Robert's amazing vocals, Bonham's drumming, JPJ's bass and the Page's guitar sound make this a masterpiece for the ages!

the fact that Robert was only 19 when he did this makes it even more amazing.

Your reactions make me smile, big time! A bizarre story about my life: I was born on October 25th, 1968. I first got turned on to LZ when I was 5, 1973. I began playing guitar within a year. Never gave it up . In my early years, I learned a lot of cover songs, in particular, LZ, but in my 20s began writing my own stuff, with a lot of different influences, but my base was Jimmy Page. Just around this time 4 years ago, just before my 50th birthday, I found out that after playing a handful of gigs to fulfill a contract, they played as "The New Yardbirds", their first show as Led Zeppelin was October 25th 1968. The day I was born. I still get chills, thinking that I am the exact age of LZ, am a guitarist/composer, and I rarely play their songs but Page's influence for creativity is in me

Never try to predict where Zeppelin is going, lol.

Finally someone who does a little research and knows the time line of the band when hard rock was just 'popping' ! I think it gives folks a better understanding of that time and that era of music !

This was actually a cover song (w/ added lyrics and some new arrangements) by Anne Bredon and performed by folk singer Joan Baez, whom Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were fans of... Led Zeppelin jammed a new arrangement for "Babe I'm gonna leave you" w/ Plant improvising the vocals in 1968 as the band was putting together songs for the first album. Because the band was new, they did not have enough original songs and wanted to get an album out fast... So, half the record consisted of covers - 'Dazed and confused' was rearranged from a song by Jake Holmes... "I can't quit you" and 'You shook me" were Willie Dixon songs performed by past blues artists... The first Zeppelin album was completed for about 1700 (British) Pounds in 36 hrs over a few weeks, and Led Zeppelin's early shows created a huge buzz - Jimmy Page's new band was HOT 🔥 Page told their manager Peter Grant that he did not want Led Zeppelin to put an album out on The Yardbirds' label CBS Records, the band he had previously played in... He wanted to sign to Atlantic Records. Of course, Atlantic had heard about Page's new band and were eager to sign Led Zeppelin; Grant came back w/ a contract and a lucrative $143K advance... unheard of for a new band. CBS Records demanded that they had the rights to Page's new band... but Grant had The Yardbird's recording contract in hand and Jimmy Page had never signed it (Page had joined The Yardbirds after they became successful). With the first Led Zeppelin album due out in early 1969, Grant took a risk booking Led Zeppelin a US tour as an opening act... The critics in the press hated the first Led Zeppelin album, but the band was killing it on tour and Zeppelin songs got on FM radio and the fan reaction was massive - within months, the album went into the top 10 in the US and UK. Led Zeppelin were already headlining tours in their 1st year in 1969 as they released their 2nd album 'Led Zeppelin II' and it went to #1 on the charts.

Have you done When The Levee Breaks? If no, and you listen to only one more for the rest if your life, THIS IS THE ONE! Trust me, not to be missed!!!

The GOATS...Two Months too long..get the Led Out! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

covers? no, people back then played pieces or were influenced by others. everybody played everybody's stuff. the reason zep was sued so much is because they made the songs hits. the "original" versions of most songs never made it on a hit list but after zep re did them in their own way they made it a hit. In one instance a song had been redone like 6 or 7 times and it wasn't until zep changed the lyrics. upped the tempo, cranked it up to 10 and added their own flair that the song became a smash hit. then they were sued for copyright yet the other 6 or 7 people before them that copied it almost note for note were not sued. the lawsuits against zeppelin were about money, period you want to figure out who played what on this song then watch the live version. In 1969 zep did a mini concert on live tv to promote their first album and introduce the band to the public. they were so young, plant and bonham were like 19 while page and jones were in their early 20's. they played 4 songs on a tiny little stage in front of 25 - 30 kids and this was one of them kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZOHhsV-vJ2mgJc.html

Yep they never disappoint

The guitar is all Jimmy Page. It wasn't a new song but a cover of an old song that they made their own and boy did they. Their cover of it is amazing. The changes of tempo and Robert Plants voice are so good. That with Jimmy's acoustic guitar make it mesmerizing. Such a great band that has lived in my heart for almost 50 years.

