Over the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin song)

"Over the Hills and Far Away"
Song by Led Zeppelin
From the album Houses of the Holy
Album released	28 March 1973
Recorded	1972
Genre	Hard Rock
Song Length	4:50
Record label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Jimmy Page
Houses of the Holy Album Listing
The Rain Song (Track 2)	Over the Hills and Far Away (Track 3)	The Crunge (Track 4)

"Over the Hills and Far Away" is the third track from Led Zeppelin's 1973 album Houses of the Holy. The piece starts off with an acoustic intro from guitarist Jimmy Page, before Robert Plant's vocals come in. Shortly thereafter, Page crashes in with an electric guitar along with John Bonham's drums and John Paul Jones' bass. Page plays a short solo, and Plant sings the final verse. The final part of the song is actually an acoustic guitar. Page recorded only the subtle echo of his guitar leaving the dry signal out of the final mix completely . [1]

The song was released as the first single from its parent album in the US and reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . However, the song later became a staple of the Classic Rock format.

Trivia

• There is a Mother Goose rhyme called "Tom He Was The Piper's Son" which mentions Tom being only able to play a song called "Over The Hills And Far Away", and that he pleased all the girls and boys with his music.

• In many live performances of the song, including on the official live album How the West was Won, after singing the words "pocket-full of gold," Plant would sing "Acapulco Gold," which is a type of marijuana.