Led Zeppelin - Swan Song

[BlueDevilBlues]

"Swan Song" was an unfinished demo that eventually became "Midnight Moonlight" by the Firm once Paul Rodgers came up with some lyrics for it. Otherwise, it's essentially the same.

[Zozou77]

super morceau avec le beat de bonzo? derriere , merci

[MrIskandar7]

Swan Song was recorded in 1974 according to the Jimmy's official site.

[redsoxfan1324]

wow. finding zeppelin songs youve never herd is like finding a 100 dollar bill in your pocket that you had forgotten about.

[MsSkateAllDay1]

This whole take is made in Death Gat tuning right?

[BigNoseMusic]

@MsSkateAllDay1

DADGAD indeed.

[08arijit]

in an interview, jimmy page said that the last bit of the swan song was what inspired him for Kashmir. That's why I'd come here but I dont find it?

[ward1957]

love the pics.....love the guitar..♥

[TheBobohj]

wow rare pics

[PinkFloydEchoesSong]

James Patrick Page, the best guitar ever, I Wish You Were Here... I Idolize You.

Perfect song, produced me nostalgy.

[Ignatiusiggy95]

Kashmir when it was still a baby

[vooduu99]

Fantastic... Wonderfull...

[jillianrox098]

jimmy page is my dream man.

[monykagir]

G♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥D!!! I LOVE THIS GUY!!! MAYBE TOO MUCH...

[Mikethekiller7]

This song would then later turn into Kashmir

[itwontbez]

Very nice slideshow to coincide with (arguably) the best unreleased Zep song ever. When the day comes that JP passes on from this world, I think this song will be the most appropriate to play in his honor.

[JonathanHdC]

just learned to play this...it feels great play along with THE master.

[pelleyjk]

I think what happened is this: At the Junior High dance, the last song was always Stairway to Heaven, but that's not what the band had intended. When Led Zeppelin finally retired, the last song on the last album was to be Swan Song. THAT'S the song you play at the of the dance, and the start of something beautiful.

[packeropie]

the very beginning sounds like a riff from the rain song.

[helmsdeep48]

@packeropie yeah man, i was also thinking that.

[2jeremyable]

boxing

[auntjojo802]

Genius.

[TheKamanick]

Just imagine if this WAS his swan song...

[rjlongo]

@sixsixseveneight I don't think anyone realized that until "It Might Get Loud". Pretty cool.

[pegmanofthenight]

Anyone know where I can find the Bass tab for this?

[zosozosoz]

dont know how to play but tuning is DADGAd wish zeppelin could have recorded and not the firm, but still jimmy so you cant be upset

[theSodMonster]

he's more than a guitarists, he's a composer

[Dustwyrm]

Thanks for posting this, I remember reading a Page interview a long time a go where he mentioned a work in progress in response to a question about the label name "swan song". He talked of a piece that would be a dynamically shifting epic like Achilles or Kashmir, but take the concept even further.

It makes me sad listening this unfinished tune. I can almost hear Robert singing.

[kingsergio128]

wait there was a song by led zeppelin called swan song and it was supossed to be on the physical Graffiti album 

[rjlongo]

@kingsergio128 It was something Jimmy was working on at Headly Grange sessions started in late 1973. It just never evolved into a release until The Firm.

[ecastella1]

Kind of sounds like The Rain Song.

[BoomBoy13]

Boy am I glad I just learned this song.

[ZoSoxSwAnSoNgx]

dear "zian1977c"

i love led zeppelin and green day too. calm down you little fagot.

there is no denying that classic rock is the greatest genre of music but Green Day made and continues to makes great songs. im not saying there better or even anywere close to being as good as Zeppelin... cuz they arnt. but why dont you just open ur eyes, just enjoy music for what it is and stop drawing borders around everything

[jcacka18]

i hate when people think led zeppelin is a person. its freakin retarded. when was the last time u met someone named led???!!

[phobos90tao]

i want this to be played at my funeral.

[BoomBoy13]

Why does the guitar sound out of tune?

[meshuggahismylife]

@BoomBoy13 He's playing it in a DADGAD tuning.

