D’yer Mak’er
Led Zeppelin * Track #6 On Houses of the Holy
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D'yer Mak'er by Led Zeppelin
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Led ZeppelinProduced by
Jimmy PageWrited by
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant & John Paul Jones & John BonhamAbout
Sixth track off “Houses of the Holy”, “D'yer Mak'er” is a reggae-inspired track about losing a lover.
The title is a play on an old British joke, which spins on the pronunciation of “Jamaica” to come off as “did you make her?”:
‘My wife’s gone to the West Indies.’
‘Jamaica?’
‘Nah, she wanted to go...
D’yer Mak’er Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
You don't have to go-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
You don't have to go-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
You don't have to go
Ay, ah, ah, ah, ah, ay
All those tears I cry, ah, ah, ah, ay
All those tears I cry, oh, oh, uh, ay
Baby, please, don't go
[Chorus]
When I read the letter you wrote me, it made me mad, mad, mad
When I read the words that it told me, it made me sad, sad, sad
But I still love you so, I can't let you go
I love you, ooh, baby, I love ya
[Verse 2]
Oh, uh, uh, uh, oh, oh
Every breath I take, uh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, every move I make
Oh, baby, please, don't go, uh
Ay, ah, ah, ah, ah, ay
You hurt me to my soul, oh, oh, oh, oh
You hurt me to my soul-oh-oh
Darling, please, don't go
[Chorus]
When I read the letter you sent me, it made me mad, mad, mad
When I read the news that it broke, it made me sad, sad, sad
But I still love you so and I can't let you go
I love you, ooh, uh—baby, I love you, ah
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
You don't have to go, oh, oh, oh, oh
You don't have to go, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, baby, babe, please, please, please, please
[Outro]
Ah, uh, ah, uh, ah, ah, baby
Ah, ah, I really love you, baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, darling
Oh, oh-woah, oh, baby, I still love you so
Oh, baby, I still love you so, oh, ooh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah (Fire)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh (Fire)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Oh, yeah (Fire)
Awe, baby, baby
D’yer Mak’er Q&A
Who wrote D’yer Mak’er's ?
D’yer Mak’er was written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant & John Paul Jones & John Bonham.
Who produced D’yer Mak’er's ?
D’yer Mak’er was produced by Jimmy Page.
When did Led Zeppelin release D’yer Mak’er?
Led Zeppelin released D’yer Mak’er on Mon Sep 17 1973.
What did Led Zeppelin say about "D'yer Mak'er"?
Guitarist Jimmy Page said in a 1977 interview:
I didn’t expect people not to get [the joke in the title.] I thought it was pretty obvious. The song itself was a cross between reggae and a ‘50s number, “Poor Little Fool,” Ben E. King’s things, stuff like that.
He also told Louder Sound:
In America...
What has the media said about the song?
Rolling Stone ranked it as Led Zeppelin’s #20 song, saying:
Not ‘Dire Maker,’ as it’s generally known, but a rough phonetic riff on ‘Jamaica,’ this began with the notion of playing reggae music, a new phenomenon in 1972. What emerged was a sort of rock-steady heavy-metal doo-wop jam; Plant’s giddy...