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‘Warmest Place on Earth’: Kashmir releases tourism video to counter negative portrayal

The video has a kashmiri song with lyrics written by ias officer shah faesal. as the video captures the natural beauty, sahibo sung by mudasir ahmad and vibha saraf talks about loss and solitude..

Jammu and Kashmir has launched a new five-minute film to counter perceived “negative portrayal of Kashmiris” in the national media and highlight the hospitality offered by Valley locals to visitors.

The film, a confluence of serene shots from the valley, brings to the fore the experience of a young couple on their first trip to Kashmir. (Videograb)

The video , Warmest Place on Earth , garnered over 1.5 million views on Facebook and 35 thousand views on YouTube in a little over 24 hours. It was released by the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti at a grand launch function in Srinagar on Saturday evening attended by senior minister and top officials.

An official press statement of the event said that Mehbooba regretted that “the negative portrayal of Kashmir has affected the tourism industry of the state badly which employs a sizeable chunk of population”.

“Tourism to Kashmir is not about its physical beauty alone but the exploration of a deep rooted spiritual system which needs to be experimented. Hospitality and warmth are deeply ingrained in the life of people here which has aptly been reflected by the film,” she spoke about the film.

The five-minute video has a Kashmiri song with powerful lyrics playing in the background, which is written by Indian Administrative Service officer Shah Faesal. As the video captures the natural beauty of Kashmir, Sahibo sung by Mudasir Ahmad and Vibha Saraf talks about loss and solitude.

The plot goes something like this: A couple from the Indian heartland is visiting the picturesque Kashmir valley and they are taken a day-long trip around the Valley by someone who they think is the driver provided by their travel agency – but turns out be just a common Kashmiri out to run an errand for his wife.

“I am happy that the song written by me is drawing attention,” said Faesal, the 34-year-old bureaucrat, currently posted as managing director, JK power development department.

It’s a first of its kind endeavour by the state tourism department that launched the film on its social media pages with a note saying, “We present to you the most stunning feature of Kashmir. No! It’s not about the snowy peaks, gurgling streams and winding treks. Watch this moving film till the end, to discover and celebrate a different side of Kashmir, the #WarmestPlaceOnEarth.”

Speaking to HT, director of the state tourism department, Mahmood Ahmad Shah said, “The positivity and warmth in Kashmir is not highlighted by national media – perhaps good news is not news. This film captures one of the countless heartwarming stories of hospitality that you will find in Kashmir.”

The short film, produced by J Walter Thomson (India), has received largely positive reviews on social media. In fact, a tweet of the YouTube link of the film with a message “Kashmir, our home” is the first tweet from the official handle of CM Mehbooba – which was lying inactive for a long time now.

However, some have criticised the film saying that the film promoted servility, instead of hospitality.

Popular blog With Kashmir ran a story titled “The Latest JK Tourism Video is Wrong in Many Ways”. “His [the Kashmiri driver’s] compassion is put in service of a desperate attempt to show that we deep down still are the likeable, subservient, acquiescent, compliant servants of yore. That we can still be reclaimed from our rebellion to do what we are perceived to do best: to serve and submit,” reads a paragraph from the criticism of the film by US-based Kashmiri academic Ather Zia, quoted in the blog post.

The tourism sector, which is a significant contributor to Jammu and Kashmir’s economy, adds 8% to the state’s gross domestic product. The sector employs over 100,000 people, directly and indirectly, according to approximate industry estimates.

In 2016, the state recorded the arrival of 1.29 million tourists.

Tourism figures for the valley have had a direct link with its law and order situation.

Kashmir was a favourite among national and international tourists until 1988, with over 700,000 arrivals. But in 1989, an armed violence began in the valley and the numbers dropped by 200,000.

There has been a decline in insurgency-related violence in recent years in the valley but the rise in street violence, mostly stone-pelting, has again scared away tourists.

“The film highlights how an average Kashmiri reacts when he receives tourists and how he hosts them,” said Mahmood A Shah.

The video has also been shared by filmmakers Karan Johar and Imtiaz Ali and actor Alia Bhatt on social media. Ali, who shot his films Rockstar and Highway in the valley, in fact, recalled his experience of how as a Class 9 student he was moved by the hospitality of a local in Kashmir.

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Our traditional folk songs

Kashmir is a region known for its rich traditions and artistic expressions. The traditional folk songs here are an integral part of the cultural heritage. Often sung during weddings and other festive occasions, these popular songs are characterized by their melodious tunes, rhythmic beats, and meaningful lyrics. These tempting songs seem to have returned now back to cultural tapestry of Kashmir with a contemporary touch. The new musical stroke given to these songs by the modern artistry have brought them back to the masses. And with each passing day these songs besides locals are also sung by foreigners who visit here. Recently a Belgian lady tourist’s rhapsody went viral in social media performing Mahmood Gami’s famous folk-song in Dal Lake, Srinagar: “Brum dith waejnus naavey, gam chhum yaar maa raavey… ” (Beguiled into love, I have been by a snare; apprensive I am, lest my beloved does disappear…). Her singing in fact evoked a new wave for these so appealing melodies. In Ramadhan, these folk songs were also sung by women in villages and towns during evenings.

These songs were chanted to in the honor of the holy month. When few days of this month were left, women showed warmth and enthusiasm in welcoming Idd-ul-Fitr. Their feeling was mixed. They welcomed Eid, and bade a tearful goodbye to Ramadhan. Earlier, the habit of singing “rouf” amongst Kashmiri women used to be common, but nowadays it seems to have been ignored only because the social position of women has considerably improved in recent years as a result of education. No doubt, the standard of living and mode of thinking of the people has considerably developed, but they should remember it as their heritage and asset. In past “rouf” used to be the core contentment for village women. They could hurriedly come out of their homes after taking Nun Chai (traditional tea) at Iftaar time and used to sing mellifluously. Some women used to sing dulcet rouf , others used to boom with fun, joking, joggle, dance and mockery, etc. The humorous presenting of these songs has often been remarkable:

Idd ahyee rase rase, Idd gah vasway,

Yeme unda Nabi saeb teme unde vasay,

Lejen chuvae vathran

Taway chu na naryan

Zungan chuve zung dud

Taway chu na narayan

(The festival of Eid came up with fervor, bit by bit. Let’s turn over to Eidgah, the side where our Prophet is present. Are you in trouble that you don’t come? Is there pain in your legs that you don’t come?).

Be it Rasul Mir’s, “Lalus wantai chus sawal; salus antanee baeliyay… ” or popular melody sung by Shameem Azad, “Tosh tosh bulbulo son’th aewe waliyae, laliyay lajeye doorun graaeye…” There is, after all, much to delve into the history, significance, and various aspects of these traditional folk songs and to explore their cultural importance with artistic essence.

Historical Background

Kashmiri folk-songs have a long and storied history that dates back to centuries. They are deeply rooted in the cultural fabric of Kashmir with their origins often traced to the Sufi traditions of the region. These songs have evolved over time; have influenced by various musical styles and cultural exchanges only to make them a unique and cherished art form.

Musical Elements

One of the defining features of popular Kashmiri folk songs is their enchanting music. These songs are typically accompanied by traditional instruments such as the “tumbaknar” (a percussion instrument), “rabab” (a stringed instrument), and harmonium, etc. The combination of these instruments creates a harmonious blend of sounds that captivated the audience. The tunes were often intricate and emotive thereby reflecting the sentiments of the lyricists.

Lyrics and Themes

The lyrics of these songs were steeped in poetic beauty and carry deep cultural and emotional significance. They often celebrate love, nature, and the mysticism associated with Sufi traditions. These songs also narrate stories of Kashmiri folklore, portraying the region’s history and rich heritage. The themes in these songs were diverse ranging from expressions of joy and love to reflections on the beauty of the Kashmir Valley. Some songs like: “Roshe wala mane dilbaro, poshan baharo yurwalo…; Cholhama roshey roshey, waloo maine poshae madno…” or “Hariye thavakhna kante lolo, zaar mein totus wante lolo…” are undoubtedly having inspirational lyrics and themes.

Cultural Significance

Kashmiri folk songs played a vital role in preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Kashmiri people. They are an essential part of social and religious ceremonies particularly during weddings. The performance of these songs during these events adds a sense of festivity and joy, making the occasions memorable for all involved. The songs also serve as a means of passing down the traditions from one generation to the next. Even today click videos at bride’s arrival by giving them the background music of popular Kashmiri folk-sung, “Zun chaek zoon aftaabus zamechh, zun chaek noor paeth paede gamachh; dekus chuev techh ta naste chuye chuni, cha kasey zoone zamachh chhek…”

Traditional Attire and Dance

The performance of Kashmiri folk songs was often accompanied by traditional attire and dance. Dancers, typically women, wore colorful “pherans” (traditional Kashmiri loose clad) and adorned themselves with intricate jewellery. The dance movements were graceful and rhythmic, complementing the music and lyrics. This visual spectacle added to the overall charm of these song performances. One such song is which is danced upon in the traditional attire is, “Machar aaw aabsharan, ba charun yaar kuth gou; Bae zaejnus lolenarun, ba charun yaar kuth gou…”

Evolution and Modernization

While Kashmiri folk songs remained deeply rooted in tradition, they have also evolved to incorporate modern elements. Contemporary musicians and artists have experimented with fusion of music combining traditional songs with the elements of pop and rock. This innovation has helped to introduce these songs to a broader audience while preserving the richest cultural essence. Take for instance the example of Kashmiri folk-song of Mission Kashmir movie, “Bumbro bumbro shaam rungh bumbro, kaze chukh euth nalano, ho ho…” The song has gone so popular that it is nowadays less sung by Kashmiris than outsiders.

Challenges and Preservation

Despite their cultural significance, Kashmiri traditional songs are facing challenges in the modern era. Socio-political conflicts and changing cultural dynamics have sometimes hindered the preservation and promotion of this art form. Efforts are being made by cultural organizations and artists to ensure the continued vitality of this richest cultural legacy, including documenting and archiving traditional compositions.

Bottom-line

Kashmiri folk songs are a treasure trove of cultural heritage and artistic expression. Their enchanting music, poetic lyrics, and vibrant performances are a testament to the rich traditions of Kashmir. These songs continue to play a vital role in connecting the Kashmiri people with their roots and sharing their culture with the world. It is essential to recognize and celebrate the beauty and significance of Kashmiri traditional songs as a precious part of our global cultural tapestry.

(The author is a teacher and regular columnist from Rafiabad. Email: [email protected] )

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Kashmir Music and Dance

If you are interested in watching some of the most captivating traditional folk art forms in India, J&K is one of the best destinations. The performing arts in J&K are based on true expressions of life. You can observe special songs and dances for almost all occasions such as birth celebrations, wedding ceremonies and crop harvesting. These innovative dance forms and melodious numbers are attached with distinct features of age old tradition and deep ethnicity.

The culture of Jammu and Kashmir is an interesting reflection of color, zest, harmony and unity in diversity. Not only the demographic variations, but also the cultural diversity of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are counted as remarkable in performing arts.

Nationalistic And Sufi Music

Kashmir was, earlier, a predominantly Hindu state and most of the people belonged to the Brahmin caste. Therefore, you will notice a touch of 'nationalistic' music here. The traditional folk songs depict mythological tales about Brahmin Kashmiri heroes.

After the arrival of Muslims, another traditional music 'Sufi' (influenced by the Islam) was introduced to the state. The two-day annual festival Spitok Gutor Zanskar plays a form of Kashmiri folk and Sufi based music mixed with metal with a nationalistic message. Their music focuses on tales about old Brahmin, Buddhist, and Sufi legends.

