Re: d'Shaak (was: Arrow)

[Jeremy Mixer <mixer@zoso.net>]

On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Bob Nelson wrote:

> One version they did not include (at least I didn't
> hear it) was the one by Roger and the Goosebumps which
> put the lyrics of the Gilligan's Island theme to
> "Stairway" or was it the
> other way 'round? Whatever it was, the band that did
> it had to pull it back from release because they 
> were sued by Led Zeppelin. (Led Zep knew all about
> plagiarism lawsuits, as blues songwriter Willie Dixon
> successfully sued THEM for stealing "Whole Lotta Love"
> from his "You Need Love", which had been recorded
> by Muddy Waters.)

Ironically (and please fgorgive me for going way off the topic of this
list but we're talking about my favorite band here) in the Book of Rock
lists Willie Dixon also expressed great admiration for their cover of his
song "You Shook Me"

And as far as the "Stairway to Gilligan's Island"  iti is going to be
re-released soon, since Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin's manager, is no longer
alive, the remaining Zeppelin members cleared the way for the songs
release.....word has it that Robert Plant gotm a kick out of it....