In my opinion, Zeppelin’s best song, which is saying something, because it’s the track preceding Stairway. But it’s a gothic masterpiece, and the vocal interplay between Robert Plant and Sandy Denny is magical.
@@iseriver3982 always someone like you in the comments spreading your negativity - if that's how you feel about this band that's fine, but answer me one question - *why the fuck are you here listening to them?*
I Was obsessed by Led Zeppelin as a Teenager all the albums and had so many posters all over my room. then after I grew older just gave all of the posters away for free to a stranger. And quit listening and got into other bands. And basically now that I am in my 60's. I realize after all these years that what I was hearing in my headphones while lying in bed in my dark bedroom coming from my record player on my stereo system was most definitely some of the greatest music I would ever hear in my lifetime.
Yeah, it almost took a lifetime to realize what a genius band they were...I'm 63 years old and truly did not understand what I was listening to back then. I listen to this fourth album now and realize that I'm looking into the face of god!!!
@@Nashvillain10SE yes, it is a heartbreaking story, she evidently suffered from depression and manic episodes as well as alcohol and possibly drug addiction.
@ddoyle8537 I checked it out thanks. If one is used to the studio version, it's a major disappointment. The entire comment thread is that type of debate!
@@kenkoellner9421 yeah i caught that too. Good ole studio magic. Sounds so neat though with mandolins. I read an article yesterday of how Page and Plant wrote and recorded this song in one night. Nevertheless it's pleasing to the ears.
I’m reading the ‘Led Zepplin The Biography’ by Bob Spitz and just read about them recording this in one night randomly sitting in front of the fireplace in this big old damp mansion Headly Grange Where the band went on a retreat to record the fourth album. Really fascinating bio!
Ridiculous to think that in 1972 I went with a friend to see Led Zeppelin in Cardiff. We were blown away by the performance and the gig will live with me for life. The sheer talent of the guys was unbelievable and the music nectar to the ears. What made it even better when looking back was the gig cost us £1.50 each. Even have the ticket stub to this day and our children cannot believe that you could see the group classed as the number one in the world so cheaply. Those were great days with so many fabulously talented musicians across the board.
I don't exactly remember what year it was, but I do remember my parents would go to a gas station on the other side of the road to save a penny a gallon. The price of gas was something like 18 cents a gallon. If it was 17 cents across the street and they had to wait in line, that's what we did.
It is amazing how inexpensive shows were back then, but the economics of the business were totally different. At that time shows were largely seen as a way of promoting album sales, which was where the real money was. Today, even top artists sell very few physical albums, and streaming revenue does not come close to what bands used to make from actual sales. The pot of gold now is found in live performance, if an artist can get to the level necessary to play arenas and stadiums. These elaborate shows cost much more to produce than rock shows of the 60s and 70s, but the high prices they somehow get for tickets make it worth it.
I saw Zep in 1972 also at the Boston Garden, by far my favorite concert, then l saw Page and Plant with the Egyptian pharaohs again at the garden, but the new Boston garden, Led Zeppelin rule, my 2nd favorite is Alice in Chains.
The Battle of Evermore - Lyrics Queen of Light took her bow And then she turned to go, The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom And walked the night alone. Oh, dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morn-ing light. The dark Lord rides in force tonight And time will tell us all. Oh, throw down your plow and hoe, Rest not to lock your homes. Side by side we wait the might Of the darkest of them all. I hear the horses' thunder Down in the valley below, I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon, Waiting for the eastern glow. The apples of the valley hold The seeds of happiness, The ground is rich from tender care, Repay, do not forget, no, no. Oh, dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morning light. The apples turn to brown and black, The tyrant's face is red. Oh the war is common cry, Pick up you swords and fly. The sky is filled with good and bad That mortals never know. Oh, well, the night is long The beads of time pass slow, Tired eyes on the sunrise, Waiting for the eastern glow. The pain of war cannot exceed The woe of aftermath, The drums will shake the castle wall, The ringwraiths ride in black, Ride on. Sing as you raise your bow, Shoot straighter than before. No comfort has the fire at night That lights the face so cold. Oh dance in the dark of night, Sing to the mornin' light. The magic runes are writ in gold To bring the balance back. Bring it back. At last the sun is shining, The clouds of blue roll by, With flames from the dragon of darkness The sunlight blinds his eyes. Oh, bring it back, bring it back...
Ah, I always thought it was, "I hear worries asunder, down in the valley below" but I think you're right about the horses thunder, minus the 'the', with just a bit of echo or something on it. I do still think however, he says, "At last the sun is shining the clouds are blue a while". But that's the amazing thing about Plant's lyrics. You can hear so much in there... Amazing stuff!
It’s so good. Given the not-so-subtlety LOTR references, and how that comes right after the line “the Ringwraiths ride in black,” I always interpreted it as a Nazgûl screech. Chilling and beautiful
@@davidwiggins8886 Check out a band called Fairport Convention. Denny was the vocalist and, according to my friend, they were sometimes called the British Jefferson Airplane. th-cam.com/video/ZbnLVvAJrec/w-d-xo.html
Right up there with "Immigrant Song" and Aerosmith's "Kings and Queens" for triggering past-life flashbacks and PTSD from battles you fought in a few thousand years ago. 😉
One of the great folk songs by Led Zeppelin. A great duet with Robert Plant and Sandy Denny, from Fairport Convention. Jimmy Page does some amazing mandolin playing here. May Sandy Denny, John Bonham and Peter Grant rest in peace. Cheers! ✌️
@@kariyam2202 They aren't. John Bonham is playing tambourine on this track, but he isn't singing. John Paul Jones isn't singing on this either. He only plays guitar.
