The Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Led Zeppelin Plagiarism - Top 5 Stolen Songs!

Is it a surprise that Stairway to Heaven was stolen from someone else? We don’t think it is.

NPR is reporting that Led Zeppelin superstars Robert Plant and Jimbo Page are being sued for the umpteenth time for plagiarism (yup, these boys steal music more frequently than a closeted high school quarterback trying to keep his Adam Lambert obsession a secret). 

To further underline the thievery of the Led Zeppelin frontmen, we’ve compiled a list of songs from their early albums. Under each song title is a portion of lyrics from that song. And while we've all heard these Led Zeppelin songs for years, we've taken it for granted that they were originals and never looked too closely at the lyrics. Welp, it's time to take a look. You WILL be shocked!

"Dazed and Confused"
Lyrics:

Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher, There's a thousand pretty women,
Waitin' out there, and they're all livin'
Devil may care and I'm just the devil with love to spare...
Viva Las Vegas...Viva Las Vegas... Viva Las Vegas...Viva Las Vegas 

If that reminds you of something, it’s probably this!:
https://youtu.be/ui0EgRsFVN8?t=13s 

"Good Times Bad Times"  

Lyrics:
When I'm drivin' in my car
And that man comes on the radio
And he's tellin' me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination
I can't get no, oh no no no
Hey hey hey, that's what I say 

If that sounds familiar, it’s because you know it from here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIPxlFzDi0


"Whole Lotta Love"
Lyrics:

If everybody had an ocean
Across the U. S. A.
Then everybody'd be surfin'
Like Californi-a
You'd see 'em wearingtheir baggies...
Huarachi sandals too
Surfin' U. S. A....
Surfin' U. S. A....
Surfin' U. S. A.... 

I know, you’re thinking there’s no way THOSE lyrics were stolen! But, yes, they were:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNypbmPPDco 


"Rock and Roll HQ"
Lyrics:

Put your glad rags on and join me hon'
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
We're gonna rock around, rock rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight 

Are these lyrics familiar too? They should be:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw

This one’s the most shocking — stealing lyrics before the song was published...
written...or even thought of!...

"Stairway to Heaven"

 Lyrics:
Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
you know, you know you've got to -- Make him express
how he feels and maybe.
Then you'll know your love is real
You don't need diamond rings or -- eighteen-karat gold
oooh, oooh, oooh-ooo , oooh, oooh, oooh-ooo
And You've got to make him Ex -- press himself
Fancy cars that
go very fast
you know they never last no, no -- What you need
is a big strong hand
to Lift you to your higher
ground Make you feel like -- a queen on a throne 

You probably never realized it, but Stairways' lyrics are exactly like this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsVcUzP_O_8 

Hopefully, that zeppelin made of lead will finally drop! Oh, the humanity!!

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