It’s all my fault ;) This is an old gospel song written by blind Willie Johnson in 1927. Zeppelin made it their own though. It’s a song of redemption. One of my faves! Love that start and stop flow. Plus the drums sound like dive bombers in the studio.
John Paul Jones, the bass player, was using an 8-String Alembic Bass on this track. If you don't know, that means it's a 4 string bass that has another string an octave higher per string, so it fills a ton of space. He is covering a lot of space normally taken up by the guitar. He's dope. Check out The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin if you haven't. JPJ gives a blues lesson on that song.
If I remember my history of rock and roll class he was the best at the “back beat “. Of drumming. As I understand is he hit the drum at the last possible second and stay “in time” but I can’t play anything
This song offers so much that people forget to mention Robert Plant’s wicked harmonica solo! I have never heard a harmonica sound off like that to this day.
Teez, you have no idea how it pleases me so that you are checking out stuff I grew up listening to. Great that younger generations are discovering this.
A few AMAZING Zep songs you haven't reacted to yet are No Quarter, Fool In The Rain, The Lemon Song & Dyer Maker. I didn't notice Kashmir in your past vids as well, but possibly since that song has been sampled so much you may have already heard it? I promise each one is fantastic & I know every other LZ fan will back me up on these choices. (There are more too, just saying,)
OHHHH YEAH - this is one of my favorites!!! Is it a coincidence that this song and Levee and the Wizard (Ozzy/Sabbath) are 3 of my all-time favorite songs and they all have singers that play harmonica! "No Quarter" next for a vibe? Very good breakdown on this reaction Teez!
The song is about redemption, he's singing about everything he's messed up, and admitting that it's .... NOBODY'S FAULT BUT HIS. YOU MUST LISTED TO 10 years gone....!!!
I'd love for someone to do reactions to the old mississippi blues songs that either inspired or were covered by rock musicians. When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie, Nobody's Fault But Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Gravel Road Blues or The Girl I Love Got Long Wavy Hair (same lyrics) by Mississippi Fred McDowell and Sleepy John Estes respectively. Son House, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Scrapper Blackwell, and many others, too many to list. There's a lot of beauty and artistry worth exploring there. I know this is a little tangential but if you were interested, something like that would definitely be worth looking into.
Lyrics Oh, nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Trying to save my soul tonight Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine The devil he told me to roll The devil he told me to roll How to roll the log tonight Nobody's fault but mine Brother he showed me the gong? Brother he showed me the ding dong ding dong How to keep that gong alive Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine Got a monkey on my back Got a mo, mo, mo, mo, monkey on my back, back, back, back Gonna change my ways tonight Nobody's fault but mine I will get down rollin' tonight No-no-no-no-no-no-nobody's fault. I interpret as a battle with drugs. In end he says has a monkey on his back. Old term foe opiates or addiction.
Holy sh*t is right! It's my second favorite Zeppelin song. But, if you want to hear a Zeppelin song that'll really blow your doors off, do yourself a favor and hear When The Levee Breaks. It's like holy sh*t times x 2. Trust me! If you've already heard it, my bad.
Me a 4th grader in 1976, brother's friend brought this over. I was instantly drawn to the guitar intro, like W T HECK? All kind of music in 1976. This was definitely for those with a certain taste. Not mega popular as this never got as much radio until in the 80's. I still say, when Van Halen hit, it re wrote the book.
The ultimate led experience.check out dased and confused live at Madison Square garden.28 minutes of mind bending guitar.he uses a violin bow on his guitar.tge ultimate.
This is loosely based on a Blind Willie Johnson song. Except for the chorus, the lyrics are different, and the music has nothing to do with the original. Go listen for yourself. Nevertheless, lots of people getting butthurt over a controversy that doesn't exist. Johnson was the first to record the song, Nobody's Fault But Mine, but like most blues songs, it had been around for a while with other musicians playing it as is, modifying it, or creating derivatives. Zep's song is as original as they come. If Zep had titled the song differently and not used the titular phrase, no one would be the wiser.