I can’t believe Plant was embarrassed about these lyrics.. I would kill to write like this. Every line filled with so much beautiful imagery. It’s dark, haunting, and mysterious.. everything good lyric writing should be. And the singing is so varied. He sounds like three different people singing together the way the tracks are interwoven. Most singers of this period would think of recording as a live performance with a singular lead vocal, but this is a whole different thing. Hats off
Mate, they took a hurdy gurdy and made it rock on Nobody's fault but mine and when the levee breaks. these guys could take A FUCKING TRIANGLE LMFAO... And Make it ROCK
So true. I play mandolin and this song is difficult to play. I'm also a music theory nut. What makes this song so other worldly is, so mysterious if you will, is that it's using the Dorian mode, A Dorian specifically.
Yes, so true. And that's because Plant is a true English poet, while Jimmy made music out of thin air that no one else could conceive. And as a producer in the studio ... OMG!
So hypnotizing! Sandy Denny and Robert Plant compliment each others vocals so well. Every time i play this, i get so entranced by it's harmony. This is definitely a song for our present times. Beautiful and haunting. Nothing short of exemplary!
As a young kid in the 70’s I was always drawn to the mythical songs of Led Zeppelin. Timeless! I still dream when I hear Battle of Evermore and Immigrant Song
My oldest brother was in a rock band. I was 7 and used to sneak into the basement of my stepdad barber shop where they played and watched . Mystic illusion was the band name. I was turned on to the music at an early age. From Zeppelin to Rush U.F.O. and Yes. That's pretty cool 😎 all kids should be introduced to music at an early age.
I seriously cannot think of another group in history who has this many good songs. Almost every song is an artistic masterpiece and it really is unbelievable how deep and connected and diverse their music is. There is no one else who has ever been this amazing
@@walrusassociation9317 Interesting, do I assume you're my parents age or do I assume you have parents or mine's age who played the stuff every car ride too? XD
@@Roadent1241 my dad loves it he introduced me when I was a toddler, and I forgot about it for a while and got caught up in rap music, but I got sick of it, and realized rap music is all trash made but losers with no talent, and this is worlds better
My favorite Zeppelin song. I've never stopped listening to it since the first time I heard it. It never gets old. And no matter how many times I listen to it I never burn out on it. Long live Led Zeppelin
The mark of a true masterpiece, you always return to it, but I must admit in my case, I thought to know all the music of this perfection, but now I just found this, and it blew me away!
Side A of that album remains iconic in memories of my youth. It is quite possibly the best album side ever produced: Black Dog, Rock n Roll, the Battle of Evermore and ... oh yeah, that Stairway song.
Zeppelin the most spiritual Rock music by far. It's song's like EVERMORE that never get old, evertime I hear it, I feel the spirit in my own soul rise up. The first album I heard is this one. Thank you Zeppelin for making it across the real pond. Mid+evil spiritual song the word& the music genius. God save the King 2!!!!!!!!!
I do not understand how the human imagination came up with this song. Beautiful and eerily unique. For a song to be so fairy tale-ish in its theme, while being worthy of an edgy hard rock ballad in its style, is just amazing to me. Mesmerizing isn't a good enough of a word to describe it. It's mythical. Hypnotic. And I will say that this is one of the greatest musical masterpieces in the entire history of music. It's other worldly when you listen to it by a little campfire at night; echoing through the trees and over the fields, and saturating the thin night air. Peter Jackson should have incorporated this in The Lord of the Rings at some point. Strange that he didn't. This is in the same category for me that Stairway to Heaven, Dream On, Gimme Shelter, Year of the Cat, Wildfire, Highway Song, Half Moon Silver, and several others belong to. Simply incredible. Another phenomenal, melancholy piece of musical genius from what might be the greatest era in music.
MIGHT be, the greatest era in music? There will never be ANOTHER era like it, NEVER! Good to have grown up at that time, we were making history as participants! I was playing all that stuff too, still am!
@@kvmalley Yes it was the greatest era of all time and no your right this is it there will never be another one. People these days don't know how to write good, excellent music.
A return to my teenage years. Zeppelin and Floyd and Aerosmith, Sabbath, Skynyrd, Dire Straights, Eagles, CCR, Boston, Bad Company, Nugent... So many more. Just the greatest decade of music ever.
