A back door man meant something different back in that day. It meant a lover who would run out the back door when the husband came home through the front door. One of the most iconic songs for Led Zeppelin. Great reaction.
Correction: when John Bonham died September 25, 1980 he took Led Zeppelin with him. YEARS later the band members got together with John Bonham’s son on drums for a short tour. The active life span of Led Zeppelin was from 1968 - 1980. There will never be another band like them, they are unrivaled and always will be. 🎶♥️🎶
@@markmottershead646 I was there, incredible evening. The only regret I have today is never having managed to see John Bonham live. But Jason was great that night.
They were not underestimated they were the greatest super band that had ever seen They were all over everywhere in all countries In every country knew about them Like I said, they were the first super group
@@nancaraway8413 you need to reread my comment…. I agree with you. I said that saying “Led Zeppelin are respected” was an UNDERSTATEMENT, not that they were underestimated… try again
My wife and I, before we were married,, 1969, used to go up to a place called Rabbit Hill with a group of friends every Friday night and the local station used to play only Led Zeppelin for an hour from 11.00 to 12. 00. Always had a big fire and we would cuddle up and groove to what for us was new music, Wife and I still put aside a night each month to just listen to them even now. One of the greatest bands ever.
First I heard "dazed and confused" ( and I already possessed Led Zeppelin II) in a record store in Moscow Idaho...I nearly my knees almost gave out with the drums and the power chords and vocals exploding in my guts. This was 1974, and that store had great speakers. I am a fan for life!
@Candice Witzkoske oh I agree, my tastes have expanded since 1954 when we were still hitting logs with sticks, but make no mistake, I will always go back to Led Zeppelin.
The best thing about this video is you having so much fun. I think you are going to enjoy this musical adventure you've begun. I think we're all very glad you are letting us share in it with you.
It’s great to see that, even after 50+ years, Led Zeppelin still shocks while it rocks! Loved watching your reaction, as many adults thought it, and most rock & roll, “Scandalous”!✌️❤️🎶
As a drummer Led Zeppelin was one of my favorite bands. I Never get tired of listening to them. Thanks for sharing and hope you enjoyed them. ❤️U☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸
Many attribute Bonzo to bash & mash style, but so few recognize his amazing touch and finesse! He could fan the stick ever so lightly on the snare drum. It sounded like a consistent gentle tearing of fine piece of paper! SICK! I've never seen any other Great drummer do that "Patented" fine wrist quavering technique like Mr. Bonham did. Simply Mind Bending! Cheers!
Honered to have shared an elevator with him, if even for one floor. So grateful and appreciative. Check him out in the balcony checking out Heart doing covers. Great dude.
Watched a short documentary on the creation of stairway to heaven. Robert plant wrote most of the lyrics as he heard the melody for the first time. Incredible stuff.
Zeppelin has a large and diverse catalog. Give a listen. They do lots of great acoustic stuff -- "Goin' to California" being one of my favorites and the first track I put on when leaving Dallas to move back to Los Angeles. They do lots of great mixed songs, too, "Stairway to Heaven" being one of the most famous songs in the world.
I DJ on some weekends and this song is SO requested even by younger people in their 20's! There are lots of people, myself included, that would consider LZ as the best rock band of all time
So nice to know that the younger generations are still finding the old classics entertaining. This band was one of the ones written on my school bag in the 1970s, awesome. Thank you, it would be great if you did more music from that era.
Now, imagine hearing this great band, and many others, on the radio every day during your high school days... Going to the drive-in movies to see The Song Remains The Same, with a bag of goodies and a six pack of beer... Going to concerts and paying less than ten dollars a ticket... Seeing greats like Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Heart, RUSH, etc...for under ten bucks a ticket..!
We did! We did! Our bods may look older but we’re still those kids inside. I never imagined my parents, let alone my grandparents playing this kind of music, but we STILL rock out to it all the time.
Great Reaction Diane! Listened to tons of Led Zeppelin back in the day. Fun Fact: For something entirely different, lead Singer Robert Plant has recorded his 2nd album with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss which was nominated for 3 Grammys. And I Highly recommend checking out the Band Heart''s cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stariway to Heaven" at the Kennedy Center Honors. It's Magical. Boop!
@@richardsenkBeachwalker Agreed! Heart's version of "Stairway to Heaven" is particularly magical, once you understand how lovingly close it comes to the damn near inimitable original. Having the deceased John Bonham's son playing the drums on stage that night, in his signature bowler hat, was perfect icing on the cake. And Ann Wilson's vocals are WOW.
Plant, along with Page, Charlie Jones and Mike Lee, wrote the song, "Please Read the Letter." All four were members of the Plant-Page Band during the Nineties. The better version of the song, is Plant singing it with Allison Krause. There is a shorter official video, and a longer concert version. The concert version has an extra verse.
@@DianeJennings that cover is one of the greatest covers that was ever recorded. It will give you the chills and when Jason, John Bonhams son bows his head and gives props to his dad and the band you will shed a tear.
For me a flip of a coin between them and Pink Floyd, Zeppelin gets a slight nod because they were the standard right away and never made a bad album, it took Floyd sometime to hit their stride but when they did, there was no one better.
Oh Yeah! Rock On Irish Girl!! ☘🤟💚😎 My first Led Zeppelin concert was January of '75 in Detroit. Six of us HS seniors drove down from GR. Wow!! What an experience! This was about my dozenth big concert and remains one the best I've ever seen. Diane, it gladdens my heart to see that you seem to really enjoy the music I listen to everyday. You obviously have a natural affinity for music, start Singing again! Let's Dance!!
