Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Please Read The Letter (Live)

[alphapaw132]

When I first heard this on the radio I thought it was Chris Issak!

Wow! was I wrong. This is great!

[kentucksoldiersson]

Not sure who looks rougher Plant or Keef R.

[scmc28]

What a voice! Of course, not just voice but hard work, and most of all, his artistic sensibility. Krauss is marvelous, too. She paved the velvet grass on which Robert's voice can roll.

[quad1000]

...and what here could make one "dislike???" Huh???

[kimberchick61]

LUV this song! it makes me want to write that letter to that guy from yesteryear :-)

[sophside]

This song breaks my heart a lil, every time i listen. Beautiful

[MabPierce]

Good God I hope they do another album. This was OUTSTANDING!

[majorhepcat]

Notice, at 5;37, the satanic blessing behind Plant's head.

[KNT0791]

Good argument guys.....keep going

[Carol15647]

I can't get enough of this album. Gives me chills.

they are so great together.

[lordofpembroke]

Great to see a legend still developing artistically at 64 and not resting on his Led Zepp laurels . He has moved on and this shows us that as long as we have an open , inquisitive mind and if we wish we never stop learning and changing in a positive way.

[flopesmelo]

Magnífico! Robert Plant é mágico.

[JeanAnil]

Amazing

[michaelandersonsa]

magic herein lies, for certain...

[primeq]

Claptongroupie - I thought the same thing before I even looked at comments. Never heard anything like it

[Drazajansky]

oh, i am reading the letter!!!!

and writing the letter, and dancing the letter, and living the letter . . .

thanks T-Bone for making sure he sent the letter out to us :-)

[claptongroupie]

this is so good I can't even think of words to describe it thanks for sharing

[fetishisticrose]

I love the entire c.d.! thanks for sharing!!

[juiceman1965]

Hate to hear from those who think RP downgraded into this type of music. To hear from his won lips, watch interviews here on FB where he admits to being faccinated by traditional american music and the Nashville scene in general. Also, for those that don't know, Alison Krause is one of the most decorated musicians in music history (26 Grammy's!).

[131gmrt]

Iam gonna go buy this its that good

[131gmrt]

They did it, it worked, I think more people like them than even they would have thought I think they kick ass!!!!

[mistymtnhop67]

i love this song!!...an what many people dont get, is, Jimmy Page wrote this song....but Plant made it his own....I think its awesome......Plant went with a money maker like Krause...Jimmy Page went with Puff Daddy!!! WTF???....Think Jimmy needed the money???.....think again!!!

[123ThisIsMe]

A lot of people at the time had sketicism as to how this duo could work ...

Well, they worked out just fine ! (as we can hear)

[Seana1Ford]

They are insanely amazing live....

[lppbalp]

Once more, T-Bone Burnett has shown us he's a genius. Robert Plant - can't say much more!!! I can only brag that I had 2nd row seats in 1977 at the Coliseum in Houston, TX! It was a very good night!!!

[tpknife]

There's a thousand reasons why this pairing shouldn't have worked..........but it did. Bravo

[anitkithra]

These two are truly a music dream team -there is nothing else like it - and this song is absolutely touching

[FireYourJOB]

Sounds like zepplin

[mhdh56]

best deuo in many years, t-bone knew what the outcome was goin to be.GO T-BONE

[motownmaniax]

Even many Zep fans don't realize Plant's musical roots go back to the early American rock, R&B, and gospel music of the 50's, so playing this stuff is not the musical leap some may think. I'm really glad he did this with Alison (LOVE HER!). Great record done with a sensitive, crackerjack band and amazing producer, T-Bone Burnett (I have his solo records from the 80's btw, all superb).

[sexxxxgodesss22hot]

I never thought he would go bluegrass/country, but am so glad he has! What will "band of Joy" Bring? I began listening to you when I was 12 . Fifty years later

your still the most soulfull , and heart felt voice,.a babe! Thanks Robert for hanging in there after losing Bonzo & your son. Even thru those videos in the 80's . Keep on touching me with your spirit & deep love for music. You young kids with your crap bands, & rap..They suck! Lip sincking! duh Every Zep fan understands what I mean.

[vollyball247]

she has such a cute smile!! i love the song!

[laurieheartsdcx]

I love this song. And they sound amazing together. I would never have thought to pair these two together, but their voices mesh perfectly. Great performance.

[steviedeedee]

@laurieheartsdcx I wish Alison was in Band Of Joy instead of Patty Griffin

[GonzoEnthusiast]

He still looks like a Viking...

[igormanson]

well i think its great job done by them....

[Aediles]

In my opinion, the Page and Plant version is a lot better

[NinjaSayWhat]

being rasied as a child by a Zepplin fan was the best! its great hes still making music so i can raise my children with him also. :)  ROBERT PLANT = Legend

[dahuterschuter]

It's so weird going from the 1972 Immigrant song performance video to this video.

