The 40 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time: 'The Song Remains the Same' 1973

The 40 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time

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'The Song Remains the Same' (1973)

Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Robert Plant John Bonham John Paul Jones

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Written shortly after Page and Plant's 1972 expedition to Bombay, this raga-tinged track was originally intended as an instrumental. It's Zep at their sunniest, celebrating music's universality just as they had become arguably the biggest band in the world.