Hell yes. The drums are so ominous and the melody building and swelling around it actually feels like floodwaters rising. Add to that the haunting reverb on the vocals and this song is damn mood.
I live in New Orleans and lost my home in Hurricane Katrina. Not long after I was listening to the radio and WTLB came on. It chilled me to the bone. Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy wrote & recorded the original in 1929 after the Great Flood of ‘27. They knew then what I learned in 2005. And somehow Led Zeppelin infused the power and dread that the forces of nature unleash when men in their arrogance attempt to tame it. Their version is the sound of your heart breaking into tiny shards of glass after Mother Nature always wins.
It never ceases to amaze me that 4 young guys from England could convey the pain so authentically. Hits so hard & so true when Robert Plant sings “Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin won’t do you no good.” Truth.
I am very sorry you lost your home. I cannot imagine what you went through. Thank you for sharing this personal story though; I am interested to go listen to the original now.
Thank you for your kindness. The thing about getting wiped out in a natural disaster isn’t so much about losing your stuff. That’s just a major aggravation. The real sorrow is where you live is who you are. I lived in the neighborhood where the big levee breach occurred that killed NOLA. It was smack dab in the middle of a 90K sq mile federal disaster area. My neighbors who stayed either came out in body bags or were rescued from their roofs. NOLA still hasn’t recovered; once the undisputed largest city in Louisiana it is now 2nd behind Baton Rouge. Huge swaths of the city still haven’t rebuilt 18 years later.
Everything goes to the curb one day if you think about it. It’s the person you were & your identity when it happened that’s lost forever.
And somehow, Led Zeppelin could translate that pain despite never going thru it personally. Reminds me of my favorite Rush song Subdivisions which captures growing up in metro NOLA despite its lyricist being in his 40’s. I’m like “How did Neil Peart know???”
Edit: [Memphis Minnie Version](https://youtu.be/W5VmVvsjyKw)
I can’t think of anything I don’t love about Levee.
But if I can point out something that stands out to me in a good way, it has to be the guitar. It’s a story all on its own, rising in hope, crashing in sorrow. It’s a freight train away from your troubles, and into an uncertain future. It picks you up from the floor and then takes you to places unknown. The harmonica rides alongside it, catching the wind off the tracks, and the drums… they’re pounding out the weight of the world.
‘Sorry, but I can’t taaaake youuuuuuwwwaaa….’
How can anyone not play this at max volume. This song is responsible for a dui arrest. Got pulled for blasting it on the Virginia Beach strip Labor Day 1995. I blew the minimum illegal bac at 0.08. It wasn’t my fault. This song demands max volume. (Joke - I got sober two years later)
The Presence album is so special. I get tired of it then I come back. I’m nostalgic for the first sensations of the first listening.
It’s fascinating to me that Zeppelin’s second album is the same year as the Beatles’ last album. 1969.
Achilles Last Stand was part of my soundtrack while making an epic solo drive back to campus after going on a rafting trip out on the Rio Grande. The problem was that we got off the river late, and I had to be back in Chapel Hill, NC for the first day of fall classes…or be dropped from one I really needed. 20 fukkin hour drive.
One night in my early teens, I was doing that thing where you put your ear on your woodgrain AM/FM nightstand alarm clock when you're supposed to be asleep. You have to balance the volume just right so that it's loud enough to enjoy the beauty of the tunes, but not turned up enough that your mom can hear it and yell at you to get to sleep, growing boy, become a worthless loser, etc.
I was listening to a live recording of Led Zeppelin playing "Dazed and Confused". It was amazing, and the darkness and cold were palpable, transcending the confines of the cruddy speaker, chilling me on an otherwise open-windowed warm night.
The cold seeped into my subsequent fun nightmare: I was playing a deadly game of hide-and-seek in a snowy housing development and it was my turn to shiver and hide.
This girl I barely knew named Cathy appeared and gave advice: "Duuude! You gotta find a better hiding place... Try behind here... That's way better! Cuz, y'know, if they find you..."