It's not so much about Zeppelin doing other artists songs as it was about them not giving credit to the artist for said song.... I've been a fan my whole life & yes Zeppelin has taken many a song & made it their own no question but it's not cool when you don't give credit when it's due.... I think it's a valid point...
Sunshine- I am old enough to be your Mom and if we were in the car and this came on the radio - you’d probably turn, look at me and say “my ears hurt you’re blasting this...”
I think it's about addiction. Jimmy Page was struggling w/ a heroin addiction at the time. Robert Plant hqd a brokwn leg when this was recorded. So he sang and played harmonica from a wheelchair.😊
You should do a combo reaction... led zeppelin 'when the levee breaks' then follow it up with beastie boys 'rhymin and stealin' I dont think you've done either of those yet.
One of my top 3 all time favorite Zep songs. Don’t worry about understanding the lyrics. I’ve been listening to this song since 1976 and I still don’t know WTF he’s saying!
You should listen to Achilles Last Stand and Royal Orleans from that album! And, brother Teez, if you want to have the full Blues immersion, do a reaction to Tea For One. Such a bone-deep Blues lament. Go deep, Teez.
The Harmonica part is my favorite part of the song, I suggest you check also their songs: We're gonna Groove Travelling Riverside Blues Trampled Underfoot In the Light The Crunge The Lemon Song Celebration Day Wanton Song I can keep going with a list but I know you will find more gems on your own
Many Zeppelin songs were reworkings & reimaginings of old blues songs, in which (I've heard tell), that those guys used have a little trouble with their women.
Yes, I’ve asked before about it too. I never saw anyone do it yet. It is a totally different vibe, many don’t make the connection that it’s them. I’ve always liked it 💓
@@missgmoma I saw someone do it and that's when I realized that "D'yer Mak'er" rhymes with "Jamaica" if said with a strong British accent. And it has to do with some punny joke where Jamaica is confused with "Did you make her".
@@dodgingcars 🤔now that’s interesting. Actually I can kinda see that happening. It really does rhyme pretty well when said that way too. Cool 🙌🏻 I hope he gets to do it sometime. ☮️
Oh, nobody's fault but mine, yeah Nobody's fault but mine, yeah Trying to save my soul to light Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine Devil he told me to roll The devil he told me to roll-oll-oll-oll How to roll the log tonight Nobody's fault but mine Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-aaah Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-aaah Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-aaah Brother, show me the door Brother, show me the ding dong ding dong I will get down rolling tonight Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine Gotta monkey on my back The m-m-m-m-monkey on my back, back, back, back Gonna change my ways tonight Nobody's fault but mine
All about Jimmy Page's heroin use during this album recording. "Gong" is an old term for opium...like in Cab Callaway's "Minnie the Moocher"....."he took her down to chinatown and showed her how to kick the gong around". "Got a monkey on my back" is a term for a drug addiction....something you can't really control. Not sure about "roll" but probably something with how you roll a ball of opium to put it in the pipe. I guess it's Plant telling Page that his heroin usage was getting out of control, and also Bonham's drinking
Greatest Rock band of all time!!!
Led Zeppelin never too late to listen to the best ever
It’s all my fault ;)
This is an old gospel song written by blind Willie Johnson in 1927. Zeppelin made it their own though. It’s a song of redemption. One of my faves! Love that start and stop flow. Plus the drums sound like dive bombers in the studio.
Teez no one told you that Robert ROCKS the harmonica.
He sure plays a mean harmonica! 😊
Thanks so much for pointing that out! Ev1 always wonders that lol
John Paul Jones, the bass player, was using an 8-String Alembic Bass on this track. If you don't know, that means it's a 4 string bass that has another string an octave higher per string, so it fills a ton of space. He is covering a lot of space normally taken up by the guitar. He's dope. Check out The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin if you haven't. JPJ gives a blues lesson on that song.
Gotta love this band...best ever!
Even though Presence is their worst album (in my opinion), it still has a couple tracks worth listening to
@@jordan9941 I love all of it!
