Saturday, June 27, 2009

Thank You

If the sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you
If mountains crumble to the sea
There would still be you and me

Kind woman, I give you my all
kind woman, nothing more

Little drops of rain
Whisper of the pain
Tears of love lost in the days gone by
My love is strong
With you there is no wrong
Together we shall go until we die

My my my

An inspiration's what you are to me
Inspiration, look and see

And so today, my world, it smiles
Your hand in mine, we walk the miles
Thanks to you, it will be done
For you to me, are the only one

All right, yeah

Happiness, no more be sad
Happiness, I'm glad

If the sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you
Mountains crumble to the sea
There will still be you and me




- Released October 22, 1969

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"Thank You" signaled a deeper involvement in songwriting by singer Robert Plant, being the first Led Zeppelin song that he wrote all the lyrics for.

- Robert Plant dedicated the song to his wife, Maureen Wilson Plant.

- The song features some delicate Hammond organ playing by John Paul Jones, and ends with the organ fading into near-silence before coming back about 10 seconds later. This has created a problem for radio stations wishing to play the track, which must decide whether to accept the dead air or cut it off. Some stations typically run edited versions with the silence eliminated, while others play "Thank You" together with "The Lemon Song", because there's no pause between them on the album.

4 comments:

  1. Dear Cosmic,

    My comment here is unrelated to this post — I just wanted to thank you for posting a blurb about my book Thin Blue Smoke on the "Chiefs Planet" board. Greatly appreciated. I hope once the book is off your wish list and on your nightstand that you'll enjoy it.

    Peace to you,

    Doug Worgul

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  2. "Little drops of rain
    Whisper of the pain
    Tears of love lost in the days gone by!"

    camaraderie generating , pulsating , maki9ng me thick

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  3. " the first Led Zeppelin song that he wrote all the lyrics for"

    voila led zeppelin became a song writer ,

    way to go

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