"Hey Hey What Can I Do"

[BlackDog71]

What does everybody think about this song? With more chances to hear this song, "Hey Hey What Can I Do" has become one of my absloute favorites from Zep. I feel Plant's voice is so top-notch and the guitar during the chorous is so sexy and shows how truly versatile they were. I love this song and i am amazed they never felt it was good enough to make it to a studio album. I heard somewhere it was one of the outtakes from Zeppelin III (maybe it didn't fit the groove or something). What a fantastic outtake!

[Thorzep]

Yeah. It was the B-side to Immigrant Song if memory serves.

Also kind of a tricky song to play for a couple of reasons:

-The acoustic guitar and mandolin have a very loose feel and the drums are so heavy!

(But then again, that's the whole point isn't it?)

-Also, the last measure of every verse drops a beat. It would be very easy to mess this one up live. (Especially if you were having a beer or two!)

-This is one of the few songs that is not tuned to pitch. It's somewhere between G and A. Not that this really matters, just a bit of interesting trivia.

[BlackDog71]

Thorzep....Thanks for your response and all the interesting info. I did not know any of that.

[Audrey]

Hey Hey what can I do was the reason I bought the complete studio recordings. Because as far as I know it does not exist on any other cd. Yes, it is a great song. Strange that it would be considered an outtake.

[Soccerzubs]

I absolutely love it, great melody and the drumming and guitar work is excellent, and Robert's stretching vocals and of course Jonsey to back them all up.

[Thorzep]

Thorzep....Thanks for your response and all the interesting info. I did not know any of that.

My pleasure.

[Tea For One]

Page played it live with The Black Crowes, it's on "Live At The Greek". Cool tune.

[eternal light]

Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin

[Mountain Hopper]

I know jimmy didn't like the sound on this track because they were experimenting and put the mic inside the guitar, and you can tell it's a little "softer". Regardless, a great song. The first box set brought it back to life.

[Peep Solero]

I adore it!

[leddy]

What does everybody think about this song? With more chances to hear this song, "Hey Hey What Can I Do" has become one of my absloute favorites from Zep. I feel Plant's voice is so top-notch and the guitar during the chorous is so sexy and shows how truly versatile they were. I love this song and i am amazed they never felt it was good enough to make it to a studio album. I heard somewhere it was one of the outtakes from Zeppelin III (maybe it didn't fit the groove or something). What a fantastic outtake!

Yes I have always liked it and have it on a Jap B side single !!

[Melanie_72]

Love it and turn it up everytime I hear it!

[Rock Action]

One of my favorite Zep tunes of all time. It was actually a FM radio hit back in 1974, even though it was a 1970 B-side to Immigrant Song. KSAN in SF used to play it regularly then.

GREAT song.

[GetInLine]

One of my favorite Zep tunes of all time. It was actually a FM radio hit back in 1974, even though it was a 1970 B-side to Immigrant Song. KSAN in SF used to play it regularly then.

GREAT song.

KSAN in SF.....Wow, memories.

Best B side ever?........I say yes.

[Cecil.]

When I first heard the song I thought this is good,Now I know it is good.

[zepsteve]

I absolutely love this song i had never heard it till it came out on the box set. I remeber feeling like what the hell were they hiding this for one of my absolute favorites!

[boogie]

love it. used to drive me nuts, because i couldn't find it anywhere in the 70's. then in the mid 80's a friend bought it for my birthday. she found it in the import section at peaches records and tapes. jap, import 45. i keep it in my zep III album sleeve.

[lzfan715]

I have it Bside of the Immigrant Song, and on a jukebox 45. Both are in picture frames where they can't be hurt.

[songbird]

-This is one of the few songs that is not tuned to pitch. It's somewhere between G and A. Not that this really matters, just a bit of interesting trivia.

Is Tangerine another one like this? Or is it delibaratly like, half a step lower?

[lzfan715]

Knowing the way Jimmy was, I'd imagine it was delibrate.

[Henrik]

Reminds me, it already over a year since I made this slideshow!! [/shameless self promotion]

[songbird]

Knowing the way Jimmy was, I'd imagine it was delibrate.

Yeah but I meant is it 'somewhere between G and A' as opposed to definitely G# or A flat... (except in the case of Tangerine it'd be Am).. I can't remember if its sharp or flat but its 'off.'

[Bill]

I believe during recording of both songs the tape was sped up a little so at normal speed the songs would be flat.

[led zep maniack]

I have the 45 rpm record with immigrant song on the other side can anybody tell me if it is worth anything? anybody have a price quote of what this goes for? thanks

[Suz]

I used to have a 45 of it, but it mysteriously disappeared when I had a party.