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Posted on 04/29/2021 6:14:24 PM PDT by simpson96
"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
"When the Levee Breaks" was re-worked by English rock group Led Zeppelin as the last song on their untitled fourth album. Singer Robert Plant used many of the original lyrics and the songwriting is credited to Memphis Minnie and the individual members of Led Zeppelin. Many other artists have performed and recorded versions of the song.
Led Zeppelin - "When the Levee Breaks" (1971)
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A couple fun facts about this song:
1. The sound of the drums comes in part from setting up John Bonham’s drum kit inside a stairwell.
2. The only thing that was recorded at normal speed on the finished track is Robert Plant’s vocals.
Most ripped-off drum riff in music history.
Along with “The Big Beat,” by Billy Squier.
Better than the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug
My favorite Zep tune after Kashmir.
Memphis Minnie - When the Levee Breaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5VmVvsjyKw
Are you suggesting Zeppelin plagiarized that song?
1. The sound of the drums comes in part from setting up John Bonham’s drum kit inside a stairwell.
... processed through limiters and run through a Binson echorec per Andy Johns who recorded it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZYDDX1DHDU
and The Rain Song
No Quarter is my favorite.
Custard Pie...when I hear that the volume goes up.
They gave her credit!
Bonham was a gifted drum genius.
The bass part is really fun, has to be just right to make the overall groove work.
JPJ was so underappreciated, just knew how to play perfectly if not flashy, as some of the other bassists of the era.
Nope
My favorite Zep tune after KashmirDitto! I have two Zep playlists:
The Mississippi Flood--Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) (1927)
Intersting!
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