When I was younger I thought this song was overplayed and it didn't interest me as much as their other songs... Now many decades in, I realize this really is a masterpiece
Compositional Masterpiece; there is so much happening in this song that is genius. The tempo, strum and rhythm change at 5:10 into the outro is brilliant. Chills forever.
i love this melody, this sound, this song, so mystic so expressive, the voices, melancholic too, like a long trip of a open mind through many colors! arpund the streets
This song always brings a tear to my eyes it is sooo good. Funny how that works. The choice of using Sandy Denny for this duet was brilliant. I think Robert ran into her at an awards ceremony from a Sandy Denny documentary I was watching and the drummer from Fotheringay telling the story. Sandy Denny's voice was the female equal of Robert Plants I think and she had an emotion and depth that few could reach when singing a song. Just listen to Who Knows Where The Time Goes and see how it touches your soul. Led Zeppelin were one of the biggest bands around at the time according to the drummer and Sandy Denny was the only guest singer to ever sing with Led Zeppelin. Sadly she passed away a few years after this duet. 1978 I think. Much like Karen Carpenter she died way too early leaving us to wonder how many more great songs they could have sung. Robert forged on after Led Zeppelin and gave us so many gems of songs. There is something about youth and talent way beyond your years though that puts Led Zeppelin IV in a special place. I believe it was released in 1971 and it is one of those albums that defies time. Battle Of Evermore with Sandy definitely moves it into that category. Thank you so much for the music and songs Gentleman and Folk Rock Lady. Wish we could Bring It Back ..and see you perform it just once. I imagine that every time I hear it....and that is what also brings a tear to my eyes, it can never be. :(
@@bloomfusion The Bring it Back part at the end of this recording gives me shivers down my spine everytime. The mixing with the reverb and a little bit of delay and Robert's pleading passionate voice with the crescendo at the end tailing off into just the mandolin and guitar fading out is one of those magical moments caught on tape. A message based in a medieval setting but relevant for all time. For our time now. As Smedley Butler wrote in 1933. War is a racket. Another great observation from the past.
@@jamesbond4633 It’s a Makita map thing but you could say it’s been sigilized 😂 It’s the thing all compasses .2 but you have to look at the old maps to find it just think if some initiated thinkers are correct and the above is the reflection of below but the reflection of a much bigger below the whole place does look like the Potters ground doesn’t it? It would certainly make sense of the Emerald tablets and the description of the sinking of Atlantis perhaps even explaining the 40 years travelling through the desert to reach the promised land and discovering only the northern areas inhabited at that time depending on which timeline you’re looking at and whether or not it’s in any way similar to the tales of ancient Ireland and the root race theories Which I guess would mean some came from below or underneath and some came from beyond but not from space As most understand it it would also explain the ancient contact and more recent contact from beings that claim to be galactic entities who have come from the stars which of course would be a secondary reflection of the real creators or pots could this explain the plane of jars ?? So many astrological features projected above us in the stars that are also closer have been emulated in ancient sites some of which like Stonehenge totally rebuilt in the 1900s and how many times before ancient cataclysms any advanced race would consider either going elsewhere or living on the ground you’ve Gotta hand it to them if they made all of this up Since the last major cataclysm and hind this false history releasing it back out into the world the whole thing could be complete cobblers and we might still be in the same world system chasing a truth that has been agreed upon as Napoleon said if he ever existed??? Bloody hell I preferred monopoly😂
Someone: "What does Led Zeppelin have that others bands don't have?“ Me: "Zeppelin has Jimmy, Jonesy, Bonham and Plant" They are unique so there has never been and there will never be another band that comes close 🎶 🖤 🎶 🖤
I had the honor to see this with my ole Da, for the original second performance with Robert and Sandy harmonizing, it was definitely a one of a kind treat for my seven year old mind contact high and blistered out of my done,
I struggle to find the words to describe how meaningful and beautiful this song is. The Zeppelin boys are brilliant as usual but combined with Sandy Denny's haunting lines, it is raised to the Nth degree. Brilliant and timeless.
Sandy Denny fits so lovely here. Led Zep fans who have never heard any Fairport Convention should give them a listen. For a similar vibe to this one I recommend Tam Lin, from the album Liege and Lief, which basically invented folk rock.
Probably true, but I remember back around 1982, a certain debate in my homeroom at Abington High School (Abington, PA, USA) about who was actually better Lynyrd Skynyrd or Zeppelin. 😊😊😊
I'm so glad I was a teen in the 70's. Southern California. First-wave vertical pool skateboarder. CRANKING Led Zeppelin into empty swimming pools and taking flight. It was magic.
People often talk about under-rated songs. It's usually all hype, no substance. However, here that term can be applied appropriately. This is easily one of Zeps best songs yet mentioned so infrequently. The dizzying interplay of acoustics between Page and Jones, the same for the vocals of Plant and Denny, along with sweeping, mystical lyrics makes this a once in a lifetime composition. Singular.
Sandy Denny was the perfect match with Robert Plant. NO ONE could ever match her vocals. R.I.P.
Must agree...this may be my all time favorite song.
She was an amazingly gifted singer.May she R.I.P.
I've really only been grabbed by Ann doing covers of Robert's voice. I wonder if they ever tried this with Nancy.
He’s teamed with women that are his equal to many to scared to do this but not Rob !
Man, that was tragic.
In my opinion, Zeppelin’s best song, which is saying something, because it’s the track preceding Stairway. But it’s a gothic masterpiece, and the vocal interplay between Robert Plant and Sandy Denny is magical.
In my opinion the best their song.
100% their best song. Sandy was one of a kind.
It's pretty good
Agreed also like fool in the rain
yes!!
