Yeah! Both of us are fans of classic rock. Anyway, while listening to one of the tracks, I thought I distinctly heard the words 'Mordor' and 'Gollum'. My wife who's like an authority on Led Zeppelin, told me that the song was 'Ramble on'.
I totally forgot about it but as I was about to go back after work, I suddenly remembered it and did some research on the net and yeah I was right.
It says here that both Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were influenced by the writings of Tolkien. Interesting!
T’was in the darkest depths of mordor
I met a girl so fair,
But gollum, and the evil one crept up
And slipped away with her.
If you don't know what the heck I am talking about, I guess we come from different backgrounds and interests.
HINT: Lord of the Rings.
The full lyrics of the song here.
Another interesting link: The Led Zeppelin and JRR Tolkien Home Page
Tags: Heavy metal Led Zeppelin Music Rock Tolkien
Led Zepp II III and IV (also known as Runes) have several songs that allude to Tolkien. Check out Misty Mountain Hop.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anon. Here is a great link http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2406/mmh.html
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Tabik spring to ur wife;)
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ReplyDeleteI'm not fans of Led Zepp but LotR is one of my favourite movie. Mordor... Gollum... in lyrics, interesting!
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while i like led zeppelin (i mean i listen to them), i am more of an LOTR fan. this is interesting. hehehe:)
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