Led Zeppelin: Uncredited Covers?
 

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."
"Black Mountain Side" - uncredited version of a traditional folk tune previously recorded by Bert Jansch.
"Bring It On Home" - the first section is an uncredited cover of the Willie Dixon tune (as performed by the imposter Sonny Boy Williamson).
"Communication Breakdown" - apparently derived from Eddie Cochran's "Nervous Breakdown."
"Custard Pie" - uncredited cover of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down," with lyrics from Sleepy John Estes's "Drop Down Daddy."
"Dazed And Confused" - uncredited cover of the Jake Holmes song (see The Above Ground Sound Of Jake Holmes).
"Hats Off To (Roy) Harper" - uncredited version of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down."
"How Many More Times" - Part one is an uncredited cover of the Howlin' Wolf song (available on numerous compilations). Part two is an uncredited cover of Albert King's "The Hunter."
"In My Time Of Dying" - uncredited cover of the traditional song (as heard on Bob Dylan's debut).
"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.
"Moby ****" - written and first recorded by Sleepy John Estes under the title "The Girl I Love," and later covered by Bobby Parker.
"Nobody's Fault But Mine" - uncredited cover of the Blind Willie Johnson blues.
"Since I've Been Lovin' You" - lyrics are the same as Moby Grape's "Never," though the music isn't similar.
"Stairway To Heaven" - the main guitar line is apparently from "Taurus" by Spirit.
"White Summer" - uncredited cover of Davey Graham's "She Moved Through The Fair."
"Whole Lotta Love" - lyrics are from the Willie Dixon blues "You Need Love."


quite a bit eh,? this may be new to some and other may know this & not care because zep rules blah blah

while l like led zeppelin quite a bit and they can make things sound all their own, still wtf?

IBTL, this has been discussed before. On a f*cking thread about Nickelback I might add.

They should have credited those artists obviously, but I don't see this taking anything away from their musical quality.

Not to mention their musicial interprations take on a life of their own. I've heard most of the original songs, and saying they are very loose adaptations of these songs is an incredible understatement.

I've heard some of those originals and thought they sounded almost exactly the same....dazed and confused comes to mind.

You've got be kidding me, to Jack Holmes original? It dosen't even sound like The Yardbirds version.

well...it's been a while for me...maybe I'm think of the wrong song...i definitely haven't heard all those...and i was never that into zep for some reason.

lol hats off, and custard pie are definatley not the smae, so how can it be ripped off from the smae song?

Really.