John Bonham on those drums though ... 🥁
If I remember my history of rock and roll class he was the best at the “back beat “. Of drumming. As I understand is he hit the drum at the last possible second and stay “in time” but I can’t play anything
@@rayscott678 also he beat the holy hell out of his tiny kit
A BEAST
He would destroy bill wards kit and he would get mad lol
@@mattharvey968 Bill was a beast as well.
This album is totally underrated!
Now you need to check out “For Your Life”, “Hots on for Nowhere”, and “Tea for One” from the same Presence album.
For Your Life YES! 💯
How do you forget Achilles Last Stand? Underrated and underappreciated album compared to others, but one of my favorite Zep albums.
Hots on For Nowhere is their most underrated song I think. One of their best straight-up rock and rollers
@@JayPhonomancer No one ever gives this song any props and it's a great song.
Peter K I thought he had reacted to it. Could be wrong. I love that song!
One of their best definitely
Yes Led Zeppelin is great & are rock legends.... on to the next episode...
This song offers so much that people forget to mention Robert Plant’s wicked harmonica solo! I have never heard a harmonica sound off like that to this day.
Bohnam & John Paul Jones are killin' the baseline and the drums are pounding HARD on the DROP!
Teez, you have no idea how it pleases me so that you are checking out stuff I grew up listening to. Great that younger generations are discovering this.
A few AMAZING Zep songs you haven't reacted to yet are No Quarter, Fool In The Rain, The Lemon Song & Dyer Maker. I didn't notice Kashmir in your past vids as well, but possibly since that song has been sampled so much you may have already heard it? I promise each one is fantastic & I know every other LZ fan will back me up on these choices. (There are more too, just saying,)
My favorite LP. Don't care what anyone says.
It's an old blues gospel song. Zeppelin did a lot of old blues songs.
@Zolar Czakl Thanks for the link ! An Old blues song .👌 What a legend the man was too !
Each and every one of the group including John Paul play anything Jones is a complete beast in this song
That tune totally jams.
So much talent in one band...amazing
My favorite song on this album
OHHHH YEAH - this is one of my favorites!!! Is it a coincidence that this song and Levee and the Wizard (Ozzy/Sabbath) are 3 of my all-time favorite songs and they all have singers that play harmonica! "No Quarter" next for a vibe? Very good breakdown on this reaction Teez!
So awesome! Presence is my third favorite LZ album behind II and IV! Amazing album full of great songs! Not a weak song in the batch!
Another great choice. One of my favorites.
Ooh haven't heard this in ages! Jimmy rocks out! Great choice Teez!
The song is about redemption, he's singing about everything he's messed up, and admitting that it's .... NOBODY'S FAULT BUT HIS. YOU MUST LISTED TO 10 years gone....!!!
This is a seriously underrated song; absolutely slamming the whole way through.
Great, great reaction and analysis. Agree 100% with everything.
This song slaps!!!!!! Often overlooked because it’s on Presence
This was gonna be my next Zeppelin pick. 🔥
And that’s why they are 🐐
I adore the drums on this!
I'd love for someone to do reactions to the old mississippi blues songs that either inspired or were covered by rock musicians. When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie, Nobody's Fault But Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Gravel Road Blues or The Girl I Love Got Long Wavy Hair (same lyrics) by Mississippi Fred McDowell and Sleepy John Estes respectively. Son House, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Scrapper Blackwell, and many others, too many to list. There's a lot of beauty and artistry worth exploring there. I know this is a little tangential but if you were interested, something like that would definitely be worth looking into.
Couldn't tell you how many great songs they have.
They sure enough mastered some pregnant pauses in this funky fusion. Love it!!!
Just one of Zeppelin's song you have to crank it all the way up and set back take it all in.
Lyrics
Oh, nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
Trying to save my soul tonight
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
The devil he told me to roll
The devil he told me to roll
How to roll the log tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
Brother he showed me the gong?
