I think the only outright case of them stealing a song is Bring It On Home, where the first part almost correlates directly to Sonny Boy Williamson's version. However, (and this is a big however), Williamson didn't write the song. It was written by Willie Dixon and used on Williamson's 1963 record. Moreover, the second part was written entirely by Page/Plant and is certainly the outstanding part of the song. In addition, the main guitar/harmonica music on the intro is a simple blues progression common to many blues songs and was not Dixon's or Sonny Boy Williamson's work in the first place.
And I agree completely with boo boo, there is too much hypocrisy in the industry to accuse one band of plagiarism without acknowledging that hundreds of rappers do it every year.
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