Folk-Classical Music and Instruments

The traditional Kashmiri music is characterized by the harmonized vocals and various instruments. A few major forms:

Hafiz Nagma is a wonderful performing art, which is based on the classical music of Kashmir- the Sufiana Kalam. The instrument used in Hafiz Nagma is called Santoor , the most popular folk instrument (played by Goddess Sharada, the goddess of learning). Sufiana Kalam has been popular in Kashmir since the 15th century, when the Iranis arrived here. The Santoor is a hundred stringed instrument that is played with sticks.
Rabab is a popular folk music of Kashmir. It includes musical instruments like nagara, dukra and sitar.
Geetru is performed at the time of festivals like rural weddings and other social festivals. It is popular in Dogra Pahari area of Jammu valley and includes dance as well as singing. Both the sexes take part in this art format, which continues throughout the day and night.
Henzae is another music style performed by Kashmiri Pandits on religious and cultural festivals.
Ladishah, a sort of spoof/parody, are humorous songs based on the present social and political conditions. The singers move from village to village performing during the harvesting period.
The Hafiz Nagma of the Sufiana Kalam has a dance style- Hafiza , performed on the respective music pattern.
Surma is an interesting and emotional dance, which reveals the frustration of a newly married bride whose groom has gone in the war.
Rouf is one of the most famous conventional dances performed by the women of Kashmir region. This group dance is performed as a welcome dance for the spring season or during Ramzan and Eid. The song that plays in the background, is in the form of questions and answers, where one group questions and the other responds to it in a rhythmic way.
Kashmiris are popular for performing Dandaras dance during the Lohri (Makarsankranti) festival. It is a n energetic and professional dance, in which every group carries a model of peacock (made of bamboos and colored paper), and every member has a stick in his hand, which is clicked with the adjacent person's.
The people of Wattal region are expert in performing the Dumhal. This illustrious dance is a typical theatre based art which is a unique blend of dance and marriage songs.
Bacha Nagma Dance is quite popular during marriage ceremonies or any cultural celebrations. The dance is performed only by boys or by men, dressed as boys. The attire/outfit has a resemblance with the dress that is worn by Kathak dancers. It is a group dance with one lead singer.
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Kashmir by Led Zeppelin Lyrics Meaning – The Transcendental Voyage in Classic Rock

by SMF AI · Published December 31, 2023 · Updated April 24, 2024

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A Mystical Journey Beyond Time and Space

The spiritual geography of ‘kashmir’, unlocking the song’s hidden meaning, the immortal lines that define a rock epoch, when wanderlust and epic storytelling collide.

Talk in song from tongues of lilting grace Sounds caress my ear And not a word I heard could I relate The story was quite clear

Oh, baby, I been blind Oh, yeah, mama, there ain’t no denyin’ Oh, ooh yes, I been blind Mama, mama, ain’t no denyin’, no denyin’

All I see turns to brown As the sun burns the ground And my eyes fill with sand As I scan this wasted land Try to find, try to find the way I feel

Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like sorts inside a dream Leave the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream My shangri la beneath the summer moon I will return again As the dust that floats high in June We’re moving through Kashmir

Oh, father of the four winds fill my sails Cross the sea of years With no provision but an open face Along the straits of fear Oh, when I want, when I’m on my way, yeah And my feet wear my fickle way to stay

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In the pantheon of rock, few songs have ever managed to combine the mystical with the musical as seamlessly as Led Zeppelin’s ‘Kashmir’. A staple of the band’s live performances and an enduring classic, the song stands tall as a testament to Led Zeppelin’s ability to craft evocative landscapes within the confines of a composition.

Digging deep into the essence of ‘Kashmir’, one finds a rich tapestry of symbolism and sonic ambition. With each cryptic verse and each melodic turn, Led Zeppelin takes the listener on an introspective journey—one that defies the boundaries of time and space while touching upon the universal quest for meaning and self-discovery.

The opening lines of ‘Kashmir’ instantly transport us. Robert Plant’s powerful voice, coupled with Jimmy Page’s entrancing guitar riffs, sets the stage for a trek through the metaphysical. ‘I’m a traveler of both time and space’ underscores the song’s central ethos—it is an odyssey not just through physical lands but through the endless realms of the consciousness and the human experience.

In this journey, the protagonist sits with ‘elders of the gentle race’, which evokes images of learning from wise sages and tapping into ancient wisdom. The repeated phrase ‘All will be revealed’ hints at an enlightenment that accompanies profound journeys, whether they be of the spirit or the flesh.

‘Kashmir’—with its hints of exotic landscapes and untamed wilderness—serves as a metaphor for the internal exploration the song encourages. The geographic reference is intentional; Kashmir, a contested region known for its breathtaking beauty and tumultuous history, becomes a perfect backdrop for a voyage of discovery both epic and introspective.

The use of ‘Kashmir’ as more than just a canvas but as an integral part of the song’s narrative speaks to Led Zeppelin’s gift for marrying the abstract with the tangible and using the geography of our world to chart the less visible terrains of our inner workings.

Between the lines of vivid imagery and hypnotic melodies lies a coded message about human existence. The wanderer in the lyrics represents every person’s journey through life, the search for identity, purpose, and understanding. It’s about reaching a state of inner peace and finding one’s personal ‘Shangri La’—a reference to the mythical Himalayan utopia, a harmonious valley secluded from the chaos of the external world.

Such mentions of ethereal locations intertwined with expressions of blind wanderlust and sensations of environmental forces (‘All I see turns to brown as the sun burns the ground’) convey the daunting sense of navigating one’s life path, and the subsequent enlightenment found when one embraces the journey, regardless of its hardships.

‘Let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream’—this unforgettable opening captures the essence of adventure that defines the human spirit. It reflects a desire to absorb and learn from every experience, to dream under the same stars that have guided countless voyagers before us.

These words resonate with many because they speak to an innate yearning to be part of something larger and timeless. How the song taps into the cosmic scale of our journey, and grounds it with terrestrial imagery, reinforces its potency and the reason why it remains one of the most evocative pieces in rock history.

The musical arrangement of ‘Kashmir’ is a tapestry in itself, with John Bonham’s percussion and John Paul Jones’ bass lines contributing to the sense of motion and travel. The ever-escalating dynamic serves to underscore the theme of an ongoing, relentless quest—a sonic and lyrhythmic representation of the human condition.

No discussion of ‘Kashmir’ would be complete without noting its structural magnificence. The song’s longevity and appeal don’t just lie in its lyrics but in its ambitious composition—a charting of an epic saga that is both deeply personal and sweepingly universal. In the grand narrative of rock, ‘Kashmir’ stands as a paragon of storytelling through music.

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Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face And stars fill my dream I'm a traveler of both time and space To be where I have been To sit with elders of the gentle race This world has seldom seen They talk of days for which they sit and wait All will be revealed Talk in song from tongues of lilting grace Sounds caress my ear And not a word I heard could I relate The story was quite clear Oh, baby, I been blind Oh, yeah, mama, there ain't no denyin' Oh, ooh yes, I been blind Mama, mama, ain't no denyin', no denyin' All I see turns to brown As the sun burns the ground And my eyes fill with sand As I scan this wasted land Try to find, try to find the way I feel Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like sorts inside a dream Leave the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream My shangri la beneath the summer moon I will return again As the dust that floats high in June We're moving through Kashmir Oh, father of the four winds fill my sails Cross the sea of years With no provision but an open face Along the straits of fear Oh, when I want, when I'm on my way, yeah And my feet wear my fickle way to stay Ooh, yeah yeah, oh, yeah yeah, But I'm down oh, yeah yeah, oh, yeah Yeah, but I'm down, so down Ooh, my baby, oh, my baby Let me take you there Come on, oh let me take you there Let me take you there

