Led Zeppelin-When the Levee Breaks

[OzzInter]

It is a great song and still rocks after all these years!

I love the Blues Harmonica!

[GEARSOFWAR2LOVER23]

luv this song

[bittergunowner12]

Great song, probably not a good song for New Orleans though =)

[Maquiladora83]

Truly astonishing.

[chrisboy29]

cool!!!!!

[firstmusic00]

Such a great song. Did you know Engima sampled this beat for their song "Return to Innocence"? I thought that was interesting.

[jamieyantha]

THEY CALLED IT MAN , ITS FUNNY HOW SHIT LIKE THIS COMES TRUE , JUST GOES TO SHOW MUSIC IS THE TRUTH MY BROTHER

-Jamie

[izzywright1957]

ROCKONMAN.

[Beefstew2011]

Yeah, because no levee has ever broken or caused devestation ever before, and this song probably wasn't a reference to a 1927 flood... OH, WAIT, IT IS.

[vuotailsacco]

inarrivabili!

[mohitsingh009]

has someone know coldplay"yes" frmo their last album......kinda resemblence to this song's tune

[terrikitakko]

yeah, you're right. Haven't thought about it yet, but there are some similarities.

Anyhow, they're very, very different (and great ^^).

[Dancolehawk]

Freaking awesome song! ONe of my favs by them. The beat is SICK! If they had to do a rap cover of a Led song this would be it, just sayin, since the beat nd stuff. Sick song though love it!

[donovanlovesSOAD123]

john bonham is my hero. i already learned a lot of ther songs on drums and the hardest probably has to be this one...

[ryssevik]

JOHN HENRY BONHAM, bonzo!!!! THANK`S

[rage47649]

Baby-makin music.

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

@rage47649 lol

[LetThereBeDeth]

Great song. Dunno why I like it, it's slightly repetitive... But it's still amazing. Zep rules like that.

[profitprophet368]

when the levee breaks

[paigerocks884]

i like achilles last stand

[belzebuth13]

this song is fucking great

[RUREDY2ROK]

awesome song, everytime I hear it

[RODERICKMOLASAR]

That's one gigantic faggot that old geezer's carrying on his back.

[MeLikeGoFast]

It sure is.

[cardinalhater07]

sure is.

im surprised his back isnt broken.

[nellazipp]

LOL

[bunnEgirl]

Roderick...LOL! Damn....I love discovering your brilliant comments!

[CommanderSalamander]

Rofl.

[bunnEgirl]

i just took a quiz on facebook..."Which Led Zeppelin Song are You?" Well this is "me" according to the quiz....I am good with that result!

[aTHEISTnotanAtheist]

who fucking cares

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

You have a fucking great user name. Love that video on marijuana of yours too heheh.

[bunnEgirl]

aTHEISTnotanAtheist--are you always an asshole or did you pick this particular day to try it out? Either way you succeeded brilliantly...congratulations.

[RODERICKMOLASAR]

I don't have to take any danged quiz to know that STARSHIP TROOPER is me.

[RODERICKMOLASAR]

What's that? It's not a Led Zeppelin song? All Rightey-Then how about KASHMIR?

[hacknothing]

Lol it was the song remains the same for me:p Funny you did it too^^

[doors60]

jamarass or what ever your name is to put it well simple your a dumbass ! one of the best bands ever if you can match it bring it! no skank spears either hahaha ! all in good fun !

[jamariogoon]

is levee a key word for sexual tranmitted disease or something?

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

Levee is a levee as in literally. In other words, a dam basically to keep things from flooding. When the dam breaks, mama you got to move.

[jamariogoon]

ata boi:)

[akelayahoo]

Like a lot of Lz and other early rock songs, it's a cover of an older blues tune. This one was written by Memphis Minnie McCoy and "levee" refers to the great MS flood of 1927.

[kungfuguru]

A girl once told me this was her favorite song to strip to. I thought that was weird until I had another listen. I'll never hear it the same way again.

[Jimihendrix6699]

kinda song you could just get stoned to

[jdeath0990]

Love this song. My favorite of all time. Perfect song to just listen and enjoy. There are 2 different thigns about this song that really make it stand out. The harmonica and the drums in this song were recorded in a huge castle in England. That really makes this song so great. Great piece of work.

[StrangeFlavoredRey]

cool

I like the 'echo-ey' aspect of this song

but I never knew that

it goes to show you, you really do learn something new everyday

[RainsEveryDay]

Pah, this video must have more than 2 million views, its the perfect song

[airpug]

^_^!

[Tchdwn2000]

My favorite Zeplin track ever, love to just chill to this.

[bongomomo]

rnr is just timeless.love this.

[Richdude1983]

This is one of my favourite tracks of all time.

[drummermed]

Excelente canción......

Poderosa Bateria, Bonham se lució.

Que en paz descanse..........

