Trampled Under Foot is a song by
rock group
Led Zeppelin. The song was on their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. The song evolved out of a jam session and was written by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones.
The lyrics were based on blues musician Robert Johnson'
s 1936 "Teraplane Blues." Robert Plant used car parts as metaphors for sex - "pump your gas," "rev all night," etc.
When played live the band would sometimes segue into their song "Gallows Pole". This song was used to showcase Jones' skills as a keyboard
player, and it consequently features a long instrumental section which Jones used for solos.
One of Plant'
s favorite Zeppelin songs, this became a concert favorite and was frequently played on the radio when it came out. He sang it on his 1988 "Now and Zen" tour, and also at his daughter Carmen'
s 21st birthday party in 1989 with
Jason Bonham on drums.