"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" was the first single by the British rock band The Yardbirds to feature future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in the band. Page had recently replaced the original bassist for The Yardbirds, Paul Samwell-Smith. "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" was the second of three recordings pairing Page with incumbent lead guitarist Jeff Beck. John Paul Jones played session bass on the song; in May of 1966 he had played on the song "Beck's Bolero" with both Beck and Page. Jones would eventually join Led Zeppelin with Page.