since the original is not in this topic untill now here it is!
and neither is this one..
what the two songs have in common?
Watch and listen 
Jimmy Fallon show
Foo Fighters - February Stars (1997)
Yep, still February 
Hanging on
Here until I’m gone
Right where I belong
Just hanging on
Here’s to the memory of the American singer and guitarist Randy Craig Wolfe, best known Randy California. He would have turned 75 today if he hadn’t passed away in a tragic drowning accident in 1997 at the age of 46. He died when he saved his son from drowning 
Randy California was a child prodigy, and his career started already in the summer of 1966, when he for a short while played in Jimmy James & The Blue Flames, which was Jimi Hendrix’s band at the time. Along with Hendrix he was invited to go to England that same year. However, as Randy was still only fifteen years old, his parents refused. What could have been!
Instead Randy California co-founded the band Spirit, together with his drumming step-father Ed Cassidy. This band had some minor hits around 1970, while Randy was still in his teens. Spirit then went on to become one of those bands that, in spite of being relatively successful, never quite made it. To me they are a sadly underappreciated band.
So there you have it, an underappreciated guitarist from an underappreciated band. And last but not least, a good father, who had what it took when crisis struck, even if it did cost him his own life. Let us remember Randy California 
Spirit - Animal Zoo (1970)
Spirit - Dark Eyed Woman (1969)
Me being me, I got a little carried away listening to Spirit. Ah, the memories. I was introduced to them in 1978, when they played on one of the Rockpalast TV-shows. Initially The Kinks was the headliner, but for some reason they cancelled and was replaced by Spirit. The Kinks was already back then one of my favourite bands, so I was very disappointed. Of course I watched anyway, on a 21" black and white TV screen. And I was blown away by Spirit! I remember it vividly to this day.
Spirit . Hey Joe (Live in Germany 1978)
While we’re at it, a short instrumental from Spirit.
Spirit - Taurus (1968)
Has anybody heard the guitar theme starting around 0:45 before?
The guitar theme sounds like “Stairway to Heaven”…
It’s a small world sometimes. When the teenage Randy California (see tthree posts above this) lived i New York in the mid-1960’s, another teenager was also a resident in the same apartment building. His name was Walter Becker (1950-2017). He was playing saxophone, but when he befriended Randy and learned some blues guitar from him, Walter switched to guitar.
Walter and Randy went their separate ways, and while Randy co-founded Spirit, Walter went on to co-found Steely Dan, a band who became a huge name in rock in the 1970’s and into the 80’s. In Steely Dan Walter Becker played bass.
As it happens, these two musicians, who met when they were still in their teens, share the same birthday. It’s a small world sometimes, even in the big world of rock ‘n’ roll. Walter Becker was born 76 years ago today. Here’s a toast to his memory
Steely Dan - Reelin’ In the Years (1972)
Yep, you got it. There has been law suits about it, actually one quite recently. As far as I know, Jimmy Page still claims that the similarity is a coincidence.
Imagine, they could have settled it like this…
I found the following information on this topic:
Here are the most important facts about the legal dispute:
Yes, I’m familiar with all this. The law suits are from Randy California’s heirs. Allegedly he was generally indifferent to the whole thing. I once watched a video on this on YouTube, with several examples from classical music, some dating back to the 16th century, with the exact same melodic theme.
Just watching The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Rachel Zegler - Nothing You Can Take From Me
Grossy like
††† (Crosses) - Invisible Hand
As i had time (finally) for music today and as it is ‘best song you have heard today’:
Metallica - Atlas, Rise
and
Gotthard - Here Comes the Heat
(posts since 12. feb)
I guess a poll (maybe monthly) just for fun about the posted music of the previous month would be a lot of effort. And of course i have no idea, how many people would vote here. I would like it somehow (I mean not, to create it by myself 
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That is actually a fun idea, but as you point out, how many will vote in it? Apart from you and me, I can only think of between five and ten other forum members who regularly visits this topic. I’m probably the most frequent guest here, but I have neither the time or skills to do it. Anyway, we’ll keep on sharing and enjoying the music 
Another problem is, which of the 50 to 100 songs are to put in such a poll.
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (live 1984)
Excellent version of this classic showed up in my recommendations today.
Martin Barre as a guitarist is a little forgotten! 
i admit…i do not know many names of the musians of bands. so for me it is more ‘not known’ than ‘fogotton’
