South Bound Saurez

Song infobox
Name = South Bound Saurez


Artist = Led Zeppelin
Album = In Through the Out Door
Released = August 15, 1979
track_no = 2
Recorded = November-December, 1978
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 4:12
Label = Swan Song
Writer = Jones/Plant
Producer = Jimmy Page
prev = "In the Evening"
prev_no = 1
next = "Fool in the Rain"
next_no = 3"South Bound Saurez" is the second song on English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1979 album, "In Through the Out Door." The title may contain a typographical error; it is thought by some that "saurez" is an attempt at spelling the French word for an evening party, "soirée." However, it is possible that there is no typo. "Saurez" is a wine-producing region in Uruguay, South America. Some of the lyrics in the song attest to this theory. They mention flying down (southbound), being happy to have his feet on the ground again, watching a woman walk and talk, heavy rhythm, and "con carne," the Spanish term for a dish prepared with beef.

The song is centered around John Paul Jones's honky-tonk piano. It is credited to Jones and singer Robert Plant. "South Bound Saurez" is one of only two Led Zeppelin songs which Jimmy Page had no part in writing (the other being "All My Love"). At the time, Page and drummer John Bonham were spending a lot of time together and rarely appeared at the studio when Plant and Jones started working on songs for "In Through the Out Door". Page made a few minor mistakes in his guitar part, but opted to leave them in.

"South Bound Saurez" was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts.Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.]

External links

*cite web | title= Songfacts "South Bound Saurez" entry | url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=368

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