Brother he showed me the ding dong ding dong
How to keep that gong alive
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
Got a monkey on my back
Got a mo, mo, mo, mo, monkey on my back, back, back, back
Gonna change my ways tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
I will get down rollin' tonight
No-no-no-no-no-no-nobody's fault.
I interpret as a battle with drugs. In end he says has a monkey on his back. Old term foe opiates or addiction.
The ultimate rock song in my opinion nobody gets as intense as Zeppelin does on studio recordings...They get after it don’t they!!
My favourite Led Zeppelin song ! I do believe he is talking about kicking a drug habit . Got a monkey on my back. Nobody's fault but mine .
funky! love that tune.
Holy sh*t is right! It's my second favorite Zeppelin song. But, if you want to hear a Zeppelin song that'll really blow your doors off, do yourself a favor and hear When The Levee Breaks. It's like holy sh*t times x 2. Trust me! If you've already heard it, my bad.
Again for some JPJ love: feel that push when he puts his foot in! One of the greatest bassists in rock.
Me a 4th grader in 1976, brother's friend brought this over. I was instantly drawn to the guitar intro, like W T HECK? All kind of music in 1976. This was definitely for those with a certain taste. Not mega popular as this never got as much radio until in the 80's.
I still say, when Van Halen hit, it re wrote the book.
Seriously though, in my top 3 Zeppelin songs 🤘🏼
i like your channel so much. you’re such a positive and smart guy I’ve been watching all your videos
Truly appreciate the support fam! THANK YOU
The ultimate led experience.check out dased and confused live at Madison Square garden.28 minutes of mind bending guitar.he uses a violin bow on his guitar.tge ultimate.
THIS! youl be STUNNED
Start-Stop masterpiece. Good pull Teez!
This is loosely based on a Blind Willie Johnson song. Except for the chorus, the lyrics are different, and the music has nothing to do with the original. Go listen for yourself. Nevertheless, lots of people getting butthurt over a controversy that doesn't exist. Johnson was the first to record the song, Nobody's Fault But Mine, but like most blues songs, it had been around for a while with other musicians playing it as is, modifying it, or creating derivatives. Zep's song is as original as they come. If Zep had titled the song differently and not used the titular phrase, no one would be the wiser.
Fantastically put my friend 👍👍👍
It's not so much about Zeppelin doing other artists songs as it was about them not giving credit to the artist for said song.... I've been a fan my whole life & yes Zeppelin has taken many a song & made it their own no question but it's not cool when you don't give credit when it's due.... I think it's a valid point...
If your hearing bass, thats John Paul Jones.
John Paul Jones on the bass!
You need to try .. In The Evening.. it has a really cool drum and guitar intro 👌
Sunshine- I am old enough to be your Mom and if we were in the car and this came on the radio - you’d probably turn, look at me and say “my ears hurt you’re blasting this...”
The GOATS! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Best guitar riff evah
"Jimmy is a god." Teez
Indeed.
Listening to the one of greatest, if not the greatest band in history is kinda fun, isn't it..
😎 👌 🔥 Rock Redemption lyrics 🎸
You should listen to their unplugged version. I bet you'll love it.
Good lookin Teez. I know you'll love this.
You should check out the cover of this song by Dread Zeppelin, will surely put a smile on your face.
I've seen Dread Zeppelin in my hometown. A real crowd pleaser!
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@@cheripetty1805 long live Tortelvis !
✨HOLY SHIT is Right✨ Always RIGHT with Zep 💕 Zeppelin has SO Many HUGE Songs that a Lot gets Over-Shadowed, like This One🦋ROCK ON TEEZ🦋
Love this ❤️
Solid cover song.
99% of their songs are awesome
It's a cover. First recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1927.
Appreciate you!
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Check out “ Burning down one side “ Robert Plant’s solo hit , off of “ pictures at 11 album”super- dope....
