Rare and Unrecorded Songs
This page lists, in alphabetical order, unrecorded Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin songs and other material outside their mainstream recordings. These include songs which were originally released only on single B-sides or videos (more recent releases mean that some of these are no longer so rare). Other pages list "mainstream" Led Zeppelin and later Robert Plant recordings, and songs performed live with the Priory of Brion.
Recordings marked + are included on the Sixty Six to Timbuktu compilation album.
I have not tried to list here every song that Robert has ever sung, but those which found their way onto record or which were performed regularly at some period in his career. I have come across references to other songs performed by the Band of Joy and the Honeydrippers, but I have been unable to confirm which songs were played regularly in those days.
I have transcribed the lyrics of many of those songs which have been released on record, including Robert Plant's pre-Zeppelin single releases. The list of songs below includes links to these lyric transcriptions.
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- Adriatic Sea View (Plant/Band of Joy)
- Recorded as a demo by the Band of Joy in 1967
- This song is also known as Got To Find My Baby and Seaview
- Released on a compilation CD by MAS Records in 2005
- A House Is Not A Motel (Lee)
- Live version released as a single B-side in 2002
- All The Money In The World (Plant/Baggott/Deamer/Adams/Tyson)
- Released as single B-side 2005
- Included on expanded release of Mighty Rearranger
- As Long As I Have You (Elgin/Ragavoy)
- Used regularly by Led Zeppelin in their early stage act
- Also performed with the Band of Joy and the Priory of Brion
- Black Dog (Page/Plant/Jones)
- Live version released on Soundstage DVD in 2006
- Blueberry Hill (Lewis/Stock/Rose)
- Sometimes included in Led Zeppelin's early stage act
- Bluebird (Stills)
- Performed live by Robert Plant solo and with the Priory of Brion
- Boogie Chillun (Hooker/Besman)
- Often performed live by both Led Zeppelin and Robert Plant
- Excerpts appear on Song Remains the Same and BBC Sessions
- Born Under A Bad Sign (Bell/Jones)
- Performed live at various times during Robert Plant's career
- Break On Through (Morrison/Manzarek/Krieger/Densmore)
- Performed live solo, with Jimmy Page and with the Priory of Brion
- C'mon Everybody (Cochran/Capehart)
- Performed live by Led Zeppelin in their early career
- Video footage has been released from the Royal Albert Hall
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury)
- Performed with Queen at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert
- Released on the video of the concert
- Crosscut Saw (Ford)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Crossroads (Johnson)
- Performed live a few times by Page and Plant in 1998
- Dark Moon (Plant/Ptacek)
- Released as single B-side 1993
- Included on expanded release of Fate of Nations
- Deep In The Heart Of Texas (Hershey/Swander)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Dimples (Bracken/Hooker)
- Live version released as a single B-side in 1988
- Don't Look Back (Vera)
- Released as single B-side 1990
- Included on expanded release of Manic Nirvana
- 8:05 (Miller/Stevenson)
- Released as single B-side 1993
- Included on expanded release of Fate of Nations
- Everybody's Gonna Say (Plant/Beamer/Crutchley/Thompson)
- Released on a single by Listen in 1966
- Evil Woman (Weiss)
- Recorded by the Priory of Brion and released by MAS Records
- Far Post (Plant/Blunt/Woodroffe)
- Released as single B-side 1983 and on White Knights album
- Included on expanded release of Pictures at Eleven
- Flames (Terry)
- Recorded by the Priory of Brion and released by MAS Records
- (and occasionally played by Led Zeppelin in their early stage act?)
