Over The Hills And Far Away (track)
by Led Zeppelin
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Year: 1973
From the album Houses Of The Holy (track #3)
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Over The Hills And Far Away appears on the following album(s) by Led Zeppelin:
- Houses Of The Holy (track #3) (this album) (1973)
- How The West Was Won (track #5) (2003)
- Mothership (track #15) (compilation) (2007)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (track #39) (compilation) (1993)
- Led Zeppelin (Box Set) (track #17) (compilation) (1990)
- Led Zeppelin X Led Zeppelin (track #10) (compilation) (2018)
- An Introduction To Led Zeppelin (track #10) (compilation) (2018)
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| 02/02/2026 03:32 | stareaterogni0n | 3,666 | 72/100 | |
| 01/01/2026 20:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 80,021 | 70/100 | |
| 11/23/2025 01:20 | mrmcrook | 11,588 | 78/100 | |
| 11/14/2025 20:21 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,259 | 80/100 | |
| 09/22/2025 11:24 | steve397 | 5,143 | 74/100 |
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Squonk007 12/01/2021 00:37 | #276934
Love it, the acoustic start is superb then it lets rip.
corenfro 08/15/2020 18:30 | #257042
My friend in high school used to incessantly attempt and fail to play this song so finally hearing it played at normal timing and without mistakes is so cathartic. & the remastered version is pretty well polished and pleasant to listen to.
This could be Zeppelin's best song, and it'll always be my favorite. It's one of many Zeppelin songs that are truly perfect, from the title to the killer lyrics to the interplay between all 3 instrumentalists, absolute perfection.
Probably my favorite Led Zeppelin song. Also a fantastic road trip song when you're on a nice open highway.
jhuik 06/03/2016 12:33 | #167691
Imo, the best Zep song ever and one of the ten best songs ever recorded. And possibly the best guitar performance ever.
Great one
Jasonconfused 01/17/2013 19:49 | #61841
Among Led Zeppelin's greatest songs. I can't even fathom how great the guitar work is.
Another song you can't help but play again and again if the radio already hasn't done so, which I doubt!
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