MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP
THE BASICS
Written by: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones Run time: 4 minutes 39 seconds Recorded at: Headley Grange, Hampshire, 1971
In a nutshell: The tasty, hooky opener of side two, inspired by the ‘Legalise Pot’ rally in Hyde Park in 1968, at which students and the police clashed over marijuana possession (hey, it was the 60s). Built on a single hook that burrows into your head and refuses to leave, it’s possibly the song on Led Zep IV that you almost forget, then put on and promptly remember how good it is.
Noted cover Glenn Hughes (2006), Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes (2000)
