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IMHO - I like some songs that if Led Zeppelin would cover live in their prime, would rock:

1. Hey Joe (using the cover made by Plant)

2. Steam Roller Blues

3. Georgia on my mind (a complete version, damn Page's guitar got fixed so quickly)

4. Goodnight Ireene

5. Come Together

6. Fortunate Song

7. School Days (the soundcheck rocks!)

8. Born under a bad sign

9. The Trill Is Gone

10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

11. Yer Blues

12. Break on through

Go on, pick your list... maybe someday they read this and take some note.

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hear are two that I think would have fit the band well...

Sea Cruise- by Frankie Ford

A Little less Conversation- by Elvis

I am surprised that I have yet to hear these two tunes in a medley yet!

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Be Bop A Lula --- Elvis

Suspicious Minds --- Elvis

Children of the Sun --- Billy Thorpe

These also come to mind (that would be cool to see them do)

R B)

You Know I'm almost positive they did a little Be Bop A Lula in a WLL medley (Maybe Japan) I just woke up from a nap but I'll give er a look :D

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Be Bop A Lula --- Elvis

Suspicious Minds --- Elvis

Children of the Sun --- Billy Thorpe

These also come to mind (that would be cool to see them do)

R B)

Not Elvis and they covered that song. Elvis was in the military when that song came out. It's Gene Vincent.

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alright....

helter skelter-beatles

i got the feeling-james brown

boogie on reggae woman-stevie wonder

try (just a little bit harder)-janis joplin

sweet sixteen-b.b. king

mr. soul-buffalo springfield

and it stoned me-van morrison

hellhound on my trail-robert johnson

reelin' and rockin'-chuck berry (london sessions arrangemnt)

milk cow blues boogie-elvis

tallahassie lassie-freddy cannon

30 days in the hole-humble pie

long black veil-joan baez arrangement

treat me the way you do-joe garner

no expectations-rolling stones

river deep, mountain high-ike and tina's arrangement

here's a clip of b.b. with t-bone walker:

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Be Bop A Lula --- Elvis

Suspicious Minds --- Elvis

Children of the Sun --- Billy Thorpe

These also come to mind (that would be cool to see them do)

R B)

For Be Bop A Lula, I think the song is called Tootie Fruitie, Isn't it? (By Little Richard)

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Not Elvis and they covered that song. Elvis was in the military when that song came out. It's Gene Vincent.

But Elvis did indeed perform this song and record it.

I'm really drawing a blank on the show Zeppelin did this in thier medley? I am seeing the bootleg but not the date. I am thinking 70-71 here?

this is funny, I just picked up my Concert Files book and opened it at page 95 and sure enough here it is...Monday Febuary 23 1970 Helsinki Finland Kulttuurialo...Quote: the 'How Many More Times' included rendentions of Bukka White's 'Fixin' 'To Die' and Gene Vincent's 'Be-Bop-A-Lula'

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But Elvis did indeed perform this song and record it.

I'm really drawing a blank on the show Zeppelin did this in thier medley? I am seeing the bootleg but not the date. I am thinking 70-71 here?

this is funny, I just picked up my Concert Files book and opened it at page 95 and sure enough here it is...Monday Febuary 23 1970 Helsinki Finland Kulttuurialo...Quote: the 'How Many More Times' included rendentions of Bukka White's 'Fixin' 'To Die' and Gene Vincent's 'Be-Bop-A-Lula'

Thanks, NickZepp and Fresh Garbage,

Yes. You are both correct. Gene Vincent originally did the song and Elvis covered it.

I believe Zep did do the song. It just seemed like something Robert would sing. It'd be cool for them to do it again (in it's entiretly, though).

R B)

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Gene Vincent's version is the popular version. I think Elvis was in the Army the time that was released but I'm not 100% sure. Elvis may have covered it but the popular version is Vincent's version.

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But Elvis did indeed perform this song and record it.

I'm really drawing a blank on the show Zeppelin did this in thier medley? I am seeing the bootleg but not the date. I am thinking 70-71 here?

this is funny, I just picked up my Concert Files book and opened it at page 95 and sure enough here it is...Monday Febuary 23 1970 Helsinki Finland Kulttuurialo...Quote: the 'How Many More Times' included rendentions of Bukka White's 'Fixin' 'To Die' and Gene Vincent's 'Be-Bop-A-Lula'

I have the recording from this show. Great playing and solo by Page on this song. Guitar is very clear, but unfortunately Robert's vocals aren't.

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Lets take it another step:

1. Welcome to the Jungle

2. Sweet Child of Mine

3. Oh Darling

4. You Can Leave Your Hat On

5. Space Oddity

6. Any King Crimson Song!

7. Lucky Man

8. Plant doing the girl's vocal in Pink Floyd's the Big Gig in the Sky

9. Magic Carpet Ride

10. Inagoddadavida (forgive the spelling!)

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  • 3 weeks later...

8 Miles High by The Byrds

I think Zeppelin could make this alot more dark and grungy.

I'm invisioning a mixture of Immigrant Song and No Quarter or something. Yes, a quick riff like that of Immigrant Song or Communication Breakdown, in accordance with Plant's all out banshee-ness of 1971, would turn this song into something else.

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Stairway to Heaven.

Wait...

No no, it was a good idea, lets run with it...

I'm thinking, nice slow introduction... building and building all the sudden the drums kick in... then the epic solo...

nah, it'd never work for them...

better try something else. <_<

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1. Who Do You Love?

2. Back Door Man

3. Sweet Little Angel

4. Take Me to the River

Oh, I'd totally love to see them do Back Door Man! The Doors' rendition is fantastic, but just think what a howl 'n' wail Robert and Jimmy could raise on that song. Heck yeah!

I want to see them play J.J. Cale's Call Me the Breeze, but in a style more similar to the Lynyrd Skynyrd version. Though I'm thinking slowed down, funked up (but preserving the swaggery shuffle of the Skynyrd version) in order to really let Bonzo and Jones crash away at it and to let Robert really hold out the long notes and get down and dirty like he does on Heartbreaker. Yeah, somewhat in the vein of that song and The Ocean. Sounds like a good time to me.

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Baba O'Riley maybe?

Crossroad Blues by Robert Johnson-Definitely

Any song by Whitesnake,just to see what it's like when the boot is on the other foot!

House Of The Rising Sun

Amazing Grace with Jonesy going insane on keys!

American Pie

That'll Be The Day by Buddy Holly

Johnny B Goode

Some Bob Dylan

B)

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