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29 Palms (song)

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Wikipedia article




"'29 Palms'" is a rock song by English musician Robert Plant. Its included on his 1993 album 'Fate of Nations' with songwriting credited to Plant, two of his backing musicians on the recording, Charlie Jones and Doug Boyle, Chris Blackwell and Phil Johnstone.



A review in 'Billboard' magazine described "29 Palms" as "richly emotive rock with strong, spell-casting power" and notes Plant's vocal and the guitars and percussion.

Released as a single, it became his second most successful single on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached number 21.Plant's 1983 single "Big Log" was his most successful, reaching number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was mixed by Tim Palmer at Westside Studios in London.

Lyrics



In this song, the singer is fixated on a seductive person who lives there. Could this woman be the Canadian singer Alannah Myles, famous for the song "Black Velvet"? In a 1993 interview with Network magazine, Plant gave a non-denial denial, saying: "We did a tour together. We're good friends. I think the world of her. She's a great, powerful lady. But the road is the road. Forget about all the rumors, everything is true and untrue. '29 Palms was written on tour, the last time we were in California." However, there is an alternative theory the song was written about a certain disc jockey who worked at the 29 Palms radio station at the time. Plant is waiting to hear their voice as he's driving into the stations signal area. Once he can hear it, he knows he's not far from his destination.[https://web.archive.org/web/20000418014253/http://www.iem.ac.ru/zeppelin/docs/interviews/plant_93.nm Interview: Archive.org] Twentynine Palms, California, is a small town located in the Mojave Desert about 140 miles east of Los Angeles. Its best known as one of the main entry points to the Joshua Tree National Park.

The song includes the refrain:

B-sides



The CD single featured three non-album songs, "21 Years" and "Dark Moon", both written and performed with singer-songwriter Rainer Ptacek, and a cover of "Whole Lotta Love (You Need Love)", also performed with Ptacek.

Personnel



'Billboard's single review notes "[v]ibrant electro-acoustic guitars" and "a percussive grandeur that includes skillful use of snare, tom-toms, and timpani". The musicians are:

*Robert Plantvocal

*Kevin Scott MacMichaelguitar

*Doug Boyleguitar

*Charlie Jonesbass

*Chris Hughesdrums, percussion

Charts



References




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