LED ZEPPELIN - CODA - Influences & Covers

Coda, the ninth and last Led Zeppelin studio album, is a collection of all their leftover tracks. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - WE'RE GONNA GROOVE:
Groovin' (BEN E. KING)
We're Gonna Groove (MANFRED MANN)

02 - POOR TOM:
She Likes It (OWEN HAND)

03 - I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY:
I Can't Quit You Baby (OTIS RUSH)
I Can't Quit You Baby (LITTLE MILTON)
I Can't Quit You Baby (JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS)

04 - WALTER'S WALK:
[Original]

05 - OZONE BABY:
Inspired by new wave music

06 - DARLENE:
Inspired by country and rockabilly music

07 - BONZO'S MONTREUX:
[Original]

08 - WEARING AND TEARING:
Inspired by punk rock music

09 - BABY COME ON HOME:
Baby Come On Home (BERT JANSCH)

10 - TRAVELLING RIVERSIDE BLUES:
Travelling Riverside Blues (ROBERT JOHNSON)
Kind Hearted Woman (ROBERT JOHNSON)
Come On In My Kitchen (ROBERT JOHNSON)

11 - WHITE SUMMER/BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE:
She Moved Through The Fair (DAVY GRAHAM)
White Summer (THE YARDBIRDS)

12 - HEY, HEY, WHAT CAN I DO:
Inspired by folk rock

13 - SUGAR MAMA:
Sugar Mama Blues (SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON)

14 - ST. TRISTAN'S SWORD:
[Original]

BONUS BBC SESSIONS TRACKS:

THE GIRL I LOVE SHE GOT LONG BLACK WAVY HAIR:
The Girl I Love... (SLEEPY JOHN ESTES)
Watch Your Step (BOBBY PARKER)

SOMETHIN' ELSE:
Somethin' Else (EDDIE COCHRAN)

LED ZEPPELIN - IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR - Influences & Covers

Led Zeppelin's eighth album, like the inspiration found on Houses Of The Holy, is mostly genre-based. There are no covers and no single specific songs to point to as influential. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - IN THE EVENING:
[Original]

02 - SOUTH BOUND SAUREZ:
At The Hop (DANNY & THE JUNIORS)
Got My Feet On The Ground (THE KINKS)

03 - FOOL IN THE RAIN:
Inspired by Latin and samba music

04 - HOT DOG:
Inspired by country and rockabilly music

05 - CAROUSELAMBRA:
The Lord Of The Rings (J.R.R. TOLKIEN)
Norse mythology

06 - ALL MY LOVE:
[Original]

07 - I'M GONNA CRAWL:
Inspired by soul and r&b music
It's Too Late (WILSON PICKETT)
I Found A Love (WILSON PICKETT)
Just One More Day (OTIS REDDING)

LED ZEPPELIN - PRESENCE - Influences & Covers

For the inspiration on Presence, the band's seventh album, as far as I can tell, "Nobody's Fault But Mine" is a thinly-veiled rendition, "Royal Orleans" is a funky nod to The Meters, and "Candy Store Rock" is an evident homage to Elvis Presley. The other four songs are complete originals. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - ACHILLES LAST STAND:
Inspired by Dance Of Albion (WILLIAM BLAKE)

02 - FOR YOUR LIFE:
Guitar riff reminiscent of Woody Woodpecker's laugh

03 - ROYAL ORLEANS:
Cissy Strut (THE METERS)
Chicken Strut (THE METERS)

04 - NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE:
Nobody's Fault But Mine (JOHN RENBOURN)
It's Nobody's Fault But Mine (BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON)

05 - CANDY STORE ROCK:
Baby Let's Play House (ELVIS PRESLEY)

06 - HOTS ON FOR NOWHERE:
Walter's Walk (LED ZEPPELIN)

07 - TEA FOR ONE:
Since I've Been Loving You (LED ZEPPELIN)

LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI - Influences & Covers

Led Zeppelin's sixth album, Physical Graffiti, just about encompasses the full range of what the band is all about. "In My Time Of Dying" is the only actual cover song here. Each successive album finds the band coming more into its own and the sources of inspiration less decipherable. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - CUSTARD PIE:
Custard Pie Blues (SONNY TERRY)
Drop Down Mama (SLEEPY JOHN ESTES)
Drop Down Mama (TOM RUSH)
Drop Down Mama (MISSISSIPPI FRED MCDOWELL)
Shake 'Em On Down (BUKKA WHITE)
I Want Some Of Your Pie (BLIND BOY FULLER)
My Mama Don't Allow Me (ARTHUR CRUDUP)
Put On Your Nightcap (BIG JOE WILLIAMS)

02 - THE ROVER:
[Original]

03 - IN MY TIME OF DYING:
In My Time Of Dying (JOSH WHITE)
Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed (JOSH WHITE)
In My Time Of Dyin' (BOB DYLAN)
Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed (BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON)
Dance Of The Inhabitants (JOHN FAHEY)
Jesus Is A Dying Bed Maker (CHARLEY PATTON)

04 - HOUSES OF THE HOLY:
[Original]

05 - TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT:
Terraplane Blues (ROBERT JOHNSON)
Superstition (STEVIE WONDER)

06 - KASHMIR:
Inspired by Indian & Middle Eastern music

07 - IN THE LIGHT:
[Original]

08 - BRON-YR-AUR:
She Likes It (OWEN HAND)

09 - DOWN BY THE SEASIDE:
Down By The River (NEIL YOUNG)

10 - TEN YEARS GONE:
Band On The Run (WINGS)

11 - NIGHT FLIGHT:
[Original]

12 - THE WANTON SONG:
Immigrant Song (LED ZEPPELIN)

13 - BOOGIE WITH STU:
Ooh, My Head (RITCHIE VALENS)

14 - BLACK COUNTRY WOMAN:
[Original]

15 - SICK AGAIN:
[Original]

LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY - Influences & Covers

This album, Led Zeppelin's fifth, marks the beginning of the band starting to shed their habit of "borrowing" so much from other artists. Although there are segments of recognizable sounds from other songs scattered throughout the album. Aside from the band paying homage to certain genres, for the most part these are all original creations. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor (THE YARDBIRDS)

02 - THE RAIN SONG:
Something (THE BEATLES)

03 - OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY:
Intro inspired by folk music

04 - THE CRUNGE:
Inspired by funk music
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (JAMES BROWN)
Mr. Pitiful (OTIS REDDING)

05 - DANCING DAYS:
Inspired by Indian & Middle Eastern music

06 - D'YER MAK'ER:
Inspired by reggae music
Poor Little Fool (RICKY NELSON)
My Darling Forever (ROSIE AND THE ORIGINALS)

07 - NO QUARTER:
Inspired by psychedelic music

08 - THE OCEAN:
Ending inspired by doo-wop music

LED ZEPPELIN IV - Influences & Covers

Led Zeppelin's fourth album, for the most part, is almost completely original. The exception being their cover of "When The Levee Breaks". That being said, there are still bits and pieces of others' songs nipped in at least half of the albums tracks. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - BLACK DOG:
Oh Well, Part 1 (FLEETWOOD MAC)

02 - ROCK AND ROLL:
Keep A Knockin' (LITTLE RICHARD)
Good Golly Miss Molly (LITTLE RICHARD)

03 - THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE:
The Lord Of The Rings (J.R.R. TOLKIEN)

04 - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN:
Taurus (SPIRIT)
Summer Rain (JOHNNY RIVERS)
And She's Lonely (THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND)

05 - MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP:
Inspired by the 1968 Hyde Park Pot Rally
The Hobbit/The Lord Of The Rings (J.R.R. TOLKIEN)

06 - FOUR STICKS:
Inspired by Indian & Middle Eastern music

07 - GOING TO CALIFORNIA:
Go Your Way My Love (BERT JANSCH)
I Had A King (JONI MITCHELL)

08 - WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS:
When The Levee Breaks (MEMPHIS MINNIE)

