Trampled Under Foot
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| Song by Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album 'Physical Graffiti' | ||
| Released | February 24, 1975 | |
| Recorded | 1974 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 5:35 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Page/Plant/Jones | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |
| 'Physical Graffiti' track listing | ||
| "Houses of the Holy" (4) |
"Trampled Underfoot" (5) |
"Kashmir" (6) |
"Trampled Under Foot" is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin, featured on their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. It charted at #35 on billboard's hot 100 chart.[citation needed]
The song evolved out of a jam session, and was written by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. The lyrics were based on blues musician Robert Johnson's 1936 "Terraplane Blues," with Robert Plant using car parts as metaphors for sex - "pump your gas," "rev all night," etc.
When played live, the band would often extend it with lengthy guitar and keyboard solos and sometimes segue it into the song "Gallows Pole". Along with the "No Quarter", "Trampled Under Foot" showcases Jones' skills as a keyboard player. A notable example is the version played at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in 1975, as featured on the Led Zeppelin DVD, which includes an extended solo by Jones on a Hohner Clavinet D6.
One of Plant's favorite Led Zeppelin songs, "Trampled Under Foot" became a standard part of Led Zeppelin concerts from 1975, and was frequently played on the radio when it was first released. Plant also sang it on his 1988 Now and Zen tour, and also at his daughter Carmen's 21st birthday party in 1989, with Jason Bonham on drums.
"Trampled Under Foot" bears more than a passing resemblance to the Doobie Brothers' 1973 hit "Long Train Runnin", though neither band has confirmed or denied inspiration from the other.
[edit] Trivia
- The lyrics were based on Robert Johnson's 1936 "Terraplane Blues." A Terraplane is a classic car, and the song uses car parts as metaphors for sex - "pump your gas," "rev all night," etc.
- This evolved out of a jam session. It became a concert favorite and a popular song on Rock radio.
- Led Zeppelin did not release any singles in the UK until 1997 when "Whole Lotta Love" was released 28 years after it was written. There were several pressings made of this, but they were all shelved before being released, and are, today, viewed as highly collectable.
- This is one of Plant's favorite Led Zeppelin songs. He sang it on his 1988 Now and Zen tour.
- Led Zeppelin performed this at Carmen Plant's 21st birthday party in 1989 with Jason Bonham on drums. Carmen is Robert's daughter.
[edit] External links
- Review: All Music Guide
- Trampled Underfoot is also the name of a trampoline company in England.
[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 |
