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Re: zep references in songs



On Mon, 3 Nov 1997 Jpage53@xxxxxxx wrote:

> i was just listening to the Neil Young song "Downtown" and in about 2 minutes
> into the song he says:Jimmy* is in the back room
>                           Led Zeppelin's on stage'
>                           Theres a mirror ball twirlin 
>                            And a note from Page
>                            Like a water washed diamond
>                           In a river of sin
> *-im uncertian whether Young is talking about Page or Hendrix.
> but i thought that the last two lines describe Page perfectly and the effect
> he has on people.

I beleive the lyrics are actually:

Jimmy Playin' in the background
with Led Zeppelin on stage
There's a mirror ball trwirlin'
And a note from Page
Like a water washed diamond....

meaning it is definately Pagey he is referring to.

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