Totally agree.. "I love high quality headphones, a darkly lit room, potent cannabis, and Led Zeppelin." .. (besides the headphones) you capture the scene so perfectly!! :)
Everytime I'm feeling down because my brother passed away he went to all your concert I grew up listening to him play the drums to this I love this song and the song is stuck in my head. Whenever I'm thinking of my brother I go right to my phone and turn the sun on you guys rock. I'm telling you as matter fact my kids 4237 and 30 even listen to your music. But I love this song so much you don't know how much your songs of help people get through the darkest of times. I love you guys
For those who have an issue with the young lady who sang opposite of plant in this version, one has to remember that it is his song and he and Page are free to experiment with it any way they want. So they put an Indian spin on it; so what? Life would be pretty boring if we all did everything the same every day. I'm glad they took a risk, and I don't find her irritating at all.
OK so we want to split hairs, do we? Yes, she is British, born and raised, but from her own website we learn that . . . "Najma Akhtar, vocalist, composer and actor, has been at the forefront of the World Music scene for the last two decades. Even though born and raised in England and a graduate in Chemical Engineering, Najma has remained rooted in the music of India, he ancestral home . . . Najma has proved to be a successful and versatile artist and is renowned for using modern jazz influences with Indian vocals creating a beautiful fusion of eastern and western styles. Najma always brings her own musical heritage into the spotlight while eliminating all musical boundaries. This led to the release of 7 solo albums and also the opportunity to have artistic collaborations with some of the world’s most influential and credible musicians . . . Although she did not receive formal training in Indian classical music, Najma taught herself the harmoniums, learnt basic vocal technique with Ustad Naeem Solaria and receive guidance from other prominent South Asian classical artists . . . Based in London in the late 1960s, Najma’a father set up a successful printing business that was connected with the Indian Film industry (known presently as Bollywood)." . . . so while she is indeed British, if you don't think the influence of the music of the land of her ancestors is present in that rendition of "Battle of Evermore," then you aren't terribly knowledgeable about either Led Zeppelin or Indan Classical music, and probably both.
I'm incredibly knowledgeable about both. She's doing a sort of free-form fusion based in something kinda sorta Indian, which is fine. I do miss the lovely lyrics. People often think kashmir is somehow 'based on indian music' which it's not, says the person who's lived in india 12 years and studied its classical music
I wish I would be there.Jimmy Page you are the God of rock history according to me.I am proud of myself cos I met and chat you and Robert Plant,Michael Lee (RİP) after your concert in İSTANBUL in 1998.I keep the record cover (Led Zeppelin 3) which I boughht in İtaly in 1980 and signed all of you.Sorry for poor English.
Watching the "Unledded" Page/Plant special when it aired was a downright mystical experience. From the opening notes of "No Quarter", with just the two of them on the hillside, it was amazing to hear the songs you knew filtered through different cultural sensibilities by the people who knew them best. I believe Robert and Jimmy opened the ears of some of their fans to different types of music that night that they may not have considered before. And all from a pair that would have done just fine playing the songs in their original form. They took chances, detours, flights of fancy. Bravo.
I agree watched it when it aired and saw them when they toured. I thought the arrangements went right to the root of each track exposing Zep as the Godfathers of World music.You could always hear the middle eastern and Celtic influences on Zep III,IV,Physical Graffiti and Presence but hearing it with these arrangements took it to another level one of the best concerts I've ever seen still talk about it to this day
My favorite of favorites. Everytime I hear this song I think of my brother he passed away due to alcoholism. Play the song on his drums. He grew up with you guys. You bring back the good memories thank you so much and I love your songs.
Amazing version. Love the Indian vibes. Lady can totally sing...beautiful! Also...Jimmy Page was like: I'm gonna bring out this three necked monster and only play the top mandolin just to show you what toys I've got.