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All band members agreed this was one of their best musical achievements. Robert Plant said it was "One of my favorites... it was so positive, lyrically." Page has answered the question "What is the greatest Zeppelin riff of all" by citing this song.
Plant wrote the lyrics in 1973 while driving through the Sahara Desert on the way to the National Festival of folklore in Morocco. Kashmir is in Southern Asia; he was nowhere near it. In Mojo magazine, September 2010, Plant explained: "'Kashmir' came from a trip Jimmy and me made down the Moroccan Atlantic coast, from Agadir down to Sidi Ifni. We were just the same as the other hippies really."
The original title was "Driving To Kashmir."
This runs 8:31. Radio stations had no problem playing it, especially after " Stairway To Heaven ," which was almost as long, did so well.
Kashmir, also known as Cashmere, is a lush mountain region North of Pakistan. India and Pakistan have disputed control of the area for years. The fabric Cashmere is made from the hair of goats from the region. The area is also famous for growing poppies, from which heroin is made. >> Suggestion credit : Erourke - Raleigh, NC
Plant thinks John Bonham's drumming is the key to this: "It was what he didn't do that made it work."
The signature guitar riff began as a tuning cycle Jimmy Page had been using for years.
This is one of the few Zeppelin songs to use outside musicians. Session players were brought in for the string and horn sections. Jimmy Page said ( Rolling Stone , 2012): "I knew that this wasn't just something guitar-based. All of the guitar parts would be on there. But the orchestra needed to sit there, reflecting those other parts, doing what the guitars were but with the colors of a symphony."
Speaking with Dan Rather in 2018, Robert Plant said: "It was a great achievement to take such a monstrously dramatic musical piece and find a lyric that was ambiguous enough, and a delivery that was not over-pumped. It was almost the antithesis of the music, this lyric and this vocal delivery that was just about enough to get in there."
Led Zeppelin played this in every live show from it's debut in 1975 to their last concert in 1980.
Page and Plant recorded this with an orchestra and Moroccan musicians for their 1994 Unledded album.
Puff Daddy (he wasn't Diddy yet) sampled this in 1998 for a song called " Come With Me ." He performed it on Saturday Night Live with Page on guitar.
The remaining members of Led Zeppelin performed this at the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary party in 1988 with Jason Bonham on drums. It was a mess - the keyboards got lost in the feed and Plant was bumped by a fan and forgot some of the words. They had more success when they performed the song on December 10, 2007 at a benefit show to raise money for the Ahmet Ertegun education fund.
In the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High , Mike Damone tells Mark Ratner, "When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin 4 . In the next scene, he is on the date with this song playing in the car. Cameron Crowe, who wrote the screenplay, couldn't get the rights to any of the songs on Led Zeppelin 4 , so he used "Kashmir" instead. Crowe used Zeppelin's "That's The Way" on his 2001 movie Almost Famous .
Plant said in an audio documentary that he loved this song not only because of its intensity, but also because it was so intense without being considered "heavy metal," a label none of the band liked. >> Suggestion credit : Adrian - Wilmington, DE
Jimmy Page: "The intensity of 'Kashmir' was such that when we had it completed, we knew there was something really hypnotic to it, we couldn't even describe such a quality. At the beginning, there was only Bonzo [drummer John Bonham] and me in Headley Grange. He played the rhythm on drums, and I found the riff as well as the overdubs which were thereafter duplicated by an orchestra, to bring more life to the track. It sounded so frightening at first..."
Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant said: "I remember Bonzo having me listen to the demo of 'Kashmir' with only him and Jimmy. It was fantastic. What's funny is that after a first recording of the song, we found it sounded a bit like a dirge. We were in Paris, we had Atlantic listen to it, and we all thought it really sounded like a dirge. So Richard (Cole) was sent to Southall in London to find a Pakistanese orchestra. Jonesy put it all together and the final result was exactly what was needed. He was an exceptional arranger." >> Suggestion credit : Bertrand - Paris, France for above 2
"Kashmir" makes the "songs performed at the Super Bowl" list because a few seconds of it played during Shakira's set when she performed at halftime in the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in 2020.
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Michelle Martin from Golden Valley,az Kashmer is better and more remembered than stairway to heaven
Gavin from St. Francis Bay - South Africa Roger Daltrey together with Ann Wilson do a great rendition of Kashmir. Definitely worth a listen if you haven't yet.
Jason Mcdermott from Spirit Lake Ia The song is amazing I can listen to it 20 times a day and never get sick of it the music is intense and the performance is outlasting! One of the best songs I've ever heard in my life!
Bernd from Germany Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) is listed under songs with a city name in the title but Kashmir is no City but a region in Pakistan-India and China.
Chaitanya from India Details about Ked Zeppelin’s Kashmir described above is utter nonsense. Kashmir is at north of India. Disputes not just since 1947, but from centuries. Kashmir is a paradise, rightfully belonging to India but a part of it was taken over by the local Jihadi groups and territories funded and supported by Pakistan. Unfortunately that land has been drenched with a lot of blood. The song talks about these people talking with the elders, it’s the locals they met and spoke with and stories they heard from them. Without being unbiased and political, he expresses his pain of “ What a waste of Land”, From what I understand Led Zeppelin also mentions a desert and his Shagri La, referring to the coldest desert in the world located in Jammu and Kashmir, meaning to say it’s a paradise. He talks about flying, that’s probably they travel a lot to perform all over the world, one has to settle down and rest sometime. This place has touched him a lot and he feels the pain and feels the helplessness and desperation of these conflicts. To understand The lyrics of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, u gotta understand the history of Kashmir, Paradise on Earth.
Seventhmist from 7th Heaven Someone posted on YouTube: "You shouldn't do drugs, but if you do, listen to this."
Val from France This greatest song of the band probably has its origin in the novel Lost Horizon by james Hilton...
Does It Matter? from California, Usa It reminds of James Bond because the Bond theme, as Kashmir, has a similar chromatic 5th ascension progression (say that 5 times fast), except the Bond theme descends after 3 notes back to starting chord or note whereas Kashmir continues climbing. A closer comparison (or straight ripoff IMO would be Kingdom Come's Getting it On. Amazing also is there is no bass guitar present which JPJ plays Moog Taurus Pedals live for bass, if I'm not mistaken. I also read somewhere about the use of a Mellotron on this song as well.
Melinda from Australia James from Brookfield, Ma. Robert Plant DID read The Lost Horizon. Well spotted. He also read Tolkien. And Jimmy Page has mentioned that a background of reading influenced Robert Plant’s lyric writing a lot. Melissa from Windsor, Canada. Love your comments. Although I’m not educated in music ..I also found on first hearing Kashmir, that it was mesmerising. And it stands alone. When I listen to it. ..Everything around me sort of stops. And I love the possible narratives you put forward for the song. Brilliant. And intriguing. For anyone interested in the ‘mystical’ reputation of Led Zeppelin and more specifically Led Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page and his interest in magic. Google pics of his London house, interior and outside. It’s like a castle. And the interior looks like a Victorian wizard lives there. Clearly the natural home of an eccentric genius. Is Jimmy Page otherworldly? LOL Good question. He’s certainly extremely quiet, deep, famously secretive, brutally blunt but extremely polite. Modest, Nerdy. And seemingly without the usual egomaniacal arrogance of iconic rock stars. Seated beside the over-the-top, extreme, loud confident personality of Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant, Jimmy Page is a bizarre, silent, quintessential English gentleman. And soooo interesting. How on earth did Jimmy Page earn his proven legendary reputation as a prolific lover of legions of groupies... managing women/girlfriends all over the world at the height of Led Zeppelin mania in the early 1970’s? It’s puzzling.
Craig W. Rittel from South Korea This song personifies the statement that Led Zepplin are the pidpipers of rock and roll. Plant's voice when combined with the musical qualities of the band produce a mystical feeling that resonates through the listener and In my opinion this makes them unique. At least for me this effect made me a fan from the first moment I heard their music, and no other music has ever effected me that way since. Great band who's music is timeless and never will be forgotten. Peace
Uzi from Kashmir The place was as epic once ... as the song. Now it's burning in flames.
Kashmir Kresbaugh from Detroit , Michigan My dad was a drummer and named me after his all time favorite song. Can you tell? Lol it has such a deep meaning to me and I love it!
Therese from Ohio, Usa Mike from Knoxville - what are your 3, 2 & 1?
Joey C. Arrant from Usa I am not sure how those who critically reduce the song to an exercise in riffing redundance could have missed the contrasts provided by 3 distinct sections as well as the chordal interludes and 8 note interjections that punctuate the main pillar of a riff.
Khalid from Srinagar, India And I am from Kashmir. Its a Province in the Northern most state of India. Its Pretty famous with the Foreign Tourists as well.
Thomas from Roswell, Nm This was the first Led Zeppelin song that I heard. I was watching a VH1 Greatest countdown and this was the first Led Zeppelin track on the countdown. My first thought was that the riff sounds as if it could have been written by Mozart or Beethoven. I also thought this track was incredibly heavy and yet very well put together and not all over the place. After the countdown was finished, I rushed to the Wal-Mart and purchased Mothership and spent the next week rockin out to what is my favorite Led Zeppelin track.
Jim from West Palm Beach, Fl @Thomas. Or maybe his buddy told him to play Vol 4, knowing there was nothing romantic on it.
Thomas from Mannum, Australia Re the comment (above) about this song being in Fast Times At Ridgemont High, I always thought it was deliberate - that is, that Rat was so hopeless that when he was told to play Led Zep 4 - he played this instead!!
S from Pa, Pa For everyone wondering why this reminds them of James Bond: it's not from the movies, it's from the "Mission Briefing Theme" of the '97 N64 game Goldeneye 007. You're welcome, now you know you aren't crazy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJg3msLL3yk
Melissa from Windsor, Canada Sometimes when I hear a song like this that I really love, I feel so envious of the musicians who composed it for being able to come up with something like this. I have had to compose songs for music classes and very rarely did I get inspiration for anything decent, let alone beautiful. So when I hear a song like this, it feels like the musicians who wrote it have some kind of secret knowledge of the right combinations of music notes, almost like how alchemists were supposed to know how to make gold using just the right combination and measurement of ingredients. That's also what I think of when I hear the line "I've heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord," from Leonard Cohen. Certain songs make me wonder if certain musicians are given some kind of gift of alchemical knowledge like fire from the gods, and "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin is one of them. This song is both hypnotic and seductive. It feels like it can be about any of the following 3 scenarios: 1. a prophetic message from a man who has had a spiritual, transcendental experience and who has returned from his journey to another world to impart wisdom on the rest of mankind 2. a Doctor Who-like super being seducing a girl to come away with him, claiming to be "a traveller of both time and space", tempting her to take an exciting journey with him to other worlds by telling her about them and adding, "let me take you there," 3. a smooth-talking guy who is really experienced and good at pick-up lines, trying to literally seduce a woman, implying that sleeping with him would be like an adventure, adding mysteriously, "let me take you there" which could be a sexual innuendo These are just my interpretations. I feel like it can be a combination of all three, or just whichever meaning the listener hears in the song.
Jackie from Flemington, Nj To Alex in Houston: Hallelujah.
James from Brookfield, Ma The Song "Kashmir" clearly draws from the book, The Lost Horizon, which was made into the Lost Horizon of Shangri-la. In the book, the narrator tells the story of someone whose pilot is hijacked in the area of Kashmir and taken to a place - Shangra-la, ruled over by a bunch of monks who have set up a utopia. the character in the book escapes but longs to return. (In the movie he leaves with a woman who turns old when she leaves."Whether Robert Plant intended to make this song a tribute to Lost Horizon, I don't know. But it's clear he's familiar with the story if you hear the words - in fact, he references Shangra-la in the song
Brog from Jacksonville, Fl Proably the best rock song EVER, or at least in top five...Plant's lyrics have always been top notch to take you away. His solo music is still very impressive, every song has a touch of Zep in them.
Kyl from Mesa, Az I can relate to this song on some levels... I live in Mesa and for anyone who doesn't know summers are usually in the 100s. I walk to my school because I am out of the district and the whole walk I think about this song and its riff. "Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, starts to fill my dreams..." I need a car lol it is around a 45 minute walk.
Hanklove from Charlottesville, Va I have heard this song over approx 10,000 times and have always heard zomething different every time which makes it so unique and powerful. Led Zeppelin has been my favorite band since I was still wet behind my ears. I think I know the journey Will is talking about. I once played it on the cd stereo and pushed the button (repeat) while being with my girl at the time and proceeded to muff dive. All I can say is the song KASHMIR played over two dozen times and we never got tired of listening to it on my journey or hers. Now, you can do the math.....
Emma from Adelaide, Australia This song came 98th in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time (2009).It's previous position on the chart had been 63rd, in 1998.
