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|name = That's the Way | |name = That's the Way | ||
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|album = ''Led Zeppelin III | |album = ''Led Zeppelin III'' | ||
|published = Superhype Music | |published = Superhype Music | ||
|registration = ASCAP 500205174 | |registration = ASCAP 500205174 | ||
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|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 5 minutes 38 seconds | |length = 5 minutes 38 seconds | ||
|composer = Jimmy Page | |composer = Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
|engineer = Andy Johns | |engineer = Andy Johns | ||
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''''That's the Way'''' is a song by England|English | ''''That's the Way'''' is a song by England|English rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin from their third album, ''Led Zeppelin III'', released in 1970. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Like several of the tracks on the album, it is an acoustic song and is particularly noted as being one of the most gentle and mellow compositions in the Led Zeppelin catalogue. The studio version features Jimmy Page | Like several of the tracks on the album, it is an acoustic song and is particularly noted as being one of the most gentle and mellow compositions in the Led Zeppelin catalogue. The studio version features Jimmy Page playing Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar in open G tuning, and pedal steel, while John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones plays mandolin. There is no presence of John Bonham's drums on the track, and light tambourine and bass guitar is added towards the end of the song. | ||
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant | Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote this in 1970 whilst on a retreat at Bron-Yr-Aur cottage, Wales.<ref>Phil Sutcliffe, 'Back to Nature', ''Q Magazine'' Special Led Zeppelin edition, 2003, p. 34.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=44|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> Page explained: {{Quote|'That's the Way' was written in Wales. It was one of those days after a long walk and we were setting back to the cottage. We had a guitar with us. It was a tiring walk coming down a ravine and we stopped and sat down. I played the tune and Robert sang the first verse straight off. We had a tape recorder with us and we got the tune down.<ref>{{cite book|last=Welch|first=Chris|year=1996|chapter=Stairway to Heaven|title=Led Zeppelin|location=London|publisher=Carlton Books|pages=53|isbn=978-1-85868-271-6}}</ref>}} | ||
When onstage for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant | When onstage for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's ''Unledded'' reunion in 1994, Plant announced to the audience that Page's daughter, Scarlet Page, was conceived 'about half an hour' after 'That's the Way' was written.<ref>Sutcliffe, Phil, 'Back to Nature', ''Q Magazine'' Special Led Zeppelin edition, 2003, p. 32.</ref> Page's partner, Charlotte Martin, was staying at Bron-Yr-Aur at the time with Page, along with Plant's wife Maureen and their own child Carmen. | ||
The original working title of the song was 'The Boy Next Door'.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=44|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> The song's lyrics reflected Plant's views on the ecology and environment. There are also several lines in the song which recall the dissolution between two lovers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=45|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> They were also troubled about the violence that they had witnessed upon the youth who protested against the war in Vietnam War|Vietnam | The original working title of the song was 'The Boy Next Door'.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=44|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> The song's lyrics reflected Plant's views on the ecology and environment. There are also several lines in the song which recall the dissolution between two lovers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|year=2012|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|pages=45|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> They were also troubled about the violence that they had witnessed upon the youth who protested against the war in Vietnam War|Vietnam, as well as upon the fans at their shows, particularly during their Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1970|Spring 1970 Tour of the United States: {{Quote| | ||
''I can't believe what people saying,'' | ''I can't believe what people saying,'' | ||
''you're gonna let your hair hang down,'' | ''you're gonna let your hair hang down,'' | ||
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''you're in the darker side of town.''<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gilmore |first=Mikal |title=The Long Shadow of Led Zeppelin |journal=Rolling Stone |issue=1006 |date=10 August 2006 |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11027261/the_long_shadow_of_led_zeppelin/print |accessdate=2007-12-09 }}</ref>}} | ''you're in the darker side of town.''<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gilmore |first=Mikal |title=The Long Shadow of Led Zeppelin |journal=Rolling Stone |issue=1006 |date=10 August 2006 |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11027261/the_long_shadow_of_led_zeppelin/print |accessdate=2007-12-09 }}</ref>}} | ||
This was one of the few songs in their catalogue that Led Zeppelin authorized for use on a film soundtrack | This was one of the few songs in their catalogue that Led Zeppelin authorized for use on a film soundtrack. After seeing a rough cut of Cameron Crowe's ''Almost Famous'' in 2000, Page and Plant agreed to let him use some Led Zeppelin songs on it, but this is the only one which made it onto soundtrack. Other Led Zeppelin songs which can be heard in the motion picture are 'Tangerine (song)|Tangerine' 'The Rain Song' 'Bron-Yr-Aur (song)|Bron-Yr-Aur' and 'Misty Mountain Hop' | ||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
'That's the Way' was played live at Led Zeppelin concerts | 'That's the Way' was played live at Led Zeppelin concerts from 1970 through 1972, and was recalled for their series of Earl's Court 1975|concerts at Earls Court in 1975. Live versions of the song can also be found on ''How the West Was Won (album)|How the West Was Won'', the ''BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions'' and the ''Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD''. The song was always performed half a step higher than the studio version, and the bass part at the end was always played by John Paul Jones on bass pedals. In 1994 Page and Plant also released a version on the ''No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded'' CD and DVD. | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
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**John Bonham - tambourine, percussion | **John Bonham - tambourine, percussion | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
**Peter Grant | **Peter Grant – executive producer | ||
**Andy Johns - engineer, mixing | **Andy Johns - engineer, mixing | ||
**Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | **Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | ||
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'That's the Way' is a song by England|English rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin from their third album, Led Zeppelin III, released in 1970. OverviewLike several of the tracks on the album, it is an acoustic song and is particularly noted as being one of the most gentle and mellow compositions in the Led Zeppelin catalogue. The studio version features Jimmy Page playing Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar in open G tuning, and pedal steel, while John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones plays mandolin. There is no presence of John Bonham's drums on the track, and light tambourine and bass guitar is added towards the end of the song. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote this in 1970 whilst on a retreat at Bron-Yr-Aur cottage, Wales.[1][2] Page explained:
When onstage for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's Unledded reunion in 1994, Plant announced to the audience that Page's daughter, Scarlet Page, was conceived 'about half an hour' after 'That's the Way' was written.[4] Page's partner, Charlotte Martin, was staying at Bron-Yr-Aur at the time with Page, along with Plant's wife Maureen and their own child Carmen. The original working title of the song was 'The Boy Next Door'.[5] The song's lyrics reflected Plant's views on the ecology and environment. There are also several lines in the song which recall the dissolution between two lovers.[6] They were also troubled about the violence that they had witnessed upon the youth who protested against the war in Vietnam War|Vietnam, as well as upon the fans at their shows, particularly during their Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1970|Spring 1970 Tour of the United States:
This was one of the few songs in their catalogue that Led Zeppelin authorized for use on a film soundtrack. After seeing a rough cut of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous in 2000, Page and Plant agreed to let him use some Led Zeppelin songs on it, but this is the only one which made it onto soundtrack. Other Led Zeppelin songs which can be heard in the motion picture are 'Tangerine (song)|Tangerine' 'The Rain Song' 'Bron-Yr-Aur (song)|Bron-Yr-Aur' and 'Misty Mountain Hop' Live performances'That's the Way' was played live at Led Zeppelin concerts from 1970 through 1972, and was recalled for their series of Earl's Court 1975|concerts at Earls Court in 1975. Live versions of the song can also be found on How the West Was Won (album)|How the West Was Won, the BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions and the Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD. The song was always performed half a step higher than the studio version, and the bass part at the end was always played by John Paul Jones on bass pedals. In 1994 Page and Plant also released a version on the No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded CD and DVD. Credits
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