You Shook Me
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| "You Shook Me" | ||
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| Song by Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album Led Zeppelin | ||
| Released | January 12 1969 | |
| Recorded | October 1968 | |
| Genre | Blues Rock | |
| Length | 6:28 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Dixon/Lenoir | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |
| Led Zeppelin track listing | ||
| "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (2) | "You Shook Me" (3) | "Dazed and Confused" (4) |
"You Shook Me" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and J. B. Lenoir. Earl Hooker first recorded it as an instrumental which was then overdubbed with vocals by Muddy Waters in 1962. It was later recorded by various rock musicians, including Jeff Beck on his album Truth, and most famously by English rock band Led Zeppelin on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. Dixon subsequently sued Zeppelin for using his song and was awarded a substantial amount.
Since the Led Zeppelin version was released in 1969, one year after Beck's, he accused them of stealing his idea. This, along with the overall similarity between the sound of Led Zeppelin I and that of Truth, led to a long rift between Beck and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. Beck and Page had been friends for years at that point.
On the Led Zeppelin recording, John Paul Jones double tracked the organ and the electric piano. Page used his "backward echo" technique on this towards the end with Robert Plant's screaming vocals and the guitar. It was the first time he used this production technique, which invloved hearing the echo before the main sound instead of after it. "You Shook Me" was the first of their songs to feature the call-and-response blues style of music.
Perhaps because the song so effectively showcases the talents of all four band members, it was played frequently during early Led Zeppelin concerts.
In 2000, Page and The Black Crowes released a version of "You Shook Me" on Live At The Greek, recorded at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
[edit] Sources
- Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
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