This song was based on an ancient poem that has several variations. If you're on the gallows, it means you're going to be executed so if you listen to the lyrics, this guy is about to be hung and he asks his friends if they have any money to pay off the hangman but they say they're too poor. His brother comes with some silver and gold and finally his sister arrives and the condemned man pleads with her to have sex with the hangman in the hopes that after being bribed with money and sex, he'll set the guy free. The hangman thanks him for the money and sex but says "and now I laugh and pull so hard (meaning he pulled on the rope to hang the guy) to see you swinging on the gallows pole". This is one of the few songs where the other three harmonize and sing the part of the hangman laughing ("a ha ha ha"). I think this is the only song where Jimmy plays a banjo. He'd never played one before but John Paul Jones had one there so Jimmy picked it up and learned to play enough to help come up with this song.
@Henrietta Skolnick~You've got some knowledge! I appreciate your sharing this because it's something I feel like I should have known but didn't. Keep bringing it!
@@tammieparrishmiller3669 you're too kind! I love Zep and the opportunity to discuss and discover more info. Now if you ask me where they played on the night of May 7, 1970, I couldn't tell you lol or what bootleg has the part where (fill in the blank) happened - nope, I don't know, but bits of trivia? I love it! Jimmy would trade Jonesy a guitar to keep the banjo that he played on this song but he ended up trading back years later, much to the relief of both musicians lol.
Traditionally, you paid the Executioner for a quick clean death such as by beheading or broken neck as opposed to death by strangulation or disembowelment. A lovely tradition!
Yeah man this is one of my faves from Led Zeppelin and this album. Its so exciting yet very dark if you catch all the lyrics. The guy's friends and family try to save him but the hangman wins in the end. Such an amazing jam!
I can't ever pick a favorite Zep song, so I always say that my favorite Led Zeppelin song is the one I'm currently listening to! Every single song from all 8 albums are a masterpiece. Even more so, when you consider they created ALL 8 albums in just 10 years AND they were all 24 y/o and younger! (Robert was only 20) ***They started recording their 1st album in 1968 and released their last in 1979 (shortly before John Bonham died)***
As you are learning just when you think you heard your favorite Zeppelin song then you hear the next track and it becomes your fave.then you think to yourself come on it can't get much better than this? But it does it just gets better and better. Soon you give up on having a favorite because they all become your favorites in one way of another because each song touches your soul in a different way and always in a way that has meaning taking you into your closest and most treasured memories. Every emotion you have ever felt there is a Zeppelin song that will comfort you thru that emotion. That's why there are no bad Led Zeppelin songs only timeless masterpieces. Just one reason they where great then, they are great now and will forever be the greatest band to ever grace the stage.Welcome to the Ledhead family.
Hey, Biz (forgive me for beimg so familiar- been following you since the start of your Zep ride)- this song is an olde English folk song at least 200, maybe 300 years old. Then decibilised in the second half into hard rock. Brilliantly. Greetings from Canada, man, wishing you to be safe. Enjoying immensely your slide and ride into Zep.
Back in hs, I would literally listen to side 2 of the album every night before I went to sleep. Did that for a number of years. The first time I heard Led Zeppelin and truly acknowledged them was around 1976. I heard Kashmir. I didn't know the name of the song at the time, but I was eager to hear it again. I was around 7 years old at the time. It wasn't until the early 80s when I found out the name of the track. I've been a fan ever since.
If you list how many masterpieces they have on paper, you won't believe it. We're so used to hearing them all our lives we don't realize how many there are. Fkn brilliant.
This song follows along the lines of an old folk song theme. Sometimes it's a woman who gets freed, sometimes a man who may or may not be freed, but there's no happy ending in this version. Lead Belly did a version with this title I believe.
@@heliotropezzz333 no the hangman won in this song. He’s singing at the end “Now I laugh oh so hard, she’s swinging from the gallows pole.” The hangman gets the last laugh bc he got the girl and he hung her in place of the brother. Unless it’s the brother laughing bc his sis gets hung instead of him. But I think it’s the hangman laughing evil. It’s late. Now I have to listen again.
