Trampled Under Foot

The lyrics were inspired by blues musician Robert Johnson's 1936 song "Terraplane Blues". A Terraplane is a classic car, and the song uses car parts as metaphors for sex—"pump your gas", "rev all night", etc. The themes of these songs however differ; "Terraplane Blues" is about infidelity, while "Trampled Under Foot" is about giving in to sexual temptation. ==Composition and recording==

The song evolved out of a jam session in 1972 and is credited to Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. Much rehearsal went into perfecting the relentless semi-funk riff that dominates this song. Page played through a wah-wah pedal and, as producer, employed reverse echo on the recording. ==Reception and charts==

Billboard described "Trampled Under Foot" as "the most commercial single [Led Zeppelin] put together in several years" and as having "a powerful staccatto beat." Cashbox called it a "high-powered effort" that "packs a punch that is sure to be felt on top of the charts." Record World said that "As Zeppelin-sanity begins to reach Beatlemaniacal proportions, the stage is set for the heavy metalmen to take their first single from Physical Graffiti to the top." Released in April 1975, it reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. ==Live performances and other versions==

during a performance in Chicago (January 1975) "Trampled Under Foot" became a standard part of Led Zeppelin concerts from 1975 onwards, being played on every tour until 1980. A rough mix of the track with less overdubbing was titled "'Brandy & Coke' ". It was released on 11 February 2015 (on iTunes), as part of the remastering process of all nine albums. The rest of the album was released on 23 February 2015. ==Personnel==

According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin: • Robert Plant – vocals • Jimmy Page – electric guitars • John Paul Jones – bass, Clavinet • John Bonham – drums ==See also==