My song is the Immigrant Song.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 12 comments link this postRegular readers know I like Led Zeppelin. I really, really like.
About a month ago, sitting at my sister's house, I noticed a Verizon flier announcing Led Zeppelin music as ring tones.
"Oh, man!" I said. "I would completely break all my own rules about stupid cell phone music to have Led Zeppelin be my ring tone."
My cell phone, though still new and wonderful to me, is far too outdated for such a thing. However, that was that, and I quickly forgot about it.
Today, while I was in Grand Forks, my sister showed me her new Verizon phone. It was one of those phones that flip open to a tiny screen and full keyboard.
"Listen to what John set as your ring tone," she said. I waited with bated breath to see what my brother-in-law had chosen to be my cell phone anthem.
And what should come out of that phone, but Immigrant Song.
My brother-in-law had remembered my Led Zepplin gushing and I couldn't have been more pleased to be the only one on her phone with that ring tone. I'd call her just so she could be blessed by the fine music.
"Don't let anyone else on your list have that song!" I demanded (I am the demanding youngest sister). "And, if you ever change my tone, it has to be to Ramble On, OK?"
(Watch Viking Kitties sing the Immigrant Song. See Jack Black beg to use the Immigrant Song. Get a little Ramble On with an LOTR fix.)
Thank you, John. You totally made my day.
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 2/18/2008 10:03:00 PM
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12 Comments:
Viking Kittens rock!
By 
Michael Bates, at
19/2/08 00:03
"Regular readers know I like Led Zepelin."
Do we, now? A Google search for Led Zeppelin yields exactly two mentions. And one of them is an offhand remark buried deep in the comments of a post about possible cyber-stalkers.
Actually, for a long time I thought you were into classical music only. Shows how much the writer erroneously thinks she conveys and how much the reader erroneously thinks he knows.
By Keith Schooley, at
19/2/08 00:49
Okay, I cut and paste the first line from your post into my comment. And "Zeppelin" loses a "p".
Time for another post about crop circles?
By Keith Schooley, at
19/2/08 00:53
Immigrant Song is great, the more so for those of you in the far northern regions. But I'm more of a Dazed and Confused kinda guy.
By Rey, at
19/2/08 03:11
Zeppelin rocks!
By 
, at
19/2/08 07:44
I feel lectured, Keith.
I've talked about Led Zeppelin in regards to Robert Plant's new album with Alison Krause, a road trip, and in a random listing of music, I think.
But I guess I thought I talked about it more than I have.
I just didn't want to Ramble On about them all the time so I try to keep mentions to a minimum.
By Julie R. Neidlinger, at
19/2/08 07:50
Sorry. Didn't mean to lecture.
By Keith Schooley, at
19/2/08 09:29
D.C. Talk to Led Zeppelin. Quite a leap. And your parents allowed it.
I like Houses of the Holy, In Through the Out Door.
Last week there was a TV special with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. They did a slow version of Black Dog.
By , at
19/2/08 18:49
ahh-AAA AAHHHH-ah!
I'm quite surprised at your Zep fanhood. I myself am very much not a fan, except for three songs. But I absolutely love those three songs:
D'Yer Mak'er, Fool In the Rain, and the absolute best Zep song, evar: Dancing Days.
By 
jvjannotti, at
19/2/08 18:57
"Good Times, Bad Times"
As a drummer myself, I find Bonham's footwork on that song always brings a smile to my face. Great stylistic choices, too. And that leads me into one of my biggest complaints about today's music.
I've long contended that no popular band today (save for U2) is even one-tenth as interesting musically as Zeppelin. And honestly, Zeppelin, during their most creative period, was ripping off the old blues kings. So what does that say about today's music?
It's telling that I can't name a recent band who has a similar style to Zeppelin. And that despite Zeppelin's massive popularity. In truth, their style of blues and hard rock mixed with some progressive rock just doesn't exist anymore.
By DLE, at
21/2/08 09:55
"It's telling that I can't name a recent band who has a similar style to Zeppelin."
I think this is one of the reasons that many of us who have been around for a while tend to favor the music of that era and don't listen as much to current bands. Of course, we can then be accused of being "old foggies" in much the same way as we accused those of the generation before us.
By Rey, at
21/2/08 12:22
Hi Julie,
The use of "The Immigrant Song" in Shrek 3 was a stroke of genius, it was the high point of the movie for me.
I've always appreciated your cogent and concise comments on my friend Keith Schooley's blog, and when I saw that he had commented on yours (regarding a Led Zeppelin song, no less!)I figured it was time to look you up.
It's funny how songs become touchstones for us, calling up all kinds of thoughts, images, memories, etc, to the point where we feel as though a particular song is "ours"- that it couldn't possibly mean more to someone else than it does to us.
If anyone lurking on your site actually knows me, they may be shocked at this, but my ringtone is "Godzilla" by Blue Oyster Cult. I loved the old Japanese monster movies when I was a kid, and in my teen years I found that BOC lyrics were often deeper than one might think, full of all sorts of lore, legend, and literature. Plus, by the '80's they weren't that popular anymore, at least in the Detroit area, so being a fan fit my self-styled misfit iconoclast image.
I dropped them for Christian rock when I got saved in '85, but now, as a father of five and into my forties, my musical tastes are pretty "Big Tent" inclusive.
BTW, I laughed out loud really hard while reading through your EULA page. I completely agree with everything you say therein, and find the fact that you have to say it proof of the decline of western civilization. "Rules for civil discourse?! We don't no stinking rules! How dare you claim that my vulgar neo-barbarian ranting in a language tantalizingly similar to english is less valid than your well-thought-out essays on your site that you pay for."
Or, in other words, "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine." Maranatha.
Grace and Peace, Dave Porter
By , at
25/2/08 22:25
