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Led Zeppelin lawsuit against PJ-OLD 2008 thread

PJstarsmanPJstarsman Posts: 5
edited June 2012 in The Porch
Hello all, new to the forums, loooooooooong time fan.
I heard on the radio today that LZ sued PJ about the bass riff in "Given To Fly" that is similar to their song "Going To California". has anyone else heard about this???? just curious. And hello again!!
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  • Brain Of EBrain Of E Posts: 499
    LOL. This is not true. Sure Given to Fly and Going to California have similarities but not enough for legal action. Besides, they kinda joked about it when PJ and Robert Plant performed Going to Califorina and few years back.
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  • lephtylephty Posts: 770
    i still think the similarities between these songs are not even worth mentioning. i can barely tell (i just listened to both right now). people talk about the similarity like its Ice Ice Baby and Under Pressure.

    yeesh
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,099
    Brain Of E wrote:
    LOL. This is not true. Sure Given to Fly and Going to California have similarities but not enough for legal action. Besides, they kinda joked about it when PJ and Robert Plant performed Going to Califorina and few years back.
    I don't know, LZ does need the money



























    wait, are we talking about Led Zeppelin or Lez Leppelin? ;)
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  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    PJstarsman wrote:
    Hello all, new to the forums, loooooooooong time fan.
    I heard on the radio today that LZ sued PJ about the bass riff in "Given To Fly" that is similar to their song "Going To California". has anyone else heard about this???? just curious. And hello again!!


    LZ would have alot of nerve to sue over this.....considering they were sued for stealing the bassline in "Dazed and Confused".

    Not to mention all the thievery involved in "The Lemon Song" , "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", and "Travelling Riverside Blues".
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Pftt please....
    You ever hear about all the songs Zepplin ripped off of other people?
    That is a story in itself.
    What you heard is not true.
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  • PJstarsmanPJstarsman Posts: 5
    That was just what I heard, and you know if its on the radio or on the internet its got to be true.=) I thought it was kinda weird and out of no where, i mean Given To Fly has been out for a long while. Damn media they try to rule us all.
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  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Uh, I didn't hear about this yet but, isn't Zepp a little late on this one. Given to Fly came out in '98 and they're just getting to it now. Ridiculous. I don't think it will "fly" HAHA
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  • STT757STT757 Posts: 302
    Seriously Zeppelin did some blatant thefts of other artists, google Led Zeppelin stolen music etc..

    Check out this link, the sound bit is from the Howard Stern show. I was listening to that show in particular when they "expose" Zeppelin. It's blatant theft.

    http://www.dogmaticblog.com/2007/06/28/howard-stern-exposes-led-zeppelin-as-a-farce/

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    Listen to the interview with the comparisons to the originals they stole from, it will totally change your opinions of Led Zeppelin.
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  • yahamitayahamita Posts: 1,514
    Wasn't this brought up at the HOB when BOTH were played when Robert was there? There isn't a problem! RP is cool with the boys!
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  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    Maybe they should be worried about a Lawsuit from Lewis Spence?




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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,777
    Lizardking wrote:
    Maybe they should be worried about a Lawsuit from Lewis Spence?




    "The lyrics of the song reflected Plant's current reading. The singer had been poring through the works of the British antiquarian Lewis Spence, and later cited Spence's Magic Arts in Celtic Britain as one of the sources for the lyrics to the song."

    If thats the case, then they can use the dough they get from PJ to pay LS.

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  • DempsDemps Posts: 102
    There was indeed talk of LZ taking legal action back in 98 when the album came out and the song was released as a single, but I don't think anything ever came of it.
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  • Cree NationsCree Nations Posts: 2,247
    There is no way in sweeeet hell the zep would sue pj, theyre legends. Theyre too smart for being remembered as suing other legends like PJ.

    EDIT: I saw Blind Melon in 94...fuck was it awesome and they did the best fucking rendition of going to california I had ever heard.
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  • flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    THAT IS FUNNY. Check this out.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjPAEPFaxoM&feature=related
  • DeetroitBaasketballDeetroitBaasketball Posts: 379
    Page & Plant were getting ready to tour when Yield came out - I remember an interview back then about this. They both laughed about it. The similarities are obvious, but they don't care.

    And yes, it was awesome when PJ left the stage playing Given to Fly and Plant & the Strange Sensation slowly came on and carried it into Going to California. Amazing show.
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    no not true.. the songs don't even sound that similar to be honest. Plant is friends with the band now with him opening at the HOB's and pretty sure he attended the London 06 show?
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  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    PJstarsman wrote:
    Hello all, new to the forums, loooooooooong time fan.
    I heard on the radio today that LZ sued PJ about the bass riff in "Given To Fly" that is similar to their song "Going To California". has anyone else heard about this???? just curious. And hello again!!


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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Zoso wrote:
    no not true.. the songs don't even sound that similar to be honest. Plant is friends with the band now with him opening at the HOB's and pretty sure he attended the London 06 show?

    Yep ... saw him at the Astoria show :)
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Thats why robert Plant joined PJ onstage in 05 right?
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    wow... the clip from howard stern is REALLY incriminating... i heard a few of those before but never knew the extent of their plagerism... definitely lose alot of respect for them... still one of the (if not the) greatest band ever overall though talent wise... glad pearl jams reputation will never be tainted that way :D
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  • alive25alive25 Posts: 124
    the law and order song and not for you sound similar too
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  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    alive25 wrote:
    the law and order song and not for you sound similar too


    haha holy shit you're right, pretty similar.
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  • dmftravellerdmftraveller Posts: 46
    To reiterate: Zeppelin never sued PJ, never WOULD sue PJ. As has been said, they are legends, and actual fans of PJ. Robert Plant performed with PJ in Chicago's HOB, and has been a fan sittin' in the audience at a few of their shows. The reality is that grunge and music of the 90's wouldn't have existed had it not been for bands like Zeppelin. And the same can be said for Zep; they wouldn't have existed if it weren't for Buffalo Springfield, Muddy Waters, etc. Rock music has been a progression over decades, and Pearl Jam and Zeppelin are two of the finest ever.
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  • PJstarsmanPJstarsman Posts: 5
    It sounded like bullshit to me, my buddy likes to give me crap here @ work, about being a PJ fan, so maybe he was just screwing w/ me. thanks for all the replies. you guys freakin rock
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,368
    Another thread about this was locked today, and the one who locked it (Sea? Kat? Can't remember) said it wasn't an appropriate thread to start because it was still a legal matter... So I guess they are indeed taking an issue with it.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,489
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Another thread about this was locked today, and the one who locked it (Sea? Kat? Can't remember) said it wasn't an appropriate thread to start because it was still a legal matter... So I guess they are indeed taking an issue with it.

    i don't think that thread was locked b/c of the Led Zep reference....it was for a different legal matter that surfaced.
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    mfc2006 wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Another thread about this was locked today, and the one who locked it (Sea? Kat? Can't remember) said it wasn't an appropriate thread to start because it was still a legal matter... So I guess they are indeed taking an issue with it.

    i don't think that thread was locked b/c of the Led Zep reference....it was for a different legal matter that surfaced.
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