If memory serves, this was written for Robert's son that passed away at the age of 5. So very beautiful !

@bkm2797

Жыл бұрын

Geez between Robert and Eric Clapton, so tragic!

@sjw5797

Жыл бұрын

@@bkm2797 Keith Richards too.

@ledzepgirlnmful

Жыл бұрын

@@bkm2797 yes, very much so.

@JEREMY99218

Жыл бұрын

The common misconception about this song is that Plant wrote it for his late son. While he laments the loss of his son in this song, Plant is singing it to/for his wife, Maureen. Plant had a very difficult time forgiving himself for being on tour while his son was dying (the seriousness of the infection was misdiagnosed). His grief affected his marriage. This song is Plant telling his wife that she and their marriage are his priority and he is past chasing the feather in the wind (his late son): "Should I fall out of love My fire in the night To chase a feather in the wind?"

@richardc8795

Жыл бұрын

Not so sure. I always thought this was dedicated to Plant’s wife. 🤔

Karac Plant died in 1977, and just a few years later, Zeppelin played this song live in their 1980 European Tour. It's hard to imagine the emotion running thru Robert as he sang this tribute....losing a young son. It's remarkable. Beautiful track.

Prince once said that before Led Zeppelin, music was all just black and white and Led Zeppelin delivered colors and light and shade.

A tribute song to Robert’s son Karic, passed away so young, when it came out none of us knew what the true meaning was, it’s a true love song to anyone who has ever lost a child

Said it once I'll say it again. Led Zeppelin was the most versatile and best band ever.

“Fool in the Rain”, off In Through the Out Door is a great song. Even the whistle blowing is top notch.

@LisaMarieD

Жыл бұрын

my fav along with Misty Mountain Top!

@PeterTea

Жыл бұрын

That samba mid section always gets me shakin'.

@Dr_Bombay

Жыл бұрын

One of my all-time favorites, too. John Bonham's drumming is perfection, and so full of joy!

@marcusanderson6131

Жыл бұрын

Fool in the Rain, great song with a taste of the new direction Zeppelin was headed, but tragically never saw.

@Dr_Bombay

Жыл бұрын

@@marcusanderson6131 yes. this just compounds the loss of Bonzo :' (

The common misconception about this song is that Plant wrote it *for* his late son. While he laments the loss of his son in this song, Plant is singing it to/for his wife, Maureen. Plant had a very difficult time forgiving himself for being on tour while his son was dying (the seriousness of the infection was misdiagnosed). His grief affected his marriage. This song is Plant telling his wife that she and their marriage are his priority and he is past chasing the feather in the wind (his late son): "Should I fall out of love My fire in the night To chase a feather in the wind?" Also, 'Mothership' is a greatest hits collection. That's why there are so many outstanding songs on the album.

@sjw5797

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's what I've heard. The lyrics make more sense when you consider the song as him reaching out to his wife after they've suffered a loss, wanting to be close to her again.

@erikrichards5072

Жыл бұрын

I was under the same misconception about this being for Karac until a few years ago reading the lyrics. Clearly this is for his wife: "Yours is the cloth, mine is the hand that sews time His is the force that lies within Ours is the fire, all the warmth we can find He is a feather in the wind, oh"

@heliotropezzz333

Жыл бұрын

He does include the line 'All of my love to you child'. I think it's for both of them.

@HidingFromFate

Жыл бұрын

Great summation. 👍

@mauriciodelarosa2449

Жыл бұрын

@@heliotropezzz333 I was just about to comment the same thing. 👍🏽

From the 1979 album, "In Through The Out Door". It was written in honor of Robert Plant's son Karac, 5, who died from a stomach virus during the 1977 tour of North America. This is one of two Zeppelin's songs that Jimmy Page took no part in writing. Slower, sadder song dealing with the loss of his son. Great tune, with great instruments. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

Led Zeppelin is one of those bands that really never fell off or released a bad studio album. This was a time of tragedy for Plant who had just lost his 5 year old son.