- Fortune Teller (Neville)
- Released by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on Raising Sand
- For What It's Worth (Stills)
- +Recorded as a demo by the Band of Joy in 1967
- Fresh Garbage (Ferguson)
- Often used by Led Zeppelin in their early stage act
- Gambler's Blues (King/Pate)
- Performed in some of Robert Plant's live shows in 1987/88
- Girl From The North Country (Dylan)
- Performed live by Robert Plant with Fairport Convention
- Performed live with the Priory of Brion and Strange Sensation
- Live version released on Soundstage DVD in 2006
- Gonna Shoot You Right Down (Hooker/Koenig/Rogers)
- Recorded by Page and Plant on Jimmy Rogers tribute album
- Got My Mojo Working (Foster/Morganfield)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Hey Grandma (Miller/Stevenson)
- Performed live with the Band of Joy in 1967/8
- Hey Jayne (Plant/Jones)
- +Released as single B-side 1993
- Hey Joe (Roberts)
- +Recorded as a demo by the Band of Joy in 1967
- Honey Hush (Turner)
- Occasionally performed live by Robert Plant in 1984/85
- Honky Tonk (Butler/Doggett)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Hoochie Koochie Man (Dixon)
- Often used by Robert Plant in his solo stage act
- How Many More Times (Page/Jones/Bonham)
- Live version released by Page and Plant as a single B-side
- How Many More Years (Burnett)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- I Can't Be Satisfied (Morganfield)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- If It's Really Got To Be This Way (Alexander/Fritts/Nicholson)
- +Recorded by Robert Plant on Adios Amigo tribute album
- I Gotta Move (Rush)
- Performed by Led Zeppelin in their early stage act
- I'm In The Mood (Hooker/Besman)
- Performed live with Strange Sensation in 2001
- I Need Your Loving Every Day (Gardner/Robinson)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Innuendo (Deacon/May/Mercury/Taylor)
- Performed with Queen at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert
- I've Got A Secret
- Released on a single by Robert Plant in 1967
- Jennings Farm Blues (Page/Plant/Jones)
- An unreleased demo recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1969
- An early version of what later became Bron Yr Aur Stomp
- Laughing Crying Laughing
- Released on a single by Robert Plant in 1967
- Let's Have A Party (Robinson)
- +Recorded by Robert Plant on Last Temptation of Elvis
- Let The Boogie Woogie Roll (Ertegun/Wexler)
- +Recorded by Robert Plant for Jools Holland's More Friends album
- Life Begin Again (Emmerson/McNally/O'Lionaird/Russell/Mass)
- +Recorded by Robert Plant with the Afro Celt Sound System
- Additional vocals (from Marwnad Yr Ehedydd) by Julie Murphy
- Little Hands (Spence)
- +Recorded by Robert Plant for the More Oar tribute album
- Little Sister (Pomus/Shuman)
- Performed live at various times during Robert Plant's career
- Performed with Rockpile on Concerts for Kampuchea album
- Performed with Pearl Jam on a single released to their fan club
- Lively Up Yourself (Marley)
- Performed in some of Robert Plant's live shows in 1983/84
- Live version on expanded release of The Principle of Moments
- Long Tall Sally (Blackwell/Johnson/Penniman)
- Sometimes included in Led Zeppelin's early stage act
- Long Time Coming
- Released on a single by Robert Plant in 1967
- Lotta Lovin' (Bedwell)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Louie Louie (R Berry)
- +Recorded by Robert Plant for Wayne's World 2 soundtrack
- Lullaby (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams)
- Performed live by Page and Plant on the 1995 tour
- Memory Lane (Plant/Band of Joy)
- Recorded as a demo by the Band of Joy in 1967
- Intended for release as a single, but this never happened
- Mirror In The Bathroom (Charlery/Cox/Morton/Steele/Wakeling)
- Used in Robert Plant's solo stage act in 1990/91
- My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (Williams)
- Recorded by Page and Plant on Sun Records tribute album
- My Little Red Book (Bacharach/David)
- Performed live with Strange Sensation in 2001
- Naked If I Want To (Miller)
- +Released as single B-side 1993
- Nothin' (Van Zandt)
- Released by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on Raising Sand
- One Love (Plant/Johnstone/Blackwell/Jones)
- Released as single B-side 1990
- Included on expanded release of Manic Nirvana
