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Robert Plant — Big Log
Album: The Principle of Moments
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Released: 1983
Length: 5:00
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My love is in league with the freeway
Its passion will ride as the cities fly by
And the taillights dissolve in the coming of night
And the questions, in thousands, take flight

My love is a-miles in the waiting
The eyes that just stare, and the glance at the clock
And the secret that burns, and the pain that grows dark
And it's you once again
Leading me on (Leading me on)
Leading me down the road
Driving beyond (Driving beyond)
Driving me down the road

My love is exceedingly vivid
Red-eyed and fevered with the hum of the miles
Distance and longing, my thoughts do collide
Should I rest for a while at the side?

Your love is cradled in knowing
Eyes in the mirror, still expecting they'll come
And sensing too well when the journey is done
There is no turning back, no
There is no turning back
On the run

My love is in league with the freeway
Oh, the freeway, and the coming of nighttime
My love, my love is in league with the freeway
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 timmus wrote:

Oh good grief, after almost 40 years I find out it's "My love is in league with the freeway", not "doesn't lead to the freeway".



i always thought it was "my love is in lead (as in first place in a race) with the freeway."

the real lyrics - much better! 
Posted 3 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:

I heard him say that truckers use a large book to log miles, cargo, fuel, routes, etc. Truckers call it their big log.  And that is somehow where he got the name about a love song for the highway.


this is great info! thank you!
Posted 3 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
this is a brilliant guitar song and Plant is very much in his stride here…
Posted 11 months ago by tm    [ Reply ]
odd name for a song

#currynight
Posted 1 year ago by salice    [ Reply ]
My love is in league with the freeway
 
Oh my god, after 40 years I finally realized it's not "My love doesn't lead to the freeway".
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 greine wrote:

Love this song, what makes the clapping sound?


A TR-808 drum machine it seems (https://www.wow-vinyl.com/thes...).
Posted 1 year ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:

Sandbanks, Picton, this song, with my bf Jay, sitting in our dugout sand chairs, sunset.......I am sure this will flash before my eyes when I am leaving this PLACE!




Ahhh Robert Plant, and anything Led Zeppelin for that matter, does bring The Sandbanks of Picton to mind for me too!
Posted 1 year ago by spetrie    [ Reply ]
 greine wrote:

Love this song, what makes the clapping sound?



Hands.
And the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round...
Posted 1 year ago by TC1    [ Reply ]
Love this song, what makes the clapping sound?
Posted 1 year ago by greine    [ Reply ]
Robert really had great taste in band mates... except for that clapping sound - that's a bit pronounced for me today?  mix?
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Oh good grief, after almost 40 years I find out it's "My love is in league with the freeway", not "doesn't lead to the freeway".
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
What an outstanding track✌️
Posted 2 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:

I wish there was more music out there with Robbie Blunt, his early guitarist.  Just wonderful in his music writing and playing.  




There are some youtube videos of Plant/Blunt live, Blunt's playing is really exceptional.
Posted 2 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
Fabulous, rich, and evocative of a wild and fairly care-free year of my life, during which I left Engineering and committed to living Rocky Mountain Way... Makes me remember my friend Johnny M, who loved guitar, taught himself to play it well, and dug this song madly. 
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 the_jake wrote:

"Big Log" brought to my mind a totally different image that floats in water too.


You'll be ready for 10th grade, next year
Posted 2 years ago by pnuema    [ Reply ]
 Pjesnik wrote:
 

Not quite, but reaches it asymptotically.




Show off.  
Posted 2 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I keep forgetting this is a Robert Plant solo piece.  I keep assuming that it is a Led Zeppelin piece.  This is a terrific lush, wandering song all the same.
Posted 2 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Can't ignore the proto- eighties production. What the hell's that handclap meant to be? It's not a song that evokes a row of dumbly clapping robots. What were they thinking? They were thinking "We've got 64 tracks now, better use them all. The sound of one hand clapping on 52 of them. Pass the biggest Roland."
Posted 3 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
 tanyhon wrote:
Pure bliss 

Not quite, but reaches it asymptotically.


