Kashmir (song) Kashmir (song) "Kashmir" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Included on their sixth album "Physical Graffiti" (1975), it was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (with contributions from John Bonham) over a period of three years with lyrics dating to 1973. The song became a concert staple, performed by the band at almost every concert after its release. The song has been described as one of Led Zeppelin's two most overtly progressive epics. The riff for the song uses a non-standard guitar tuning, influenced by Page's interest in modal tunings and Arabic and Eastern music.
(I'm a) Road Runner that he couldn’t play, and after being recorded, the saxophone track was sped up to match. The pictorial single sleeve used a running bird similar to the Road Runner cartoon character. Plus British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac recorded the song with Dave Walker on lead vocals for their 1973 album Penguin. The Jerry Garcia Band performed a version of the song in 1975, which was featured on "." James Taylor performed his version, in September 1976, in episode 1, season 2 of Saturday Night Live. Taylor also included the song on his 2008 album "Covers" Steve Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd