"D'yer Mak'er" (/dʒəˈmeɪkə/ "Jamaica") is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy.
The song itself was a cross between reggae and a '50s number, "Poor Little Fool," Ben E. King's things, stuff like that.
"[4] Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has expressed his distaste for the song, suggesting that it started off as a studio joke and was not thought through carefully enough.
The sleeve on the first album pressing also gives tribute to "Rosie and the Originals",[3] a reference to the doo-wop influence in the song's style.
[5] The title, which does not appear in the lyrics, was chosen because it reflects the reggae feel of the song, and as an example of the Led Zeppelin band members' senses of humour.
[10] Fletcher further wrote the track is a "pathetic stab at reggae that would probably get the Zep laughed off the island if they bothered playing it in Jamaica.
"[10] Fletcher ended by writing the track is "obnoxiously heavy-handed and totally devoid of the native form's sensibilities.