The Battle of Evermore - Jimmy Page & Robert Plant



     
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The Battle of Evermore Lyrics


The queen of light took her bow
And then she turned to go
The prince of peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night aloneOh, dance in the dark of night
The dark lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us allOh, throw down your plow and hoe
Side by side we wait the night
The darkest of them allI hear the horses thunder
Down in the valley below
I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon
Waiting for the eastern glowThe apples of the valley hold
The seeds of happiness
The ground is rich from tender care
Repay, do not forgetThe apples turn to brown and black
The tyrant's face is redOh, war is the common cry
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never knowOh, well, the night is long
The beads of time pass slow

Tired eyes on the sunrise
Waiting for the eastern glowThe pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath
The drums will shake the castle wall
The ring wraiths ride in blackSing as you raise your bow
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so coldOh, dance in the dark of night
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back
Bring it backAt last the sun is shining
The clouds of blue roll by
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyesBring it back
Bring it back
Bring it back
...

Enjoy the lyrics !!!
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin fame), recorded and toured together, mid-90s. Initial plans for a reunion were made in '93, developing from a casual chat to an MTV Unplugged invitation.

Zep's main writers reformed on 17 Apr 94, as a part of the Alexis Korner Blues Show at Buxton, England. On 25 & 26 Aug', they taped performances in London, Wales & Morocco, with Egyptian & Moroccan orchestration of several Zep' tunes along with four new songs, backed by Farouk el Safi. The performances aired on October 12, and were so successful commercially and artistically that the two coordinated a tour which kicked off in February, 1995. The Unplugged performance was released as an album in November, 1994 as No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded.

It's rumored that John Paul Jones was excluded due to a feud between him and Plant, dating from the mid-80's.

Their tour took them across the world with a lineup including Charlie Jones playing bass and percussion, Michael Lee on drums, Porl Thompson performing guitar and banjo, Najma Akhtar providing backup vocals, Jim Sutherland on mandolin and bodhrán, Nigel Eaton hurdy gurdy, and Ed Shearmur playing Hammond organ with orchestral arrangements. Afterwards, they entered the studio with legendary engineer Steve Albini to record Walking into Clarksdale, an album of entirely new material. This album was not as commercially successful as Unledded had been, and the Page/Plant reunion slowly dissolved, with both members going on to perform with other side projects. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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