If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Don't it make you feel bad When you're trying to find your way home You don't know which way to go? If you're going down South They go no work to do If you don't know about Chicago Crying won't help you Praying won't do you no good Now, crying won't help you Praying won't do you no good When the levee breaks Mama, you got to move All last night sat on the levee and moaned All last night sat on the levee and moaned Thinking about my baby and my happy home Going, going to Chicago, going to Chicago Sorry, but I can't take you Going down, going down now, going down
If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Don't it make you feel bad When you're trying to find your way home You don't know which way to go? If you're going down South They go no work to do If you don't know about Chicago Crying won't help you Praying won't do you no good Now, crying won't help you Praying won't do you no good When the levee breaks Mama, you got to move All last night sat on the levee and moaned All last night sat on the levee and moaned Thinking about my baby and my happy home Going, going to Chicago, going to Chicago Sorry, but I can't take you Going down, going down now, going down
A iconic batida de bateria foi gravada na base de uma escadaria de três andares em Headley Grange, com microfones posicionados no topo, capturando um som ressonante e abafado único.
O engenheiro Andy Johns processou o som de bateria comprimindo-o através de dois canais e adicionando eco usando uma unidade Binson pertencente a Jimmy Page.
O kit de bateria usado na gravação era totalmente novo, tendo chegado da fábrica apenas antes da sessão no Estúdio Móvel dos Rolling Stones.
Robert Plant aplicou uma técnica de "eco reverso" na parte de harmônica, colocando o eco antes do som original durante a mixagem para criar um efeito distinto.
A música foi originalmente gravada em um tempo diferente e depois desacelerada, o que fez Plant cantar em uma afinação intermediária, resultando no som pesado e "lento" característico do alto-falante e da guitarra.
A batida se tornou extremamente popular no hip hop e na música dance para ser sampleada, levando a uma ação legal por parte dos membros remanescentes do Led Zeppelin contra os Beastie Boys por seu uso em "Rhymin & Stealin"".
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