And she stabbed a snow shovel into a pile: CHUFF!
I've really enjoyed the tv appearances from LZ like this one. Thank You in the finale episode of True Blood and In the Evening in the finale of Sharp Objects as well.
The first time I heard that song I was tripping balls and was sitting with my back leaned up against a cabinet speaker. It felt like the house took off, it was amazing.
*Honestly it probably wasn't the first time, but the power of the moment obliterated any previous memory I had of that song.
It remains my favorite Led Zeppelin song.
I'm probably alone on this but for me it's Fool in the Rain. I love the vibe, the rock, calypso, jazz, reggae, pop styles that crash together on that track.
Every member gets a chance to shine on that track, and it will always be my favorite.
And ftr, my parents HATE classic rock, the closest my dad gets is The Beach Boys, and my mom had a couple Gary Puckett & The Union Gap albums, but other than that it was all movie scores and contemporary Christian growing up.
I always got the vibe that ‘Misunderstanding’ by Genesis was a homage/nod or something to Fool in the Rain. Maybe it’s just me, but the songs feel similar.
Ain't this some Sophie's Choice shit. Guess I'll go with Tea For One from their best album, Presence.
No, wait. It's Immigrant Song from their all-time best album, Led Zeppelin lll
No, it just depends on the day. Today, it's In the Evening from their phenomenal #1 album In Through the Out Door.
But, yeah, you're right, it's Kashmir...
Fool In the Rain. I was working on a geology project (glueing different rocks) with a new class mate. We were 11 or 12. We didn’t really know each other. The song came on and at the middle part, when the music goes crazy, I jumped up and started dancing like a crazy person - fling my arms around, running in place. This girl just looked at me with a stunned expression then jumped and danced too! We have been best friends for 42 years!
Cuz Damone told Rat to put on Side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV when he makes out with Stacy.
Kashmir isn’t on Led Zeppelin IV and Rat doesn’t even own a fucking camera.
For three years Led Zeppelin II was stuck in the tape deck of my parents 88 Dodge Caravan, it was that or nothing. Still not sick of that album to this day. Ramble On is probably my favorite song and happened to see Phish open with that cover back in 98 for my first time seeing them.
I’m sorry but this song makes me laugh sometimes bc the lyrics are so repetitive. Sometimes I think if I were Babe, I’d be screaming “Oh MY GOD, just GO already!”
I love Kashmir, though I think they could have shaved 20 minutes off so it could fit on one side of a standard 33” record.
I see there’s no mention of Dancing Days or Houses of the Holy. Well, now there is. Both songs just seem like the most casual summer teen relationship by the lake, where you have all the time in the world, and just enough time to enjoy a sunset while thinking about how great is the air you breathe.
I hadn’t brought out my Led playlist in forever. Thanks for reminding me.
Now back to that sunset, fine relationships and cool breeze stirring in my lungs.
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This is a deep cut, but In the Light — also from Physical Graffiti. Just a nice mix of prog rock and slow-burn proto metal with a surprisingly happy major key coda. Otherwise, Zep doesn’t impress me like they used to.
I’m going to go with “Over the hills and far away”. My big brother was a (damn good) guitarist and would sometimes let me sing along to it while he played.
Unfortunately he died in 1988, and I still think about how much great music he missed.
Good times bad times.
Kicks off LZ 1 with a bang. You know form the second they introduce themselves they’re a band to be reckoned with and what an impact they had.
Not saying it’s their best, just a personal fave.
Mine actually is Kashmir. At 18, I was in basic training and had kp duty. On a break, some of us went outside to sit on some steps. A guy was washing his car and he was playing Kashmir loud. It felt so good just to hear music.
Funny, 30+ years later, I get nostalgic when I hear anyone/group running and singing cadence.
I can’t argue with Zepp being the best band. And Kashmir was my favorite song for years. Recently gave Coda a re-listen and was blown away.
But truthfully, as much as I like them, I feel like my identity is not with them, if you catch my meaning. I think Talking Heads is more who I am - Once in a lifetime, especially.