My kid's HS graduation was held at an outdoor pavilion here in MD and halfway across the stage he hesitated, looked up into the rafters over the stage, and just gave a silent salute 🤘🏻. When we met up after the ceremony I asked what that was about, his response, "How could I not Dad? Zeppelin played this stage!" Never seen a bigger smile on either of our faces!
The music from that era has been such a key part of peoples lives who grew up with it. You will have fun learning the impact of the music on that generation. Not to mention the absolutely talented group of musicians that rose to become such legends. One thing no one will ever take from us, is our music and what it meant and still means to us. Have fun going down this path Diane.🤗
I could not have said it better, the music of that era is part of the fabric of my life, there is almost never a day that I don't listen to some of it. Rock On!
The band's name, "Led Zeppelin," came as the result of a conversation that Jimmy Page had with The Who members Keith Moon (drums) and John Entwistle (bass). After leaving the Yardbirds, Page sought to lure Moon and Entwistle away from The Who in the hopes of creating a "super group," and Moon said the idea would "go over like a lead balloon," because it sounded like a bad idea. Entwistle then suggested Page call his new group "Lead Zeppelin" in response to Moon's comment. After Page formed his new band with Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham, their management suggested spelling the name of the band phonetically as "Led Zeppelin" to prevent the possibility of the public mispronouncing "Lead Zeppelin" as "Leed Zeppelin."
The spelling "Led" came about due to a mispelling of the word Lead in the marquis of a theater where they were performing. They liked it and decided to keep it.
@@44excalibur History is told many different ways. I heard one version, you heard another. The pronunciation thing doesn't make sense. Americans know how to pronounce lead. We don't say leed. We don't say leeded gasoline. We don't say leed pencil. We don't say leeded balloon. Whatever. It doesn't really matter anyway I suppose.
Their magnum opus has to be "Stairway to Heaven", which was released in 1971 on their untitled fourth album. It was never officially released as a single, but still wound up being a success. While their version of the song sounds good in itself, there was an epic cover of it at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, another popular band. The surviving members seemed to enjoy it. Assisting in playing this cover on drums was Jason Bonham, son of their late drummer John Bonham.
Ann and Nancy are huge fans of Led Zepplin. They were broken hearted when John Bonham died. Great choice to sing Stairway To Heaven! Their cover of Rock N Roll was really smoking, too. ~ Anastacia in Cleveland
As a high schooler, I loved the testosterone of this band. It was a way to escape the realities of being a dorky teenager. I wore out all of their albums but never really payed much attention to their lyrics. They were bluesy magic!! Check out Greta Van Fleet Diane. Almost a continuation of Zep (similar sound) with today’s modern young Michigan men in the band.
Great Van Fleet are borderline plagiarists and the only reason they're borderline is because they can't touch the more complex elements of Led Zeppelin's song writing.
Zeppelin was one of the first mainstream bands to bring those kind of lyrics to the masses. The southern blues singers from America had been doing it for decades. Zeppelin is still one of the greatest bands ever.
Except American blues artists didn't get airplay on main stream radio. It was the British who brought blues into main stream radio in the US. Bands like Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Rolling Stones and others.
To me it was the art of saying something without being explicit. Bring the lyrics to the edge at which censorship used to stop it. Then slip something in that makes what you were singing about obvious. That was the forte of a good blues musician, like Howlin Wolf or Muddy Waters. Add electricity and you get Led Zepplin.
Diane, as a Zeppelin fan for as far back as I’ve been, its always been their interpretation of American blues that drew me to them. Bonham’s drum beat in When the Levee Breaks basically hooked me. In fact, listen to When the Levee Breaks. Listen to it next. The first time I heard Levee and In My Time of Dying I knew they were my #1 favorite. Check either song out next!!!
Your reaction to the "back door man" line was priceless. The song referenced there was originally sung by a man named Howlin Wolf, and the lyrics are " I am a back door man, well the men don't know, but the little girls understand". Contrary to popular belief, it is (well, at least initially) about illicit relationships with married women. Dude sneaks out the back door when the husband comes in through the front. You make up your own mind about what Plant was singing about here.
You're a mighty fine reason to go to the emerald isle kid! Representing well! You're reacting to a band we all love in America... hope you dive into their catalog more.
Led Zeppelin is my favorite band. I'm not old enough to have seen them live and was introduced the them in the late 80s. But to quote a wise person, "you have just taken your first step into a larger world "
As a 20-yr-old, I saw Zep at the Texas International Pop Festival, held outside Dallas in 1969, one month after Woodstock- imagine yourself on a warm late summer night, sitting on the grass w several thousand of your closest friends, enjoying a nice, mellow Mescaline/weed buzz & listening to the band play through their entire first album! Everything's been downhill since then, tho! (Just joking!)
Happy Wednesday to you Diane! It's great to see you react to such a classic rock group as Led Zeppelin. Your reactions seem genuine and it's good to see you get into their music instead of just passively listening to it and not having any kind of reaction or opinion to it. I hope that you do the same thing with other classic bands or individual singers in the future, should you choose to react and listen to their music. Have a great rest of your week Diane and rock on! Be well! 😎👍
I just want to say that I was born in 1970 and I lived in London as a very little kid. And I used to watch Top of the Pops *every* single week. It was literally some of my first memories ever. So I did end up seeing all of those classic bands of the 70s on there. 😃 I’m just glad that you finally got to experience the Gods of Rock and Roll. 👍
Led Zeppelin are one of my favourites. Grew up on their music. And yes, some of their song lyrics, including this one, were quite sexual. Glad we’re along for the ride on your musical journey. I’m a film nerd, too, and would love hearing your thoughts on favourite films, movie quotes, etc.