What Led Zeppelin did between 69 and 79 can never be duplicated again. Their music 🎶 is timeless.
Facts. They the GOATs.
That's ironic, because a lot of their music was duplicated from others.
To be 9 yrs old to 19 yrs old during that span was way awesome as well.
True
@@iseriver3982 always someone like you in the comments spreading your negativity - if that's how you feel about this band that's fine, but answer me one question - *why the fuck are you here listening to them?*
I Was obsessed by Led Zeppelin as a Teenager all the albums and had so many posters all over my room. then after I grew older just gave all of the posters away for free to a stranger. And quit listening and got into other bands. And basically now that I am in my 60's. I realize after all these years that what I was hearing in my headphones while lying in bed in my dark bedroom coming from my record player on my stereo system was most definitely some of the greatest music I would ever hear in my lifetime.
Yes, sad nothing since has topped or come close to Zep, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Doors, CCR, etc.
Yeah, it almost took a lifetime to realize what a genius band they were...I'm 63 years old and truly did not understand what I was listening to back then. I listen to this fourth album now and realize that I'm looking into the face of god!!!
Thank God you came to your senses!
Well said 🤝.. This is a truly magical song 👌
I’m with you on that one!
This time I have come to listen to Sandy Denny ........
Yup, me too 😢
Ditto
lol me too, LZ my favorite band ever but somehow just learned who shared vocals with Robert on this song, needed another listen.
Sadly, I just found out she died at the age of THIRTY-ONE from a fall down some stairs.
@@Nashvillain10SE yes, it is a heartbreaking story, she evidently suffered from depression and manic episodes as well as alcohol and possibly drug addiction.
It's the only song that Led Zeppelin had another singer on an album with Plant. RIP Sandy Denny !
They never played this live. How could they ? It's very complicated .
They did with JPJ singing Sandy's part but no one could replace her. th-cam.com/video/mkLM7qd8q5g/w-d-xo.html
@ddoyle8537
I checked it out thanks. If one is used to the studio version, it's a major disappointment. The entire comment thread is that type of debate!
She didn't ruin the music like that girl with the grateful Dead always does
They were masters when they created this album
The amazing vocals... The mandolin.. Just a masterpiece
The mandolin line is actually three tracks overdubbed.
@@kenkoellner9421 yeah i caught that too. Good ole studio magic. Sounds so neat though with mandolins. I read an article yesterday of how Page and Plant wrote and recorded this song in one night. Nevertheless it's pleasing to the ears.
I’m reading the ‘Led Zepplin The Biography’ by Bob Spitz and just read about them recording this in one night randomly sitting in front of the fireplace in this big old damp mansion Headly Grange Where the band went on a retreat to record the fourth album. Really fascinating bio!
You obviously have no clue what you are talking about. It's one of those rare situations that just happened to work out, when it shouldn't.
@@doejon9424 Is this comment directed by me because, if so, you are drunk.
"The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of the aftermath..." True now and forever.
✌️😎
I concur! (Desert shield/ storm, Persian gulf veteran.)
🛑 Stop trumpism
@@gregtennessee8249 huh?
@@gregtennessee8249 yeah, that whole no starting new conflicts and striving to sew peace really sucked while Trump was in office.
The Battle between Light and Dark...very cool
it's comin.
@@anauticalgate5496it’s always been and will always be.
@@justkiddin84 are you serious ....or,🤭 are you only kidding
@@anauticalgate5496 😂Serious this time.
Love Sandy Denny's vocals on here. She's the only guest performer Led Zep ever had on a song.
Her voice blends superbly with his. 👌
When played live, though, either "Jonesy" (John Paul Jones) or "Bonzo" (John Bonham) would sing her vocal parts.
Boogie with Stu was a jam session with rolling stones pianist Ian Stewart.
@@neanderthalsnavel7411 Okay. I was referring to singing, but that's good to know.
Yup. Yet another masterful move on their part.
Ridiculous to think that in 1972 I went with a friend to see Led Zeppelin in Cardiff. We were blown away by the performance and the gig will live with me for life. The sheer talent of the guys was unbelievable and the music nectar to the ears. What made it even better when looking back was the gig cost us £1.50 each. Even have the ticket stub to this day and our children cannot believe that you could see the group classed as the number one in the world so cheaply. Those were great days with so many fabulously talented musicians across the board.
I agree.
70's music was the best music.
I don't exactly remember what year it was, but I do remember my parents would go to a gas station on the other side of the road to save a penny a gallon.
The price of gas was something like 18 cents a gallon. If it was 17 cents across the street and they had to wait in line, that's what we did.
It is amazing how inexpensive shows were back then, but the economics of the business were totally different. At that time shows were largely seen as a way of promoting album sales, which was where the real money was. Today, even top artists sell very few physical albums, and streaming revenue does not come close to what bands used to make from actual sales. The pot of gold now is found in live performance, if an artist can get to the level necessary to play arenas and stadiums. These elaborate shows cost much more to produce than rock shows of the 60s and 70s, but the high prices they somehow get for tickets make it worth it.
I saw Zep in 1972 also at the Boston Garden, by far my favorite concert, then l saw Page and Plant with the Egyptian pharaohs again at the garden, but the new Boston garden, Led Zeppelin rule, my 2nd favorite is Alice in Chains.
