Kashmir

About this song

Led Zeppelin wrote Kashmir after their 1973 tour. It is one of the band's signature songs and was played at nearly every concert after its release. It features one of the most memorable Led Zeppelin riffs.

What it's about

The song was inspired by a drive along a long, single-track road cutting through a desert in Morocco, flanked by sandrock ridges, with seemingly no end in sight.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 9 other songs, like “Mike Shinoda Interlude 3 by Mike Shinoda”.
• Covered 12 times, including “Kashmir by Sons of Apollo”.
• Written by John Bonham, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
• Produced by Jimmy Page.
• Recorded at Headley Grange.