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Robert Plant has stated in a interview that this song is about a lifelong female friend who got strung out on drugs.

@derekjackson1039

11 ай бұрын

Yep freebasing. Got him freebasing the 75 tour. It was too much for him. When you listen to 75 boots, by march Plant started to get over the cold/flu, and they ended the tour pretty strong. I’d say plant ended the tour with “coke” voice.

@neilgoldsmith482

11 ай бұрын

His son I think died around this time or soon. Their last album 1980 on In through the Outdoor. The song is called All of My Love.

@derekjackson1039

11 ай бұрын

@@neilgoldsmith482 his son died 2 years after this LP

“When you blow it baby you got to blow it right” prob his greatest lyric 😂

O2 live arena version is just nuts

@juliemanarin4127

Жыл бұрын

That was the only time they ever played it live!

One interesting thing about Presence is that this is the only album with no keyboards played by John Paul Jones at all, so it is pure guitar shredding 🎸

For Your Life is one of my absolute favorite That guitar solo is definitely one of the Jimmy Page's best work imo

This is a total rhythm section album. Plant is in wheelchair most of the time. Still there are 3-4 classics on this. I love Tea For One. Wonderful tension created by Plant and Page.

In 2009, they did this song live for the one and only time at Celebration Day.

@keithgilbert9779

2 ай бұрын

Not 2009 but point is correct

By the way, that’s not slide, that’s Jimmy banging on the whammy bar… So let’s talk!… I worshiped this band in the 70s having first seen them live in 72. I wore a Zeppelin T-shirt every single day of my life which I’m sure made others ill lol… And in many ways I still worship the band, but the bottom line is we’re all moved very differently by the music we hear… I absolutely hated For your life when I first heard it back in 1976. I guess for me it was a matter of… why are we not getting black dog or stairway or communication break down or whole Lotta love anymore?… I didn’t like Plants dreary vocals, and I just couldn’t get with the song… through the years, I’ve come to appreciate it much more, although it’s still far from one of my favorites… BUT!… I was privileged to see the final Zeppelin reunion in London in 2007 and it was the only time in their history they ever played this song… And you know what? I can honestly say it was the BEST song of the whole night! Maybe part novelty, but also something about this song really came alive on stage. Plus Plant at that age could no longer pull off things like the immigrant song, but he nailed this song live. And the riff sounded HUGE!… If you haven’t checked it out, you should take a look at it from the Celebration Day DVD ❤

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

We will definitely check it out when we get to the O2 concert. Can't wait!

Always loved the odd snare drops & 16th bass drum doubles in the chorus

I wore this song out when I first heard it. Very heavy funk.

Yes! One of my favorite Zep deep cuts. All the guys kill it, especially Jonesy. Your thoughts on chronic pain are absolutely spot-on, Dev. All the best, guys! 🍻🍻

I just noticed that the tambourine in the back ground acts as a rhythm anchor to keep the beat from too complicated.

Mike's shirt seems to be The Beatles Abbey Road doing Monty Python's Silly Walks. That's freakin' awesome!

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

Glad you noticed @boboquisp - I love that shirt

I’ve been on an extended work trip but I’m back and trying to catch up. I love Presence. It really does present the band at the very height of their musical powers. ❤❤❤

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

There's that work again, getting in the way of important stuff! 🎼😉😆

@malcshone4409

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Sadly, the next one showed how much they had declined in the three years in between. Presence contains the last great performances of all the band, especially Jimmy Page.

@leeann2676

Жыл бұрын

My sweet momma bought me tickets for my graduation. Oh was I ever the saddest 18 year old girl in the world when Bonzo passed!!?? I was devastated. But didn't I have the best mom ever??❤️❤️

no mention of the 'snort' in "For Your Life"?

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I realized that later!

I love LZ!!! Been listening to them for 51 yrs! Thank god my older sisters had their albums. And Pink Floyd!

Jimmy was always in search of new guitar tones since the beginning , never settling for same old same old! As for this song they never played it live except for the O2 Arena show in London back in 07 . One you should check out .

The solo on FYL is like an angry electrically powered animal growling. Other comments refer to the one time only performance of this song in 2007, which was superb ( 32 years after they recorded it !).

I don't know about you but I'm picking up jazzy funk. This was an unusual album for Zep. I at the time had mixed feelings for the album, however, have enjoyed a number of songs that are underrated. Love your videos.

I visited the Royal Orleans hotel when I was on my honeymoon down in the French Quarter in New Orleans. In fact, we ate in the Rib Room. Real old school antebellum luxury and splendor. You can see why Zep would stay in a place like that. Just around the corner is the Old Absinthe House bar, a historic opium den which is where pirate Jean LaFitte met with Andrew Jackson to form an alliance against the British in the War of 1812. When you walk in, it strikes you that its the same decor featured on the cover art of Zeppelin's In Through the Outdoor album. Jimmy Page loved to visit there while in New Orleans, and that was the inspiration for the cover. Over the years, he has jammed there with local guitarist Mason Ruffner, who opened for The Firm on some of their eighties dates.

