Quote: (06-24-2016 07:50 PM)T and A Man Wrote:
Led Zeppelin settled out of court for " Whole Lotta Love " in the 1980's. They do have a reputation for lifting songs, Dm" Dazed and Confused" is another.
While I never regarded the Spirit song as being lifted, it didn't surprise me a never-was band tried their hand
Yes, the Whole Lotta Love and Dazed and Confused cases did have merit.
Also, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You which Page and Plant mistakenly thought was in the public domain.
I think that Led Zeppelin's reputation for lifting songs is exaggerated by a lot of musically challenged people who are jealous of success and have too much time on their hands to make YouTube videos.
I can't think of anything outside of the three above.
Those three cases are not nearly as egregious as what John Lennon and The Beatles did with "Come Together" vis-a-vis Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me" yet Zeppelin receives tons of hate and The Beatles receive none.