[abigkahuna]

But Dazed and Confused was performed by the Yardbirds previous to Led Zeppelin and referenced an earlier version (maybe Jake’s) that was more dark than the Zep version....oh well. whatever.

[nickcarraway]

My understanding is Jake Holmes was opening for the Yardbirds, and that's when Page stole it, then later brought it to his new band.

That seems to be a common theme for Page, since he stol Spirit's Taurus, when LZ opened for Spirit.