Posted 3 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
I wish there was more music out there with Robbie Blunt, his early guitarist.  Just wonderful in his music writing and playing.  
Posted 3 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
 the_jake wrote:

"Big Log" brought to my mind a totally different image that floats in water too.
 
I heard him say that truckers use a large book to log miles, cargo, fuel, routes, etc. Truckers call it their big log.  And that is somehow where he got the name about a love song for the highway.
Posted 3 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
I've always liked this one.  I've also never figured out why it's called "Big Log."  A title like "Big Log," you'd expect it to be a song about lumberjacks or sawmills or something like that.
 
"Big Log" brought to my mind a totally different image that floats in water too.
Posted 3 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
This and 29 Palms is The Southland in my mind. 
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:

...or Percy's...errr....Percy.

And it sounds like he's saying "freeway", but it's really "three-way". 
 
Umm, no, look again. Freeway it is.
Posted 3 years ago by Triquel67    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
I've always liked this one.  I've also never figured out why it's called "Big Log."  A title like "Big Log," you'd expect it to be a song about lumberjacks or sawmills or something like that.
 
...or Percy's...errr....Percy.

And it sounds like he's saying "freeway", but it's really "three-way". 
Posted 3 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Just realised the cover is a homage (I'll give him the benefit of the doubt) to Nick Drakes River Man.
Posted 4 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Sandbanks, Picton, this song, with my bf Jay, sitting in our dugout sand chairs, sunset.......I am sure this will flash before my eyes when I am leaving this PLACE!
Posted 5 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
I've always liked this one.  I've also never figured out why it's called "Big Log."  A title like "Big Log," you'd expect it to be a song about lumberjacks or sawmills or something like that.

 
A reference to a truck driver's log book, my guess.
Posted 6 years ago by jbatista    [ Reply ]
I've always liked this one.  I've also never figured out why it's called "Big Log."  A title like "Big Log," you'd expect it to be a song about lumberjacks or sawmills or something like that.
Posted 6 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Beautiful!
A fine album, too.
Posted 6 years ago by grahamdillabough    [ Reply ]
Pure bliss 
Posted 6 years ago by tanyhon    [ Reply ]
The first 8 notes of this song (i.e. the hook) are what KZOK, Seattle's Classic  (Clear Channel) Rock station, use as their interlude between songs on HD Channel 2, Classic Rock deep cuts.

Complete Pavlovian response by me thinking "what's next?" And now I know what song it is, finally! 

KZOK HD2 is about the only FM I can listen to, thankfully HD stations don't have much advertising, and "deep cuts" can be deceiving, sometimes the main chanel plays a deeper cut while simultaneously playing a #1 song on HD2.

Check it out if you want Classic Rock only; it's streamed online.

Long live RP!  
Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Beautiful work.  Still sounds good.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
My favourite from this album.
Posted 7 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
Heard this song for the first time in the GTA V video game and love it since then..
Absolutely gorgeous!!
Posted 7 years ago by Elvis78    [ Reply ]
All right, I give up. What's the Big Log?
Posted 7 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 Stratocaster wrote:
He stayed in my hotel once.  He ate breakfast every morning in public, graciously spoke with fans that approached him, and he was the antithesis of what you would think a star of his stature would be.  I thought that was pretty cool.

 
He used to use the same petrol filling station as i used. I never saw him but the guys serving would mention it. He drove an Audi back then (early/mid 2000's)
Posted 10 years ago by merkin_muffley    [ Reply ]
 Baketown wrote:
That is great you saw the Firm,  How were they?

I saw Plant on the Now and Zen tour
 
...i remembre robert explaining the invisible women onstage who would sway their hips to make the 'heaven knows' sound...
Posted 10 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 Zonkers wrote:
Damn this song brings back some memories, some sweet, some bitter. I got a chance to see him on this tour (and Page with The Firm)
Thanks for playing this! 