This is the gold standard for rock bands IMO - Jimmy was showing you his double neck 12 string and 6 string guitar. BTW - the back door man reference means your affair man from back in the day. Keep in mind that the majority of Led Zeppelin came from delta blues and reintroduced with a rock/blues flavor....and oh what a flavor!! #whentheleveebreaks is another cover song by Zepp about the true story flood of 1927 Mississippi and the drum intro is legendary. The harmonica by Robert is also on another level
I don't know if they meant it the way people think of it today. Probably just meant sneaking in the back door to have affairs with married women or at least women they shouldn't be seen with. I'm pretty sure that's what the old bluesmen meant.
@@dreamweaver1603 and yet I was talking about her reaction to the lyrics. I guess I missed the part of my comment that asked for the refresher tutorial on the term back door man.
Remember that when this song was produced, a majority of the audience was high on "something". From echos to fading left and right was all part of the attraction
It's the drums and the guitar laying out the background rythmn that makes this classic. Throw in the guitar solos spread throughout and how they fit into that complex background and it's awesome.
My future brother in law handed me Led Zeppelin IV after I mentioned hating Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life." I have always been thankful for that. 😁 I am very much enjoying seeing you groove to these songs Diane. 🎼🎶🎵
Hell, if I had known all I had to do to get LZ IV is tell my bro I hated Debbie Boone I'd have been all over it! But there again, he did give me LZ III for Christmas '70 or '71
Although it was top of the pops theme tune for years , they were never on the show , I saw them live at knebworth 1979 ! There are no words to describe such an incredible experience! I'm a very lucky lady x
This version is actually the "short" (AM Radio) version. There's an additional minute or so in the middle part that got cut out. You really want to experience Zep, listen to Kashmir, Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven and Battle of Evermore...just to get a taste of Robert Plant at his best.
And when Diane moves on to the doors with some of the poetry Jim Morrison did on live shows we can see how deep she blushes. The alive she cried album is a great example.
It's a joy just watching you enjoy music that you've probably heard a million times and just didn't associate it with a particular artist. LZ had a different "sound" for every album and all of them were awesome. They took a lot of influence from (and, allegedly stole a lot too) from the Moody Blues, putting a harder edge on the former's sound and lyrics. My favorite album is probably LZ III or Houses of the Holy. Love the new music content Diane, wish TH-cam wasn't so stingy with their monetization rules (I think it fits into "fair use" even if you save any comments until the end of a song). Boop! 💚
This was back before there was such a thing as toxic masculinity they couldn't get away with the song like this now without being accused of being sexist Great reaction rock on girl
Imagine if ED was a teenager when this song came out She would have the best vinyl collection, there would be no doubt She would own a cool stereo and a big bean bag chair And she would rock out to Zeppelin with a flower in her hair
... or be making music videos in snakeskin pants on the hood of Whitesnake's car. _(sorry, stolen lyric from "1985", and cleaned up slightly, but fits)_
@@DianeJennings The flower was a reference to being a “flower child” of the 1960s and early 1970s and to the song “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” by Scott McKenzie; released in 1967. (having “sandwiches” were also a given for that time😜) th-cam.com/video/LlVwcBTXwmo/w-d-xo.html
Diane, please check out Led Zeppelin live 1973 at Madison Square Garden, 'Since I've Been Loving You'. I never got to see Zeppelin, but they were the hard rock shizz back in the 70's. 'Achilles Last Stand' would be a good one when you're cleaning the house. It's about 10 minutes long. Good stuff. Thanks for posting. I do appreciate it.
Great reaction, another classic track by them you would likely enjoy is Stairway to Heaven. The band stopped producing music and touring after the drummer John Bonham died in 1980, with the exception of a few one off shows such as Live Aid in 1985.
Actually, besides the Live Aid reunion gig in 1985 (in which Phil Collins, drummer of Genesis and 80s pop singer, played drums; and was a really dodgy performance by them) the better reunion show they did was in 2007 at the O2 Arena in London. They were the marquee act to play at this tribute show for Ahmed Ertugen; the late founder of Atlantic Records (on which Led Zeppelin was one of their acts in the 70s). This show was later released as both an album and a concert film that were both called "Celebration Day" (after the title of one of their songs). This time, the drummer they used in place of John Bonham was Bonham's own son Jason; himself an accomplished drummer, who was already familiar with playing their songs as a 13/14-year old sitting in for his father while John was too drunk or high to effectively rehearse with the band. It's a really great show they put on for a bunch of guys at or pushing 70. Check it out if you can.
Loved your reaction, Diane. You may want to dip into the land of Irish Rockers---Thin Lizzy, Horslips, Hothouse Flowers and, of course Van Morrison. Your fans can help you with the specifics.
Going straight for the hardcore rock! Led Zeppelin is the most super of the supergroups (groups made up of all-star musicians). When they first got together as a band, Keith Moon and John Entwhistle of The Who predicted that it would go over like a lead balloon (i.e. they would flop). The band took their name from that prediction. They didn't flop. Led Zeppelin has the reputation among some music scholars and historians of being unoriginal. They did do a lot of covers of old blues songs, and some of their own compositions are thinly-disguised copies of other songs. IMO, it doesn't matter. Performance is the important thing with this type of music, and they definitely had that. At a couple of points in this video you can see Jimmy Page doing the duck walk (e.g. at 1:55). I assume this was a tribute to Chuck Berry, who invented the move and often did it in live performances. I'm really enjoying these music reaction videos. Thanks!
