Saturday, January 5, 2008

Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole

This seems to be morphing into a Saturday thing, doesn't it?

Of course you all know Led Zeppelin. Cadillac even used "Rock and Roll" in their commercials a few years ago. Let's not forget that "Stairway to Heaven" is widely regarded as one of the top rock and roll songs of all time. But it seems like some of their just-as-worthy songs, especially those from the more acoustic Led Zeppelin III album, like this one, are ignored.

This song, adapted from a centuries-old Pan-European folk tale, features the guitar, banjo, and mandolin. The banjo gives it a bit of a rural sound, a bit like Tangerine from the same album.

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