 

That is great you saw the Firm,  How were they?

I saw Plant on the Now and Zen tour
Posted 10 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
OMG, wore out this album my first year in University - love love love {#Good-vibes}
Posted 10 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
Certainly better than Zep!
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Damn this song brings back some memories, some sweet, some bitter. I got a chance to see him on this tour (and Page with The Firm)
Thanks for playing this! 
Posted 10 years ago by Zonkers    [ Reply ]
I may need to go back and re-visit some of this solo stuff...
 
Posted 10 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]

Timeless,  it has held up well!


Posted 10 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
 netskink wrote:
Is Viktor her brother?

 BobSteinVisiBone wrote:
Alison Krauss did an amazing cover of this.
 
 
Yes.
Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
God, was it really thirty years ago!! Wondered who was playing guitar and came up with this which might be of interest to the RP posse..

Robbie Blunt went from being a journeyman blues player to the guitarist Robert Plant worked with after Jimmy Page during Plant's early solo career. Blunt excelled at this daunting proposition and became an integral part of Plant's sound. Although this is Blunt's major claim to fame, he has contributed to a lesser degree to various artists both before and after his association with Plant. 

Blunt had been a fairly popular gun for hire in the '70s, working with such forgotten groups as Bronco, Silverhead, and Chicken Shack. His long friendship with Robert Plant paid off in the months following the demise of Led Zeppelin, as Plant asked him to join his R&B pickup group, the Honeydrippers. This arrangement turned less casual when Plant decided to formally test the solo waters in 1982 with Pictures at Eleven. Blunt's playing on the album was very reminiscent of Jimmy Page's, blending blues, Eastern melodies, heavy riffing, and emotive solos into a surprisingly potent mix. Blunt continued to play a key part in the writing and playing on Plant's solo breakthrough, 1983's The Principle of Moments, and its two MTV and radio hits, "Big Log" and "In the Mood." After an official Honeydrippers release and its hit remake of "Sea of Love," Plant wanted to emphasize keyboards more on 1985's Shaken 'n' Stirred, which left Blunt's role somewhat confused. The relationship deteriorated, and Blunt and the rest of the band were sacked in late 1985.

Blunt has added guest guitar to many projects since then, appearing with artists as varied as Clannad, Edie Brickell, and Julian Lennon, but he has never quite equaled the success or exposure that he had with Plant
Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
 dkwalika wrote:
I like the fact that Plant is never afraid to try new things. This is a gem.
 
ABSOLUTELY!    {#Cheers}
Posted 11 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
Great song, holds up well over time! 
Posted 11 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
Lost my virginity to this one. {#Hug}
 
i might have lost mine to the same song... the time was about right. whew, i've not heard this in a very long time.
Posted 11 years ago by marcc    [ Reply ]
Nobody can beat Bill's segue ways !
Posted 11 years ago by angelomisterioso    [ Reply ]
the first song I learned to play on the guitar using notation rather than tab.   the second was Bouree by Jethro Tull.  Still sounds great even though learning it destroys the romance.
Posted 11 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
I like the fact that Plant is never afraid to try new things. This is a gem.
Posted 11 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
Message from the TMI Dept:

Lost my virginity to this one. {#Hug}
 
sexxy
(nice how you can not rate songs now, too) 
Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
He stayed in my hotel once.  He ate breakfast every morning in public, graciously spoke with fans that approached him, and he was the antithesis of what you would think a star of his stature would be.  I thought that was pretty cool.
Posted 12 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
Memories: I was 16, driving home from swimming and got somewhat lost in this song, to the point that I was going 73 in a 45. Did I mention I was 16? Just before I turned into my driveway, full on cop lights in the rearview. Adrenaline, pumping, I pull in. He follows. This was my first pull-over.

My mom comes out: "What's wrong"?

"I dunno".

The cop sees my bloodshot eyes (chlorinated pool) and asks if I'd been smoking pot. I said of course not, I was swimming and I guess I just spaced out. Luckily, I had a wet swimsuit and wet hair (I had hair at the time).