They never disappoint!!

Still cant believe you havent got headphones yet lol. Makes it so much better, so much!

the tempo switches mirror that "on again, off again" relationship that Robert is singing about.

Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You was first recorded by Joan Baez on her 1962 album, In Concert. The song was so traditional-sounding that Baez when she heard a student playing it at Oberlin College, assumed it was an old traditional folk song from the public domain. It turned out that the student, Janet Smith, had learned the song from its writer, Anne Bredon, when they were both students at the University of California, Berkeley. Baez listed the song as “traditional” on the album but proper credit was given, later on, reading “Words and Music by Anne Bredon, by assignment from Janet Smith, C. 1963 by R yerson Music Publishers.” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hax-o66S3eCyfaM.htmlsi=G-QEe1-24lPDDZno

Great reaction man, on so many levels. And your sense of intonation on the octave and matching the actual pitch that the recording was in is spot on. For this song, I would say just go listen to the original; I've heard some older recording of it on KZfaq. And then listen to this again back to back, and you can see where it came from but it really has been transformed into something incredibly different and unique and way more impactful than the first iteration of It ever was or ever would have been. Definitely in MY top five. 😊

They really are incomparable!

This is a top 10 Led Zeppelin song. I got it in my top three.

They are absolutely covers. That was very common in Blues for every artist to do covers. Zep started out only doing blues covers.

I subscribed to you because of your Zep reactions. You haven't even started yet and I am so excited to watch this reaction!!!

It'll feel even better with headphones! 😊

This song coincided with me leaving a girl after a fantastic summer Chicago resort experience. At the end of the summer to go back to school in Oklahoma. her first letter to me mentioned how that song was remembered by her.

Does anyone else remember when Great White covered this on an unplugged show, and KILLED it?

Touring...the band was touring!!! Can't around too long with anyone because he and the member of the band were touring!!! Background vocals: John Paul & Jimmy Page!!! They would do background vocals in some of Led Zeppelin songs

A "Cover" is the word you're thinking of, I believe. The meaning of a cover includes instances where an artist completely reinterprets a song from another artist, including where there are significant changes in style and arrangement.

My #1 LZ song. The use of light and shade, the acoustical guitar, the emotions, vocals, bass, tempo changes, panning, etc....This has it ALL! ❤ from MN.

If you haven't reacted to "gallows Pole" yet, you need to. It's a great track, it will become a favorite.

You need to hear Traveling Riverside Blues. Yes, in the studio, John Paul Jones played the rhythm guitar.

Anne Bredon is the original inception of this track late 50’s

One of my favorites from Led Zeppelin ❤

Great reaction man, one suggestion I have would be Crossroads by Cream one of their best

I wouldn't call most, if any, of the songs Zeppelin used as the basis for some of their music covers. I know in one of your reaction videos you said you were going to check out some of the originals given credit on some of the Zeppelin songs. If you did that you would see there are little similarities from the originals to Zeppelin's versions. Some of the lyrics sure but in many of the songs that's where the similarities/sampling ends. I think it falls more under sampling than covering. They sample some lyrics here, maybe the beat from a song here, etc. When most bands cover a song you know almost right away oh yeah that's that song from that other band. Zeppelin changes these old songs so much you can't really even tell what the original was and nothing against the originals which were good songs that fit the bill at the time, but Zeppelin made the songs they used better and so much more dynamic and brought them to life and into the mainstream for a much broader audience to enjoy.

PLANT! In his prime! He is just reaching you out of another dimension. Works even better with the correct mental filters in place. Yes is does.

They did so many covers so well.

Its definitely in my top 10!!❤

A respectfull hug from Argentina. Have a happy year.

The whole band played guitar even John Bonham so when they were in recording studios working on new ideas they all added bits n pieces , they did a lot of songs from other artists where they re wrote both the lyrics and the music and virtually only kept the premise and the title of the song , dazed and confused is a prime example of that

You must see them … Kashmir - 2007 - Live from Celebration Day

Articulate and honest. You have a new subscriber good Sir.

