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{{Infobox Song <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name = Nobody's Fault But Mine |
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| Artist = ] |
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| Album = ] |
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| Released = ], ] |
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| track_no = 4 |
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| Recorded = November-December, 1975 |
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| Genre = ], ] |
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| Length = 6:27 |
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| Label = ] |
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| Writer = Traditional |
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| Producer = ] |
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| prev = "]" |
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"'''Nobody's Fault but Mine'''" is a traditional song. It has been covered by many musical acts. The first known recording is by Clara Smith in 1925 under the title "Tain't Nobody's Fault But Yours". Recently it has been covered by The Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin. |
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==Overview== |
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The track features a phase-treated, ]-based riff in E minor (and later E major) from ] which is complemented by vocalist ]. Jimmy Page triple-tracked his guitar intro; playing one guitar an octave higher than the others. |
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] ] and ] ] maintain the rhythm of the song, adding some ] accents during repetitions of the introductory phrase. The first half of the song also features a ] accompaniment by Plant.<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> |
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Many of the lyrics in the song such as "Devil he told me to roll" are traditional<ref>{{cite book|last=Welch|first=Chris|year=2005|title=Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song|edition=2nd|location=London|publisher=Omnibus Press|page=73|isbn=1-56025-818-7}}</ref> although ] singer ] recorded a song with similar lyrics and chorus in 1927 called "It's Nobody's Fault But Mine". The lyrics of the 1927 version are about salvation through reading the ]. |
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==Live history== |
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From ] onwards, "Nobody's Fault but Mine" became a vital component of ], and was played at virtually every show until the group's final ] in ].<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> One live version, from Led Zeppelin's performance at ], is featured on disc 2 of the '']''. During live performances, Plant often exclaimed, "Oh Jimmy!" right before Page went into his guitar solo. |
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"Nobody's Fault but Mine" was performed at ] at the ], ] on ], ]. |
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==Other versions== |
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*Robert Plant performed a version of the song during his solo tours in 1988 and 1990. |
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*Jimmy Page performed this song on his tour with ] in 1999. A version of "Nobody's Fault but Mine" performed by Page and The Black Crowes can be found on the album '']''. |
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*] recorded a version in ], released on their album '']''. Page and Plant played an acoustic version on their subsequent 1995 ''No Quarter'' tour, sometimes swapping it with "]". |
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*A version of the song, with restored lyrics, was recorded by the rock band ] on their album '']''. Their credits indicate "with apologies to Blind Willie Johnson".<ref name=Apologies>Drowning with Land in Sight, (1994), Myrrh Records</ref><ref name=Apologies2>{{ cite web | url = http://www.music-lyrics-gospel.com/gospel_music_lyrics/nobodys_fault_but_mine_32656.asp | title = Nobody's Fault But Mine Lyrics | | accessdate = 2009-02-04 }} |
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*Led Zeppelin parody cover band ] also recorded a version of this song on their album '']''. |
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*American ] band ] covered the song on the 1999 album '']''. |
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*A version of this song was played intermittently by ] with the ] throughout their career, sometimes with lyrics, sometimes without.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} |
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==References== |
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==Sources== |
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*''Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song'', by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7 |
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*''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9 |
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