Single:
Misty Mountain Hop was the B-side of Black Dog which entered the Australian singles chart* on 17 January 1972 and peaked at #10.
Album:
The song is on Led Zeppelin IV which entered the Australian albums chart* on 20 December 1971 and peaked at #2.
Songwriters:
John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Producer:
Jimmy Page
Record label of Australian release:
Atlantic
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
From The Song Remains the Same: Misty Mountain Hop live at Madison Square Garden in New York City in July 1973
Wikipedia:
The most common interpretation of the song’s title involves a reference to the Misty Mountains in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The lyrics refer to the events of 7 July 1968 “Legalise Pot Rally” in Hyde Park, London, in which police made arrests for marijuana possession. The lyrics reflect Plant’s quest for a better society, a place and time when hangups are replaced with individual freedom and a life of mutual support and rapport.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_Mountain_Hop
Songfacts:
Misty Mountain Hop begins with John Paul Jones playing electric piano.
The song is about a “love-in” near London that was broken up by the police. Robert Plant explained: “It’s about a bunch of hippies getting busted, about the problems you can come across when you have a simple walk in the park on a nice sunny afternoon. In England it’s understandable, because wherever you go to enjoy yourself, ‘Big Brother’ is not far behind.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/led-zeppelin/misty-mountain-hop
Lyrics:
Walking in the park just the other day, baby
What do you, what do you think I saw?
Crowds of people sitting on the grass with flowers in their hair said
Hey, boy, do you wanna score?
And you know how it is?
I really don’t know what time it was
Whoa, oh, oh
So I asked them if I could stay a while
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This song is also on our Spotify playlist Bang a Gong – rockin’ the 60s & 70s
Also on Bang a Gong from the Led Zeppelin IV album:
Black Dog
Rock and Roll
Stairway to Heaven
When the Levee Breaks
Also, Black Dog and Kashmir live from the Celebration Day concert film and live album
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