@oreally8605

Жыл бұрын

His Baby Boy.... 👶 Not a harder thing in the world to lose a child... Idk why The Plants aren't Christian by now.

@AzaleaLuna

Жыл бұрын

@@oreally8605 Agreed, the hardest thing is to lose a child. But why Christian? He is spiritual and peaceful. There are others ways of nurturing the Creator in us all. :)

@ronhunt9396

Жыл бұрын

Didn't know about his loss. My condolences. I'm 73 and don't remember hearing about it

@oreally8605

Жыл бұрын

@@AzaleaLuna Because Christianity is the only way to God. Through Christ Jesus. Historical eye witness accounts. Jesus splits time BC/AD In Christianity there is hope after death. I believe that. 🙏

@js6729

Жыл бұрын

@@oreally8605 you are wrong, the bible says "if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him." It doesn't say P.S except for Catholics, Mormons etc. It doesn't say "must be Christian to qualify" it says you will be saved. The bible also says "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." As far as organized religion goes, a good portion of the book of Revelations is Christ condemning man for putting organized religion above Christ's teachings.

Our son was in the Navy In 2014, it was 4:00 AM and we were driving him to his ship which was departing for Japan, it’s new home port. We knew we wouldn’t see him for a year; this song came on the radio and inside I was dying but I held it together.

Robert Plant wrote this song about his son. He developed an infection of some kind and Led Zeppelin was on tour. By the time Robert made it home his son had died.

The cool thing here is that no matter who you are, if you spend any time listening to Led Zeppelin, at some point you’ll come to realize you’re listening to genius. Just give them a few spins.

You are correct. This song is for his son, who passed away when he was 5.

“THE FEATHER IN THE WIND” is Robert’s 5-year-old son who died while he was touring, causing him to consider dropping out of the band. His wife said no, and he wrote All of My Love instead.

The band was on tour when Robert Plant's five-year-old son died, suddenly, of a stomach infection. As often happens when a couple suffer the loss of a child, Plant and his wife grew apart. He realized he didn't want to lose her, and wrote this song to say, He'll always be a part of us, but it's time to move ahead together, because I still love you and miss you. The song is not directly about their son (the "feather in the wind" that he's been chasing, in his grief) so much as it's about their marriage. Plant and his wife did stay together, and had another child.

@heliotropezzz333

Жыл бұрын

There is one line 'All of my love to you child'.

@helenespaulding7562

Жыл бұрын

Until 1982 when they divorced. They have remained friends. I think she just did not wish to deal any longer with him being gone on tour all the time. She and Robert had had a new son, Logan, born in 1979, but after Zeppelin ceased in 1980, by 1982 Plant made the decision to give himself totally to building his new solo career. He was still driven to pursue his art, and she saw the same pattern repeating itself of being left alone to raise a young child. Robert hadn’t been there when Karac died, and that left a scar. That’s is just my surmise. Not based on anything I’ve read or heard.

@markstoudenmire4935

Жыл бұрын

But they did, in fact divorce only a few years later.

Lovely song. Sad too…a tribute to Robert Plant’s son, who died tragically during Zep’s 1977 tour…..RIP Karac Plant 🤘🏽😞🤘🏽

The keyboard solo in the middle makes me cry every time I hear it. It never gets old. That’s golden.

@fredoatreides5104

2 ай бұрын

JPJ is my musical hero.

Led Zeppelin recorded 108 songs between 1968 and 1980. IMHO, somehow every one of them is in my "top 5"

Mothership is basically their greatest hits

Beautiful song from a father to his son

@heliotropezzz333

Жыл бұрын

And also to his wife I think

@sathira_anuk5179

Жыл бұрын

​@@heliotropezzz333yeh

No other band were as versatile as Led Zeppelin. Kings of the change up.

This is one of my favorite LZ songs and it's very underrated. The keyboard solo by John is fantastic.

Fool In The Rain is another awesome song from Zeppelin. The drum playing is smooth as hell.

