Babe I am Gonna Leave You
Joan Baez
Led Zeppelin’s version is so much better, both the link and the one below.
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jd clampett March 3, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Yep, the LZ version seems richer. That said, Baez’s lyrics are more spartan and understandable, and LZ jumbles and confuses them to accompany their richer musical accompanyment. But given lyrics (mind/message) vs. music (heart/aesthetics), music wins out.
Thanks for sharing, Jack.
jd clampett March 4, 2008 at 6:55 am
Yep, the LZ version seems richer. That said, Baez’s lyrics are more spartan and understandable, and LZ jumbles and confuses them to accompany their richer musical accompanyment. But given lyrics (mind/message) vs. music (heart/aesthetics), music wins out.
Thanks for sharing, Jack.