Tall Cool One (Robert Plant song)

"Tall Cool One" is a song by the English rock singer Robert Plant. The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced Now and Zen. Former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page plays guitar on the song. It was the second single released from his fourth solo studio album Now and Zen (1988).

Background

The song features guitar riff samples of Led Zeppelin songs, including "Black Dog", "Dazed and Confused", "Whole Lotta Love", "The Ocean" and "Custard Pie", as well as lyrical references to "Black Dog" and "When the Levee Breaks".

Critical reception

Cashbox magazine called it a "smoking, balls-out rocker with a really unusual skew."

Chart performance

It reached No. 87 on the UK singles chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's fourth number-one rock single.

Popular culture

"Tall Cool One" was featured in a television advertisement for Coca-Cola.

Charts

Chart performance for "Tall Cool One"
Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	47
UK Singles (OCC)	87
US Billboard Hot 100	25
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	1

References

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Swenson, John (October 14, 1998). "Page captures Zeppelin magic". The Bryan Times. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
Caudle, Todd (September 15, 1990). "Plant's riveting rock show rooted in past / Long-lived artist refuses to rest on his laurels". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. p. D.5. "Tall Cool One" ... ended with a few strokes of "Custard Pie" and "The Ocean," to bring Plant's historical record full circle.
"The Golden God : Robert Plant". Retrieved January 13, 2015.
"Single Releases" (PDF). Cashbox. April 2, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
"The Official Charts Company - Robert Plant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
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"Robert Plant – Tall Cool One". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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"Robert Plant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links

"Tall Cool One" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Strange Sensation: Justin Adams John Baggott Clive Deamer Billy Fuller Charlie Jones Michael Lee Pearl Thompson Liam "Skin" Tyson
Studio albums/EPs	Pictures at Eleven The Principle of Moments Shaken 'n' Stirred Now and Zen Manic Nirvana Fate of Nations Walking into Clarksdale (with Jimmy Page) Dreamland Mighty ReArranger (with Strange Sensation) Raising Sand (with Alison Krauss) Band of Joy (with Band of Joy) Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar Carry Fire Raise the Roof (with Alison Krauss)
Live albums	No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
Compilations	Sixty Six to Timbuktu Nine Lives Digging Deep: Subterranea
DVDs	Soundstage: Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation
Singles	"Burning Down One Side" "Pledge Pin" "Big Log" "In the Mood" "Other Arms" "Little by Little" "Heaven Knows" "Tall Cool One" "Ship of Fools" "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night" "29 Palms" "Most High" "Shine It All Around" "Rich Woman" "Please Read the Letter"
Related articles	Discography Led Zeppelin The Honeydrippers Page and Plant Band of Joy

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