This album, "In Through The Out Door," because it is the last album featuring John Bonham before his death, is Zeppelin's finest album. Every track is superb!

"All My Love" is the sixth song on Led Zeppelin's 1979 album In Through the Out Door. Credited to Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, it is a rock ballad that features a synthesizer solo by Jones. It was written in honour of Plant's son Karac, who died while Led Zeppelin were on their 1977 North American tour.

Wife here..One of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs since childhood..(Loved the instrumentation )..I didn't really get the meaning as I was so young..(Isn't this about Lead Singer's Robert Plant's Son)??..,His son unfortunately died very very young..A Beautiful Beautiful tribute to him...Soooo Amazing...John Bonham always pure Fire!!!💙❣

Such a sad song. Written as a tribute to Robert Plant's son, Karac, who died at the age of 5 from a stomach virus in 1977. You can actually hear the pain in Plant's voice during the song, especially near the end.

Sometimes the chemistry of Led Zeppelin seems magical. There's really no other band I can think of that has that kind of chemistry.

This song was later in their career and different from what people were used to from them but has always been my favourite Led Zeppelin song. A masterpiece.

I love this one, particularly the organ solo by John Paul Jones

@neptune9

Жыл бұрын

Sorry. There is no "organ" solo. There is no organ anywhere on this track. It is all synthesizer using string and brass-like patches.

@metetural9140

Жыл бұрын

it's a synth but yeah it really amplifies the... Melancholy, I'd say

@BensSoZen

Жыл бұрын

Yeh, I thought i might get called out on that, but i hadn't used to word 'organ' in many years so i just let it fly. I play guitar, drums, SOME keyboard.. don't give one sanctimonious orchid about the technical terms of any of them, just the sounds and creativity an individual uses them to produce!

A very beautiful tribute song to his young son who passed on. Love your kids with all you have.

From the Led Zeppelin II album “Thank You” is also a very nice song.

Guys, Mothership is essentially a Best of compilation. This song is from In Through The Out Door, their last album before John Bonham's death. The sound was quite different after their three year hiatus. Go to their previous album - Presence - and check out Achilles Last Stand. That will get you pumped up!

@grubbermeister

Жыл бұрын

They should definitely check out Zep's '79 Knebworth performane of "Achilles Last Stand".

@stephenkennedy6358

Жыл бұрын

The reason the sound is so different is because Johne Paul Jones took over the production of the album from Jimmie Page. Jimmie was wacked out on heroin at the time.

@gylesm8842

Жыл бұрын

Achilles Last Stand is the Sunday get your motor running for football song Jay’s been looking for. Gotta be the studio version first. I haven’t heard a live version that matches the perfection they created on their Presence album.

@LuGer212

Жыл бұрын

one can not recommend Achilles Last Stand highly or often enough. what a workout that song is!

@willyroussel3563

Жыл бұрын

the also sucks on this album

My all time favorite band! My friends and I knew every word of every Led Zep song and blasted Physical Graffitti album on the way to parties every weekend! Ahh the 70’s!!! couldn’t have asked for a better decade to be young!

Synthesizer solo, is gorgeous, then the guitar adds another layer of greatness. It's Magical.

A beautiful & sad tribute to Roberts beautiful son, Roberts vocals are still amazing, but I think you can hear & feel his pain. Robert & JPJ wrote this song together, I heard the band was worried about Plant preforming it, I’ll assume especially live. My heart breaks him & family, & anyone who loses a child.

Karachi was such an adorable little boy with Robert’s hair ❤ so sad that he passed away 😢

Bonzo is awesome. One of my favorites. "Fool in the Rain", "The Ocean", "D'yer Mak'er"....can't go wrong with Zep.

You can't go wrong with Led Zeppelin ! Thank ya'll

I’ve been listening to Led Zeppelin for 50 years (I’m 65) and my favorite track by them is probably “In My Time Of Dying” and John Bonham really flexes his muscles on this track. I highly recommend

As others have mentioned, mothership is the greatest hits album. The original album was In Through the Out Door and I'll continue to recommend a song I think you guys will love also from this album, Fool in the Rain.

