Jimmy Page named 'Living Loving Maid' Led Zeppelin's least-favorite track

Guitarist Jimmy Page has cited "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)," from Led Zeppelin II, as his least-favorite Led Zeppelin song. The track was released in 1969 as the B-side to the album's hit single "Whole Lotta Love." The song sketches a groupie — notably mentioning a woman "with the purple umbrella and the fifty-cent hat" — and drops lines about her flashy lifestyle such as "Missus Cool rides out in her aged Cadillac," "We all know what your name is," and "Alimony, alimony, paying your bills." Its radio-friendly approach did not translate into major chart success: the song peaked at No.

65 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the A-side "Whole Lotta Love" reached No. 4. Page has said it was his least favorite track, though he never explained why; fans have suggested it leaned too far into pop for his taste. Robert Plant, by contrast, showed a softer spot for the tune.

In March 1970 he sang the opening line after the band finished "Heartbreaker" at a show in Hamburg, and he performed the full song on his 1990 Manic Nirvana solo tour. Fans also note the track pairs well directly after "Heartbreaker" on Led Zeppelin II, with "Heartbreaker" ending abruptly after a guitar solo and "Living Loving Maid" kicking in almost immediately.

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