He let me off.

Every time I hear this song, I think of it.

Good song.
Posted 12 years ago by traveyes    [ Reply ]
Don't the hand claps just add to the 80s nostalgia. This song reminds me of road trips of my youth driving across the big expanse of nothing that exists between Boise and Phoenix. Nothing like 19 hours in a car for a 10 year old.

Posted 12 years ago by PhoenixArtDj    [ Reply ]
Ahhhhhhh. My ears are loving it! As a forever Robert Plant fan - this is definitely a favorite. Still, Ship of Fools is my favorite! {#Sunny}
Posted 12 years ago by LifeIsMusic    [ Reply ]

Great minimalist track. Yanks me right back to high-school. Wasn't this the video with the water droplets on the guitar strings? Love it.


Posted 12 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]
This song should have been on Miami Vice...seriously.  Luv it.
Posted 12 years ago by obstetricus    [ Reply ]
 black321 wrote:
 philipburrows wrote:

This song is a classic; the only thing is those ruddy handclaps. With each passing year they stand out just that little bit more. 

I love Plants solo work, even the dodgy 80’s stuff. Under the 80’s production lay some fantastic songs. Great track on Picture At Eleven called Slow Dance.



 

I was just going to post more or less the same thoughts. Perhaps he should takes the tapes back into the studio and remix the sound.
 
Yes!

Bob, if you're listening, get on your laptop and get to work on a clap-less 30th anniversary edition, please.

Posted 12 years ago by lewie221    [ Reply ]
 philipburrows wrote:
This song is a classic; the only thing is those ruddy handclaps. With each passing year they stand out just that little bit more. 

I love Plants solo work, even the dodgy 80’s stuff. Under the 80’s production lay some fantastic songs. Great track on Picture At Eleven called Slow Dance

I agree on those claps.  I also agree has had a quite distinguished solo career.   


Posted 12 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
The ULTIMATE road trip song
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 philipburrows wrote:

This song is a classic; the only thing is those ruddy handclaps. With each passing year they stand out just that little bit more. 

I love Plants solo work, even the dodgy 80’s stuff. Under the 80’s production lay some fantastic songs. Great track on Picture At Eleven called Slow Dance.



 



I was just going to post more or less the same thoughts. Perhaps he should takes the tapes back into the studio and remix the sound.
Posted 12 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]

This song is a classic; the only thing is those ruddy handclaps. With each passing year they stand out just that little bit more. 

I love Plants solo work, even the dodgy 80’s stuff. Under the 80’s production lay some fantastic songs. Great track on Picture At Eleven called Slow Dance.



Posted 12 years ago by philipburrows    [ Reply ]
EXELLENT!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Not a Robert Plant fan per se. But...really like this tune. Also love Little by Little and Ship of Fools. 
 
Ship of Fools is an amazing track. I never tire of it.
Posted 12 years ago by philipburrows    [ Reply ]

This one sparks some fond memories from my younger days - friends and booze and being completely invincible.  I loved this tune then and still really enjoy it now, even after commercial radio overkill.


Posted 12 years ago by jeremyleo    [ Reply ]
Not a Robert Plant fan per se. But...really like this tune. Also love Little by Little and Ship of Fools. 
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I 'm a former Idahoan. Top of the handle. Where long distances abound.
Maybe we had taters in our ears!!{#Tongue}
tanyaahogan wrote:
I learned to drive long distances to this amazing view of life via RP ~

{#Roflol}  funny

sandpebble
(near Paradise) wrote:
My love is a leaf on the freeway.
 
 

Posted 13 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Is Viktor her brother?

 BobSteinVisiBone wrote:
Alison Krauss did an amazing cover of this.
 


