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According to official sources (i.e., ASCAP, the National Music Publisher's Association, CD sleeves, etc.) Led Zeppelin's version was written by Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Minnie. Please do not vandalize the page because you feel in your heart that someone else wrote the song. ScottSwan 03:59, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
What radio stations in your area, if any have banned this song from airplay due to Hurricane Katrina? CoolKatt number 99999
The article in saying Page "recorded" the harmonica part suggest he played it. I don't know for sure but as an educated guess Plant played it. If someone can confirm that perhaps the line should be changed to Page "mixed" the harmonica part or similar. -- LiamE 02:22, 3 September 2005 (UTC) I'm pretty sure John Paul Jones plays harmonica for Led Zeppelin
I can confirm for you that Robert Plant played the harmonica on that, and all Led Zeppelin songs. He actually made a mention to that very fact at a recent concert, telling the audience how it was the best harmonica line he wrote, before playing the song
I have heard that Page used an alternative tuning to record this song. I won't put that into the article becasue I cannot confirm that at this time and I don't know what the actual tuning was.
edit by other wiki member:
the tuning for page's slide guitar was open F (C F C F A C)
although many incorrectly use (FCFFAC) when playing the song, it does sound good lower page used several tunings for this song including guitar tracks in standard tuning , all merged together on top of one another
source is jimmy page himself —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.48.41.172 ( talk) 17:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Saying ""When the Levee Breaks" makes for a memorable finale.", is not very encyclopedia-worthy. It is a subjective judgment. This whole sentance should probably be taken out as it is really unnecessary. (or it could be replaced by some objective evidence)
Coldplays "In My Place" should not be under Songs That Have Sampled "When The Levee Breaks"
I do not believe that Bjork's "army of me" Samples the song. Although the drumbeats are similar, they are distinctly different in their use of hi-hats. This claim also does not appear to be cited —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.43.227.18 ( talk) 01:55, 13 April 2007 (UTC).
"In 2004 an alternate version leaked to the bootleg community that had essentially the same instrumentation but a different vocal from Robert Plant with alternative lyrics and some verses out of order" could be refering to the cover of the song released in 2004 by A Perfect Circle, in which some verses are out of order and Maynard James Keenan provides vocals. Shouldn't it be listed so?
The entire section is unsourced and largely personal interpretation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.229.116.95 ( talk) 14:37, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
For sure, this section appears to be written by a stoned sophomore soc sci major. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.170.68.234 ( talk) 21:57, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Any band that does a version of this song will undoubtedly be influenced by and perhaps reacting against or responding to the Led Zeppelin version, but should we assume that any given band's "Levee" is a cover of the Zeppelin version and not of the Kansas Joe / Memphis Minnie original? It would be in the shadow of Led Zeppelin, of course, but a band may well feel that they're "plugging into" the original. Thoughts? (I haven't got any specific examples in mind.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tzetzes ( talk • contribs) 15:22, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
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According to official sources (i.e., ASCAP, the National Music Publisher's Association, CD sleeves, etc.) Led Zeppelin's version was written by Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Minnie. Please do not vandalize the page because you feel in your heart that someone else wrote the song. ScottSwan 03:59, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
What radio stations in your area, if any have banned this song from airplay due to Hurricane Katrina? CoolKatt number 99999
The article in saying Page "recorded" the harmonica part suggest he played it. I don't know for sure but as an educated guess Plant played it. If someone can confirm that perhaps the line should be changed to Page "mixed" the harmonica part or similar. -- LiamE 02:22, 3 September 2005 (UTC) I'm pretty sure John Paul Jones plays harmonica for Led Zeppelin
I can confirm for you that Robert Plant played the harmonica on that, and all Led Zeppelin songs. He actually made a mention to that very fact at a recent concert, telling the audience how it was the best harmonica line he wrote, before playing the song
I have heard that Page used an alternative tuning to record this song. I won't put that into the article becasue I cannot confirm that at this time and I don't know what the actual tuning was.
edit by other wiki member:
the tuning for page's slide guitar was open F (C F C F A C)
although many incorrectly use (FCFFAC) when playing the song, it does sound good lower page used several tunings for this song including guitar tracks in standard tuning , all merged together on top of one another
source is jimmy page himself —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.48.41.172 ( talk) 17:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Saying ""When the Levee Breaks" makes for a memorable finale.", is not very encyclopedia-worthy. It is a subjective judgment. This whole sentance should probably be taken out as it is really unnecessary. (or it could be replaced by some objective evidence)
Coldplays "In My Place" should not be under Songs That Have Sampled "When The Levee Breaks"
I do not believe that Bjork's "army of me" Samples the song. Although the drumbeats are similar, they are distinctly different in their use of hi-hats. This claim also does not appear to be cited —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.43.227.18 ( talk) 01:55, 13 April 2007 (UTC).
"In 2004 an alternate version leaked to the bootleg community that had essentially the same instrumentation but a different vocal from Robert Plant with alternative lyrics and some verses out of order" could be refering to the cover of the song released in 2004 by A Perfect Circle, in which some verses are out of order and Maynard James Keenan provides vocals. Shouldn't it be listed so?
The entire section is unsourced and largely personal interpretation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.229.116.95 ( talk) 14:37, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
For sure, this section appears to be written by a stoned sophomore soc sci major. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.170.68.234 ( talk) 21:57, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Any band that does a version of this song will undoubtedly be influenced by and perhaps reacting against or responding to the Led Zeppelin version, but should we assume that any given band's "Levee" is a cover of the Zeppelin version and not of the Kansas Joe / Memphis Minnie original? It would be in the shadow of Led Zeppelin, of course, but a band may well feel that they're "plugging into" the original. Thoughts? (I haven't got any specific examples in mind.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tzetzes ( talk • contribs) 15:22, 29 August 2015 (UTC)