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Led Zep biographer Charles R Cross insists that upwards of a hundred radio presenters he's spoken to admitted that they used to regularly play the track because it was the perfect length for a ciggie break.
As for the song's popularity within the band itself, guitarist Jimmy Page loves playing the track live, especially the epic guitar break in the second half, whilst vocalist Robert Plant says he now “loathes” the song.
Source: Guardian Online 
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed as the New Yardbirds in 1968, the band consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. They are widely considered to be one of the most successful, innovative and influential rock groups in the history of music. After changing...
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