[BoomBoy13]

@meshuggahismylife I know, its like just one of his strings are too low

[meshuggahismylife]

@BoomBoy13 Yeah, I hear that too. But I'm sure it's just part of his master plan.

[hardrockindaddy]

why didn't plant finish this song?

[Cheesesquare]

That picture of Jimmy at 2:51 is pretty great!

Real evil looking, but dressed fantastic at the same time!

[311iker]

Their music will forever stand the test of time. Never gets old.

[Angryrick6410]

Time will go by and we will age. But Led Zeppelin will forever be young in our hearts.

[beatlesman369]

Kashmir was discovered in the last like 15 seconds of this

[colbias666]

there is no jesus or god its just jimmy page that made the world and universe

[duffchick58]

i feel like this song doesnt get talked about enough... honestly I love it. I think I might go out on the limb and actually say its my favorite by them.

[qsarpadoh]

Two girlfriends, Dude TEACH ME!

[cookmoore]

*sigh*

Now, I've gone crazy all over again for Jimmy!

[BlazeandGrave]

so this song went unfinished or unofficially released with any album?

[Kawecki1217]

idk y they didnt release this on physical grafitti or even as a bonus track on the complete studio recordings its so awesome

[WorldClassTimeWaster]

@SeTiDaYeTi Led Zeppelin? Overated? You HAVE to be joking, right?

[maryjane27greenday]

@SeTiDaYeTi OVERATED? REALLY? Please, that's the stupidest comment ever.

[nazaxprime]

@maryjane27greenday Unfortunately, you're wrong.

It is certainly up there though.

;)

[spankthemonkee112]

@maryjane27greenday Because you're not exaggerating at all when you say "that's the stupidest comment ever". I wonder where that other guy got the idea that a lot of Zeppelin fans embellish Zeppelin's greatness a little. Congrats you served yourself.

[BEATIT696969]

@SeTiDaYeTi you are fucking insane fucking faggot.

[rendybullseye]

this is by the firm right?

[maryjane27greenday]

@rendybullseye Nop, this is by Jimmy Page. Zeppelin period.

[classicrockrdude]

@maryjane27greenday this is by page, but it wasn't a finished song to him so when he joined the firm he took this and it evolved into midnight moonlight or something like that

[maryjane27greenday]

@classicrockrdude

I know that! but this was recorded in the Zeppelin period, that what I've answered. The song by the firm is Midnight Moonlight, this is The Swan Song, though is the same, isn't.

[nazaxprime]

@maryjane27greenday All I know is, at the liquor store near my house, they have a record player by the entrance/exit, and I saw this vinyl on the turntable... so I looked it up here so I could listen(the radio was on...). Swan song is also a book my uncle-in-law-ish told me to check out a year or 2 ago.

Anyone here read it?

[Huisihuilke]

@maryjane27greenday It could aswell inspired Ten Years Gone from Physical Graphity.

[TheMoonlight2887]

@maryjane27greenday: Great video!!! The best picture is 3:02: I could just EAT him UP!! YUMMY JIMMY!!!!!!!

[deeapril]

@maryjane27greenday Thanks for the pictures! I love it!

[wammbarro]

@rendybullseye This mutated into the song Midnight Moonlight with The Firm - vocals added, arrangement changes etc - So you're along the right lines.

[Forfunaccount]

mmmmmmm Kool-Aid

[Utubeer54]

Nice slideshow of James

[DesertDiegel]

jimmy page is the best guitar player ever, he is just amazing he is my hero

[ramonarmi]

i did a cover of this songggg!

[kidzsanlorenzo]

Page makes these riffs that just stick in your head for days , this makes me wish that Physical Graffiti was a triple album !

[krazychuck216]

**JImmy page** THANK YOU for a life time filled with great sounds of your music....krazy chucks last resort cleveland ohio

[HindenbergZeppelin]

Ah this one went on to become Midnight Moonlight Lady. Great Track : )

[CirSam]

great song-great vid

[Kangaplatoala]

very cool, thank you

[crazydiiamond]

Swan song y el verdadero significado de maestro para mí. Sí, es él x).

Gracias Jaimeee..