Led Zeppelin Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1968. The Group Comprised Vocalist Robert Plant Guitarist Jimmy Page Bassist And Keyboardist John Paul Jones And Drummer John Bonham. With A Heavy Guitar-Driven Sound They Are Cited As One Of The Progenitors Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Although Their Style Drew From A Variety Of Influences Including Blues And Folk Music. Led Zeppelin Have Been Credited As Significantly Impacting The Nature Of The Music Industry Read More On Last.Fm
"Ten Years Gone" Is A Song By English Rock Band Led Zeppelin From Their 1975 Album Physical Graffiti. Originally Intended To Be An Instrumental Piece Jimmy Page Used Some 14 Guitar Tracks To Overdub The Harmony Section. Robert Plant Later Added Lyrics Which Are Dedicated To An Old Girlfriend Who Ten Years Earlier Had Made Him Choose Either Her Or His Music. Plant Explained In An Interview In 1975 Let Me Tell You A Little Story Behind The Song "Ten Years Gone" On Our New Album. I Was Working My Ass Off Before Joining Zeppelin. A Lady I Really Dearly Loved Said "Right. It's Me Or Your Fans." Not That I Had Fans But I Said "I Can't Stop I've Got To Keep Going." She's Quite Content These Days I Imagine. She's Got A Washing Machine That Works By Itself And A Little Sports- Car. We Wouldn't Have Anything To Say Anymore. I Could Probably Relate To Her But She Couldn't Relate To Me. I'd Be Smiling Too Much. Ten Years Gone I'm Afraid. Anyway There's A Gamble For You. In Another Interview Plant Credited Page With The Song's Intricate Construction Jimmy Is The Man Who Is The Music. He Goes Away To His House And Works On It A Lot And Then Brings It To The Band In Its Skeletal State. Slowly Everybody Brings Their Personality Into It. This New Flower Sort Of Grows Out Of It. "Ten Years Gone" Was Pain-Stakingly Pieced Together From Sections He'd Written