Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Rock'n'rollercoaster theme song


A very rare japanese version of the single
containing the Immigarant song

In the early days of planning we where, once again, very inspired by the 'Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin.

For us both this is a recurring facination so it quickly became the themesnong for the road trip to end all road trips - The rock'n'rollercoaster!

The lyrics are more apt and fitting than anyone could have envisioned at first.

The song was written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin in 1970 on their Iceland tour in just 6 days.

Plant reveiled, in a later interview, that the song is inspired by the Viking mythos and the quest for Vinland (North America) and dedicated to Leif Ericson who found and settled in New Foundland around year 1000. A fitting forebearer of our own exploration of this, still largely, wild and strange continent

The lyrics make explicit refferences to Viking conquest and exploration. The song contains key phraces like these:
- We come from the land of the ice and snow.
- The hammer of the gods.
- Will drive our ships to new lands, to fight the horde, singing and crying:Valhalla, I am coming!
- Our only goal will be the western shore.
- So now youd better stop and rebuild all your ruins, for peace and trust can win the day, despite of all your losing.

I hope it is clear, at least to the persistent reader, how perfect and fitting a theme song we had have chosen, and just how well it embodies the whole adventure!

Please have a listen and feel the rush of the rock'n'roller experience:


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