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The Led Zeppelin song Black Dog, which, like Stairway, appeared on Led Zeppelin IV, was named after a black Labrador Retriever which was found hanging around Headley Grange during recording. [6] [7] According to Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page: Headley Grange was somewhat rundown; the heating didn't work. But it had one major advantage.
The initial backing tracks of "Black Dog" were recorded on 5 December 1970 at Island Studios on Basing Street in London, with recording engineer Andy Johns. [16] It was the band's first recording at Island Studios. [17] Further tracks were made at Headley Grange (January 1971), and again at Island Studios (February 1971). [1]
Black Dog" was named after a dog that hung around Headley Grange during recording. The riff was written by Page and Jones, while the a cappella section was influenced by Fleetwood Mac's " Oh Well ". The singer Robert Plant wrote the lyrics, and later sang portions of the song during solo concerts. [ 5 ]
The black dog is a supernatural, ... as well as a reference to a nameless black Labrador Retriever that wandered around the Headley Grange studios during recording. ...
"Misty Mountain Hop" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin that was released in 1971 by Atlantic Records. [2] The song appears on the band's untitled fourth album, and was released as the B-side to the single "Black Dog" and performed in most of the band's 1972 and 1973 concert tours.
The song was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at Headley Grange while Page was experimenting on John Paul Jones's mandolin. [10] [11] Page explained in 1977 that " 'Battle of Evermore' was made up on the spot by Robert [Plant] and myself. I just picked up John Paul Jones's mandolin, never having played a mandolin before, and just wrote up ...
Taylor Swift Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift wrote a song called “The Black Dog” for The Tortured Poets Department, which fans think has a deep-seated ...
Led Zeppelin III is the third album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 5 October 1970.It was recorded in three locations. Much of the work was done at Headley Grange, a country house, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.