Nick from Bucharest, Romania Fact:In an interview he(Robert Plant) gave to William S. Burroughs in 1975, Page mentioned that at the time the song was composed, none of the band members had even been to Kashmir. The song is a result of a lengthy trip in Sahara desert and the music is moroccan ibn essence. And by the way Kashmir or cashmere is a a type of wool fabric very coommon in Africa Europe and Asia.
Gerwin from Amsterdam, Netherlands Best song of the best band ever
Pedro from São Paulo, Brazil Page played a cheap and exotic guitar made of masonite, a Danelectro U-2. This was more a toy than a guitar, children love it in 1960's !
Najeeb from Pittsburgh, Pa Well as someone born and raised in Kashmir, I can relate to this song so much more, I just love Led Zeppelin, and I just hope that people would take notice of the really beautiful place and the wonderful people of Kashmir.
Dez from San Diego, Ca first off, the gratuitous ball washers of led zep ought to take some humility pills. Calling any song "the best' is akin to calling your local high school football hero the greatest quaterback in the world. there is an awful lot of music out there that tends to be rendered invisible by the massive hegemony of western rock. For these overtones to be present when discussing a song that borrows it's title from a place that has spent much time on the wrong business end of imperiaist endeavors, it seems only polite to practice some perspective. that said, i love "kashmir". I am not sure how those who critically reduce the song to an exercise in riffing redundance could have missed the contrasts provided by 3 distinct sections as weel as the chordal interludes and 8 note interjections that punctuate the main pillar of a riff. combine this with the textures provided by 2 different harmonic minor modes (primarily in the third section), the rhythmic tension created by a 4/4 tune dominated by 3/4 phrasing (in the first section0 and you have a work that offers far more variation than most in the rock genre. Not many rock songs have inspired classicaly trained musicians to take a shot at them. To hear a cellist like Maya Beiser, for example, weavin here own eclecticism around the song is to salute its reach (as well as the taste and skill of beiser herself). What i would like to know is, has anyone ever translated the lyrics into kashmiri/koshur? It would seem an interesting and appopriate from of cultural exchange. If anyone knows of such a translation or has an idea as to how to make such a project happen, please post some tips. thanks. dez dedos
Jesse from San Antoino, Tx If im not mistaken he uses only one bass pedal. In one part of the song he goes really really quick that i cant even do it with my hand So PROPS TO BONHAM
Rod from Brisbane, Australia Jon, Mishawaka - So different from anything else the had done? Can't agree as most things they did were unique. The rest of your comment summs up exactly how I feel about this band. I cannot put it better. God knows I have tried. Thanks mate! :)
Rahul from Chennai, India amazing song.......... hands down to zepp.......amazing band.....they're wizards, not musicians..lol
Harold from San Bernadino, Ca I agree...and Jimbo..don't be a bimbo---if you don't like them, you don't HAVE to listen to them. Zeppelins' sound is more for the finely tuned ears of the world----obviously not yours.
Sourav Shivam from Mumbai, India Jimbo,I think you relly don't know what music is..So you made this comment..This is not only a song..This is a masterpiece By The GODS.... There can't be better rock band ever becaude Zepplein are the BEST
Billy from Nederland , Tx When it coomes down to it I have agree with Jimmy Page, I think "Stairway to Heaven" is better, but still this song is musical journey to Kashmir. Great song.
Martha from Long Beach, Ca I listen to the original version of Kashmir and the Page and Plant live album version. They both take you away to a better place with a lot of passion and depth. I never get tired of this song. I wonder where they got this incredible talent? They are irreplaceable. I'm so thankful to have been a teen during the best of Led Zeppelin. In my mind they are genius of music genre.
Carrie from Hilton, Ny This is my favorire song in the whole world! A reason why im a zeppelin fan!
Krish from New York, Ny This is one of my favorite songs of all time. LZ's also one of my fav bands. And robby, I have an answer: Radiohead
Jon from Mishawaka, In this song is the definitive led zeppelin song BECAUSE its so different from anything else they ever did. zeppelin was all about progression and furthering boundaries, and not just musically. the feeling you get from listening to a song is more powerful than any description you could ever type about it, and THAT is why led zeppelin was so good. they are one of the few bands that have ever really understood what music is supposed to be. its about being able to get completely lost in a song to the point where you are in a different world mentally. good music is an escape from reality and there are few bands that have ever made good music in that sense of the word. led zeppelin will live forever. end of story.
Robby from Stilwell, Ok My favorite song of all time. It has the ability to pick me up and transport me to some other place both in a mental and spiritual sense. What music today has this power, this sheer imaganation?
Marley from Springfield, Nj I cry when I hear this song it is so beautiful. Led Zeppelin are gods in human form and their music is the greatest sounds to ever be heard and that will ever be heard.
Galen from Oakland, Ca In the 2004 movie "Ocean's 12", Matt Damon's character "Linus" quote the first verse of this song during a meeting with a mob boss. The boss likes to talk in riddles and rhymes, and Linus tries to play along but accidentally insults the boss' family.
Nishit from Mumbai, India The images that come to your mind when you hear this song are just awesomely intense..All time fav!
Rod from Brisbane, Australia I heard an interview with Page/Plant (back in late 90's maybe - guessing) on MMM/FM - radio station out of Sydney, where Robert Plant talked about how he was literally in tears having to wite lyrics for that relentless anthem like beat. I think the job he done is why Zep are what they are. Best band ever.
Vic from Knoxville, Tn I love to play this song on the afternoon drive home and imagine a Saharan sunset.
John from Pittsburgh, Pa Was this song in a movie?
Susan from Westchestertonfieldville, Va p.diddy smells like rats, loving Led Zeppelin is a requirement, John Bonham ripping the drums is a reason to live.
Bob from Somewhere, Or I think it might be a tie between STH and this as my favorite led zep songs, unbelievable and inventive and experimental song
Anna from Myrtle Beach, Sc WOW!! This song is AMAZING!!!! it is my favorite song ever!!!
Michael De Lazzer from Studio City, Ca Plant never understood why this song wasn't the definitive Zep song. He thought it was much better than Stairway to Heaven.
Susan from Westchestertonfieldville, Va riveting
Luke Taylor from Manchester, United Kingdom 4/4 drums and 3/4 guitars!! Pure genius, very clever.
Dan from Baltimore, Md First of came P Diddy do a guitar riff out of the blues and make people cry wjile he does it, or play anything close to what bonham does on the set, or play harmonica or keys or bass or sing like JPJ or Plant. i rest my case.
Anthony from Avoca, Pa Dont know if it is mentioned but your should hear the Symphonic Led Zepplin Version...dear lord it will melt your inner ears!
Melanie from Seattle, Wa 4:14 - 4:26 gives me shivers.... led zeppelin is the best band ever
Coffeegod from Brandon, Ms Try as I might to find something pithy to say about this song that hasn't already been said, I just can't. Kashmir is an amazingly timeless song with a sound that is silk across your psyche. As with many here, I have a personal connection to this song to the point that one of my tattoos is the word Kashmir. And Mike in Knoxville...do I know you? If so, Gunter says hello.
Thang from Led Zep, Viet Nam Drummer Roger Taylor (Queen) described this song as "Oscar Wilde meets Led Zeppelin."
Peter Griffin from Quahog, Ri Err, I thought Stairway was God's favorite song and this was Buddha's favorite song. I guess In My Time Of Dying is Jesus's favorite song, to add to that.
Alex from Houston, Tx I like to address a couple of issues in this blog. One is the meaning of the song. The song is describing a sunset in the middle of nowhere (in the desert) and probably under the influece of something. Plant describes it very poetically. He is describing not only a place, but also an special moment. By listening to the song, it takes me there. I can clearly imagine that place. I hope you can too. There is not mistery in this song. I know there some of you that are eager to find hidden messages and evil things, but not here....sorry. How Plant describes this place and called it Kashmir without being there amazed me. The same way Shakespeare describes other cities in his plays that he never visited. Another thing is something that shocked me. I cannot belive that somebody has the nerve to compare Led Zeppelin with P. Diddy, Daddy o whatever it is. It is like comparing Mozart with MC Hammer. Some people should be aware of its limitations and abstain to place comments. There is not way P. diddy can come up with lyrics of that caliber. If you are not aware, Kashmir is poetry. And I don't even want to get into the sound. Led Zeppelin is the perfect group. Excellent muscians give music to Plant's poetry and his voice is the perfect touch to a group that is perfect. It is unbelievable to see how they sounded live in the 70's. There are groups today when we have much better technology that cannot get even close to it. On the other hand, P. diddy cannot even sing the happy birthday and he is very famous in the music industry for screwing other people songs up. That simply makes him the anti-musician.
Melanie from Seattle, Wa This is God's favorite song
Yoseph from Cupertino, Ca Wow. Must be a hell of a song. *goes to listen to it*
Kwangnoo from Minneapolis, Mn I remember Kashmir being played by my older sister and her friends when I was in elementary school. It stuck in my head, and in all the way too many years since, whenever I hear even a snippet of it (such as in Fast Times at Ridgemont High) I stop dead and listen. I get goosebumps and chills. I'm now engaged to a Kashmiri man and will be moving near Srinigar next year to make that beautiful place my home. I listen to Kashmir constantly, and while I know it was written metaphorically, the song "takes me there". It's by far my favorite song of Zeppelin's, and definitely near the top favorite of the 70's and all time, for that matter :) They don't make music like this anymore.
Johnnyfry from Toronto, Canada Kashmir is probably the one song that you never hear critics and those who aren't fans of Led Zeppelin criticize. What's not to like about this song? From beginning to end it is a powerful journey, an emotionally shocking trance that rock music rarely hits. From the first notes to the unique bow solo and fading bow at it's finish, this song transcends time, culture and geography. As a Led Zeppelin fan, and a collector of their live material, if I had to play a song for someone interested in hearing their music, I would probably play this and/or When the Levee Breaks. Like alot of their music, this is the type of song that NO other band could create. The band members ability to blend in all of their influences and come together at a common place is why this music is possible. I have heard it 1000 times, and could listen to it another million and there is always something fresh about it in the year 2007. Amazing.
Bill from Topeka, Ks this is awsome bonham is on fire in the knebworth video
Mickey from Langley, Va I just read an article that says Britney Spears is recording an album or rock classics, and this will be one of the cuts.
Sabin Shankhadev from Dadhikot-6,bhaktapur One of the best of LED ZEPPELIN.I like this song very much.It has real sound of Kashmir.
Sam from Portsmouth, Va Thanks for responding mark. True, it is a great Page/Plant song because the music matches the words completely but for it to be the best Led Zeppelin song, it has to show off the talents of all 4 at their near best all at once. But of course that's my opinion and I think yours is well researched.
Mark from Worcester, Mi I don't know if it's fair to say Jimmy Page could do better. Page and Plant were always trying to harness the Eastern Mantra feel into Rock Music. He wasn't trying to create a riff driven song. He was trying to bring rock to a different musical style. If you look at it that way, how much better could they have done? I always thought Stairway was the highpoint of their "light & shade" mission statement, and Kashmir was the triumph of where they wanted to go from there. Like everyone else just one mans opinion.
Mike from Falmouth, Ma This is my favorite Zeppelin song. The beat, riffs, and melody have such a unique vibe to them. I never get tired of it.
Ivana from -, Czech Republic I agree with Sam it is really great lirycly but Jimmy Page could do it better.
Sam from Portsmouth, Va I know this song is a great song lyricly but musicly this is not a great song. Jimmy Page can write better riffs than this and the drums aren't too good and it doesn't feature John Paul Jones at his best.
Rory from Charlotte, Nc John Bonham's drums were run through an early phaser machine.
Mike from Knoxville, Tn This is my #4 song of all-time. Has been at this position on my personal chart for about 30 years now!
Echo from Normalville, Ma it's just kind of got that tense, anxious, late-night feel with all the strings...that's why it's so cool!
June from San Jose, Ca The talents of Led Zeppelin transformed music and paved the way for any great rock that came after. This is a great song, my favorite song from Zeppelin (arguably the greatest band EVER).
Dylan from Olmsted Falls, United States This song is boring if you don't understand the talent. Great song!!
Maria from Athens, Greece Oh God, I really love this song.its lyrics and its intense travels me in these wonderful locations:Kashmir,Nepal,Tibet. Led Zeppelin always had this ability. Everytime I hear their songs I realize what a great band they were. there is NO ONE like them. they are unique.what else can i say????Bonham's drums are terrific. all the members did their best in this song.'Will' you are right, this song really takes you on a magical journey. elyssa I definetaly agree with you!!!!....LED ZEPPELIN FOR EVER!!!
Elyssa from Ny, Ny ONE of the great things about Led Zeppelin is that the songs themselves can make you high.....you DON'T need drugs to enhance that feeling Zeppelin give you. Kashmir can put you in a trance and you can get lost in the song without putting crap in your body.
Spog Zallagi from Blue Hill, Me I really like that snake charmer kind of solo thing. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Sadie from Phoenix, Az Savtanater, Kashmir, India - Actually "Utopia" means "No place" or "a place that does not exist". The only reason that it is used to describe a perfect place is because of Thomas Moore's work called "Utopia". Technically "Eutopia" is a "postive" utopia. I have to agree that this is one of many great songs.