[talpajam]

man that's Buddy Miller on the guitar in the back line...one of the living immortals. the whole "quiet american" vibe of music is his genesis - do your research. he and Bill Frisell (and Jay Farrar) are the 3 Horsemen.

[Phloxism]

i like the song, awesome!

[Phloxism]

this is a very good song!

[asmahan2000]

What I like about this album Raising Sand

is how her beautiful voice always compliments his voice without overpowering,

I wonder how would it be if Bruce Springsteen sings with Carrie Underwood

or Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift or

Singer and Master oud  player Naser Musa and Majida El-Roumi....Just a thought!

[Drazajansky]

can't get over how sexy and authentic

the subtely of his movements are now . . .

he just keeps getting more real.

[pandresa]

he was better when he was unreal

[Sciberking]

It is Pagey' riff! Great performance by Plant and Krauss. They look awesome together!

[fireflycebu]

try also to watch our mtv, Tamse Remastered

[sup3rh1k]

WOLVESSSSSSS. Rob Plant legend.

[ebonics4everyone]

Is that James Patrick Page on guitar? Please say it is!

[ebonics4everyone]

If all the hippies were as cool as Robert Plant, being a hippie would still be cool.

[homelessdeadguy]

Wow... I heard this and knew it was Plant and Krause... But something about the song itself reminds me of classic country songs... George Strait, Glenn Campbell... or maybe even southern fried RnB like Solomon Burke... with a graceful touch of that insistent Celtic stomp.... brilliant!

[1EarCooper]

Every thing I should have said to my husband when I asked for my divorce.

[SlowwHand]

If you've hit bottom, you can only go up.

Good luck with that.

[bigpustuley]

So sad:( I wish we all could have that second chance.

[Revollving]

I didnt know jimmy had part in this song.....the writing credits.

[Jackts9999]

The original song s from the album WLAKING INTO CLARKSDALE

[xuziqueue]

This is beautiful. So soulful! Plant still has it! Alison is beautiful and sings and plays like an angel.

[seez777]

she is just so gracfull. beautiful song.

[1EarCooper]

This song is everthing I want (and need ) to tell my husband why I need a divorce. My little ones fave song........... sigh

[backbeats100]

what a great melodic bass player, that would be nice..

[ProjectLemon]

You know what would make this better? John Paul Jones...

[dlawrick]

How?

[19burrows87]

from my first Led Zepplin concert in 1968 to the Raising Sands concert in 2008 it just keeps getting better... thank you Robert Plant

[LesSmith45]

I cannot believe when i was growing up in the seventies i liked led zeppelin but kinda did not like the screaming vocals of plant (Later in life i have come to love Led Zeppelin). and to hear his voice in this song i cannot believe it is the same powerful voice. Still powerful but now its angelic. This is one of my alltime fav ballads.

[mistymtnhop67]

all i can say is, i hope, Robert Plant gets the same recognition Michael Jackson got!!!!!

[crimminall]

if angels exists, then alison is one of them. Just listen the violin at 2:43.............

[Kheubaka]

Is that Jimmy Page at the back in the minute 3:33??

[psychobollox]

nah. it's T-Bone Burnette, producer of the whole Plant/Krauss project.

[mslily51]

i hope these two collaborate again - this is a great rendition - Plant's voice sounds great (of course Allison's always does)

[aghiff]

i'm not a country music fan... but this song is nice

[LesSmith45]

It is definatly not country it was writen and recorded by Page & Plant.

[JOEZEPPI1968]

page n plant played every kind of as led zeppelin check out bron yaur stomp.

[edspohn1012]

Listen to both versions. It's hard to pick which is best!

[shithappens94]

@SlowwHand it's bluegras music i think

[jjoy3]

@SlowwHand its folk rock :)

[BarbButler]

It's awesome!! Thanks so much posting. If I"m not mistaken...Jimmy Page actually wrote this song.

*;*

[anja0112]

The writing credit goes to Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Charlie Jones and Michael Lee(RIP).

[JOEZEPPI1968]

did mchael lee die

[anja0112]

Yes, Michael died last year, very sad.

[suthard09]

when he dies... it will be a sad sad day... it'll be like losing a relative.. and i don't even know the guy

[psychobollox]

i know what you mean!

[ADDIE22988]

Gorgeous, gorgeous.

[Drazajansky]

could he BE any hotter, more in tune, or more authentic? thank you, robert plant, for making me excited about getting old. and thanks alison for any teeensy part you may have played in waking up his kundalini energy :-)

[chrisilvio]

Simplemente hermoso! Robert que impresionante! ver la versatilidad. Y bueno una dulce voz como Alison que más se puede pedir.