@@sfbayareagirl It's the guy singing (the narrator of the story) who gets hanged in this Gallows Pole version, not the girl. His brother and sister tried to bribe the hangman to save him but the hangman took the bribes and hanged him anyway. Here's the last verse ' Oh, yes, you got a fine sister, She warmed my blood from cold, She brought my blood to boiling hot, To keep you from the Gallows Pole, Pole, Pole, Pole, yeah, yeah Your brother brought me silver, Your sister warmed my soul, But now I laugh and pull so hard And see you swinging on the Gallows Pole, yah But now I laugh and pull so hard And see you swinging on the Gallows Pole, Pole, Pole'
@@heliotropezzz333 thank you. I stand corrected and that makes sense .“ But we can still agree the hangman did get a happy ending, right? Lol. I’ve mistaken many Led Zep lyrics over the years. I’m almost embarrassed to say what I used to think this one lyric in Misty Mountain Hop (one of my favs) said. Lol. My kids laughed at me: “you really don’t know what that’s saying??” The correct lyric finally made sense. Decades.
I have loved them since they began!! In nearly 62 and was a teen in the 70s...best time of my life...greatest band ever! PLEASE do The Song Remains The Same/The. Rain Song live from MSG in 1973!!
On Bass, John Paul Jones. one of the greats. Thats one of the reasons why there were 4 band member. more Led Zeppelin III, "Immigrant Song", "Celebration Day", "Since I`ve Been Loving You", "Bron-yr-aur-Stomp".
Yeahhh!! I’m behind. I need to go watch all your Led Zeppelin hears. I’m a big fan from way back (of them, you, more recent ; ) cheers. I’m a lil stuck on 1-4 though. I grew up w them and those really are the very best.
back in the day you used to be able to bribe the hangman sometimes it works and other times.....the hangman laughs and pulls so hard to see you swinging from the gallows pole SICK song, used to not care much for it but then i read the lyrics and now i love it
Loving this journey you're on. At the time, Zep was nothing short of earth shaking. Nothing like them existed before they did. There were (and are) bands following the same format. A power trio (drums, bass, guitar) with (or without) a no-holds-barred front man on vocals. The Who... Cream... Black Sabbath... Queen... Jimi Hendrix Experience... Led Zeppelin... on and on. Like many British bands of the time, they were steeped and schooled in roots-level American blues. Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Son House, John Lee Hooker, etc. They took those old blues riffs, and sometimes whole songs, and brought them to a new audience - electrified and potent with power. The threads of music are unbroken.
Bizzzzzz.... you're the coolest. I don't know why people think this is a sad song. The first time I heard it way back when I had to go back a few times to understand the lyrics... and the story is just hilarious. He's trying to convince the hangman to set him free... he asks his friend for help, but got nothing, his brother brought silver and gold, but that wouldn't convince the hangman... so finally his sister comes along and takes the hangman by the hand and proceeds to 'convince' the hangman by 'wearing out his soul'... In the end everyone is singing because the condemned man is free and the hangman is happy cuz the sister is 'swinging on his gallows pole' *wink*.
Happy Day BizMatik 🤙 Hope it's all good brah. Great jam. The music can throw ya off on the lyrical content. This is an Old song, and been covered by a lot of folks. In most of those, the hangman takes the silver and gold and let's the guy go free. Zepp kept it on the dark side and let him hang! Thanks for keeping it Real Biz ☮
One of my favorites. It just kills me that they build and build and build and then hit a max plateau, and THEN Jimmy Paige comes in at the end with his guitar and just puts some stank on it and it's a whole new level.
Per Wikipedia: "'Gallows Pole' was one of the first songs worked out by guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant during their stay at the Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in April 1970. It features Page on banjo, six string, 12-string acoustic guitar, and Gibson electric, and bassist John Paul Jones on mandolin and bass."
Led Zeppelin III was the first album I ever bought, way back in 1971, or maybe 1972. The cover is still one of my favorites, the LP version of course, with the spinning disc and the cut-outs, they just don't do great packaging like that anymore.
led zep, moody blues, procol harum, the who, cream, Jimi Hendrix, Emerson Lake and Palmer, yes, pink floyd, even the beatles got into the act.... these, among others are treasure troves of music, poetry and sounds brilliantly constructed together to create art... in fact "we" didn't refer to their music as "music" or "tunes'... we called the "sounds".... i'm happy to see new generations are rediscovering them.. and hopefully ... learn... as "we" would say back in the day......peace
Led Zeppelin 111 is a hot competitor with Physical Graffiti. Seriously, I l want to discuss all of their albums in descending importance. Oh my dear but the Led leads us out with this song!
