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This article is about the Led Zeppelin song. For the Fats Domino song, see
Fats Domino
.
1997 single by Led Zeppelin
"
The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair
" (also known as "
The Girl I Love
") is a song performed by English
rock
band
Led Zeppelin
. It was recorded by the
BBC
on 16 June 1969 for
Chris Grant's Tasty Pop Sundae
show during the band's
UK Tour of Summer 1969
and was broadcast on 22 June 1969. The song was later included on the live Led Zeppelin album
BBC Sessions
, released in 1997. It is the only known performance of the song by the band.
The lyrics in the first verse are an adaptation of the 1929 blues recording "The Girl I Love She Got Long Curley Hair" by
Sleepy John Estes
. The 2016 remastered edition of
The Complete BBC Sessions
includes "Contains interpolations from "Let Me Love You Baby" by
Willie Dixon
[and] "
Travelling Riverside Blues
" by
Robert Johnson
" in the credits for the song.
[1]
1997 singles charts
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Peak position
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US
Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart
[2]
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4
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Canadian
RPM
Alternative 30 Chart
[3]
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4
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Canadian
RPM
Top 100 Chart
[4]
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49
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