Jeeves from Dc, Dc one of best zeppelin songs kind of song thats better when your high
Jonathan from Rochester, Ny It sounds to me like the drums are flanged in this song; is it just me? If not does anybody know whether or not this is the first song to (purposefully) record a flanged drum track?
Chris from Norton/euclid, Oh just happened upon this site,read a few comments,just want to make my own. i love zeppelin. would not argue with anyone.but there are other artists out there too. all i would like to stress, there are different strokes for different folks. if each person in the world liked the same things we would not be human. i enjoyed reading everyones likes and dislikes. keep on keeping on. its great to be an American.No matter who you are or what your taste in music is, all of you are right. you like /love your music and that is all that counts. be proud we all have music to keep us alive. thank you for reading my comment
Mike from Quakertown, Pa This song by Led Zeppelin is a good song, but i would definitely go with Time by Pink Floyd over Kashmir.
Mb from Newburgh, Ny Awesome beginning, great beat all the way through the song.
Malcolm from Ibbenbüren, Germany Watched Page & Plant perform this many moons ago and still get a chill on hearing.After the song Plant asked the masses to come back down in time for the great Joe Cocker.Most floated about a wee bit longer! Malcolm,Ibbenbüren,Germany
Dhani from Casselberry, Fl Such an amazing song. If there is one thing that makes this song so incredible, it's 4 minutes and 8 seconds into it. I get shivers everytime I hear it.
Tatiana from Aiken, Sc This is such a powerful song, but the lyrics are so peaceful, almost. I love so many Zep songs that I don't have a single favorite, but this one is way up there on my list.
Cam from Cambridge, Canada This song has guitar work by Page and great vocals awesome tune mn
Rob from Hamilton, Canada I don't know who could ever consider Time.... a boring song at any point, its genius, not to knock Zeppelin but thats a song that should truly be appreciated for how original it is.
Jeff from Columbia, Sc This is the greatest ZEP song on a list of 180 great LED tunes, an absolute perfect song and my fave.
Stefanie from Rock Hill, Sc Philip. I agree except about Pink Floyd songs being versus Led Zeppelin songs being interesting, but that's your opinion. Pink Floyd songs to me, anyway, don't seem to be repetitive and boring. The long ones I mean.
Colin from Manchester, England. Opening riff is probably the best there is besides Stairway.
Daniel from Cincinnatti, Or How can anyone even think that p-diddy is more talented than zeppelin!?!?!? WTF? its unbelievable. Amazing song though. i get lost in that riff
Bennett from Kansas City, Mo dude time really didnt get started till 2:20 seconds into it. Anyways the beat is spectacular in this song i love it
Philip from Widnes, England Great track, Zeppelin had the ability to make a very long song interesting, unlike Pink Floyd. Us and Them and Time get very boring after two minutes
Kevin from Quebec, Canada ive had this riff stuck in my head for 1 year now and im still not sick of it
Ray from Stockton, Nj one of the best rock songs of all time. definately the best song post-stairway for zep. The drums and guitar are so great. Even the added people who used horns and other special instruments. one of zeps best songs.
Francis from Glasgow, Scotland Kmasmir is the grandest and most exotic song that I have ever heard. John Bonham's base drum must have caused a mini earthquake every time they played that song! This song is good enough to grace any album. Flawless.
Diane (toronto) from Toronto, Canada IMHO, Kashmir is not about the geographical place 'Kashmir' or a trip to Kashmir. It's about a higher state of consciousness. This is part of the 'spiritual side' of Led Zep. In this consciousness, words are not spoken, but one has an 'understanding'. One has clarity of thought. "wasted land", "pilot of the storm who leaves no trace" are zen terms. "open face" aptly describes how one experiences this state of consciousness (including some trepidation); some might call it astral travel/flying or an 'out-of-body' experience; or high meditation. Your essence is 'light' 'energy'; bodiless with only your eyes/consciousness to see. The Elders are incorporeal; they 'speak' in a language/tongue of grace (like Robert's lilting singing :) He has come 'back down to Earth'ly consciousness) from the 'Shangri-La' feelings/place of peace, quiet, bliss (which is our natural state). We are multi-dimensional Beings and we all can 'go there'. I'm taking them up on their invitation! Going To California and Stairway To Heaven are two more beautifully metaphored (soul) songs. STH the choice to persue the spiritual path; GTC-a trip to find his Twin Soul/Flame/Queen. Namaste! (a queen)
Ekristheh from Halath, United States I loved what Jeff Buckley did with this, which you can hear on "Live at L'Olympia". He described the old gag (you've done it at least once) of playing this at 45rpm -- then briefly demonstrated what it sounded like, using only his voice. A funny, cute moment.
Jon from Oakridge, Or If not one of, then THE greatest Zeppelin song ever.
Ethan from Sioux Falls, Sd this song just gives me the goosebumps- i rank it zeppelins best
Elaine from Spokane, Wa I don't know if I'm the only one who noticed this, (didn't feel like reading all of the comments) but at 3:03 in the song, you can hear Robert Plant almost start to sing the next line.
Jonathan from Toronto Almost nothing about rap music really resembles actual music except for maybe the instraumentals (well i am not sure if they have those, i don't think beat boxing counts). Seriously, do they actually sing? Is there a set time and key signature? Or is it just someone on stage singing really fast, at the same pitch (well I guess that wouldn't count as singing but as talking).
Csanad from Budapest, Hungary I think this song is much more important from the Zeppelin oeuvre, than the so many times appraised Stairway to Heaven. STH is something typical for that era, nothing really special about it (though it is a very good song indeed). But Kashmir is one of the songs that shows how far they were able to go without losing their way.
James from Toronto, Canada I dont get whats so great about a song that repeats the same riff over and over again for an eight minute time
Devon from Ithaca, United States This is one of their greatest songs ever!!!!! Page and Plant's Live "No Quarter" version rocks This is as good, if not better than Stairway to Heaven. Simply Amazing
Bill from New York, Ny I strongly dislike this song. It rambles and is very very boring.
Stefanie from Rock Hill, Sc Don and Richard I hope you eventually learn that P. Diddy isn't as good as Led Zeppelin. I'm sure he even respects Led Zeppelin for the musicians that they are.
J from Norfolk, Va Tom, P.diddy will tell u him self that Led Zepplin is a bigger legend than himself.
Tom from Whangarei, New Zealand I dont know what you guys are talking about. P Diddy's use of the riff is so much better than Led Zeppelin's. Personally, I think Led Zeppelin is a bit overrated. ---Badboyz4life - Richard, Hickory, NC I agree with Richard. P. Diddy is much more talented than Led Zeppelin ever was. Plus he ran a marathon. I think you should be paying your respects to the "rock 'n' roll" of the new century. - Don Fanuchi, New York, NY Come on, if you think that P Diddy is anything on Led Zeppelin then you are crazy, that being said you have opinions and can like whatever music you like but "I think you should be paying your respects to the "rock 'n' roll" of the new century" that comment is also based on opinion. Nobody -has- to like P Diddy. Anyway Kashmir is one of the best. -Radiohead rock!-
Garrett from Orange , Ca The strongest track from their strongest album. That means something.
Shanky from Pune, India My respect goes to everybody in Led Zep and to page and plant too....just wanted to say that the unledded version is great!! thanx for the info by th way!! thanx Xavier
Xavier from Pune, India Shanky from Pune, India, FYI... The Unledded album (No quarter) is not a Led Zep album.. Its a Page & Plant album.. so if u were saying that Led zep are gods, it doesnt apply for this album, also john paul jones was angry that he wasnt asked to perform for the unplugged show, and was even more livid, when they decided to name the album as No Quarter which is the title of a Led Zep song, which was basically written by JPJ.....
Shanky from Pune, India People go and listen to the "unledded" version of this song....it runs 12 mins and its better than any other song trust me!! oh it heaven ....these people are gods! ^:)^
Nick from Baton Rouge, La like every zeppelin song, it is 50 times better live. i blow out my eardrums on a daily basis listening to it on the dvd. try it. its so much fun.
Elie from The U.k, England in the movie ociens12 there is a part where they have to speak in code and one of them repeats the lyrics it is funny how hwe says them and when he did i shouted to my freind dude its kashmir and the whole room told me to shut pp
Francis from Dieppe, Canada kashmir lyrics was once a poem translated from muslim.
Jonathan from Toronto, United States It is stupid how some people consider p.diddy 2 b more talented the led zeppelin. I personnally hate rap, it doesn't seem 2 have anything musical about it. The lyrics always seem 2 b about stupid things as well. If p.diddy is more talented, how come he has to take an already great zeppelin song? if he was more talented then he wouldn't need 2. This is a great song by the way.
Matt from Brandon, Canada This Zep's number 2 song behind Stairway To Heaven... Most of my friends say this song is extremely boring, But if thats what they think then they dont know rock n roll
Adam from Shipley, England Although Kashmiri by descent I have only spent a few months of my life there and this comes from those experiences. For those Kashmiris that go beyond the cities and to the villages you will see what this song is about. Kashmir without doubt is the most chilled out place in the world and belive me I have travelled a fair bit. Although there are many comments about Indias involvement which I dont disagree with, the common people do not trivialise themselves with this BS. People get on with their lives tending their shops and farms, well what I mean by getting on is they just relax on their outdoor portable beds (or called "khatis" in the local language) whenever time allows chatting to their neighbours. If these guys were given weed and alcohol (which sadly their religiong diallows) they would be the coolest chilled out people on the planet. Anyone who spends a week in one of Kashmirs beautiful villages will see how the song relates to wisdom and freedom to not get caught up in politicised BS being the ultimate gift given to these people, which he so yearns for as he cries towards the end of this song.
Jeanette from Irvine, Ca hey sean, do you get the father of the four winds fill my sails part for your book of enoch?? please someone help me those lines have driven me INSANE!!!!!!
Sean from Santa Cruz, Ca i think this song has to do with the book of enoch. it is a piece of apocolyptic psuedographia, and deals with the main character being taken away by the 'watchers' of another race, said to be 'angels'. he is flown around and taken up to 'heaven' and years later brought back. in it he tells the story of the apocolypse. and naturally, the literature is from that general region of kashmir. if your skeptical of the connection, look into enoch.
Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, Sc Jeanette. I'm not that good at interpreting lyrics but reading about the songs on this website has helped me with that. Bob dylan's songs in some cases, are the hardest to interpret.
Jeanette from Irvine, Ca i personally think these are robert plant's best lyrics. thats probably why he likes it so much. anyway i think this song is as good as stairway yes i love stairway but this song is just sooooooooooo good! and thanks stephanie kashmirs like the only song i have EVER interpreted i really suck at interpreting song lyrics. and yes alex it does deserve to be cool (in capital letters with 50 exclamation points).
Dan from Durham, Nh To me this song is everything by Led Zeppelin coming together in one larger than life song. The gutar riff is fantstic and Plant's lyrics are masterful. One last thing Eminem sucks.
Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, Sc people think that P Diddy's song is better? You've got to be kidding me!!! I haven't heard P Diddy's song, but I don't think I want to anyway. Btw Jeanette your LOTR theory makes sense.
Scott from Charlotte, Nc I credit Mr. Crowe and the botched factoid "Side One of Led Zeppelin 4" from Fast Times for inspiring me to spend every dime of my allowances collecting Zeppelin albums. I was so awed by just the 10 second blurb from the movie that I immediately rushed out and bought LZ4 - only to discover it wasn't there. I proceed to buy every album searching for the song, listening to each from beginning to end and becoming a huge Zeppelin fan in the process. Basically I had given up on finding the song when I purchased the final album in my collection - Physical Graffitti - and VOILA! There it was in all it's splendor! Oh, what a happy day that was! By far, my all-time favorite! I now have all the albums, most of the tapes, all the CD's, all the compilations, and both DVD's. Oh yeah, and I play a sunburst Les Paul in my band! Thanks Jimmy!!!
Jeanette from Irvine, Ca hey alex from texas i totally agree! this song is about how he goes somewhere else that he wants to show people. however i think its a place a few other people have been, or at least where a few people came out of because of the line "elders of the gentle race this world has seldom seen." seldom is not NEVER, just uncommon so i think that is implying that it is just a world we sort of know about but not really. which also implies lord of the rings. thats the gentle race. i think that the place he is trying to find again is whatever individuals make it to be, but to me it is middle earth, and i sort of think thats what plant might have been referring to. is my theory retarded or does it make sense to people?
Alex from Austin, Tx Arguing over P. Diddy and his cover should be saved for another time guys. This is about the meaning of the song. 8) To me it feels like the singer has gone somewhere no one's gone before and he wants to share that with somebody and take them to where he's been. It also sounds like the speaker has had a prophecy. But all in all I think it is about visiting a place spiritually and mentally that you want to return to again... with someone.
Pankaj from Srinagar, India Beautiful Song. Led Zeppelin they are too good . this Song is one of my favs .Being from Kashmir this song holds a special place.I love how it starts of beautiful . I guess this place is for commneting about songs you like and what meaning you derive from it not for politics For "Dr. Hamid, Hemet, CA" .I didnt expected somthing like this from an educated person like you.You should go and check out your facts before writing anything like this.And by the way the place you visited is not actual Kashmir its only a small part.And Kashmiryat is what kashmiri people belive in irespective of their religion. You cant understand that . For all Led Zeppelin fans Sorry Guys for writing all this here.
