Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin Index S-Z

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S

S S S & Q - Great track from Manic Nirvana. Contains a bit of James Brown in there as well. Also contains vocals by Laila Cohen and Caroline Harding. Sadly, never played live.

Farouk El Safi - Played duf and bendir percussion on No Quarter.

Ali Abdel Salem - Duf and Bendir-percussion-No Quarter.

Phil Scragg - Played bass on Now And Zen, but was unavailable for the tour and was replaced by Charlie Jones.

Sea of Love - This huge for the Honeydrippers was also a hit for Phil Phillips in the 50s and Del Shannon in the early 80s. Appears on Honeydrippers Volume One. Was played in rehearsal by Plant 83 band, and was played on the Tube, eventually being remade for the Honeydrippers album. Played in concert in 1985. Also appears on Sixty Six to Timbuktu.

Shaken And Stirred - Robert Plant's third solo album. Released in 1985 and went gold. Did contain the hit Little By Little.

She Said - A song appearing on Manic Nirvana. Never played live.

Ed Sheramur - Played the Hammond organ and provided the orchestral arrangements for English and Egyptian Ensemble on No Quarter. Does string pad and programming on Most High on Walking Into Clarksdale.

Shine it All Around - First radio single for Plant's album Mighty Rearranger.

Shining In the Light - Second US single for Walking Into Clarksdale. Played live by Page/Plant in concert.

Ship Of Fools - Appears on Now And Zen, and performed by Plant in concert from 1988-1993. Also released as a single. Appears on Sixty Six to Timbuktu.

Sick Again - Appears on Physical Graffiti and the second box set. Never performed live by Plant unless you count Jason Bonham's wedding.

Sussie Simon - Played the sarangi on Network News on the Fate Of Nations.

Since I've Been Loving You - Appears on Led Zeppelin III, the first box set, the BBC Sessions, and No Quarter. Performed by Page/Plant during their tours in 1995 and 1996.

Gurbev Singh - Played the dilruba and sarod on Network News on Fate Of Nations.

Sixes and Sevens - Great track on Shaken and Stirred. Played live by Plant only in 1985.

Skip's Song - A very pleasant cover of a Skip Spence song that appears on Dreamland.

Slow Dancer - First Plant epic that appears on Pictures at Eleven. Performed live in 1983 and 1985.

Hanafi Soliman - Played strings on No Quarter.

Song to the Siren - Tim Buckley song that appears on Dreamland and Sixty Six to Timbuktu. Performed in 2001 and 2002 by Plant in concert.

Sons Of Freedom - Appears on Walking Into Clarksdale.

South Bound Saurez - Appears on In Through The Out Door and the second box set. Never played live by Plant/Page.

Stairway To Heaven - This classic appears on the fourth album, The Song Remains The Same, first box set, and the BBC Sessions. Only played about three times, in 1985 and 1988 and in 1995 in Japan, since the breakup of Led Zeppelin. The intro would show up in live Page/Plant versions of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You.

Stranger here...than over there - Weird Principle of Moments track that would show up live usually as an encore during Plant's first tour.

Rob Stride - Backing vocals on Big Love on Manic Nirvana.

Innes Sibun - Played with Plant during Fate Of Nations tour.

T

Tall Cool One - Plant tune that restart his solo career. Appears on Now And Zen. Contains samples of numerous Zeppelin tunes, as they were used because other bands were doing the same thing, this was Plant's reaction to that. Played live in 1988 and 1990 as a set closer. Sometimes the set opener in 1993-4. Brought back in 2001 and in 2005.

Tangerine - Page composition on Led Zeppelin III and the first box set. Played rarely during the No Quarter tour but became part of the Page/Plant setlist in 1998.

Julian Taylor - Provides backing vocals on I Believe on Fate Of Nations.

Tea For One - Blues number that appears on Presence and the second box set. Performed a handful of times by Page/Plant in Japan in early 1996.

Ten Years Gone - Excellent song appearing on Physical Graffiti and the first box set. Performed a couple of times by Page/Plant in Japan in early 1996.

Thank You - Appears on Led Zeppelin II, first box set, BBC Sessions, and on No Quarter. Performed by Plant in 1993 and this version is similar to the one on the No Quarter album. Performed by Page and Plant throughout their concerts.

That's The Way - Led Zeppelin III classic that can be found on the second box set, the BBC Sessions, and No Quarter. Plant used to make references to this song in live versions of In The Mood in 1990. Occasionally played by Page/Plant. Plant would perform this song in 2005.

Cathy Thompson - Played violins on No Quarter.

Clare Thompson - Played violins on No Quarter.

Pete Thompson - Played drums on four Fate Of Nations songs.

Porl Thompson - Played the guitar and banjo on No Quarter. Played with Page/Plant in concert for their first two tours as he left after the second US tour. Came back and performed on the Dreamland album.. Was a member of The Cure.

Richard Thompson - Played guitar on Come Into My Life on Fate Of Nations.

Thru with the Two Step - Appears on The Principle of Moments. Played by Plant in 1983 and 1985 and a few times in 1993.

Tie Dye On The Highway - The song about the hippie days and Woodstock. A classic that appears Manic Nirvana. Played during the 1990 and on and off in 1993. Opening track on Sixty Six to Timbuktu.

