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Thread started 08/07/16 4:58pm

QueenofCardboa
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Whole Lotta Love - Prince vs. Led Zeppelin

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Whole Lotta Love - Prince vs. Led Zeppelin

Which version do you like better?

Which one did you hear first?

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I like the Led Zeppelin version better.

I heard it first.

I think that Prince showed excellent taste in deciding to cover this song.

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[Edited 8/7/16 17:20pm]

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Reply #1 posted 08/07/16 5:31pm

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LOL!! Heard Zeppelin first, but I looooove that P covered it, that shit was EVERYTHING!!!! Not sure their original could be topped by anyone really. It's like asking who's version of PR is best - P will always win.
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Reply #2 posted 08/07/16 5:47pm

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CalhounSq said:

LOL!! Heard Zeppelin first, but I loooooooove that P covered it, that shit was EVERYTHING!!!! Not sure their original could be topped by anyone really. It's like asking who's version of PR is best - P will always win.

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Reply #3 posted 08/07/16 5:48pm

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CalhounSq said:

LOL!! Heard Zeppelin first, but I loooooooove that P covered it, that shit was EVERYTHING!!!! Not sure their original could be topped by anyone really. It's like asking who's version of PR is best - P will always win.

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Yeah,

The original version is so classic and has been out so long, that it will be interesting to see if anyone heard Prince's version first.

But there are some young'ns on here.

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Reply #4 posted 08/07/16 6:04pm

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L.Z. wins this one.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #5 posted 08/07/16 6:07pm

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Hi everyone. I am new to the site, but have been a Prince fan from the beginning. So glad that I found a place to come to and share thoughts and feelings about the most amazing musician there ever was (my opinion). That being said, I love both versions, but Prince's had such a unique and distinctive sound. It was just crazy what he could do with a guitar. biggrin
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Reply #6 posted 08/07/16 6:13pm

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raspberryberet3121 said:

Hi everyone. I am new to the site, but have been a Prince fan from the beginning. So glad that I found a place to come to and share thoughts and feelings about the most amazing musician there ever was (my opinion). That being said, I love both versions, but Prince's had such a unique and distinctive sound. It was just crazy what he could do with a guitar. biggrin

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Welcome, and thanks for responding to my thread. I am new too.

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Reply #7 posted 08/07/16 7:07pm

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Prince's cover of 'Whole Lotta Love' from 'Indigo Nights' sounds to me, like a mash up of 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'American Woman'.

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Reply #8 posted 08/08/16 12:09am

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I prefer the original.
You Need Love by Muddy Waters. Written by Willie Dixon.
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Reply #9 posted 08/08/16 12:54am

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Reply #10 posted 08/08/16 2:44am

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NorthC said:

I prefer the original. You Need Love by Muddy Waters. Written by Willie Dixon.

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I just listened to the original version "You Need Love" by Muddy Waters, and I also listened to "You Shook Me" by Muddy Waters.

Thanks for the info.

I had no idea that these songs weren't written by Led Zeppelin.

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Reply #11 posted 08/08/16 6:57am

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Very few people know that and that's exactly why I posted it. Credit where credit is due! Willie Dixon was one of the great unsung heroes of rock and roll and blues. He wrote so many great songs that were made famous by rock bands. Manish Boy, The Red Rooster, I Just Want to Make Love to You...
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Reply #12 posted 08/08/16 7:00am

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QueenofCardboard said:

NorthC said:

I prefer the original. You Need Love by Muddy Waters. Written by Willie Dixon.

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I just listened to the original version "You Need Love" by Muddy Waters, and I also listened to "You Shook Me" by Muddy Waters.

Thanks for the info.

I had no idea that these songs weren't written by Led Zeppelin.

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Zeppelin, much as I love 'em, did a lot of ripping off (then again, so did The Beatles). That said, nearly all of their songs are such staples that they've made the definitive versions.

I prefer Prince's acoustic rendition to his full band cover, and I think he has a lot more sex appeal than Robert "OOOYEAH! PUSH! PUSH!" Plant.

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Reply #13 posted 08/08/16 7:04am

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the xenophobia celebration performance of it, the loooong one with the amazing guitarsolos bow

that shit is rediculously cool guitar

and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #14 posted 08/08/16 7:15am

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Such a shame that Prince and Page never played together...
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Reply #15 posted 08/08/16 7:51am

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CalhounSq said:

LOL!! Heard Zeppelin first, but I loooooooove that P covered it, that shit was EVERYTHING!!!! Not sure their original could be topped by anyone really. It's like asking who's version of PR is best - P will always win.


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Reply #16 posted 08/08/16 9:03am

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QueenofCardboard said:

NorthC said:

I prefer the original. You Need Love by Muddy Waters. Written by Willie Dixon.

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I just listened to the original version "You Need Love" by Muddy Waters, and I also listened to "You Shook Me" by Muddy Waters.

Thanks for the info.

I had no idea that these songs weren't written by Led Zeppelin.

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Yeah it's a real shame that Zeppelin's ubiquity has obscured the original writers of these compositions, much as I like them they could be shockingly shameless and barefaced in their stealing of other people's songs. As an aside you should try listening to the Small Faces' cover version of You Need Love if you haven't already, much of Robert Plant's vocal delivery in Whole Lotta Love seems inspired by that version.