LED ZEPPELIN III - Influences & Covers

Led Zeppelin's third album finds the band employing more folk and acoustic elements in their music. While only one of the songs is considered an actual cover version ("Gallows Pole"), the rest of them were certainly very heavily influenced by other artists and styles. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - IMMIGRANT SONG:
Get Smart (TV THEME SONG)
Bali Ha'i (RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN)
Ride The Sky (LUCIFER'S FRIEND)

02 - FRIENDS:
Mars, The Bringer Of War (GUSTAV HOLST)
Carry On (CSNY)

03 - CELEBRATION DAY:
Inspired by funk music

04 - SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU:
Never (MOBY GRAPE)
New York City Blues (THE YARDBIRDS)
I Woke Up This Morning (TEN YEARS AFTER)

05 - OUT ON THE TILES:
Travelling Riverside Blues (ROBERT JOHNSON)

06 - GALLOWS POLE:
Gallows Pole (FRED GERLACH)
The Gallis Pole (LEADBELLY)

07 - TANGERINE:
Knowing That I'm Losing You (THE YARDBIRDS)

08 - THAT'S THE WAY:
Inspired by folk music

09 - BRON-Y-AUR STOMP:
The Waggoner's Lad (BERT JANSCH)

10 - HATS OFF TO (ROY) HARPER:
Shake 'Em On Down (BUKKA WHITE)
Shake 'Em On Down (MISSISSIPPI FRED MCDOWELL)
Lone Wolf Blues (OSCAR WOODS)
Help Me (SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON)

LED ZEPPELIN II - Influences & Covers

Led Zeppelin's second album has more original offerings than the first. There are still a handful of songs where they borrowed from other artists though, as can be heard in "Whole Lotta Love", "The Lemon Song", "Moby Dick", and "Bring It On Home". Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - WHOLE LOTTA LOVE:
You Need Love (MUDDY WATERS)
You Need Loving (SMALL FACES)

02 - WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE:
[Original]

03 - THE LEMON SONG:
Killing Floor (HOWLIN' WOLF)
Crosscut Saw (ALBERT KING)
Hoodoo Woman (LIGHTNING SLIM)

04 - THANK YOU:
If 6 Was 9 (JIMI HENDRIX)
Dear Mr. Fantasy (TRAFFIC)

05 - HEARTBREAKER:
[Original]

06 - LIVING LOVING MAID:
[Original]

07 - RAMBLE ON:
[Original]
The Lord Of The Rings (J.R.R. TOLKIEN)

08 - MOBY DICK:
Watch Your Step (BOBBY PARKER)
The Girl I Love... (SLEEPY JOHN ESTES)
Doggone (ARTHUR LEE)

09 - BRING IT ON HOME:
Bring It On Home (SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON)

LED ZEPPELIN (Debut Album) - Influences & Covers

Led Zeppelin's first album, Led Zeppelin, is almost entirely a covers album, with six out of the nine songs being previously recorded by other artists. The majority of the album borrows from blues and folk music. Below is a list of the actual and possible sources of inspiration for each song.

01 - GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES:
[Original]

02 - BABE I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU:
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (ANNE BREDON)
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (JOAN BAEZ)

03 - YOU SHOOK ME:
You Shook Me (WILLIE DIXON)
You Shook Me (JEFF BECK)
I Need You (ELMORE JAMES)

04 - DAZED AND CONFUSED:
Dazed And Confused (JAKE HOLMES)
I'm Confused (THE YARDBIRDS)
Think About It (THE YARDBIRDS)

05 - YOUR TIME IS GONNA COME:
I Believe To My Soul (RAY CHARLES)

06 - BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE:
Black Waterside (BERT JANSCH)

07 - COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN:
Nervous Breakdown (EDDIE COCHRAN)

08 - I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY:
I Can't Quit You Baby (WILLIE DIXON)
I Can't Quit You Baby (OTIS RUSH)

09 - HOW MANY MORE TIMES:
How Many More Years (HOWLIN' WOLF)
No Place To Go (HOWLIN' WOLF)
The Hunter (ALBERT KING)
Rosie (ALEXIS KORNER)
Steal Away (ALEXIS KORNER)
Beck's Bolero (JEFF BECK)
Smokestack Lightnin' (THE YARDBIRDS)