Jeanette from Irvine, Ca To me this sounds like the place where tolkiens world and ours come together someplace, I guess that place being Kashmir. There definitely is reference to the elves and their language in it and especially the line "I am a traveller of both time and space to be where I have been" totally sounds like he is talking about how he has been to a middle-earth-like world and back and he got there through a wasted desert in Kashmir and he's trying to go back and find the way he got there. What do other people think?
Peter from Everett, Ma Sean Combs didn't sample "Kashmir", Jimmy Page played on the actual song. They recorded it via satellite. Please change that "fact" immediately.
Mike from Winnipeg, Canada Well a few things first of all "Kashmir is one of the greatest epics of rock, like Stairway to Heaven, Layla, Hotel California and Bohemian Rhapsody. Is a rock masterpiece; it sounds so rich and good, is a perfect song from the best, LED ZEPPELIN. Agree that Modern music is worthless and useless trash compared with Classic Rock." I totally agree with you. But I think that the best songs are the ones hidden with amny possible meanings and hard to desipher. Like Hotel California, Bohemian Rapsody and other songs. Which brings me to my next point. Zeplin is in my mind a master of music and the biggest reason is meaning. There are a few meanign in this. All stuck in and it all sounds perfect. Some oen said it was a drug reference (which I wish there wasn't one in this song for a few reasons) also there are arts about religion and the place Kashmir. I do think this is better then Stairway to Heaven. I love this song. About ripping songs from other people. If someone likes a combination of notes that someone else used is not that big of a deal. If Zep stole songs form other artisits. As long as you don't butcher them like P. Diddy did. If I play a B then an E then a B again. You can gladly take it. Eventually all of the combinations will be taken up and people will ahve to borrow. As long as it is not exactly the same and you don't butcher and kill the rip. Also I see a few Winnipegers on here and last time I checked Brandon was in Manitoba. I didn't know it moved to Saskatchewan.
Jeanette from Irvine, Ca This song is so good because it totally draws you in. When I was 6 my older brother used to listen to Led Zeppelin in his room, and whenever I heard Kashmir I just kind of stopped what I was doing and listened. And I was only 6! The song just does that to you. Great song.
Brandon from Saskatoon, Canada I always had trouble deciding when the climax of this song is, does anyone out there know?? Eh? Robert Plant is my hero!!!
Sophia from Chicago, Il This song I think is the coolest and most kick ass , even thought Page should have never let P. Diddy use it in his song Its a classic they way it was don't include hip-hop with rock they just didn't mix sorry even though you are gods still to this day in our world of music they will always remember this song and all these differnet elements of beats that fall together into place perfectly. I also love they lyrics of this song becasue there so cool and persuvive and make you look at this song like a WHOLE new perseptive. so when you listen to this song first listen to the beats and the elements and harmony and think of a image then listen to the song again and listen to the lyrics it gets you so much caught up in to the song you can't bare it anymore and you firgure out that all the elements fall into place like a puzzle
Derek from Boston, Ma This song is great.. John Bonham's drumming in the last 2 minutes of the song is simply orgasmic.
Benjamin from Heidelberg, Germany Yeah, like Maria said, this song is surely inspired by Tolkien, but every time I hear it, the image of Ulysses, banned by the gods, a lonely traveller on the open sea, comes to my mind. This song with his oriental influences fits so perfectly to his mystical odyssey, I think if good old Ulysses would have lived today, this would have been his song.
Benjamin from Heidelberg, Germany I am shocked how anyone can dare to compare P. Diddy and Led Zeppelin. Led Zep is one of the greatest bands in music history with multi-talented musicians making REAL music, while the only thing P. Diddy can do is talking (not even singing) some nonsense over a stolen beat!
Wes from Springfield, Va I was stationed at a Marine Base in Twentynine Palms, California when this came out. I recall, once, that a windstorm had blown up one Friday when I was driving home to Burbank, driving sand everywhere - and this song was on the tape player. It just seemed so appropriate, like driving through a Lawrence of Arabia scene.
Maria from Ns, Serbia One of the gratest songs of all time!I mean, just listen to his voice-it,s like out of this world!It,s so good that it,s kinda scary! By the way, I've read that many Zeppelin songs were inspired by Tolkein, and Kashmir is one of them. Lines "sit with elders of the gentle race, this world is seldom seen..." do speak about the elves. And the part "Not a word I heard could I relase, the story was quite clear" is refering to the story about the songs and the language of the Elves, which is said to be so beautiful,that even you don't know the language," the story is quite clear". My fafourite lines are "I am the traveller of both Time and Space to be where I have been" If you are interested in other Zeppelin Tolkein-related songs,listen hard to Ramble on, The Batlle of Evermore, No Quarter, Over the Hills and Far Away... Led Zeppelin is the best thing that ever happened to rock music.Long live Led Zep!!!
Kurt from Flemington, Nj First off, how can you compare P Diddy to Led Zeppelin. I mean I can't even put P. Diddy and Led Zepplin in my mind at the same time. Led Zeppelin was one of the greatest bands of all-time, and theis is one of their greatest songs. This song is great when listened through headphones and you can just totally relax and let your mind wander.
Mallory from Sarasota, Fl kidding right? led zep overrated? dude, they have gotten no respect in this time. how dare anyone say that p. diddy's version out shines zep. may i say this that zep started it for every one. this is the god given fact and i say no one can ever be zep and if anyone one thinks so then listen to yourshelf.
Don Fanuchi from New York, Ny I agree with Richard. P. Diddy is much more talented than Led Zeppelin ever was. Plus he ran a marathon. I think you should be paying your respects to the "rock 'n' roll" of the new century.
Richard from Hickory, Nc I dont know what you guys are talking about. P Diddy's use of the riff is so much better than Led Zeppelin's. Personally, I think Led Zeppelin is a bit overrated. ---Badboyz4life
Matt Froid from South Sioux City, Ne One of led zeppelins top 5 songs. Truly an excellent rock song.
Norman from Detroit, Ms is it an electric violin? it sounds to clean not to be
Chris Smith from Lansing, Mi why does everyone bash on Page for ripping off other bluesmen?? everyone does! especially bands from the british blues invasion. he didn't exactly rip off from the songs anyway. this is how you write songs and become a musician people. you take other people's ideas and put your own twist on it. led zeppelin's songs that were "ripped" don't sound anything like the originals. take Travelling Riverside Blues for example that sounds NOTHING like the original. so i don't get why jimmy page gets so much crap for that, geez. anyway about the song. obviously one of the best along with sooo many other zep songs that weren't even hits.
Zack from Hinesburg, Vt Physical Grafiti is a extremely underrated album. I like every song on it, there are no filler songs as there were with many other albums at the time. Kashmir is obviously the crown jewel of the album. Gotta love the central riff. SOOO intense.
Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, Sc already said this... but it's probably the best Zep song1 the drums, the guitars, the orchestra instruments, plant's vocals... everythin! It's so hipnotic and relaxing! I love it! just might be better than "Stairway".
Bobby from Cleveland, United States Led Zeppelin...huh is anyone better than them ??? No way nobody can beat them ! Classisst Rock Acts....Brilliant lyricists....experimenting with different instruments.....Well needless to say Kashmir is one of their brilliant piece of work ....no solo in the song even if its so long and still its adorable ....thats what makes it so good...Plants vocals are like he is somewhere else out of this world.And Page his fingers are magical...definatly appreciable.
Dr. Hamid from Hemet, Ca I enjoyed a visit to Muzzafarabad and Rawalakot and Bahanteenee and Hajira, Kashmir, in October of the year 2000. I can verify that the people and the place are both very beautiful. In Kashmir is found the peaceful doctrine of Kashmiriyat. I was told by the local muslims that fundamentalist Hindus are the ones who started all the trouble you have heard about in Kashmir. I was told that the fundamentalist hindus prevented the existence of Kashmiriyat in 1947 when these hindus slaughtered muslims for eating meat. Hindus believe beef cows are reincarnated people and they warned the muslims to stop eating steaks but the muslims do not prohibit things which God does not prohibit, and they fear God more than men (see Genesis 9:3, the Rainbow Covenant, for the Bible view on eating meat). In October, 2000, when I was visiting, the Kashmiri muslims took me to Jhelume Butt (like the English 'Butte') which is where the word went out to fight back against the slaughtering hindus. Hindus have been driven out of there completely now, but Alhamdulillah (praise be to God) their extremism is dying down and Kashmir will soon be like home again 4 me because I am planning to build a mud hut there, possibly using this plan: http://www.calearth.org/EcoDome.htm Your Friend, and friend of the Led Zepplin Dr. Hamid
Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, Sc i know this is bold, but "kashmir" just might be better than "Stairway To Heaven". It's so relaxing and hipnotic, and Plant sounds gteat on it. Also, it has the orchestras.
Juan from Miami, Fl Kashmir is one of the greatest epics of rock, like Stairway to Heaven, Layla, Hotel California and Bohemian Rhapsody. Is a rock masterpiece; it sounds so rich and good, is a perfect song from the best, LED ZEPPELIN. Agree that Modern music is worthless and useless trash compared with Classic Rock.
Nick from Richmond Hill, Canada First of all. Screw religion. This is not about that. This is about pure, unadulterated rock n' roll. Zeppelin's most powerful song live. Brilliant no matter how you look at it.
Nick from Richmond Hill, Canada Yeah, I agree with whoever said it sounded like a james bond theme song. I first heard it on the radio and I came in halfway through. I was like "why the hell are they playing james bond?" then they said "led zeppelin" at the end. THEN, I was like "why the hell are Zeppelin playing james bond?"
Erica from Hampstead, Nc Could the gental race be the elves from J.R. Toliken (sorry if the Spelling is Way off I have a disability)
Rumen from Varna, Bulgaria Savtanater, Kashmir is one of what is called 'hot spots' on Earth(The hottest is "Is Ra el(ochim))". Because of the fanatic daemon 'yahveh', yhvh or 'jahova'. Kashmir(cashmere) is 'Kush' a place where habiru(hebrew) gathered before launching their trip westwards. Actually Jesus(Issa,Jezu, etc) had been to Kashmir during His 'lost years', but some go furhter in investigations- "Jesus did'n ascend from Palestine but went to Kashmir AGAIN. Okay, the latter is not so important. But what strikes in mind for those who are familiar with VEDA(I am a bhakti-yoga, the topmost yoga of Lord Visnu/Krsna)is the deravation of the name 'YE-SHUA'. 'SHUA' is a spelling for Lord Shiva, the Lord of all RaJA-YOGI of TAPAS-locas. Jesus had been both RAja(Shiva-yoga), which includes hatha(shakti) and GNAANA(VEDA widom of the brahmanas). Besides He was BHAKTA(devotee to the Supreme Lord- Visnu or Krsna). It's not jeish racial tribal daemon- yahveh, who most of the christains speculate for being 'Jesus's Father'. You know habiru(hebrew) are fallen brahmanas(dwidja bandhu), who formed 'chosen tribe of yahveh')based on blood(family principles). These habiru perverted 'caste system' created by Lord Krsna HIMSELF, into 'mafiotic clan system'. Not talking about that 'B.Ra(h)ma' had been speculated as 'Abrahama' and 'Sara-swathi' as 'Sarah'. Jews are jews. Their demonic nature had been inhereted form RAvana(Rabana) during Rama-yama times('leMUria' age). So Plant, esp. Jimmy Page had those esoterra knowledge when creating this MASTERPIECE IN ROCK HISTORY for all times!(next to it is 'Stairway to Heaven', depicting a jiva-atma's hesitation between Lord Krsna and Shiva's wife- maya; and 'In the Light', a song dedicated to 21 avatar of Lord Visnu- Buddha('Siddha-rta Go-atma'); When Plant sings 'I'm down, so down' at the end of the song it is connected to Lord Shiva who in the end of this kali-yuga will be murdered by his wife-maya, as KALI(The Lord Visnu will take over Lord Shiva's duties as RudRa, to destroy the matter and demons inside her). It is very esoterric knowledge spoken by Lord Krsna into Brahma's mind from unforgotten times. It is called VEDA('Supreme Knowledge', without speculation!), obtained in a DEDUCTIVE WAY- 'from up to down'). Jesus Christs was shaktivesya avatar, sent form Brahma-loca by order of Lord Krsna, but He is not Brahma Himself; He is an avatar for hebrew and romans who more or less had perverted Brahmans culture ot SPIRITUAL ART OF LIVING.He showed what will happen with Shiva- When the river of Brahma(VIRage) will enter Visnu's ocean(KARANA) Kali, His wife will dominate over Him for a very short time and then KALKI will put everything in order emerging from the village, called 'Shambhala'.
Savtanater from Kashmir, India Hi everyone, I just saw people posting about Kashmir. Well I was born in Kashmir. A place which is the quintessential paradise. Did you guys notice the word 'Shangri-La' in the lyrics of Kashmir. 'Shangri-La' translates to 'Utopia' in English and means a place with perfect harmony, a heaven on earth. Its a mythical word which has its roots in Buddhism which had been prevalent in Kashmir centuries back. Really appreciate all the interest you have shown in the place.Feel free to ask me about anything you want regarding the place. Aurzoo!
Rumen from Varna, Bulgaria Dustin, Do you know that Jesus had been to Kashmir, Varanasi even Calcutta(kali cult city) during His 'Lost years'(13-29) and there are physical evidence about that. It's been hidden by the hypocratic catholoc church. Do you know that Jesus had been a RAja-yoga(icl. gnana-yoga) and what is called 'prophet'(nazarite) appears to be a very vague heritage of the VEDA times. Jews, Hebrew(habiru)were not the first tribe to speculate on VEDA. Their satanic monoteism(of yahweh daemon) had been 'developped'(degraded) from the degrade form VEDA- 'Persian-Chinese DUAlism of 'Ahura-Maza' and 'Ahriman', In fact an attept to describe the relationships between Shiva nad maya(shakti)-'iAn/in' or 'Al/la'... RAja yogis are more than hatha-yogis(shakti-yogis). Their main purpose is TAPAS(penance) from the MATTER/matrix, mother genesis. In fact they sacrifice their lives to get to Heavenly planets, called 'UR-ddho loca(l)s.... No wonder how 'tragic' it is- It is 'the end of the world'- KALI-yuga, 'Apo-kali-psi' is a hellenic word borrowed.
