Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
"The Crunge"
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"The Crunge"
by Led Zeppelin
From the album Houses Of The Holy (1973)
Written by milindaledzep (2)
You could almost believe this to be a funky — George Benson — number, judging by the guitar and keyboard style, but the vocals soon bring you to the realisation that this is how Led Zeppelin do funk.
Robert talks about his 'good thing', he declares 'no names'; if he tells you, you won't come again. This is sung to the background of a chic disco beat, leaving the listener no clue as to the identity of this mystery person. Just who could he be referring to?
There is a constant brass section winding in and out of the piece. Trumpets pipe urgently until Robert declares "have you seen the bridge?". A mystery voice (possibly Robert speaking) replies, "Have you seen the bridge? I ain't seen the bridge! Where's that confounded bridge?". The mysterious "good thing" perhaps that Robert refered to earlier? You decide!
All in all I love this one and Zep's experimental dip into jazz-funk is refreshing.
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