Usually, we try to spell words correctly. But back in 1968, one of the most famous rock bands in the world decided to purposely misspell the name of their new group.
Here’s the claim from one online source:
Stories vary, but basically Keith Moon told Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones that their new project would go over like a lead balloon, hence, Led Zeppelin. The Led spelling was to make sure people pronounced the name right.
That’s right, it’s supposed to be a “lead zeppelin.” Yet, the concern is that most people would read the word “lead” as the version that rhymes with “deed.” In that sense, “Lead Zeppelin” might be considered as describing the first in a long line of dirigibles! This was not the intention of the founders of the world-renown musical group.
Sometimes, we need to make mistakes on purpose to get our point across. The name “Led Zeppelin” contains an intentional error but it certainly works. Nobody says, “Leed Zeppelin.” Failure is the secret to success. You’ve got to do wrong once in a while if you want to set things right.