Tall Cool One (Robert Plant song)

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"Tall Cool One"
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Single by Robert Plant
from the album Now and Zen
B-side"White, Clean and Neat"
Released1988
Recorded1987
GenreRock
Length4:40
LabelEs Paranza
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robert Plant singles chronology
"Heaven Knows"
(1988) 		"Tall Cool One"
(1988) 		"Ship of Fools"
(1988)
Music video
"Tall Cool One" on YouTube

"Tall Cool One" is a song by English recording artist Robert Plant. The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced Now and Zen.[1][2] Former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page plays guitar on the song.[3] It was the third single released from his 1988 album Now and Zen, following "Heaven Knows" and "Ship of Fools".

Background[]

The song features guitar riff samples of Led Zeppelin songs, including "Black Dog",[4] "Dazed and Confused", "Whole Lotta Love", [5] "The Ocean" and "Custard Pie",[6] as well as lyrical references to "Black Dog" and "When the Levee Breaks" [7]

Chart performance[]

It reached No. 87 on the UK singles chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's fourth number-one rock single.[8][1]

Popular culture[]

"Tall Cool One" was also featured in a commercial for Coca-Cola. [9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Plant: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Robert Plant: Tall Cool One". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Iyengar, Vik. "Robert Plant: Now & Zen". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Rodriguez, Carlos Xavier (2004). Bridging the gap: popular music and music education. The National Association for Music Education. p. 58. ISBN 1-56545-158-9. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  5. ^ Swenson, John (October 14, 1998). "Page captures Zeppelin magic". The Bryan Times. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  6. ^ Caudle, Todd (September 15, 1990). "Plant's riveting rock show rooted in past / Long-lived artist refuses to rest on his laurels". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. p. D.5. "Tall Cool One" ... ended with a few strokes of "Custard Pie" and "The Ocean," to bring Plant's historical record full circle.
  7. ^ "The Golden God : Robert Plant". Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Robert Plant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  9. ^ "Robert Plant: Biography". Rolling Stone. March 28, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

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