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-Often "samples" consist of one part of a song, such as a [[break (music)|break]], used in another, for instance the use of the drum introduction from [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "[[When the Levee Breaks]]" in songs by the [[Beastie Boys]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[Eminem]], [[Mike Oldfield]] and [[Erasure]].{{GFDL}}+"'''When the Levee Breaks'''" is a [[blues]] song written and first recorded by husband and wife [[Kansas Joe McCoy]] and [[Memphis Minnie]] in 1929. The song is in reaction to the upheaval caused by the [[Great Mississippi Flood of 1927]].
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 +It was re-worked by [[England|English]] [[rock group]] [[Led Zeppelin]] as the last song on their [[Led Zeppelin IV|fourth album]], released in 1971.
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"When the Levee Breaks" is a blues song written and first recorded by husband and wife Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The song is in reaction to the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.

It was re-worked by English rock group Led Zeppelin as the last song on their fourth album, released in 1971.



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