MAN! This is awesome.... every drumbeat, strike of a string, turn of a handle, change of pitch in a voice....combination of vocal sounds.... WOW!!!!! #playonrepeat
She is so awesome!!! Really adds something to this song. I am a Page fan but I have to admire Robert Plant's ability to keep up and use all of his vocal abilities and timing. Awesome on all of their parts!!!
My favorite song of all times aside from a few others over the years lol you one of my brother's favorite bands so I always listen to it I'm 61 now and of course he was older than me but yeah he used to play the drums man did he love your music
Listening to your song again and what's crazy is it just popped up on my phone it scared the life out of me LOL my brother must be thinking about me poor thing 4 years ago passed away and he played the drums to all your music
Magnificent as always.. just classic. Back-up singer added a really great touch.. just wish she would've sang more of the words. Splendid rendition of a masterpiece song. Let music churn forth......
I haven't saved to my favorites and I listen to you all the time and absolutely love you music and my brother since passed 4 years ago and I used to listen to your music growing up through him. And for some reason I just love this song and her voice is fabulous and I just love the whole thing and you need to try and get together with her again and do another collaboration of another song because it works you guys all fit together
*~Bloody Fantastic ~Just Enjoy the Trip~* ~Stop critiquing the Music~ *~ENJOY~* ~*~Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin is Unbelievably Incredible ~Ya gotta Love their Music~*~ *~Heaven sent~thank You 'LORD'~*~God Bless~*~ ~ joey k~
@@forgedby2112 this comment.. he's so perfectly in time, what does it matter how he keeps it? seems to depend on whether he's playing on the 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2 beat as to when he's tapping his foot, but go on and give one of the most prolific musicians of all time as much shit as you want lol.
You can literally hear a song like this travel through millennia. It would sound damn near the same today as it would have when the Druids were dancing naked at Stonehenge.
Well, most likely, you are listening to another song. Archille Last Stang. 😂 I'm just joking mi friend, You're right, the setting dose invites that kind of thoughts.
Two powerful voices with range. It is as if the cries from the battlefield or the wailing of the women and children for those lost on the field of battle...are coming from somewhere deep in our past to be heard again for us to remember...to never more, for ever more field those lost again souls of battle lore.
+Willy Roussel It's Sandy Denny, she sang with Robert Plant on this song for their Led Zeppelin IV album. unfortunately she died of a brain hemorrhage in 1978, she was 31 years old.
Amazing show. In retrospect in times. The answer is to unfold. Hearts rediscovered rendition in tribute to these magical moments. Peace may we yet know...
Music is inspired here. It comes from Our Great India 🇮🇳 and the young woman brings her beautiful feminine voice. Music belongs to women, children, men, young and old, to every culture, citizens of our planet, we Human Beings, with our rich cultures and philosophies, traditions, and Happiness. Good vibrations on Earth for ever. 🌹👌🏻
You're mistaken, Jimmy has been married twice, to Patricia Ecker and Jimena Gómez-Paratcha, this lady's name is Najma Akhtar...Sorry but thank You for commenting
This 's my favored version of the song and a smile was drawn on my face when i finally found it, cause its been some years since i first heard it on the radio :)
This is beautiful, however I feel that the woman singer (powerful, beautiful voice) is overpowering Roberts. Maybe her Mike should have been turned down a bit. That is my only complaint. Incredible. :-)
+jeannebug1 Sorry, but I respectfully disagree. Najma and Robert were singing a duet, quite beautifully so, IMHO. I've been listening to this version since the recording became available, and have loved it since first seeing/hearing it on MTV. ('Member when they played music videos?) Both voices deserved, and received, equal billing, neither overpowering the other. Again, just my opinion. Check out the smiles on all the faces at the end!! Beautiful, indeed.
This takes me away to another place. I love high quality headphones, a darkly lit room, potent cannabis, and Led Zeppelin.
agreed
Yup yup!!
Totally agree.. "I love high quality headphones, a darkly lit room, potent cannabis, and Led Zeppelin." .. (besides the headphones) you capture the scene so perfectly!! :)
Marijuana is illegal you have been reported loser
You could B a Mark ed man , with a response like that . js.
