No. 24

When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (1971) Video - Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones are all rock legends. Indeed, they may be the 2nd most important rock band of all-time, but the dirty little secret behind Led Zeppelin is that they're tremendous thieves because this song was written in 1929 by husband and wife Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie.

This is far from the only Zeppelin track where this is true. "Lemon Song" was ripped from Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor", "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" was ripped from a song of the same name sung by Joan Baez, but at least the all-time No. 1 Rock Song "Stairway To Heaven" is original, errrr, Spirit's "Taurus", not as blatant, but certainly a strong influence. Mind you, this would've all been ok if Jimmy Page had secured rights, or at least given credit for the music, but instead, they sued the Beastie Boys for stealing their intro to "When The Levee Breaks", a song they stole to begin with. They might be the greatest rock band of all-time, but they're certainly the greatest rock thieves of all-time.