“Since I’ve Been Loving You” likens a strenuous relationship to the stresses a traditional job. It greatly exemplifies the talents of the band, displaying Robert Plant’s incredible range and showcasing a one-take guitar solo by Jimmy Page.
[Intro]
Oh!
[Verse 1]
Working from seven
To eleven every night
Really makes life a drag
I don't think that's right
I've really been the best, the best of fools
I did what I could, yeah
'Cause I love you, baby, how I love you, darling
How I love you, baby, my beloved little girl, little girl
[Chorus]
But, baby, since I've been loving you, yeah
I'm about to lose my worried mind, oh yeah
[Verse 2]
Everybody trying to tell me
That you didn't mean me no good
I've been trying, Lord, let me tell you
Let me tell you, I really did the best I could
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been, I've been working from seven
To eleven every night
I said it kinda makes my life a drag, drag, drag, drag
Lord, yeah, that ain't right, now, now!
[Chorus]
Since I've been loving you, yeah
I'm about to lose my worried mind
[Guitar Solo]
Watch out!
[Bridge]
I said I've been crying, yeah
Oh, my tears, they fell like rain
Don't you hear them? Don't you hear them falling?
Don't you hear them? Don't you hear them falling?
[Verse 3]
Do you remember, mama, when I knocked upon your door?
I said you had the nerve to tell me
You didn't want me no more, yeah
I open my front door, I hear my back door slam
You know, I must have one of them newfangled
Newfangled back-door men
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been a-working from seven, seven, seven
To eleven every night
It kinda makes my life a drag
A drag, drag
Ah yeah! It makes it a drag
[Chorus]
Baby, since I've been loving you
I'm about to lose, I'm about to lose, lose my worried mind
And just one more, just one more
Oh, yeah!
Since I've been loving you, I'm gonna lose my worried mind
Since I’ve Been Loving You was written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant & John Paul Jones.
Since I’ve Been Loving You was produced by Jimmy Page.
Led Zeppelin released Since I’ve Been Loving You on Mon Oct 05 1970.
As documented by Wikipedia, guitarist Jimmy Page said:
There was an awfully squeaky bass drum pedal on ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’. It sounds louder and louder every time I hear it! [laughs]. That was something that was obviously sadly overlooked at the time.
Rolling Stone ranked it as the #36 Led Zeppelin song, saying:
Page spent months on his solo to this epic – then settled on his original demo. Good thing: The slow blues is one of Zeppelin’s most soulful moments, Page’s guitar veering between spare and raucous attack, Jones playing blazing organ and...