There's not one song from Led Zeppelin that I don't love. I can't even pick a favorite because they're all my favorite. I also gotta say, this is your channel and you call them whatever you want. I'll always refer to it as an album because that's how I grew up and you can't teach this old girl new tricks! Bwahahaha!
Hardcore fan of this band since the beginning, 1969 ♥️🔥🎶🔥♥️ This is a great song!! Personally can’t wait for you to get to their “Physical Graffiti” album ♥️♥️
Biz, great reaction, One thing that you should know... The music is great as usual for zep but you should recognize the art work on this album, if you ever get a chance to get your hands on the album it will blow your mind. The detail that went into making this Album Cover is first class, find a copy of it where the wheel actually works and it will blow your mind, I know it did mine when I got it back in the day.
This song is about the 3rd stage of death, bargaining. No matter what you offer death, it will never amount to the value of your soul. This song also tells you that your family weighs more than your friends
@@zosomoso Technically yes but the folk composition of "the maid freed from the gallows" was all vocals. Leadbelly created the version that Led Zeppelin covered.
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while Think I see my friends coming Riding a many mile Friends did you get some silver? Did you get a little gold? What did you bring me my dear friends To keep me from the gallows pole? What did you bring me to keep me from the gallows pole? I couldn't get no silver, I couldn't get no gold You know that we're too damn poor To keep you from the gallows pole Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while I think I see my brother coming Riding a many mile Brother, did you get me some silver? Did you get a little gold? What did you bring me, my brother To keep me from the gallows pole? Brother, I brought you some silver I brought a little gold, I brought a little of everythin To keep you from the gallows pole Yes, I brought you to keep you from the gallows pole Hangman, hangman, turn your head awhile I think I see my sister coming Riding a many mile, mile, mile Sister, I implore you, take him by the hand Take him to some shady bower Save me from the wrath of this man Please take him Save me from the wrath of this man, man Hangman, hangman, upon your face a smile Pray tell me that I'm free to ride Ride for many mile, mile, mile Oh, yes, you got a fine sister She warmed my blood from cold She brought my blood to boiling hot To keep you from the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole, yeah Your brother brought me silver Your sister warmed my soul But now I laugh and pull so hard And see you swinging on the gallows pole, yeah But now I laugh and pull so hard And see you swinging on the gallows pole, pole, pole Swingin' on the gallows pole Swingin' on the gallows pole Swingin' on the gallows pole Swingin' on the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole
HANGED!!!! NOT hung.Sorry,but this word never seems to be pronounced correctly.I'm a long time fan of LZ.Child of the 60's.I saw them in concert everytime they played at Raymond James stadium.I believe I must have saw them five or six timesThey are definitely a band for all generations--------Best rock/blues band ever!!
I guess I put Gallows Pole around the mid tier for this album. There a couple of songs I dont care for, a few I like a lot but that don't really stand out to me in their overall catalogue then a few that are among their best songs. I'll just try to rank them best to worst: Since I've Been Loving You Immigrant Song That's The Way Tangerine Gallows Pole Friends Bron Yr-Aur-Stomp Celebration Day Hats off to Roy Harper Out On The Tiles I can easily live without the last three. The rest is great. Since I've Been Loving You is a strong contender for their best song, and That's the Way is their best ballad. My two cents for the price of one!
I heard you say it... "I love this song." But you sould understant: this is really "Leadbelly". The Lead zepplen song is there. [And the way they did it; can be sorta proper. In resect to LeadBelly.] Freid please hear the "real" song. And you appear to; be a "Big strong man." * But I warn you: tears! You most likely; will be moved to tears. LeadBelly makes you cry. "Eventually". ruclips.net/video/ye2N_2ce3QE/видео.html
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Not many bands are this great when you dig this deep.
Yes sir probably my favorite on led zeppelin III
been a Zep head for 30 years, this has been such a joy taking this ride with you!
50 years for me.
