"'''Bring It on Home'''" is a song written by [[Willie Dixon]] and made famous by [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]]. It appears on his 1959 album ''Down and Out Blues''. It features a simple rhythm track and interplay between vocals and harmonica.
"'''Bring It on Home'''" is a song written by [[Willie Dixon]] and made famous by [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]]. It appears on his 1959 album ''Down and Out Blues'', featuring a simple rhythm track and interplay between vocals and harmonica.
In 1969, [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a similarly-titled song for their album ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]''. The intro and outro were deliberate homages to the Sonny Boy Williamson song, while the rest of the track was an original [[Jimmy Page]]/[[Robert Plant]] composition. Dixon was not given a song writing credit for the track, which led to Dixon'spublisherssuing for royalties. [[image:BIOH.jpg|left|thumb|250px|John Paul Jones (left) Jimmy Page (centre) and John Bonham (right) during Led Zeppelin's performance of "Bring It on Home" at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in 1970]]The2003live release ''[[How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)|How the West Was Won]]''featuredthesonglisted as medley onthe cover. "Bringit on Home"wascreditedto(Page/Plant/Dixon),whilethemiddlesection,newlynamed"BringitonBack,"wascredited to (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant).
In 1969, [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a similarly-titled song for their album ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]''. The intro and outro were deliberate homages to the Sonny Boy Williamson song, while the rest of the track was an original [[Jimmy Page]]/[[Robert Plant]] composition. However, Dixon was not given a song writing credit for the track, leading to Arc Music, the publishing arm of [[Chess Records]], bringing a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement and winning an out-of-court settlement in the 1970s. Dixon himself did not benefit until he sued Arc Music to recover his royalties and [[copyrights]].[[image:BIOH.jpg|left|thumb|250px|John Paul Jones (left) Jimmy Page (centre) and John Bonham (right) during Led Zeppelin's performance of "Bring It on Home" at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970]] Plant's [[harmonica]] part was recorded in [[Vancouver]]. The band went on tour with the master tapes from ''Led Zeppelin II'' and now and then stopped into a studio to record parts.
The band frequently performed this song live at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]], with sharp interplay between Jimmy Page's guitar, John Bonham's drums and John Paul Jones' bass. This can be seen on
The middle section riff wouldserve as the intro to "[[Black Dog (song)|Black Dog]]" on the band's 1973 ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'' tour, as documented on ''[[The Song Remains the Same (film)|The Song Remains the Same]]''.
the ''[[Led Zeppelin DVD]]'', which features a performance at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in [[1970]]. Another version dating from [[1972]] is included on the live release ''[[How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)|How the West Was Won]]'' which listed the song as a medley on the cover. "Bring it on Home" was credited to (Page/Plant/Dixon), while the middle section, newly named "Bring it on Back," was credited to (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant).
From [[1973]], the song was dropped from the band's live setlist. However, the middle section riff was retained and served as the introduction to "[[Black Dog (song)|Black Dog]]" on the band's 1973 ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'' tour, as documented on the [[concert film]] ''[[The Song Remains the Same (film)|The Song Remains the Same]]''.
A version of the song was also performed on the remastered edition of [[Hawkwind]]'s eponymous first album, and another was recorded by the [[Edgar Broughton Band]].
A version of the song was also performed on the remastered edition of [[Hawkwind]]'s eponymous [[Hawkwind (album)|first album]], and another was recorded by the [[Edgar Broughton Band]].
==Trivia==
*This was influenced by a song of the same name by Blues great Sonny Boy Williamson.
*LedZeppelin frequently performed this live, with interplay between Jimmy Page's guitar, John Bonham's drums and John Paul Jones' bass. This can be heard on CD 3 of How the West Was Won.
*The battle between Bonham and Page was referred to as a completely separate song entitled "Bring It On Back" when done live.
*The harmonica part was recorded in Vancouver. The band went on tour with the master tapes from Led Zeppelin II and now and then stopped into a studio to record parts.
"Bring It on Home" is a song written by Willie Dixon and made famous by Sonny Boy Williamson II. It appears on his 1959 album Down and Out Blues, featuring a simple rhythm track and interplay between vocals and harmonica.
In 1969,
copyrights.File:BIOH.jpgJohn Paul Jones (left) Jimmy Page (centre) and John Bonham (right) during Led Zeppelin's performance of "Bring It on Home" at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970
. The band went on tour with the master tapes from Led Zeppelin II and now and then stopped into a studio to record parts.
The band frequently performed this song live at
Led Zeppelin concerts
, with sharp interplay between Jimmy Page's guitar, John Bonham's drums and John Paul Jones' bass. This can be seen on
the Led Zeppelin DVD, which features a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970. Another version dating from 1972 is included on the live release How the West Was Won which listed the song as a medley on the cover. "Bring it on Home" was credited to (Page/Plant/Dixon), while the middle section, newly named "Bring it on Back," was credited to (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant).
A version of the song was also performed on the remastered edition of Hawkwind's eponymous first album, and another was recorded by the Edgar Broughton Band.
