Favorite song off of Zeppelin IV?

[paul carruthers]

When the Levee Breaks

[Little Robert Anthony II]

Misty Mountain Hop is such an underrated song, so I voted for it. But really, there are about 5 standout songs on that album. The aforementioned Misty Mountain Hop, Stairway To Heaven, Black Dog, Going To California, and When The Levee Breaks. The rest of the songs on the album, while good in their own right, pale in comparison, IMHO. Breaking down the 5 standout songs, I'd say that STH is the best overall song, really epic. MMH is my favorite because I like the message and the lyrics. Black Dog is the best riff song, one of the best riffs the band, or any band for that matter, ever did. GTC is another great message/lyrics song like MMH. WTLB is great because of its slide guitar and harmonica licks and John Bonham's thunderous drumming.

[The Love That I Found]

Definitely "Rock And Roll" for me. "Going To California" is a close second though.

[Led_Rock_Hard]

The Battle Of Evermore for me, Page's Mandolin is amazing in it, and Robert and Sandy's vocals are brilliant.

Four Sticks is a close second though.

[Arcane29]

The Battle Of Evermore for me, Page's Mandolin is amazing in it, and Robert and Sandy's vocals are brilliant.

Four Sticks is a close second though.

Same here, LOVE Battle of Evermore, I get chills hearing the vocals...

[Led Dirigible]

For me, Stairway to Heaven. But WTLB, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Misty Mountain Hop, and Four Sticks are close seconds.

[Xavi]

I vote Stairway to Heaven, call me standard.

The Second of the album, for me, is Misty Mountain Hop.

[in_the_evening]

Went with Black Dog, prob the first Zep song I ever heard. I was amazed at the stop/start rhythm of the song, and the CRUNCH the song had to it, along with Page's great solo at fadeout. So good to hear the 02 version with ll the power still intact!

[Amstel]

1a. Rock N Roll

1b. When The Levee Breaks

2. Four Sticks

3. Black Dog

4. Battle Of Evermore

5. Misty Mountain Hop

6. Stairway To Heaven

7. Going To California

[ZEPFAN17]

"Black Dog"

Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.

Oh, oh, child, said the way you swing, gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting.

Hey, hey, baby, when you walk that way, watch your honey drip, I can't keep away.

[dohko_zep]

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS ... One of My TOP 5 Led Zeppelin songs (never change so far) ...

It has one of the best intro deliveries ever ...

the 100th vote for WTLB is me ...

Edited December 11, 2012 by dohko_zep

[ZEPFAN17]

Has to be Black Dog its a song that stays in my head and it rocks...

[paul carruthers]

Actually, I have had a change of heart since I first answered this question: Stairway to Heaven is number one, Levee a close second.

[The Rover 75]

To me, it's easily When The Levee Breaks, just one hell of a jam, Bonham is a beast on the drums on this track.

Side note, Sammy Hagar & The Circle(w/ Jason Bonham) are playing this song, I was fortunate enough to see this show, & it was a great version of it.

[Brigante]

Me and our guitarist tried to get our band to play When The Levee Breaks way back in the mid-80s.

We worked it up and it sounded fantastic, with a howling acid blues effects-storm guitar underpinned by a balls-deep bass and drum swamp groove.

The singer and bassplayer, however, absolutely did not get it: 'it's too long, it's not a song, it's just a dirge', etc.

Utter, utter clods. They bleated and cried and sulked in the corner til we dropped it.

The Sisters of Mercy covered it a month later and it wasn't a 10th as good as ours. Grrr...

I loved When The Levee Breaks from the first time I heard it and I love it to this day - great to see so many others do too.

Edited August 7, 2015 by Brigante

[BonzoJesus]

I know it's a bit cliche and overrated but definitely Stairway to Heaven.