“Lemon Song” is a quintessential Led Zeppelin hit from their 1969 catalog, Led Zeppelin II. The band borrowed from blues artist Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killin’ Floor”, which frequented their sets earlier in their career, before modifying it to what is now known as the “Lemon Song”.
Regarding this, did Led Zeppelin steal lemon song?
The song’s titular “lemon” is also taken from another old blues song: Robert Johnson’s “Travelling Riverside Blues.” Led Zeppelin II’s closing track “Bring It On Home” is divided into two distinct sections.
In this manner, what does killing floor refer to? According to blues guitarist and longtime Wolf associate Hubert Sumlin, the song uses the killing floor – the area of a slaughterhouse where animals are killed – as a metaphor or allegory for male-female relationships: “Down on the killing floor – that means a woman has you down, she went out of her way to try to kill …
Similarly, what is the meaning of the killing floor?
Filters. (US) That part of a slaughterhouse where the animals are killed and initial processing is carried out.
What was the lemon song based on?
Killing Floor