Jason Bonham names Robert Plant’s favorite Led Zeppelin songs
It’s always interesting to know which song from a musician they like the most, especially when it’s such a huge band like Led Zeppelin. During a conversation on the Eddie Trunk podcast, Jason Bonham revealed which Zeppelin song he thinks is Robert Plant’s favorite.
While Bonham was in Nashville working on an album with Sammy Hagar and The Circle, he got to have a good time with Plant that they haven’t had together in a long time.
“It was a really cool time… You know, we were talking about some albums, and I never sat down to talk about Zep songs with him because there were always people around. I said, ‘What was your favorite song? about that song? What about that?’ “
“And he said,” What you have to remember is sometimes some of these songs remind me of a time in my life that wasn’t great. I was in a wheelchair after almost dying in a car accident at the time. pain.'”
As Plant recovered from his injuries, Led Zeppelin was preparing to start making a new album, so Plant did his voice for the 1976s. Presence from his wheelchair.
“And he sang like he did on these songs, so God bless him for that,” Bonham praised. “His favorite was … ‘Tea for One’, which he still loves, and ‘Achilles [Last Stand]. ‘ He said, ‘If I ever play something Led Zeppelin … That’s it. Listen to this, this is what we had. He is very proud of it. So it was a wonderful thing to have. “
The drummer said no one from Led Zeppelin went to any of his Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Evening shows because they were based in England, but they watched videos online of him performing.
Listen to the full episode of the podcast below.