Killing Floor Lemon Song

Called one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues killing floor became a blues standard with recordings by various artists.

Killing floor lemon song.

The led zeppelin song that i chose to focus on is the lemon song and compare it to howlin wolf s killing floor. I should have quit you a long time ago ohh yeahhh long time ago i wouldn t be here my children down on this killing floor i should have listened baby to my second. The lemon song was performed live on led zeppelin s first three concert tours of the united states on the first tour as killing floor before being dropped from their live set in late 1969. Killing floor is a 1964 song by american blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf.

It has been acknowledged by the blues foundation hall of fame which noted its popularity among rock as well as blues musicians. On these sorts of tracks robert plant was never content to take lyrics from just one source but for the most part the lemon song draws on howlin wolf s killing floor according to led zeppelin. 04 24 1969 fillmore west dancing avocado. The lemon song included on the 1969 album led zeppelin ii is another of led zeppelin s homages to the blues.

However the squeeze my lemon sequence continued to be inserted into the whole lotta love medley and ad libbed elsewhere. Great blues music from howlin wolf. The song was placed on the 1969 album led zeppelin ii. The lemon song lyrics.