Hey Guys, Mothership is a compilation album. However their actual studio recordings are so amazing that many of them every single song is legendary top hit quality. No exaggeration. They were that amazing!

@payleighsteele1540

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. You’ll get essential Zep on this great compilation but not the other great songs that didn’t make the cut.

This album and more specifically this was the song that was my gateway to Led Zeppelin. I was barely into my teens and being raised in a relatively conservative home I had heard some Zeppelin songs but was off put by the seemingly wild look and sound emanating from the radio when they were played. But this song allowed me to buy my first Zeppelin album and well, from then on Led Zeppelin dominated much of my music listening time. And then I heard Kashmir and that was is, I then bought everything they produced. I will always love this song because it allowed me to discover the power and magic of Led Zeppelin.

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Going To California" and Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"!!!

As much as I love this, Thank you is my all time favorite.

The "violin" you referred to is actually synthesizer. I don't remember ever hearing this before. Good song. For something different, check out some almost-funk from Zep named "Trampled Underfoot." Or for something *completely* different, check out the Honeydrippers' "Sea of Love," a remake of a classic 50s ballad but with Robert Plant singing.

Jay wanted this song to wake him up... I used to listen to it as a little kid while laying down to sleep at night.

One of the best LZ songs! You guys will love Fool In The Rain. People say that this song was written for his son who died when he was on tour. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but it reminds me of my son who died when he was a baby. Thanks for the reaction♥️

this was realy a farewell to the zep we all grew up with in a beautifull way i might add

tbis song was written for robert's son... he recorded this in one take. That's all he could give. What a treasure to listen to.

Unlike earlier Zeppelin albums, In Through the Out Door was dominated musically by John Paul Jones. His musical arrangements/compositions really shine on this album.

Beautiful song about his son. You can hear the emotion in Plant's voice about his passing.

This is from their last album that Zep made and John died about a year later ..It had a strong synth section compared to the earlier stuff ,John Paul Jones deserves a lot of credit for this album ,he went wild on the keyboard ..

Time to check out Pink Floyd's live performance from the Pulse concert 1994 - "Sorrow" will blow your mind, "Comfortably Numb" will take you to another dimension. Led Zeppelin are pretty good too..

Untouchable no matter the song or delivery style, Led Zeppelin are the GOATs

" He is a feather in he wind. " Heartbreaking. Lots of nods to the Greek myth of the threads of life and the loom and tapestry.

U have to listen the ballad "Sea of love", with the Plant's post-Led band (Honeydrippers), it's so emotional ...

Musically this was John Paul Jones genius on display here!! The music just about entirely created by him, using a brand new state of the art synthesizer - with heartfelt lyrics by Robert Plant. This album was basically a Jones / Plant collaboration. Jimmy Page was battling a heroin addiction & John Bonham an alcohol addiction & both were absent from some of the recording sessions.

Hey, guys, the reason why there are so many great songs on the Mothership album is because it's their Greatest Hits album. And, it doesn't even contain all their greatest hits, they have so many awesome songs. ❤✌

❤❤Thank You from LZII was written about his then-wife, Maureen. (Robert's vocal is amazingly vulnerable) All of My Love from their last studio album (In Through the Out Door) is to Karac, his late son - his death is such a tragic story. Mothership is a compilation album released after the band disbanded☺

You listen to this song and other Led Zeppelin songs like No Quarter and tell me that there's a more magical band ever. This song is just straight up beautiful.

I forgot how much I used to listen to them!!! Thanks for bringing memories back!❤

@SusanJohnston

Жыл бұрын

Zeppelin III was my favorite 😂 I loved them all

This song broke new ground for LZepp. It goes rock to modern to classical to lullabye to country ....etc. Shout out to JPJ mostly.....and John Bonham on skins. They all shine. Radio hit!!