This performance is beautiful. The first time I saw it, I was 18 years old and I was fascinated by the sublime voice of Najma Akhtar.
Everytime I'm feeling down because my brother passed away he went to all your concert I grew up listening to him play the drums to this I love this song and the song is stuck in my head. Whenever I'm thinking of my brother I go right to my phone and turn the sun on you guys rock. I'm telling you as matter fact my kids 4237 and 30 even listen to your music. But I love this song so much you don't know how much your songs of help people get through the darkest of times. I love you guys
Everyone take note she’s a gift to this performance I grew up on led zeppelin the 1st version is brilliant this is even better
They really nailed it!! she looks so nervous, so in awe of Robert and Jimmy the happy smile at the end love it..
Not gonna lie, the woman's vocals made this song more epic than it already was
For those who have an issue with the young lady who sang opposite of plant in this version, one has to remember that it is his song and he and Page are free to experiment with it any way they want. So they put an Indian spin on it; so what? Life would be pretty boring if we all did everything the same every day. I'm glad they took a risk, and I don't find her irritating at all.
It's not an Indian spin and she's not Indian!!! But I do miss the dance in the dark of night lyrics!!
OK so we want to split hairs, do we? Yes, she is British, born and raised, but from her own website we learn that . . .
"Najma Akhtar, vocalist, composer and actor, has been at the forefront of the World Music scene for the last two decades. Even though born and raised in England and a graduate in Chemical Engineering, Najma has remained rooted in the music of India, he ancestral home . . . Najma has proved to be a successful and versatile artist and is renowned for using modern jazz influences with Indian vocals creating a beautiful fusion of eastern and western styles. Najma always brings her own musical heritage into the spotlight while eliminating all musical boundaries. This led to the release of 7 solo albums and also the opportunity to have artistic collaborations with some of the world’s most influential and credible musicians . . . Although she did not receive formal training in Indian classical music, Najma taught herself the harmoniums, learnt basic vocal technique with Ustad Naeem Solaria and receive guidance from other prominent South Asian classical artists . . . Based in London in the late 1960s, Najma’a father set up a successful printing business that was connected with the Indian Film industry (known presently as Bollywood)."
. . . so while she is indeed British, if you don't think the influence of the music of the land of her ancestors is present in that rendition of "Battle of Evermore," then you aren't terribly knowledgeable about either Led Zeppelin or Indan Classical music, and probably both.
I'm incredibly knowledgeable about both. She's doing a sort of free-form fusion based in something kinda sorta Indian, which is fine. I do miss the lovely lyrics. People often think kashmir is somehow 'based on indian music' which it's not, says the person who's lived in india 12 years and studied its classical music
I'd Tap That ;-)
@@kristianduvall7326 haha
I love it how Page plays the mandolin like he is alone, with all his heart and passion...
I wish I would be there.Jimmy Page you are the God of rock history according to me.I am proud of myself cos I met and chat you and Robert Plant,Michael Lee (RİP) after your concert in İSTANBUL in 1998.I keep the record cover (Led Zeppelin 3) which I boughht in İtaly in 1980 and signed all of you.Sorry for poor English.
right on.. and at least you tried with the english :)
Nevermind the English. Music has no language.
Watching the "Unledded" Page/Plant special when it aired was a downright mystical experience. From the opening notes of "No Quarter", with just the two of them on the hillside, it was amazing to hear the songs you knew filtered through different cultural sensibilities by the people who knew them best. I believe Robert and Jimmy opened the ears of some of their fans to different types of music that night that they may not have considered before. And all from a pair that would have done just fine playing the songs in their original form. They took chances, detours, flights of fancy. Bravo.
I agree watched it when it aired and saw them when they toured. I thought the arrangements went right to the root of each track exposing Zep as the Godfathers of World music.You could always hear the middle eastern and Celtic influences on Zep III,IV,Physical Graffiti and Presence but hearing it with these arrangements took it to another level one of the best concerts I've ever seen still talk about it to this day
Jimmy is a happy man back in his element, with Led Zeppelin tunes....
