Led zeppelin since i ve been loving you lyrics

Workin' from seven to eleven every night
Really makes life a drag
I don't think that's right
I've really been the best, the best of fools
I did what I could, yeah
'Cause I love you, baby
How I love you, darling
How I love you, baby
My beloved little girl, little girl
But baby, since I've been loving you, yeah
I'm about to lose my, my worried mind, oh yeah

Everybody trying to tell me
That you didn't mean me no good
I've been trying, Lord, let me tell you
Let me tell you, I really did the best I could
I've been, I've been working from seven to eleven every night
I said, it kinda makes my life a drag, drag, drag, drag
Lord, yeah, that ain't right, now, now
Since I've been loving you
I'm about to lose my worried mind, yeah
Watch out

Said I've been crying, yeah
Oh, my tears they fell like rain
Don't you hear them, don't you hear them falling?
Don't you hear them, don't you hear them falling?

Do you remember, mama, when I knocked upon your door?
I said you had the nerve to tell me
You didn't want me no more, yeah
I open my front door, hear my back door slam
You know, I must have one of them new fangled
New fangled back door man
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I've been working from seven, seven, seven to eleven every night
It kinda makes my life a drag, a drag, drag
Ah, yeah, it makes a drag
Baby, since I've been loving you
I'm about to lose
I'm about to lose, lose my worried mind
Just one more, just one more, oh yeah
Since I've been loving you, I'm gonna lose my worried mind

"Since I've Been Loving You" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1970 on the album Led Zeppelin III.

Overview[edit]

"Since I've Been Loving You" was one of the first songs prepared for the Led Zeppelin III album.[2] The song was recorded live in the studio with very little overdubbing. It was reportedly the hardest to record.[3]

John Paul Jones played Hammond organ on the song, using the bass pedals instead of a bass guitar.[4] John Bonham's preferred drum pedal, the Ludwig Speed King model 201, squeaks during the recording, and has been called the "Squeak King".[5][6]

The opening and closing lyrics of "Since I've Been Loving You" are nearly identical to the 1968 Moby Grape song "Never".[7] The song is a slow blues in the key of C minor.[8]

Reception and accolades[edit]

In a contemporary review of Led Zeppelin III, Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone wrote that the track "represents the obligatory slow and lethally dull seven-minute blues jam."[9] Robert Christgau was more enthusiastic in Newsday; "with John Paul Jones providing a great thick wall of organ behind Plant and Page", he regarded it as "the ultimate power blues".[10]

Years later, guitarist Joe Satriani enthused: "'Since I've Been Loving You' was a perfect example of taking a blues structure but striking out on your own. They were breaking ground, not copying. I love that Page would always just go for it. Some other guitarist might have better technique, but what Page did would always trump it because the spirit was so overwhelming. Whatever he did would turn into a technique."[11] Audio engineer Terry Manning called it "The best rock guitar solo of all time."[12]

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See also[edit]

• List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs
• List of Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others

References[edit]

1. ^ "Since I've Been Loving You" at AllMusic
2. ^ Lewis, Dave (2004). Led Zeppelin: The Complete Guide to Their Music. p. 24. ISBN 1-84449-141-2.
3. ^ Brad Tolinski and Greg Di Bendetto, "Light and Shade", Guitar World, January 1998.
4. ^ Chris Welch (1994) Led Zeppelin, London: Orion Books. ISBN 1-85797-930-3, p. 53.
5. ^ "Ludwig Speedking Pictures". Johnbonham.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
6. ^ "John Bonham >> Bass Drum Pedal". Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
7. ^ Lewis, Dave (2012). From a Whisper to a Scream: The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-788-4. A self-styled custom blues, though Robert Plant clearly derived some of the lyrics from the Moby Grape track 'Never' which appeared on the Grape Jam bonus disc that came with their 1968 Wow album.
8. ^ Led Zeppelin Complete. Superhype Publishing. 1973. p. 56. ISBN 0769207057.
9. ^ Bangs, Lester (26 November 1970). "Led Zeppelin III". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
10. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 15, 1972). "A Power Plant". Newsday. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
11. ^ Chamberlain, Rich: "I got the spirit of the blues into my body"; Classic Rock #216, November 2015, p57
12. ^ Barney Hoskyns (2006) Led Zeppelin IV, New York: Rodale Books. ISBN 1-59486-370-9, p. 63.
13. ^ "The Final Hitparade: The Top 30 Songs of All Time - June 1992". Zounds. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
14. ^ "100 Great Voices: Robert Plant - 1994". Mojo. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
15. ^ "Top 100 Guitar Solos of All-time - January 1998". Guitarist. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
16. ^ "100 Greatest Solos of All-time - September 1998". Guitar World. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
17. ^ "1010 Songs You Must Own! Part Five – On a Downer: 60 Songs for Long Dark Night of the Soul - September 2004". Q. Retrieved 10 February 2009.

External links[edit]

• "Since I've Been Loving You" at ledzeppelin.com

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