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Musicbrainz DBIt's been a long time since I rock-and-rolled
It's been a long time since I did 'The Stroll'
Ooh, let me get back, let me get back, let me get back
Mm-baby, where I come from
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yes, it has
It's been a long time since 'The Book of Love'
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
A-carry me back, carry me back, carry me back
Mm-baby, where I come from, whoa-whoa, whoa-oh-oh-hoh
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Hoh, it seems so long since we 'walked in the moonlight'
Makin' vows that just couldn't work right
Haw-haw, yeah, open your arms, open your arms, open your arms
Baby, let my love come running in, a-yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yeah, hey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, yeah, hey
Ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: May 11, 2013 - 10:54 I like to turn this up and drive really fast on the freeway in Raider Nation!! |
| kdarwish (Turku, Finland) | Posted: Apr 10, 2013 - 06:54 Wild child that, and beautifully modulated output, thank you Radio Paradise. |
| grant | Posted: Apr 10, 2013 - 06:42 "Lemme get back, Lemme get back, Lemme get back, Baby to where I come from" Yes indeed. Take us with you! |
| EdmoJoe (Edmonton, Canada) | Posted: Feb 06, 2013 - 11:09 Never gets old. I've commented on some songs on RP that I have heard 10,000 times in my life and enough is enough. I've heard this more than that and it will never get old! Bring on another 10,000! |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Feb 06, 2013 - 11:06 I like to drive really fast when this song is on!!  |
| dkwalika (Upper Midwest) | Posted: Nov 04, 2012 - 08:46 A lesson in drumming. |
| FuryQuaker (Denmark) | Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 00:43 This is a classic! There's a really awesome version of it with Dave Grohl on Drums, and Taylor Hawkins on vocal - and then of course John Paul Jones on bass and Jimmy Page on guitar!!! It's on Youtube for the curious. |
| MayBaby (Savannah, Georgia) | Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 11:52 Plays in last 30 days: 1 But I heard it! Ha! Damn the luck, right?! Awesome. I hate this song!  |
| ezzyme (Now in Santa Barbara, CA's suburb, Goleta.) | Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 11:38 Please, at least once a month! |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 20:45 james_of_tucson wrote: They aren't exactly "shriveled". I'd bet on either of them in a fair fistfight against you no matter who you are :-)  I'll take that bet in a second! (Although I'd much rather just hear Jimmy beat up on his Les Paul.) ; ) |
| james_of_tucson (Tucson AZ) | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 16:37 On_The_Beach wrote: It's been a long time since they Rock & Rolled. Personally I think it's great that they haven't done the gigantic "reunion" tour. The 2 tours that Page/Plant did (in the 90s??) were great but now I think they're both just too old to be grinding out the Zep catalogue. 2 shrivelled grey-haired senior citizens singing about "every inch of my love" is just a tad creepy. They aren't exactly "shriveled". I'd bet on either of them in a fair fistfight against you no matter who you are :-) |
| ycb661 | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 16:37 song reminds me of Cadillac for some reason |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 05:32 I agree with some of the other posters. I grew up liking this song, this song deserves an 8 at least with regards to it's out and out rocking and rolling vibe, but I have heard this song probably 1000+ times over the course of my life, and there are at least 30 other Zep songs I'd rather hear right now, so I'm just not going to give it a rating. But I still listened to it. |
| Hr-Rosendahl (Skælskør Denmark) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 05:29 Yaahh Zeppelin rocks!! |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 17:00 It's been a long time since they Rock & Rolled. Personally I think it's great that they haven't done the gigantic "reunion" tour. The 2 tours that Page/Plant did (in the 90s??) were great but now I think they're both just too old to be grinding out the Zep catalogue. 2 shrivelled grey-haired senior citizens singing about "every inch of my love" is just a tad creepy. |
| That_SOB (In at least 2 places at once) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 13:27 Do you suppose there are people who hate rock and roll and don't know it ? Perhaps |
| Stratocaster (Bermuda) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 13:20 How can 16 people rate this a "1"? Seriously? Oh yeah.......... that is 16 people in THE ENTIRE WORLD. Pretty miniscule, actually. There are more serial killers in the world than that. |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 20:27 Chinto wrote: Can I vote more than once? :-) Only if you live in Illinois...  |
| Chinto (kelowna) | Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 20:26 Can I vote more than once? :-) |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 08:54 sirdroseph wrote: I hated this song the very first time I heard it and my opinion has not changed.  Too much hate today, enjoy life! |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 09:10 willmcnaught wrote: Yes, but a proud minority. I honestly don't see how anyone can like this song. |
| finoufk (Bordeaux - france) | Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 09:09 if "great balloon" was the band's name, we would not have ever heard this song.  |
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 09:08 Worth dragging myself away from the Murdoch hearing, where he has just been attacked with a plate of shaving foam... Rock on! |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 09:08 Yes, this song just proves that even the greatest bands can make a mistake now and then.  |
| Dave_Mack (Ball of Confusion) | Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 16:46 Turn this one up to 11! My band used to play this. I managed a passable performance on the guitar solo. I think. |
| capandjudy (Huntington, WV) | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 03:05 HazzeSwede wrote: It's like they just had to record a R&R song. Not bad,but not a favorite.
