Come With Me

Album: Godzilla Soundtrack (1998)
Charted: 2 4
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Songfacts®:

  • "Come With Me" is based on Led Zeppelin's 1975 song "Kashmir." It uses the same music, with Puff Daddy rapping over it.
  • The collaboration came about after Puff Daddy spoke to Jimmy Page on the phone. He told the Led Zeppelin guitarist he'd been asked to make the music for Godzilla and couldn't get the riff from "Kashmir" out of his mind. Puff wanted Page to play it rather than him sampling it. "I thought that would be great," the English axeman told Uncut magazine. "I'd been into musical fusion since I first listened to music."

    Puff and Page made a video and did Saturday Night Live together. "It was interesting to see him to see him do the performances," Page said. "The way he improvised each time was right up my street."
  • This was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 movie Godzilla.
  • When the song was re-released on Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits, Puff Daddy's obscenities were "censored" with Godzilla's roar. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Brett - Edmonton, Canada
  • Sampling had been popular for over a decade, but Puff Daddy was particularly brazen in using wide swaths of the songs he sampled, not just bits and pieces. The previous year, he incorporated huge chunks of "Every Breath You Take" by The Police into "I'll Be Missing You," and he lifted lots of the Diana Ross song "I'm Coming Out" for "Mo Money Mo Problems." "Come With Me" was an even bigger grab, using pretty much the entire "Kashmir" track minus the vocals.

Comments: 18

  • James Dyson from BristolPuff Daddy was the first act to open Sound Republic in Leicester Square 15th October 1998 and it was filmed live by MTV-UK. Three members of the band Electrasy were called in to mime the song 'come with me'. The guitarist had a banana hanging from his guitar input and the orchestra walked off stage before the song had finished. I'd love to see the footage again if anybody has a link? Thankyou.
  • Jorge Ramirez from Baldwin Park California Romeo Antonio played that guitar riff!!
  • Ronald from Liverpool, NyRappers got really brazen around this time, taking pretty much entire songs instead of just a few seconds of a sample.
  • Hanklove from Charlottesville, VaHey, give p diddy a break. that was a compliment he gave to led zeppelin. I am a musician and songwriter and have three cds under my belt. no i am not a rapper, my mainstream is rock (hard and soft). like I said this was a great compliment for the best band that use to exist on the planet.....lighten up. This is from a musician point of view
  • Darla from Clio, Nszep song is an all time favorite. Diddy's delivery is mediocre at best. This song was inspired by one of Diddy's long time relationships with a homosexual lover. Found that interesting fact from a gay friend of Diddy's current lover, while attending college. The fact that Diddy is gay helps to understand this song's artistry. Darla
  • Schweet from Cincinnati, OhThis song blows, but it doesn't affect how i feel for Kashmir.
  • Daniel from Nashville, TnMusic is just like candy, you throw the rappers away. Rappers have basically now musicianship but how to use a synthesizer. EEVERY single beat they use is "borrowed" because they have no creativity. Rap is one of the roots of problems with society today. " it's cool to sell drugs and kill people, long as i'm gettin that cheese" its cool, cuz all u wannabe gangbangers will be dead or in prison by the time your 30.
  • Mr.b from Edinburgh, ScotlandI second Godzilla as a guest artist
    i dont see whats wrong with this song they both get the crowds goin, and because of this song , i developed a taste for zepplin and better rap artists XD
  • Billy from Otway, Ohif anyone cares,i think that the censored version should count Godzilla as a guest artist,but only because he roared to "censor" the obscenities.
  • Jt from Tullahoma, TnWhat? I thought this song rocked! It didn't ruin Kashmir. Hell, Kasmir was kinda weird anyways. I thought the addition rocked ass. I kinda like this remake more than Kashmir and I don't even like rap! So people, stop complaining. If Jimmy Page didn't like the idea, then I don't think we'd have this song. He played it on SNL! That rocked!
  • Nathan from Defiance, OhZeppelin's Kashmir is forever soiled by the skidmark that is P Diddy. When Diddy came knocking on Jimmy Page's door with this idea, Page should have slammed the door.
  • Dustin from My Home, InGRRRR how dare he even THINK of DISGRACING the HAMMER OF THE GODS led zeppelins kashmir was never ment to b TORN APART AND DESTROYED by this i was so angry to find out my favorite band was being horibly mutilated by this ?!?!?? this only made me hate rap even more i know any and all zeppelin fans were horrifeid to hear of this .....HOW DARE ANYONE TAMPER WITH JIMMY PAGES WORK ....well im glad i got that out of my system later ....R.I.P bonzo
  • Mario from Chicago, Iai think he messed up led zeppelins "kashmir" and all the other song he used..."kashmir is still a good song
  • Gaylynn from Lodi, NjHi Puffy this is the only way I could reach you I was watching your show Borrow my Crew for the first time tonight. Great show. I was having such a bad night when I seen the show it lifted my spirits seeing the gentlemens face after you offered him to do intern in the Summer. Well, I would love to borrow your crew. I am a dedicated mom of an 18 year old soon to go in the Navy and a 5 year old. I feel like I would just love one day of pampering that a celebrity like yourself has the opportunity to enjoy after a hard days work. I've been working since age 13. Now I'm on temporary disability and I just feel so down. Please help me and let me borrow your crew. Love Gaylynn.
  • Kevin from Sunrise, FlHe was saying to get the song popular, not himself. Buddy.
  • Shawna from San Diego, Cai'm not a huge fan of diddy or zeppelin, and i love the song kashmir, but p. diddy was already popular by the time he did that, buddy.
  • Emma from Nt, AustraliaI love this song, its the only rap song i like. but thats ok cos its an old rock song. i think the rap one is easyer to get through though
  • Nick from Paramus, NjOnce again, Diddy/Daddy uses another band's composition for is own song to get it popular.
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