I didn't know about Zappa's connection to the LOTR!!! Led Zeppelin IV is full of Tolkien references; I love that album so much. Another Tolkien reference I can think of is found in Camel's second studio record, Mirage, in the song "The White Rider," which is about Gandalf. Latimer sings:
I didn't know about Zappa's connection to the LOTR!!! Led Zeppelin IV is full of Tolkien references; I love that album so much. Another Tolkien reference I can think of is found in Camel's second studio record, Mirage, in the song "The White Rider," which is about Gandalf. Latimer sings:
Once he wore grey, he fell and slipped away
From everybody's sight.
The wizard of them all, came back from his fall
This time wearing white.
Lovely. I was just working on some Tolkien this morning. So, perfect timing. Glass Hammer has some great Tolkien music as well.
I've always said that Led Zeppelin either sings about Lord of the Rings or sex -- just amassing more evidence, now....
Somehow the Stairway to Heaven - LoTR connection never came to me, though now that you have explained it, how else could it be?