What are you listening to right now?

Donny Hathaway

Frank Zappa did a version? Gawd.

You should get a hold of the 'Stairways to Heaven' compilation;

Review courtesy of www.allmusic.com

Stairways to Heaven is one of the wackiest albums ever released. Every song on here is "Stairway to Heaven," but all performed in very different styles. To even get a grasp on the range of styles here is almost mind-boggling. For instance, Rolf Harris, best known for his novelty Australian hit "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport," essentially re-does that song with the lyrics for "Stairway to Heaven" as the basis. John Paul Young puts in a straightforward rock rendition. Other versions include a B-52's cover band, an Elvis impersonator, a Doors tribute band, and two Beatles groups (one early period, one late) all doing the cut in the styles of those groups. There is even a crooner-style rendition (watch out, Pat Boone, you've got competition) and a classically tinged operatic. The liner notes on this one, with their fabricated tale of the making of the album, are even hilarious. The end result is that this is probably close to the most fun you can have listening to an album.


But the last word goes to the Butthole Surfers who did an album called 'Hairway to Steven' - which fortunately didn't attempt the song....




Any Day - Violetine

snicker...funny stuff

does it have Dread Zeppelin's version?...mighty good

"The Led Zeppelin's Sources of Inspiration compilation contains original jazz and blues recordings that would inform some of Zeppelin's most revered reworkings and original compositions. In fact many of these sides have been erroneously credited to either Jimmy Page and / or Robert Plant. The authenticity becomes instantly evident from the copious surface noise taken from the original 78 rpm source materials. That caveat aside, there is some vital music here, which could be considered the rock & roll of its era. Most of the titles found on this volume can be easily associated with their obvi-ous counterparts. Case in point, the 1929 recording of "When the Levee Breaks" by Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie as well as Bukka White's "Shake 'Em on Down" from 1937, which Led Zeppelin dubbed "Custard Pie" for inclusion on Physical Graffiti (1975). Although the title "That's No Way to Get Along" may not immediately click with rock fans, many will inevitably know the same tune as "Prodigal Son" by the Rolling Stones, which is among the cuts that Plant would reference during the extended "Whole Lotta Love" medley. A majority of these classic recordings were lif-ted and electrified into more straightforward interpretations such as Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Years" and Tiny Bradshaw's "Train 'Kept a Rollin'". The latter was a holdout from the Yardbirds that was brought into the fold by Jimmy Page and revived on Led Zep's final tour. Even Robert Johnson's "Travelin' Riverside Blues" ?- which was rarely performed by the band ?- is included here, presumably for the sake of completeness. [allmusic.com]
The Early Blues Roots of Led Zeppelin shines light on the band's multitude of borrowed material from blues pioneers, some well known, others more obscure. This is essential for fans of Led Zeppelin, providing the blueprint for songs they electrified and made their own. This is also an enjoyable col-lection for die-hard blues fans as it features classics from Bukka White, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Memphis Minnie, and Sleepy John Estes". [allmusic.com]


A good album that came out in 2000...Zeppelin were thieves...lol

I've read a bit on this, it was only fairly recently that they finally gave Willie Dixon a writing credit on a bunch of songs, like 'Whole Lotta Love'.

I forgive them though, they did great versions and provided a pathway for wasp metal heads to find the blues.

I loved Dread Zepellin - I actually saw them in Canberra in the early 90s, got their first two albums. That bass sound is amazing. He has this tiny little chiquita bass with strings so loose their flapping and he kicks up the volume does little fairy taps on the strings - while he stands on a platform in a nappy (sorry, diaper). I really think they were the ultimate concept band ie 'Elvis Presley isn't dead, he's found a reggae band and they do Led Zepellin covers' crazyass.

Stairways to Heaven was all Australian, all the versions were created purely for the album - and Rolf Harris got a UK no.1 out of it. Weird.

I don't actually own it but I do have the Far Corporation's overwrought version from the mid 1980s and the best one ever is the Hard Ons 38 second version - cracks me up every time I hear it:

Have a listen....

Bi-Polar Bear doing his "Diamond Dave" impression.

http://www.cirkusband.com/singles/cirkus_mean_street.wma

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

Tupac - Only God Can Judge Me

Got most of my cd collection ripped now so i've media player on shuffle (next stop - vinyl ripping, gah.) So far this morning...


Theme From Flood - They Might Be Giants
Stand by me - John Lennon
Jungle Man - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Caught by the Fuzz - Supergrass
Greedy people - Electric Hippies
Walking Blues - Robert Johnson

Now it's some reggae, mon

Warrior Charge - Aswad

the final GVB concert

right now it's, everyone thinks i'm a raincloud (when i'm not looking)

Soundtrack from Halloween II

Neko Case

"Jazz for Joy" while doing inventory of the holiday decorations. The cut playing now..."Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer" by Nicholas Payton.

Mmmmmm.......


This..........

Riverwalk Jazz from the Landing in San Antonio. Tonight it's a reading from Baum's The Wizard of Oz accompanied by jazz arrangements of the soundtrack from the movie. Fun.

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device (Inflammable Material)

In The Bleak Midwinter
on Pandora Radio


Joe(trying to find non distracting music)Nation

The radio concert is over. Just put on Duke Ellington live at Cornell U. (December 10, 1948 concert).

Ha, everytime I see the divinyls it reminds me Mark McEntee was once in Air Supply....

Change Of Heart - Cyndi Lauper