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)