Editing Led Zeppelin II (section)

===Side one===
"[[Whole Lotta Love]]" was built around a five-note Page riff. Parts of the lyrics were taken directly from [[Willie Dixon]]'s "[[You Need Love (Muddy Waters song)|You Need Love]]", which led to the group being sued for plagiarism, eventually settling out of court. The arrangement also resembles the [[Small Faces]] track "[[You Need Loving]]".{{sfn|Lewis|1990|pp=47, 57}} With basic tracks recorded on Page's houseboat, the middle section of the song contained a variety of overdubbed instruments and vocals which were mixed live by Page and Kramer, making full use of stereo panning and other controls available on the desk. The song was edited down to a single in the US, where it became a top 5 hit. In the UK, a single release was cancelled; the group never issued any singles there during their active career together.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|pp=47–48}} It was finally issued as a single in 1997.{{sfn|Lewis|2012|p=59}} A mainly instrumental version of the song was recorded by [[CCS (band)|CCS]] and was used as the theme tune to the BBC TV show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', ensuring it was well known by virtually everyone in Britain.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=48}}

Led Zeppelin performed "Whole Lotta Love" at every gig from June 1969 onwards. It was the closing number of their live shows between 1970 and 1973, often extended to incorporate a rock'n'roll medley towards the end of the set. A different arrangement of the song was played for the Knebworth Fayre concerts in 1979. It was the last song the group ever performed live with drummer [[John Bonham]], on 7 July 1980. "Whole Lotta Love" has since been critically praised as one of the definitive heavy metal tracks, though the group have never considered themselves to fit that specific style.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=48}}

"[[What Is and What Should Never Be]]" was primarily written by Plant. It features a variety of dynamics during the track, along with flanged vocals and wide-panned stereo guitars.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=48}}

"[[The Lemon Song]]" was a re-arrangement of [[Howlin' Wolf]]'s "[[Killing Floor (Howlin' Wolf song)|Killing Floor]]", which had become a regular part of the group's live show during 1969. It was mostly recorded live and expanded to include new lyrics, including the sexually-charged phrase "squeeze my lemon" which was borrowed from [[Robert Johnson]]'s "[[Travelling Riverside Blues]]", which the band had played for the BBC radio show ''[[Top Gear (radio show)|Top Gear]]'' broadcast on 29 June 1969.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=48}}<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z_dmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 |pages=46–47 |title=Led Zeppelin: All the Albums, All the Songs |author=Martin Popoff |publisher=Voyageur Press |date=21 August 2018|isbn=9780760363775 }}</ref>{{sfn|Lewis|2010|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=AQLtgOAQcqQC&pg=PT102 102]}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jimmy-page-on-led-zeppelins-totally-fearless-bbc-sessions-110658/ |work=rollingstone.com |title=Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin's 'Totally Fearless' BBC Sessions |author=David Fricke |date=13 September 2016 |access-date=24 September 2018 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025322/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jimmy-page-on-led-zeppelins-totally-fearless-bbc-sessions-110658/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

"[[Thank You (Led Zeppelin song)|Thank You]]" was written by Plant as a love song to his wife, Maureen. Page played [[twelve-string guitar]] and Jones played [[Hammond organ]] on the track.{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=48}}