I thought that Zeppelin, and The Monkees HAD to have some kind of a connection. In 1967, the Monkees wrote and recorded a song called 'Goin' Down', about a man who jumps from a bridge to kill himself and changes his mind after he's in the water. The lyric "Goin'Down" is repeated continuously. Well, I've wondered for a long time if Robert might have referenced the lyric from that song for: 'When The Levee Breaks', in 1971? The lyric doesn't appear in the pre Zeppelin version of 'Levee', so I've suspected this for a while, but I haven't been able to find a connection, until now. I had no idea that Zeppelin were Monkees fans, and after learning this, it seems much more likely to me that the lyric "Goin' Down" IS a reference to the song 'Goin' Down', by the Monkees. Can anyone confirm this? I've not been able to find the answer anywhere, and it's been driving me nuts!
Led Zeppelin and the Monkees
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I thought that Zeppelin, and The Monkees HAD to have some kind of a connection. In 1967, the Monkees wrote and recorded a song called 'Goin' Down', about a man who jumps from a bridge to kill himself and changes his mind after he's in the water. The lyric "Goin'Down" is repeated continuously. Well, I've wondered for a long time if Robert might have referenced the lyric from that song for: 'When The Levee Breaks', in 1971? The lyric doesn't appear in the pre Zeppelin version of 'Levee', so I've suspected this for a while, but I haven't been able to find a connection, until now. I had no idea that Zeppelin were Monkees fans, and after learning this, it seems much more likely to me that the lyric "Goin' Down" IS a reference to the song 'Goin' Down', by the Monkees. Can anyone confirm this? I've not been able to find the answer anywhere, and it's been driving me nuts!