Song #29 On My MP3 Player - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin

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'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' is song #29 on my MP3 player and it is the second track on Led Zeppelin's 1969 eponymous debut album. This song is a cover and it was originally recorded by Anne Bredon. Joan Baez covered the song before Zeppelin, which may have inspired the version developed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Zeppelin did initially not give Bredon credit for 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' and the issue was not discovered by Bredon until the 1980's. Bredon is now credited on the song plus she received royalties.

I'm not a big fan of the Led Zeppelin album, but 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' is one of Zeppelin's finest moments. Zeppelin is a band that I've liked since '86 or '87, but it took me about four or five years to truly appreciate this song. I was taking guitar lessons during the early 90's and my guitar instructor asked if I wanted to learn this song. At first I wasn't thrilled, but it's a fun song to learn for the guitar. You get to do some pretty stuff and then you get to kick out the jams. Enjoy.



TonyDoug Wright is the Lost Soul of Rock and Roll. He's never gonna leave you.

60's Live: Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin

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It's time to get the Led out, boys and girls. Led Zeppelin's live version of 'Dazed and Confused' is today's selection for 60's live. This song was part of their 1969 in-studio concert for Danish TV.

Zeppelin's released two amazing albums in 1969, Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II. 'Dazed and Confused' is featured on the first album and the band really knocks it out of the park with their 1969 Danish TV performance. John Paul Jones is cool as ever on the bass, Jimmy Page pulls off using the violin bow, and John Bonham is a beast on the drums.

I recall that there is a rather interesting story with this appearance on Danish TV. The history hounds of the internet will need to find the supporting documentation. However, I do recall watching an interview with Robert Plant back in the late 80's or early 90's and he said that backstage there was a woman who screamed loudly when shown the cover for the first Led Zeppelin album. Apparently, she had a relative die in the infamous 1937 Hindenburg accident. Help me out here, kids. Am I the only one who remembers this interview?

I don't know what else to say, so watch Zeppelin rock for the next nine minutes.



TonyDoug Wright is The Lost Soul of Rock and Roll and is also the head writer and owner of Champion City Comics. Follow him @TonyDougWright on Twitter.

Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) by Led Zeppelin

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This week at the Lost Soul of Rock and Roll, I am selecting some of my favorite one-two punches. In the world of rock music, there are some tunes that are meant to be heard back-to-back and not as separate songs. The song of the day for September 18, 2012 is 'Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)' which is featured on the 1969 album Led Zeppelin II.

From 1988 to 1992 I was a major Led Zeppelin fan. I still love the band, but there was a time when I all I listened to was Led Zeppelin. It might have been 1986 or 1987 when I first heard Zeppelin. This kid that was in my seventh grade class had a shoebox full of cassettes and he said it would be cool if I borrowed some of his music. The shoebox was filled with bands that I had never heard of like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Sex Pistols. I borrowed Dark Side of the Moon by Floyd and IV by Zeppelin and both of those albums kick-started my love of classic rock.

It was sad returning those tapes to my friend, but I had been working some odd jobs and had enough cash to buy my own Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd tapes. One of my odd jobs was being the scoreboard operator for basketball and volleyball games played by elementary school students. These were fourth and fifth grade boys and girls starting off their illustrious careers as athletes. I worked the scoreboard of a girls basketball game and the final score was 2 - 0. I kid you not. I earned my money to buy a Led Zeppelin tape that day.

My Zeppelin and Floyd collection grew during my high school years when I had moved up the corporate ladder from scoreboard operator to busboy to dishwasher to waiter. Led Zeppelin II was the third Zeppelin album I purchased and it is top three for me in my all time favorite Zeppelin albums. 'Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)' is an all-out one-two rock punch. Enjoy.