Posted 13 years ago by netskink    [ Reply ]
My love is a leaf on the freeway.
Posted 13 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Perfect accompaniment for tea time this afternoon ... {#Meditate}
Posted 13 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Fabulous...always love this song. Comes along in good timing today.
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]


Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Robbie Blunt
blunt
Posted 13 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I love this song... I could do without the clap. but hey, it was the 80s. I'm roller skating now 
Posted 14 years ago by Delawhere    [ Reply ]
Message from the TMI Dept:

Lost my virginity to this one. {#Hug}
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
A classic voice, such dated music.
Posted 14 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
 alvarorb wrote:
I remember when I got that LP. Phil Collins plays the drums on it. I think he produced the album too. I was 16 at the time and I think I must have worn the groves out of that LP. Good times.
Wonderful song. 
 

Smiling...! Yes - most-most wonderful!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
A real-real singer!
WONDERFUL SONG TOO!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I remember buying the vinyl purely for this song, happy days!

Posted 14 years ago by gumbo73039    [ Reply ]
The Rifleman
Posted 14 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
I remember when I got that LP. Phil Collins plays the drums on it. I think he produced the album too. I was 16 at the time and I think I must have worn the groves out of that LP. Good times.
Wonderful song. 
Posted 14 years ago by alvarorb    [ Reply ]
" Plant's lyrics were often influenced by the books of J.R.R. Tolkien. Big Log is a mythical, extended metaphor for a lost love: "My love is in league with the freeway... My love is the miles and the waiting." A Big Log is common lingo of tractor trailer drivers. It is the book in which their road hours are logged, therefore the connection between the road and love and the countless hours we all log on both." (thanks, Stuart - Salem, MA)
Posted 14 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]
 . . . It's about Trucking and management of the BIg Log Book -
Posted 14 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
 Lonestar wrote:
Fitting name for this song, it's gotta be one of his worst.
 
Yeah, we used to make fun of this song for that reason.

The fact that some of the younger members of my social group thought that Plant was doing his best work on these solo albums always stirred up quite a fuss, as well.

Some of us "old folks" will always remember the "salad days" when Led Zeppelin toured America. Some of those shows were among the best live shows ever.

Hard to compare to. {#Cool}

Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
 Lonestar wrote:
Fitting name for this song, it's gotta be one of his worst.
 
ok that really made me laugh
Posted 15 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
Fitting name for this song, it's gotta be one of his worst.
Posted 15 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
I was just thinking that a) I really loved this when it came out (great ethereal open sound) and b) it really sounds dated now.  Mostly thanks to the sampler claps, drum-machine, and the sound of his reverb.  Still, I remember the warm feeling it used to give me more than anything.

Edit: That guitar solo is perfectly understated though... still rates high for me despite its 80s fingerprints.

 nu-GFX wrote:
Wait one more minute and Don Johnson will step into the picture. {#Think}

I like this song. Has a very nice mood.

 


Posted 15 years ago by greyfin10    [ Reply ]
Alison Krauss did an amazing cover of this.

Posted 15 years ago by BobSteinVisiBone    [ Reply ]
a big log indeed.

but the lyrics salvage it somewhat.
Posted 15 years ago by notremotely    [ Reply ]
Wait one more minute and Don Johnson will step into the picture. {#Think}

I like this song. Has a very nice mood.

