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"D'yer Mak'er" (intended to be pronounced with a British Non-rhotic Accent as "jah-may-kah") is a song by English Rock band Led Zeppelin , from their 1973 album '' Houses Of The Holy ''. This song was meant to imitate Reggae and its "dub" derivative emerging from Jamaica in the early 1970s . It emerged from rehearsals at Stargroves in 1972 when drummer John Bonham started with a beat similar to 1950s Doo-wop , and then twisted it into a slight off beat tempo, upon which a reggae influence emerged. The distinctive drum sound was created by placing three microphones a good distance away from Bonham's drums. "D'yer Mak'er" is one of the few Led Zeppelin songs where all four members share the composer credit. The sleeve on the album also credits " Rosie And The Originals ", a reference to the doo-wop influence which was evident in the song's construction, as well as sharing the chord progression in its verse portions with the Rosie and the Originals' song "Angel Baby". This track, as well as " The Crunge ", was not taken seriously initially, and many critics reserved their harshest criticism for these two arrangements. Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has also expressed his distaste for the song. However, "D'yer Mak'er" has gathered critical respect in the years since, and has grown into something of a Led Zeppelin classic. Upon the album's release, Robert Plant was keen to issue the track as a single in the United Kingdom . Atlantic Records went so far as to distribute advance promotional copies to DJ s (now valuable collectors' items). While it was released in the US, and the single peaked at #20 in December of 1973, it was ultimately never released in the UK. The name of the song is derived from a website). The title, which appears nowhere in the lyrics, was chosen because it reflects the Reggae flavor of the song. Plant has said that he finds it amusing when American fans completely ignore the apostrophes and pronounce it as "Dire Maker". (The song's most repeated and most familiar line is "oh(x6), you don't have to go....") This song was never performed live in its entirety at Led Zeppelin Concerts , although snatches of it were played during " Whole Lotta Love " during the 1975 Concert Tour of the United States and at the Earls Court shows. Sheryl Crow covered the song for the 1995 Led Zeppelin Tribute Album '' Encomium ''. Bob Rivers made a Christmas -themed Parody of the song titled "Sled Zeppelin". It is believed that the Franz Ferdinand song " Take Me Out " shares a Riff with "D'yer Mak'er". Also, a cover version of "When I'm dead and gone" by German Rock band Fury In The Slaughterhouse starts with the same drum solo that Bonham plays in D'yer Mak'er. Sean Kingston took resung elements of this song and used it for his 2007 single Me Love . EXTERNAL LINKS
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