Tall Cool One (Robert Plant song)
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| "Tall Cool One" | ||||
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| Single by Robert Plant | ||||
| from the album Now and Zen | ||||
| B-side | "White, Clean and Neat" | |||
| Released | April 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Es Paranza | |||
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| "Tall Cool One" on YouTube | ||||
"Tall Cool One" is a song by the English rock singer Robert Plant. It was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced Now and Zen.[2][3] Former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page plays guitar on the recording.[4] It was the second single released from his fourth solo studio album Now and Zen (1988).
The song features guitar riff samples of Led Zeppelin songs, including "Black Dog",[5] "Dazed and Confused", "Whole Lotta Love", [6] "The Ocean" and "Custard Pie",[7] as well as lyrical references to "Black Dog" and "When the Levee Breaks".[8]
Critical reception
Chart performance
It reached No. 87 on the UK singles chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's fourth top of the chart rock single.[10][2]
Popular culture
"Tall Cool One" was featured in a television advertisement for Coca-Cola.[11]