My favorite Zeppelin song is always the one playing. ;)
This song was based on an ancient poem that has several variations. If you're on the gallows, it means you're going to be executed so if you listen to the lyrics, this guy is about to be hung and he asks his friends if they have any money to pay off the hangman but they say they're too poor. His brother comes with some silver and gold and finally his sister arrives and the condemned man pleads with her to have sex with the hangman in the hopes that after being bribed with money and sex, he'll set the guy free. The hangman thanks him for the money and sex but says "and now I laugh and pull so hard (meaning he pulled on the rope to hang the guy) to see you swinging on the gallows pole". This is one of the few songs where the other three harmonize and sing the part of the hangman laughing ("a ha ha ha"). I think this is the only song where Jimmy plays a banjo. He'd never played one before but John Paul Jones had one there so Jimmy picked it up and learned to play enough to help come up with this song.
You may like the novel "Gallows Wedding" by Rhona Martin. A women saves a man from the gallows during Henry VIII's reign. One of my favorite books.
@Henrietta Skolnick~You've got some knowledge! I appreciate your sharing this because it's something I feel like I should have known but didn't. Keep bringing it!
@@tammieparrishmiller3669 you're too kind! I love Zep and the opportunity to discuss and discover more info. Now if you ask me where they played on the night of May 7, 1970, I couldn't tell you lol or what bootleg has the part where (fill in the blank) happened - nope, I don't know, but bits of trivia? I love it! Jimmy would trade Jonesy a guitar to keep the banjo that he played on this song but he ended up trading back years later, much to the relief of both musicians lol.
Traditionally, you paid the Executioner for a quick clean death such as by beheading or broken neck as opposed to death by strangulation or disembowelment. A lovely tradition!
@@moniqueleroux2198 very cool info. Now I can give more accurate description. Thanks much!
One of my favorites
Yeah man this is one of my faves from Led Zeppelin and this album. Its so exciting yet very dark if you catch all the lyrics. The guy's friends and family try to save him but the hangman wins in the end. Such an amazing jam!
I can't ever pick a favorite Zep song, so I always say that my favorite Led Zeppelin song is the one I'm currently listening to! Every single song from all 8 albums are a masterpiece. Even more so, when you consider they created ALL 8 albums in just 10 years AND they were all 24 y/o and younger! (Robert was only 20)
***They started recording their 1st album in 1968 and released their last in 1979 (shortly before John Bonham died)***
So true
Another great folk song ZEPPED ! AWESOME!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
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This one's a longtime favorite of mine ! 🤗🤩
The bass outro 🔥
One of a kind .BEST EVER LED ZEPPELIN.
This is an incredible track. It sneaks past folks how amazing the arrangement is and how it just works.
As you are learning just when you think you heard your favorite Zeppelin song then you hear the next track and it becomes your fave.then you think to yourself come on it can't get much better than this? But it does it just gets better and better. Soon you give up on having a favorite because they all become your favorites in one way of another because each song touches your soul in a different way and always in a way that has meaning taking you into your closest and most treasured memories. Every emotion you have ever felt there is a Zeppelin song that will comfort you thru that emotion. That's why there are no bad Led Zeppelin songs only timeless masterpieces. Just one reason they where great then, they are great now and will forever be the greatest band to ever grace the stage.Welcome to the Ledhead family.
Hey, Biz (forgive me for beimg so familiar- been following you since the start of your Zep ride)- this song is an olde English folk song at least 200, maybe 300 years old. Then decibilised in the second half into hard rock. Brilliantly. Greetings from Canada, man, wishing you to be safe. Enjoying immensely your slide and ride into Zep.
From a very old folk song. Love the banjo.
I think JPJ dies it!
@@juliemanarin4127 Yep
Back in hs, I would literally listen to side 2 of the album every night before I went to sleep. Did that for a number of years. The first time I heard Led Zeppelin and truly acknowledged them was around 1976. I heard Kashmir. I didn't know the name of the song at the time, but I was eager to hear it again. I was around 7 years old at the time. It wasn't until the early 80s when I found out the name of the track. I've been a fan ever since.
3 years later! Still rocking Biz!
The section of sobly out on the tiles and gallows pole is simply sublime. They could do everything
If you list how many masterpieces they have on paper, you won't believe it. We're so used to hearing them all our lives we don't realize how many there are. Fkn brilliant.
This song follows along the lines of an old folk song theme. Sometimes it's a woman who gets freed, sometimes a man who may or may not be freed, but there's no happy ending in this version. Lead Belly did a version with this title I believe.