Que Doppler en la grabación, donde se cambia el sonido de la Bateria de un lado del Estereo al otro.

[valentinolom02]

this is what instuments are invented for excellent to play god dam great music

[Cliner97]

Bonham always ran coated Emperors on batter side and coated Ambassadors on the bottom of all his toms. The sound that combo makes is pretty distinct and he obviously was not using that setup on this recording.

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

Thats awesome man, thanks for sharing.

[Cliner97]

This song was recorded with Bonham on a brand new out of the box drum kit. The toms sound unlike other Bonham studio drum parts. Here he sounds like he's using clear batter heads which would make sense if the drums were in fact brand new and untouched.

[ewoldt]

I've heard that they set up Bonham at the bottom of a three story stairwell and had microphones on each level.

[Frostshock139O]

Ahhh....back when music was music.

\nn/ \nn/

[bazil986]

When you listen listen loud

The way to listen to this song is not have the music flying around you but to have it in you. That's how you feel the storm

[tyghbn11c]

LED ZEPPELIN if fuckin great

[61bluemidgets]

they say rock and roll is the music of the devil, ah what the hell i love it anyway

[ZJPWC]

Best Zep song in my opinion

[51wetSocks]

xzigga... are you talking to me?? lol

[madmonkey756]

I'm loving those drums.

[kujo8rockly]

I could listen to this song a dozen times without getting sick of it. Such an amazing piece of music.

[SynGZackyV]

that's nothing special like.there's loads of songs i could listen to way more than a dozen times without getting sick of them

[Baylon777]

gotta love zep man!

R.I.P John Bonham. One of the greatest drummers ever.

[lazarotto]

Did anyone listen to the song "Fever Dog" from Stillwater?

Well... take a little look :)

[Mattyfatty2by4]

amazing guitar

[kidbadtimeout]

led zeppelin is 1 of the greatest bands EVER and this song is one of the best songs EVER

[Mattyfatty2by4]

amazing song

[CrazyJanitor]

Thank god for that

[alexpatev]

Много хубаво!

[bryanwalter123]

zeppelins best

1.when the levee breaks

2.kashmir

3.stairway to heaven

4.over the hills and far away

5.immigrant song

[LinkBulletBill]

what about Since I've Been Loving you?

These are not the best these are just your favorites... All songs from Zeppelin are the best! All songs from Led Zeppelin are favorited by someone already...

[lisandy140]

the song remains the same? all my love?

[JFDEAB]

if it Really keeps on rainin';

The levee's gonna Break;;

and I really mean It...>>

Ian.

[somsom1]

As much as I am a Genesis fan and love Phil Collins' playing on drums, I have to admit that John Bonham is THE greatest drummer ever. Pure violent energy.

[TheNurdDrummer]

-RIP-

 -John Bonham-

-Best drummer ever-

[lukizzle598]

...now that's why you have to have a stereo and a dial that goes up to 11, a la Spinal Tap!

Is htere any band out there now that can fill my eardrums without being close to white noise?

[danthebard]

they did an imax thing but they used the original version

[43v3ryoung]

this song is genius.

[mrsoppfaceJR]

ZEPPELIN FTW!!! MY FAV BAND

[profitprophet368]

yup the levees will break, and a flood will ensue

[Kaylin1779]

No 1 has evn come close to comparing to Zepplin....there r in a league of there own ....great fuckin rock shit!!!!

[Baylon777]

classic zep man.

[dasadopeboy]

squeeze my lizard....

[ConsciousClimax]

I don't know how many times I have driven down the highway just blasting this song with the windows down.

[firesmell]

you don't know how many times cuz you did not drive with the window down before you are just trying to act cool

[DaGarebear]

That sentence makes no sense.

[ConsciousClimax]

what lol? Like I care what I bunch of faceless people on youtube think of me lol.

I didn't know doing that makes me cool though lol. I bet you saw me and you were like "wow now that guy is one cool dude"

[ecntlr]

I have just started my love affair with Zeppelin.

Love this song but I also really like Achilles last stand.

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

Haha, wait till you listen to the rest of their stuff.

Although this is one of my favorites personally. Achilles Last Stand is great too.

[MARKCALLAWAY619]

Are you a boy or a girl?

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

I'm a guy, why?

[MARKCALLAWAY619]

Because I thought you were a girl because of your username LOL!

[LoNgLiVeRoCk1234]

i guess you've never heard the lemon song then

[ConsciousClimax]

Dude, Zeppelin has DOZENS of fantastic songs!

The best band of all time....Hands down! There is NO DEBATE.

[irjerry3]

uhm trying to disagree *trys really hard*

damn i guess your right sometimes its too hard to disagree

[Ragnorckgorgonash]

Considering the lyrics...apparently my life imamates art.

[mixerdog79]

ths song kick ass f u c k rap

[nellazipp]

dude this drum beat is kinda like hypnosis..

