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Post by Boromir on Mar 19, 2004 16:51:26 GMT -5
What are some songs or bands that were inspired by the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien?
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Post by Legolas on Mar 20, 2004 12:52:15 GMT -5
i dunno, but this kid in my french class is writing a cool song that is kinda inspired by the hobbit.
and about 2 years ago, my band played a bunch of fotr music
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Post by Galadriel on Mar 20, 2004 17:37:28 GMT -5
Thats tight, I play some Rohan songs on my Violin.
But, back onto subject, I'm sorry Boromir, but I don't know who did either.
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Post by Boromir on Mar 20, 2004 17:43:47 GMT -5
Hasn't anyone heard the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins?
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Post by Galadriel on Mar 20, 2004 17:47:52 GMT -5
Nope, not me.  |
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Post by Ilúvatar on Mar 22, 2004 11:14:52 GMT -5
If you cannot stay on topic, please don't post. Maybe it might need a new thread instead.
I know that Led Zepplin was heavily influenced by Tolkien's writings. And I like Zepplin.  |
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Post by Gothmog on Mar 22, 2004 19:18:39 GMT -5
Yes indeed, you can even hear some L.R. related lyrics in their songs. Such as "At the steps of Moria!"
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Post by Fangorn on Apr 29, 2004 20:46:52 GMT -5
Two notable songs by Led Zepplin that contain LOTR references are "Ramble On" and "The Battle of Evermore"
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Post by AragornII on Aug 17, 2004 2:29:44 GMT -5
not forgetting "misty mountain hop"  i think stairway to heaven is subtly referencing it (" there's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold") and alot of their songs that don't reference it are defintely influenced by it ( the rain song, over the hills and far away, no quarter, black mountainside / white summer etc etc) for some reason all their mellow songs remind me of lotr - in addition to ones i've mentioned songs such as "thats the way", "tangerine" and "thank you" all conjur up imagery of beautiful countryside, summer days and M.E type stuff. p.s gothmog which LZ has "at the steps of moria" in it? are you thinking of the ramble on lyrics:- "t'was in the darkest depths of mordor i met a girl so fair, but Gollum! the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her her oooo what am i gonna do now? !!" i love ramble on but i can't help chuckling at those lyrics.. |
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Post by Elemmiire on Oct 4, 2004 22:57:12 GMT -5
have you ever heard of the cd "the lord of the rings: At dawn in rivendell"?
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Oct 26, 2004 7:16:16 GMT -5
Zeppelin is my favorite band, i noticed the LotR references in some of the songs, as well as a Viking mythology motif, like in "The immigrant song" and "No Quarter". i think The battle of Evermore is a collection of various folk themes, i picked out lyrics like "The Ringwraiths ride in black" as well as unfamiliar ones...
this was all way before lotr was popularized by the movies, it attests to the sheer awesomeness of the band that R Plant was belting out tolkien related lyrics in the 70s.
unrelated, but i always thought Cowboy Bebop would have been better ended with Ramble On, or Ten Years Gone...
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