Black Country Woman
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| Song by Led Zeppelin | |||||
| Album | Physical Graffiti | ||||
| Released | February 24, 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | 1972 | ||||
| Genre | Folk rock | ||||
| Length | 4:24 | ||||
| Label | Swan Song Records | ||||
| Writer | Page/Plant | ||||
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"Black Country Woman" is the penultimate song on English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1975 album Physical Graffiti. It was originally intended to be part of the Houses of the Holy album, which was released two years earlier.
"Black Country Woman" was an acoustic song recorded in the back garden of Mick Jagger's home, Stargroves, in 1972 (around the same time as "D'yer Mak'er").[1] At the beginning of the track, recording engineer Eddie Kramer can be heard saying, "Oh- I've got this airplane on" about an aeroplane which is heard flying overhead, to which Robert Plant replies "Nah, leave it, yeah."
Recording outdoors proved to be difficult. On one occasion at Headley Grange when Plant tried to go outside to sing the song, he was attacked by a flock of angry geese.[1]
Originally the song was subtitled "Never Ending Doubting Woman Blues." This was a reference to a final spoken tag left off the finished version which had Plant proclaiming "What's the matter with you mama, never-ending, nagging, doubting woman blues.[1] 'Black Country' refers to the area around Birmingham in which Robert Plant was brought up.
"Black Country Woman" was rarely played live at Led Zeppelin concerts, but was merged into a medley with "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" on the band's concert tour of the United States in 1977. For this arrangement, John Paul Jones played an upright bass. This song was performed by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss live during their tour supporting the duo's album Raising Sand.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ^ Music Review - Robert Plant and Allison Krauss Find Harmony in Tension, New York Times, Nate Chinen, June 12, 2008.
[edit] Sources
- Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 978-1-56025-818-6
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 978-0-7119-3528-0
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