The Rain Song is a ballad of over seven minutes in length. Guitarist Jimmy Page originally constructed the melody of this song at his home in Plumpton, England, where he had recently installed a studio console. A new Vista model, it was partly made up from the Pye Mobile Studio which had been used to record the groups 1970 Royal Albert Hall performance and The Whos Live at Leeds album.[2] Page was able to bring in a completed arrangement of the melody, for which singer Robert Plant composed the words. This song is considered by Plant to be his best overall vocal performance.[3] The song also features a mellotron played by John Paul Jones to add to the orchestral effect, while Page plays a Danelectro guitar.[2] George Harrison was reportedly the inspiration for The Rain Song when he made a comment to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, about the fact that the group never wrote any ballads.[4][5][6] In tribute to Harrison, the opening two chords are recognisably borrowed from the first line of his ballad Something with The Beatles.[4] The working title for this track was Slush, a reference to its easy listening mock orchestral arrangement.[2] The Rain Song is a ballad song from English rock band Led Zeppelins fifth album Houses of the Holy, released in 1973. Day 3:7 Zep challenge. Nominated by Angelo P. Long youtu.be/S4v-_p5dU34
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