You May Not Know, John Bonham Joins In Writing These 4 Led Zeppelin Songs

JAKARTA - He's a wild man. Some say he has four, six, even eight arms. He is the backbone and a big-hearted and big-legged player of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

He is a British-born drummer, John Bonham and he is a classic rock legend.

However, Bonham isn't the only person behind lead singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bassist John Paul Jones. No, he's also a composer, someone who helped write Led Zeppelin's biggest hits.

Below, we will dive into the four songs that Bonham helped make for Led Zeppelin. Four songs that are liked by many rock fans.

1. Since I've Been Loving You

[Wrote by Robert Plant, John Bonham, Jimmy Page].

From the 1970 album Led Zeppelin, known as Led Zeppelin III, the song blues rock was written by three of the four Led Shiplin members. The song, which started with Jimmy Page's wild solo, is supported by music infrastructure from Bonham which plays hard and constantly seems to push the song with its shoulders. In fact, the entire opening of the song was instrumental by Page and Bonham.

2. Rock and Roll

[Wrote by Robert Plant, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones].

Released in 1971 from Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Led Zeppelin IV, the song opened with a solo drum boom by Bonham, before Page entered with a crowd of electric guitar riffs. Then Plant swept up like the god of the solar lion with electric lights. This song was born from an impromptu clock session when the group was working on another song.

3. Communication Breakdown

[written by John Bonham, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones].

Released in 1969 on Led Zeppelin's self-titled debut album Communication Breakdown was one of the first songs co-wrote by the band after it was formed in the late 1960s. The song opens with a wild guitar riff powered by Bonham with strong energy and power. Of course, this is his calling card. Plant cannot accept songwriting credit due to previous record contracts.

4. D'yer Mak'er

[Wrote by Robert Plant, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones].

The song was released on the 1973 band album Houses of the Holy. The writing of this song begins with Bonham playing the drums, where Page plays a reggae-style lead combined with a rock feel in the 1950s. The title of the song is of course a play from the word Jamika which is spoken with English accents. But, what was originally just having fun in the studio has now become a fan favorite. The song, along with Rock and Roll, is one of the few Led Zeppelin songs written by the four members.