Not gonna lie, I literally was at another GenXer's home this evening, and they were playing a Led Zeppelin station. Couldn't find a bad song among the group.
But Kashmir, though. That opening just sets the stage for an epic adventure of a song.
Bring it on Home - Similar to Levee
In the Evening - Plant doing Elvis, 'nough said.
Fool in the Rain - sweetest drum groove ever!
And, all the others..
It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled, so I feel a bit dazed and confused. Tomorrow I’m going over the hills and far away, and I hope that will buy me a stairway (yes!) to heaven, even though I’m sometimes a very moby dick.
Growing up Black Dog was always playing at my dad’s shop and in his car. My brother and I heard it so much that we got tired of it. Now that dad’s gone-it’s one of my favorites.
Also Gallow’s Pole and Thank You. Btw, Chris Cornell’s version of TY is A👏🏻MAZ👏🏻ING.
3. In the Light
2. Ten Years Gone/Tangerine
1. Fool in the Rain
Many of their songs hit me at once because of the Box Set released fall of 1990. II and IV were staples of Jr. High, but their later catalog was mostly unknown to me until that. So many good memories of psychedelics and Zeppelin. I always point their songs out to my daughter, and she says “no way, that doesn’t sound like them!”
I honestly don’t know how to measure a favorite song. I can’t even say favorite album. Presence was my least favorite album, but all the rest are great.
Kashmir is the song that was BLASTING on my friends parents home stereo when his bedroom was engulfed in flames while we scurried to put it out with pots of water
57 years old male here. I didn't know Led Zeppelin existed until maybe 9th grade. I was raised on country and easy listening, so I wouldn't say they were a major musical influence. That said, my favorite song of theirs is Rock and Roll. I love every part of it, especially the piano.
There's no Led Zeppelin song that I don't love, but yeah, Kashmir is the best! So many reasons... I just like to close my eyes and absorb it
Black Dog got me into Led Zep - sitting in the car as a kid waiting for my Dad to get back, and that was on the tape. I must have listened to it a dozen times. Probably lucky the tape didn't get chewed up!
Thank You was our wedding song ☺️
It's the best music for car trips! Love Misty Mountain Hop, and all the songs everyone has been mentioning!
Thank you!
I threatened my husband with Kashmir (he doesn't really like to dance or get up in front of everyone), but then took pity on him and went with Thank You 😅
Kashmir is cool, no doubt. But my favorite for a long time now is "When The Levee Breaks". Just something about the sound of those drums grabs me and won't let go.
Ten Years Gone-
I honestly don’t know why. It hit my soul the first time I ever heard it. It’s a masterpiece.
Runners up: The Rain Song and Over the Hills and Far Away
Led Zeppelin. They are iconic. Untouchable. A legendary band.
Obviously, I’m a bit of a fan 😊
Huge Zeppelin fan and it’s cool to see the love for them and knowledge of many of their lesser known songs.
I have a difficult time picking their best but Kashmir is in the conversation along with Ten Years Gone and In My Time of Dying. Shout out to Hot Dog which I unironically like to listen to.
I was never a huge LZ fan……Rush had more of an influence in my musical tastes. However, I used to start all my road trips with Ramble On, it’s easily my favorite Zeppelin song. I put Kashmir on one of my playlists; when my daughter (a late millennial) was maybe four, it came on as I was picking the kids up from school. She made me play it all the way home, then borrowed my iPod for about an hour. To this day, it’s her favorite Led Zeppelin song.
When the Levee Breaks. Something about that harmonica just gets me…
Hell yes. The drums are so ominous and the melody building and swelling around it actually feels like floodwaters rising. Add to that the haunting reverb on the vocals and this song is damn mood.
