Top Ten

Well, I wanted to do a meaningful top ten, but I never got around to following through on the lists I wanted to create. I mean, I had a few ideas, but I just didn't put much thought into them. So instead, I will post a quick top ten that doesn't take much time or effort. Also, I promise to come up with a more extravagant (and possibly humorous) top ten next month. Okay, I have decided to make a list of my ten favorite Led Zeppelin songs, along with my favorite lyrical portion of each respective song. So without further stalling for time, I give you my Top Ten Led Zeppelin Songs:

Ken's Top Ten Led Zeppelin Songs

Number 10
Whole Lotta Love

"Shake for me, girl. I wanna be your backdoor man."

Number 9
Dazed and Confused

"Been dazed and confused for so long, it's not true.
Wanted a woman, never bargained for you.
Take it easy baby, let them say what they will.
(Will your) tongue wag so much when I send you the bill?"

Number 8
Misty Mountain Hop

"So I'm packing my bags for the Misty Mountains
Where the spirits go now,
Over the hills where the spirits fly, ooh."

Number 7
Black Dog

"Eyes that shine burning red, dreams of you all through my head."

Number 6
Heartbreaker

"One thing I do have on my mind, if you can clarify please do,
It's the way you call me by another guy's name when I try to make love to you."

A fascinating sidenote, Jenna Jameson's nickname is heartbreaker. Interestingly enough, she was given that nickname by her father. In addition to that, her brother finished off her trademark double-heart tattoo (which, by the way, is on her ass) by tattooing the word heartbreaker on it. Sounds like a delightful family, but speaking of finishing off, I need to finish off this list and then go finish off myself, if you catch my drift. All this talk about Jenna is making my groinal area rise like an easy bake oven.

Number 5
Ramble On

"Got no time to for spreadin' roots, The time has come to be gone.
And to' our health we drank a thousand times, it's time to Ramble On."

This song should definitely be my theme, I tend to ramble on quite often....

Number 4
D'yer Mak'er

"When I read the letter you wrote, it made me mad mad mad
When I read the news that it brought me, it made me sad sad sad.
But I still love you so, I can't let you go
I love you - ooh baby I love you."

Number 3
Ten Years Gone

"Then as it was, then again it will be
And though the course may change sometimes
Rivers always reach the sea."

Number 2
Kashmir

"Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream
Heed the path that led me to that place, yellow desert stream
My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon, I will return again
Sure as the dust that floats high in June, when movin' through Kashmir."

Okay, I have to ask this question in hopes that someone has the answer. Does anyone know if Puff Daddy (or P Diddy, whatever he is calling himself these days) did a remake of this song? A friend of mine told me he did, but he didn't know the name of the remake. I also remember hearing an instrumental of this song over a commerical, but I'm not sure which commerical it was or who was playing the musical rendition. Does anyone have any further insight into my questions?

Number 1
Stairway to Heaven

"If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on."

Two words describe this song, simply amazing. Oh, and fucking sweet, as well. Listen, if you don't like this song, listen to it carefully and you'll hear a lyrical genius at work. This song also contains one of my favorite guitar solos, which makes me want to learn to play the guitar. You might be saying to youself, self, Ken isn't religious, so why does his favorite song of all-time contain the theme of Heaven? To answer your question, you don't have to believe in heaven (or hell) to like a song that has a religious overtone. Do you have to believe in Santa Clause to like Christmas music? I think not, so that same rule applies here.

Well, there you have it, Ken's Top Ten Led Zeppelin Songs. I hope you enjoyed the list and my additional commentary on certain songs. Oh, and let me just say this, it was harder than expected to make this list. I mean, I could have easily went with a top 20 list, or possibly a top 30 list. This post would be incomplete if I didn't at least mention other favorites, so here are the honorable mentions: All of my Love, Communication Breakdown, Dancing Days, Good Times Bad Times, Hey Hey What Can I Do, Immigrant Song, Living Loving Maid, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Rock and Roll (just barely missed the cut), Tangerine, The Ocean, and a few others. That is all for now, and I bid you a good night.