First Drafts

Like me, I figure song writers had to have first drafts of their songs.  I have visions of rock musicians, pens in hand, crossing stuff out and muttering "That just doesn't sound right..."

Herewith are some examples:

• Deep Purple - Smoke on the Landscape
• Rod Stewart - Maggie Moe
• Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Bathroom
• Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Dance
• Beatles - Hey Dude, I Want to Hold Your Gland
• Elton John - Saturday Nights Alright for Knitting, Bennie and the Mets
• Smokey Robinson - The Tracks of My Tires
• Jackson Brown - Doctor My Pancreas
• Steppenwolf - Born to be Mild
• Police - Roseanne
• Pink Floyd - Currency
• Doobie Brothers - China Groove
• Supremes - Where Did My Shoes Go?
• Warren Zevon - Werewolves of Cleveland
• Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Wallabies
• Ray Charles - Hit The Road Bob
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home North Dakota
• Don Maclean - American Schnitzel