Communication Breakdown Lyrics
Hey, girl, stop what you're doin'!
Hey, girl, you'll drive me to ruin
I don't know what it is I like about you, but I like it a lot
Won't you let me hold you, let me feel your loving touch
[Chorus]
Communication breakdown
It's always the same
I'm having a nervous breakdown
Drive me insane
[Verse 2]
Hey, babe, I got something I think you ought to know
Hey, babe, I wanna tell you that I love you so
I wanna hold you in my arms, yeah!
I'm never gonna let you go, 'cause I like your charms
[Chorus]
Communication breakdown
It's always the same
I'm having a nervous breakdown
Drive me insane
Suck!
[Guitar Solo]
Communication breakdown
It's always the same
I'm having a nervous breakdown
Drive me insane! Yeah!
[Outro]
Communication breakdown
(I want you to love me all night)
(I want you to love me all night)
Communication breakdown
(Whoa, ah, a whoa oh)
Communication breakdown
(I want you to love me)
(I want you to love)
Communication breakdown
(I want you to love, yeah)
(I want you to love)
Communication breakdown
(I want you to love)...
About
“Communication Breakdown” is Led Zeppelin’s lead single from their debut album, Led Zeppelin. An instant classic, the song has been recognised by acts such as Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, and Dread Zeppelin, all choosing to cover the song in tribute to the legendary band.
Thematically, the song is rather simple with Robert Plant telling the tale of a girl who makes him weak in the knees. Clearly, he wants what this girl has, but he is struggling to find the words to tell her, a true communication breakdown.
In addition to featuring on their debut album, the song is also included on the 2002 compilation album, Early Days and 2007’s Mothership.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Guitarist Jimmy Page told Louder Sound that the band played this song during their first rehearsal:
There was material I already had in mind, like ‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’ and some other things. And by the time I got everyone in my house and we were doing steady rehearsals, we were working on ‘Communication Breakdown’ and ‘You Shook Me’. Laying down that material, it was phenomenal. We knew just how good it was.
Rolling Stone ranked it as the #12 Led Zeppelin song, saying:
The down-stroke riff of “Communication Breakdown” comes very close to punk seven years ahead of schedule. The lyrics allude to Eddie Cochran’s “Nervous Breakdown,” but if the song got its spark from the Fifties, Zep’s deranged attack was something brutally new.
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