Dirigible Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 For decades I've been wanting to see and hear Page play this solo feature on the Felix show of the haunting Irish folk melody. A few minutes ago I found it and invite you to have a look-see. I found this clip while working my way through videos of Bert Jansch playing Black Waterside. If you've never heard Page's inspiration for Black Mountainside compare Jansch playing and singing. It's damned easy to hear why Page respected Jansch so much and supported his group Pentangle. Black Waterside can make your eyes shine, if you know what I mean. (Lyrics below). BLACK WATERSIDE One morning fair I took the air down by black waterside T'was a gazing path all around it And the Irish that I spied All through the fog, heart of the night We lay in sport and play Till this young man arose and gathered his clothes Singing 'Fair thee well today!' That's not the promise that you gave to me When first you lay on my breast You could make me believe with your lying tongue That the sun rose in the west Well then go home to your fathers garden Go home and await your fill And think on your own misfortune That you brought with your wanton will One morning fair I took the air down by black waterside T'was a gazing path all around it And the Irish that I spied... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoso2112 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Yup, old news. Almost the entire first album was covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Last Stand Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 but it was Page who took it and made it his own and furthermore made the piece more popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy page66 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Yup, old news. Almost the entire first album was covers. You're have no clue man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncing~ship Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Great Video... as of the covers produced Zeppelin did do a better job for "Babe I'm gunna leave you". Im not going to complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirigible Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Zoso2112, I admit I don't know that much about Led Zeppelin. To add insult to injury I NEVER saw the Julie Felix clip till yesterday. I got into the band late. When I saw Zeppelin perform for the first time they'd already been together almost a year, several months before the release of LZII. I bought my first bootleg (Blueberry Hill) in 1972 when cassette tapes were cutting edge technology. I joined a band in 1978 and learned to play more than half of Zeppelin's entire catalog (although we hadn't added In The Evening, Hot Dog, All My Love or Darlene to the setlist yet). In 1982 the president of the Led Zeppelin Fan Club (Dallas chapter) offered me a thousand bucks for my LZ scrapbook (which has grown from a scrapbook to a filing cabinet). By 1983 I probably had a mere 20 books about Zeppelin on my shelf, one printed in French and another in Japanese, but I'd say it was about that time I learned Good Times Bad Times and Communication Breakdown were basically the most original tracks on the first album. (I don't give a toss what those lunkheads at Thieving Magpies say to the contrary about the latter.) Since I've known most of LZ1 was cover material over a quarter of a century that is indeed old news to me. But then again I admit I don't know that much about Zep. For instance I couldn't tell you Page's shoe size or Plant's blood type, but since I'm not a true Zep fan I don't care about ephemera like that. Did I mention I have a Master's Degree in sarcasm? Just kidding, my fellow Zepeleptics, good cheer (and vibes) to one and all. For those of you who haven't seen these or just want to watch them again here's some fun YouTube vids featuring Pagey with the Yardies. They're all Yardbirds' staple material with the exception of the first one, a cover song by Jake Holmes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58mQvW0ROag...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfpUv4hUOw...feature=related And just for grins, does the opening riff of this sound familiar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoso2112 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 You're have no clue man. "You're have no clue" ??? One word.... Wow. Zoso2112, I admit I don't know that much about Led Zeppelin. To add insult to injury I NEVER saw the Julie Felix clip till yesterday. I got into the band late. When I saw Zeppelin perform for the first time they'd already been together almost a year, several months before the release of LZII. I bought my first bootleg (Blueberry Hill) in 1972 when cassette tapes were cutting edge technology. I joined a band in 1978 and learned to play more than half of Zeppelin's entire catalog (although we hadn't added In The Evening, Hot Dog, All My Love or Darlene to the setlist yet). In 1982 the president of the Led Zeppelin Fan Club (Dallas chapter) offered me a thousand bucks for my LZ scrapbook (which has grown from a scrapbook to a filing cabinet). By 1983 I probably had a mere 20 books about Zeppelin on my shelf, one printed in French and another in Japanese, but I'd say it was about that time I learned Good Times Bad Times and Communication Breakdown were basically the most original tracks on the first album. (I don't give a toss what those lunkheads at Thieving Magpies say to the contrary about the latter.) Since I've known most of LZ1 was cover material over a quarter of a century that is indeed old news to me. But then again I admit I don't know that much about Zep. For instance I couldn't tell you Page's shoe size or Plant's blood type, but since I'm not a true Zep fan I don't care about ephemera like that. Did I mention I have a Master's Degree in sarcasm? Just kidding, my fellow Zepeleptics, good cheer (and vibes) to one and all. For those of you who haven't seen these or just want to watch them again here's some fun YouTube vids featuring Pagey with the Yardies. They're all Yardbirds' staple material with the exception of the first one, a cover song by Jake Holmes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58mQvW0ROag...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfpUv4hUOw...feature=related And just for grins, does the opening riff of this sound familiar? Yeah, I heard that Bobby Parker riff a long time ago. And calm down, no one was challenging you're knowledge about Zep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirigible Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yeah, I heard that Bobby Parker riff a long time ago. And calm down, no one was challenging you're knowledge about Zep. Dadgummit, 2112! And after I worked so diligently to make you laugh. Now please excuse me, I need to have a word with the chap who writes my jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3hrsoflunacy Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 For decades I've been wanting to see and hear Page play this solo feature on the Felix show of the haunting Irish folk melody. All you had to do was ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirigible Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 All you had to do was ask Thanks for the generous offer, 3. If I have a filing cabinet full of stuff I know you could probably open your own museum. Is there a cleaner copy of the Felix show? All the ones on YouTube have headache-inducing horizontal interference. I know it's a minor Zeppelinistic holy grail but do you, by chance, have video of the Bath Festival 1970? All I have is about 7 or 8 seconds shot from behind Robert. Other than that I'm hunting any audio/video of August 4th, 1969 or August 24th, 1971 (the nearest dates I can source are 8-31-69 and 8-23-71). I have recordings of all the shows I attended with those two exceptions; if I can acquire them and I've my doubts they even exist, then my collection will be complete. Somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy page66 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 "You're have no clue" ??? One word.... Wow. Yeah, I heard that Bobby Parker riff a long time ago. And calm down, no one was challenging you're knowledge about Zep. I was going to say "You're an idiot" which clearly you are. But changed my mind and meant to say you have no clue, and made a typo. I didn't want to be too much of a jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoso2112 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I was going to say "You're an idiot" which clearly you are. But changed my mind and meant to say you have no clue, and made a typo. I didn't want to be too much of a jerk. You call me an idiot, but then say you don't want to be a jerk? Clearly, your logic is flawed. I did not say anything that was incorrect in my first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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