John Bonham’s drummer is so solid , big powerful and so nice , such a huge influence. I’m sure the meaning of the song has been touched on by others.

I remember hearing this song on the radio over and over the day John Bonham’s death was announced. I was 17. One of my best friends died in a car crash that same day. It’s all forever connected to me.

Yes the lyrics were written about Plants son who had passed away. This was a weird time in Zeppelin history... Page was deep into drug addiction, John passes away right after the completion of the album and this album doesn’t happen without the brilliance of John Paul Jones! He basically wrote almost all the music to this album. A lot of the guitar parts all of the bass and keyboards. He was always the most talented under appreciated man in Zeppelin in my opinion.

One of my favorite Zep songs is "The Rain Song." Gorgeous melody, beautiful chord structure, great production... And criminally underrated. You guys should check out "The Rain Song" for more of the softer side of Zeppelin.

This song is so deep, I could listen to it on repeat for hours💕

A beautiful song dedicated to Robert Plant's son, Karac, who died when he was 5. Plant also did a song during his solo career that was a tribute to his son. Very sad but very beautiful.

Even though this was released in '79, Led Zeppelin was in heavy rotation in the 80s on my local rock station. Sounds of my youth, lots of crusing, hanging out in the parking lot with friends and up to no damn good. Lol

In Through the Out Door was an underrated Zeppelin album that the critics didn't like but I thought it was a great album. A different Zeppelin sound.

@TonyM1961

Жыл бұрын

Which is sad because I think it's one of their best albums

@sanzoftatooine

Жыл бұрын

It is a great album, and largely the work of Plant & Jones, with Page & Bonham sinking deeper into their respective addictions.

@TJ-id6ee

Жыл бұрын

@@TonyM1961 agreed!

Mothership is their greatest hits album I think.

Memories! This was the last dance I danced at my senior prom at the time, I had no clue it was a Led Zeppelin song. One of my favorites.

A very sad poetic song in which Robert is mourning the death of his small son. One of the most emotional - and best! - songs in their catalogue. It is a late progressive Zep piece recorded at ABBAs Polar Studios in Stockholm.

I was in high school when this song and album came out. It was so polarizing back then. A lot of Led Zep fans didn't like this song and thought it was too soft but I always thought it was beautiful. Still do.

@55itsme

Жыл бұрын

I was that age too. I remember some of my friends didn't like the softness of this song either but we all still bought the album. Most of us thought Fool In the Rain was the best song.

@melprophet1936

Жыл бұрын

@@55itsme Yep! We all bought it too. Do you remember with that record there was something about the inside cover changing colors if you wiped it with a damp cloth? I don't recall the exact specifics but I remember kids bought multiple copies of that album for that trick. I could only afford one.

It’s the GOATS!! Thx guys for rockin us out!!

When The Heavens Shook !!! 🤎🎧

Look at my girl throwing out props to Bonham and Jones! I remember you kids starting your music journey. You didn't recognize band names, much less songs or musicians. You're all grow'd up now and are really turning into aficionados. During this era of music, fans knew the names of all the musicians in their favorite bands, and we could tell you the all the previous bands they'd been in during their performing years. Jimmy Page? Came from the Yardbirds. Peter Frampton? Came from Humble Pie. Robin Trower? Came from Procol Harum. Jimi Hendrix? Came from Heaven (not a band; the actual Heaven). Etc. Think of your favorite songs since the year 2000 and tell me if you can name a single musician on that song. Love you guys and what you're doing. And love reliving my youth vicariously through you.

Robert Plant’s heartfelt tribute to his five year old son who died suddenly in 1977 while Led Zeppelin was in the US on what became their last big tour.

My absolute favorite Led Zeppelin song. Close second is Ramble On. The emotion in the vocals gets me every time.

@malcshone4409

Жыл бұрын

Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, does it for me.

