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  • Oddly enough this is my favorite Led Zepplin song. It is brilliant! I always thought this would be a great song to use in a western.

  • Oh yes... and the the bass is also the beating of the heart in the executioner, Again, BRILLIANT!!!

  • In my opinion this is one of the best examples of Pages expertise in layering tracks. Not only is he able to evoke emotion and excitement but paints a graphic picture in the minds eye of the listener. All of this is done by the awesome performances of all involved. The build up of tension within the tracks by the use of instrumentation alone is incredible. Bonhams drums makes me envision horses at full gallop.The throbbing bass is the heart beating in the accused as well as the horse. Brilliant!

  • I may be wrong, but 'Gallow's Pole' was actually euphemism for a Cheese enduced night terror, or pavor caseus nocturnus. Lead Belly, the iconic folk and blues musician suffered terribly from these terrors but refused point blank to cutail his insatiable lust for fine Cheddar.

    A sympton of night terrors is hallucination which is masterfully illustrated in the lyrics, calling upon his friends, brother and sister to save him from his cheese enhanced alarm.

    Great song though

  • @JoeMcdonnell yep you are right about one thing. You are wrong. :o)

  • zeppelin @ their best, just get chills listening to Bonham

  • me likes..ten yrs gone, babe gonna lv u, bron 'y aur stomp, goin to californya, travelling riverside blues, the rain song.

  • one of my favorite zeppelin tunes

  • one of my fvorite zeppelin tunes

  • @chefkenardee me two...

  • prawdziwi przyjaciele,[przywioza ze soba troszke zlota,uratuja:) 

  • what a song!!

  • i don't think youtube's the one to blame to ben honest, they're probably just following orders..

  • Youtube ruined ANOTHER great video. RECORD LABELS STRIKES AGAIN!!!!

  • omg,all of led zepplin,why =O

  • Jesus titty-fucking christ. Youtube blows so hard.

  • WHAAAAAT??????

    This video contains an audio track that has not been authorized by all copyright holders. The audio has been disabled.

    YOU FUCKING SUCKERS!!!!!

    I JUST WANNA LISTEN TO LED ZEPPELIN; SO WHY YOU DISTURBE MY AUDIENCE!!!!!

  • Thieves.

  • your only commenting on the acoustic songs cause u secretly love the hard rock songs ;)

  • The last comment I will make on this subject before I move on.

    I refer you to (Dcblkluv (3 days ago))commenting on Big mama Thorton's "Hound Dog."

  • Well! The TRUTH hurts...don't it? I hope so.

  • Lol troll.

    Nobody respond please, he's just leading you on.

  • Read what I said to GAYSTROKER2012.

  • funny I started listening to music 2nite with Judas priest ( Diamonds & Rust ) one of my fav songs didn't even know a Joan Baez song- - went to House of the Rising Sun by her & discovered Leadbelly Gallis Pole thanx You Tube for the History lesson

  • Wait, how have they been robbed/killed?

    I mean, music is pretty free in my opinion, especially folksy type stuff.  If Zep wants to play it, and they do it well, then why should we get angry?

  • Then, culo, why did you click this page? Too stupid, or was your head stuck too far up your ass to read what page you were clicking?

  • Such angry comments...music is made and inturpreted to inspire, express an opinion, and especially entertain...I know for a fact that it wasnt created...or "remade" to produce rude and silly comments on friggin youtube.. ...anyway, love Zepp till the end.. my life wouldn't be the same without their music...

  • kurt kobain did some of leadbellys shit like where did you sleep last night so it's not just led zeppelin who did it. PLUS ZEPPELIN DOES IT BETTER MOTHER FUCKER.

  • Yeh Zeppelin should pay royalties to the Leadbelly estate. It is a clear case of the oppresive white man exploiting the labor of the black man.

  • yeah,throw'em a couple of mules and forty acres!

  • it has nothing at all to do with race...nothing.

    amazing song. shame robert plant is going in with the tour.

  • wow talk about being paranoid

  • Why all the hate man just chill out and enjoy the beautiful sounds god damn it.

  • Another rip off from the masters of the blues....

  • willy said,come on with it beotch!

