Jake Holmes - Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused was written by the folk-rock singer Jake Holmes and released as a track in his debut album "The Above Ground Sound" Of Jake Holmes in 1967. That same year Jake Holmes opened for The Yardbirds in a show in New York where Jimmy Page heard the song. The song was rearranged and later became one of Led Zeppelin best-known songs, the debt to Jake Holmes however went largely unacknowledged by the band.

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[Diana Price]

Other artists give credit when they cover a song to the original artist and not pass it off as their own. And more importantly, when you cover another artist's song, you pay royalties for its use. LZ made MILLIONS off their plagiarized songs, not only failing to give credit, but failing to pay royalties for other people's music. You'd get a little "pissy" too.

[RebelThoughts82]

Hendrix never claimed he wrote Bob Dylans song. Hendrix always credited Dylan when he covered his music. Thats a big difference.

[610yoitschris]

So are you going to say that Jimi Hendrix stole multiple of his songs, and that Bob Dylan should've sued him? No, multiple bands have made multiple things their own. Led Zeppelin was no different, but since they go down as one of the greatest rock and roll, at that time metal bands of all time, people get all pissy and just want to sue.

[Nigel Thomas]

The masters Led Zep transformed this riff into a dynamic symphony a la Beethoven who also reworked leitmotifs of his time. Thank god for Page's taste in music!

[XxgunfetishxX]

Well this is more like the yardbirds version... Zep really made it their own

[AbbeyRoadkill1]

Exactly, Zep didn't change much about their 'borrowed' tunes and it got them into trouble. That's why they were successfully sued 5 times. Look, I think Zep is a great band who wrote many great original songs. They still deserve to be mentioned with the greatest bands of all time. But they should also be called out for not giving credit where it's due.

[manynukes11]

why do people pick on them? Multiple bands have "borrowed" from others, but they would've changed the things that they borrowed so its not ripping off, I've seen the videos

[AbbeyRoadkill1]

Zep did rip off more than 20 songs. Zep's still a great band who wrote may great songs of their own, but they did plagiarize many songs. Just search for 'zeppelin plagiarism' here on Youtube and there are videos that chronicle Zep's multiple instances of 'borrowing.'

[Mike Hubbard]

Well said Wayne, and Jammie4u... Page heard something and made it his own, like millions before him, in the Delta south. That's just the way it was. And it worked for hundreds of years. Who know who really wrote what before the internet?

[jammie4u]

I'm a musician. I have written numerous songs that are copyrighted. IF, a band used my songs, or parts of the melodies and made them available to MILLIONS, I would be ecstatic. That's why I write songs...to touch people. Now, on the flip side, I would expect credit for my work, or at least some kind of mention. However, if my creations helped others to create even more, then I personally, would be happy.

Listen and enjoy the music....that's why it was created.