[AveesMyers]

This album is just so epic. When I heard about it, I was just so... dumbfounded. I thought, "Wow... What a great idea!!" hah. & yes, it was.

[UberNoobtard]

much different from his more hardcore zeppelin days... but great !

[epa1214]

This is amazing quality for a live performance! It sounds just like the studio recording.

[dlawrick]

Best music in years. Sonic landscaping. The whole CD is a journey from one sonic vista to another. Hope they can keep it together.

[getbluey]

speaks for itself....  luv it

[tardwhisperer]

As fantastic as Jimmy is, the fact of the matter is that it was the most unique and adhesive rythym section in history and Robert's thoughtful lyrics that propelled Pagey to his current status. However, that ought to speak volumes for Jimmy's genius in knowing who to work with.

[VintageKitten57]

this is a present classic!

[SlowwHand]

Everytime I watch it, I'm more impressed.

[lisajolstad]

I know....it gets better every time. Thanks for posting it :)

[WavyMinds]

@lwalker7373 lol...but still they dnt left the habit os saying babe in every song as in pld Zep days...

[purplemoon17]

WOW! I Recommended by a much valued friend to listen to this beautiful song. I am so happy that he suggested it, what a gorgeous song sung by wonderful voices....Thank you Simon.

[Frosty1962]

Diversity, that's Robert Plant, just listen to how many blues, rock ballads even country songs he's done. What a better choice then Alison Krauss, she's awesome times ten. I think it's a great duet although it does seem an unlikely match. They are fantastic together.

[dintn2]

I remember when I first heard the amazing Alison Krauss was doing an album with Robert Plant, I thought it was the most odd pairing I had ever heard of. Not being a Led Zeppelin fan and a total Alison fan, "what was she thinking?".

Then they swept the grammy's so I listened, and then listened again and now this song is a must listen to! Odd pairing but wow, the results are - WOW!

[krittybean]

amazing. i am blown away that jimmy page had a hand in writing this. then again, maybe not! ~kb

[SoftlyInTheRain]

i know robert plant is a legend and everything but i can't stand to see him take his career in this direction. I dont think he is anything wthout ol Jimmy slamming a guitr lick right next to him... Dont dog me for saying that I'm just an old Zeppelin fan and wish they would go on one more tour

[SlowwHand]

I think it's just more of an evolving for him. People all know Zep was great. I think it's refreshing that he's moving on a little, rather than resting on his laurels, content to stay with what got him there.

[anja0112]

He is a legend on his own. You're perfectly entitled to your own opinion just like other people who actually love this duet.

And no matter how much I hate to say it as a Zep fan myself, it's Jimmy who could do nothing without Robert there.

[SoftlyInTheRain]

I have to completely disagree with that last statement.

[anja0112]

Oh yeah? Give me something new from Jimmy since the demise of Page/Plant.

Don't think I'm slagging Page off, I love him deary. It only saddens me that he was/is doing nothing.

[steviedeedee]

@SoftlyInTheRain News Flash-John Bonham passed away 30 years ago. Zeppelin also died then. MOVE ON!!!

[nula07]

@steviedeedee

How simple do you require? Exactly. A rock legend, and a bluegrass fiddler girl meet up....and create some new music. It's called music....the classical, the legendary, the whatever matters to you will always be there.  It's music, it does not go away. Ever. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss....eeek. no menation of you. How sad. Always room for new music....why not?

[tele4969]

@SoftlyInTheRain People change, man. And musicians are people too. It's easy to forget that sometimes, especially with legends like Plant.

[carollizc]

@SoftlyInTheRain I think Led Zeppelin was always grounded in traditional music. True, traditional blues, but there's a really strong link between what they did and what traditional music's always been about. Everything I've heard Robert Plant do with Alison Krauss has given me goosebumps, it's so good.

[nula07]

@carollizc

nice try. No Led Zep grounding in American made home-music. Folky, back porch music. Give it up. Nothing about rock and folk connection has a thing to do with you. Bye.

[mainemavin]

@nula07 Guess you have no understanding where the roots of rock music originated. Thank God many rockers did !!! Rock is an incorporation of MANY different genres of music that people created to add fullness to their lives.

[nula07]

@mainemavin

I was there at the "roots"; sad you're still at the bottom of the tree. You have no idea. Radio days....Robert Plant is a few months older than me; Roy Orbison my favorite singer. Also love folk, "back porch" music. What are you, 12? G'head. Ask "young" Alison Krauss. Popped up around 1989. When did you first hear of her? When did you first hear of Robert Plant? When did she? Really, girl, you want to ask of my understanding? Just ask.

[nula07]

Really? Give it up. Hard rock, ugly....and a young bluegrass fiddler. Yeah, in spite of what you think you know, the old geezer and the awesome fiddler, singer, songwriter, grammy-winner chick....managed to get along well, and sing wonderful songs. Guess what....no mention of you. Surprise.

