 Led Zeppelin III (1970) [ larger cover art ] |
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I don't know how I'm gonna tell you
I can't play with you no more
I don't know how I'm gonna do what Mama told me
My friend, the boy next door
I can't believe what people sayin'
You gonna let your hair hang down
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
You're in the darker side of town
And when I'm out, I see you walkin'
Why don't your eyes see me?
And could it be you've found another game to play?
What did Mama say to me?
"That's the way, oh, that's the way it oughta be"
Yeah, yeah
Mama said, "That's the way it oughta stay"
Yeah, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dyin'
Had they got ya hypnotized?
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
But all that lives is born to die
And so I say to you that nothing really matters
And all you do is stand and cry
I don't know what to say about it
When all your ears have turned away
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
Is that the way it oughta stay?
"That's the way, that's the way it oughta be"
Whoa, don'tcha know now
Mama said, Mama said, "That's the way it's gonna stay"
Yeah
Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Aaah
| Sasha2001 (The business end of Bloomberg's education machine.) | Posted: Jun 16, 2013 - 16:35 Magic. |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: May 29, 2013 - 10:19 Volume is wayyyy up... we be broadcasting to all my franchises... everybody in my churches loves this song... |
| Dearlizanyc (NYC) | Posted: May 15, 2013 - 20:41 When I hear the first note of this song. I just stop doing anything. Doesn't matter; whatever, where ever and with whomever. I need to just listen tho this song. This song moves me. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Apr 14, 2013 - 13:30 Nice! |
| cShaggy | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 02:55 Yeoleman wrote: Proof the seventies didn't totally suck!!!  ..well, at least the year 1970..but that could mean some (most?) of this was written in '69..the jury's still out Yeol-!..hahaha.. |
| mread (Sun Diego) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 10:13 heliosweb wrote: Is that a dulcimer I hear on this track? Sure sounds like one. ... I was thinking it was a mandolin, but according to Wikipedia, there are both. Dang. Such a great song. |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 20:12 Wistful and compelling ... |
| drewd | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 19:51 Perfect |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 19:47 love this classic... |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 11:35 shellbella wrote: This might be my favorite Zeppelin song... Everybody knows Michelle LOVES James Patrick Page....  It's a very fine tune...no argument. |
| aliundsuleika | Posted: Dec 23, 2012 - 11:32 We love it! Impossible to get such stuff here in Germany! |
| mistabird (frei republik allgäu) | Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 00:57 mehr davon :-)) |
| heliosweb (New Mexico USA) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 17:05 Is that a dulcimer I hear on this track? Sure sounds like one. (I used to play one way back in my early teens. Built it myself from a kit. Only played for a few years, then abandoned it. But I still have it up in my closet.) Just curious... Steve |
| agd3 | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 16:56 In my top 5 Zeppelin Songs: Ramble On Goin to California Ten Years Gone That's the Way Over the Hills |
| nook (gone) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 16:56 Bobert_ParkCity wrote: Killer, just killer. Chops, emotion, atmosphere. Has it all.... ditto |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 16:15 This might be my favorite Zeppelin song... Everybody knows Michelle LOVES James Patrick Page.... |
| Sasha2001 (Nowhere near a public restroom...) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 21:31 RoaldSchuring wrote: is it me or does this sound a lot like going to california? nevertheless great song Interesting comparison. Going to California expresses a lifestyle and culture based, in part, on Plant's romanticized view California's natural splendor. In the book, "Hammer of the Gods" author Stephen Davis reports that Plant's lyrics for "That's the Way" were based on his progressive environmental stance. I think it's obvious that the natural world is a major inspiration for Plant. Is there another band besides Zep that thematically combines the pastoral mysticism of nature with the bone-crunching exigencies of rock? |
| kcar | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 21:07 rdo wrote: If you don't like this song, you'll be hearing from my 350 lb cousin Al in the near future. Be still my beating heart... Used to find LZ III really boring but your tastes mellow as you age. I still snicker, though, when I hear "Immigrant Song" and think of the YouTube video with the kitty Vikings. Al, don't crush me, bro! |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 21:06 Tippster wrote: Hot dog? You mean "Black Dog?" No....Black Dog was on IV.... Hot dog was on In Through.... |
