Chicago Music Exchange | 4 years ago
It made us happy every single day, but now it’s got to go away. We’ve got to let this 1968 Martin D-45 go, but it keeps on callin’ us back home, so we had Nathaniel give it the Led Zed treatment in the hopes that, maybe, one of you will have the heart to help us do what we can’t.
"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is a folk song written by Anne Bredon in the late 1950s. Joan Baez recorded a solo version for her 1962 album Joan Baez in Concert and a variety of musicians subsequently adapted it to a variety of styles, including Led Zeppelin. Several songwriters have been credited on releases over the years, although Bredon usually receives a sole or partial credit on current releases.
Guitarist Jimmy Page heard Baez' version and began developing "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" early in his career as a session guitarist. He played the song for singer Robert Plant during their first meeting at Page's riverside home at Pangbourne in late July 1968. In his book Stairway to Heaven, Zeppelin tour manager Richard Cole claims that the arrangement evolved when Plant played Page the guitar part that eventually appeared on the album; however, this has been refuted by Page. In an interview, Page commented, "I used to do the song in the days of sitting in the darkness playing my six-string behind Marianne Faithful."
Although based on the Baez version, Led Zeppelin came up with a very different approach. They incorporate hard rock sections with electric guitar that are performed by the whole group, thus more than doubling the length of Baez' original. When the recording appeared on their 1969 debut album, the credit read "Traditional, arr. by Jimmy Page". In the 1980s, Bredon was made aware of Led Zeppelin's version of the song; since 1990, the Led Zeppelin version has been credited to Anne Bredon, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant. Bredon received a substantial back-payment of royalties.
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Check out 3 versions of the song:
Anne Brendon - Babe I'm gonna leave you (1959): https://youtu.be/iWJODSQQpYs
Joan Baez - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You: https://youtu.be/OFNpKaxzNMo
Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You: https://youtu.be/UyOg0mt2R2k
Check out more guitar covers by Nathaniel:
Nathaniel Murphy Strolls Through The Smiths: https://youtu.be/uHJ_iXBrDes
"Wicked Game" Chris Isaak: https://youtu.be/wElNZ00FF88
"Friday I'm In Love" The Cure: https://youtu.be/4zXKvctTIY0
"Riders On The Storm" The Doors: https://youtu.be/PUl6U7vOo2U
Gear Used:
1968 Martin D-45
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