On top of that Page was renowned for his interest in the occult and mysticism, particularly the works of controversial occultist Aleister Crowley. While the backmasking claims were denied and patently ridiculous , they persisted.
Led Zeppelin has more than 20 songs in their back catalogue "that consisted, in whole or part, of pre-existing songs, melodies, or lyrics", as Wikipedia puts it. While these pre-existing pieces have sometimes been credited, other times they haven't, and have resulted in lawsuits.
Stairway to Heaven's likeness to the song Taurus by Californian band Spirit — a group Led Zeppelin toured with — had been discussed as far back as the 70s and was mentioned in the liner notes of a Spirit album re-issue in , but it didn't hit the courts until The matter was eventually resolved in favour of Led Zeppelin in , in a ruling that rewrote US copyright law, as well as putting the song back in the news.
Led Zeppelin reunions after John Bonham's death have been few and far between, but the question of "will they play Stairway?
Stairway to Heaven was a lowlight in disastrous reunion set for Live Aid in It was also at the heart of a massive band argument prior to their performance at a gig to mark the 40th anniversary of Atlantic Records — the band, which included John Bonham's son Jason on drums, wanted to play Stairway, Plant did not.
The last time Led Zeppelin played live, again with Jason Bonham on drums, was at the O2 Arena in London in December at a concert to honour the passing of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records and friend of the band.
To the surprise of Page and Jones, Plant agreed to play Stairway — buried in the middle of the set — despite having spent the previous 30 years trying to hide from the song.
Paynes, who was at the O2 gig, said "everyone was waiting for Stairway". Ash Naylor said the song refuses to die, despite new waves of musical trends over the past 50 years temporarily rendering sweeping rock epics "obsolete".
Paynes agreed, saying that as long as Led Zeppelin are still considered one of the all-time great bands, Stairway to Heaven will hold its place among the important rock songs.
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Key points: Stairway to Heaven was released on November 8, , on the album Led Zeppelin IV The eight-minute-long song was never released as a single, but has been a mainstay of rock radio for the past 50 years Led Zeppelin IV is one of the biggest selling albums of all time.
Posted 5 Nov 5 Nov Fri 5 Nov at pm. Posted June 28, Hello all, I decided to post here because of the following : I really love this song and a friend was laughing about the fact i even didn't know the "REAL version" He considers that the 8 minutes version is a "Radio Edit" I never heard about that and even found such information I really need the opinion of an expert Thank you very much, Sincerely,.
Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Evster Posted June 28, At 17 minutes, the song would practically take up an entire vinyl album side. Never happened. Stevedore Posted June 28, He still does nightly on Posted June 30, Posted July 1, Strider Posted July 1, Wolfman Posted July 1, NickZepp Posted July 2, Posted July 2, The longest live version known is about 15 minutes on the last show with John Bonham.
SuperDave Posted July 3, Posted July 3, In March , the ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling. Led Zeppelin were not a Top 40 band. They hated the idea of reworking their songs for radio, and for years, they refused to even release singles in the UK.
By its 20th anniversary in , the song had been spun more than 2,, times. I think people really identified with the lyrics. I remember vividly Robert was sitting on the floor, back against the wall, writing, while this was going on.
We had another couple of run-throughs and then he walks over and he starts singing along. Wilson makes another key point about the song, and its lyrical and musical appeal — that before Stairway, Zeppelin were perceived almost exclusively as a band for men. But when Zep IV came out, it just really spoke to me, and they opened themselves up to everybody.
Prior to Zeppelin IV, I was just barely getting into rock bands. I was still the only woman in the band, and the one chosen to sing the ballads and stand around and bang a tambourine.
Certainly, playing it live presented problems for Zeppelin. That seemed to make the most sense. He says crowds responded quickly to the song.
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