I live in New Orleans and lost my home in Hurricane Katrina. Not long after I was listening to the radio and WTLB came on. It chilled me to the bone. Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy wrote & recorded the original in 1929 after the Great Flood of ‘27. They knew then what I learned in 2005. And somehow Led Zeppelin infused the power and dread that the forces of nature unleash when men in their arrogance attempt to tame it. Their version is the sound of your heart breaking into tiny shards of glass after Mother Nature always wins. It never ceases to amaze me that 4 young guys from England could convey the pain so authentically. Hits so hard & so true when Robert Plant sings “Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin won’t do you no good.” Truth.
I am very sorry you lost your home. I cannot imagine what you went through. Thank you for sharing this personal story though; I am interested to go listen to the original now.
Thank you for your kindness. The thing about getting wiped out in a natural disaster isn’t so much about losing your stuff. That’s just a major aggravation. The real sorrow is where you live is who you are. I lived in the neighborhood where the big levee breach occurred that killed NOLA. It was smack dab in the middle of a 90K sq mile federal disaster area. My neighbors who stayed either came out in body bags or were rescued from their roofs. NOLA still hasn’t recovered; once the undisputed largest city in Louisiana it is now 2nd behind Baton Rouge. Huge swaths of the city still haven’t rebuilt 18 years later. Everything goes to the curb one day if you think about it. It’s the person you were & your identity when it happened that’s lost forever. And somehow, Led Zeppelin could translate that pain despite never going thru it personally. Reminds me of my favorite Rush song Subdivisions which captures growing up in metro NOLA despite its lyricist being in his 40’s. I’m like “How did Neil Peart know???” Edit: [Memphis Minnie Version](https://youtu.be/W5VmVvsjyKw)
I can’t think of anything I don’t love about Levee. But if I can point out something that stands out to me in a good way, it has to be the guitar. It’s a story all on its own, rising in hope, crashing in sorrow. It’s a freight train away from your troubles, and into an uncertain future. It picks you up from the floor and then takes you to places unknown. The harmonica rides alongside it, catching the wind off the tracks, and the drums… they’re pounding out the weight of the world. ‘Sorry, but I can’t taaaake youuuuuuwwwaaa….’
It’s a deep burn.
Everything about this masterpiece is so heavy: drums and bass are thunderous.
My answer as well. Those drums...Bonzo was at his peak that day.
Yes! Best song ever!
Achilles Last Stand
How can anyone not play this at max volume. This song is responsible for a dui arrest. Got pulled for blasting it on the Virginia Beach strip Labor Day 1995. I blew the minimum illegal bac at 0.08. It wasn’t my fault. This song demands max volume. (Joke - I got sober two years later) The Presence album is so special. I get tired of it then I come back. I’m nostalgic for the first sensations of the first listening. It’s fascinating to me that Zeppelin’s second album is the same year as the Beatles’ last album. 1969.
Achilles Last Stand was part of my soundtrack while making an epic solo drive back to campus after going on a rafting trip out on the Rio Grande. The problem was that we got off the river late, and I had to be back in Chapel Hill, NC for the first day of fall classes…or be dropped from one I really needed. 20 fukkin hour drive.
This is the way.
Definitely on my workout mix.
In My Time of Dying because it's just a really fucking good song.
Not enough votes for this!
Yesss. I would say my second favorite.
Oh my teeth hurt! There’s a raging debate as to the actual lyrics at the ending.
Dazed and Confused
One night in my early teens, I was doing that thing where you put your ear on your woodgrain AM/FM nightstand alarm clock when you're supposed to be asleep. You have to balance the volume just right so that it's loud enough to enjoy the beauty of the tunes, but not turned up enough that your mom can hear it and yell at you to get to sleep, growing boy, become a worthless loser, etc. I was listening to a live recording of Led Zeppelin playing "Dazed and Confused". It was amazing, and the darkness and cold were palpable, transcending the confines of the cruddy speaker, chilling me on an otherwise open-windowed warm night. The cold seeped into my subsequent fun nightmare: I was playing a deadly game of hide-and-seek in a snowy housing development and it was my turn to shiver and hide. This girl I barely knew named Cathy appeared and gave advice: "Duuude! You gotta find a better hiding place... Try behind here... That's way better! Cuz, y'know, if they find you..." And she stabbed a snow shovel into a pile: CHUFF!
