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Old 12-26-2014, 10:07 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Pursuingchange View Post
Led Zeppelin (oxymoron that makes no sense)
Keith Moon of The Who told Jimmy Page that his new band was probably going to go over like a lead balloon.

Go over like a lead balloon

Page decided to change it to Lead Zeppelin and use it as the bands name. Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant changed the spelling to Led to make sure it wasn't mispronounced as Leed.

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