| 词条 | The Battle of Evermore | |||||||||||||||||
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| name = The Battle of Evermore | artist = Led Zeppelin | album = Led Zeppelin IV | released = {{start date|1971|11|8|df=y}} | recorded = 1971 | studio = Headley Grange, Hampshire, England | genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=38}} | label = Atlantic | writer =
| producer = Jimmy Page }} "The Battle of Evermore" is a folk duet sung by Robert Plant and Sandy Denny, featured on Led Zeppelin's untitled 1971 album, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV. The song's instrumentation features acoustic guitar and mandolin playing. Writing and productionThe song was written by Jimmy Page at Headley Grange while he was experimenting on the mandolin owned by John Paul Jones.[5][6] Page explained in 1977 that '"Battle of Evermore" was made up on the spot by Robert [Plant] and myself. I just picked up John Paul Jones's mandolin, never having played a mandolin before, and just wrote up the chords and the whole thing in one sitting."'[7] The song, like some others by the group, makes references to The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. Plant felt he needed another voice to tell the story, and for the recording of the song, folk singer Sandy Denny was invited to duet with Plant. Denny was a former member of British folk group Fairport Convention, with whom Led Zeppelin had shared a bill in 1970 at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. Plant played the role of the narrator and Denny represented the town crier. Page elaborated that "[The song] sounded like an old English instrumental first off. Then it became a vocal and Robert did his bit. Finally we figured we'd bring Sandy by and do a question-and-answer-type thing."[7] To thank her for her involvement, Denny was given the symbol on the album sleeve of three pyramids (the four members of Led Zeppelin each chose their own symbols for the album). This is the only song Led Zeppelin ever recorded with a guest vocalist. In an interview he gave in 1995 to Uncut magazine, Plant stated that '[F]or me to sing with Sandy Denny was great. We were always good friends with that period of Fairport Convention. Richard Thompson is a superlative guitarist. Sandy and I were friends, and it was the most obvious thing to ask her to sing on "The Battle of Evermore". If it suffered from naivete and tweeness—I was only 23—it makes up for it in the cohesion of the voices and the playing.'[8] Live performances"The Battle of Evermore" was played live at Led Zeppelin concerts during the band's 1977 North American Tour. For these live performances, Jones sang Denny's vocals and played acoustic guitar whilst Page played mandolin. Sometimes John Bonham sang Denny's vocals along with Jones. Page and Plant also recorded a version of the song in 1994, released on their album Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded. Singer Najma Akhtar sang Denny's vocal part. Fairport Convention performed "The Battle of Evermore" with guest vocalists Plant and Kristina Donahue at Fairport's Cropredy Convention on 9 August 2008. Plant and Alison Krauss regularly performed "The Battle of Evermore" on their tour of US and Europe in spring and summer 2008 in promotion of their 2007 collaboration album Raising Sand.[9] Other versionsAn instrumental version of the song is featured on the companion audio CD on the remastered deluxe 2CD version of Led Zeppelin IV, titled The Battle Of Evermore (Mandolin/Guitar Mix From Headley Grange), recorded on 29 January 1971, at the Rolling Stones Mobile at Headley Grange with engineer Andy Johns. It is much shorter than the original, with a running time of 4:13 rather than 5:51. Accolades
Cover versions{{Main|List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs}}References1. ^{{cite book|first= Bob |last= Carruthers |authorlink= Bob Carruthers |title= Led Zeppelin – Uncensored on the Record |year= 2011 |publisher= Coda Books Ltd |quote= High points included the twisty complexity of 'Black Dog', the folk whimsy of 'The Battle Of Evermore' and the career best of 'Stairway To Heaven' |isbn= 978-1-9085-3846-8}} {{Led Zeppelin songs}}{{Led Zeppelin}}{{Sandy Denny}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Battle of Evermore, The}}2. ^{{cite book|first= Donald |last= Clarke |authorlink= Donald Clarke (writer) |title= The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher= Penguin Books |quote= folk direction pursued with The Battle Of Evermore' (Plant's duet with Sandy Denny) |year= 1998 |page= 737 |isbn= 978-0-1405-1370-7}} 3. ^{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |authorlink= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/led-zeppelin-iv-mw0000190736 |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |accessdate= 13 March 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|first= AJ |last= Ramirez |title= Led Zeppelin – "The Battle of Evermore" |url= http://www.popmatters.com/post/150733-all-that-glitters-led-zeppelin-the-battle-of-evermore/ |date= 31 October 2011 |website= PopMatters |accessdate= 25 August 2015}} 5. ^{{cite book|first= Dave |last= Lewis |title= The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin |publisher= Omnibus Press |year= 1994 |isbn= 0-7119-3528-9}} 6. ^{{cite magazine|first= Steven |last= Rosen |title= 1977 Jimmy Page Interview (Audio/Text) |magazine= Guitar Player |date= July 1977 |url= http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003340.html |archivedate= 28 May 2007 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070528062619/http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003340.html}} 7. ^1 {{cite journal|first= Dave |last= Schulps |title= Interview with Jimmy Page |date= October 1977 |magazine= Trouser Press |url= http://www.iem.ac.ru/zeppelin/docs/interviews/page_77.trp |publisher= Iem.ac.ru |accessdate= 13 March 2014}} 8. ^{{cite journal|title= Good Times...Bad Times |magazine= Uncut |date= May 2005 |page= 57 |issn= 1368-0722}} 9. ^{{cite news|title= Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the Birmingham NIA |newspaper= Birmingham Post |date= 6 May 2008 |accessdate= 13 March 2014 |url= http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/whats-on/music/robert-plant-alison-krauss-birmingham-3959874}} 10. ^{{cite magazine|title= Standout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own – 2003 |magazine= Blender |publisher= Acclaimed Music |url= http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/S2568.htm |accessdate= 10 February 2009 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080629204502/http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/S2568.htm |archivedate= 29 June 2008}} 11. ^{{cite web|title= 150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever – Book of Rock – July 2004 |work= Q |publisher= Rocklist.net |accessdate= 10 February 2009 |url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q150lists.htm}} 12. ^{{cite web|title= 1010 Songs You Must Own! – Q50 – #3: Duets – September 2004 |work= Q |publisher= Rocklist.net |url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q1010songs.htm |accessdate= 10 February 2009}} 8 : 1971 songs|British folk songs|Led Zeppelin songs|Middle-earth music|Sandy Denny songs|Song recordings produced by Jimmy Page|Songs written by Jimmy Page|Songs written by Robert Plant |
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