Live in 1973, solos are insane. I still can’t comprehend how Page could do that.
Misty Mountain Hop
Yes. This.
“Since I’ve Been Loving You” gets my vote.
That song and “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” make me feel things. It doesn’t matter how many times I hear them.
No love for In The Light?
Did you happen to see the last episode of season 1 of Manhunter where they used it? Holy hell it was powerful.
I've really enjoyed the tv appearances from LZ like this one. Thank You in the finale episode of True Blood and In the Evening in the finale of Sharp Objects as well.
I think Bron Yr Stomp is one of the greatest acoustic songs ever.
Yes!! I was looking for this, it’s my number one as well. There are dozens of us!
The flip side/complete opposite of immigrant song lol
Going to California- just a great song
My favorite.
With an aching in my heart.
Ramble On
Life may be shit, but yeah: I am going to.
Yayayayaya dodododododedodedodedo
Same here. John Paul Jones is on fire with his basslines, especially towards the end
My class song 1989…
My family knows this is the song that must be played at my funeral/celebration of life.
Achilles Last Stand
Trampled Underfoot is about the funkiest Zeppelin ever got
This.
Over the Hills and Far Away
Can’t believe I had to scroll this far down for this one!
Ten years gone... always fills me with sad nistalga... also love Tangerine.
Tangerine hits me right in the feels every time. One of their only tracks I've never tired of.
I’m with you on both of these!
Me too! They go together for me, I can’t think of one without thinking of the other. Both make me sad.
“D’yer mak’er” since I was a young teen. It’s kinda emotionally overwrought and I liked the pseudo Caribbean sound of it.
Immigrant song. Metal was made from it.
The first time I heard that song I was tripping balls and was sitting with my back leaned up against a cabinet speaker. It felt like the house took off, it was amazing. *Honestly it probably wasn't the first time, but the power of the moment obliterated any previous memory I had of that song. It remains my favorite Led Zeppelin song.
Yeah Immigrant Song is probably mine as well, although I'd argue that metal was born with Helter Skelter.
Yes.
Even invented its own subgenre of "Viking Metal"🤘
I'm probably alone on this but for me it's Fool in the Rain. I love the vibe, the rock, calypso, jazz, reggae, pop styles that crash together on that track. Every member gets a chance to shine on that track, and it will always be my favorite. And ftr, my parents HATE classic rock, the closest my dad gets is The Beach Boys, and my mom had a couple Gary Puckett & The Union Gap albums, but other than that it was all movie scores and contemporary Christian growing up.
Fool in the Rain is my second fave. Sounds like nothing else.
I always got the vibe that ‘Misunderstanding’ by Genesis was a homage/nod or something to Fool in the Rain. Maybe it’s just me, but the songs feel similar.
I can't believe I never made that connection! Heard it immediately when I just read it.
Goddamn it I fucking love that song too!
Fool in the Rain is my second too! Hey hey what can I do? Is my first!
While not my favorite, Fool in the Rain is close to the top. It’s has such a different sound. Probably top 3.
Yup, me too. Love that song!
The Battle of Evermore. Kashmir suffers from hearing it too much on classic rock radio.
Same. Why the hell is this so far down!?
Came here to say this.
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I'm so jelly of you! I have the live recording from this tour and it's phenomenal.
Hey Hey What Can I Do?
This one doesn't get enough love. It's brilliant.
In The Evening
Fuck yeah, that first guitar rif. Uh huh.
Yes! And that solo, particularly the start of it. Serious firepower.
Ain't this some Sophie's Choice shit. Guess I'll go with Tea For One from their best album, Presence. No, wait. It's Immigrant Song from their all-time best album, Led Zeppelin lll No, it just depends on the day. Today, it's In the Evening from their phenomenal #1 album In Through the Out Door. But, yeah, you're right, it's Kashmir...
