Song rip-offs

[ai_fan08]

What is the name of the song that Zeppelin ripped off to make Stairway to Heaven?

 

[mynameandlastname]

You think? Well if they didnt write them then who did??

Besides nearly every artist rips off someone else. Spirit probably ripped that song off someone.

 

[Dtcenter77]

Spirit "Taurus"

 

[kurama1992]

By ripping off of course he means they asked some band to let them use a riff for a song even though it ended up being a different riff altogether.

Theres more to Stairway to Heaven than just the f*cking opening riff anyway.



And most of them are invalid and biased.

 

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Funny, all I wanted was the name of the song. I didn't realize that it would start this big argument. But since it did, I don't see any way anyone can say this isn't a total stealing of a song. As far as Zep taking those old blues songs, I am sure the old blues original writers were happy as can be about that. Doesn't 90% go to the writer? Bye the way, thank you crowquill for the answer. I have found you musical knowledge very helpful many times already.

 

[kelli kannibal]

How?

 

[illinoismommy]

What Zeppelin ripped music off someone? No way!.....

 

[rastayouth]

Ok yes the two guitar lines do sound similar, but the Zeppelin one sounRAB better. :

 

[Mommy-2-Be]

But it was there most popular song, and the only one I ever liked by them, so....

 

[allyssa621]

Still a rip off

 

[Banana<3]

Thank you Crowquill, that's exactly the song.

 

[stewies_grl93]

Jesus, they did! I can't wait to shove it in my frienRAB faces.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

They sure did

 

[Ganja ♥ Baby]

Good luck, most Zeppelin fanboys try and argue against it even claiming they sound nothing alike. :laughing:

 

[Mari]

And yet, try as they might Zeppelin still remains one of the most popular banRAB in music.

I'm no fan boy, but those they stole from ought to thank them from taking them from the musical oblivion and at least installing them as a footnote to something relevent.

 

[Bryan W Gaint]

Yeah because Led Zeppelin are only guilty of having stolen this one thing. This Zepfanboy denial is ridiculous. You can google Led Zeppelin plagiarisms and you'll find countless examples of musical theft.

 

[Thais]

I had a quick listen to that, and it sounded different enough to me. I don't care much for Zeppelin, and I don't know much about guitar, but they're different enough in my eyes in terms of the actual SOUND.

 

[Ad Steiny]

I've merged your two thread together because basically they're about the same subject.

 

[iTs A B0Y <3]

Led Zeppelin's first two albums weren't even written by them, I think. Anyways I don't even like Stairway that much., I am into the stuff on their second album the most. IV wasn't really that good of an album.

 

[krazeeusa]

It's no big deal

Oasis ripped off T-Rex's Get It On for Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Jam ripped off The Supremes You Cant Hurry Love for Town Called Malice.

It happens all the time.
The only thing that bothers me about Led Zep's plagiarisms is all the old blues standarRAB they called their own. Ripping off loaRAB of blues artists who probably spent their entire careers not getting their due.