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Song: Living Loving Maid
Album: Led Zeppelin II [released Oct 22, 1969 (US) | Oct 31, 1969 (UK)]
Single: Whole Lotta Love/Living Loving Maid [Nov 7, 1969]
Credited to: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Related Songs: N/A
Lyrics:
With a purple umber-ella and a fift' cent hat
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
Missus cool rides out in her aged Cadillac
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
Chorus:
Come on, babe, on the roundabout, ride on the merry-go-round
We all know what your name is, so you better lay your money down
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
When your conscience hits, you knock it back with pills
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
(Chorus)
Tellin' tall tales of how it used to be
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
With the butler and the maid and the servants three
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
Aw, hit it now
(Guitar Solo)
Nobody hears a single word you say
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
But you'll keep on talkin' till your dyin' day
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman
(Chorus)
Livin', lovin', she's just a woman (x3)
Personal notes: Jimmy Page has said this is his least favorite Led Zeppelin song, but I've always liked it. The first real memory I have of hearing this song was during the Top 50 album countdown I heard on the radio when I was just getting into classic rock. This song just gave me a very sublime feeling of enjoying life and having fun and, partying! I've liked it ever since. However, it is a rather simple song, and even the guitar solo leaves a bit to be desired. I performed this song live once at a coffee den and it was pretty much a flop. As easy as the song was, I kept hitting the wrong notes, the solo didn't come at the right time, the vocals were terrible...maybe this song just wasn't meant to be performed live. In any case, I still like it as it is on Zeppelin's second album.
Influences: None found.