Agreed! It just seems like filler on a mostly great album. |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 02:14 It's like they just had to record a R&R song. Not bad,but not a favorite. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 12:34 Never cared much for this one. |
| cirruss (Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) | Posted: Feb 11, 2011 - 16:42  |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Jan 11, 2011 - 10:22 dggeek wrote: Car commercials have ruined this song for me, but it still deserves an 8 in my book. I hated this song the very first time I heard it and my opinion has not changed. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 13:24 Led Zeppelin is the greatest rock and roll band of all times!!!!  One of about 3 songs that I cannot stand from them. 1 |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 04, 2010 - 16:08 I have this CD in my player, so I was listening to the song on my way to work yesterday. Man - nothing jump-starts a morning like Page/Plant at their best. Just yum. Better than coffee. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 19:44 Led Zeppelin - "Rock and Roll" Live (1990): |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 18:11  Led Zeppelin 10.12.07 by ~stevieguk Steven Gough ©2008-2010 ~stevieguk A few of my Photos from the Led Zeppelin Concert on 10th December 2007. I was about 20 people back in the standing area. Photos taken with my Fuji S602z Pro |
| aelfheld | Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 11:12 dggeek wrote: Car commercials have ruined this song for me, but it still deserves an 8 in my book. Another reason to be glad I don't watch television. |
| Suzl (Boston) | Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 11:11 Ah yes a reminder...gotta put this one in my iPod....yeeha... |
| echasse (Downeast Maine) | Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 11:09 On_The_Beach wrote: So true. But thankfully he seems to have (finally) moved on. btw, his favorite word was "repetitive". If this were Facebook I'd have pressed the Like button on these comments! ;) |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 20:37 rtrudeau wrote: Attention, Radio Paradise listeners, here's a fun game. Read the comments but don't look at the name of the commenter. See if you can guess the name of the person who wrote the comment. Hint: if it's a highly rated song and the comment is fewer than 15 words, and at least two of the words are "crap" "boring" "predictable" "overrated" "noisy" "irritating" "depressing" or "annoying," you've got AdyMiles. That's like your Free Space in bingo - no points. So true. But thankfully he seems to have (finally) moved on. btw, his favorite word was "repetitive". |
| dggeek | Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 09:19 Car commercials have ruined this song for me, but it still deserves an 8 in my book. |
| scruffystevie (Sunny Brighton, England) | Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 09:19  |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 09:17 Yes!! Move your ass!!! |
| More_Cowbell (Northern IL) | Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 09:16 It's been a long time! |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 12:58 AdyMiles wrote: pile of noisy crap. totally overrated Attention, Radio Paradise listeners, here's a fun game. Read the comments but don't look at the name of the commenter. See if you can guess the name of the person who wrote the comment. Hint: if it's a highly rated song and the comment is fewer than 15 words, and at least two of the words are "crap" "boring" "predictable" "overrated" "noisy" "irritating" "depressing" or "annoying," you've got AdyMiles. That's like your Free Space in bingo - no points. |
| willmcnaught (Eugene Oregon) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 14:05 AdyMiles wrote: I think if you look up "kick ass rock & roll" this songs comes up! lol Out of 619 listeners who take the time to rate the AVERAGE is 8.2—even in your part of the universe that puts YOU in the vast minority—  pile of noisy crap. totally overrated |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 14:04 It's been a long time since I rocked and rolled. (That is untrue.) This was the one and only song LZ played at a Tampa Stadium concert in 1977. It was pouring down rain like it does only on Florida's Gulf Coast, and the boys feared electrocution. All I know is that I was pretty much all alone, dancing soaked and shirtless on the top row of the stadium, completely transported. They were so good, and that song was so perfect, that I'm satisfied I got my money's worth for that concert. |
| Tizmself (Santa Barbara, Ca.) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 14:00 romeotuma wrote: This song is good for the ears...  |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 14:00 AdyMiles wrote: pile of noisy crap. totally overrated you shouldnt talk like that bout yourself |
| joan_c (Rushing Here, Rushing There) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 13:59 Gato wrote: I give this song a 9. Your comment, however, gets a -3. |
| AdyMiles (Wolverhampton, UK) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 13:59 pile of noisy crap. totally overrated |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 13:59 The only bad song from the greatest rock and roll band of all time! |
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