Twenty-five years ago, a co-worker told me that his daughter had discovered a "new" band that she really liked, called Led Zeppelin. He said to her, "I think they've been around awhile". To which she replied, "No Dad, they're new." To which he replied, "Okay." He didn't tell her they'd been big since the late 60's and take away her fun. Zeppelin is still getting rediscovered. Their sound has a power that is unequaled.
You should have been at a concert. The music, the people, the WEED! It was overwhelming , where you could feel the music vibrating your whole body when Led Zeppelin played
This was one of the first songs I learned to play on guitar 🎸. I discovered if can't get that Bass and Drum grove, go home and cry, come back later and try it again.
Led Zeppelin is in a class by itself. Fifty years later I still get the same thrill.
Yes, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME! All these years later😁
Rock n Roll!!!!!! James
A back door man meant something different back in that day. It meant a lover who would run out the back door when the husband came home through the front door. One of the most iconic songs for Led Zeppelin. Great reaction.
Thanks for the info
I remember it as being her lover who came in the backdoor when her husband left for work through the front door. But, it's the same thing.
@@OUigot Yeah true. It could be that too, I am not sure. Either way, same thing.
Double-meaning, always.
Greatest rock band ever. I'm old enough to have seen them a few times.
It pleases me when young people discover great music.
They will remember us through our music long after we're gone.
Correction: when John Bonham died September 25, 1980 he took Led Zeppelin with him. YEARS later the band members got together with John Bonham’s son on drums for a short tour. The active life span of Led Zeppelin was from 1968 - 1980. There will never be another band like them, they are unrivaled and always will be. 🎶♥️🎶
One off gig at the O2 in London
They did reunite once in 85 I believe it was live aid and Phil Collins played the drums.
They are almost as good as Queen !
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@@markmottershead646 I was there, incredible evening. The only regret I have today is never having managed to see John Bonham live. But Jason was great that night.
Over 50 years of listening to them. Still can't put The Mighty Led Zeppelin down!!
Led Zeppelin's music will forever be timeless.
It's impossible to overstate how daring and groundbreaking this was for the time. Still sounds ahead of it's time.
When I was a teenager my parents hated LED Zeppelin and didn't want me listening to them! They said they were the devil's spawn. Haha.
@@kimO.7439 My growing up was similar.
Timeless!!!!
“Led Zeppelin are respected”……. Understatement of the century
They were not underestimated they were the greatest super band that had ever seen
They were all over everywhere in all countries
In every country knew about them
Like I said, they were the first super group
@@nancaraway8413 you need to reread my comment…. I agree with you. I said that saying “Led Zeppelin are respected” was an UNDERSTATEMENT, not that they were underestimated… try again
@@frankhouck4446 I am so sorry I’m an old woman my eyes don’t see Will like they used to
I'd say that after all these years, Led Zeppelin is worshipped.
My wife and I, before we were married,, 1969, used to go up to a place called Rabbit Hill with a group of friends every Friday night and the local station used to play only Led Zeppelin for an hour from 11.00 to 12. 00. Always had a big fire and we would cuddle up and groove to what for us was new music, Wife and I still put aside a night each month to just listen to them even now. One of the greatest bands ever.
awesome story man!
I was almost sixteen when whole lot of love came out, and it totally knocked our socks off!
Their first record was released 54 years ago, and still rocks! I listen to it at least a few times a month.
Same, II never gets old.
Most talented musicians on planet!
First I heard "dazed and confused" ( and I already possessed Led Zeppelin II) in a record store in Moscow Idaho...I nearly my knees almost gave out with the drums and the power chords and vocals exploding in my guts. This was 1974, and that store had great speakers. I am a fan for life!
@@daviddragavon7555 Nothing or no one today can top them!!
@Candice Witzkoske oh I agree, my tastes have expanded since 1954 when we were still hitting logs with sticks, but make no mistake, I will always go back to Led Zeppelin.
John Bonham is one of the best drummers of all time. The band is incredible. Wonderful reaction.
I beg to differ. Bonham was THE BEST DRUMMER EVER…
That's a matter of opinion i believe ian paice is just as good...
Besides ian is still with us 75 john sadly passed away many moons ago ...also they were different drumming styles .....
the best, not one of.
"THE"
The best thing about this video is you having so much fun. I think you are going to enjoy this musical adventure you've begun. I think we're all very glad you are letting us share in it with you.
I am! It’s really fun for me too Will! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it
Yes! I agree. I love seeing your reaction to classic stuff I have loved for years :)
Led Zeppelin is an amazing rabbit hole to explore...there's so much outstanding music to enjoy... love your reaction
It’s great to see that, even after 50+ years, Led Zeppelin still shocks while it rocks! Loved watching your reaction, as many adults thought it, and most rock & roll, “Scandalous”!✌️❤️🎶
As a drummer Led Zeppelin was one of my favorite bands. I Never get tired of listening to them. Thanks for sharing and hope you enjoyed them. ❤️U☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸
Thanks, you too!
Many attribute Bonzo to bash & mash style, but so few recognize his amazing touch and finesse! He could fan the stick ever so lightly on the snare drum. It sounded like a consistent gentle tearing of fine piece of paper! SICK! I've never seen any other Great drummer do that "Patented" fine wrist quavering technique like Mr. Bonham did. Simply Mind Bending!
Cheers!
Jimmy Page, one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
For me no one better other than Hendrix!
Honered to have shared an elevator with him, if even for one floor. So grateful and appreciative. Check him out in the balcony checking out Heart doing covers. Great dude.
Watched a short documentary on the creation of stairway to heaven. Robert plant wrote most of the lyrics as he heard the melody for the first time. Incredible stuff.
