Candy Store Rock

Infobox Single
Name = Candy Store Rock


Artist = Led Zeppelin
from Album = Presence
B-side = "Royal Orleans"
Released = March 31, 1976
track_no = 5
Recorded = November-December, 1975
Format =
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 4:07
Label = Swan Song
Writer = Page/Plant
Producer = Jimmy Page
Misc =
Last single = "Trampled Under Foot" / "Black Country Woman"
(1974)
This single = "Candy Store Rock" / "Royal Orleans"
(1976)
Next single = "Fool in the Rain" / "Hot Dog"
(1979)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Presence
Type = studio
prev_track = "Nobody's Fault But Mine"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "Candy Store Rock"
track_no = 5
next_track = "Hots on for Nowhere"
next_no = 6

"Candy Store Rock" is a single by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album "Presence". It was also released as a single in the United States, but it did not chart. [ cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=360 |title=Candy Store Rock at Songfacts.com |accessdate=2008-06-25 ]

The track is done in the style of a 1950s rock 'n' roll number, giving it a rather low-key but cheerful flavor. Some of lead singer Robert Plant's lyrics were inspired by parts of various Elvis Presley songs. John Bonham's drumming is controlled rather than bombastic, making heavy use of the timpani. Meanwhile Jimmy Page's guitar solo is short and measured, coming in half way through the song.

The band recorded the song at Musicland Studios in Germany, and it only took them about an hour to write it. Plant sang from a wheelchair because he was recovering at the time from a car accident he had sustained in Greece.

"Candy Store Rock" was never performed live by the band at Led Zeppelin concerts.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] Robert Plant considers it to be one of his favourite songs.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.]

References

ources

*"Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song", by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
*"The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9