75. Led Zeppelin, Immigrant Song
Of course, by the time the Vikings invaded, bringing with them their hammer-wielding god (Thursday = Thor’s Day), Britain had already weathered waves of immigrant conquest—the Germanic Angles and Saxons; before them, the Romans; before them even the Celts, who made their way from Central Europe. What must those Celtic speakers have thought of Stonehenge, built in those days over a millennium prior by Neolithic and Bronze Age peoples? Waves of conquest, waves of languages and customs introduced, layered over those that already existed. They’ve come to be taken for granted, but they were wholly new at the time.
Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song," written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, 1970.
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We are all immigrants except possibly the first few transitional humans lol
What can we call them?
We continue to immigrate
The works is not stagnant it’s ever changing whether one sees it or not
So.....because I admire you sooo much, I found and read the lyrics and your response, and am so glad we believe "peace and trust can win the day..."even after defeat....Thank you, Rainey...I'm sending this to my great-nephew just because....