The song is famous for its distinctive, wailing cry from vocalist Robert Plant at the beginning of the song, and is built around an incessant, battering Jimmy Page/John Paul Jones/John Bonham riff. The hiss at the beginning of the track is feedback from an echo unit.
"Immigrant Song" is dedicated to the Icelander Leif Ericson. It is sung from the perspective of Vikings rowing west from Scandinavia in search of new lands. Its driving, regular beat evokes the determination of the explorers and their oars hitting the water, and the lyrics make explicit reference to Viking conquests and the Old Norse religion.
To fight the horde,
singing and crying
Valhalla,
I am coming!
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