You might think 'All My Love' is a love song, something Led Zeppelin did from time to time when they weren't signing about straight-up sex. But this synth-guided ballad, the No. 43 track on our Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs list, was actually written by Robert Plant as a tribute to his late son Karac, who died in 1977 of a stomach infection when he was only five years old.
'All My Love' is one of only two Zeppelin songs that Jimmy Page did not help write. Maybe because of this, he never warmed to the song, later admitting that it was a bit "soft." But it meant a lot to Plant, who reportedly recorded his vocal in one take during the 'In Through the Out Door' sessions.
There's a killer longer version on bootlegs that adds a couple of minutes to the end of the song. Page gets more into it, but it's Plant who checks in with one of his most impassioned performances.
just-me-being-funny on October 22nd, 2017 at 10:10 UTC »
Should I fall out of love, my fire in the light
To chase a feather in the wind
Within the glow that weaves a cloak of delight
There moves a thread that has no end.
For many hours and days that pass ever soon
the tides have caused the flame to dim
At last the arm is straight, the hand to the loom
Is this to end or just begin?
All of my love, all of my love,
All of my love to you.
All of my love, all of my love,
All of my love to you.
The cup is raised, the toast is made yet again
One voice is clear above the din
Proud Arianne one word, my will to sustain
For me, the cloth once more to spin
Yours is the cloth, mine is the hand that sews time
his is the force that lies within
Ours is the fire, all the warmth we can find
He is a feather in the wind
MAG7C on October 22nd, 2017 at 01:53 UTC »
Had this song stuck in my head for the last couple days. Always thought it was a romantic love song. TIL.
PainMatrix on October 22nd, 2017 at 01:52 UTC »
Jimmy page on the song:
That’s pretty cold. Not surprising the band was done at that point.