Hangman has a happy ending.
@@sfbayareagirl Do you mean the hangman in this song, or another song called Hangman? Who sings that?
@@heliotropezzz333 no the hangman won in this song. He’s singing at the end “Now I laugh oh so hard, she’s swinging from the gallows pole.” The hangman gets the last laugh bc he got the girl and he hung her in place of the brother. Unless it’s the brother laughing bc his sis gets hung instead of him. But I think it’s the hangman laughing evil. It’s late. Now I have to listen again.
@@sfbayareagirl It's the guy singing (the narrator of the story) who gets hanged in this Gallows Pole version, not the girl. His brother and sister tried to bribe the hangman to save him but the hangman took the bribes and hanged him anyway. Here's the last verse ' Oh, yes, you got a fine sister, She warmed my blood from cold,
She brought my blood to boiling hot, To keep you from the Gallows Pole, Pole, Pole, Pole, yeah, yeah
Your brother brought me silver, Your sister warmed my soul,
But now I laugh and pull so hard And see you swinging on the Gallows Pole, yah
But now I laugh and pull so hard And see you swinging on the Gallows Pole, Pole, Pole'
@@heliotropezzz333 thank you. I stand corrected and that makes sense .“ But we can still agree the hangman did get a happy ending, right? Lol. I’ve mistaken many Led Zep lyrics over the years. I’m almost embarrassed to say what I used to think this one lyric in Misty Mountain Hop (one of my favs) said. Lol. My kids laughed at me: “you really don’t know what that’s saying??” The correct lyric finally made sense. Decades.
This one left ya speechless, huh? Keep up the great work Biz!
This has always been one of my favorite Zeppelin tracks. Glad to see you enjoyed.
I have loved them since they began!! In nearly 62 and was a teen in the 70s...best time of my life...greatest band ever! PLEASE do The Song Remains The Same/The. Rain Song live from MSG in 1973!!
Its a great experience read about this...
Absolutely loved that song for many many years years )
Impossible to chose a favorite record ! Love you 💜
Since I've been loving you is my favorite, but love this song so much.feel it is like stairway, keeps building. Love when the drums come in
I appreciate u playin all the tracks on zep like u do brother, been listening to zep since 1969, love it!!!!
On Bass, John Paul Jones. one of the greats. Thats one of the reasons why there were 4 band member.
more Led Zeppelin III, "Immigrant Song", "Celebration Day", "Since I`ve Been Loving You", "Bron-yr-aur-Stomp".
Nice! I'm here at the right time to be first again for another great one> Thanks for all you do.
Bonzo's drumming is impeccable as always.
Hanging by the neck my man! great deep cut that doesn't get enough love.
God of Rock. Just love this one.
Trying to explain this to my kids when they were little! Thankfully they didn't ask too many questions!
It is one of my favorite Songs on the Album. Along with 'That's the Way'.
Yeahhh!! I’m behind. I need to go watch all your Led Zeppelin hears. I’m a big fan from way back (of them, you, more recent ; ) cheers. I’m a lil stuck on 1-4 though. I grew up w them and those really are the very best.
back in the day you used to be able to bribe the hangman
sometimes it works and other times.....the hangman laughs and pulls so hard to see you swinging from the gallows pole
SICK song, used to not care much for it but then i read the lyrics and now i love it
My favorite song is what you're playing now
This is my favorite album by Led Zeppelin. I was really into them after this album. I was about 15 years old, great memories for me.
Great tribute to Lead Belly.
Loving this journey you're on. At the time, Zep was nothing short of earth shaking. Nothing like them existed before they did. There were (and are) bands following the same format. A power trio (drums, bass, guitar) with (or without) a no-holds-barred front man on vocals. The Who... Cream... Black Sabbath... Queen... Jimi Hendrix Experience... Led Zeppelin... on and on. Like many British bands of the time, they were steeped and schooled in roots-level American blues. Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Son House, John Lee Hooker, etc. They took those old blues riffs, and sometimes whole songs, and brought them to a new audience - electrified and potent with power. The threads of music are unbroken.
Not many bands could incorporate a mandolin AND a banjo into such a rocker!
One of my favorite LZ jams but a really sad song. The brother and sister didn't have any silver or gold to keep their brother from being hanged.
