Re: Speculation +

["J.R. Sroufe" <gonzo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14 Nov 97, Ana Madani wrote:

> This has probably already been covered by the time my post makes it
> to the list, but I get the digest and can't avoid posts I don't like
> either, so:
> 
> It's commonly said that the lyrics to WLL were ripped off from a
> Willie Dixon song called "You Need Love."  One of the people who
> said so was Willie Dixon:  he sued Zep in 1985 after hearing WLL on
> the radio, and the case was settled out of court.  (What no one ever
> seems to point out is that Dixon himself probably stole the lyric
> from Robert Johnson or one of his contemporaries--I did read an
> article by a  blues columnist proving this once, but I'm afraid I no
> longer recall where or when.)  
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What Willie done was what no other Blues Man had done before him. He 
copyrighted those old songs that he heard years before. No other 
blues performer had ever done that. Just think how rich you'd be if 
you copyrighted the opening phrase, "woke up dis morn'in..'"??? 

> (That's right, I have nothing better to do at 9 pm on a Friday night
> except to sit around swilling Guinness and thinking about stuff like
> this. )

Do more of it...we need good input like this.....

> Hmm, nobody's asking for "Shake My Tree" or "Feelin' Hot?" ;-) 

hmmmph! Wonder why???? :-)

> And what about "The Only One?" That number would be ten years gone,
> after all. 

Then Grant would sue......

I have one thing to say about the next tour................





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