Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin are often considered to write lyrics inspired from Tolkien's works. It can also be noted that one of Robert Plant's dogs was named Strider.
Songs with alleged Tolkien influence
- Misty Mountain Hop
- The lyrics mention an encounter with the police after getting stoned in the park, and leaving to go to the Misty Mountains ("where the spirits fly").
- Over the Hills and Far Away
- Believed to describe The Hobbit and Bilbo Baggins's discovery of the One Ring.
- The Battle of Evermore
- Mentions the Ringwraiths. It also mentions the "Prince of Peace", a messianic-like figure who could be Frodo or Aragorn, who "embraced the gloom" and "walked the night alone"; and a "Queen of Light".
- Ramble On
Stairway to Heaven has also been misinterpreted[1] to have Tolkienian references such as the line "There's a feeling I get when I look to the West And my spirit is crying for leaving".
References
External links
- Led Zeppelin and J.R.R. Tolkien home Page, by Scott Selisker