- On Love (Bell/Gallagher/Gibson/Turnbull)
- Performed live with the Band of Joy in 1967/8
- Oompah (Watery Bint) (Plant/Johnstone)
- Released as single B-side 1990
- Included on expanded release of Manic Nirvana
- Operator (Korner/Plant/Miller)
- +Recorded with Alexis Korner in 1968 and released on Bootleg Him
- Our Song (Bindi/Califano/Clarke)
- +Released on a single by Robert Plant in 1967
- An English version of an Italian song called La Musica E Finita
- Pat's Delight (Bonham)
- A drum solo often included in Led Zeppelin's early stage act
- Philadelphia Baby (Rich)
- +Performed with Dave Edmunds on Porky's Revenge soundtrack
- Polly Come Home (Clark)
- Released by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on Raising Sand
- Queen Of The Hop (Harris)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Red For Danger (George)
- +Recorded in 1988 and released on Sixty Six to Timbuktu
- Red White And Blue
- Included on expanded release of Mighty Rearranger
- Road To The Sun (Plant/Blunt/Martinez/Woodroffe/Collins/Barlow)
- +Recorded in 1983 and released on Sixty Six to Timbuktu
- Rollercoaster
- Demo version included on expanded release of Fate of Nations
- Rude World (Ptacek)
- +Recorded with Jimmy Page for Rainer Ptacek tribute album
- Santa Claus Is Back In Town (Leiber/Stoller)
- Often performed live by Robert Plant around Christmas
- Season Of The Witch (Leitch)
- Performed live at various times during Robert Plant's career
- Seven And Seven Is (Lee)
- Performed live with Strange Sensation at various times
- Shake My Tree (Coverdale/Page)
- Performed live by Page and Plant on the 1995 tour
- She She Little Sheila (Merritt/Pullen)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- Sitting By The Window (Lewis)
- Performed live with Strange Sensation in 2001/2
- Smokestack Lightning (Burnett)
- Performed live at various times during Robert Plant's career
- Somethin' Else (Sheeley/Cochran)
- Performed live by Led Zeppelin in their early career
- A version of this Eddie Cochran song appears on BBC Sessions
- Video footage has also been released from the Royal Albert Hall
- Steal Away (Korner/Plant)
- Recorded with Alexis Korner in 1968; released on On The Move
- Sugar Mama
- An unreleased track recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1969
- Sunshine Woman
- Recorded by Led Zeppelin for BBC radio in March 1969
- Swan Song (Page)
- An unreleased demo recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1973/4
- Tell Me How (Allison/Hardin/Petty)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
- That Mellow Saxophone (Montrell/Marascalco/Blackwell )
- Performed live occasionally in 1984/85
- The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Estes)
- Recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1969 and released on BBC Sessions
- Some of the riffs were later re-used in Moby Dick
- The Only One (Page/Plant)
- Recorded with Jimmy Page for his Outrider album 1988
- The Rain Song (Page/Plant)
- Released by Page/Plant on CD single 1994 and on No Quarter video
- The Window (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee/Andrews)
- Released by Page and Plant as single B-side 1998
- Train Kept A Rollin' (Bradshaw/Mann/Kay)
- Used regularly by Led Zeppelin in their early stage act
- Revived in the 1980 tour, spanning the first concert to the last
- Treat Her Right (Head/Kurtz)
- Used in Robert Plant's solo stage act in 1983/84
- Turnaround
- Included on expanded release of The Principle of Moments
- 21 Years (Plant/Ptacek)
- +Released as single B-side 1993 and on Inner Flame tribute album
- Upside Down (Johnstone/Barratt)
- +Recorded in 1987 and released on Sixty Six to Timbuktu
- What Is And What Should Never Be (Page/Plant)
- Released by Page/Plant on CD singles 1994 and on No Quarter video
- When The Levee Breaks (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
- Released by Page/Plant on CD singles 1994 and on No Quarter video
- White Rabbit (Slick)
- Performed live with the Band of Joy and the Priory of Brion
- Whole Lotta Love (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Dixon)
- Live version released on Soundstage DVD in 2006
- You Better Run (Brigati/Cavaliere)
- +Released on a single by Listen in 1966
- Your True Love (Perkins)
- Performed live with the Honeydrippers in 1981
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