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''''Down by the Seaside'''' is a song by [[England|English]] [[Rock and roll|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]] from their 1975 album ''[[Physical Graffiti]]''. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
It was originally written as an [[Acoustic music|acoustic]] piece by [[Jimmy Page]] and [[Robert Plant]] at [[Bron-Yr-Aur]], the cottage in [[Wales]] where they went after their 1970 [[concert]] tour of the [[United States]].<ref>Phil Sutcliffe, | It was originally written as an [[Acoustic music|acoustic]] piece by [[Jimmy Page]] and [[Robert Plant]] at [[Bron-Yr-Aur]], the cottage in [[Wales]] where they went after their 1970 [[concert]] tour of the [[United States]].<ref>Phil Sutcliffe, 'Back to Nature', ''Q Magazine'' Special Led Zeppelin edition, 2003, p. 34.</ref><ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> It was then recorded in 1971 as an electric arrangement and was intended for release on ''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]'' but was held over and eventually placed on ''Physical Graffiti'' to fill up the double album. | ||
The song alternates between soft and hard-rocking sections, with the lighter sections employing a tremolo effect on the guitar, or possibly by running it through a [[Leslie speaker]], to give an 'underwater talking' feel. [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] plays a Hohner [[Electra-Piano]] [[electric piano]] on the track. | The song alternates between soft and hard-rocking sections, with the lighter sections employing a tremolo effect on the guitar, or possibly by running it through a [[Leslie speaker]], to give an 'underwater talking' feel. [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] plays a Hohner [[Electra-Piano]] [[electric piano]] on the track. | ||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
'Down by the Seaside' was never performed live at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]].<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> Plant would later record 'Down by the Seaside' as a duet with [[Tori Amos]] for the [[1995 in music|1995]] Led Zeppelin [[tribute album]] ''[[Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin|Encomium]]''. Plant is a huge fan of Amos and wanted to get a different take on the song by having his wife sing while he played guitar. Tori Amos herself is a huge Led Zeppelin fan. | |||
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| Appears on | Physical Graffiti |
| Published by | Flames of Albion Music |
| Registration | ASCAP 340154461 |
| Release date | 24 February 1975 |
| Recorded | February 1971 at Island Studios, London. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. |
| Genre | Rock, hard rock |
| Language | English |
| Length | 5 min 15 sec |
| Composer | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant |
| Label | Swan Song Records |
| Producer | Jimmy Page |
| Engineer | Andy Johns |
'Down by the Seaside' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
Overview
It was originally written as an acoustic piece by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at Bron-Yr-Aur, the cottage in Wales where they went after their 1970 concert tour of the United States.[1][2] It was then recorded in 1971 as an electric arrangement and was intended for release on Led Zeppelin IV but was held over and eventually placed on Physical Graffiti to fill up the double album.
The song alternates between soft and hard-rocking sections, with the lighter sections employing a tremolo effect on the guitar, or possibly by running it through a Leslie speaker, to give an 'underwater talking' feel. John Paul Jones plays a Hohner Electra-Piano electric piano on the track.
Live performances
'Down by the Seaside' was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts.[3] Plant would later record 'Down by the Seaside' as a duet with Tori Amos for the 1995 Led Zeppelin tribute album Encomium. Plant is a huge fan of Amos and wanted to get a different take on the song by having his wife sing while he played guitar. Tori Amos herself is a huge Led Zeppelin fan.
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Notes
- ↑ Phil Sutcliffe, 'Back to Nature', Q Magazine Special Led Zeppelin edition, 2003, p. 34.
- ↑ Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ↑ Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.