"Black Dog" is the lead off track of Led Zeppelin's fourth album Led Zeppelin IV, released in1971. "Black Dog" was released as a single in the United States and Australia, with "Misty Mountain Hop"on the B-side.The song reached # 9 on US Cash Box Top 100 Singles Chart, #15 on US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and # 10 on the US Record World 100 Top Pops. In Australia "Black Dog" went to # 9 on their Go-Set Top 40 Single chart.
The song took it's name from a black Labrador retriever that was wondering around the ground of Headley Grange during the recording. The dog has nothing to do with the song lyrics, which are about the desperate desire for a woman's love and because of that resulting in happiness.Regarding the lyrics to the song, Plant later stated, "Not all my stuff is meant to be scrutinized. Things like "Black Dog" are blatant, let's-do-it-in-the-bath type things,but they make their point just the same". It took only two takes for Plant to record the vocals to the song.
"Black Dog" is built around the call-and-response dynamic between the band and the singer; the start and stop a capella verses were inspired by Fleetwood Mac's 1969 song "Oh Well".
The guitar sounds at the beginning are those of Jimmy Page warming up his electric guitar. He called it "waking up the army of guitars" - which are multitrack recorded in unisonwith an electric bass guitar providing the song's signature.
During the outro-solo (in music, Conclusion) Robert Plant can be heard wailing and moaning in the background. At around the 4 minute mark Plant hits his highest note on any Led Zeppelin studio recording. He reaches it at 3:49 mark of the song, between the second and third repetition of the fade off riff during the guitar solo.
"Black Dog" was first played on March 5,1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Belfast Ulster Hall.It was then retained for each subsequent concert tour until 1973. It was used in an encore medley with "Whole Lotta Love" in 1975, but was hardly used in Zeppelin's 1977 concert tour of the United States. It was used again for the Knebwoth festival of 1979 and the 19890 Tour of Europe. For these last performances in 1980, Page introduced the song from the stag.
The song took it's name from a black Labrador retriever that was wondering around the ground of Headley Grange during the recording. The dog has nothing to do with the song lyrics, which are about the desperate desire for a woman's love and because of that resulting in happiness.Regarding the lyrics to the song, Plant later stated, "Not all my stuff is meant to be scrutinized. Things like "Black Dog" are blatant, let's-do-it-in-the-bath type things,but they make their point just the same". It took only two takes for Plant to record the vocals to the song.
"Black Dog" is built around the call-and-response dynamic between the band and the singer; the start and stop a capella verses were inspired by Fleetwood Mac's 1969 song "Oh Well".
The guitar sounds at the beginning are those of Jimmy Page warming up his electric guitar. He called it "waking up the army of guitars" - which are multitrack recorded in unisonwith an electric bass guitar providing the song's signature.
During the outro-solo (in music, Conclusion) Robert Plant can be heard wailing and moaning in the background. At around the 4 minute mark Plant hits his highest note on any Led Zeppelin studio recording. He reaches it at 3:49 mark of the song, between the second and third repetition of the fade off riff during the guitar solo.
"Black Dog" was first played on March 5,1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Belfast Ulster Hall.It was then retained for each subsequent concert tour until 1973. It was used in an encore medley with "Whole Lotta Love" in 1975, but was hardly used in Zeppelin's 1977 concert tour of the United States. It was used again for the Knebwoth festival of 1979 and the 19890 Tour of Europe. For these last performances in 1980, Page introduced the song from the stag.
BLACK DOG
Hey, hey,Mama said the way you move
Gon' make sweat, gon' make you groove.
Ah-ah, child the way you shake that thing
Gon' make you burn, gon' make you sting.
Hey,hey baby, when you walk that way
Watch your honey drip, can't keep away.
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, ah,ah,ah
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, ah, ah, ah
I gotta roll, can't stand still
Got a flamin' heart, can't get my fill
Lines that shine burnin' red
Dreams of you all through my head.
Ah-ah
Ah-ahh, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ahh
Hey baby, whoa baby,pretty baby
Darlin', can't ya do me now
Hey baby, oh baby, pretty baby
Move the way you're movin' now.
Didn't take long 'fore I found out
What people mean by down and out.
Spent my money, took my car.
Started telin' her friends she's gonna be a star.
I don't know but I've been told
A legged woman ain't got no soul.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah/yeah
All I ask for, all I pray
Steady rollin' woman gonna come my way.
Need a woman gonna hold my hand
Won't tell me no lies make me a happy man.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh
Ooh, ooh-wah, oh yeah, gotta move
Yeah- yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Gotta move you, now, babe, babe, move, you move, yeah
Push, push, babe,push babe,push babe
Push it now, push baby, push baby, push, move move
Ooh yeah, ooh move
Well-done,
I'm gonna get you groovin', now, gonna get you groovin, now.
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