P from Lakewood, OhRobert Johnson nicked the line 'squeeze my lemon' from an earlier song by Arthur McKay called 'She Squeezed My Lemon', which came out before 'Traveling Riverside Blues'.

Tanya from La Verne, CaJPJ's bass on this song is sick!.

Harry from Sunnyvale, CaI was looking for the meaning behind the line 'Down on the killing floor' and if that is about supporting a family with alimony checks in a job that:'rips the bones from your back,' as Springsteen so aptly sang, or if its about just working 9-5 at any job that is taking your life away.

Zeppelin put a more positive, and sexier, spin on the lyrics by adding many new lines and deleting many old ones. The phrase 'killing floor' is a metaphor to the working are of a slaughter house, because he feels so much pain from being betrayed. The song is about a man who is angry at his girlfriend and is going to leave her. Before the release of Led Zeppelin II, Robert Plant often introduced the song in concert as killing floor. It was entirely the basis for the Lemon Song. It was a big hit for wolf in t wahe early 60's, and was later covered by Jimi Hendrix, although he never recorded it.

Alex from New Jersey, NjAs a fan of Howlin' Wolf as well as Led Zeppelin, I decided to answer some questions about the song Killing Floor.

) And yes, I did think of this song when I saw the title of the collection. While Led Zeppelin's song was not on there, I think this is a collection they might've enjoyed. Stefanie from Rock Hill, ScSo, I found a collection of blues and R&B sex songs called Let me Squeeze Your Lemon.Just snarling, bare, stripped down sex, and kickin blues done by all four of them. None of the rubbish about hobbits, vikings, and conquering armies of Mordor. This song is really a rather unknown Zep track compared to 'Stairway' and 'Rock n Roll' and the like, but I think it's one of their best. He is playing what I like to call 'lead bass', in that he's got his own melody but he's fitting it perfectly around Page's guitar parts. Page's great production work and keen ear, you will find JPJ's work about the funkiest of all Zep tracks. Joe from North Olmsted, OhIf you isolate the bass track, which is rather easy to do on a good stereo since pretty much all of Led Zeppelin's tracks are well recorded and well mixed thanks to Mr.Thomas from Roswell, NmWhen I saw the title to the third track on Led Zeppelin II I asked myself, 'Why in the hell would anybody ever write a song about a damn lemon?' Then I listened to the track and thought, 'Oh my God, this song kicks ass.'.Rich from Portsmouth, NhFor Zep, lemon juice implied something, just as Trampled Underfoot was about a hot car! (hot _rod_!)In 1969 we must have worn out ten phono needles playing their first album!.Josh from Champaign, IlRumor has it that Robert Plant stuffed a lemon in his denim trousers for all the ladies to admire while he sang on stage.

Sim from Cleveland RocksSome of the best baselines to ever be recorded.Nice to see so many comments regarding his work on this track. As far as bass lines go.JPJ is amazing across the board, in any other act he'd stand out, but in an act with three other afficionados, seems he sometimes is a bit underappreciated. Interesting that they decided to name the song after the added verse, though I read elsewhere that European first pressings listed the song as 'Killing Floor'. The last verse, however, lifted from Robert Johnson's 'Traveling Riverside Blues'. Phill from Florida KeysMost lyrics and primary theme lifted from Howlin' Wolf's 'Killing Floor' as many have noted.

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