When the album Presence was released, the lyrics of "Nobody`s Fault but Mine" invited speculation as to what the song was actually about. Some thought
When the album Presence was released, the lyrics of "Nobody`s Fault but Mine" invited speculation as to what the song was actually about. Some thought it concerned Jimmy Page`s blossoming heroin addiction. Others thought it was comparable to Robert Johnson`s "Hellhound On My Trail" in that it was Plant lamenting Led Zeppelin`s supposed deal with the devil.
From 1977 onwards, "Nobody`s Fault but Mine" became a vital component of Led Zeppelin concerts, and was played at virtually every show until the group`s final tour of Europe in 1980. One live version, from Led Zeppelin`s performance at Knebworth in 1979, is featured on disc 2 of the Led Zeppelin DVD. During live performances, Plant often exclaimed, "Oh Jimmy!" right before Page went into his guitar solo. The hook and many of the lyrics in the song were taken from American blues singer Blind Willie Johnson, who recorded it in 1927. Johnson never applied for a copyright for the song and so the band was free to apply their own.
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