One of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs is, "Fool in the Rain!" Another Love song, with nice, unexpected change ups! ❤️ A little longer than normal, but good thru out! 👍

This is Top 5 Led Zepp for me too, I love the imagery, but just the depth of loss and trying to salvage what's left after losing a child, trying to reconnect with his wife, it's very deep and then the music is phenomenal accompaniment, like Bonham & Jones knew they had to bring it for this one.

This is my favorite Zeppelin song, hands down. Beautiful music, beautiful lyrics

At this point in their career Bonzo and Page were really dealing with addiction so Plant and John Paul Jones were the driving forces with the album In through the out door. Mothership is a greatest hits album. Paul below very nicely explained that this was to Plant's wife after the death of Karac. This album was sold in a brown paper wrapper, once you took the paper off you could find out which of the four album covers you got.

He'll never hear a bad song from Led Zeppelin. Some are just better than others. Amber please react to the movie Across the Universe you'll absolutely love it all Beatles music

@Lemons66

Жыл бұрын

Amber will absolutely love the movie, Across the Universe

Mothership is a compilation Album. Songs chosen by surviving members of Led Zeppelin (Plant, Page and Jones) representing the best of all the studio albums. As John Bonham was well loved by the guys in the band, it should not be a big surprise to see him prominently represented on the album.

"All My Love" is the sixth song on Led Zeppelin's 1979 album In Through the Out Door. Credited to Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, it is a rock ballad that features a synthesizer solo by Jones. It was written in honour of Plant's son Karac, who died while Led Zeppelin were on their 1977 North American tour. "All My Love" is one of only two Led Zeppelin songs that Jimmy Page had no part in writing (the other being "South Bound Saurez", also from In Through the Out Door). The album came in a brown paper bag sleeve that is actually part of the album.

You guys really enjoyed this one didn't you?! Great song, a real masterpiece (like everything they did!). Every band member got to showcase their talent on this track, I love that! If you haven't already, strongly suggest you check out "Kashmir"

This was zeppelins last album and special to me because it was released in the summer before I started high school. So many great songs. I really suggest you check out “in the evening“

Even when the boys slow it down....BONZO is brilliant ! Peace and Love

Robert Plant has *always* been a blues vocalist. Look up his recent videos with Allison Krause. He's still performing in 2022, age 74. If you want some really *raunchy* blues, listen to Zep's "The Lemon Song"

The end brings me to tears almost every time!

Led Zeppelin is just incredible!!!

Sad song. This is about Robert Plant's son who died...

When it came to rock and roll drummers...the debate of who was the best always came down to two. Neal Peart of Rush and & John Bonhom of Led Zeppelin. And you couldn't really pick between those two because they were so different. Neal Paart was so technical. And John Bonham was so creative. Thank you for this song. You guys always do a great reaction.

@tonygreene3941

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@indie1138

Жыл бұрын

Moon

@peterwebb3863

Жыл бұрын

Moon, Baker and Copeland

@seanhanratty9494

Жыл бұрын

Bonhom plays with feeling and heart, Peart is awesome but he plays like a machine, a robot, so precise, but to me he doesnt have the flow and feeling that Bonhom does. Bonhom is the best

Please consider listening to: Achilles Last Stand, In The Evening, In My Time of Dying and for a surprise... Boogie With Stu!!!

Here we are at Led Zepplin... so since you're doing Led Zepplin you'll definitely like "Over the Hills and Far Away"... also if you want a deep song to react to...Edwin McCain "Solitude"

Plant wrote this for his son that died while he was on tour at the age of 5 years old He’s a feather in the wind

@alteredaustin1

Жыл бұрын

"Plant wrote this for his son that died while he was on tour at the age of 5 years old" Wait. Robert Plant was on tour at the age of 5! AND he already had son. I'm not sure I believe that.

@patrickseevers3858

Жыл бұрын

@@alteredaustin1 lol

"The Rain Song" they wrote in 1973 when George Harrison said too bad they haven't written any ballads. So they wrote this one. Beautiful

I love Led Zeppelin they are definitely the gods of music