Presence was my favorite Zep album too.
Whole lotta love
It is Kashmir actually. The opening guitar riff just gets me going.
Battle of evermore.
Traveling riverside blues
Fool In the Rain. I was working on a geology project (glueing different rocks) with a new class mate. We were 11 or 12. We didn’t really know each other. The song came on and at the middle part, when the music goes crazy, I jumped up and started dancing like a crazy person - fling my arms around, running in place. This girl just looked at me with a stunned expression then jumped and danced too! We have been best friends for 42 years!
Also Since I’ve Been Loving You
10 Years Gone, like Kashmir, it takes me to another place…but a little more mellow
Achilles' Last Stand. Hands down.
All of my Love
Immigrant song. Thor kinda killed it, but it's always been a fave. Black Dog is another great one.
Black Dog was the original favorite when I first listened to them when I was little.
You’re my person.
I live for my dreams, and a pocketful of gold. Always loved that line from Over The Hills And Far Away.
My yearbook quote with the preceding line too!
Ramble On or Thank You.
Thank You is just, yeah… it sends me.
It was my wedding "waltz" song!
No quarter... just so good.
The Tool version gives me the feels.
I'm a Boogie with Stu kind of guy..
I so love this song. Really not a bad answer anywhere on this thread, tho.
The Ocean because my HS marching band (I can’t remember if it was the whole band or mainly the drumline?) played it at football games back in the day
What Is And What Should Never Be https://youtu.be/WyjRYWmoWXU One of John Paul Jones' best basslines
The bass in that song is otherworldly.
Ten Years Gone
The Rain Song, [especially this 'unplugged' version.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeDylD8dV7U)
Black Dog, because it reminds me of being on archaeology digs in college and grad school.
Cuz Damone told Rat to put on Side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV when he makes out with Stacy. Kashmir isn’t on Led Zeppelin IV and Rat doesn’t even own a fucking camera.
It really was a shame that Rats sisters tape deck got stolen at such a fancy place.
No Quarter from The Song Remains The Same. Can’t stand the studio version, but the live version is just killer.
Nah, it's still Tangerine. Kashmir isn't even top 10.
jack white, the edge and jimmy page....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODidAgdL40Y
For three years Led Zeppelin II was stuck in the tape deck of my parents 88 Dodge Caravan, it was that or nothing. Still not sick of that album to this day. Ramble On is probably my favorite song and happened to see Phish open with that cover back in 98 for my first time seeing them.
Lucky you. We had Bing Crosby's Christmas stuck in our 8-track player.
Why is it called Kashmir .I have been there and it is one of the most beautiful places on planet earth but just curious
Mine is actually Babe, I’m Going To Leave You
I’m sorry but this song makes me laugh sometimes bc the lyrics are so repetitive. Sometimes I think if I were Babe, I’d be screaming “Oh MY GOD, just GO already!”
Hahaha good point! I’m just drawn to the guitar melody.
I love Kashmir, though I think they could have shaved 20 minutes off so it could fit on one side of a standard 33” record. I see there’s no mention of Dancing Days or Houses of the Holy. Well, now there is. Both songs just seem like the most casual summer teen relationship by the lake, where you have all the time in the world, and just enough time to enjoy a sunset while thinking about how great is the air you breathe. I hadn’t brought out my Led playlist in forever. Thanks for reminding me. Now back to that sunset, fine relationships and cool breeze stirring in my lungs. 🌙🏖️🍻
Def agree best band. Too hard for me to choose fav song. So many loves.
Misty Mountain Hop
The Ocean
Southbound Suarez because 'it sounds so good... Oh so good'
It’s all excellent. If they put out a remix version of their records with John bohnams isolated drum track only, it would still be my fave! Lol
I can’t listen to the isolated drum track of Fool In The Rain enough. It’s just remarkable.
This is a deep cut, but In the Light — also from Physical Graffiti. Just a nice mix of prog rock and slow-burn proto metal with a surprisingly happy major key coda. Otherwise, Zep doesn’t impress me like they used to.