  • This comes from a 19th. century collection of Scot/English peotry and ballads collected and edited by Francis James Child. This happens to be child ballad #95 known as "The maid freed from the gallows" Many artists have "borrowed" lyrics from such including Clapton, Zep and many others...Have you heard Ledbelly's version of House of the rising sun from the 30's or 40's?

  • Nah I haven't crossed that line yet lol I'm petty active and I'm on the net about once a day or two. Yeah I'm with you though, I am a fan of Cream. And I know this is probably sacriledge to you Zeppelin nuts or something but I like the Yardbirds over Zeppelins stuff lol. The telecaster sound from the Birds and the first Zeppelin album were sharp as a razor.

  • By your own definition you are an internet dork. You are a good riler. Were you the goon on the hockey team also? I also enjoy a good scrap. Foghats "I just wanna make love to you" was a cover. Etta James sang it as a cover. Zep is good. They basically turned me on to music. With Whole Lotta Love. I had a boombox before boombox with extra speakers. I would say for live raw talent, Cream, Winwood, Blind faith, Derek and the Dominos were better. Heaven and Hell are on every note, radiocity 08.

  • Not really, when I come online once in a while I like to leave comments relative to specific videos to see how easily I can rile up internet dorks. It's just a passing amusement from time to time. Thanks for playing chief ;) I actualy am a somewhat fan of zeppelin, more so their early stuff.

  • 1969. the old bands are better than any sh*t being done today. at best they (try to) mimic the masters!

  • you know wat is the best part of being 54 years of age ??? means i had the unique privelage to see Led Zeppelin live :) To this day i swear it was the best live concert i have ever seen and i saw all the great classic rock groups of that era :)

  • so jealous man....

  • argh you can't possibly imagine how lucky you are.

  • Amazing how many white brits made millions and were hailed as musical geniuses for copying, stealing and electrifying old delta blues artist's music. A lot of good tunes but it annoys the hell out of me that they created empires and the originators faded off into poverty and obscurity, without even a nod ( a la whole lotta love ) I still prefer the older slower stuff with the soul and emotion in it.

  • Inspiration is not copying. Taking a unique twist on a song is not either.

  • Theirs nothing wrong doing a cover if it sounds better than the original(depending on what type of music you like).Hopefully not rap.

  • ahh fuck you and shut up fucking pussy HOLLYROLLER

  • do your research. zeppelin always credited their mentors.

  • I have heard Clapton, Lennon, and others say where it came from. Kobain said one of his biggest inspirations was Leadbelly. Some of those songs probably go back before that. Like House of the Rising Sun. Was Jimi a white Brit? Billy Preston? What did their skin color have to do with your point? Are you one of those Liberal Labelers?:)

  • This is what I Love about Zeppelin all of their songs song extremely different from one another

  • This is one of the my favorite songs of Led Zeppelin, the number one forever

  • WOW her tits are reALLY nice! just like mine! 4

  • best band !!

  • It's Ledbelly with Irish strings.

  • hang man o hang man

  • This is Plant approaching his very peak of his craft. Unrivaled ballsy bluesy vocals. No one could touch him back in the day and all time as far as I'm concerned.

  • Jimmy's hair style in the begining would suit me quite well

  • 0.58 - 1.15 /salute the king!

  • It is amazing to me how many hits these guys put out. What a talented bunch of artists.

  • I have all their albums. Every song I've ever heard them do is a hit. And that's no joke. They are unlike any other band; EVERYTHING they do is magical.

  • Hats off to Harper?

    IM JUST SAYING...

  • sorry sir, that song is great too.

  • I envy your collection... =(

  • @ttoale Melvins.

  • awesome song

  • no one can outplay led zeppelin never never ever

  • absolutely............

  • except leadbelly

  • Just ignore the jackass.This is one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs :-)

  • HAHAHAHA

    how could you even say that youyr band could be as amazingly talented as LED FUCKING ZEPPELIN.

    sorry man, i bet your music is awesome. but its not THAT good.

  • gsk312

    I want to know what drugs your on.

    and I want some.

  • i want to know wat he is on, but i dont want any. LOL

  • gsk312 lmao your band could out play Zeppelin good one jackass.

  • Man, I am sure your band is good, but shut the fuck up! No one can play like Jimmy Page.

