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ever had a song that could reduce you to tears, no matter when? there are very few with that power over me, but one such recording is "ten years gone". when i was first learning to play guitar i would attempt that riff over and over on my shitty jap-strap and dream. the droning nostalgic feel, the poignant lyrics delivered perfectly, and of course, jimmy page traversing the spectrum of the fretboard with arpeggiated bliss, building from nothing more than a simple line to a patchwork of amazing interlocking sounds. when i was going through my truly worst times, well before marriage, before i had even experienced the loss of ones first love detailed so well by plant, i would imagine this song played at my funeral. i listened to it randomly today, fought the tears all over again, remembered the beautiful overdubbed guitar work, capturing so much emotion, pain, and hope. to this day, the guitar line that comes in at 4:20 still gives me goosebumps, as it perfectly harmonizes and augments. now that i am on the precipice of coming full circle, on a journey quite literally ten years gone, this song somehow managed to find even more meaning. and yep, i still want it played at my funeral.