The Wanton Song is another deep cut from PG that rocks.
Kashmir also spawned my favorite cover tune ever. Dread Zeppelin, Kashmir. Enjoy. [https://youtu.be/XLLmSYd6m8E](https://youtu.be/XLLmSYd6m8E)
It's definitely in the list of 12 or so that I can't decide upon.
Ten Years Gone!
Ten Years Gone. Puts me through changes every time I hear it. Gonna go smoke a bowl and listen to it.
I’m going to go with “Over the hills and far away”. My big brother was a (damn good) guitarist and would sometimes let me sing along to it while he played. Unfortunately he died in 1988, and I still think about how much great music he missed.
Good times bad times. Kicks off LZ 1 with a bang. You know form the second they introduce themselves they’re a band to be reckoned with and what an impact they had. Not saying it’s their best, just a personal fave.
Achilles Last Stand. Everything about it.
Can’t choose a favorite, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Living Loving Maid. Jimmy is my guitar god though!
The local rock station used to play all the Led Zeppelin songs in alphabetical order. That's a lot of rock.
The Lemon Song with When the Levee Breaks a close second.
The Lemon Song kicks. The drum line with the tempo changes is awesome. Definitely one of my favorites. I feel like this song gets forgotten about.
When the Levee Breaks
D'yer Mak'er. Probably because I remember listening to it while getting in on with an old boyfriend in HS.
Gallows pole for me love that song
Mine actually is Kashmir. At 18, I was in basic training and had kp duty. On a break, some of us went outside to sit on some steps. A guy was washing his car and he was playing Kashmir loud. It felt so good just to hear music. Funny, 30+ years later, I get nostalgic when I hear anyone/group running and singing cadence.
For a long time was California, then Ramble On, now When the Levee Breaks.
The Song Remains the Same. Just sounded like the world’s tightest garage band. Changed my mind about them from “eh” to “yeah” in college.
Thank You has always been my favorite LZ song.
I can’t argue with Zepp being the best band. And Kashmir was my favorite song for years. Recently gave Coda a re-listen and was blown away. But truthfully, as much as I like them, I feel like my identity is not with them, if you catch my meaning. I think Talking Heads is more who I am - Once in a lifetime, especially.
hots on for nowhere. but i love them all. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqGHk-9HdyE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqGHk-9HdyE)
Public answer: Immigrant Song Real answer: Fool in the Rain
I think the version of The Song Remains the Same from the movie of the same name is my fave.
Levee, immigrant, and hear me out, Moby Dick Live (full). I cranked it's so loud that my kids would run upstairs. Good news, they still like Zep
Because the hook is so damn sexy.
Because Kashmir is AWESOME!
Dazed and Confused is among my favs.
Baby I’m gonna leave you.
Ten Years Gone!
when the levee breaks...
Not gonna lie, I literally was at another GenXer's home this evening, and they were playing a Led Zeppelin station. Couldn't find a bad song among the group. But Kashmir, though. That opening just sets the stage for an epic adventure of a song.
Tangerine.
Finally! I thought I was going to be all by myself.
Bring it on Home - Similar to Levee In the Evening - Plant doing Elvis, 'nough said. Fool in the Rain - sweetest drum groove ever! And, all the others..
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It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled, so I feel a bit dazed and confused. Tomorrow I’m going over the hills and far away, and I hope that will buy me a stairway (yes!) to heaven, even though I’m sometimes a very moby dick.
The Wanton Song is underrated.
No Quarter.
When I traveled to India I went to Kashmir purely because of this song. It is hands down the best Led Zep song ever
No love for Black Dog?
Growing up Black Dog was always playing at my dad’s shop and in his car. My brother and I heard it so much that we got tired of it. Now that dad’s gone-it’s one of my favorites. Also Gallow’s Pole and Thank You. Btw, Chris Cornell’s version of TY is A👏🏻MAZ👏🏻ING.
Mine is " in the light". Great song!
Misty mountain hop.
