Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song (Live 1972)

Immigrant Song, played on February 27, 1972, at Long Beach Arena in California.
Album: Led Zeppelin III. Released: 1970.

The “land of ice and snow” is Iceland, where the band played in June 1970. Robert Plant explained: “We weren’t being pompous. We did come from the land of the ice and snow. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural mission. We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day before we arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was going to be canceled. The university prepared a concert hall for us and it was phenomenal. The response from the kids was remarkable and we had a great time. ‘Immigrant Song’ was about that trip and it was the opening track on the album that was intended to be incredibly different.”

One of the lyrics became part of Led Zeppelin lore. The line, “The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands” got many of their fans referring to Zeppelin’s sound as the “hammer of the gods.” The phrase was used by author Stephen Davis as the title of a book about the band.

Led Zeppelin meant for this song to be somewhat humorous, relating their adventures on the road to the Vikings who fought the hordes to conquer new lands. They weren’t known as a funny band, so a lot of their fans took it quite seriously.

Melodie a fost compusă în Reykjavík,  Islanda, și interpretată pentru prima data live șase zile mai târziu, în 27 Iunie 1970 la Bath Festival, Somerset Anglia

Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones

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Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (Live 1972)

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Ahh! Ahh!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow

The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde
Sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming

On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore

Ahh! Ahh!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow

How soft your fields so green
Can whisper tales of gore
Of how we calmed the tides of war
We are your overlords

On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore

So now you’d better stop
And rebuild all your ruins
For peace and trust can win the day
Despite of all your losing

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