Trampled Under Foot
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| "Trampled Under Foot" | ||
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| Single by Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album Physical Graffiti |
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| Song by Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album 'Physical Graffiti' | ||
| Released | February 24, 1975 | |
| Recorded | 1974 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 5:35 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Page/Plant/Jones | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |
| 'Physical Graffiti' track listing | ||
| "Houses of the Holy" (4) |
"Trampled Underfoot" (5) |
"Kashmir" (6) |
"Trampled Under Foot" (also sometimes seen as "Trampled Underfoot") is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin, featured on their 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
The song evolved out of a jam session, and was written by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. The lyrics were inspired by blues musician Robert Johnson's 1936 "Terraplane Blues". A terraplane is a classic car, and the song uses car parts as metaphors for sex - "pump your gas," "rev all night," etc.
"Trampled Under Foot" became a standard part of Led Zeppelin concerts from 1975. When the song was played live the band would often extend it with lengthy guitar and keyboard solos, and sometimes segue it into the song "Gallows Pole". Along with "No Quarter", "Trampled Under Foot" showcased Jones' skills as a keyboard player when performed on stage. A notable example is the version played at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in 1975, as featured on the Led Zeppelin DVD, which includes an extended solo by Jones on a Hohner Clavinet D6.
"Trampled Under Foot" was frequently played on the radio when it was first released, charting at #35 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. One of Plant's favorite Led Zeppelin songs, he sang it on his 1988 Now and Zen tour, and also at his daughter Carmen's 21st birthday party in 1989, with Jason Bonham on drums.
Led Zeppelin did not release any singles in the United Kingdom until 1997 when "Whole Lotta Love" was released 28 years after it was written. There were several pressings made of "Trampled Under Foot" as a single in 1975, but they were all shelved before being released, and are today highly sought-after collectors items.
"Trampled Under Foot" bears a passing resemblance to Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" in which both songs use Clavinets.
The song also bears a strong resemblance to the Styx hit "Renegade," which was released in 1979. The lyrics of the Styx hit can even be sung over "Trampled's" beat.
[edit] External links
- Review: All Music Guide
- Trampled Underfoot is also the name of a trampoline company in England.
[edit] Sources
- Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
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