Going to California Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Led Zeppelin IV(1971) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock |
Labels | Atlantic |
Ranked | #1 for 1971 , #12 all-time |
Album rating : 95.1 / 100
Votes : 109
Votes : 109
7. Going to California (3:31)
Spent my days with a woman unkind, Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start, Going To California with an aching in my heart.
Someone told me there's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they're all the same.
The sea was red and the sky was grey, wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today.
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
as the children of the sun began to awake.
Seems that the wrath of the Gods
Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow;
I think I might be sinking.
Throw me a line if I reach it in time
I'll meet you up there where the path
Runs straight and high.
To find a queen without a king,
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings... la la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born.
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams,
Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems.
Made up my mind to make a new start, Going To California with an aching in my heart.
Someone told me there's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they're all the same.
The sea was red and the sky was grey, wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today.
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
as the children of the sun began to awake.
Seems that the wrath of the Gods
Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow;
I think I might be sinking.
Throw me a line if I reach it in time
I'll meet you up there where the path
Runs straight and high.
To find a queen without a king,
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings... la la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born.
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams,
Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems.
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Led Zeppelin IV - Lyrics
1. Black Dog Lyrics | 2. Rock and Roll Lyrics |
3. The Battle of Evermore Lyrics | 4. Stairway to Heaven Lyrics |
5. Misty Mountain Hop Lyrics | 6. Four Sticks Lyrics |
▶ 7. Going to California Lyrics | 8. When the Levee Breaks Lyrics |
Led Zeppelin IV - Album Credits
Members
- Robert Plant : Vocals, Tambourine, Harmonica (track 8), Songwriting (all tracks)
- Jimmy Page : Guitars, Mandolin (track 3), Songwriting (all tracks)
- John Paul Jones : Bass, Electric Piano, Mellotron, Mandolin (track 7), Acoustic Guitar (track 3), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8)
- John Bonham : Drums, Songwriting (tracks 2, 8)
Additional musicians
- Memphis Minnie : Songwriting (track 8)
- Sandy Denny : Vocals (track 3)
- Ian Stewart : Piano (track 2)
Other staff
- Jimmy Page : Producer, Mastering Engineer
- Peter Grant : Executive Producer
- George Chkiantz : Mixing Engineer
- Andy Johns : Engineer, Mixing Engineer
- Joe Sidore : Mastering (original 1984 cd release)
- George Marino : Remastering (1990 cd re-release)
- Barrington Colby M.O.M. : Artwork
- Graphreaks : Design Coordination
Best Led Zeppelin Songs
Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 99.6 | 49 | |
2 | Black Dog | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 96.8 | 31 | |
3 | Rock and Roll | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 96.3 | 32 | |
4 | Kashmir | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 98.3 | 14 | |
5 | Babe I'm Gonna Leave You | Led Zeppelin (1969) | 96.6 | 20 | |
6 | Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin III (1970) | 97 | 17 | |
7 | When the Levee Breaks | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 95.5 | 23 | |
8 | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin II (1969) | 96.4 | 16 | |
9 | Dazed and Confused | Led Zeppelin (1969) | 95.9 | 18 | |
10 | Since I've Been Loving You | Led Zeppelin III (1970) | 96.1 | 16 | |
11 | In My Time Of Dying | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 96.5 | 12 | |
12 | Heartbreaker | Led Zeppelin II (1969) | 95.4 | 15 | |
13 | Achilles Last Stand | Presence (1976) | 96.3 | 10 | |
14 | Trampled Under Foot | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 96.3 | 10 | |
15 | The Rover | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 95.6 | 11 |
Best Led Zeppelin Songs (108)