Ramble On

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Written by: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Produced by: Page
Released: Oct. '69 on Atlantic
Charts: Non-single

Groupies and "The Lord of the Rings" seemed to provide the inspiration for "Ramble On," recorded in 1969 in New York on Led Zeppelin's first U.S. tour. Over Page's acoustic guitars, Plant wails, "In the darkest depths of Mordor/I met a girl so fair." Middle-Earth influenced more than just the band's music: "After reading Tolkien," Page said, "I knew I had to move to the country." Legend has it that John Bonham plays a plastic garbage can on the song.

Appears on: Led Zeppelin II (Atlantic)

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