The Battle of Evermore - Lyrics
Queen of Light took her bow
And then she turned to go,
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night alone.
Oh, dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morn-ing light.
The dark Lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us all.
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe,
Rest not to lock your homes.
Side by side we wait the might
Of the darkest of them all.
I hear the horses' thunder
Down in the valley below,
I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon,
Waiting for the eastern glow.
The apples of the valley hold
The seeds of happiness,
The ground is rich from tender care,
Repay, do not forget, no, no.
Oh, dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morning light.
The apples turn to brown and black,
The tyrant's face is red.
Oh the war is common cry,
Pick up you swords and fly.
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never know.
Oh, well, the night is long
The beads of time pass slow,
Tired eyes on the sunrise,
Waiting for the eastern glow.
The pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath,
The drums will shake the castle wall,
The ringwraiths ride in black,
Ride on.
Sing as you raise your bow,
Shoot straighter than before.
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so cold.
Oh dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the mornin' light.
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back.
Bring it back.
At last the sun is shining,
The clouds of blue roll by,
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyes.
Oh, bring it back, bring it back...
Thanks 😊
Gracias!!!👍👍👍
Mistic song
Ah, I always thought it was, "I hear worries asunder, down in the valley below" but I think you're right about the horses thunder, minus the 'the', with just a bit of echo or something on it. I do still think however, he says, "At last the sun is shining the clouds are blue a while". But that's the amazing thing about Plant's lyrics. You can hear so much in there... Amazing stuff!
Wow. So fresh and timely
The sky is filled with good and bad, that mortals never know.
Underrated Zep song, always been one of my favorites
who ever underestimated a led zep song? there isn`t a song in their catalogue that any band wouldn`t sell their souls for.
@@restlesswave
truth
Top🤪
Agreed. 😎✌️
Underrated?
Not sure who is rating your Zep songs.
Always a high water mark for any true Zep fan.
2:52 gives me goosebumps every time. The power in the way he belts out “RIIIIIIIIDE OONNNN.” Underrated song.
Hell yeah man. Great part and great song.
you mean overrated song
It’s so good. Given the not-so-subtlety LOTR references, and how that comes right after the line “the Ringwraiths ride in black,” I always interpreted it as a Nazgûl screech. Chilling and beautiful
The amazing haunting sound of Sandy Denny. She left us way too soon.
one of the most beautiful songs ever made
👍
BEST ROCK BAND IN HISTORY . One of their best songs, brilliant
These guys were sorcerers of music…
I bow to the gods of rock…
A legendary composition from this unique rockband.This song will retain for always its value.
I love the fact of the magic they write about.
This really is The Battle of Everymore Sirius Be ezzzzzzz :)
Find a better song............good luck.
If sandy didn't die so young she would be popularly remembered as one of the greats. such a perfect voice. and such a perfect compliment to robert.
Voice of an angel
@@davidwiggins8886 Check out a band called Fairport Convention. Denny was the vocalist and, according to my friend, they were sometimes called the British Jefferson Airplane.
th-cam.com/video/ZbnLVvAJrec/w-d-xo.html
She's remembered as a great in my house!
COMPLEMENT....learn english!!
This is quite possibly my favorite Zeppelin song! I never get tired of hearing it!
Same here
Where you from? My retirement life
@@nadineglowacki825 Pennsylvania, but now living in Thailand
Yeah, me too.
Right up there with "Immigrant Song" and Aerosmith's "Kings and Queens" for triggering past-life flashbacks and PTSD from battles you fought in a few thousand years ago. 😉
One of the great folk songs by Led Zeppelin. A great duet with Robert Plant and Sandy Denny, from Fairport Convention. Jimmy Page does some amazing mandolin playing here. May Sandy Denny, John Bonham and Peter Grant rest in peace. Cheers! ✌️
It's not Paul Jones playing mandolin?
@@Niewiem0 No. It's Jimmy Page playing mandolin on this particular track.
think either John or JPJ is singing here too
@@kariyam2202 They aren't. John Bonham is playing tambourine on this track, but he isn't singing. John Paul Jones isn't singing on this either. He only plays guitar.
@@dwaynewladyka577 then Robert's doing two recordings of his voice? Kinda sucks cuz his 2nd voice muffles Sandy's.
I can’t believe Plant was embarrassed about these lyrics.. I would kill to write like this. Every line filled with so much beautiful imagery. It’s dark, haunting, and mysterious.. everything good lyric writing should be. And the singing is so varied. He sounds like three different people singing together the way the tracks are interwoven. Most singers of this period would think of recording as a live performance with a singular lead vocal, but this is a whole different thing. Hats off
It is multiple ppl lol there’s a female singer named sandy denny
I think it's because it's associated with the Tolkien stuff, but even so it's still good just like you said
Bring it back bring it back bring it back oh now oh now oh now bring it back bring it back bring it back oh now oh now oh now
Only zeppelin can take a mandolin and make it as powerful as an electric guitar with a majestic unique atmosphere of magic
Mate, they took a hurdy gurdy and made it rock on Nobody's fault but mine and when the levee breaks.
these guys could take A FUCKING TRIANGLE LMFAO... And Make it ROCK
I hear that. ✌️😎
So true. I play mandolin and this song is difficult to play. I'm also a music theory nut. What makes this song so other worldly is, so mysterious if you will, is that it's using the Dorian mode, A Dorian specifically.