^.^

[dubwise12cbrules]

AB-SO-LUTELY ! also there are several repeated

gtr. phrases that are hypnotic and awesome.

Point is MY all time 24/7 music is dread roots reggae DUB. like this it's very hypnotic. You might dig it.

[TheLedRocks]

I love this Song!

[endriago1]

Brilliant!

[genghisgandhi]

i love that picture

[robertlucky]

Its such a boxers warm up song :D

[JFiannaca]

when i here the harmonica whailing in the beginning i get so pumped up

[Ledzeppelin444]

such a classic

[zappafanx]

My favorite Zep tune, Nothing more nothing less...

[AlexLegionOfFate]

Dynamic drumming at its very best

[joshdevereaux]

effing awesome at approx. 2:45

zep's all i need.

[chillin244g]

All you need is all of my love, by Boy George

[BearsRule43]

this song is fucking prophetic.

love Zep.

[chillin244g]

Yeah, made me think of the levees breaking in New Orleans.  Prophetic, maaaaaaan

[BearsRule43]

lol yeah, and i live in Chicago and they were talkin about how "When the Levee breaks, I'm goin down to Chicago".

so that was cool

[youhoneyyou]

Wicked tune - Led Zeppelin are the best

[dacosmiter]

one of my all time favourites..

was lucky enough to see 'em at knebworth in '79...

[SPCKarlHPoppe]

Let the levee break. The levee placed in your mind by yourself and others. From yourself in way of your own perspective. From others if you let yourself conform to what others think of you. Just think for yourself and break your levee.

Have a nice day :)

[liketheleaf]

YES thank you. Have a nice day too : )

[jdeath0990]

i love this song! jimmy paige is just amazing!

Also.

This is just my opinion but I think

Stairway, Kashmir etc. are given

to much praise. This song is

so good, but noone has never

heard of it.

I think people should listen to

Stairway then this song.

Then theyll know.

[zeppelinfan444]

Yeah I know what you mean. Stairway and Kashmir are great and all, but after hundreds of times of hearing them, they lose some of their magic. But all of these less known songs are just as good, if not better

[ibphotos]

Our any number of the many many other songs, Rain Song, Going to CAlifornia, Since I've been loving you, over the hills & far away, etc etc etc

[happyclamproductions]

Great Song. Great Drums. Great Album. Great Band.

[skysk8er101]

0:48

[skysk8er101]

0:45

[LeamingtonSteve]

Best Boy band ever! Imagine if they didnt bother playing instruments and did dance routines to this music like Boyz II Men or Take That- they'd have been awesome! they could've had session musicians or a tape in the background!

[minimyles2323]

dude thts fuckin gay. they would suck if they didnt play instruments. fuckin homo

[LeamingtonSteve]

hey pal- if you look at my profile you would know I was jesting!

I have seen many rock bands, thanks, Guns N Roses in 1988, Motorhead, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith amonst others, and non- hard rock acts too

[AsrudGilberto]

What are ya Steve :( Some kind of a disco twit

who's never seen a live band in his life.I bet you get your rocks off by listening to Mariah Carey or Britney at full volume on your Ipod

[RnMCrow]

thats wat hip hop music is

sorry we dont listen to crap around here

[areuponderingwhatiam]

Ok... so who doesn't rock out at this part?

"Dont it make you feel bad

When youre tryin to find your way home,

You dont know which way to go?

If youre goin down south

They go no work to do,

If you dont know about chicago."

And, if no, for God's sake, why not?

[gnomeruler1234]

even if they coverd stuff they are awsome just wish i was around to see them :(

[AsrudGilberto]

I saw them gnomeruler back in 1977 and they were friggin awesome :):)

[Tchdwn2000]

Thanx 4 postin!

[MizunoRifle]

This Should be New Orleans theme song!  Awesome song, and it fits.

[PandAgroupinc]

..."when the levee breaks, mama you got to go"...

Those words are so epic

[Bernler75]

It's a cover of Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929.

[ambriele]

so...Nobody could do this song better!!

[Bmcgov133]

such a great song!

[KirbiesandYoshies]

Love the drums at the beginning. Sounds like if he is trying to see just how hard he can whack at em.

[clangers6000]

Fave Zep song

[llikover]

Best band of all-time, and this is one of their best. imo

[redmenboy99]

bonom on drums

[rush2112345]

It's Bonham

[kev22990]

first ever led zeppelin song i've listened to lol... i know they are very popular but just never been into them... now is the time..... what are their best songs?