@@patriciapowell6047I think srv was the greatest ever, but everyone has their own opinions. Hendrix was amazing obviously.
Hi there , are you familiar with John Mc Laughlin ? , he taught Jimmy Page to play, well worth checking out.
Zeppelin has a large and diverse catalog. Give a listen. They do lots of great acoustic stuff -- "Goin' to California" being one of my favorites and the first track I put on when leaving Dallas to move back to Los Angeles. They do lots of great mixed songs, too, "Stairway to Heaven" being one of the most famous songs in the world.
I DJ on some weekends and this song is SO requested even by younger people in their 20's! There are lots of people, myself included, that would consider LZ as the best rock band of all time
So nice to know that the younger generations are still finding the old classics entertaining. This band was one of the ones written on my school bag in the 1970s, awesome. Thank you, it would be great if you did more music from that era.
Now, imagine hearing this great band, and many others, on the radio every day during your high school days...
Going to the drive-in movies to see The Song Remains The Same, with a bag of goodies and a six pack of beer...
Going to concerts and paying less than ten dollars a ticket...
Seeing greats like Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Heart, RUSH, etc...for under ten bucks a ticket..!
seeing them over and over too, like I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan like 4 times.
@@SouthernArtist77 Not unlike the day John Lennon was gunned down, I remember exactly where I was when the helicopter carrying SRV crashed...
Those were the days- but not in Australia
We did! We did! Our bods may look older but we’re still those kids inside. I never imagined my parents, let alone my grandparents playing this kind of music, but we STILL rock out to it all the time.
Them were the days!
Diane is going through her rebellious music phase a little later than most in life it seems. 😉
Definitely! But can’t say I ever ran with the crowd. I’m a rebel wrapped in ribbons Walter 😜
Great Reaction Diane! Listened to tons of Led Zeppelin back in the day. Fun Fact: For something entirely different, lead Singer Robert Plant has recorded his 2nd album with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss which was nominated for 3 Grammys. And I Highly recommend checking out the Band Heart''s cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stariway to Heaven" at the Kennedy Center Honors. It's Magical. Boop!
Added! Thanks for the recommendation Roger!
@@DianeJennings Listen to the original Zeppelin version first tho...
@@richardsenkBeachwalker Agreed! Heart's version of "Stairway to Heaven" is particularly magical, once you understand how lovingly close it comes to the damn near inimitable original. Having the deceased John Bonham's son playing the drums on stage that night, in his signature bowler hat, was perfect icing on the cake. And Ann Wilson's vocals are WOW.
Plant, along with Page, Charlie Jones and Mike Lee, wrote the song, "Please Read the Letter." All four were members of the Plant-Page Band during the Nineties. The better version of the song, is Plant singing it with Allison Krause. There is a shorter official video, and a longer concert version. The concert version has an extra verse.
@@DianeJennings that cover is one of the greatest covers that was ever recorded. It will give you the chills and when Jason, John Bonhams son bows his head and gives props to his dad and the band you will shed a tear.
Looking at Jimmy Page back in the day, it still rocks my world that today he is "The elder statesman of hard rock".
His survival is a blessing but he never wrote another song.
You can't go wrong too much with Led Zeppelin. Most of their songs are worthy of a reaction, and they were very eclectic, so expect the unexpected.
Too much Led Zeppelin? Is there really such a thing?
Greatest band to ever grace the planet! They did it all...4 true musical geniuses!! Please do more including live performances!!
one of ! there were others ! but yeah they were amongst the top bands
For me a flip of a coin between them and Pink Floyd, Zeppelin gets a slight nod because they were the standard right away and never made a bad album, it took Floyd sometime to hit their stride but when they did, there was no one better.
@@vicprovost2561 flip for me is stones/zep. Stones win.
I've no doubt they'd still be rocking today. RIP JB.
@@jessewolf7649 Stones are Awesome, in my top 5 with the other 2, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, with The WHO and Black Sabbath as worthy
Oh Yeah! Rock On Irish Girl!! ☘🤟💚😎 My first Led Zeppelin concert was January of '75 in Detroit. Six of us HS seniors drove down from GR. Wow!! What an experience! This was about my dozenth big concert and remains one the best I've ever seen. Diane, it gladdens my heart to see that you seem to really enjoy the music I listen to everyday. You obviously have a natural affinity for music, start Singing again! Let's Dance!!
My kid's HS graduation was held at an outdoor pavilion here in MD and halfway across the stage he hesitated, looked up into the rafters over the stage, and just gave a silent salute 🤘🏻. When we met up after the ceremony I asked what that was about, his response, "How could I not Dad? Zeppelin played this stage!" Never seen a bigger smile on either of our faces!
Where though?! To Chewie??? Lalalaaaaa 🎶
@@DianeJennings Sing to us: th-cam.com/video/qrmlvf5MeRY/w-d-xo.html
The music from that era has been such a key part of peoples lives who grew up with it. You will have fun learning the impact of the music on that generation. Not to mention the absolutely talented group of musicians that rose to become such legends. One thing no one will ever take from us, is our music and what it meant and still means to us. Have fun going down this path Diane.🤗
I could not have said it better, the music of that era is part of the fabric of my life, there is almost never a day that I don't listen to some of it. Rock On!
This is why they are considered the worlds greatest rock band.
Queen are the greatest !
@@brithaddenhadden8383 Queen is iconic coming in at #2. Led Zeppelin is a band of Rock Gods! They are untouchable.
Such an amazing voice and auto tune didn’t exist. Those were the days.
OMG autotune do not get me started.
How to kill a song instantly: Autotune.