Want to give honorable mention to R.E.M. "Losing My Religion" for masterful use of the mandolin. I believe they hired a guy to play the parts though.
Steve Howe - Hold my beer.
That Tolkienesque Olde England mystical fairy vibe played a big part in the music of Led Zeppelin.
Sometimes you just have to let beauty and art wash over you, as in the case of this song.
Led Zeppelin IV the greatest Album for ever 🕉️
We shouldn't forget that without the voice of Sandy Denny, this masterpiece would not be what it is today.
Maybe not *_quite_* as great. But it would still be a masterpiece.
I'm 48 and I've been loving Led Zeppelin since I was 14. It's been 34 years Since I've Been Loving You. Best effing rock band ever!
Led Zeppelin is pure and absolute art.
Yes, so true. And that's because Plant is a true English poet, while Jimmy made music out of thin air that no one else could conceive. And as a producer in the studio ... OMG!
Pure🙂
Magic 🫴🎩
I saw them in 1975, still my favorite concert and band of all time. There’s nothing to compare.
So hypnotizing! Sandy Denny and Robert Plant compliment each others vocals so well. Every time i play this, i get so entranced by it's harmony. This is definitely a song for our present times. Beautiful and haunting. Nothing short of exemplary!
As a young kid in the 70’s I was always drawn to the mythical songs of Led Zeppelin. Timeless! I still dream when I hear Battle of Evermore and Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin is Timeless. My dad introduced me to them at 8 years old. I'm almost 40 and I still can't believe how good they were
My oldest brother was in a rock band. I was 7 and used to sneak into the basement of my stepdad barber shop where they played and watched . Mystic illusion was the band name. I was turned on to the music at an early age. From Zeppelin to Rush U.F.O. and Yes.
That's pretty cool 😎 all kids should be introduced to music at an early age.
My favourite singer Sandy Denny. The only guest singer Led Zeppelin every had.
Amazing vocals by Robert and Sandy.
There will never again be a band of such might and prowess
"Sing, as you raise your bow " !!!
"....shoot straighter than BEFORE"
as Chief Dan George's character in Little Big Man said ,"It's a good day to die "
Let's all acknowledge Sand Denny, on this song. RIP Sandy🙏
Yes Sandy Denny a strong voice in its range. Died too quickly too young.
The only female to sing on a zeppelin lp.
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The only collaboration, I believe.
Yes to all! Sandy ~ 🙏RIP
😊😊😊 well put brother
Sandy singing the elfen parts is magical
Born in 60. Started with the Beatles. Led Zeppelin finished it off for me.
I seriously cannot think of another group in history who has this many good songs. Almost every song is an artistic masterpiece and it really is unbelievable how deep and connected and diverse their music is. There is no one else who has ever been this amazing
I'd put Steeleye Span up there but...!
@@Roadent1241was just going to say that
@@walrusassociation9317 Interesting, do I assume you're my parents age or do I assume you have parents or mine's age who played the stuff every car ride too? XD
When I introduced my son to Zeppelin’s first album he thought it was a greatest hits album.
@@Roadent1241 my dad loves it he introduced me when I was a toddler, and I forgot about it for a while and got caught up in rap music, but I got sick of it, and realized rap music is all trash made but losers with no talent, and this is worlds better
This work of art has moved me to tears for almost half a century. I love it so much I want to play it at my funeral.
Magic vocals by Robert Plant & Sandy Denny(1947-1978)
My favorite Zeppelin song. I've never stopped listening to it since the first time I heard it. It never gets old. And no matter how many times I listen to it I never burn out on it. Long live Led Zeppelin
One of my favorites. It's captivating.
BRING IT BACK!!
The mark of a true masterpiece, you always return to it, but I must admit in my case, I thought to know all the music of this perfection, but now I just found this, and it blew me away!
Not a worry in the world listening to this song cranked up!
When a led zeppelin song is more true to tolkein than an official TV series
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TRUTH
Well effing said!
I don't think I've ever heard this on the radio. Good for 4us LZ 4 buyers !
never heard of thr group you mention, toklien do you have a iink ,
GREAT SONG FROM THE BEST BAND EVER!!!!!
RIP Sandy Denny. The one staircase she never fell down was the stairway to heaven..
Which was a false one.
"Watch your step" is the sign on the wall
Which can't be said of Joe Biden 😂
@@MephistoOrb Or Ford. Or Trump. People trip, dude, one day it will be you.
@@justkiddin84 You're fun at parties, I bet...
This beggars belief. It’s perfect.
THE GREATEST BAND EVER HANDS DOWN !!❤😊
Sandy Denny is the town crier. What a glorious voice she had, Dance in the dark of light, sing to the morning light.
It sits perfect between Rock 'n Roll and Stairway to Heaven.
Side A of that album remains iconic in memories of my youth. It is quite possibly the best album side ever produced: Black Dog, Rock n Roll, the Battle of Evermore and ... oh yeah, that Stairway song.
