Robert Plant and his band Saving Grace recently came to visit The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The group took the opportunity to play Led Zeppelin’s 1969 classic “Ramble On.” Robert Plant also led a roots version of “Higher Rock” from his 2025 album Saving Grace, and sat down for a pre-show interview with Colbert.
In the interview, which took place before the Colbert episode aired, the two figures talked about traditional folk music, Plant’s dislike of sea shanties, and the differences between English and American music.
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“What I like about the American thing is it’s a lot more bloodthirsty and there’s a lot more treachery. It’s broken hearts, love doesn’t work quite so well,” said Plant. “It’s quite remarkable, the difference in the nationalities that make up the United States, the change in attitude in different places, which manifests itself in local music.”
As for the performance of "Ramble On": Plant's new rendition with Saving Grace came out to be more laid-back and folksy, but with the same intensity and in the same key as Led Zeppelin's recording. It was quite fitting he picked the song for his April 8 performance; the track features lyrics inspired by The Lord of the Rings, and Colbert is a massive J.R.R. Tolkien fan. (He's even been tapped by Warner Bros. Pictures to write a new movie.) Last year, Plant stopped by the show to chat with Colbert about their mutual love of all things Tolkien.
Plant started jamming with Saving Grace in 2019 after playing a handful of shows in small English theaters. Their first proper album together - the self-titled Saving Grace - was recorded primarily in a field. They toured the record in the United States last fall. Plant also gave a recent performance at the music festival Big Ears in March. In 2021, he linked up with Alison Krauss to record the collaborative full-length Raise the Roof.
Watch clips of Robert Plant and Saving Grace on Colbert below.
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Article Image: Still of Robert Plant performing "Ramble On" with Saving Grace on Colbert. (The Late Show With Stephen Colbert via YouTube)
