Custard Pie

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Custard Pie (dt. English egg cream pie ) is the first track on the album Physical Graffiti the English rock band Led Zeppelin , which was published in 1975.

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The lyrics of the riff-heavy song pays homage to the blues songs of the Robert Johnson era, such as Drop Down Mama by Sleepy John Estes , Shake 'Em on Down by Bukka White and I Want Some Of Your Pie by Blind Boy Fuller . The difficult-to-decipher text contains a number of sexual allusions and references to oral sex, the title refers to the sexual organs of women. Jimmy Page plays a wah-wah guitar solo on custard pie , played through an ARP synthesizer. John Paul Jones plays an electric clavinet and singer Robert Plant plays a harmonica solo. Although the piece was rehearsed for the Led Zeppelin North American Tour in 1975 , it was never completely played live at a Led Zeppelin concert. On May 21, 1977, the piece was played as part of the acoustic portion of a concert in Houston , Texas . In later years Robert Plant built in a chorus of the song at the end of the live version of his song Tall Cool One . Jimmy Page recorded a live version on his album Outrider . Page & Plant played the song during their 1996 tour for the album No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded . In 1999, Page played the song on tour with the Black Crowes , which was also released on the live album Live at the Greek .

Musician of the original recording

Cover versions

The piece has been covered several times by various bands, including 1995 by Helmet (Band) with David Yow in 1998 from the LA Guns on Hollywood Rehearsal and in 1999 by Eric Gales on Whole Lotta Blues: Songs of Led Zeppelin . The guitar riff on the Mother's Finest -Stück Mickey's Monkey (1977) was an obvious copy of Jimmy Page riffs on Custard Pie . However, Led Zeppelin never complained against the use of the reef.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Dave Lewis: The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin , 1994, 128 pages, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9 .
  2. ^ Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin at discogs. Retrieved February 10, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Mothers Finest Biography at allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2013 .