Sick Again
{{short description|1975 song by Led Zeppelin}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Sick Again
| type = song
| artist = Led Zeppelin
| album = Physical Graffiti
| released = {{start date|1975|02|24|df=y}}
| recorded = 1974
| studio = *Headley Grange, Headley, England
- Olympic, London
| genre = *Blues rock{{cite book|first= Nigel |last= Williamson |author-link= Nigel Williamson |year= 2007 |title= The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin |url= https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoledz0000will |url-access= registration |page= [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoledz0000will/page/236 236] |publisher= Rough Guides UK |isbn= 978-1-8435-3841-7}}
- hard rock{{cite book|first= Colin |last= Larkin |author-link= Colin Larkin (writer) |year= 1997 |page= [https://archive.org/details/virginencycloped00lark/page/249 249] |title= The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music |publisher= Virgin Books |quote= Physical Graffiti, a double set, gave full rein to the quartet's diverse interests, with material ranging from compulsive hard rock ('Custard Pie' and 'Sick Again') to pseudo-mystical experimentation ('Kashmir'). |isbn= 978-0-7535-0154-2 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/virginencycloped00lark/page/249}}
- glam rock{{sfn|Guesdon|Margotin|2018|p=432}}
| length = 4:40
| label = Swan Song
| writer = *Jimmy Page
| producer = Jimmy Page
}}
"Sick Again" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. It was written by singer Robert Plant. The song is about a group of teen groupies, which Plant referred to as "L.A. Queens", with whom the band were acquainted on their 1973 US Tour.{{cite book|first= Dave |last= Lewis |year= 1994 |title= The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin |publisher= Omnibus Press |isbn= 0-7119-3528-9}}
Lyrics
Plant took pity upon these girls, who would flock to the hotel rooms of the band to offer them "favors". In an interview he gave in 1975, he provided an explanation of the lyrics:
{{quote|If you listen to "Sick Again," a track from Physical Graffiti, the words show I feel a bit sorry for [the girls]. "Clutchin pages from your teenage dream in the lobby of the Hotel Paradise/Through the circus of the L.A. Queen how fast you learn the downhill slide." One minute she's 12 and the next minute she's 13 and over the top. Such a shame. They haven't got the style that they had in the old days{{nbsp}}... way back in '68.{{cite web|title= Cameron Crowe interview Led Zeppelin |date= 18 March 1975 |url= http://www.cameroncrowe.com/journalism/articles/crowe_eyesandears_journalism_led.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 29 April 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070429051941/http://www.cameroncrowe.com/journalism/articles/crowe_eyesandears_journalism_led.html}}}}
Live performances
Led Zeppelin frequently performed "Sick Again" in concert; during the 1975 and 1977 tours, it was often the second song they played. A performance from the 1979 Knebworth Festival is included on the Led Zeppelin DVD (2003). The song was dropped for the band's final Tour Over Europe in 1980.
Page performed this song on his tour with the Black Crowes in 1999. A version of "Sick Again" performed by them can be found on the album Live at the Greek (2000).
Personnel
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:{{sfn|Guesdon|Margotin|2018|p=432}}
- Robert Plant – vocals
- Jimmy Page – electric guitars
- John Paul Jones – bass
- John Bonham – drums
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|first1=Jean-Michel|last1=Guesdon|first2=Philippe|last2=Margotin|year=2018|title=Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-316-448-67-3}}
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Category:Songs about teenagers
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