  • lol gsk312 youre stupid youre an asshole make a video of you and your band play this song ans show us pussy

  • I like Zeppelin III a lot. Its very earthen and folky.

  • I was at MSG, in '70,(I think), and they played this, as "from their New Album"...quote unquote...Planty was awesome...

  • Leadbelly wrote and sang this song-we HE did it,it was a blues song. Zep did it and turned it into a mystic/celtic rock song.

  • i think they tried to keep it bluesy, thats supposed to be bluesy banjo and fiddle not celtic

  • Whatever it is... its fucking amazing!! the end

  • damn gooood!all is that.

  • its blues not country or rock in roll. They remade this from leadbelly

  • This song has its roots in traditional celtic folk. Its also been widely sung as a blues song. Zep added their own style to make it my favorite number by them. Zep of course have influences from both folk(like The Incredible String Band)and blues(evidenced in their earlier much bluesier incarnation as The Yardbirds)

  • I can believe what you say- from the sound of the song it definately has celtic history to it. whatever man, its a great fuckin tune.

  • One of my fav. Zep songs.

  • This is fucking straight up Rock music, my brothers and sisters, otherwise known as the electric Blues.

  • love this song! led zeppelin rocks!!! i need friends...that has nothing to do with led zeppelin huh? sorry.

  • from DazedAndConfused1968

    new zeppelin videos

    please watch

  • zeppelin fans of youtube i want to know what do u think is the most underated led zeppelin song of all time! leave me a comment stating what song it is on my profile

  • in the evening for sure!

  • Probably one of my fav Zep tunes

  • love 2:40-3:02, love his smile

  • me2:D

  • AT :12 SEC. ROBERT PLANT LOOKS PRETTY HOT AND I'M SURE THE REST OF THE LADIES AGREE (back in the days)

  • He ALWAYS looks hot...(so does Jimmy)

  • Dudes, we got a $100 buck wager goin here :

    $100 bucks sez this tune´s country/western. My buddy sez it ain´t. Comments ?

  • in a reply to RideMyBMW: i think it is acoustic/grunge-bluegrass/blue­s anything within that type of genre. I personally agree with you on this and i say to your friend (snotty accent) Ha!...lol

  • IT'S FUCKIN' ROCK AND ROLL !!!

    fuckin' idiot's !!!

  • GRUNGE?!?!

  • it aint country lol

  • folk music isn't necessarily country music

  • country? this is classic rock

  • According to some wiki-ing this is based on a old folk tune, what's interesting about the Zep version is that the guy begging to be saved actually gets hung at the end... "And now I laugh oh so hard to see you swingin' from the gallows pole" Solid track!

  • Do guys think this is one of Zep´s "country-western" tunes ?

  • haha look at the socks 2.34

    love led zep

  • Yeah ZEPP!!!!!!A match made in heaven....or was it......... the other place...?

    This version I like better than the vinal cut. Hot hot hot!!!

  • Zeppelin 3! YEAH BOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEE!

  • what the hell are you all blabbing about religion for? just believe what you want to. you stay out of my business and i'll stay out of yours. - deal?

  • i want a time machine. really really bad. just to see them perform would be so amazing.

  • schei?e dieses lied ist einmalich

  • last 2 min of this song is painful

  • Though I think it should also be noted this is my favorite song from LZ 3.

  • I guess it's a free version of Leadbelly - Gallis Pole. I like both versions!!

  • Shut up. I want to listen to Led Zep, not to read stupid commentaries

  • Then dont read the stupid comments, dont scroll down moron. Dirka Dirka Dir.

  • mad notes song

  • future anzac days from the colorful banner is unfurleded's passion of gonna be crawling, aprils' fool's bring Sazerac showers, or lambs and little ivys, clovenhooven clockenspiels, Socrates?

  • bindmall so very sorry about your minusle wishes....yeah baby its all about you, loser

  • bindmall bury yourself in the sispool of your fucking shit hole

  • had they known in 1973, Hotdog would have put the cart before the horse

  • with the price of gold these days, let's witchdunk your sister

  • Haha. Yes!!! Led Zep III, very easily one of the greatest things to come out of Rock & Roll.

  • Oh yeh,fuck christians

  • Well golly-gee, aren't you a rebel.

  • heathen, the problem with irony on the internet is it often encounters people like you.Lighten up eh?

