"Tall Cool One" is a song by English recording artist Robert Plant. The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced ''Now and Zen''. Former

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

bandmate Jimmy Page plays guitar on the song. It was the second single released from his fourth solo studio album ''

Now and Zen ''Now and Zen'' is the fourth solo album by Robert Plant, released 29 February 1988 by Es Paranza Records, Plant's own label. The album made the top 10 in the US (No. 6) and UK (No. 10). It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA on 7 Septe ...

'' (1988).

Background

The song features guitar riff samples of Led Zeppelin songs, including " Black Dog", " Dazed and Confused", "

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", " The Ocean" and "

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", as well as lyrical references to "Black Dog" and "

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". '' Cash Box'' called it a "smoking, balls-out rocker with a really unusual skew."

Chart performance

It reached No. 87 on the UK singles chart, No. 25 on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and number-one on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It was Plant's fourth number-one rock single.

Popular culture

"Tall Cool One" was also featured in a

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for

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Charts

References

External links

* 1988 singles Robert Plant songs Songs written by Robert Plant 1987 songs Songs written by Phil Johnstone {{1980s-single-stub