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

Depends what you like. If you're into a harder rock type thing go with songs like this, Immigrant Song, Achilles Last Stand, Black Dog, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, How Many More times...if you want more bluesy type songs go for Lemon Song, Since I've Been Loving You, most of their first album, a lot of their 2nd album. If you are looking for a laid back feel go for Stairway to heaven, most of the 3rd album, Going to California, Down by the Seaside, Bron-yr-aur.

definitely check out No Quarter

[GrannyWhackers]

Here are many diverse songs of Zep:

Achilles Last Stand, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Since I've Been Loving You, Rain Song, Kashmir, Hot Dog, Rock and Roll, Battle of Evermore, Traveling Riverside Blues.

And yeah, see No Quarter, Heartbreaker, and Black Dog!

[kev22990]

thanks.

[WayneCasey25]

beauty!

[microphonespeaklight]

search the vid vicious bird attack. best video ever. second to top. you will like it. spread the word...

[UltimatePenguin]

Led Zeppelin is pretty good but I'm tired of everyone saying how talented they were, half of their catalogue is interpretations of Black American folk/blues music.

And Robert Plant sucks.

[clangers6000]

What a dumb thing to say Penguin

[UltimatePenguin]

Aside from the "robert plant sucks" remark(which is my opinion) am I wrong?

Yes they have lots of great songs that they wrote themselves, but half of their music IS covers, they even got sued for it!

[krebdj]

oh well get over it! I'd be honored if they ripped of my shit haha. their predecessors are equally great (if led zep didn't think so, they wouldn't cover it), but led zep did something new, untouchable.

[shittycar]

suck a cock dude

[bobbynaked]

You're a totally and utterly worthless human being; a waste of fucking space.

[areuponderingwhatiam]

And so goes the catalogue of much of The Beatles, The Stones, Elvis, or for that matter Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, etc... etc...

They updated it, improved it, made it real for that era.

And so easy to say Robert Plant sucks... I bet you wouldn't say it to his face, and be able to justify it.

Don't hate just to hate. It's tiresome.

[whitebengal987]

areoponder...You have said what I always do. Are you willing to spew your venom face to face? The anonymity of the internet allows people to say that which they would be too cowardly to say face to face.

Having met Zeppelin back in the day and in the industry, I guess I'm biased.

Now, no longer in the industry, guess what...I still feel the same. Great fucking bnd!!!

[santiiiiilife]

yeah,

i'm sure led zeppelin didn't spend their precious muscial talent, they're reputation to just make some santanic messages when played backwards..

everyone that thinks that needs to get their head out of their ass.

led zeppelin ftw.

[cartehenia]

Stompin!

[hplax20]

this is such a kick ass song.

[torreslavila]

coldplays 'in my place' drum beats probably a complete copy of this

[icegod96]

damn, ever time i play this on the drums, i need to make my hi-hat go up and down with drum beat. i can't hit it with my hands or else my hands will just do what my foot is doing. good thing i'm taking lessons.

[revalution1965]

a perfect circles cover and this one sound so different but equally good

[jessicazepplified]

i dont understand why so many idiots go on bands videos just to diss them and make fun of the fans. if you dont like the band go do something elce. i hate the jonas brothers but its not like i'm gonna go on one of their videos and say mean things. First of all its pointless and second of all everytime you click on a bands video to watch, you're just making them more popular.

P.S. Jimmy Page is God

[dabuggerr]

u r damn true

[Hixlol]

True, you don't see me on a fall out boy JUST to talk shit, or piss people off.

[MedEvilSpawn08]

Hell Yeah!

You tell em!

[gaara1295]

hey uhm...what's a levee?

[Chiodoskid]

like a dam.

[yoyojumpy]

A levee is a dam, but placed on the sides of a river to stop the water when it floods.

[gaara1295]

i love the drum intro

[Viki777x]

yes is true. fuck off man if you dont like led zeppelin. no life fucker

[Viki777x]

go fuck yourself, led zeppelin suck more than a cunt with a cock in the ass and shitty crap fucking dick in the head facing shit

[jazzmonkeycarpet]

led zeppelin is the greatest band of all time. you must be an ugly dirtyass worthless waste of a life whore with every s.t.d Identified by man +. why the fuck did you waste even more of your pointless diseased life to go to this video if you dont like led zeppelin in the first place!!?? go suck some more poisonous bacterial life out of some more dirty skanks!!! sorry zeppelin fans I had to do defend the gods of rock

[danlaman]

Best band ever. Next to Floyd. No filler tracks.

[mtg837]

Zep is beyond talented, but listen close jazzmonkeycarpet, today talent has NOTHING to do with fame. They are two skew lines, with no parallels or intersections. There are plenty of beautiful women in the world, but girls like Paris Hilton and Brooke Hogan are famous because of their respective fathers. Many other cases of family-induced popularity exist: George Bush Jr, Jeb Bush, the Kennedies, Ben Stiller, the Baldwin Brothers, and the list goes on.

[jazzmonkeycarpet]

true its more of a mix of reasons

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

I think the drums and harmonica are the best part of the song....the harmonica just sounds so hypnotizing