10 years ago today

I moved to the US.

To commemorate this event here's The Immigrant Song, as performed by the original mash-up group, Dread Zeppelin:

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Glad you liked it. Their version of Black Dog is excellent (they end it by inserting a couple of lines from You Ain't Nothing but a Hound Dog). Heartbreaker Hotel is another classic - the lyrics of Heartbreak Hotel over the music of Heartbreaker. I miss those guys.