Dazed and Confused

:For the Richard Linklater movie, see Dazed and Confused (movie)

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"Dazed and Confused" is a 1969 song by Led Zeppelin. The original idea for this tune came from folk singer Jake Holmes, who had previously written a very similar psychedelic acoustic song on his album The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes, released in June 1967. During a 1967 Yardbirds tour of the United States, Holmes opened for them at Village Theater in Greenwich Village on August 25, 1967. The Yardbirds were inspired by his performance and decided to re-work the song for their own use, which was called "I'm Confused" in early performances. The Yardbirds' interpretation featured long instrumental patches of bowed guitar courtesy of Jimmy Page and dynamic instrumental flourishes. It quickly became a staple of The Yardbirds live act during the Page-era for the band.

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1969 - Led Zeppelin - Folk - Jake Holmes - June - 1967 - Yardbirds - United States - Greenwich Village - August 25 - The Yardbirds - Jimmy Page

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When the Yardbirds finally ended their existence as a band in 1968, the song was re-worked yet again, this time for Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album. It became a centrepiece for the group, before the success of "Whole Lotta Love" on their second album. The Led Zeppelin version contained altered lyrics by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant compared to the Yardbirds version, and with John Bonham on drums the song developed into a manic, menacing performance on stage. The live version, often clocking at around 20 minutes in early versions, and well over 30 minutes in later versions, allowed bassist John Paul Jones and Bonham to improvise and include riffs from other songs such as "The Crunge", "Walter's Walk", and Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco" (to name a few).

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1968 - 1969 - Debut album - Second album - Jimmy Page - Robert Plant - John Bonham - John Paul Jones - Improvise - Riff

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In the band's film The Song Remains The Same, containing live performances from 1973, they can be heard playing parts of the song "Achilles Last Stand" (released on the album Presence in 1976) during the extended, improvised version of "Dazed and Confused".

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The Song Remains The Same - 1973 - Achilles Last Stand - Presence - 1976

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The song was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios, London.

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October - 1968 - London

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