The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair

"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 Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair"
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album BBC Sessions
B-side	"Whole Lotta Love" (medley)
Released	11 November 1997
Recorded	16 June 1969
Studio	Aeolian Hall (Studio 2), London
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	3:00
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	John Bonham Sleepy John Estes John Paul Jones Jimmy Page Robert Plant Willie Dixon Robert Johnson
Producer(s)	Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"Baby Come On Home" (1993) "The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" (1997) "Rock and Roll (Sunset Sound mix)" (2018)

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" by Robert Johnson" in the credits for the song.[1]

Charts

Single

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[2]	4
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 Chart[3]	4
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[4]	49

References

1. The Complete BBC Sessions (Credits page 2). Led Zeppelin. Atlantic Records. 2016. 8122-79439-0 – via Discogs.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. "Hot 100 Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 December 1997". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
3. "RPM Singles Chart - 15 December 1997". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
4. "RPM Singles Chart - 26 January 1998". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2009.