OK, here’s another:

Found it. "Over the Hills and Far Away"

I stole this off a website: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2406/othafa.html

This comes from the Houses of the Holy lyric booklet, so the lyrics are accurate. The first obvious connection is the title, "Over the Hills and Far Away", which refers to The Hobbit. Bilbo, Gandalf, and the band of dwarves go over the hills (the Misty Mountains) and far away. The last part may have a loose connection to the works, but I doubt it. However, the first four lines need a closer look. I believe that this describes when Bilbo finds the Ring of Power. The "Lady" is actually the Ring. It "has the love" Bilbo needs, as in it has the power to make him disappear and escape from the caves. It has more than enough love, however, since Bilbo obviously doesn't need all that power, and it ends up getting him and Frodo into a mess. But Bilbo likes the Ring, and wants it to "walk a while" with him. And it has so much power, too. Hairfoot, an esteemed Tolkien/Zeppelin lover sees a connection with the last part as well. He suggests the last stanza "could reference a large number of things in Hob and LOTR. The two most prominent are At the Gate of Moria--Gandalf trying to puzzle out the entrance phrase "Speak friend...." The other is the guessing game, or more properly known as the Riddle Game." I don't have any quotes for the interpretations on this song, since it's fairly obvious, and the quotes would have to be long passages for anyone to get anything out of them. I hope this is easy to understand and that the reader makes the connection. As with all, I welcome comments and corrections.

terrible...

Peace.

maani wrote: Peter: You may have missed one! In No Quarter: "They choose the path where no-one goes."  An oblique reference to the Mines of Moria? Peace.

 Perhaps just that line, but not the song, as "they give no quarter" (no mercy) would not be a good description of the Fellowship, who, being good, certainly do give quarter. (They spare Wormtongue, etc.)

I think that "No Quarter" is simply swords and sorcery-themed, but not specific to Tolkien.

The problem here is that almost any lyric can be "made to fit" a Tolkien analysis (show me a lyric & I'll link it to LOTR!), much like people can impose many different interpretations upon the Bible, to suit their particular agendas. We often see what we want or expect to see, which is not necessarily what's really there!

Okay Peter,

What band wrote this bit of Tolkien?

Hint; 90's prog.

If you find yourself aching
For a cold cup of Entwash
A walk in the moonlight or some Longbottom Leaf
May the leeward side find you
The sun never blind you
The good book remind you
Of the love that we share

Who?

I've never heard Pendragon, Fantasy Prog?

danbo wrote: Who? I've never heard Pendragon, Fantasy Prog?

Whoops! I meant to say Nimrodel, whose excellent Gandalf-themed song, "The White Rider" appears in MP3 format on the archives. Could it be them?

PS: My review of Pendragon's "Not of this World" is in the works. Stay tuned!