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msongs

(67,441 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2019, 01:20 AM Mar 2019

Stairway to Heaven - Neil Sedaka the inspiration for Led Z?

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Stairway to Heaven - Neil Sedaka the inspiration for Led Z? (Original Post) msongs Mar 2019 OP

Certainly two different songs. Stonepounder Mar 2019 #1

I like Dolly Parton's version tirebiter Mar 2019 #2

Here's yet another plagiarism lawsuit for Zep. argyl Mar 2019 #3

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

1. Certainly two different songs.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 02:17 AM

Mar 2019

I am old enough that I learned the Neil Sedaka version as a teen. It was a bit jarring when I ran across the Led Zeppelin version. However, in time I came to appreciate the LZ version as well. Don't know if they were related though.

tirebiter

(2,539 posts)

2. I like Dolly Parton's version

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 02:20 AM

Mar 2019

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Check the opening bars to this one:

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argyl

(3,064 posts)

3. Here's yet another plagiarism lawsuit for Zep.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 06:32 AM

Mar 2019

The obvious ripoff of melody, chord structure, even the subtle lyric changes....

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