Jimmy played all the guitars, but mandolin/keyboards/recorder/bass were all played by John Paul Jones.

You should check out Achilles last stand.

my fav zep live song

There is a live version of this song by zeppelin you can see how they do it

YEP! ☮️❤️

I first heard this when I bought the box set in the early 90's, always loved this song!

This was their version of the song. And, Jimmy could improvise when he wanted. I saw them 6 times between 68 and 78, and all of their concerts blew people away. You are right, they Never disappointed their fans.

Give St Paul and the Broken Bones a listen. Grass is Greener, Broken Bones and Pocket Change or Call Me. And hold on to your chair !

Family 🔥💪

As many songs are on this debut album, this song is a cover of a Joan Baez song. Those 2 guitars you spoke of before the drums come in were both acoustic played by Jimmy Page. He overdubbed the fills.

Covers are reproductions. Zeppelin does transformations. DIFFERENCE!

Check out Robert Plant's solo song "Carry Far". Amazing acoustic guitar - part Spanish, part middle eastern.

please do Marianne Faithfull Why'd Ya Do It

Great Reaction

You can't leave Jones out... he's playing bass all through this... possibly mandolin as well

My 4th fave Zep tune!

It's in MY top 5!

You need to watch this live at Danemarks studio when they just starting out. Great to watch

My favorite song has been over the hills and far away...

My favorite❤

Early Zeppelin “sampled” heavily without crediting the originators. Their imprint on old songs was so powerful as to obscure the originals. But still that’s not a cover, when you pretend it’s all yours.

In my mind it’s about a young Cowboy saying good-bye to his best gal, to go on his next cattle drive🤷🏻‍♂️😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Roberts telling his wife he's leaving again to go on tour but he's coming home to her

This song is a dimensional portal. You just have to remove the lock on your mind. The veil. These guys have been around since before time began. Before religion before Gods. When you feel it you will know.

Little bit of everything

Best bands ever...as far as rock...Zep and the Beatles

I heard 25 or 6 to 4 in that.

Can you hear them now in all that comes after.

Hold on after that first break ...

"Interpretation" might be the word you're looking for

I will not call them covers because if you listen to the original song in Led Zeppelin’s version, it’s completely different just incorporate small bits and pieces here and there

In the 60's almost everybody did covers. If you were a songwriter turned singer not so mush. And there was no internet to check who may hsve written it so the time it took to research the album would be out. So no recognition for a lot of songs til the internet

LZ took the germ of previous songs and moulded them into something completely new and unlike the originals. They were used for copyright only because of their popularity and the money they made. It was opportunism on the part of the original artists.

It's not a supergroup for nothing :).

He’s going to war

Led Zeppelin, the second best Cover Band right behind Metallica. 😏😁 To me, an exact reproduction of a song by another band isn't a technically cover.

I have a off the wall recommendation check out the video of Eddie Murphy performing party all the time from the 80s

Shame on you... Zeppelin should be heard Everyday!

Remakes

Dude who cares who it’s about, it’s a tail of heart break! It’s the Blues, they are a blues based band!

😂I really like your reactions bro 😂Each time you think you heard the best, they put another incredible song into your face😂That's super cool! Jimmy Page, is definitively the leader of the band! He played electric, acoustic guitars, and mandoline.....John Paul Jones, was the letal weapon of the band, especially, with the arrangements! Page was the number 2 guitarist in history after, Jimi Hendrix, and the producer of all the Led Zep Albums.....Sometimes, during the acoustic set, on stage, John Paul Jones was playing guitar, and Page was playing the mandoline....But, most of the time, Page was playing guitar, and Jonesy was playing mandoline.....Jones was a genius, he played bass, the better bassist i ever heard, keyboards, one of the best, guitar, mandoline, etc.....àa pure genius... .Like the other guys... I don't know where you found your informations, but, that song was from Joan Baez, who played at Woodstock, a folk woman singer, but, for sure the Led Zep version is so much better😂😂😂😂😂Peace from France ✌️

too many pauses ruin both context and continuity ruins it why pause with only seconds til the end ???? you butchered this sorry and this is great art butchered