Dustin from My Home, In well i know im probably wrong here but this song sounds like it could be about the end of the world to me, all i see turns to brown as the sun burns the ground, sounds to me like something like the green house effect just listen to the song and think of the end of the world it makes sense either way this song is beautifuly haunting.
Rumen from Varna, Bulgaria Again this is UPMOST of the eso-terra by Zep. The song was dedicated to Lord Jesus Christ, an avatar sent by Lord Krsna thru Lord Brahma from Brahma-loca. Jimmy Page was font of Shiva(tru' the demon Aleister Crawley(as we know in kali-yuga Lord Shiva is worshipped MAINLY by daemons).Such a daemon of habiru's(hebrew's) 'yahveh'/'yhvh' or 'yahoo'. The lyricist Robert Plant knew not only that but his symbol was taken from "leMUria", sunken contentinent in Indian and before-in Pacific ocean, as 'GOndwana'--first matteric(the name appeared as 'Lanka' on 'Raama-yana').. pls visit : http://www.viewzone.com/matlock.html
James from Sarasota, Fl This is the most intense song i've ever heard. It's got such a serious sound.
Nathan from Ohsweken, Canada this song is sweet but its better when page plays the whole thing on guitar no organs or stuff like that.
George from No. Hampton, Nh the difference in led zeppelin is that their versions of borrowed music are completely different than the originals. Unlike people like eric clapton, almost all of creams popular songs were borrowed, (including sunshine of your love) and of course his version of i shot the sheriff which one could mistake for bob's. Zeppelin was the best.
Ashley from Charleston, Wv Yes, we know Led Zepp "borrowed" from many artists. The difference is that Led Zepp was extremely talented and did actually write most of their material. P. Diddy (GOD, I hate even typing that stupid name), however, is absolutely, positively, completely and totally talentless and worthless. Led Zeppelen were Gods. Diddy is a stain in my Jockey's.
Bill from Cleveland, Oh The riff that goes up 5 times and then repeats is NOT GUITAR!!! That was done when John Paul Jones got on the keybord and set it to some type of organ. Jimmy Page played almost the same riff the entire song.
Alex from North Smithfield, Ri Does anyone notice that it sounds a little bit like the James Bond Theme song?
Tim from Kilkenny, Ireland This song DID take me on a magical journey . . . duuuuuuuude . . .
Will from Mobile, Al This song will take you on a magical journey...no, im not on drugs...i swear!!!
Tammy from Princeton, Nj I thought Page said "I don't worship the devil, but magic does intrigue me." At least that's what I thought I heard in a zep bio on Vh-1(it was narrorated by Steven Tyler). Oh well. As far as everyone being so outraged that rap artists rip-off rock, remember Zeppelin used a lot of blues refrences in their songs! But unlike some of the original blues artist, rock bands GET PAID, and loads, for being sampled. I love zeppelin though but who cares if they get covered, cause I'll just stick to listening to their versions of the songs, thank you very much. Besides Page let that fool P.Diddy use Kashmir so blame it on Page ; ) cause the song was BOUND to get torn apart by P.Ditto! I mean what else was he expecting!
Mason from Greenville, Nc "All I see turns to brown/ As the sun burns the ground" One of the greatest lines ever. By far my favorite Led Zep song. It goes to show that Led Zeppelin was about progress and experimentation, and sometimes not sounding like themselves. That's why I think any true Led fan would never call them a heavy metal band, because there are just too many songs that don't fit that category (such as "Kashmir").
Michael from Greenville, Ms kashmir is where robert plant's wife's parents are from.
Neil from London, England Yoy're fogetting that Whole lotta love was also a complete rip-off of some blues guy from 20 years earlier But in that case, he sued and won, with all the compensation going to musical charities (the law works for the better sometimes) I don't think there is anything wrong with 'borrowing' somoelse's music, as long as you give them credit for it - especially when it works so well
Matias from Sharyland, Tx ONE of the best Zeppelin songs, but "Puff Daddy" had to screw it up. John Bonham ROCKS!!!!!
Fredrik from Stockholm, Sweden Great song, first. But why should Page look down on musical rippers, when he actually is one himself? For example, Black mountain side is a rip of Black river side by Bert Jansch. Stairway to heaven's first riff is a big assimb. to a Taurus song. Dazed and confused is a rip off from a guitarist whose name i've forgotten. Thou, i like all versions and respect Led Zeppelin very much.
Joe from Paris, Tx "Bonzo is a good drummer not because of moby dick but because of his revolutionary beats and base drum work. Also john paul jones was a really good basist but not because he plays fast, he was the musical backbone of the band and played off of page brilliantly. By the way...a so called "fact" above states that zep hired string and horn session players, not true, Jones accually played all of the instruments you hear in the backround on different tracks. and finnally zoso is a demonic code that has ties with devil worshiping since page is in fact a devil worshipper. - david, pasadena, CA" Yeah, that's crap. Well, the Page being satanic part is anyways. Page IS NOT satanic, he was, however, interested in the occult (black magic and the such). Just because he enjoyed studying those things doesn't mean crap. You go ahead and pretend that you know more about Zep than half of the people here, the fact is you don't. Zoso (usually refered to as the "Untitled Led Zeppelin record) is an awesome record, and contains Stairway to Heaven. Besides that Kashmir isn't even on the recording. If you can prve to me that Zoso is, infact, a "satanic messenger" feel free to email me- [email protected]
David from Pasadena, Ca Bonzo is a good drummer not because of moby dick but because of his revolutionary beats and base drum work. Also john paul jones was a really good basist but not because he plays fast, he was the musical backbone of the band and played off of page brilliantly. By the way...a so called "fact" above states that zep hired string and horn session players, not true, Jones accually played all of the instruments you hear in the backround on different tracks. and finnally zoso is a demonic code that has ties with devil worshiping since page is in fact a devil worshipper.
Kelly from Maiden, Nc I recently had to call hp for tech support, and of course I ended up talking to a nice gal in India. I was making small talk, and asked her if it ever snowed in India. She said, "yes, in Kashmir". She didn't pronounce it as most of us do, but I quickly realized what she had said. I didn't even know Kashmir was in India before that! Of course I said, "ah yeah, Kashmir". "You know Zep, the rock band?" She happily replied, "Why of course". I said, "Aaalllright!" It was quite poignant. Ramble On,
Dave from Winnipeg, Canada .. Hate to say this but I really don't like this song and i am a huge zeppelin fan. In fact, its the only song off physical graffiti that I don't like. The band stated it as "the definite zep song" but it honestly sums up the few bad things that zep are in my opinion. There isn't even a solo in it and I find it gets repetitive. (strictly my opinion I am making no statement)
Tom from Trowbridge, England This song is very repetitive; the same riff for 8 and a half minutes. But does that make it bad? Of course not! When you listen to Kashmir, you become completely drawn in, completely disregarding its monotony.
Jp from Kelowna, Canada If you've ever heard this song on the Zeppelin box set youll drule over it. Its so hypnoticle and plant can really push the vocals. It will give you goosebumps. I recommend that you listen if you are a true Zeppelin fan
Ben from Aguadilla, United States im 14 my favorite band is led zeppelin, i love pink floyd, and i listen to black sabbath ,although it may feel like it ur not alone Alex, ....ben dido
Vincent from Los Angeles, Ca yet another great song by led zepplin these guy are so good at writing songs. i would of never even guessed some 1 would write a song about this and they did, and its great. Zepplin is freakin amazing these guy can really rock there hearts out.
Julie from Marquette, Mi A plea from the fans to Zep......(or Sting) no more whoring your music to talentless sods....is the money really worth it...? It must be...
Sal from Ny, Ny this is led zeppelin's best by far, it's so amazing, lyrics, music, everything about it is uh, enchanting! and that guitar riff is awesome.
Spencer from South Kingstown, Ri awesome guitar riff
Ash from Charleston, Wv Alex in CT - don't give up the fight, man!! You are not alone. Just take comfort in knowing that you are a lot smarter than most of your peers.
Alex from Clinton, Ct My personal favorite song of all time...it's so hypnotic and well - put together. Takes you into a different world. God I hate how rap has taken the world today. I must be the only 16 year old in my town listening to zeppelin floyd and sabbath.
Leigh from London, England Oh i forgot to say the most important part - an Israeli girl i met played the song! so i heard Kashmir in Kashmir! Yes! (obviously the novelty wore off fairly soon)
Leigh from London, England I've just been to Kashmir on holiday! its very very beautiful and relaxing, stay on a houseboat on Dal lake in Srinagar. dangerous though - there was a gunbattle lst week 200m from my boat. all part of the fun, i guess. Just to clear up the geography, Kashmir is very much disputed, although it is in effect divided into Kasmir, which is in India, and when most of the population lives, and Azad Kashmir, which is in Pakistan. Also, Pakistan ceeded some of Kashmir to China, so technically Kashmir is in India, Pakistan and China, although the people want independance, and both India and Pakistan claim it all for themselves! Confusing, huh??!!
Don from Philadelphia, Pa "They steal your music and shout at you." - Jimmy Page, on rap, and people like the Beastie Boys. I hate rap too. It's got to be rock & roll.
Kaml from Sydney, Australia The fact thta Kashmir is north of pakistan is false. Check out this map: http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/kashmir.pdf It is north of India (or depending who you ask, part of india or part of pakistan)
Jango from Chennai, India Physical Graffiti was the first album under their Swan Song records.....Good thing songs like Kashmir was on it.
Ac from Winnipeg, Canada i agree with oliver...no rock band today is doing anything remotely close to zep. You listen to kashmir and most other music sounds boring or annoying, or insignificant like rap music. Is it just me, or did physical grafitti not get the credit it deserved? I read Rolling Stone's top rock albums of all time list and it placed ridiculously low. This song is hypnotizing...it frees your mind...I fall asleep to zep...you take me there alright, Plant.
Jason from Monterrey, Mexico Kashmir is another slang word for heroine, Page's drug of choice, "all I see turns to brown" clearly stating the color of the heroine rock, the hypnotic mood of the song sounds like a heroine trip.
Alex from Las Vegas , Nv A couple years ago, I was a pre-teen and had no idea who Led Zeppelin was, but I knew who Rage Against the Machine were. The only RATM I knew was "Wake Up" from the Matrix movie. I use to complain that "Come With Me" from the Godzilla movie sounded too much like "Wake Up". Little did I know that Come With Me and Wake Up sampled the same riff that was in Kashmir. Huh, stupid me.
Oliver from London, England No quater is the most hypnotic song not this, but this can be listened to as something light in the background or blaring at you, either is good. Incredible achievement, could you see any new rock band do something like that, nooooooooooo
Mike from Oliver, Canada favorite zeppelin song. its so relaxing!
Will from Portland, Or I wasn't to sure about this song at first. I usually don't go for synthezisers, but this one really grew on me. Plants voice sounds awesome on this. Really trippy
David from Greensboro, Nc I think with time and patience, Puff Daddy's version is respectable. If you ever saw him preform it on SNL, he has almost no resemblance to a rapper (except the dress, and blackness- no offense). Yes, The new P. Diddy is a no-talent ass clown, but he did pull this song off well before he became a sell-out (although he did rip off Police before he did Zeppelin). But give the devil his due, you know?
Adrian from Wilmington, De This is the ultimate hypnotic Zeppelin song! Too bad Robert Plant's voice is so scratchy on the album. The "How the West Was Won" version is totally from another plane of existence! Words can't describe the impact it has using a state of the art surround sound system. Zeppelin are Gods!!!
Dino from Bandung, Indonesia This song has different beat between the guitars and the drums. The drums playing the standard 2/4 time signature, while the rising musical theme which lead by Page's guitars, creates tension by playing against it in 3/4 time. Great Middle Eastern-tinged chord progression's opening, orchestral brass and strings with electric guitar and mellotron strings on the second part and funk rock on the third section. The song is the definitive Led Zeppelin song.
Katie from Australia you can totally lose yourself in this song
Jens from LinkÅ¡ping, Sweden The very special sound of this song is what make it so great, probably one of Zep's best. Ahhh !listening to it right now... You feel so unreal and free in a strange way when you listen to it! It's sooooo great !
Terence from Mumbai, India when i first got my hands on the lyrics, was eager to find out y its called kashmir.....me being indian n all....lol was dissapointed tht it paints a landscape nowhere near kashmir !!!which was once a heaven but today is in media spotlight fr the terrorist groups like al quaida which train there...ne ways blah its an eternal tune and i love it !
Justin from Parma, Oh This is an amazing song, and no rapper has the right to even utter the lyrics from their untalented mouths. I'm surprised any rappers would even listen to this song, it isn't about killing or raping or a boast about how cool the writer of the song is.
Geoff from Adelaide, Australia The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra do an amazing version, of this song. No words, just a really moving version...with a really cool eastern sound.
Eddie from Lachine, Mi No, the guitar sample on Eminem's "Lose Yourself" is not from "Kashmir". . . but it proves that almost everyone has a sense of pitch recognition. Both riffs start with D notes.
Dan from Concord, Ca I've heard that Page and Plant wrote this song as a rebuttle to the comments that their greatests hits were ripped off from other songs. There's not a song like this anywhere else. Beautiful.
Brian from Paoli, In Wonderful song, a good reason why Zeppelin was probably the best rock band in history.
Elise from Guelph, Canada definitely one of the best songs ever
Anoir from Becharre, Other Best song on the planet, Johnno Bonham rips the drums.
Denise from Sanford, Nc I love the music, especially the off beats and drums. Hard to play, but easy to listen to...