| BrokenArrow (Green Mountains) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 21:02 RoaldSchuring wrote: is it me or does this sound a lot like going to california? nevertheless great song I'm pretty sure they are both in Open G tuning, so that may have something to do with it. |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 21:01 Utter perfection |
| TJS (Bradley, Il) | Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 05:44 RoaldSchuring wrote: is it me or does this sound a lot like going to california? nevertheless great song It's you. |
| RoaldSchuring (Amsterdam, Netherlands) | Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 05:42 is it me or does this sound a lot like going to california? nevertheless great song |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Aug 19, 2012 - 18:12 aelfheld wrote: Hot Dog is just plain fun. Hot dog? You mean "Black Dog?" |
| Yeoleman (Bangor Heights) | Posted: Aug 19, 2012 - 18:06 Proof the seventies didn't totally suck!!! |
| aelfheld | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 07:40 iTuner wrote: This song makes up for all the times we're subjected to Stairway to Heaven or anything off In Through the Out Door. Hot Dog is just plain fun. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 07:37 WayUpNorth wrote:  perfectionyes!!  |
| WayUpNorth | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 10:51 perfection |
| TJS (Bradley, Il) | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 10:48 This song is really fun to play on the guitar! (Tune to open G) |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 12:39 If you don't like this song, you'll be hearing from my 350 lb cousin Al in the near future. |
| capandjudy (Huntington, WV) | Posted: May 26, 2012 - 14:17 Bozo wrote: This could be their finest album in terms of breadth: and the album was fun to play with. Ah, those were the days when you just stared at the album and then played with the wheel on LZ III.
Agreed! I was luke warm on LZ until I heard Zep III. It's their most nuanced record. The spinning wheel on the cover didn't hurt either. |
| lkovathana (Chicago, Illinois) | Posted: May 26, 2012 - 14:02 I finally appreciate this song. |
| jimmpypowder | Posted: May 26, 2012 - 14:01 aspicer wrote: Honestly never actively listened to this until now. What was I thinking'?!!!! Unbelievable!
And how many years was that? Lol . |
| Bozo (Steeler Penguin Pirate land) | Posted: May 03, 2012 - 06:34 This could be their finest album in terms of breadth: and the album was fun to play with. Ah, those were the days when you just stared at the album and then played with the wheel on LZ III. |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 20:32 I remember hearing this on the radio in my old Cutlass maybe summer of '79 or so and weren't those tears that filled your eyes and yes they were and yes they are and that's just the way it is and that's the way it's gonna stay... |
| rolo (New Orleans) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 06:34 best live version I've found ....  |
| dwlangham (Nowhere to be found) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 06:31 I tell Zeppelin haters, most of whom know 'Stairway' and little else, that they produced some varied and interesting music. Case in point is playing right now. |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 06:28 I and II in 1969 and III in 1970. So much great music just pouring out of these guys then... |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 21:05 If there was only one 10...... this wild be it |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 21:04 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song, and this whole album... |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 10:41 Bobert_ParkCity wrote: Killer, just killer. Chops, emotion, atmosphere. Has it all.... Perfectly stated. |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 10:39 Simply the best. |
| aspicer (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 12:35 Honestly never actively listened to this until now. What was I thinking'?!!!! Unbelievable! |
| soundlife (ROME ITALY) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 12:34 Endless trip!!! |
| Bobert_ParkCity (Park City Utah) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 12:30 Killer, just killer. Chops, emotion, atmosphere. Has it all.... |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 17:08 My god, is this lovely. It almost brings me to tears. |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 18:36 Perhaps my favorite zep song of all |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 18:35 Presages his later work, (in a very good sense). |
| iTuner | Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 10:27 This song makes up for all the times we're subjected to Stairway to Heaven or anything off In Through the Out Door. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 10:27 Perfection |