  • ur a dumbass

  • THe Problem with you is in your weird sick world no one cares about your useless life. Let's get with the beat Zep is unbelievable

  • chynamite...your a cunt.

  • I was pissed off and amazed that this track was not on the best of compilation.Did the band choose the tracks or was it a corporate decision based on sales or some shit.

  • well also they didnt write the song...so really its not theirs

  • Thanks...Didn't know...

  • It was actually a folk song... It's like IMTOD

  • ok antichrist what does your tiny mind know you are going to die an ugly slow bloody death

    piss off

  • The band chose the tracks, but they mostly only picked the most memorable that could fit on a disc. This would have been a better choice then Black Dog, which everyone but me apparently loves, but whatever.

  • can you guys go back to your fucking neo-con fucking lives and don't click on a zepplin song to talk about christ and shit that is made up.

  • for fucks sake folk how come theres alwawys arguments on these here comment pages. Lets all agree that this is a bloody great song.

  • he isnt a bloody god for christ sake. im agnostic and i hate that term "God" applied to musicians.

  • chill out, cool youre agnostic and thanks for pushing that on me by putting it into a conversation that has nothing to do with religion. and anyways, for "christs" sake? what happened to the agnostic?

  • Why do people always use the term 'stop pushing your faith on me?' I know this isn't the usual circumstance, but it's a bit ignorant to say it. Religious people are only trying to help - they're not thinking in their heads 'mwa haw haw I'm going to force this person to beleive this.'

  • i go to church every sunday. and i believe in what theyre talking about. it just bothers me when people tell me how i should think.

  • going to church every Sunday doesn't make you a Christian, you have to accept Jesus Christ into your heart as your Lord and Savior, you can't automatically became a Christian because you go to Church every Sunday.

  • Exactly. only way to be saved. you can do many deeds, but it wont help you get to heaven any better. just believing in Jesus will give you eternal life in heaven.

    btw, why are we talking about Christianity?

  • tell me where in the bible it says that if you just believe in jesus you well go to heaven? where does it say that people eather go to heaven or hell? dosnt it say that only 144,000 go to heaven?

  • yeah if your a jahovahs witness.....why again, is everybody arguing aobut religion on this video?

  • where the hell in the bible does it say that just believeing he existed will get u into heaven? so your saying i can be a serial killer and a mass rapist who cuts the arms off of little children and make it into heaven just because i beleive jesus existed? that makes no fucking sense

  • religion sucks butt

  • Lol gb2/baaaawing

    Being agnostic doesn't totally remove the word "god" from existence. It merely is used as a gesture to show that his talent is of a god-like act.

  • Loosen up

  • oh shut the fuck up! I am trying to listen to some awesome tunes here.

  • I don't like agnostics using "Christ" when applied to their opinion. But I can respect them. God bless you, Like it or not.

  • Now can we all talk music?

  • One of the reasons why Led Zeppelin III is my favorite album.

  • Back in the 80s some hair band claimed to have invented something called "acoustic metal". I wonder if it was as rockin' as this? I mean, it's something of a shock when Page's Gibson finally comes in towards the end--you mean this crashing rocker has been all unplugged until now?!?

  • nice song

  • translate brother

  • Definitely the greatest band of all time! Zeppelin rules!

  • give meh a thumbs up if u think led zeppelin is the best band ever and if u think jimmy page inst just a legend BUT A GOD!!

  • give me a thumbs up too just because

  • Zeppelin is arguably the best band ever. But Jimmy Page is hardly a God... he is quite mortal with a history of heroin abuse who has shown a penchant for all things Satan (Alex Crowley's house for example)...not worthy of worship, just a great guitar player.

  • no disagree he is a god

  • Of course you can worship him. But he used to be a fucked up bad boy rocker like everyone else.

    He's gotten out of it now though, and today he's quite a good person. :)

  • It's human to fail, but it is godlike to forgive..

  • What a complete psychopath. I sincerely hope you do not hold any type of responsible position in society. Your lift does not go to the top floor.

  • Adman - look up 'goose' in wikipedia. There's a picture of you in there, champ. Most people are being figurative, and not literal. What are you, 18 years old or something? Take a dump and have a cuppa tea, mate.