Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin 人紅多是非抄襲疑雲:歌詞及意思

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Whole Lotta Love (1969) – Led Zeppelin
Whole lotta love
Whole Lotta Love(1969) – Led Zeppelin
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Whole Lotta Love在1969年11月發行,歌曲長達5分半鐘,為藍調搖滾(Blues Rock)及硬式搖滾(Hard Rock),由樂隊四人改編美國著名藍調歌手Muddy Waters中You Need Love歌曲(詳情在下一段)。該歌曲是Led Zeppelin在美國第一首熱門歌曲,在當時不同地方音樂榜都名列前茅,包括英國、德國、法國等歐洲地方。
更獲得美國唱片業協會評定為金唱片,被滾石雜誌列入500首最偉大歌曲之一,英國Q雜誌列入100首最偉大的吉他歌曲之一,不同媒體都對該唱片有極高的評價。另外,在英國BBC廣播票選中,該歌曲被聽眾評為史上最偉大的結他Riff。
Whole Lotta Love歌曲惹來抄襲疑雲,惹來英國樂隊The Small Faces(TSF)爭議,相似歌曲為TSF的You Need Loving。據TSF主唱及結他手Steve Marriott表示,Led Zeppelin中Robert Plant及Jimmy Page對TSF歌曲相當有興趣,曾經數次參與TSF的表現。在Led Zeppelin的Whole Lotta Love中,主音Robert Plant的咬字及唱風等與Steve Marriott有相似的地方。
另外,Whole Lotta Love歌曲被發現與美國著名藍調歌手Muddy Waters的You Need Love相似,You Need Love創作人Willie Dixon起訴Led Zeppelin。最終,雙方選擇庭外和解,Willie Dixon獲勝並獲得一筆未披露金額,而Willie Dixon名字更被記錄在歌曲創作人之一。
有趣的地方是,TSF的You Need Loving沒有被Willie Dixon起訴,而且在歌曲創作人只有他們樂隊成員的名字,卻沒有Willie Dixon一名......
Led Zeppelin可以說是「人紅多是非」
歌詞方面
填詞作曲由由樂隊四位成員:John Bonham,John Paul Jones,Jimmy Page,Robert Plant一同創作。後來因為被指控抄襲,因此加上了Willie Dixon一名
You need cooling
Baby I’m not fooling
I’m gonna send ya
Back to schooling
A-way down inside
A-honey you need it
I’m gonna give you my love
I’m gonna give you my love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
You’ve been learning
Um baby I been learning
All them good times baby, baby
I’ve been year-yearning
A-way, way down inside
A-honey you need-ah
I’m gonna give you my love, ah
I’m gonna give you my love, ah oh
Whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
You’ve been cooling
And baby I’ve been drooling
All the good times, baby
I’ve been misusing
A-way, way down inside
I’m gonna give ya my love
I’m gonna give ya every inch of my love
I’m gonna give ya my love
Hey!
Alright! Let’s go!
Whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Want to whole lotta love
Way down inside
Woman, you need, yeah
Love
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
Lord
Shake for me girl
I wanna be your backdoor man
Hey, oh, hey, oh
Hey, oh, hey, oh
Ooh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Cool, my, my baby
A-keep it cooling baby
A-keep it cooling baby
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Ah-keep it cooling baby
Ah-keep it cooling baby
(來源 lyricfind.com)