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Reply #17 posted 08/08/16 9:15am

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IstenSzek said:

the xenophobia celebration performance of it, the loooong one with the amazing guitarsolos bow

that shit is rediculously cool guitar



I also loved Princes live version of whole lotta love
His guitar took on a life of its own cool
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Reply #18 posted 08/08/16 10:02am

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I was really excited when I found out that Prince did a cover of "Whole Lotta Love", and I couldn't wait to hear it.

But when I did hear it I was dissappointed that Prince didn't sing.

Are there any versions out there in which Prince sings?

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Reply #19 posted 08/08/16 10:45am

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I was at the taping of the Alladin Version and I remember it flooring everyone. No one expected it.

I've since heard better versions but man did it kill live. The sound there was off the hook.

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Reply #20 posted 08/08/16 10:58am

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QueenofCardboard said:

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I was really excited when I found out that Prince did a cover of "Whole Lotta Love", and I couldn't wait to hear it.


But when I did hear it I was dissappointed that Prince didn't sing.


Are there any versions out there in which Prince sings?


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He did sing at the live shows.
Live at the Aladdin was out there at one time.
I saw it first performed at his One Night Alone tour and again at the Musicology tour.
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Reply #21 posted 08/08/16 1:17pm

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QueenofCardboard said:

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I was really excited when I found out that Prince did a cover of "Whole Lotta Love", and I couldn't wait to hear it.


But when I did hear it I was dissappointed that Prince didn't sing.


Are there any versions out there in which Prince sings?


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Oh yeah. The dvd of the Aladdin show in Vegas should be easy enough to find.
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Reply #22 posted 08/08/16 2:18pm

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I think it depends on what version you've heard Prince play. I've heard him play it many times, different styles and lengths, but he did an awesome performance in London 2007 that I saw live, and live experiences are hard to beat.
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Reply #23 posted 08/08/16 2:52pm

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Of course LZ's original was super-charged, there's no way to top that iconic testosterone rock classic, but Prince sure did it justice in his own way.

Come to think of it, that's all I ask of future Prince covers: do it your own way, but do it justice. In that respect, Bilal's "Baby baby baby" is a good example. He didn't come anywhere close to Prince's powerful delivery, but he performed the song exactly as he had to: as himself, singing a Prince song... with panache.

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Reply #24 posted 08/08/16 3:27pm

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QueenofCardboard said:

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Prince's cover of 'Whole Lotta Love' from 'Indigo Nights' sounds to me, like a mash up of 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'American Woman'.

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I was there! (in the night of 13th-14th Sept 2007). I used to love the Led Zeppelin original, but I don't think this song worked very well for Prince. He kind of got away with it but seemed a little out of his comfort zone doing it, it was way too loud and I'm not a big fan of that heavy sound and the screetching voice.

I agree his version sounded more like a cross between American Woman and Whole Lotta Love. nod

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Reply #25 posted 08/08/16 3:31pm

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CherryMoon57 said:

QueenofCardboard said:

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Prince's cover of 'Whole Lotta Love' from 'Indigo Nights' sounds to me, like a mash up of 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'American Woman'.

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I was there! (in the night of 13th-14th Sept 2007). I used to love the Led Zeppelin original, but I don't think this song worked very well for Prince. He kind of got away with it but seemed a little out of his comfort zone doing it, it was way too loud and I'm not a big fan of that heavy sound and the screetching voice.

I agree his version sounded more like a cross between American Woman and Whole Lotta Love. nod

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Reply #26 posted 08/08/16 3:48pm

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CalhounSq said:

CherryMoon57 said:

I was there! (in the night of 13th-14th Sept 2007). I used to love the Led Zeppelin original, but I don't think this song worked very well for Prince. He kind of got away with it but seemed a little out of his comfort zone doing it, it was way too loud and I'm not a big fan of that heavy sound and the screetching voice.

I agree his version sounded more like a cross between American Woman and Whole Lotta Love. nod

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lol I guess you had to be there... I thought the Live at the Aladdin was a little more bearable but you must admit it is one beast of a song and personnally speaking, I didn't like Prince doing it, I preferred that it stayed Led Zep's. Prince and Led Zeppelin represent two different worlds for me.

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Reply #27 posted 08/08/16 3:49pm

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CherryMoon57 said:

CalhounSq said:

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lol I guess you had to be there... I thought the Live at the Aladdin was a little more bearable but you must admit it is one beast of a song and personnally speaking, I didn't like Prince doing it, I preferred that it stayed Led Zep's. Prince and Led Zeppelin represent two different worlds for me.

I hear you smile I guess hmm falloff I heard him do it 2 or 3 times, absolutely loved it every time, he killed it (in a good way) for me bananadance biggrin

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Reply #28 posted 08/08/16 3:53pm

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The Live at the Aladdin version is the one my mind immediately referred to when thinking of the "Prince version." Definitely check that out, full vocals. The clip itself is easily available, just checked.

And yeah, Zeppelin stole a lot of songs without giving credit. Never heard allegations with the Beatles, they did a lot of covers but still cited the original writers.

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Reply #29 posted 08/08/16 3:58pm

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CalhounSq said:

CherryMoon57 said:

lol I guess you had to be there... I thought the Live at the Aladdin was a little more bearable but you must admit it is one beast of a song and personnally speaking, I didn't like Prince doing it, I preferred that it stayed Led Zep's. Prince and Led Zeppelin represent two different worlds for me.

I hear you smile I guess hmm falloff I heard him do it 2 or 3 times, absolutely loved it every time, he killed it (in a good way) for me bananadance biggrin

I guess it didn't help that I had listened to the Led Zeppelin version for years prior to hearing Prince doing it. In general I tend to prefer originals over covers.

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