Led Zeppelin cartoon mystery

self | 6/9/15 | NewJerseyJoe

[NewJerseyJoe]

I know of no finer assemblage of minds and knowledge than the folks on Free Republic.

I came across this cartoon this morning:

I figured out that it's a reference to Led Zeppelin -- but being familiar with only three of the group's songs, I'm at a loss to figure out which song's lyrics are being parodied.

I'm 100% percent confident that some FReeper will know -- and probably in less than 10 minutes after I post this. Thanks!

[Albion Wilde]

Well, the cut called "The Crunge" from the Houses of the Holy album (1973) contains these lines:

She's my lover baby and I love her so and
She's the one that really makes me whirl and twirl!

[WXRGina]

Still, nothing so far “perfectly” matches that lyric in the cartoon, and I think the correct answer will be very close, just like the name of the band.

[dfwgator]

Oh will you excuse me. I’m just trying to find the bridge.

[Responsibility2nd]

Hmmmmm. Well, I have Robert Plant’s autograph from 1980.

Yeah. So he’s a good buddy of mine. Uh-huh.

I’ll ask him about this and get back to ya.

[wideawake]

In "The Crunge" Plant sings:

"She's the one that really makes me whirl and twirl."

[jurroppi1]

That’s the one I was thinking of also.

[Kirkwood]

Where is the cartoon from?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

and nothing matches that “cipher” in the cartoon.

Actually, it's called an 'obfuscation'.

[hecticskeptic]

Hmmm.... Given that Stairway to Heaven makes more sense backwards than forwards (for the Satanically inclined), maybe the search should be expanded.....

[blam]

""Light Emitting Diode Dirigible" is clearly "L.E.D Zeppelin," not "Led," but that's what it is. So it stands to reason that the lyrics are also a Zeppelin reference. "

Okay, okay. I get it now.

[WXRGina]

Actually, it's called an 'obfuscation.'

I put cipher in quotations, you notice, because a cipher can be a "a secret method of writing, as by transposition or substitution of letters..." It fits closely enough.

[TigersEye]

"My romantic partner is centripetal in relation to me/"

Basically means...

'My lover is attracted to me/'

"in roughly the same conceptual manner"

'like'

"as air currents behave in relation to the sea/"

"???"

The last line is the mystery but I don't see any guesses that really match the first line. Been a Zep fan since at least '73 and I'm stumped.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Sure thing. Just picking nits.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"as air currents behave in relation to the sea/"

Flowing? Swirling? Rise and fall? Hotter and colder? Cooling? Equalize temperatures? Evaporation? Spawn storms?

I'm stumped too.

[NewJerseyJoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3298480/posts?page=13#13

[TigersEye]

“My baby’s a Polar Vortex!” lol

[mabarker1]

I don't know.

I DO remember a paper I wrote in High School JR year English class about LED ZEPPLIN and it came back graded as an “F” with “SPELLING” next to the “F” and every “LED was circled in red ink.

I had to bring in several Album (Yes, vinyl) covers and a Ticket Stub to prove My case. I also argued that a "LEAD" Zepplin made no aeronautical sense because it would be too HEAVY!

Maybe I should have brought in the Science Teacher?

The Witch ended up giving Me a "C".

[Cboldt]

Maybe the cartoon words are just a "technical nonsense," the way some of the original phrases are literal nonsense.

What's up with the Segway and "Yamaha" placement?

[skeeter]

Wheres the confounded bridge?

[TigersEye]

I saw that but the exact definition of centripetal is more like 'drawn to' rather than 'circles around.' That first line has to be the easiest to find a match for. Unless someone comes along who knows more about oceanic meteorology than we do.