@@peterfrance702 autotune can really really suck but most people can’t tell when it’s used - unless it’s intentionally obvious
@@swordsbros'can't tell' - that's probably me, but certainly it is dreadful when they make it obvious
The soundtrack of my youth.
The band's name, "Led Zeppelin," came as the result of a conversation that Jimmy Page had with The Who members Keith Moon (drums) and John Entwistle (bass). After leaving the Yardbirds, Page sought to lure Moon and Entwistle away from The Who in the hopes of creating a "super group," and Moon said the idea would "go over like a lead balloon," because it sounded like a bad idea. Entwistle then suggested Page call his new group "Lead Zeppelin" in response to Moon's comment. After Page formed his new band with Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham, their management suggested spelling the name of the band phonetically as "Led Zeppelin" to prevent the possibility of the public mispronouncing "Lead Zeppelin" as "Leed Zeppelin."
I heard it was led like heavy, and zeppelin like light. Keith moon was nutty so, either way,... all good
The spelling "Led" came about due to a mispelling of the word Lead in the marquis of a theater where they were performing. They liked it and decided to keep it.
@@1492dt That's not what the history says.
@@44excalibur History is told many different ways. I heard one version, you heard another. The pronunciation thing doesn't make sense. Americans know how to pronounce lead. We don't say leed. We don't say leeded gasoline. We don't say leed pencil. We don't say leeded balloon. Whatever. It doesn't really matter anyway I suppose.
Their magnum opus has to be "Stairway to Heaven", which was released in 1971 on their untitled fourth album. It was never officially released as a single, but still wound up being a success. While their version of the song sounds good in itself, there was an epic cover of it at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, another popular band. The surviving members seemed to enjoy it. Assisting in playing this cover on drums was Jason Bonham, son of their late drummer John Bonham.
Ann and Nancy are huge fans of Led Zepplin. They were broken hearted when John Bonham died. Great choice to sing Stairway To Heaven! Their cover of Rock N Roll was really smoking, too. ~ Anastacia in Cleveland
Led Zeppelin is the greatest rock band of all time! They transcended just rock, they played every venue of music!
each one in the band was super talented. The band was the most talented band ever.
Can't talk about rock n' roll music without mentioning Led Zeppelin for setting the bar for what it is today. Love your reactions Diane!
As a high schooler, I loved the testosterone of this band. It was a way to escape the realities of being a dorky teenager. I wore out all of their albums but never really payed much attention to their lyrics. They were bluesy magic!! Check out Greta Van Fleet Diane. Almost a continuation of Zep (similar sound) with today’s modern young Michigan men in the band.
Dorky teenagers unite!! ✌🏻
Great Van Fleet are borderline plagiarists and the only reason they're borderline is because they can't touch the more complex elements of Led Zeppelin's song writing.
Greta Van Fleet is AMAZING!!
GVF is such a blatant ripoff and their singer is even more irritating than Axl Rose.
@@Narpets2112 no one is a annoying as Axl.
That song “When The Levee Breaks” I loved listening to over and over again when I was a kid.
It is sooooooooooo gooooooooooood
Zeppelin was one of the first mainstream bands to bring those kind of lyrics to the masses. The southern blues singers from America had been doing it for decades. Zeppelin is still one of the greatest bands ever.
Except American blues artists didn't get airplay on main stream radio. It was the British who brought blues into main stream radio in the US. Bands like Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Rolling Stones and others.
So so sexual and beautiful
To me it was the art of saying something without being explicit. Bring the lyrics to the edge at which censorship used to stop it. Then slip something in that makes what you were singing about obvious. That was the forte of a good blues musician, like Howlin Wolf or Muddy Waters. Add electricity and you get Led Zepplin.
this is a very legendary rock band that ranks up there as possibly the greatest of all time ✌️
Diane, as a Zeppelin fan for as far back as I’ve been, its always been their interpretation of American blues that drew me to them. Bonham’s drum beat in When the Levee Breaks basically hooked me. In fact, listen to When the Levee Breaks. Listen to it next. The first time I heard Levee and In My Time of Dying I knew they were my #1 favorite. Check either song out next!!!
"Good Times Bad Times" "Thank You" -- Led Zeppelin
Your reaction to the "back door man" line was priceless. The song referenced there was originally sung by a man named Howlin Wolf, and the lyrics are " I am a back door man, well the men don't know, but the little girls understand". Contrary to popular belief, it is (well, at least initially) about illicit relationships with married women. Dude sneaks out the back door when the husband comes in through the front. You make up your own mind about what Plant was singing about here.
Wow, no poker face whatsoever at the misinterpretation of Plants lyrics. This song just brings out the best in everyone…
It's about the other kind of seggs.
You're a mighty fine reason to go to the emerald isle kid! Representing well! You're reacting to a band we all love in America... hope you dive into their catalog more.
The expressions on Diane's face🤣😂
Makes it worth going back and watching the video with no sound🤪
😂 🎉
Led Zeppelin is my favorite band. I'm not old enough to have seen them live and was introduced the them in the late 80s. But to quote a wise person, "you have just taken your first step into a larger world "
And when you hear something for the first time, it doesn't matter how old that something is--- to you, it's brand new.
I am old enough to have seen them live. lol. Great 3 hour concert.
@@lorianne7031 closest I got was seeing Page/Plant in 97
As a 20-yr-old, I saw Zep at the Texas International Pop Festival, held outside Dallas in 1969, one month after Woodstock- imagine yourself on a warm late summer night, sitting on the grass w several thousand of your closest friends, enjoying a nice, mellow Mescaline/weed buzz & listening to the band play through their entire first album! Everything's been downhill since then, tho! (Just joking!)
