By releasing the Yardbirds ‘68 track now, without vocals, Page accomplishes two things: He and the surviving Yardbirds are finally able to profit from a song that would shortly have entered the public domain, fifty years after its composition and second, he likely avoided further issues with the estate of deceased Yardbirds’ singer Keith Relf, who has challenged Page’s claim of being the sole songwriter in the court of public opinion.
The remaining lyrics differ in both songs. … evolved into “Tangerine’s” first verse sung by Robert Plant… “Knowing’s” second verse sung by Keith Relf… Both songs about lost love share one short verse in what is essentially a three-verse song: Page did add a musical device known as a false start during the recording of “Tangerine” and included John Paul Jones’ mandolin to enhance the acoustic/country feel.īut the source of disagreement has been over the lyrics. The acoustic, 12-string, pedal steel guitars and even the lead guitar break came over with Page to Led Zeppelin. Musically, “the song remains (nearly) the same” and clearly became the basis for the “Tangerine” we know. Seventeen years after that, Page, as producer, included an authorized re-mastered instrumental version, with the modified title “Knowing That I’m Losing You (Tangerine)” on the new Yardbirds ’68 compilation. Thirty-two years later, “Knowing” was scheduled to be included on The Yardbirds’ 2000 album Cumular Limit with other live and unreleased material, but the track was pulled. Two years prior to the release of Led Zeppelin III, The Yardbirds, with Page as a member, recorded a demo for a song titled “Knowing That I’m Losing You” which was never officially released. Why the fuss? Cover Me readers might be interested in some of the forensics. The writing credit on “Dazed” was later amended in 2012 (singer-songwriter Jake Holmes was added as Page’s inspiration), but a cloud continues to hang over “Tangerine.” Both songs were the only two non-instrumental Led Zeppelin tracks to carry a songwriting credit attributed solely to Jimmy Page. The article mentioned “Dazed And Confused” – a song with ties to Page’s stint in The Yardbirds – but made no mention of “Tangerine” a song sharing similar ties. Around the time of last year’s “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism lawsuit – won by Led Zeppelin – Rolling Stone cited 10 other Zep tunes with cloudy origins. As it were, this particular instance follows suit.
When it comes to songwriting credits, things aren’t always cut and dried with Jimmy Page. Is “Tangerine” really a Led Zeppelin song? But a recent re-release, widely anticipated by fans of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, The Yardbirds, has re-opened the discussion about the songs’ origins. Indeed we are, and “Tangerine” has been mentioned once or twice before on these pages. Aren’t we talking about the folk-rock ballad that originally appeared in 1970 on the softer acoustic second side of Led Zeppelin III?”
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Today we conclude our series of posts about The Yardbirds. Five Good Covers presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song.
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