I think it's about addiction. Jimmy Page was struggling w/ a heroin addiction at the time. Robert Plant hqd a brokwn leg when this was recorded. So he sang and played harmonica from a wheelchair.😊
Listen to Zeppelins "The Lemon Song" sometime. Talk about Rocking Blues!!
it's about being hooked on drugs, John Boham the drummer in the early 80's
You need to listen to The Crunge. Oh, and The Lemon Song!!
I think it showcases the musical innovation and chops of Jimmy Page and the entire band.
Check out In My Time of Dying
You should do a combo reaction... led zeppelin 'when the levee breaks' then follow it up with beastie boys 'rhymin and stealin'
I dont think you've done either of those yet.
One of my top 3 all time favorite Zep songs.
Don’t worry about understanding the lyrics. I’ve been listening to this song since 1976 and I still don’t know WTF he’s saying!
The bollocks!!!!, 👍
You should listen to Achilles Last Stand and Royal Orleans from that album! And, brother Teez, if you want to have the full Blues immersion, do a reaction to Tea For One. Such a bone-deep Blues lament. Go deep, Teez.
The Harmonica part is my favorite part of the song, I suggest you check also their songs:
We're gonna Groove
Travelling Riverside Blues
Trampled Underfoot
In the Light
The Crunge
The Lemon Song
Celebration Day
Wanton Song
I can keep going with a list but I know you will find more gems on your own
Cleveland!
Many Zeppelin songs were reworkings & reimaginings
of old blues songs, in which (I've heard tell), that those guys
used have a little trouble with their women.
Custard Pie, zeppelin
"TEEZ McGEE?" okay, I'll go w/ that! Now, lemme watch this video and make a sound judgement of what Teez McGee is about.
Good morning ❤️.
Teez, have you done Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er?" Different vibe.
Yes, I’ve asked before about it too. I never saw anyone do it yet. It is a totally different vibe, many don’t make the connection that it’s them. I’ve always liked it 💓
@@missgmoma, right? I remember when it came on the radio and knew it was Led Zep.
@@elysehfm8797 yep, I did too but many were asking who that group was. Like you said it’s out of their normal sound. ☮️
@@missgmoma I saw someone do it and that's when I realized that "D'yer Mak'er" rhymes with "Jamaica" if said with a strong British accent. And it has to do with some punny joke where Jamaica is confused with "Did you make her".
@@dodgingcars 🤔now that’s interesting. Actually I can kinda see that happening. It really does rhyme pretty well when said that way too. Cool 🙌🏻 I hope he gets to do it sometime. ☮️
Robert Plant does sound a little like he’s speaking gibberish here. 🤣. He’s the one artist I’d listen to sing it too.
Dunno what he's talking about; who cares, right? Have you done Ten Years Gone?
Oh, nobody's fault but mine, yeah
Nobody's fault but mine, yeah
Trying to save my soul to light
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
Devil he told me to roll
The devil he told me to roll-oll-oll-oll
How to roll the log tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-aaah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-aaah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-aaah
Brother, show me the door
Brother, show me the ding dong ding dong
I will get down rolling tonight
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
Gotta monkey on my back
The m-m-m-m-monkey on my back, back, back, back
Gonna change my ways tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
Yea drums were “ powerful!( he did like VODKA “)
This song is a jumbo can of rock whupass.
"Nobody's fart but mine !"
Led Zepplin. you should have seen them live... this is but an echo.
👍✌❤😂
Bonzo is God.
Listen to custard pie w/ lyrics
All about Jimmy Page's heroin use during this album recording. "Gong" is an old term for opium...like in Cab Callaway's "Minnie the Moocher"....."he took her down to chinatown and showed her how to kick the gong around". "Got a monkey on my back" is a term for a drug addiction....something you can't really control. Not sure about "roll" but probably something with how you roll a ball of opium to put it in the pipe. I guess it's Plant telling Page that his heroin usage was getting out of control, and also Bonham's drinking
I’d think it’s about kicking “a habit.”
English london boys taking on Mississippi blues........
God created the drums just for JB
A book I read said the lyrics have a lot to do with the decision to use heroin.
It's easy to listen to song with lyrics