Frogtoon Music

Gallows Pole by Led Zeppelin

Artist Biography For Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1968. The Group Comprised Vocalist Robert Plant Guitarist Jimmy Page Bassist And Keyboardist John Paul Jones And Drummer John Bonham. With A Heavy Guitar-Driven Sound They Are Cited As One Of The Progenitors Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Although Their Style Drew From A Variety Of Influences Including Blues And Folk Music. Led Zeppelin Have Been Credited As Significantly Impacting The Nature Of The Music Industry Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Gallows Pole

This Is Based On An Old Blues Song Called "Gallis Pole " Which Was Popularized By Leadbelly. The Song Is Considered "Traditional " Meaning The Author Is Unknown. Jimmy Page Got The Idea For This After Hearing The Version By California Folk Singer Fred Gerlach. The Lyrics Are About A Man Trying To Delay His Hanging Until His Friends And Family Can Rescue Him. Although There Are Many Versions Of This Song Led Zeppelin's Is Unusual In That It Ends With The Hangman Hanging The Protagonist Despite All Of His Bribes. Most Other Versions End With The Hangman Setting The Protagonist Free. A Similar Folk Song Called "Slack Your Rope" Was Sung By An Arkansan Named Jimmie Driftwood. He Adapted The Words From A Fifteenth Century British Ballad When Any Crime Could Be Paid Off With Money Right Up To The Last Step Of The Gallows. In His Version The Criminal Is Definitely A Woman And Her Lover Rides Up And Pays Her Fee. This Is The Only Led Zeppelin Song That Features A Banjo. Jimmy Page Wrote It On A Banjo He Borrowed From John Paul Jones. He Had Never Played The Banjo Before. Page Played The 6 And 12-String Guitars As Well As The Banjo On This. Jones Played Mandolin And Bass. This Is Page's Favorite Song On Led Zeppelin III. The Band Used Some Lines From This On Their 1975 Song "Trampled Underfoot." This Is A Rare Led Zeppelin Song That Speeds Up As It Goes Along A Technique Jimmy Page Also Used On "Stairway To Heaven." In 1994 Page And Plant Re-Recorded This In Wales For Their Album No Quarter. On That Version Page Played A Hurdy-Gurdy An Odd Instrument Resembling An Organ Grinder That Sounds Like A Bagpipe. Jimmy Page And Robert Plant Teamed Up Again To Record This Song For An MTV Unplugged Set. It's Featured On The The Very Best Of MTV Unplugged Album And The Duo Are Listed Simply As Page And Plant. 104 BPM

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