Led Zeppelin: Thank You

Page & Plant performing “Thank You” from 1995 “No Quarter” tour:


"Thank You" is a song Led Zeppelin’s 1969 album Led Zeppelin II. It signaled a deeper involvement in songwriting by singer Robert Plant, being the first Led Zeppelin song that he wrote all the lyrics for. According to various Led Zeppelin biographies, this is also the song that made Jimmy Page realize that Plant could now handle writing the majority of the lyrics going forward. The original studio version of 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 because the stations would have to decide whether to accept the dead air or cut it off. Some stations typically run edited versions with the silence eliminated, whilst others play "Thank You" together with "The Lemon Song", because there's no pause between them on the original LP album. For the recording of this song, Page played on a Vox 12-string guitar. "Thank You" was a popular song when played live at Led Zeppelin concerts, and became something of a showcase for Jones' keyboard work, as he often incorporated an extended keyboard solo. An example of this can be heard on the Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions album, which captures a version performed at the Paris Theatre in London in 1971. Page and Plant revived the song in 1994 on their Unledded tour Which contained a few extended guitar solo’s. For most of their shows from 1995 through 1998 the song was included in the set list as either an opening number or an encore.


Lyrics to Thank You:
*If the sun refused to shine,
I would still be loving you.
When mountains crumble to the sea,
There will 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 loves 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 is what you are to me
Inspiration, look 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

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