The song "Whole Lotta Love" is a song by the legendary band Led Zeppelin. It was released in 1969 on the band's 2nd album titled "Led Zeppelin II". The song has appeared on many lists, and is considered one of the best hard rock songs ever.
The song is influenced by a lot of different blues singers and songs. Mainly the song "You Need Love" recorded by Muddy Waters, written by Willie Dixon. The lyrics in the two songs were very similar, and in the end Willie Dixon ended up suing the band. They agreed on a cash settlement, and that was the end of that. Plant has stated that he felt that the lyrics and the song was so far back in time that it was just influence, and not copying. He has also stated that Page's guitar riff was there before the lyrics, and that the guitar riff was the origin of the song, and they came up with the lyrics later. Plant then said that everyone borrows lyrics and stuff like that, but you only get caught when you're successful.[1]
The song has a very unique and different construction. It starts off with Page's riff which also descends into the main verse. Then at about 3:02 into the song, it goes into a more jazzy feel, John Bonham plays a jazzy feel type of thing on the drums, and it goes into a very weird section with Plant moaning and screaming and Page playing his guitar with a bow, this section is by many fans referred to as the "Orgasm Section" of the song.
Below is a list of some of the lists the song has been on, and the ranks it has gotten on those lists. I really think this is one of the best, if not the best hard rock songs ever. Truly a great song, and a great recording and construction.
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Spin | United States | "100 Greatest Singles of All Time"[9] | 1989 | 39 |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | United States | "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll"[10] | 1994 | * |
Classic Rock | United Kingdom | "Ten of the Best Songs Ever!.. (Bubbling under)"[11] | 1999 | 30 |
VH1 | United States | "The 100 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time"[12] | 2009 | 3 |
Rolling Stone | United States | "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[13] | 2003 | 75 |
Q | United Kingdom | "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever"[14] | 2005 | 3 |
Toby Creswell | Australia | "1001 Songs: the Great Songs of All Time"[15] | 2005 | * |
Grammy Awards | United States | "Grammy Hall of Fame Award"[16] | 2007 | * |
Rolling Stone | United States | "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time"[17] | 2008 | 11 |
VH1 | United States | "VH1 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"[18] | 2009 | 3 |
Enjoy ; )
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