Everything about Out On The Tiles totally explained
"
Out on the Tiles" is a song by
English rock band
Led Zeppelin, from the
1970 album
Led Zeppelin III. The title of the song is derived from the
British phrase for going out for a night on the town. Led Zeppelin drummer
John Bonham would talk about going "out on the tiles," meaning to go to bars, and often sang a ditty based around the phrase. It goes "I've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles. We're going down the rubbers and we're going to pull some scrubbers because we're out on the tiles." Guitarist
Jimmy Page turned the tune into a
riff and Bonham's lyrics were replaced with something a little more tame for general audiences. Bonham and Page are credited with writing the song, along with vocalist
Robert Plant.
The spacey sound mix achieved on the recording of this song was a product of distance miking in the studio by Page. Just after the 1:23 mark in the track, someone in the
recording studio is heard saying "stop". It is widely believed that it was Page who said it, although this has never been confirmed. As the song has unique
rhythm and
syncopation, it's assumed that whoever yelled "stop" was trying to act as a verbal
conductor. Before that, at about 0:11 in the song, someone (again possibly Page) says "Alright".
In
Japan this track was mistakenly placed on the B-side of the "
Immigrant Song" single, rather than "
Hey Hey What Can I Do". Those copies are now rare collector's items.
"Out on the Tiles" was played live in its entirety just a few times at
Led Zeppelin concerts, most notably on September 4, 1970 in
Los Angeles, as is preserved on the famous
bootleg recording Live On Blueberry Hill. However, the beginning of the song was much more often used as an introduction to live performances of "
Black Dog", as heard on the official live release
How the West Was Won. It was also used as an introduction to John Bonham's drum solo "
Over the Top" on the band's
1977 North American concert tour.
Jimmy Page performed this song on his tour with
The Black Crowes in 1999. A version of "Out On The Tiles" performed by Page and The Black Crowes can be found on the album
Live at the Greek.
The song was featured on the VH1 series
SuperGroup, in which it was performed as part of the group's set at the concert in series finale, and
Jason Bonham dedicated it to his late father John.
Blind Melon recorded a version of "Out on the Tiles" for the
1995 Led Zeppelin
tribute album Encomium.
Missouri metalcore band
Coalesce recorded a version of "Out on the Tiles" for their album
There is Nothing New Under the Sun, an album entirely composed of Led Zeppelin covers.
Megadeth also covered this song on the Japanese release of their 2007 album
United Abominations.
Thrash metal band
Toxik also recorded a cover of the song on their 1989 album
Think This.
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