The L.I.F.E Project have added another classic cover to their growing collection, releasing their rendition of Led Zeppelin‘s iconic “Immigrant Song.”
The project brings together Josh Rand of Stone Sour and Casandra Carson of Paralandra and Casandra’s Crossing, with the newly released track dating back several years.
According to Rand, the pair never originally intended to release their version of “Immigrant Song.” The recording came together after he and Carson began working with material created in his home studio.
“Like ‘Call Me,’ we never planned to release ‘Immigrant Song.’ In 2019, we moved into a new house, with a new home studio. Really, the music was all put together with me just messing around with the vintage gear I had. Once I started working with Casandra, I asked her if she wanted to take a shot at this for the fun of it.”
For Carson, the song has been a longtime favorite, although her first exposure to the Led Zeppelin classic came from an unlikely source: the 2007 animated film ‘Shrek The Third’.
“Ironically, the first time I remember hearing ‘Immigrant Song’ was in Shrek the Third, haha!! The second I heard Snow White sing that Viking war cry, my soul and my senses lit up like I’d been struck by lightning.”
Carson recalled that her father subsequently introduced her to the original Led Zeppelin recording, which quickly became a song she wanted to perform herself.
“My dad told me it was a song by Led Zeppelin, and I became as obsessed as a kid who just tried chocolate for the first time. I couldn’t get enough. Years later, when I started performing in bands, ‘Immigrant Song’ remained at the top of my list of songs I wanted to cover.”
That longstanding connection ultimately led Carson to suggest the track when she and Rand began working together.
“It was only fitting that I would suggest it to Josh, as well, when we first began working together. I guess now I’ll have to watch Shrek the Third again to celebrate our new release.”
The new release follows recent The L.I.F.E. Project covers of Suicidal Tendencies and Blondie, adding another familiar song to the duo’s expanding catalog of reinterpretations.
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