Elizabeth KA Agent99 agree, poor Jim was so devastated when John Bonham died and his band couldn’t continue. This version is awesome and he knows it.
My favorite of favorites. Everytime I hear this song I think of my brother he passed away due to alcoholism. Play the song on his drums. He grew up with you guys. You bring back the good memories thank you so much and I love your songs.
Brings tears to my eyes. A revelation in music. Beautiful.
Pure indian influence on the song. I cant express how much I love it
does any one know her name
??
Najma Akhtar
Big love
Within you without you………. George Harrison…….. everybody loved it……… peace
When I hear her voice it brings tears to me and makes me feel calm so I'll embrace the gloom and let the walk alone be understood
Me too. Got a lump in my throat.
Amazing version. Love the Indian vibes.
Lady can totally sing...beautiful!
Also...Jimmy Page was like: I'm gonna bring out this three necked monster and only play the top mandolin just to show you what toys I've got.
There is not a more beautiful song than this, perfect choice of musicians for a perfect song, love it!
MAN! This is awesome.... every drumbeat, strike of a string, turn of a handle, change of pitch in a voice....combination of vocal sounds.... WOW!!!!! #playonrepeat
Amaxing
The best version of this classic. Very beautiful back up singer and an incredible voice. 👍✌💖
She is so awesome!!! Really adds something to this song. I am a Page fan but I have to admire Robert Plant's ability to keep up and use all of his vocal abilities and timing. Awesome on all of their parts!!!
She's fantastic!!
Yesssss-she was gooood last night toooo.
i'm loving it, goosebumps
not really she is just copying Sandy, and overdoing it
That lass doing backups is excellent, as good a voice as I've never heard!
Would’ve been even better if she sang all of the lyrics!
John Cassidy yea,she omitted a lot of sandy denny’s lyrics, but still great nonetheless
This stuff is just simply majestic.....nuff said!
This entire performance was awesome!
The moment that the girl started singing it was goosebumps for me. Sublime performance.
This will NEVER get old ...my sweet .jg ..one of our favs .miss you so much 💔💔
Best version from original and anything after ❤ nothing can compare 😊 perfect unity from everyone , harmony and talent supersizes other versions 😊❤
Favorite version of one of my favorite songs!
This is my favorite version of the Battle of Evermore. So beautiful.
That Egyptian woman has a strong singing vocals about herself and she hits the high notes perfectly too.
That's Najma Akhtar, a British singer of Indian ancestry.
She is UK based Indian
Egyptian??? Did you skip your geography classes or you forgot your glasses???
@@Skanoza I FIGURED. She looks and sounds Indian!
She is incredible. Wow.
girl can sing!
NAJMA AKHTAR
I tought you were tlaking about Robert Plant, until I heard her XD
If I may take liberty and assume that bebe can do a few other things with her mouth. Oh, xcuz me.....
A truly masterpiece song, matches perfect with that indian stile
there will never be anything like this again, its amazing! chills for days!
My favorite song of all times aside from a few others over the years lol you one of my brother's favorite bands so I always listen to it I'm 61 now and of course he was older than me but yeah he used to play the drums man did he love your music
One of my most favorites. Had this on 8 track back in the day 🎸🥁👍👍
Saw them in Memphis and this Lady has a beautiful voice. Great concert 🙌 😍 ❤️
Simply fantastic and feels unreal in 2021
I love this version .LOVE..LOVE.. LOVE ..her !!!!!❤❤
What a beautiful version of this voce! The woman winging with Robert is a great singer.
Quite possibly one of the greatest concerts I have ever been to
I like her touch to the song
And IIKE touch period!!!!!!
