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Led Zeppelin = Cover Band?


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On the Howard Stern show yesterday, they
played some "Led Zeppelin" songs that were apparently ripped off from bands way before
Zeppelin that were
never given credit. It was the sixties and seventies, so maybe they just spaced out where the songs came from. Or, does someone have an ax to grind?

Here's an example:

http://www.classicrockcentral.com/more_classic_rock.cfm


I can't say that I have any more than an average interest in Led Zeppelin. Is this a big deal for you fanatics?


From the Howard Stern web site:

"Denny Somach came in to talk about how Led
Zeppelin borrowed practically every note of their first record from
other artists. Denny said he was the world's leading expert in classic
rock and accused Led Zeppelin of using other people's songs. Denny
said Zeppelin stole from a Joan Baez version of Ann Breeden's Babe I'm
Gonna Leave You, for their own song also titled Baby I'm Gonna Leave
You. Howard played both songs and agreed it was a dead rip-off.
Howard then played a song by Jake Holmes called Dazed and Confused
that was identical to Zeppelin's version. Jake opened for the Yardbirds
when Jimmy Page was in the band, and that's where music historians
claim Jimmy first heard the song.

Howard also compared clips of
Burt Blanche's Black Water Side and Zeppelin's Black Mountain Side,
and the riffs were the same. Howard then played Eddie Cochrane's
Nervous Breakdown and Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown, which
were shockingly similar. Denny then asked Howard to play a Spirit song,
and everyone immediately recognized the riff from Stairway to Heaven.
Denny then handed Howard his ticketstub from a Led Zeppelin concert
from 30 years ago that they both had attended. Denny said Howard hasn't
changed much in 30 years, as he even left the Zeppelin concert early.
Howard admitted that he left early, saying he only did so because
people were setting off M80s in the theater."







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