I never noticed before until now that the riff at 5:14 sounds like the cartoon character "Woody Woodpecker".

These two songs are gems that were so overlooked!! They are both really good. Singed the Goats. Both songs imo, are excellent.

Absolutely one of my favorite lesser known as well. When Zep did the final O2 shows in London with Jason Bonham on drums. This song was something that Jason pushed the band to play. And they did.

I loved how you guys inserted yourselves into the album cover on the youtube previews or whatever it's called page, lol! Fun stuff! One of Jimmy's best solos here, imo. Great "hidden gem." Or Gemmy, maybe.

Always liked For Your Life since I first heard it in the mid 80s on an LP. Royal Orleans was different, but a good different.

I really like this album, it’s funky and wicked.

when they did for your life' at the O2 arena it was the best performance of the night!

Nice Work! It took me many years to try to piece together these lyrics, Dev you did a great job upon first listen. For us semi old timers. we did not get lyrics till the dawn of the internet, for some would have access to an obscure book or even interviews to reveal lyrics to a lot of bands. "The Purists" were just about ONLY restricted to the music (and our imagination) and my friends and I were all over the place with the lyrics of this song we just knew it sounded COOL! Knowing the lyrics today Dev is practically right on, It is a song about growing OUT of the lifestyle of the 70's and since Robert wrote a lot about relationships. Was he settling down a bit, growing up.? You don't need legs to sing well! 2:03 Dev's statement on "chronic pain" hits home. The reason I am YouTubing as much as I do, in 2012 (almost mistyped 2112) I went in for a routine umbilical hernia repair procedure and left with chronic abdomen pain ever since and let's just say I have a new understanding and respect for what women go through every month. We need to stand by OUR Women a hell of a lot more, especially these days! You share, I share. No apologies needed I am getting better! @ 3:41 Robert (I believe) is saying "Don't you wanna cook it cook it cook it" I thought he was saying "Do you want co-coc-cocaine". as I got older the song seems more about aging sexual relationships. I might have believed in Mike's interpretation of a song about drugs, however reading the lyrics even today, I am with Dev more so. Rock lyrics are SO very vague. Royal Orleans is supposedly about John Bonham picking up a man who he thought was a woman. in New Orleans when in town. "Take your pick. be careful how you choose it" "Whiskers" Thanks again!

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

Glad you are getting better 🎤🥁🎸

Do the live version!

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

We will at some point. Saving it for after ITTOD.

Plant's wife was also badly injured in the crash that put him in a wheelchair.

A follow-up to my comments on For your life… I actually dig Royal Orleans way more! although that might not be a popular opinion lol… I love that song! And you might appreciate it more If you knew the story behind it. True story of John Paul Jones, unknowingly bringing a transvestite back to his hotel room at the Royal Orleans. Thats why Plant yells out ‘whiskers’ a couple of times during the song lol. And apparently at some point there was a fire in Jones‘s hotel room as well, which is mentioned in the song. Rock ‘n’ roll!

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the details. I was wondering what happened in the hotel. Lol. And many thanks for your generosity! Dev & I really appreciate it.

@EdA1

Жыл бұрын

@@MusicforBusyPeople I just read through the lyrics. Plant, what a great sense of humor! Worth a read. 😊

@devM4BP

Жыл бұрын

​@@EdA1 lyrics, yes!!!

Boys will be girls, there are great pictures of the band dressed in drag🎉

Love it

Fabulous album!

@malcshone4409

Жыл бұрын

The last great Zep album. Opened and closed with two of their best songs ever.

Most don't like this album, I really don't get that. Just because there's No Stairway, Kashmir or Whole Lotta Love , the album rocks ❤ Ps They cut this album in 21 days

You missed the snorting in the song! I thought you were going to mention it. Don't worry, I missed it as well, but after repeated listens of For Your Life I found it. See if you both can find the "snorting" sound. It happens twice.

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

I know! I realized it when I was relistening. I am ashamed. 😳

@antarcticorb9197

Жыл бұрын

​@@MusicforBusyPeoplealso, didn't Jimmy use a telecaster on this song?

@MusicforBusyPeople

Жыл бұрын

@@antarcticorb9197 I'm pretty sure he uses a Strat on For Your Life (and elsewhere on Presence).

It's alleged this song is a dig at JPJ. Apparently one night JPJ got friendly with a trans woman, went up to his room, had a smoke, fell asleep, and accidentally torched the room. Allegedly. Note the way Bob sings "whiskers."

Also never under stood how plant sounded so much better in achillies than this song. This song he sounded rough AF burned out

Achilles Last stand is too long, so is In My Time of Dying, and a couple others. And I never listen to any song from In Through the Out Door on purpose. Besides that, they are the best ever. Sorry for the bad attitude tonight. It should change soon as I am hearing Led Zeppelin music.

never understood why people label this a weak album i'll listen to this album before I and II,thats for sure

@chrisburk9424

Жыл бұрын

SAME. And I LOVE LZII & III - but I ALWAYS dug "Presence" especially 'FYL', "Achilles..."