Your Time Is Gonna Come
| "Your Time Is Gonna Come" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Led Zeppelin | |
| from the album Led Zeppelin | |
| Released | 12 January 1969 |
| Recorded | 3 October 1968[1] |
| Studio | Olympic Sound Studios, London[1] |
| Genre | Rock[2] |
| Length | 4:41 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page |
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"Your Time Is Gonna Come" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. The lyrics concern an unfaithful girl who will pay the price for her deceitful ways.
Sandie Shaw's cover of the song from late 1969 became the earliest cover of a Led Zeppelin song.[4]
Composition[edit]
The song opens with John Paul Jones playing the Hammond M-100 organ.[1] Guitarist Jimmy Page plays the Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar, as well as an out-of-tune Fender 800, a 10-string steel guitar, on this track.[5] Page stated that he learned how to play the steel guitar only during the sessions for the first album.[6] According to writer John Van der Kiste, the organ intro is "reminiscent of some early Procol Harum classics".[5]
Live performances[edit]
There only two known performances of this song at Led Zeppelin concerts. The first is a short snippet played during the "Whole Lotta Love" medley on 24 September 1971 in Tokyo, Japan, while the other performance comes from a rendition of "No Quarter" from 28 May 1973, San Diego, California.[4][7]
Jimmy Page performed "Your Time Is Gonna Come" on his tour with the Black Crowes in 1999. A version of the song performed by Page and the Black Crowes is on the album Live at the Greek.[5]
Reception[edit]
Retrospective reviews
Slash, the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, has said that "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is his favourite Led Zeppelin song. Record producer Rick Rubin has remarked, "It's like the drums are playing a big rock song and the guitars are playing a gentle folk song. And it's got one of the most upbeat choruses of any Zeppelin song, even though the words are so dark."[8]
Ranking the song 54 out of 92 in a list of Led Zeppelin's best songs, Michael Gallucci of Ultimate Classic Rock said ""Your Time Is Gonna Come" may be the most musically confused song in Led Zeppelin's catalog. It's pretty good, though."[9]
Personnel[edit]
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:[1]
- Robert Plant – vocals
- Jimmy Page – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals (?)
- John Paul Jones – bass, organ, backing vocals (?)
- John Bonham – drums, backing vocals (?)
Cover versions[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Guesdon & Margotin 2018, p. 68.
- ↑ No. 44: ‘Your Time is Gonna Come’ – Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs
- ↑ Plant was later given a songwriting credit. ISWC: T-070.211.844-2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Popoff 2018, p. 27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Van der Kiste 2018, p. 24.
- ↑ Schulps, Dave (October 1977). "Paging the Yardbirds: Jimmy Page gives his version". Trouser Press.
- ↑ "May 28, 1973". ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ↑ [The Playlist Special: Fifty Artists Pick Their Personal Top 10s]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ↑ Gallucci, Michael. "All 92 Led Zeppelin Songs Ranked Worst to Best". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
Bibliography[edit]
- Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2018). Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-316-448-67-3. Search this book on
- Lewis, Dave. The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. ISBN 0-7119-3528-9. Search this book on
- Van der Kiste, John (2018). Led Zeppelin: Song by Song. Fonthill Media Limited. ISBN 978-1-78155-726-6. Search this book on
- Welch, Chris (2005). Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song. ISBN 1-56025-818-7. Search this book on
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