Bring It On Home (Sonny Boy Williamson II song)
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| Song by Sonny Boy Williamson II
from the album The Real Folk Blues |
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| Released | 1965 | ||||
| Recorded | 11 January 1963 Chicago |
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| Genre | Blues | ||||
| Length | 2:33 | ||||
| Label | Chess | ||||
| Writer | Willie Dixon | ||||
| Producer | Marshall Chess | ||||
| The Real Folk Blues track listing | |||||
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| "Bring It On Home" | |||||
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| Song by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin II |
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| Released | 22 October 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | 1969 Atlantic Studios, New York |
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| Genre | Hard rock, blues-rock | ||||
| Length | 4:21 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Writer | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Willie Dixon | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Page | ||||
| Led Zeppelin II track listing | |||||
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"Bring It On Home" is a song written by Willie Dixon and made famous by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1963, featuring a simple rhythm track and interplay between vocals and harmonica.
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[edit] Led Zeppelin version
In 1969, English rock band Led Zeppelin recorded a version of the song for their album Led Zeppelin II. The intro and outro were deliberate homages to the Sonny Boy Williamson song, while the rest of the track was an original Jimmy Page/Robert Plant composition.[1] However, Dixon was not given a lyric writing credit for the track, leading to Arc Music, the publishing arm of Chess Records, bringing a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement and winning an out-of-court settlement in the 1970s. Dixon himself did not benefit until he sued Arc Music to recover his royalties and a copyright credit.
In an interview he gave in 1977, Page commented:
The thing with "Bring It On Home," Christ, there's only a tiny bit taken from Sonny Boy Williamson's version and we threw that in as a tribute to him. People say, "Oh, 'Bring It On Home' is stolen." Well, there's only a little bit in the song that relates to anything that had gone before it, just the end.[2]
Plant's harmonica part was recorded in Vancouver. The band went on tour with the master tapes from Led Zeppelin II and now and then stopped into a studio to record parts.
Led Zeppelin frequently performed this song live at Led Zeppelin concerts, first appearing as an encore on the band's 1970 UK tour. When played live, the song exhibited sharp interplay between Jimmy Page's guitar, John Bonham's drums and John Paul Jones' bass. This can be seen on the Led Zeppelin DVD, which features a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970. Another version dating from 1972 is included on the live release How the West Was Won which listed the song as a medley on the cover. "Bring It On Home" was credited to Dixon, while the middle section, newly named "Bring It On Back", was credited to Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant.
From 1973, the song was dropped from the band's live set list. However, the middle section riff was retained and served as the introduction to "Black Dog" on the band's 1973 tour of the United States, as documented in the concert film The Song Remains the Same.
"Bring It On Home" was played at the reunion of surviving Led Zeppelin members staged at Jason Bonham's wedding reception in May 1990.[1]
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Plant - vocals, harmonica
- Jimmy Page - guitars
- John Paul Jones - bass guitar
- John Bonham - drums
[edit] Cover versions
- 1970: Hawkwind (Hawkwind)
- 1971: Edgar Broughton Band (Edgar Broughton Band)
- 1990: Dread Zeppelin (Un-Led-Ed)
- 1995: Michael White & The White (Plays the Music of Led Zeppelin)
- 1995: Black on Blond (Wild Anticipation)
- 1999: Robert Lockwood, Jr. (Whole Lotta Blues: Songs of Led Zeppelin)
- 2006: Stephen Pearcy (Stripped)
- 2007: Studio 99 (Led Zeppelin: A Tribute)
[edit] Sources
- Lewis, Dave (2004) The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
- Welch, Chris (1998) Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ^ Dave Schulps, Interview with Jimmy Page, Trouser Press, October 1977.
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