One of my fave bands when I was in college was Spirit, so I was really familiar with all their music. I liked Led Zeppelin, too—and when I first heard "Stairway to Heaven" I cried out "hey, that sounds just like "Taurus" off of Spirit's first album! But not many people were into Spirit like they were Zeppelin, so no one cared. And really, all of Zeppelin's tunes sounded like someone else's tunes, except with better singing and guitar playing.
Now, over 45 years later, Spirit is suing Led Zeppelin for ripping off their song. I'm kind of sad about that. Its sort of like your favorite heroes or friends suing each other. Why can't all those old hippies just get along?
To protest old hippy bands suing each other, I'll play a free concert this Saturday night (June 18) from 7—9 PM at the Rusty Grape. I plan on playing a Zeppelin and Spirit song, and taking credit for writing them, just to see what happens.
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