The best of the best when it comes to this song. Never again to be duplicated or surpassed. Couldn't get any better than this
i am screaming now in my home,and its 4 am...loving this...
with you bring it back
Bad ass! Love creativity and beautiful music
to Michael Lee..drummer..rip in peace brother...you did them beyond measure on this dvd..and more..you are missed
I saw this performance. It was a privilege.
Just a great reminder of what a class act Led Zeppelin was in general. Saw them in Knoxville, TN . . . Will never forget.
never gets old for me .
How the hell someone clicks "unlike" in such a wonderful song ?
Listening to your song again and what's crazy is it just popped up on my phone it scared the life out of me LOL my brother must be thinking about me poor thing 4 years ago passed away and he played the drums to all your music
Magnificent as always.. just classic. Back-up singer added a really great touch.. just wish she would've sang more of the words. Splendid rendition of a masterpiece song.
Let music churn forth......
I haven't saved to my favorites and I listen to you all the time and absolutely love you music and my brother since passed 4 years ago and I used to listen to your music growing up through him. And for some reason I just love this song and her voice is fabulous and I just love the whole thing and you need to try and get together with her again and do another collaboration of another song because it works you guys all fit together
This version of this song is much better than the initial or shirt. Excellent.
People seem to forget that the original had a woman singing as well, Sandy Denny. It is a gorgeous duet.
Wow! this is awesome!
Between Jimmy's mandolin and the Egyptian ensemble this is is so AWESOME!!!!! The different scales are so incredible. I am really inspired and moved!!
*~Bloody Fantastic ~Just Enjoy the Trip~* ~Stop critiquing the Music~ *~ENJOY~* ~*~Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin is Unbelievably Incredible ~Ya gotta Love their Music~*~ *~Heaven sent~thank You 'LORD'~*~God Bless~*~ ~ joey k~
this will be listened to forevermore
My wife plays ths song every day upon rising with coffee in hand " She says that nothing more is positive in this shit show 0f 2020..
Good one, tell me what does she recommend for the 2021 "shit show"
@claptongroupie just brought me to tears. what a lovely dedication.
one of the best they ever did
My Celtic Ancestors Rejoice too Their Music, and Lyrics... 💕👍😎
JPJ should've been there
Reality check: Bob cannot hit those notes any longer so they bring in this woman and blend her in flawlessly. Zep rules, bitches!
Pr3ct You don't know shit, do you?
Who the fuck's Bob ?
@@carolynrogers5762 Rob. Bob. Not hard to work out is it.
JPJ was hurt that Page & Plant did not tell him about the gig.
Her singing is mesmerizing
damn , Jimmy is the real thing
I agree, for sure!
+José Aucencio Villanueva Hernández right on
Not sure what time he thinks this song is played in though. Look at that foot. Lol
@@forgedby2112 this comment.. he's so perfectly in time, what does it matter how he keeps it? seems to depend on whether he's playing on the 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2 beat as to when he's tapping his foot, but go on and give one of the most prolific musicians of all time as much shit as you want lol.
You can literally hear a song like this travel through millennia. It would sound damn near the same today as it would have when the Druids were dancing naked at Stonehenge.
and for 1000 years more.
I feel like I'm in a caravan crossing the Atlas mountains on my way to Marrakesh. .....otherworldly
Goooood 1!!!
The Doors
Well, most likely, you are listening to another song. Archille Last Stang. 😂
I'm just joking mi friend, You're right, the setting dose invites that kind of thoughts.
What a great live version of this song!!! What a beautiful voice she has that compliments Robert Plant on this song!!! Excellent Version...
omg love Robert n Jimmy.. the females awesome
Two powerful voices with range. It is as if the cries from the battlefield or the wailing of the women and children for those lost on the field of battle...are coming from somewhere deep in our past to be heard again for us to remember...to never more, for ever more field those lost again souls of battle lore.
sandy denis still owns this song
+Willy Roussel It's Sandy Denny, she sang with Robert Plant on this song for their Led Zeppelin IV album. unfortunately she died of a brain hemorrhage in 1978, she was 31 years old.