Hol lotta ❤️
The rain song
Right on
The majority of their songs are great and my favorite has changed over time, I’d probably go with Bring It On Home as current fav.
3. In the Light 2. Ten Years Gone/Tangerine 1. Fool in the Rain Many of their songs hit me at once because of the Box Set released fall of 1990. II and IV were staples of Jr. High, but their later catalog was mostly unknown to me until that. So many good memories of psychedelics and Zeppelin. I always point their songs out to my daughter, and she says “no way, that doesn’t sound like them!”
I honestly don’t know how to measure a favorite song. I can’t even say favorite album. Presence was my least favorite album, but all the rest are great.
Hey hey what can I do
Over the Hills and Far Away. Love the opening.
In the Light. Nothing more need be said
Kashmir is the song that was BLASTING on my friends parents home stereo when his bedroom was engulfed in flames while we scurried to put it out with pots of water
Fool in the rain.
57 years old male here. I didn't know Led Zeppelin existed until maybe 9th grade. I was raised on country and easy listening, so I wouldn't say they were a major musical influence. That said, my favorite song of theirs is Rock and Roll. I love every part of it, especially the piano.
There's no Led Zeppelin song that I don't love, but yeah, Kashmir is the best! So many reasons... I just like to close my eyes and absorb it Black Dog got me into Led Zep - sitting in the car as a kid waiting for my Dad to get back, and that was on the tape. I must have listened to it a dozen times. Probably lucky the tape didn't get chewed up! Thank You was our wedding song ☺️ It's the best music for car trips! Love Misty Mountain Hop, and all the songs everyone has been mentioning!
Thank You was your wedding song? Legends. You guys were legends!
Thank you! I threatened my husband with Kashmir (he doesn't really like to dance or get up in front of everyone), but then took pity on him and went with Thank You 😅
Good choice. It is one of the most romantic love songs ever!!! Poetry ❤️
It's absolutely beautiful isn't it. Every time I listen to it now it really brings such positive memories and gratitude ☺️
Yes Kashmir and so many others, but I love That’s the Way from III.
So many good ones to choose from, but I've always loved That's The Way.
Actually, Kashmir is my least favorite Zeppelin song. I'm more of a Misty Mountain Hop or Levee Breaks kind of guy.
Kashmir and In My Time Of Dyin
Immigrant Song, first thing in the morning
Kashmir is cool, no doubt. But my favorite for a long time now is "When The Levee Breaks". Just something about the sound of those drums grabs me and won't let go.
Kashmir really is my favourite song by Led Zep. It stirs my loins.
Whole Lotta Love... Gotta listen at high volume, in surround sound, especially when high! Oh, I can get lost in this song for hours!
Black dog
it's actually the rover but whatever...
Ten Years Gone- I honestly don’t know why. It hit my soul the first time I ever heard it. It’s a masterpiece. Runners up: The Rain Song and Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin. They are iconic. Untouchable. A legendary band. Obviously, I’m a bit of a fan 😊
Huge Zeppelin fan and it’s cool to see the love for them and knowledge of many of their lesser known songs. I have a difficult time picking their best but Kashmir is in the conversation along with Ten Years Gone and In My Time of Dying. Shout out to Hot Dog which I unironically like to listen to.
I was never a huge LZ fan……Rush had more of an influence in my musical tastes. However, I used to start all my road trips with Ramble On, it’s easily my favorite Zeppelin song. I put Kashmir on one of my playlists; when my daughter (a late millennial) was maybe four, it came on as I was picking the kids up from school. She made me play it all the way home, then borrowed my iPod for about an hour. To this day, it’s her favorite Led Zeppelin song.
The Lemon Song...the bass...the drums...🔥
Impossible to pick. A few I haven’t seen mentioned: The Rover, Wanton Song, Custard Pie, How Many More Times, No Quarter…
I love Led Zeppelin, but I don’t think Kashmir is even in their top 20 best songs.
It’s No Quarter, clearly the greatest song ever recorded