Going to California
Led Zeppelin * Track #7 On Led Zeppelin IV
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Going to California by Led Zeppelin
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Led ZeppelinProduced by
Jimmy PageWrited by
Robert Plant & Jimmy PageAbout
A hauntingly beautiful acoustic tune released on the legendary untitled Led Zeppelin IV, the song tells the story of a man who has left his unkind woman and is off to California with dreams and hopes of finding his real love.
Going to California Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Spent my days with a woman unkind
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine
Made up my mind to make a new start
Going to California with an aching in my heart
Someone told me there's a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair
[Verse 2]
Took my chances on a big jet plane
Never let 'em tell you that they're all the same
Oh, the sea was red, and the sky was grey
Wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today
The mountains and the canyons start to tremble and shake
The children of the sun began to awake (watch out)
[Verse 3]
Seems that the wrath of the gods
Got a punch on the nose, and it started to flow
I think I might be sinking
Throw me a line, if I reach it in time
I'll meet you up there where the path runs straight and high
[Verse 4]
To find a queen without a king
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings... La la la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems, mm...
[Outro]
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Going to California Q&A
Who wrote Going to California's ?
Going to California was written by Robert Plant & Jimmy Page.
Who produced Going to California's ?
Going to California was produced by Jimmy Page.
When did Led Zeppelin release Going to California?
Led Zeppelin released Going to California on Mon Nov 08 1971.
What is the song about?
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote this song, drawing inspiration from Joni Mitchell, specifically her song “California.” Mitchell lived in the musically fertile but earthquake-prone Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles; “California” finds her recalling her adventures on a trip to Europe but looking for...
What did Led Zeppelin say about "Going to California"?
In an interview he gave to Spin magazine in 2002, Plant stated that the song “might be a bit embarrassing at times lyrically, but it did sum up a period of my life when I was 22.”