In The Evening
Led Zeppelin
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In the evening When the day is done I'm looking for a woman But the girl don't come So don't let her Play you for a fool She don't show no pity, baby She don't make no rules Oh, I need your love I need your love Oh, I need your love I just got to have So don't you let her Oh, get under your skin It's only bad luck and trouble From the day that you begin I hear you crying in the darkness, Don't ask nobody's help Ain't no pockets full of mercy, baby 'Cause you can only blame yourself Oh, I need your love Oh, oh, I need your love Yeah, I need your love I just got to have Oh, it's simple All the pain that you go through You can turn away from fortune, fortune, fortune 'Cause that's all that's left to you Oh, it's lonely at the bottom Man, it's dizzy at the top But if you're standing in the middle Ain't no way you're gonna stop, oh Oh, I need your love Oh, oh, I need your love Oh, oh, I need your love I just got to have Ooh, whatever that your days may bring No use hiding in a corner 'Cause that won't change a thing If you're dancing in the doldrums One day soon, it's got to stop, it's got to stop When you're the master of the off-chance When you don't expect a lot Oh, I need your love Oh, oh, I need your love Oh yeah, I need your love I just got to have, I just got to have
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Written by: JIMMY PAGE, JOHN PAUL JONES, ROBERT PLANT
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24 facts about this song
Song Creation"In the Evening" was the opening track on Led Zeppelin’s 1979 studio album, "In Through the Out Door."
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Unique InstrumentJimmy Page used a device called a Gizmotron to create the unique guitar effect heard at the start and end of the track, which replicates the sound of string instruments like violins.
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Epic LengthLike many Led Zeppelin songs, "In the Evening" is quite long for a pop song, running over 6 minutes.
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Song ThemeThe song's lyrics are said to touch upon themes of love and separation, although many of its lyrics are abstract and open to interpretation.
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Rocking IntroThe song begins with a lengthy and haunting instrumental intro, which then explodes into a hard-rock riff.
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Album Success"In Through the Out Door," the album featuring "In the Evening," reached No.1 on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200 in the US.
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Live Performances"In The Evening" was frequently performed live by Led Zeppelin and was typically included in their encore during the band’s 1979 tour.
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Musical StructureThe song is known for its shifting musical structure and different musical sections, something characteristic of many of Led Zeppelin's pieces.
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Limited Radio PlayDue to its epic length, "In the Evening" was rarely played on commercial radio, but it remains a favorite among Led Zeppelin fans.
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Band CrisisAt the time the song was recorded, Led Zeppelin was navigating a period of crisis following the death of Robert Plant's son and a near-fatal car accident for Plant himself - elements of which are thought to be reflected in the song's lyrics.
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Final TourThis song got high popularity during the band's final European tour in 1980.
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Album ArtworkThe album's cover design, featuring "In the Evening," won a Grammy award for Best Album Package.
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Album"In the Evening" is the opening track from "In Through the Out Door," the eighth and final studio album by Led Zeppelin.
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Release DateThe song was released on August 15, 1979.
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Song LengthThe track has a length of 6 minutes and 49 seconds, making it one of Led Zeppelin's longer songs.
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CompositionThe composition of "In the Evening" was undertaken by the three primary members of Led Zeppelin; Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones.
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Innovative Usage of InstrumentJimmy Page's introduction on the song is uniquely identifiable as it's played on a Gizmotron, an effects device that mechanically bows the strings of a guitar.
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Lyrical Content ContextThe lyrics may be a possible reference to the time Robert Plant spent in a wheelchair recovering from a car accident in 1975.
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Live Performances"In the Evening" was one of the few songs from "In Through the Out Door" that the band performed live.
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Album's Artistic ConceptThe album it featured on, "In Through the Out Door," came with six different covers, each depicting a different perspective of the same scene in a bar.
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Album SuccessDespite mixed reviews, the album topped the charts in both the UK and the US.
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Post-breakupThe song has been covered by many artists in the years since Led Zeppelin disbanded.
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CriticismThis song, like much of the album, was criticised for a perceived departure from the band's earlier "hard rock" sound.
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Drummer's Absence in CompositionLed Zeppelin's drummer, John Bonham, is not credited as part of the song's composition, which is unusual for the band as all four members typically contributed to the song-writing process.
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