Out on the tiles” from this record is a banger.
Bizzzzzz.... you're the coolest. I don't know why people think this is a sad song. The first time I heard it way back when I had to go back a few times to understand the lyrics... and the story is just hilarious. He's trying to convince the hangman to set him free... he asks his friend for help, but got nothing, his brother brought silver and gold, but that wouldn't convince the hangman... so finally his sister comes along and takes the hangman by the hand and proceeds to 'convince' the hangman by 'wearing out his soul'... In the end everyone is singing because the condemned man is free and the hangman is happy cuz the sister is 'swinging on his gallows pole' *wink*.
Happy Day BizMatik 🤙
Hope it's all good brah.
Great jam. The music can throw ya off on the lyrical content.
This is an Old song, and been covered by a lot of folks. In most of those, the hangman takes the silver and gold and let's the guy go free. Zepp kept it on the dark side and let him hang!
Thanks for keeping it Real Biz ☮
One of my favorites. It just kills me that they build and build and build and then hit a max plateau, and THEN Jimmy Paige comes in at the end with his guitar and just puts some stank on it and it's a whole new level.
Per Wikipedia:
"'Gallows Pole' was one of the first songs worked out by guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant during their stay at the Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in April 1970. It features Page on banjo, six string, 12-string acoustic guitar, and Gibson electric, and bassist John Paul Jones on mandolin and bass."
Love this song,bro
Page/Plant did a great live version of this on their 1994 MTV special....
Led Zeppelin III was the first album I ever bought, way back in 1971, or maybe 1972. The cover is still one of my favorites, the LP version of course, with the spinning disc and the cut-outs, they just don't do great packaging like that anymore.
This isn't a song. It's a CELEBRATION!
Yo Biz, I opened another account so I was able to subscribe to you twice lol lol. I got you bro. Rock on bro!!¡
Thanks fam 🙌🏿🙌🏿💯💯
For you 💪🔥🔥🔥🔥😜😂
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The baseline... goosebumps... then the drums kick in... bliss
This is a huge fav of LZ3 heads ..,,Hats of To Roy Harper another fav ,,The whole album. is a favourite
led zep, moody blues, procol harum, the who, cream, Jimi Hendrix, Emerson Lake and Palmer, yes, pink floyd, even the beatles got into the act.... these, among others are treasure troves of music, poetry and sounds brilliantly constructed together to create art... in fact "we" didn't refer to their music as "music" or "tunes'... we called the "sounds".... i'm happy to see new generations are rediscovering them.. and hopefully ... learn... as "we" would say back in the day......peace
You will LOVE all their albums!! Every album is different and Jimmy Page produced them all!
Might be my favorite on the album if only for the LZ banjo part!!
Led Zeppelin 111 is a hot competitor with Physical Graffiti. Seriously, I l want to discuss all of their albums in descending importance. Oh my dear but the Led leads us out with this song!
great feel good song.
Hey Bizmatik you should react to The Ocean from Led Zeppelin. I guarantee you’ll love it! Just a thought. Not live but lyric version
There's not one song from Led Zeppelin that I don't love. I can't even pick a favorite because they're all my favorite. I also gotta say, this is your channel and you call them whatever you want. I'll always refer to it as an album because that's how I grew up and you can't teach this old girl new tricks! Bwahahaha!
Any Led Zeppelin is good Led Zeppelin
Hardcore fan of this band since the beginning, 1969 ♥️🔥🎶🔥♥️ This is a great song!! Personally can’t wait for you to get to their “Physical Graffiti” album ♥️♥️
I love gallows pole
Biz, great reaction, One thing that you should know... The music is great as usual for zep but you should recognize the art work on this album, if you ever get a chance to get your hands on the album it will blow your mind. The detail that went into making this Album Cover is first class, find a copy of it where the wheel actually works and it will blow your mind, I know it did mine when I got it back in the day.
I plan on buying the vInyl record cant wait to see it up close
I'm at every next video I think anyway did you hear that banjo ? Yep twang twang ✌🤘
This song speeds up subtly just like another song on the next album... Stairway to Heaven.
This song is about the 3rd stage of death, bargaining. No matter what you offer death, it will never amount to the value of your soul.
This song also tells you that your family weighs more than your friends
Another great Led Zeppelin cover song. I recommend listening to the original by Leadbelly.
