Tall Cool One (Robert Plant song)
"Tall Cool One" is a song by English recording artist Robert Plant. It was the third single released from his 1988 album Now and Zen, following "Heaven Knows" and "Ship of Fools". It reached No. 87 on the UK singles chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's fourth number-one rock single.
The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced Now and Zen.
Former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page plays guitar on the song.
The song features guitar riff samples of Led Zeppelin songs, including "Black Dog",
"Dazed and Confused", "Whole Lotta Love",
"The Ocean" and "Custard Pie",
as well as lyrical references to "Black Dog" and "When the Levee Breaks"
"Tall Cool One" was also featured in a commercial for Coca-Cola.
