No. 41

Out on the Tiles - Led Zeppelin (1970) Video - Finding a bad Led Zeppelin album is like finding an anorexic Samoan; it doesn't exist, but Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III are the ultimate hard rock band at their best. This song has flown a little bit under the radar in the Zeppelin catalogue, but when Jimmy Page got together with the Black Crowes to play both of their greatest hits, this is one of the songs he chose.

"Out on the Tiles" is apparently a British term for going out to the bars. Drummer John Bonham used to sing a ditty around the phrase like so, "I've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles. We're going down the rubbers and we're going to pull some scrubbers because we're out on the tiles." These lyrics were considered too inappropriate, but Jimmy Page took the tune and made it into a riff, while Robert Plant penned new "appropriate" lyrics. Unfortunately, Bonham had one too many nights "Out on the Tiles", downing (4) quadruple vodkas prior to a recording session before aspirating to his death. An unfortunate end to the life of the greatest drummer in history.