Leadbellys version was a cover as well. The song is based on a very very old folk poem.
@@zosomoso Technically yes but the folk composition of "the maid freed from the gallows" was all vocals. Leadbelly created the version that Led Zeppelin covered.
I told you... 🤯👍😎
Robert Plant had just turned 21 when this was recorded
I love this song, but I actually like the live version better on the Plant & Page No Quarter album.
Gallows pole is a device or stand that is used to hang someone,
Bass on this is GREAT thanks to John Paul Jones, He is fantastic.
This son and Tangerine.
Have you googled gallows pole?
I do believe the gallows pole is the pole that they hang people on
Gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
Think I see my friends coming
Riding a many mile
Friends did you get some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me my dear friends
To keep me from the gallows pole?
What did you bring me to keep me from the gallows pole?
I couldn't get no silver, I couldn't get no gold
You know that we're too damn poor
To keep you from the gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
I think I see my brother coming
Riding a many mile
Brother, did you get me some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me, my brother
To keep me from the gallows pole?
Brother, I brought you some silver
I brought a little gold,
I brought a little of everythin
To keep you from the gallows pole
Yes, I brought you to keep you from the gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, turn your head awhile
I think I see my sister coming
Riding a many mile, mile, mile
Sister, I implore you, take him by the hand
Take him to some shady bower
Save me from the wrath of this man
Please take him
Save me from the wrath of this man, man
Hangman, hangman, upon your face a smile
Pray tell me that I'm free to ride
Ride for many mile, mile, mile
Oh, yes, you got a fine sister
She warmed my blood from cold
She brought my blood to boiling hot
To keep you from the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole, yeah
Your brother brought me silver
Your sister warmed my soul
But now I laugh and pull so hard
And see you swinging on the gallows pole, yeah
But now I laugh and pull so hard
And see you swinging on the gallows pole, pole, pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole
A song about being hung. Yep in my top 5 zep songs.
HANGED!!!! NOT hung.Sorry,but this word never seems to be pronounced correctly.I'm a long time fan of LZ.Child of the 60's.I saw them in concert everytime they played at Raymond James stadium.I believe I must have saw them five or six timesThey are definitely a band for all generations--------Best rock/blues band ever!!
I guess I put Gallows Pole around the mid tier for this album. There a couple of songs I dont care for, a few I like a lot but that don't really stand out to me in their overall catalogue then a few that are among their best songs.
I'll just try to rank them best to worst:
Since I've Been Loving You
Immigrant Song
That's The Way
Tangerine
Gallows Pole
Friends
Bron Yr-Aur-Stomp
Celebration Day
Hats off to Roy Harper
Out On The Tiles
I can easily live without the last three. The rest is great. Since I've Been Loving You is a strong contender for their best song, and That's the Way is their best ballad. My two cents for the price of one!
His last hope was that his sistah would give a lil sumpin to save him 😂😂😂
That one left you speechless didn’t it?
Is there any band more diverse then Led Zeppelin???
I heard you say it... "I love this song." But you sould understant: this is really "Leadbelly". The Lead zepplen song is there. [And the way they did it; can be sorta proper. In resect to LeadBelly.] Freid please hear the "real" song. And you appear to; be a "Big strong man." * But I warn you: tears! You most likely; will be moved to tears. LeadBelly makes you cry. "Eventually". ruclips.net/video/ye2N_2ce3QE/видео.html
this is an acoustic album not a lot of drums
Why don't you answer me anymore??😪😢😭😭
What is and what should never be
So many great songs on this album -- which unfortunately makes this my least favorite on the album.
This is brutal social justice here
LED belly did it first ,not nearly as well though 😎
old tune from Leadbelly
Stop pausing the song and let it play
Shut up
@@watchbizmatik truth hurts!!
Too bad not many people really know the real meaning of this song🤭
It will really ruin your day…. but hey that’s American history
You didn't like it 😂. It shows lol ! I cant speak for everyone but I wont hate if you don't like Something lol !
😉 .... he really likes LZ though & doesn’t want to hate on them ... I’m with you though, not one of his favs 🤣
I can’t remember a time in my life that I DIDN’T like Led Zep.
Aww come on man... at least look up what a Gallows Pole is before listening to something like this... otherwise it kinda won't make sense.