The Song Remains the Same
Led Zeppelin * Track #1 On Houses of the Holy
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The Song Remains the Same by Led Zeppelin
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Led ZeppelinProduced by
Jimmy PageWrited by
Robert Plant & Jimmy PageAbout
Led Zeppelin opened their 1973 album with an ode to the power of music. Guitarist Jimmy Page revealed in an interview that the track was originally an instrumental called “The Overture,” and the working title was “The Campaign” before they decided on the final name.
The Song Remains the Same Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I had a dream, oh yeah
Crazy dream, oh ho
Anything I wanted to know
Any place I needed to go
[Verse 2]
Hear my song, yeah
People, don't you listen now?
Sing along, oh
You don't know what you're missing now
[Verse 3]
Any little song that you know
Everything that's small has to grow
And it's gonna grow now
Push, push, yeah
[Verse 4]
Na-na-na-na-na
California sunlight
Sweet Calcutta rain
Honolulu starbright
The song remains the same, oooh, oooh, ooh
(Get it on)
[Bridge]
Oh, keep on
All you gotta do, all you gotta do
All you gotta do now, all you gotta do now
[Verse 5]
Ooh, sing out Hare Hare
Ooh, dance the Hoochie Koo
City lights are oh-so bright
As we go sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding
[Outro]
Ahhhhhhh
The Song Remains the Same Q&A
Who wrote The Song Remains the Same's ?
The Song Remains the Same was written by Robert Plant & Jimmy Page.
Who produced The Song Remains the Same's ?
The Song Remains the Same was produced by Jimmy Page.
When did Led Zeppelin release The Song Remains the Same?
Led Zeppelin released The Song Remains the Same on Wed Mar 28 1973.
What did Led Zeppelin say about "The Song Remains the Same"?
As documented by SongFacts, vocalist Robert Plant told NME in 1973:
Every time I sing that, I just picture the fact that I’ve been round and round the world, and at the root of it all there’s a common denominator for everybody. The common denominator is what makes it good or bad, whether it’s a Led...
What has the media said about the song?
Rolling Stone ranked it as Led Zeppelin’s #18 song, saying:
Written shortly after Page and Plant’s 1972 expedition to Bombay, this raga-tinged track was originally intended as an instrumental. It’s Zep at their sunniest, celebrating music’s universality just as they had become arguably the biggest...