mrledhed Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Did this ever have vocals? Or was it basically just a Jimmy instrumental? And yes I am aware this became MIdnight Moonlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Guitars bass and drums. No vocals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinsam Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Later revisited with the Firm. Awesome, imagine tho had it been fully fleshed out and recorded back in the day as a Zep track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juxtiphi Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Midnight Moonlight done by Zeppelin would have been great on ITTOD. Kinda like another Ten Years Gone but more in the present moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril46 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I could have sworn that I read somewhere that in fact Plant had heard this and was kind of neutral about it. I think the track is cool but even with a full Zep treatment IMO the track needs trimming or more focus, even the eventual Firm version. I think the other Zep members showed excellent judgement at times not just blindly accepting whatever Page threw at them("Shake My Tree") is another. Zep expert Steve could probably elaborate on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrledhed Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 I never liked this song but always thought about why it's considered so great by others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juxtiphi Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Although I like The Firm I listened mostly for Jimmy. Personally I don't think Paul and Jimmy go together as well as Jimmy and Robert and because Paul's singing style was so different it feels like Jimmy had to use a shoehorn on Paul's vocals to fit with his timing and it wasn't a good fit. Now, If you add Roberts vocal style the song would have had a better flow from section to section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril46 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Very astute observation about Jimmy's timing not quite jiving with Paul's, Juxtiphi. Actually "Mean Business" managed some tracks with Paul having to step out of his comfort zone. But even Jimmy commented after the Firm folded that he loved Paul's voice but he was trying to push Paul into more experimental areas without much success. There are many reliable sources that have said that Paul could be a nightmare to work with. And supposedly Paul is playing guitar on some of the first album !!! Maybe that explains come of the rather generic rhythm playing on that album. I don't actually believe that Plant would even try to sing over most of the Firm material; when Robert went to go see Jimmy play in the Firm, he loved Page's solos and still potent stage presence, but he also mentioned the cliched and overly conventional nature of most of the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juxtiphi Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Very astute observation but he also mentioned the cliched and overly conventional nature of most of the songs. Thanks, I blame all of that on Paul. I like The Firm, but Paul is just too stodgy and is ultimately why The Firm didn't reach higher goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I love Midnight Moonlight and i love Paul Rodger's bluesy voice but now with all the comments above I am now visualizing what it would be like if Plant had sung on it.Yes this track is out of Paul 's comfort zone but he handles it well and his rich tone is unparalllelled but i feel Rob would have added more dynamics to it especially at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I think the intially titled swan song, found a beautiful home within midnight moonlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril46 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I think the mood the song sets is very evocative and really, I have never heard another song like it. I don't know why, but for some reason besides some small sections found in live WS/BMS as far back as 70', a lot of this IMO sounds like some fairy opium dream. It seems hazy and some of the parts really seem to emit a sort of luminous glow, my strange take. But Page was messing about with the type of opiates that could lead to a song like this. I have a hard time believing somebody straight could come up with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAP Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 By choosing not to include swan song with the recent campaign might serve a couple of purposes. It's saved for another day maintains the sense of mystery, the thought of what might have been or might be to come. It all keeps us salivating over the prospect and the pressure on to fill the demand. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 17 hours ago, JAP said: By choosing not to include swan song with the recent campaign might serve a couple of purposes. It's saved for another day maintains the sense of mystery, the thought of what might have been or might be to come. It all keeps us salivating over the prospect and the pressure on to fill the demand. Just a thought. Stick to your boot cos your'e NEVER going to hear it any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAP Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 :-( ive only listened to it through you tube. There's one or two different clips . I remember hearing one where someone had put what sounded like an RP vocal fill in. Can't find that one anymore? I suppose those don't count as boots. What's the best way of hearing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stairway is NOT stolen Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 1 hour ago, JAP said: :-( ive only listened to it through you tube. There's one or two different clips . I remember hearing one where someone had put what sounded like an RP vocal fill in. Can't find that one anymore? I suppose those don't count as boots. What's the best way of hearing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAP Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Cheers, bloody brilliant! What could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Several excerpts from Swan Song surfaced on the Studio Magik set. Having heard those, I'd have to say that all of the best parts were used in Midnight Moonlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAP Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Brigante said: Several excerpts from Swan Song surfaced on the Studio Magik set. Having heard those, I'd have to say that all of the best parts were used in Midnight Moonlight. is there a difference in sound quality between what is available on you tube or a copy of the studio magik set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 It's variable, really - the Studio Magik excerpts aren't all of the same quality. Some are really clear, some less so. And my Studio Magik is all cd-r copies, so that might not be helping! Someone with a better hi-fi set up should be able to answer this, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatOne Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 It almost sounds similar or kinda same groove at times as Hey Hey What Can I Say...or Do. This would have been a great song completed and almost sounds like Lyrics may have possibly been in process or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAP Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Now with the "complete BBC sessions" announcement I reckon the likely hood of us seeing swan song being given some kind of official treatment is a little bit higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boleskinner Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Mystery why Swang Song never became a fully-fledged song. Can only speculate that Plant couldn't come up with a melody line. Had all the makings of a zep classic. Sadly, if Jimmy was asked in an interview we'd get a cryptic answer and be none thew wiser! ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 3 hours ago, JAP said: Now with the "complete BBC sessions" announcement I reckon the likely hood of us seeing swan song being given some kind of official treatment is a little bit higher. No chance, never not ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Hermit Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 If it was ever going to get an official release, the recent Physical Graffiti companion disc was the time and place... but it didn't happen, so it likely won't ever now. Interestingly, in a 1977 interview with Dave Schulps (that you can hear online very easily), Jimmy talks about a twenty-minute instrumental he had planned to record during the Presence sessions in November 1975, but ultimately didn't have time because of having to lay down overdubs... I'm wondering if 'Swan Song' was that instrumental (because supposedly it was about twenty minutes long in it's original incarnation) or an entirely different track altogether? If it isn't, it's a pity Jimmy never got around to that Presence instrumental... but like so much with Zeppelin, it's what could have been that continues to fascinate and tantalize as much as what was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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