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sl1ck · 05-21-2008, 06:15 PM

That is true, a lot of Zeppelin songs were blues standards (especially their debut). A lot of blues artists covered each other's work and I don't think anyone cared much.

However, I think Page was deliberately dishonest on several occasions. Namely with Jake Holmes and "Dazed and Confused." He saw Holmes live and was inspired by the song. So he reworked it with the Yardbirds and claimed it as his own. Holmes has never received any royalties for the song and Page denied knowing who Holmes was or who did the original version of "Dazed and Confused." When Holmes contacted Led Zeppelin about the matter, they didn't even bother to respond to his inquiry.

Page doesn't seem to respect old blues artists, nor does he seem to care if they are credited or not. Plus the practice of changing the song titles is pretty suspicious.

05-21-2008, 06:15 PM	#27 (permalink)
sl1ck Wish Fulfillment Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 99	That is true, a lot of Zeppelin songs were blues standards (especially their debut). A lot of blues artists covered each other's work and I don't think anyone cared much. However, I think Page was deliberately dishonest on several occasions. Namely with Jake Holmes and "Dazed and Confused." He saw Holmes live and was inspired by the song. So he reworked it with the Yardbirds and claimed it as his own. Holmes has never received any royalties for the song and Page denied knowing who Holmes was or who did the original version of "Dazed and Confused." When Holmes contacted Led Zeppelin about the matter, they didn't even bother to respond to his inquiry. Page doesn't seem to respect old blues artists, nor does he seem to care if they are credited or not. Plus the practice of changing the song titles is pretty suspicious. __________________ Last.FM RYM Last edited by sl1ck; 05-21-2008 at 06:22 PM.