40 Years

[Ms Moose]

Originally Posted by slipkid

This was added to Youtube not too long ago. It's Fleetwood Mac's version of Willie Dixon's "You Need Love". This song later became "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. Even though it's not Dixon's version, you can tell how Led Zeppelin used every loophole (thanks to Peter Grant) to get by with blatant stealing. They didn't admit to the original artists of the songs from the first LZ album until years, and years later! At least FM changed the lyrics (Ramblin' Pony = Rollin' and Tumblin', and it was considered traditional music).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIKu-EfgXfs

I have never heard the FM version before. Great to hear something I haven't heard before. Does anyone know when it was recorded and where it is from?
This FM rendition reminds me of a song called 'Can I get a witness' (I have heard it in a version with Dusty Springfield, and a danish band called The Caravans (from 1964) - it is an old Rhytm and Blues number).

Talking about Led Zeppelin - and I know I have posted this Youtube audio before - listen to this Small Faces version form 1965(!), and Steve Marriotts vocal in particular. It is rather obvious who inspired Robert Plant....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQpZpFLpv4

And Sharksfan2000: There is probably lots of great unreleased stuff out there. I also wonder what happened to the tapes on John The Revelator page. Lots of people posted requests on the homepage, but they never seemed to answer. I remember we were informed by a fellow ledgie who was the brother of the man who owned the tapes (?) that there was issues around ownership ect. Unfortunately I don't have time right now to find his name and the thread, sorry.

Ms Moose