Too Loud - Can be found on Shaken and Stirred. Played live by Plant in 1985.

Trampled Under Foot - Only single released off the double album Physical Graffiti. Also on the first box set. Played live by Plant in 1988.

Traveling Riverside Blues - Robert Johnson tune appears on the first box set and the BBC Sessions. Never played in concert by Page/Plant.

Trouble Your Money - B-side to Little by Little that appears on Shaken and Stirred. Never played live by Plant.

Truth Explodes - Also known as Yallah, but renamed for the video release of No Quarter.

Jonathan Tunnel - Played cello on No Quarter

Twenty-nine Palms - Appears on the Fate of Nations. Performed live by Plant in 1993. Sang this song on Letterman in 1993. Also on Sixty Six to Timbuktu.

Twenty-one Years - B-side to UK version of 29 Palms. Also on Sixty Six to Timbuktu.

U

Upon A Golden Horse - Appears on Walking Into Clarksdale. A slightly different mix of this song shows up on the Most High Single.

Upside Down - Now and Zen era outtake. Appears on Sixty Six to Timbuktu.

V

W

Wah Wah - Appears on the No Quarter and UK versions of the CD. Also appears on the rereleased version of No Quarter and the DVD in 2004.

Walking Into Clarksdale - The latest Page/Plant album. Released in April 1998. Contains 12 new Page/Plant tracks with co-writing by Lee and Jones. Also Walking Into Clarksdale is also the title track of the album.

Walking Towards Paradise - Bonus track on the Now And Zen CD. And B-side to the Heaven Knows single.

Walter's Walk - Appears on Coda and the second box set.

Wanton Song - This Physical Graffiti and first box set track was the usual opener during the first two Page and Plant tours.

Watching You - The last track on Manic Nirvana. Sometimes the opener of Plant's 1990 concerts.

Way I Feel - Single released off of Now And Zen. Played by Plant in 1988 and 1990.

Jerry Wayne - Voiceover-Now And Zen

We're Gonna Groove - Appears on Coda, performed by Plant in his low key gigs in late 1999, early 2000.

Wearing And Tearing - Appears on Coda, performed by Plant with Page at Knebworth in 1990.

What Is And What Should Never Be - On Led Zeppelin II, and as a B-side to the Wonderful One single from No Quarter. Sometimes performed by Page/Plant, usually a few bars from this song end up at the end of Ramble On.

When I was A Child - Appears on Page/Plant's Walking Into Clarksdale.

When The Levee Breaks - Appeared on Led Zeppelin and as a No Quarter leftover and performed on Page and Plant's No Quarter tour. Appears on the No Quarter DVD. Also performed by Plant with some a sample of  John Bonham's drumming in 2005.

When The World Was Young - Great song that appears on Walking Into Clarksdale, played live by Page/Plant.

White, Clean, And Neat - B-side to Tall Cool One. Appears on Now And Zen

Whole Lotta Love - The Willie Dixon blues song turned rock classic. Appears on Led Zeppelin II, and also performed by Page/Plant on their 95/96 tour. Appears on B-side as an acoustic version to Plant's 29 Palms. Performed by Plant throughout his solo career from 1993 onwards.

White Summer/Black Mountain Side - Appears on the 1990 Led Zeppelin box set. Performed by Jimmy Page in concert in many Zeppelin tours. 

Why - Appears on Now And Zen. Never Played live by Plant.

The Window - Page/Plant B-side to Most High.

Jeremy Williams - Violins player on No Quarter.

Navazish Ali Wnan - Violin player on Network News on Fate Of Nations.

Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky) - Great Plant tune from Dreamland. A live version from 2003 shows up on the Sixty Six To Timbuktu album. The live version also appeared on the compilation Songs From the Desert.

Wonderful One - A new Page/Plant composition that appeared on No Quarter. Performed off and on their first two US, Japan, and European tour.

Jezz Woodroffe - Played keyboards and synths on Plant's first three albums; Pictures At Eleven, The Principle Of Moments, Shaken And Stirred.

Oliver Woods - Guitar-Fate Of Nations

Worse Than Detroit - Appears on the Pictures at Eleven. Song is not a putdown of Detroit. Played live by Plant in 1983.

Wreckless Love - Appears on the Principle of Moments, and played live by Plant in 1983 and 1985.

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Y

Yallah - One of the new songs  that appear on No Quarter. Performed during Page/Plant throughout 1995 and early 1996. Also known as The Truth Explodes. Appears on the No Quarter DVD as well.

You Shook Me - Appears on Led Zeppelin I, the second box set, and on the BBC Sessions. Never performed by Plant.

Young Boy Blues - A Honeydripper cover of a song done by Ben E. King. Written by Doc Pomus and Phil Spector. Appears on Honeydrippers Volume One. Played by the Honeydrippers, when they were with Plant in 1985.

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Cover of a Kenny Dino song that appears on Manic Nirvana. Contains a bit of Black Dog. Never played live as a whole but, parts of it would show in live versions of Billy's Revenge in 1990.

Your Time Is Gonna Come - Appears on Led Zeppelin I, and the first box set. Played rarely by Plant in 1993.

You'd Better Run - Early Robert Plant single that saw the light of day again on Sixty Six to Timbuktu.

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