Nearly all POP music can be tied back to classical works... and nearly all of it is the same 3 or 4 chords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
And there’s a reason for that ...
the rules of western harmony have been well established for hundreds of years now.
A giant leap forward when the tritone was no longer considered the devil in the music.
Rock music in the glory days after original rock and roll waned is primarily rooted in black delta blues and rural white country or religious
Prolly some classical intro and meandering Jazz in jam bands and steely dan
And they are influenced by what they hear
I figure Spirit who I like influenced Zep who I really like
A settlement was offered some suspect but the Wolfe estate and their lawyer went for the big payday based on this 60-150 million dollar value they pulled from midair
Plant is a raconteur and then some which explains how come he’s gotten into so many panties out here in rural southern Nashville where I live and he is half the time
He’s a dog but he’s very likable and the jury warmed to him
Oh well
I always wonder why people can take three chords and come up with a good melody. I can play the same chords and I can’t come up with anything worth listening to.
Diana, “putting it to music” is what’s copyrighted. Like Chet Atkins once said “It’s the Country MUSIC Association. Not the country poets’ association.”
Example: The Byrds TURN, TURN, TURN taken directly from the Bible