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“Fool in the Rain” is a song on English rock band Led Zeppelin’s 1979 album, In Through the Out Door. It was their final U.S. single released during the band’s tenure, reaching number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1980.
The song exhibits a Latin feel. Drummer John Bonham plays a half-time shuffle beat similar to the “Purdie shuffle” rhythm attributed to session drummer Bernard Purdie, along with a samba-style breakdown. A master drum track shows that the samba breakdown (2:25) was recorded separately.
Bass player John Paul Jones and vocalist Robert Plant developed the idea for the samba beat from watching the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament in Argentina.[1] Guitarist Jimmy Page used an MXR Blue Box effect pedal during the solo to produce the octave sound.
Lyrically, the song is about a man who is supposed to meet a woman on a certain street corner. When the woman doesn’t appear, he is filled with grief at being stood up. By the final verse, he realizes that he’d been waiting for her on the wrong corner, making him the “Fool in the Rain.”
This song was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts, as it was heavily studio-based. The piano was quite necessary in the song, but with John Paul Jones on piano, there could be no bass. There is also a twelve-string guitar line at one point in the song and the guitar solo that has to be pulled off. However, on October 5, 2005, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant performed the song with Pearl Jam at a Hurricane Katrina benefit show.
The song exhibits a Latin feel. Drummer John Bonham plays a half-time shuffle beat similar to the “Purdie shuffle” rhythm attributed to session drummer Bernard Purdie, along with a samba-style breakdown. A master drum track shows that the samba breakdown (2:25) was recorded separately.
Bass player John Paul Jones and vocalist Robert Plant developed the idea for the samba beat from watching the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament in Argentina.[1] Guitarist Jimmy Page used an MXR Blue Box effect pedal during the solo to produce the octave sound.
Lyrically, the song is about a man who is supposed to meet a woman on a certain street corner. When the woman doesn’t appear, he is filled with grief at being stood up. By the final verse, he realizes that he’d been waiting for her on the wrong corner, making him the “Fool in the Rain.”
This song was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts, as it was heavily studio-based. The piano was quite necessary in the song, but with John Paul Jones on piano, there could be no bass. There is also a twelve-string guitar line at one point in the song and the guitar solo that has to be pulled off. However, on October 5, 2005, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant performed the song with Pearl Jam at a Hurricane Katrina benefit show.
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APRILELIZ wrote:
so good!
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lukasz_pulawski wrote:
nice Latin feel
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zepp69 wrote:
one of their best in my opinion
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WolfmanShowbiz wrote:
man that breakdown really ruins a great song unnecessarily
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myprogrushradio wrote:
@MykeHawk: aren't we all [just fools waiting on the wrong block]?
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MajkaMorelka wrote:
Gah, this makes me feel happy. [2]
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pteronophobic wrote:
Gah, this makes me feel happy.
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lebarbon wrote:
samba on drums... bonzo was too good!!!!!!!!!!
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Coolbutlame wrote:
why is this song not on mothership???
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brisafresca wrote:
That´s great..! and I love it..
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MykeHawk wrote:
I'm just a fool waiting on the wrong block
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Psychedalex77 wrote:
this song has inspired me to learn the half time shuffle
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Hazent wrote:
I just LOOOOVE it !!!
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tilleafian wrote:
Superb drum groove again from Bonham,Jeff Porcaro the drummer from Toto confessed to incorporating part of this groove in Toto's big hit Rosanna.
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Rajuice wrote:
Ooh, hand that ticks on the clock, just don't seem to stop, when I'm thinking it over <3
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aplusmusic wrote:
LOVE!
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Tattooed_man wrote:
This song is fucking special.
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DeadDeserted wrote:
I watch the people go shufflin downtown
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RustInRush wrote:
Doesn't get any better than this... La la la love that I found... This and All My Love could be my favorite two Zeppelin songs. [2]
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Raredrum wrote:
Doesn't get any better than this... La la la love that I found... This and All My Love could be my favorite two Zeppelin songs.
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