Crucial Track for January 9, 2026

"Tangerine" by Led Zeppelin

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Share a song that perfectly captures longing.

Not exactly short of options, but Tangerine by Led Zeppelin fits the bill. Page's lilting pedal steel guitar and Plant's wistful vocals combine in a poignant ballad of longing.

> Tangerine, tangerine Living reflections from a dream I was her love, she was my queen And now a thousand years between