Bonzo songwriting credits

[Steve Thomson <zeppelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought I'd post a quote from the opening message of a thread started 
today on the Steve Hoffman forum concerning Bonzo's writing credits on 
Zeppelin songs:

Perhaps the esteemed experts on the thread could offer some thoughts.

Steve.

(from http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=122040 posted 
by forum member MarkytheM)
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Does anyone know what these Bonham credits are about?

*Good Times Bad Times (Page/Jones/Bonham)
Communication Breakdown (Page/Jones/Bonham)
How Many More Times (Page/Jones/Bonham)
Whole Lotta Love (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
The Lemon Song (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
Heartbreaker (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
Out On The Tiles (Page/Plant/Bonham)
Rock and Roll (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
When The Levee Breaks (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Memphis Minnie)
The Crunge (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
D'yer Mak'er (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
The Ocean (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
In My Time of Dying (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
Kashmir (Page/Plant/Bonham)
Boogie With Stu (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Ian Stewart & Mrs. Valens)
Royal Orleans (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)
Darlene (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham)*

Those are ALL the Bonham credits on the proper Zep albums save for Moby 
Dick and Bonzo's Montreux because those are obvious.

Some of them can be reasoned because of the distinct grooves that only 
Bonham could have presented. But does than mean that he /wrote/ the drum 
part? That would be something that was never credited as part of the 
/writing/, no?
Was he a lyricist at all? Did he have any melodic sensibilities? What do 
you think is the reasoning behind it? If it's just to throw him some 
publishing money, why did he not get credit for /writing/ any of the 
drum parts on In Through the Out Door?

Aren't his drumming contributions on these songs as significant as some 
/credited/ ones?:

*Dazed and Confused (Page)
Immigrant Song (Page/Plant)
Black Dog (Page/Plant/Jones)
Four Sticks (Page/Plant)
Night Flight (Page/Plant/Jones)
The Wanton Song (Page/Plant)
Achilles Last Stand (Page/Plant)
Candy Store Rock (Page/Plant)
Hots On For Nowhere (Page/Plant)
Fool In The Rain (Page/Plant/Jones)
Carouselambra (Page/Plant/Jones)
Poor Tom (Page/Plant)*

Peace Love and What is and What Should Sometimes Be? -OR- Royalties Orleans?

Marky
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