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"'''Poor Tom'''" is a song by English [[rock group]] [[Led Zeppelin]]. [[Robert Plant]] and [[Jimmy Page]] composed it in 1970 while staying at [[Bron-Yr-Aur]], a small cottage in [[Wales]].<ref name="Sutcliffe_Q">Phil Sutcliffe, "Back to Nature", ''Q Magazine'' Special Led Zeppelin edition, 2003, p. 34.</ref><ref name="Complete">Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN |
"'''Poor Tom'''" is a song by English [[rock group]] [[Led Zeppelin]]. [[Robert Plant]] and [[Jimmy Page]] composed it in 1970 while staying at [[Bron-Yr-Aur]], a small cottage in [[Wales]].<ref name="Sutcliffe_Q">Phil Sutcliffe, "Back to Nature", ''Q Magazine'' Special Led Zeppelin edition, 2003, p. 34.</ref><ref name="Complete">Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN|0-7119-3528-9}}.</ref> It was recorded at [[Olympic Studios]] on 5 June 1970. |
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The song did not appear on the ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]'' album, but was eventually included on ''[[Coda (album)|Coda]]''. The album was produced by Page at his newly acquired [[Sol Studios]] and released in 1982 two years after the death of [[John Bonham]].<ref name="Complete"/> The guitar tuning for the song is an open-C6 chord (C-A-C-G-C-E).<ref name="Complete"/> The song was never performed live at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]].<ref name="Complete"/> |
The song did not appear on the ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]'' album, but was eventually included on ''[[Coda (album)|Coda]]''. The album was produced by Page at his newly acquired [[Sol Studios]] and released in 1982 two years after the death of [[John Bonham]].<ref name="Complete"/> The guitar tuning for the song is an open-C6 chord (C-A-C-G-C-E).<ref name="Complete"/> The song was never performed live at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]].<ref name="Complete"/> |
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==Sources== |
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*Lewis, Dave (2004) ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', ISBN |
*Lewis, Dave (2004) ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', {{ISBN|0-7119-3528-9}} |
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*Welch, Chris (1998) ''Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song'', ISBN |
*Welch, Chris (1998) ''Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song'', {{ISBN|1-56025-818-7}} |
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==References== |
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"Poor Tom" is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page composed it in 1970 while staying at Bron-Yr-Aur, a small cottage in Wales.[1][2] It was recorded at Olympic Studios on 5 June 1970.
The song did not appear on the Led Zeppelin III album, but was eventually included on Coda. The album was produced by Page at his newly acquired Sol Studios and released in 1982 two years after the death of John Bonham.[2] The guitar tuning for the song is an open-C6 chord (C-A-C-G-C-E).[2] The song was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts.[2]
Cover versions
Sources
- Lewis, Dave (2004) The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
- Welch, Chris (1998) Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