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Kashmir: the story of the song Robert Plant calls "Perfect Zeppelin"

Robert Plant reveals why Physical Graffiti highlight Kashmir really marks Led Zeppelin's most towering musical peak

“I wish we were remembered for Kashmir more than Stairway To Heaven ,” Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant told me more than three decades after the the former song was first released as the last track on side two of the band’s Physical Graffiti double album. “It’s so right; there’s nothing overblown, no vocal hysterics. Perfect Zeppelin.”

It certainly is. Indeed of all the many fine musical moments Led Zeppelin would accumulate throughout their eight-studio-album career, Kashmir remains one of their hallmark tracks. It’s of the same order of class as previous touchstone moments Whole Lotta Love and Stairway To Heaven – that is, destined to transcend all musical barriers and become universally recognised as a classic. It was also arguably the last time they would scale such heights.

A musical and metaphorical drive toward some irresistible far-off horizon (utilising the same signature DADGAD tuning that guitarist Jimmy Page had previously used to create such memorable showcases from his repertoire as White Summer and Black Mountain Side ), Kashmir encapsulated Led Zeppelin’s multi-strand approach to making rock music: part rock, part funk, part African dust storm.

Originally titled Driving To Kashmir , the song had begun as a lyric Plant had been inspired to write in the autumn of 1973 after a long, seemingly never-ending drive through “the waste lands”, as he put it, of southern Morocco. It's meaning had nothing to do with Kashmir, in northern India, at all.

As Plant explained Kashmir 's meaning to Cameron Crowe, it was about the road journey itself rather than a specific geographical location: “It was a single-track road which neatly cut through the desert. Two miles to the east and west were ridges of sand rock. It looked like you were driving down a channel, this dilapidated road, and there was seemingly no end to it.” Hence, Plant said, the opening lyric: ‘ Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dreams .’

Musically, the juddering rhythm had erupted out of a late-night session involving Page and drummer John Bonham during one of the band’s regular stays at Headley Grange, the haunted mansion in East Hampshire where they recorded so many tracks in the early 70s.

“It was just Bonzo and myself,” Page said. “He started the drums, and I did the riff and the overdubs, which in fact get duplicated by an orchestra at the end, which brought it even more to life. It seemed so sort of ominous and had a particular quality to it. It’s nice to go for an actual mood and know that you’ve pulled it off.”

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The number was temporarily abandoned when recording was halted by the unforeseen disappearance of bassist John Paul Jones , who had decided to leave Zeppelin after becoming appalled at some of the more ‘vivid’ off-stage scenes surrounding the band’s notoriously outrageous US tour in the summer of 73.

After a deal was brokered with Jones that included the band relocating to the plush nearby Frencham Ponds hotel (except for Page, who stayed behind at Headley) Zeppelin recommenced at the beginning of 1974. It was now that the serious work on Kashmir was completed, with Jones sketching out what would later become the orchestral parts with his Mellotron. Plant, though, struggled. Delighted with his lyrics, he admitted he was “petrified” and “virtually in tears” at trying to sing along with Kashmir ’s unusual rhythmic pattern.

“It was an amazing piece of music to write to, and an incredible challenge for me,” he later recalled. “The whole deal of the song is… not grandiose, but powerful: it required some kind of epithet, or abstract lyrical setting about the whole idea of life being an adventure and being a series of illuminated moments.”

The finishing touch was the addition of real string and horn parts, recorded in May that year at Olympic Studios, in London, where overdubs were also laid down. The finished track was a truly epic rock classic, panoramic in scope, featuring the full-spectrum Zeppelin sound.

Was it the best thing the band would ever do? Robert said it was. Years later, Jimmy told me: “Well it was certainly one of them.”

The bigness of Kashmir fitted Page’s increasingly lofty ambitions, his burning desire to prove wrong the naysayers who had hounded Led Zeppelin in the press since the band’s inception. Physical Graffiti was an album all about scope (it included both the longest and shortest tracks the band would ever record), and Kashmir was to be the jewel in the crown; Page determined to showcase the “bigger palette” Zeppelin had at their disposal than nearest rivals like the Stones, who Zeppelin outsold but had never matched for credibility.

There were also some moments where cloaked references to Page’s ongoing obsession with the occult could be discerned: images of ‘ Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace ’ and a ‘ pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream ’ – pilot? Or Magus, perhaps?

Performed for the first time on the band’s 1975 US tour, Kashmir became the new centrepiece of the set, Jimmy stomping around in his specially designed new suit embroidered with dragons, crescent moons, spangly stars, blood-red poppies and the ‘ZoSo’ emblem.

At their Earls Court shows, in May, Plant described Kashmir to the audience as a song about revisiting “our travels in Morocco… and the story of our wasted, wasted times”. Two years later, during the band’s last, disastrous, US tour he reflected: “I think I will go to Kashmir one day, when some great change hits me and I have to really go away and think about my future as a man rather than a prancing boy.”

That “great change”, though he didn’t know it yet, was fast approaching.

Mick Wall is the UK's best-known rock writer, author and TV and radio programme maker, and is the author of numerous critically-acclaimed books, including definitive, bestselling titles on Led Zeppelin ( When Giants Walked the Earth ), Metallica ( Enter Night ), AC/DC ( Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be ), Black Sabbath ( Symptom of the Universe ), Lou Reed, The Doors ( Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre ), Guns N' Roses and Lemmy. He lives in England.

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What Do the Lyrics of the Led Zeppelin Song “Kashmir” Mean?

Jacob Uitti

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Duh-duh-duh Duh-duh-duh-duh! You can just hear it. Those big drums, those strings. The onset of the onslaught that is the Led Zeppelin song, “Kashmir.” The song that, in the ’90s, Puff Daddy just had to take and remix into a rap tune.

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Yes, it’s an imposing track. But outside of the brooding and bombastic music, what do the lyrics to the track mean? What are Robert Plant and the gang trying to tell us?

Released in 1975 for the group’s album, Physical Graffiti , the song was written over the course of three years—paused at one point when bassist John Paul Jones temporarily left the band. Penned by Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and drummer John Bonham, the song quickly became a staple for the band during live shows. In fact, it’s a song Plant has said he wishes the band was known for, more than others like “Stairway to Heaven.”

The writing of the song began in 1973 while Plant was driving through the “waste lands” of Southern Morocco down “this dilapidated road, and there was seemingly no end to it,” Plant said. Though the song is called “Kashmir,” it does not have anything to do with the region in Northern India.

“The whole deal of the song is… not grandiose, but powerful: it required some kind of epithet or abstract lyrical setting about the whole idea of life being an adventure and being a series of illuminated moments,” Plant said of the lyrical meaning.

The lyrics themselves highlight time travel, celestial bodies and even reference the occult, something Page fancied. Plant begins the song,

Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face And stars fill my dream I’m a traveler of both time and space To be where I have been To sit with elders of the gentle race This world has seldom seen They talk of days for which they sit and wait All will be revealed

Talk in song from tongues of lilting grace Sounds caress my ear And not a word I heard could I relate The story was quite clear

The whole song feels like a sun-soaked daydream, a primordial scream as much as a modern work of art. Sings Plant in more of the song’s verses,

As Plant said of his band’s beloved song, It’s “not grandiose, but powerful.” And he’s totally right. It’s a specific line to walk, but, as we can hear, an effective one.

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