From 1977 onwards "Nobody's Fault But Mine" became a vital component of Led Zeppelin concerts, and was played at virtually every concert until the group's final tour of Europe in 1980.
Page and Plant would also record a version in 1994, released on their album No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded.
[edit] Trivia
- This song was directly "stolen" from American Blues singer Blind Willie Johnson, who recorded it in 1927. Johnson was not given credit by Led Zeppelin.
- Jimmy Page overdubbed his guitar intro 3 times. He played one guitar an octave higher than the others.
- When this album was released, everyone thought this song was about a couple different things. Some thought it was about Jimmy Page's blossoming heroin addiction. Others thought it was comparable to Robert Johnson's "Hellhound On My Trail," in that it was Plant lamenting Zeppelin's supposed deal with the devil.
- During the live version of this at Knebworth, Plant repeatedly screamed, "Oh Jimmy!" right before Page went into his solo. This was something Plant commonly did at live shows.
- Page and Plant played an acoustic version on their 1995 No Quarter tour, sometimes swapping it with "When the Levee Breaks."
[edit] External links
- Performance at YouTube - at Knebworth, 1979
[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 |