Zeppelin the most spiritual Rock music by far. It's song's like EVERMORE that never get old, evertime I hear it, I feel the spirit in my own soul rise up. The first album I heard is this one. Thank you Zeppelin for making it across the real pond. Mid+evil spiritual song the word& the music genius. God save the King 2!!!!!!!!!
THE MIGHTY LED ZEPPELIN.
THE ONE AND ONLY
GREATEST. OF ALL ROCK TO ME.
NO ONE IS EVEN CLOSE .
I do not understand how the human imagination came up with this song. Beautiful and eerily unique. For a song to be so fairy tale-ish in its theme, while being worthy of an edgy hard rock ballad in its style, is just amazing to me. Mesmerizing isn't a good enough of a word to describe it. It's mythical. Hypnotic. And I will say that this is one of the greatest musical masterpieces in the entire history of music. It's other worldly when you listen to it by a little campfire at night; echoing through the trees and over the fields, and saturating the thin night air. Peter Jackson should have incorporated this in The Lord of the Rings at some point. Strange that he didn't. This is in the same category for me that Stairway to Heaven, Dream On, Gimme Shelter, Year of the Cat, Wildfire, Highway Song, Half Moon Silver, and several others belong to. Simply incredible. Another phenomenal, melancholy piece of musical genius from what might be the greatest era in music.
MIGHT be, the greatest era in music? There will never be ANOTHER era like it, NEVER! Good to have grown up at that time, we were making history as participants! I was playing all that stuff too, still am!
In my personal opinion it was the greatest era of all time, there has not been a better era.
@@kvmalley Yes it was the greatest era of all time and no your right this is it there will never be another one. People these days don't know how to write good, excellent music.
An uncle of mine played this song for me one day when I was still in high school.
This song is so good, I'll never forget that day.
Battle of Evermore a timeless masterpiece. One of Led Zeppelins greatest songs
Can't get enough of this song ❤️❤️
Can't get enough of this band
Knighthood and majesty.
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The lyrics in this song are insanely rich....who can think of this shit? Well.....the best ever......
Dude, this is really beautiful, it deserves more recognition
Trust me, this song is plenty recognized.
To Led Zeppelin, Thank you for sharing your music with us. CANT GET ENOUGH !!!!!! Love it.
Same
Sandy Denny, never forgotten.
A return to my teenage years. Zeppelin and Floyd and Aerosmith, Sabbath, Skynyrd, Dire Straights, Eagles, CCR, Boston, Bad Company, Nugent... So many more. Just the greatest decade of music ever.
I think most of us are still listening to these groups whose music never grows old. When music was music.
Me too...me too
Agree love Black sabbath, Bad company, Led Zeppelin, Pink floyd,Deep purple 💜
Was introduced to this music by my brothers. I was into country at the time, but, Led Zeppelin resonated with my soul heart at a time I needed it.
Must be A Gulf War veteran-cos' this came out post Nam. Right? Glad you're home.
@ianpadraig5263 song came out at the backend of Nam, however, I am Gulf War, Enduring Freedom Vet. Thx.
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This song took Led IV to another level.
When I was younger I thought this song was overplayed and it didn't interest me as much as their other songs...
Now many decades in, I realize this really is a masterpiece
It's a magic song.
It's all about magic. Real magic. Creating something from nothing. 💯✌️😎
I hope heaven is an eternity with Led Zeppelin.
Compositional Masterpiece; there is so much happening in this song that is genius. The tempo, strum and rhythm change at 5:10 into the outro is brilliant. Chills forever.
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Sandy had her own symbol on Zepp 4. How cool is that?
Sandy..such a bright spark extinguished too young..but what a legacy
I love Sandy Denny’s voice- so beautiful!
i love this melody, this sound, this song, so mystic so expressive, the voices, melancholic too, like a long trip of a open mind through many colors! arpund the streets
Sandy Denny Bliss.
Led zeppelin 4 great tape lol drove 7 hours to pt Macquarie from Sydney with 4 of us non stop of the tape
This song always brings a tear to my eyes it is sooo good. Funny how that works. The choice of using Sandy Denny for this duet was brilliant. I think Robert ran into her at an awards ceremony from a Sandy Denny documentary I was watching and the drummer from Fotheringay telling the story. Sandy Denny's voice was the female equal of Robert Plants I think and she had an emotion and depth that few could reach when singing a song. Just listen to Who Knows Where The Time Goes and see how it touches your soul. Led Zeppelin were one of the biggest bands around at the time according to the drummer and Sandy Denny was the only guest singer to ever sing with Led Zeppelin. Sadly she passed away a few years after this duet. 1978 I think. Much like Karen Carpenter she died way too early leaving us to wonder how many more great songs they could have sung. Robert forged on after Led Zeppelin and gave us so many gems of songs. There is something about youth and talent way beyond your years though that puts Led Zeppelin IV in a special place. I believe it was released in 1971 and it is one of those albums that defies time. Battle Of Evermore with Sandy definitely moves it into that category. Thank you so much for the music and songs Gentleman and Folk Rock Lady. Wish we could Bring It Back ..and see you perform it just once. I imagine that every time I hear it....and that is what also brings a tear to my eyes, it can never be. :(
Just saw RP perform this with Allison Krause and it is truly beautiful.
