9 Songs So Good You Didn't Know They Were Covers

1. Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (Originally By Kansas Joe McCoy And Memphis Minnie)

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you telling me that Led Zeppelin DIDN'T write this, one of their most legendary songs?" you ask, incredulously shaking your fist at the computer screen, not understanding that nobody can actually see or hear you. But no, that's only partially the point here. Don't worry, this isn't a cover song in the traditional sense of the word.

John Bonham came up with the legendary opening drum beat all on his own and Jimmy Page broke out some truly unique guitar effects that were nowhere to be found in the original. But the basis for Zeppelin's classic, dirty blues track, from the lyrics to the guitar rhythm, is there in the 1929 song by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie.

Of course, anything Plant and the gang touch would likely surpass its source material, as is the case here. Which other covers belong on this list?

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