“Some Zeppelin hating FReeper said Page stole the song.”
Huh? No hatred here. But yes LZ stole the core of Jake Holmes’ 1967 song entitled Dazed and Confused including the song title which they didn’t bother to change. :-) The original was just a folk song and Page/LZ added all the breaks, solos and turned it into a monster song.
Jake Holmes opened for the Yardbirds in a NYC concert where Page no doubt heard the song. Lawsuit in 2010 with a settlement in 2011.
No ill intent IMO. Page transformed an unknown folk song into the rock masterpiece it became. Yeah he should have at least provided credit on the album. But this was the early days of rock and Page and others were sloppy about such things.
All bands copy from one another. Listen to Richie Blackmore’s interview where he elaborates on where many Deep Purple licks came from. Due to all the lawsuits however things have tightened up in that regard in more recent times. There are levels of copying though.
You can listen for yourself. Cheers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsvs-pAGDc
I prefer LZ’s version.
Page played Dazed with the Yardbirds. Added the bow.
I blame the record companies. They didn’t care.