@@bloomfusion The Bring it Back part at the end of this recording gives me shivers down my spine everytime. The mixing with the reverb and a little bit of delay and Robert's pleading passionate voice with the crescendo at the end tailing off into just the mandolin and guitar fading out is one of those magical moments caught on tape. A message based in a medieval setting but relevant for all time. For our time now. As Smedley Butler wrote in 1933. War is a racket. Another great observation from the past.
But what is it the sigil
@@magnetmountain33 Sigil?
@@jamesbond4633 It’s a Makita map thing but you could say it’s been sigilized 😂
It’s the thing all compasses .2 but you have to look at the old maps to find it just think if some initiated thinkers are correct and the above is the reflection of below but the reflection of a much bigger below the whole place does look like the Potters ground doesn’t it? It would certainly make sense of the Emerald tablets and the description of the sinking of Atlantis perhaps even explaining the 40 years travelling through the desert to reach the promised land and discovering only the northern areas inhabited at that time depending on which timeline you’re looking at and whether or not it’s in any way similar to the tales of ancient Ireland and the root race theories Which I guess would mean some came from below or underneath and some came from beyond but not from space As most understand it it would also explain the ancient contact and more recent contact from beings that claim to be galactic entities who have come from the stars which of course would be a secondary reflection of the real creators or pots could this explain the plane of jars ??
So many astrological features projected above us in the stars that are also closer have been emulated in ancient sites some of which like Stonehenge totally rebuilt in the 1900s and how many times before ancient cataclysms any advanced race would consider either going elsewhere or living on the ground you’ve Gotta hand it to them if they made all of this up Since the last major cataclysm and hind this false history releasing it back out into the world the whole thing could be complete cobblers and we might still be in the same world system chasing a truth that has been agreed upon as Napoleon said if he ever existed??? Bloody hell I preferred monopoly😂
Crazy goosies up and down my arms and legs when she comes in singing with him❣️❣️❣️
A masterpiece............Timeless,ethereal,classic.I first heard this when I was seventeen and now,fifty years later,it still gives me goosebumps.
This is the only version of this legendary song i love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Someone: "What does Led Zeppelin have that others bands don't have?“
Me: "Zeppelin has Jimmy, Jonesy, Bonham and Plant"
They are unique so there has never been and there will never be another band that comes close 🎶 🖤 🎶 🖤
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That's why the band broke up when unfortunately Bonham left this world. They knew Led Zeppelin wouldn't be the same without him 😭😭😭
Just add a touch of Sandy Denny for a perfect balance.
The best from THE BEST
The Late Sandy Denny was the ONLY person to ever sing along with The Led and it is this tune that holds that Cliff Note Of Vintage Zeppelin Lore!
My favorite of all Zeppelin songs. RIP Sandy Denny
The mortals never know!!!
I'm 70 and bought their first LP when few knew of LZ.
I had the honor to see this with my ole Da, for the original second performance with Robert and Sandy harmonizing, it was definitely a one of a kind treat for my seven year old mind contact high and blistered out of my done,
I read someone saying John Paul Jones played mandolin in this. As masterful as he was, the strings belong to Mr. James Page.
I struggle to find the words to describe how meaningful and beautiful this song is. The Zeppelin boys are brilliant as usual but combined with Sandy Denny's haunting lines, it is raised to the Nth degree. Brilliant and timeless.
Sandy Denny fits so lovely here. Led Zep fans who have never heard any Fairport Convention should give them a listen. For a similar vibe to this one I recommend Tam Lin, from the album Liege and Lief, which basically invented folk rock.
Also need to hear Sandy Denny in the band Fotheringay...
Another incredible band...!!
@@KevinWeilacherthe song Fotheringay is hauntingly beautiful
A song never played or mentioned is the most beautiful of them all !
Es simplemente hermosa y no se le valora lo suficiente
La mandolina de Page, la voz de Plant junto con la de Denny y ese ambiente medieval
Perfecta 👌
Prima sinto tanta saudade de você 😢❤
Yet another LZ masterpiece. Only the Beatles and the Stones come close to the supreme excellence of LZ, the greatest rock band of all time.
Probably true, but I remember back around 1982, a certain debate in my homeroom at Abington High School (Abington, PA, USA) about who was actually better Lynyrd Skynyrd or Zeppelin. 😊😊😊
I'm so glad I was a teen in the 70's. Southern California. First-wave vertical pool skateboarder. CRANKING Led Zeppelin into empty swimming pools and taking flight. It was magic.
First heard Led Zeppelin in 1969 and still listen to them today!
Magnifica musica. Ascoltare i Led Zeppelin dà emozioni così profonde, così profonde...
The greatest band to have ever walked Gods earth.
If this isn't the best Rock n Roll band that played and mastered other genre's of music I don't know who is. 🤘
Pink FLOYD is Great ad well
People often talk about under-rated songs. It's usually all hype, no substance. However, here that term can be applied appropriately. This is easily one of Zeps best songs yet mentioned so infrequently. The dizzying interplay of acoustics between Page and Jones, the same for the vocals of Plant and Denny, along with sweeping, mystical lyrics makes this a once in a lifetime composition. Singular.
Led zeppelin reminds me of being in the mountains smelling the fresh air. 💜💜
There will never be another band like Zep..