Wednesday, May 4, 2016

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)

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