[claudiacurry1]

@SoftlyInTheRain

Jimmy co-wrote, maybe the soft guitar licks? not everything needs to be hard to be perfect.

[marthahope]

I love this song...I found it just in time.

This performance is like the cd's version with the second verse in it where in the music video it doesn't have that verse in it. I feel the second verse is essential to the message of the song...thank you for posting.

[rowanmorrison]

He looks better here than in the video made for the song.

[vieta1972]

AMAZING.

[physical75inthelight]

Can you send it to me?I love all that Robert sings.

[SlowwHand]

It's over 1 GB, so that would be difficult at best; unless you meant burn and send.

[physical75inthelight]

Love this song and this video.Thanks for posting.Would like they make a DVD of this tour.

[SlowwHand]

I have them at Madison Square Garden, June 2008.

[NickJonasRoxMySox01]

I ♥ This Song!

[fawn913]

absolutely phantastic!!!

[taysgma]

This song absolutely grows on you!!!!

Fantastic!!!!!!

[mso9]

Is it just me, or is he looking a lot like Mickey Rourke in "The wrestler" these days?

[aypee16]

i am so glad he paired up with allison krauss! his solo stuff was HORRIBLE! it depressed me cuz i love Led Zeppelin (who doesn't?)

[RocketZZZ]

his solo stuff was not horrible. pairing with allison krauss is such a gift to us all. always genuicem authentic and generous mr,Plant. like the leo he is. i love him so much.

[shevafan7]

i cant get enough of this song. i listened to it once and thought it was an okay song but when i listened to it again i loved it. i love hearing robert plant singing country. well done. grammys well deserved =D

[mlretmil5]

Wow!! I did search youtube for "live performance" videos of this song (Grammy winner: Best Song of this year -- well deserved)! This posting here is the best one! So, thanks for sharing!!

[FrankieJSerrano]

Wow..first time I hear this. REALLY GREAT SONG. I'm glad it WON.

[DuffMc81]

totally agree

[kaitlynnoelmusic]

I love zeppelin and I also love this song! I'm glad Robert Plant isn't living on all his former glory and continuing to make great music! I love the harmony in this and I think Alison is great. A lot of people don't like this, but I for one really like this song.

[carbonrosa]

He's doing exactly that. At the awards show he told the crowed this song was written by Plant/Page during "The New Yardbirds" AKA Zeppelin era. If Plant would get his head out of his ass and stop thinking he was in a Zeppelin cover band, they could make a great new record not saying this wasn't. I'm happy it won but his reasoning not to play with Zep in my opinion is weak.

[anja0112]

Sigh, this song was written POST Zeppelin, not in Zeppelin, get your fact right first.

[nula07]

thank you for your book titled "Can't get over anything, always miss the point."

Look stuff up, look at what Plant has said about this music. It's out there. We know who the songwriters are. Yawn. All referencences to anything are moot. It is what it is. Next?

[myjackus]

what a fuck?...this song stinks !!!!!....and it won a Grammy ? are we all insane?....

[bollotox]

Ah! Ah! Ah..! This song was on "Walking into Clarksdale", an album made by Page & Plant in '98, which sold around 100.000 copies.. I quite like that album..

This award should be for "best recycled song"..

[westsidecows]

its probably more along the lines of honoring plant then for actual popularity of the song.

honestly none of the rap/ hiphip /gangstershit artists deserve a grammy. and to say they do in some manner is ridiculous.

[Thelemonboy89]

Awesonme!..really nice

[mystacall]

um..its ok...can't say its like omg!

[arekdom2008]

Good shit, well done.

[synonynantonym]

Plant and Page wrote it. Krause and Plant are such an unlikely pairing, but they sound wonderful together. She is amazing. Thanks also to T Bone Walker for this one.

[BarbButler]

I agree w/everything you said. It's T-Bone Burnett, however. :)

[synonynantonym]

Of course.  Thank you,

[42976675]

Sounds like Daniel Lanois.

[Buanand]

The tune is nice but the words are a little lackluster. Not very catchy -- kind of monotonous. I love Alison Krauss, though.

[mso9]

I heard this song for the first time yesterday at a strip mall. I was surprised to learn who made this song. very catchy.

[BillReef]

boy the engineer planted a turd on this stage. 2 of the most acclaimed vocalists in the last half century and all you can hear is the bass and the drums

[SlowwHand]

I think they do very well together. I particularly find it interesting how Robert Plant is doing something totally different.

He's into it enough that Zep has set aside plans of a reunion. That speaks volumes.

[ran123br]

Page and Plant songwriters

[edicius52]

just page

[anja0112]

Wrong. Robert wrote the lyrics and the melody.

[claptongroupie]

beautiful song, i love both krauss and plant,especially alison's voice, she's like an angel singing. thanks for sharing