Happy Wednesday to you Diane! It's great to see you react to such a classic rock group as Led Zeppelin. Your reactions seem genuine and it's good to see you get into their music instead of just passively listening to it and not having any kind of reaction or opinion to it. I hope that you do the same thing with other classic bands or individual singers in the future, should you choose to react and listen to their music. Have a great rest of your week Diane and rock on! Be well! 😎👍
Rock on! 🎉
Zeppelin is one of those bands that have earned a firm place in the pantheon of Rock legends
I just want to say that I was born in 1970 and I lived in London as a very little kid. And I used to watch Top of the Pops *every* single week. It was literally some of my first memories ever. So I did end up seeing all of those classic bands of the 70s on there. 😃 I’m just glad that you finally got to experience the Gods of Rock and Roll. 👍
Led Zeppelin are one of my favourites. Grew up on their music. And yes, some of their song lyrics, including this one, were quite sexual. Glad we’re along for the ride on your musical journey. I’m a film nerd, too, and would love hearing your thoughts on favourite films, movie quotes, etc.
Thanks so much! Glad you’re enjoying it.
Hoping our new lil project I was discussing on Patreon opens me up to more film commentary 🤫
This is the gold standard for rock bands IMO - Jimmy was showing you his double neck 12 string and 6 string guitar. BTW - the back door man reference means your affair man from back in the day. Keep in mind that the majority of Led Zeppelin came from delta blues and reintroduced with a rock/blues flavor....and oh what a flavor!! #whentheleveebreaks is another cover song by Zepp about the true story flood of 1927 Mississippi and the drum intro is legendary. The harmonica by Robert is also on another level
Welcome to the wonderful world of Led Zeppelin. Such a lot of great material to react to!
Your reaction to the « back door man » lyric was so funny!! I almost spit out my water!
I don't know if they meant it the way people think of it today. Probably just meant sneaking in the back door to have affairs with married women or at least women they shouldn't be seen with. I'm pretty sure that's what the old bluesmen meant.
@@dreamweaver1603 and yet I was talking about her reaction to the lyrics. I guess I missed the part of my comment that asked for the refresher tutorial on the term back door man.
@@seevac12 okay, then why reply? No need to be rude.
Remember that when this song was produced, a majority of the audience was high on "something". From echos to fading left and right was all part of the attraction
One of the best rock songs by one of the best bands of all time. Lots of great tunes from these guys. Try "Gallows Pole". Great reaction.
Led Zeppelin is the group you listen to each song in order from the first to last album. They are legendary!
Led Zeppelin were more than just respected. They are Gods.
I love that you listened to this song with headphones. The first time I listened to this song in 78 on headphones it blew my mind.
It's the drums and the guitar laying out the background rythmn that makes this classic. Throw in the guitar solos spread throughout and how they fit into that complex background and it's awesome.
My future brother in law handed me Led Zeppelin IV after I mentioned hating Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life." I have always been thankful for that. 😁 I am very much enjoying seeing you groove to these songs Diane. 🎼🎶🎵
Rock on! I think I’m thinking of that tune “you light up my senses. Like a… in the …” probably not the same song
Yeah, there's a little bit of difference in their musical stylings 😂😂😂😂😂
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@@DianeJennings "You light up my senses.." is from a John Denver song.
Hell, if I had known all I had to do to get LZ IV is tell my bro I hated Debbie Boone I'd have been all over it! But there again, he did give me LZ III for Christmas '70 or '71
“Fool In The Rain” is magical and John Bonham goes nutty on the percussion
Yes this is a great song by a great band. Don't feel bad about not knowing music from before your time. 🎵🎸🎶
A great band to go down the rabbit hole with!!!! Happy listening!!!!
It warms me inside to see you react to this and P Floyd love your smile when you here these songs keep it going you made me smile !!!!!!!!!!!!
I happy to report that Plant's voices is as good as it's ever been. I saw him live a few years ago in Iceland.
Although it was top of the pops theme tune for years , they were never on the show ,
I saw them live at knebworth 1979 ! There are no words to describe such an incredible experience! I'm a very lucky lady x
I was there too! Hi 😀
This version is actually the "short" (AM Radio) version. There's an additional minute or so in the middle part that got cut out. You really want to experience Zep, listen to Kashmir, Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven and Battle of Evermore...just to get a taste of Robert Plant at his best.
Oh and Zep are regarded heavy metal in Europe, and "hard rock" in N Anerica. They were one of the original heavy metal bands.
You're reactions to music are so fresh and fun. You are adorable!
And when Diane moves on to the doors with some of the poetry Jim Morrison did on live shows we can see how deep she blushes.
The alive she cried album is a great example.
try JIMI HENDRIX and JIM MORISSON....
'Morrison's Lament....'
You should check out Zeps live version of " Since I've Been Loving you "
It's a joy just watching you enjoy music that you've probably heard a million times and just didn't associate it with a particular artist. LZ had a different "sound" for every album and all of them were awesome. They took a lot of influence from (and, allegedly stole a lot too) from the Moody Blues, putting a harder edge on the former's sound and lyrics. My favorite album is probably LZ III or Houses of the Holy.
Love the new music content Diane, wish TH-cam wasn't so stingy with their monetization rules (I think it fits into "fair use" even if you save any comments until the end of a song). Boop! 💚
It does but this wee channel hasn’t got the 💵 to fight for precedent. Hopefully one of the big guys does.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying it Mike!
Anyone with a modicum of musical taste is INSTANTLY hooked on Zeppelin from the very first time they hear em!!
Led Zeppelin are THE Gods of Heavy Metal. No other band has ever even come close to matching their grandeur.
