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Darlene MCM

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  1. I hate for this to be my first post, but after listening to Spirit's song whose guitarist was Randy California and then reading the article posted on CNN, there is merit in the claims of the dead man's estate. There are only three matching opening chords at the same tempo, but if you listen to the song Taurus at the 1:35 mark, I could just about sing a line or two from Stairway To Heaven. When LZ came to the states, they opened for Spirit. I don't think, however, there was a conscious decision to copy, but I think the inspiration is there. They toured together with Vanilla Fudge and Page did listen to that song at some point. In the article, Page denies any wrongdoing and he is telling the truth, but after LZ became successful on their own, it is not even likely that he would have gone back to listen to Spirit's songs. http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/03/showbiz/music/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-suit/
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