You Need Love

You Need Love is a blues song that is a Willie Dixon composition first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1962, featuring twelve-bar blues structure, call-and-response vocals, and sexual metaphors, later becoming the uncredited source for Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love.

• AKA: You Need Love (Willie Dixon Song), You Need Love (1962), You Need Loving.
• Context:
  • It can typically demonstrate Twelve-Bar Blues Progression in traditional blues key.
  • It can typically feature Chicago Blues Arrangement with electric instrumentation.
  • It can typically incorporate Blues Vocal Phrasing with emotional delivery.
  • It can typically utilize Harmonica Accompaniment alongside guitar rhythm.
  • It can typically present Double Entendre Lyrics common in blues tradition.
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  • It can often inspire Rock Adaptations by British blues bands.
  • It can often generate Songwriting Credit Disputes over uncredited use.
  • It can often showcase Call-and-Response Patterns between vocal and instruments.
  • It can often demonstrate Blues Shuffle Rhythm in rhythm section.
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  • It can range from being a Acoustic You Need Love to being an Electric You Need Love, depending on its instrumentation choice.
  • It can range from being a Slow Blues You Need Love to being an Up-Tempo You Need Love, depending on its performance tempo.
  • It can range from being a Traditional You Need Love to being a Modernized You Need Love, depending on its production era.
  • It can range from being a Studio You Need Love to being a Live You Need Love, depending on its recording context.
  • It can range from being a Original You Need Love to being a Covered You Need Love, depending on its performing artist.
  • It can range from being a Credited You Need Love to being an Uncredited You Need Love, depending on its attribution status.
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  • It can establish Willie Dixon's songwriting reputation in Chicago blues scene.
  • It can influence British Blues Revival through blues record imports.
  • It can generate Royalty Payments after legal settlements.
  • It can demonstrate Blues-to-Rock Evolution in popular music history.
  • It can preserve African American Musical Heritage in recorded form.
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• Example(s):
  • 1962 Muddy Waters Recording, the original Chess Records version with Muddy Waters vocal.
  • 1966 Small Faces Version, an early British adaptation predating Led Zeppelin.
  • 1985 Willie Dixon Re-recording, asserting original authorship.
  • Blues Compilation Appearances, preserving original blues version.
  • Documentary Soundtrack Inclusions, illustrating blues history.
  • Legal Evidence Recordings, used in plagiarism lawsuit proceedings.
  • Blues Festival Performances, maintaining traditional blues interpretation.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Whole Lotta Love, the hard rock adaptation without initial credit.
  • Original Blues Compositions by Willie Dixon with different structure.
  • Public Domain Blues Standards, lacking copyright protection.
• See: Blues Song, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Chicago Blues, Chess Records, Twelve-Bar Blues, Blues Tradition, Whole Lotta Love, Music Plagiarism Case, 1960s Blues Music, British Blues Revival.

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