Posted 15 years ago by nu-GFX    [ Reply ]
Ah 80's...not my favorite musical period when it comes to songs like this.
It's driving me AWAY from this song.{#Frustrated}
Posted 15 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]
amazing song...great!!!!!{#Notworthy}
Posted 15 years ago by amazingjeremy    [ Reply ]
The last time I heard this song, Alison Krauss was singing lead.  What an incredible show!
Posted 15 years ago by wandersahn    [ Reply ]
Cruithne3753 wrote:
You could hear his hair?
Definitely. That and the leather trousers.
Posted 15 years ago by TanteJensen    [ Reply ]
EssexTex wrote:
Or it's about poo!
I analysed this song in high school english class. I believe he is talking about being on the road on tour and leaving the person he loves behind. Robert Plant is a true genius...a true rock god!
Posted 15 years ago by kworkmanflood    [ Reply ]
starfishNcoffee wrote:
one definition of "log" is "to travel for (a certain distance or a certain amount of time), according to the record of a log: We logged 30 miles the first day. He has logged 10,000 hours flying time." Maybe he is saying that he will log the distance of the freeway i.e. he is not limited by anything. Just a thought...
Or it's about poo!
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
one definition of "log" is "to travel for (a certain distance or a certain amount of time), according to the record of a log: We logged 30 miles the first day. He has logged 10,000 hours flying time." Maybe he is saying that he will log the distance of the freeway i.e. he is not limited by anything. Just a thought...
Posted 16 years ago by starfishNcoffee    [ Reply ]
Love this. Robbie Blount was his guitar player on the first few solo albums. He was quite different from Jimmy in that he used a strat, and Jimmie played Gibsons pretty exclusively. He was very underrated, and he was from "Wales." He wales, alright
Posted 16 years ago by MidLyfe    [ Reply ]
asocash wrote:
So much of Robert Plant's early solo stuff was so interesting... especially his commercially un-popular follow-up to Principal of Moments album called 'Shaken and Stirred'... quite experimental. This song reminds me of late-summer days... Robbie Blunt is one of the most underappreciated guitarists out there... Robbert let Robbie slip away for "Now and Zen" and I haven't pyrchased a Robert Plant album since
I'd recommend "Fate of Nations." He gets back to this kind of sound on that album and away from the hyperactive grating sort of stuff he did on Now & Zen and Manic Nirvana.
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
I remember thinking of him as "Just" Led Zepplin stuff... I remember this album being released and I thought "Wow - hes good" this album really changed my perceptions on Robert Plant ... this and the Honeydrippers work was sure a depature from the Led Zep stuff of old
Posted 16 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]
very damn good!
Posted 16 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
My favorite Plant solo song.
Posted 16 years ago by Moonman1    [ Reply ]
Awesome song!!
Posted 16 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
Absolutely fantastic track from a fantastic album. Stunning guitar!
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
zaakster wrote:
This was when he was trying very hard NOT to sound like Zeppelin -- short hair...
You could hear his hair?
Posted 16 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
I knew there was something familiar about the cover
Posted 16 years ago by sfListener    [ Reply ]
I once went out a blind date with a guy who blasted this on the stereo in his Trans Am. I think he had a mullet, too. Good times.
Posted 16 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
fingerpin wrote:
The popular explanation for the title of this song is completely innocuous. It's been said that when this song was being written, the flames in the fireplace were dying. Someone suggested they get it going again and this time "Use the 'big log'". Seriously.
Kind of like naming a song after a 'black dog' wandering around the studio.
Posted 16 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Interesting how dated the chorus effect sounds today. Back then it was novel and ubiquitous, and now you can pretty much date any recording that used it.
Posted 17 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
Cover art echoes Neil's After the Goldrush
Now you mention it I do believe your right. Dose Nick Drake not also have a wall photo like this on the back/inside covers of one of his albums?
Posted 17 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
The popular explanation for the title of this song is completely innocuous. It's been said that when this song was being written, the flames in the fireplace were dying. Someone suggested they get it going again and this time "Use the 'big log'". Seriously.
Posted 17 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
It's probably about R. Plants (big d***)..it's infamous...... it just has to be.... ( that's what I'd like to imagine anyway)
Posted 17 years ago by KMH    [ Reply ]
Nice stuff - an excellent blast from the past. So what, I wonder, is "big log" all about? It does sound a bit scatological to me... ;-). Or maybe it could be David Lynch's theme tune?
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Cover art echoes Neil's After the Goldrush
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
meydele wrote:
Perhaps I am being naive, but what does the title have to do with the song? Love it, but never got it.
If you mention "love" a lot and refer to a log, I assume its a euphemism. That's my best guess.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song... reminds me of my ex.... but besides that (R. Plant is just so cool)
Posted 17 years ago by KMH    [ Reply ]
His best solo tune. Good to hear non-Page tasty licks
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]