Back from a hiatus, it’s time for the Late Night Music Express!
Yes, I will confess, I am a self confessed Led Zeppelin fan.
This is one of my favorite tunes:
“Wearing and Tearing” is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin. It was recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden during the In Through the Out Door sessions on November 21, 1978.
Due to space constraints, the song was not included on In Through the Out Door. It was left unreleased until 1982, when it was eventually included on the album Coda. It was one of three songs recorded at Polar Studios which were omitted from In Through the Out Door and later released on Coda, the other two being “Ozone Baby” and “Darlene”.
“Wearing and Tearing” was intended as a statement by Led Zeppelin that they could compete against the popular punk bands of the time.
This song was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts, although it was played by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at their reunion at Knebworth in 1990.
Lyrics:
It starts out like a murmur
Then it grows like thunder
Until it bursts inside of you
Try to hold it steady
Wait until you’re ready
Any second now will do
Throw the door wide open
Not a word is spoken
Anything that you want to do
Ya know, ya know, ya know…
Don’t you feel the same way?
Don’t you feel the same way?
But you don’t know what to do
No time for hesitatin’
Ain’t no time for hesitatin’
All you got to do is move
They say you’re feeling blue, well
I just found a cure
It’s a thing you gotta do, yeah
Ya know, ya know, ya know…
Now listen: You say your body’s aching?
I know that it’s aching
Chill bumps come up on you
Yeah, the funny fool
I love the funny fool
?Just like foolin’ after school?
And then you ask for medication
Who cares for medication
When you’ve worn away the cure
Ya know, ya know, ya know…
Go back to the country
Yeah, go back to the country
Feel a change is good for you
When you keep convincin’
Ah, don’t keep convincin’
What’s that creeping up behind a you?
It’s just an old friend
It’s just an old friend
And what’s that he’s got for you?
Ya know, ya know, ya know…
Do your dance do your dance do your dance
Oooooh, medication. Medication! Medication!
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and with that I’m outta here, see you all tomorrow!