In my time of Pearl Jam

[Tom Flannery <flannetd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- -Re: Given to Fly-
Ask yourself this, did you notice this connection before or after you read
about it? Personally I heard GTF _many_ times before the connection to
Going to California was suggested. The  relation never occurred to me. So I
went back and listened to both songs. Admittedly there are some
similarities, but I cannot believe that one is derivative of the other. I
think perhaps some people want to see a 'rip-off' and will do so whether
there is one or not.

Speaking of rip-offs:
At 07:12 PM 1/28/98 -0500, dan copenhaver wrote:
>Something I,ve been wondering about for a long time. I always thought In
>My Time Of Dying was a Zep song, but then I bought a Bob Dylan tape that
>it was on. Its just called "Bob Dylan" and has a picture of him looking
>very young on the cover. 

It is not a Bob Dylan song either. It was first recorded by Bling Willie
Johnson in the 30's as "Jesus make up my dying bed". On my web site (URL in
sig) our own rachel hanks has an in depth essay which delves even further
into the roots of the song. I recommend that everyone read it.

Zep often 'borrowed' (thier word not mine) from other artists. Was it
ethical? Probally not, but did everyone do it? Yes. Its a blues tradition.
I can't count how many times I hear the same guitar lines from a Robert
Johnson tune (and he didn't have that many uniques guitar riffs) in other
blues songs by Muddy Waters or Eric Clapton.

> Also I have various Boots that have Minesota Blues on them, and
>some of them call it Messa Blues. I,m pretty sure its Minnesota but set
>me straight on that one too. Also who wrote that one? Zepfully Yours,

This is "Mess O' Blues'. I believe it was originally an Elvis tune and
showed up in the WLL medleys frequently. One of my faves, BTW.


Tom Flannery (flannetd@xxxxxxxxxx)
   
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"There was a white man had the blues, so it was nothin to worry about"
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