+joebug55 thanks i knew that, brain fog i think there is some of her music on you yube hers is best version
+Willy Roussel Sandy Denny - was her name.
+JohnBindon denny denny denny i know the only person male or female to sing or play on any zepp. album
Utterly beautiful
LedZep wasn't just a heavy rock band. They explored a lot of styles in their own way. A huge band.
Extremely well said. 🎸🔮
I think I remember jimmy page saying it was a folk band. Obviously much more than that lol
Gotta love that Hurdy-Gurdy playing at the start, a 500 year old synthesizer !!
Amazing show. In retrospect in times. The answer is to unfold.
Hearts rediscovered rendition in tribute to these magical moments.
Peace may we yet know...
Talent at it's best so if you don't like it .. you have have no creativity in your soul change is good
Music is inspired here. It comes from Our Great India 🇮🇳 and the young woman brings her beautiful feminine voice.
Music belongs to women, children, men, young and old, to every culture, citizens of our planet, we Human Beings, with our rich cultures and philosophies, traditions, and Happiness. Good vibrations on Earth for ever. 🌹👌🏻
30 people dislike this... i want to know why??
davide dregers They're the 1 percenters. LOL
davide dregers They were not there?
+davide dregers they're mad because they are deaf and can't hear the music. don't hate them they are just poor people.
hank chinasky they didnt know the difference between thumbs up or thumbs down
hank chinasky why
Possibly the most beautiful tune I ever heard.
Wailing is an art form of great beauty.
One of the most beautiful songs ever
You're mistaken, Jimmy has been married twice, to Patricia Ecker and Jimena Gómez-Paratcha, this lady's name is Najma Akhtar...Sorry but thank You for commenting
HammerInMyOnionHead najma akhtar
Quel bonheur pour les oreilles
Outstanding live version! Outstanding!
There’s a rumor this song is a direct reference to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books... this true?
I didn't realize it was a rumor. I thought it was a pretty universal truth
Группа Лед. Зеп. Великолепная, слушаю с 70г.Большие профессионалы... Легендарная группа. 👏👏❤
I have this dvd and this was my son's favorite one on it. I think because of the girl. He passed away May 13, so I dedicate it to him..
Who is that Woman? She is heavenly...
Greg Dailey Najma Alchtar
Nazma akhtar. She's Indian
Great voice
Great voice is Najma..
Najma added Asian colors. But this song sounds other than classic LZ version with Fairport Convention singer.
This 's my favored version of the song and a smile was drawn on my face when i finally found it, cause its been some years since i first heard it on the radio :)
Ineffably sublime: The closest I can get is, “magical.” ✨
11:50 a.m. high school parking lot .lunch with everyone ,,jock ,stoner..thinking of the game..
Brilliant performance and music...Soo evocative!!
come on man...this is EPIC....still in 2021 and forevermore
I cant stop listening to it yes page plant
Led zappelin o melhor do planeta 😎
Do planeta não é sim da galáxia
I actually love the indian sounding bvs and Sitar. If you want hear this song murdered search for "Heart".
This is beautiful, however I feel that the woman singer (powerful, beautiful voice) is overpowering Roberts. Maybe her Mike should have been turned down a bit. That is my only complaint. Incredible. :-)
jeannebug1 Strongly agreeed
jeannebug1 agrreeed!!
+jeannebug1 They were trying to get her the spotlight and take it off of them is what I read somewhere also .
+jeannebug1 fantastic version of a timeless song - disagree
+jeannebug1 Sorry, but I respectfully disagree. Najma and Robert were singing a duet, quite beautifully so, IMHO. I've been listening to this version since the recording became available, and have loved it since first seeing/hearing it on MTV. ('Member when they played music videos?) Both voices deserved, and received, equal billing, neither overpowering the other. Again, just my opinion. Check out the smiles on all the faces at the end!! Beautiful, indeed.
So amazing! Love this version.
I love her so confidence, she is singing it with such an ease.
This is really something special