"The Ocean" | |
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Song by Led Zeppelin | |
from the album Houses of the Holy | |
Released | 28 March 1973 |
Recorded | 1972 |
Studio | Stargroves, East Woodhay, England |
Genre | Hard rock[1] |
Length | 4:28 |
Label | Atlantic |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Jimmy Page |
Audio sample | |
"The Ocean" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. The ocean is a metaphor for the "sea of heads" faced by lead singer Robert Plant "in the auditoriums", according to the group's biographer Dave Lewis.[2][3][4]
such hard-rock masterpieces as "The Ocean" and "Over the Hills and Far Away."