👍❤🇬🇧 BEST BAND EVER !!!!!!!!🎸late 1960's thru the 1970's rule !!!!!!!!😁
This whole song takes the listener through a sexual encounter. One of the greatest metal rock bands of all time. Thanks for your reaction.
This was back before there was such a thing as toxic masculinity they couldn't get away with the song like this now without being accused of being sexist Great reaction rock on girl
They set the standard for every Hard Rock and Metal band for a generation...
My oldest brother took me to a led Zeppelin concert in 1972 . It turn me into a very young rock and roll hippie😊
As a long time, Zeppa-phile, I'm so over the commercial radio hits. I love all the b-sides and deep cuts of their catalog.
Really no bad songs!
And few if any singles!
Imagine if ED was a teenager when this song came out
She would have the best vinyl collection, there would be no doubt
She would own a cool stereo and a big bean bag chair
And she would rock out to Zeppelin with a flower in her hair
... or be making music videos in snakeskin pants on the hood of Whitesnake's car.
_(sorry, stolen lyric from "1985", and cleaned up slightly, but fits)_
A flower? Naaaah. A sandwich 🥪 maybe 🤘🏻
@@DianeJennings The flower was a reference to being a “flower child” of the 1960s and early 1970s and to the song “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” by Scott McKenzie; released in 1967. (having “sandwiches” were also a given for that time😜)
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Who puts a sandwich in their hair?
Diane, please check out Led Zeppelin live 1973 at Madison Square Garden, 'Since I've Been Loving You'.
I never got to see Zeppelin, but they were the hard rock shizz back in the 70's.
'Achilles Last Stand' would be a good one when you're cleaning the house. It's about 10 minutes long. Good stuff.
Thanks for posting. I do appreciate it.
Will do! Thankee I appreciate you lots too Bill
Good Ole Zeppelin. They were perfecting their exquisite music since before I came into existence back in 74..
Led Zeppelin in rock is like Mozart in the classics
Great reaction, another classic track by them you would likely enjoy is Stairway to Heaven. The band stopped producing music and touring after the drummer John Bonham died in 1980, with the exception of a few one off shows such as Live Aid in 1985.
That’s very sad. Jason mentioned stairway to Heaven below. I think that’s the one all the Young lads learn to play on the guitar.
Actually, besides the Live Aid reunion gig in 1985 (in which Phil Collins, drummer of Genesis and 80s pop singer, played drums; and was a really dodgy performance by them) the better reunion show they did was in 2007 at the O2 Arena in London. They were the marquee act to play at this tribute show for Ahmed Ertugen; the late founder of Atlantic Records (on which Led Zeppelin was one of their acts in the 70s). This show was later released as both an album and a concert film that were both called "Celebration Day" (after the title of one of their songs). This time, the drummer they used in place of John Bonham was Bonham's own son Jason; himself an accomplished drummer, who was already familiar with playing their songs as a 13/14-year old sitting in for his father while John was too drunk or high to effectively rehearse with the band. It's a really great show they put on for a bunch of guys at or pushing 70. Check it out if you can.
Loved your reaction, Diane. You may want to dip into the land of Irish Rockers---Thin Lizzy, Horslips, Hothouse Flowers and, of course Van Morrison. Your fans can help you with the specifics.
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@@DianeJennings my mistake! I'm an old radio guy, so at least I didn't refer to your "listeners".
Rory Gallagher was the best blues rocker from Ireland. Check him out please
Going straight for the hardcore rock!
Led Zeppelin is the most super of the supergroups (groups made up of all-star musicians). When they first got together as a band, Keith Moon and John Entwhistle of The Who predicted that it would go over like a lead balloon (i.e. they would flop). The band took their name from that prediction. They didn't flop.
Led Zeppelin has the reputation among some music scholars and historians of being unoriginal. They did do a lot of covers of old blues songs, and some of their own compositions are thinly-disguised copies of other songs. IMO, it doesn't matter. Performance is the important thing with this type of music, and they definitely had that.
At a couple of points in this video you can see Jimmy Page doing the duck walk (e.g. at 1:55). I assume this was a tribute to Chuck Berry, who invented the move and often did it in live performances.
I'm really enjoying these music reaction videos. Thanks!
That’s so interesting!! Glad you’re enjoying them
It’s not hard rock...what an asinine statement! Morons use that term! 🤨
Twenty-five years ago, a co-worker told me that his daughter had discovered a "new" band that she really liked, called Led Zeppelin. He said to her, "I think they've been around awhile". To which she replied, "No Dad, they're new." To which he replied, "Okay."
He didn't tell her they'd been big since the late 60's and take away her fun.
Zeppelin is still getting rediscovered. Their sound has a power that is unequaled.
Kids? We were listening to tunes like this in the 70's! You have a lot to learn!
Lady that’s real music. Pink Floyd learned from them! Not the other way around!
Nothing like a pretty lady rocking out to classic R&R, love your smile & surprise reactions.
also notice the intension of ...... cliiimmaaaaaaxxx lol blues rock love making
They’re the greatest rock band to ever grace the stage
Love your Reaction !!
You should have been at a concert. The music, the people, the WEED! It was overwhelming , where you could feel the music vibrating your whole body when Led Zeppelin played
This was one of the first songs I learned to play on guitar 🎸. I discovered if can't get that Bass and Drum grove, go home and cry, come back later and try it again.
Led Zeppelin has always been my favorite , I saw them in '77
When the Levee Breaks is timeless, classic rock! It's a "reworking" of a 1929 R&B song from "the South"...the Southern part of North America.
You are so cute Diane! It makes me feel good that younger generations can appreciate the music that I grew up with.