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Those of us over 55 can have strong memories of this 45 year old song hit.
This might explain to the generations that followed why this was a big news item.
The verdict, from an eight-member jury at Los Angeles district court, came at the finale of an eight-day trial in which Jimmy Page, Zeppelin’s guitarist, Robert Plant, the band’s singer, and John Paul Jones, the bass player, vigorously denied plagiarising the song from an instrumental track recorded by an American group, Spirit.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...not-plagiarise-stairway-to-heaven-jury-rules/
This era of rock and roll brings back memories I hope the younger generation won't face. There was little optimism as we were overshadowed like condemned souls waiting for the executioner. The songs of this era on AM radio and 8-Track tapes provided escapes. I worked as a radio DJ on a late evening shift. I remember opening the promo to an obscure band, Pink Floyd's Free Four single.
For me, this era was a major event. The Viet Nam War draft was in full swing. When the choices were Vietnam, jail or draft-dodging by going to Canada, some young men panicked and devised ways to fail the military's physical exam, including mutilating themselves, starving or pretending to be gay.
The compulsory draft, which had been amplified by the Democrats under President LBJ , meant registration for young men was mandatory at 18. While college students could get deferments, when my friend's grades failed, they were picked up and sent to boot-camp for a few weeks, ,shipped to Viet Nam, and all too often returned in a body bag. Recruiters would literally knock on my dorm room, and offer me "options" to this situation if only I would sign up. The neo-conservative democrats on my county's Draft Board had exemptions for their own son's, but called me into meetings to insure they could send their quota.
The division of attitudes between the WW II vets that expected a call to duty was not an option and the ethics of this time was very intense.
This might explain to the generations that followed why this was a big news item.
The verdict, from an eight-member jury at Los Angeles district court, came at the finale of an eight-day trial in which Jimmy Page, Zeppelin’s guitarist, Robert Plant, the band’s singer, and John Paul Jones, the bass player, vigorously denied plagiarising the song from an instrumental track recorded by an American group, Spirit.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...not-plagiarise-stairway-to-heaven-jury-rules/
This era of rock and roll brings back memories I hope the younger generation won't face. There was little optimism as we were overshadowed like condemned souls waiting for the executioner. The songs of this era on AM radio and 8-Track tapes provided escapes. I worked as a radio DJ on a late evening shift. I remember opening the promo to an obscure band, Pink Floyd's Free Four single.
For me, this era was a major event. The Viet Nam War draft was in full swing. When the choices were Vietnam, jail or draft-dodging by going to Canada, some young men panicked and devised ways to fail the military's physical exam, including mutilating themselves, starving or pretending to be gay.
The compulsory draft, which had been amplified by the Democrats under President LBJ , meant registration for young men was mandatory at 18. While college students could get deferments, when my friend's grades failed, they were picked up and sent to boot-camp for a few weeks, ,shipped to Viet Nam, and all too often returned in a body bag. Recruiters would literally knock on my dorm room, and offer me "options" to this situation if only I would sign up. The neo-conservative democrats on my county's Draft Board had exemptions for their own son's, but called me into meetings to insure they could send their quota.
The division of attitudes between the WW II vets that expected a call to duty was not an option and the ethics of this time was very intense.
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