Posted on 05/07/2025 7:40:24 AM PDT by nickcarraway
From my understanding Page settled the initial suit with Jake Holmes 15 years ago and the song credited with “inspired by Jake Holems” Dazed and Confused on all the albums/compilations- but it did not show “inspired by” in the recent hit moving “Becoming Led Zeppelin” when they showed the song being played live.
BTW- the movie is incredible
Did the guy blow through his settlement money ?
New lyrics, new melody.
What’s the problem?
Can you copyright a chord progression?
Can you copyright a drum beat?
Can you copyright a set of instruments that play a song?
Seems like a money grab, imo.
Take Uptown Girl by Billy Joel.
Definitely has a Four Seasons vibe.
Did Billy Joel get sued for that?
Not that I’m aware of.
Inspiration isn’t the same thing as infringement, or is it?
there are some cool people in the industry, but its rare. My next door neighbor was OK although a liberal, I stopped seeing him take the trash out and his wife said he just died and said he was a former studio musician for this famous group and that famous group, I asked why I never heard music coming from the house, she said he came to hate the other musicians and the entire industry after a lifetime of dealing with getting ripped off so bad he got sick of music , even hated to hear it. He died with no social security and broke , ended up working in a local coal mine when he got older but then got too old for that
Greg Ham of “Men At Work” could answer your questions but he is unavailable.
Oh puhleeze! LIsten to the problem! Jimmy was a thief!
outube.com/watch?v=pTsvs-pAGDc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w772GXG5LnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_SturUfdOI
First link didn’t come through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsvs-pAGDc
Did Queen sue Vanilla Ice for Ice, Ice Baby?
It sounds like it has nothing to do with the settlement. It has to do with the recent film not complying with the settlement.
And The Eagles ripped off Hotel California from Jethro Tull.
Zep’s was not inspired by. It was outright theft!
Totally different. Jake Holmes wrote DaC, and LZ really ripped it off.
BTW… Holmes went on to greatness, too, just in a different way. He was the voice and lyrics behind some of the greatest jingles of all time from “aren’t you hungry for Burger King, now?” To “help yourself to Stouffer’s Pizza” to “the best a man can get”, to charmin, to many many others
Lol. Musicians all steal from each other.
Jake Holmes on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsvs-pAGDc
The Yardbirds version is closer to yours... but already substantially changed in the direction Zep would take it.
Yardbirds on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_SturUfdOI
And The Eagles ripped off Hotel California from Jethro Tull.
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Yes they did. I think Ian Anderson didn’t sue, said he was flattered, if my memory serves me well.
Forget it, Jake, your song is nothing like the Led Zeppelin song.
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If it’s nothing like it, why did they settle? They sure had more resources to fight than Holmes. And you’re correct, the Yardbirds theft was closer to the OG.
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