![]() ![]() It is the sort of rave-up that dispels the narrator's case of the blues rather than wallowing in them. In between verses, a two-sax horn section of Arnold Rogers (tenor) and Donald Hankins (baritone) plays soul-revue stabs. Lafayette Leak pokes away eighth notes on the high register of the piano. Buddy Guy's acoustic slaps back rhythmically, rockabilly style, through tape echo. The sheer joy in the band's performance is palpable and contagious. It is all a red herring the original 1964 Chess recording of "Killing Floor" obliterates any need for covers or amalgams that use the driving riff this is the real thing. But you can't copyright a lick, as many rock & roll artists have long known, and many bluesmen were as guilty as anyone else in stealing inspiration witness, for example, the confusion over just exactly who was the real Sonny Boy Williamson. ![]() So when Zeppelin (generally among the most dubious of rock acts in the practice borrowing without acknowledging, though they do give credit here) lifted material from the masters of the genre, often they were doing so little more than five years out from an original. The guitar riff from Howlin' Wolf's foil Hubert Sumlin is instantly familiar and has been endlessly co-opted by rock acts who have stolen it for their "own" blues-rock compositions or covered it directly, as did Jimi Hendrix, Mike Bloomfield's Electric Flag, and famously by Led Zeppelin as "The Lemon Song." It is usually a surprising thing for many casual fans of the blues to hear that many such classics from Chicago, and Chess Records specifically, like well-known songs from Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and Wolf, were recorded so late in the 1950s and '60s. Originally Posted by: schmangeI'd agree with ya, except I just went Google surfing and came up with this.This is one of the defining classics of Chicago electric blues. I'm not listing covers that the band credited to the actual authors ("You Shook Me") or the less blatant ripoffs (the "Superstition" riff in "Trampled Underfoot"). * "Whole Lotta Love" - lyrics are from the Willie Dixon blues "You Need Love." * "White Summer" - uncredited cover of Davey Graham's "She Moved Through The Fair." * "Stairway To Heaven" - the main guitar line is apparently from "Taurus" by Spirit. * "Since I've Been Lovin' You" - lyrics are the same as Moby Grape's "Never," though the music isn't similar. * "Nobody's Fault But Mine" - uncredited cover of the Blind Willie Johnson blues. * "Moby Dick" - written and first recorded by Sleepy John Estes under the title "The Girl I Love," and later covered by Bobby Parker. * "The Lemon Song" - uncredited cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" - Wolf's publisher sued Zeppelin in the early 70s and settled out of court. * "In My Time Of Dying" - uncredited cover of the traditional song (as heard on Bob Dylan's debut). Part two is an uncredited cover of Albert King's "The Hunter." ![]() * "How Many More Times" - Part one is an uncredited cover of the Howlin' Wolf song (available on numerous compilations). * "Hats Off To (Roy) Harper" - uncredited version of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down." * "Dazed And Confused" - uncredited cover of the Jake Holmes song (see The Above Ground Sound Of Jake Holmes). * "Custard Pie" - uncredited cover of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down," with lyrics from Sleepy John Estes's "Drop Down Daddy." * "Communication Breakdown" - apparently derived from Eddie Cochran's "Nervous Breakdown." * "Bring It On Home" - the first section is an uncredited cover of the Willie Dixon tune (as performed by the imposter Sonny Boy Williamson). * "Black Mountain Side" - uncredited version of a traditional folk tune previously recorded by Bert Jansch. * "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" - A folk song by Anne Bredon, this was originally credited as "traditional, arranged by Jimmy Page," then "words and music by Jimmy Page," and then, following legal action, "Bredon/Page/Plant." Now by popular demand! A list of some of the songs Zep stole from other artists: I'd agree with ya, except I just went Google surfing and came up with this.Īpparently Stairway isn't the only song they were 'influenced' by. Doesnt justify it, but I wouldnt take anything away from them for it. Originally Posted by: stacknyI hate it when people make posts like the one Im making now, but does it matter now? Zep wrote enough great music after Stairway to more than make up for any plagiarisms imo. ![]()
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