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What other songs made “the List“ for Most Iconic Rock Performances? Check them out HERE! For Killer Guitar & Classic Rock, Subscribe Here: MOST ICONIC Rock Performances OF ALL Time! Pt 4 #shorts #ledzeppelin #heart “Stairway to Heaven“ is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was composed by the band's guitarist Jimmy Page with lyrics written by lead singer Robert Plant for the band's untitled fourth studio album (commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV). The song is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time.[4][5][6][7][8] The song has three sections, each one progressively increasing in tempo and volume. The song begins in a slow tempo with acoustic instruments (guitar and recorders) before introducing electric instruments. The final section is an uptempo hard rock arrangement, highlighted by Page's guitar solo and Plant's vocals, which ends with the plaintive a cappella line: “And she's buying a stairway to heaven“. “Stairway to Heaven“ was voted number three in 2000 by VH1 on its list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs,[9] in 2004 Rolling Stone magazine ranked “Stairway to Heaven“ number 31 on its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time“ list.[10] It was the most requested song on FM radio stations in the United States at the time, despite never having been commercially released as a single in the US.[11] In November 2007, through download sales promoting Led Zeppelin's Mothership release, “Stairway to Heaven“ reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] Writing and recording Led Zeppelin began recording “Stairway to Heaven“ in December 1970 at Island Records' new recording studios on Basing Street in London.[1][13] The song was completed by the addition of lyrics by Plant during the sessions for Led Zeppelin IV at Headley Grange, Hampshire, in 1971.[2] Page then returned to Island Studios to record his guitar solo.[11] The song originated in 1970 when Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were spending time at Bron-Yr-Aur, a remote cottage in Wales, following Led Zeppelin's fifth American concert tour. According to Page, he wrote the music “over a long period, the first part coming at Bron-Yr-Aur one night“.[14] Page always kept a cassette recorder around, and the idea for “Stairway to Heaven“ came together from bits of taped music.[15] The first attempts at lyrics, written by Robert Plant next to an evening log fire at Headley Grange, were partly spontaneously improvised and Page claimed, “a huge percentage of the lyrics were written there and then“.[15] Jimmy Page was strumming the chords, and Robert Plant had a pencil and paper. The complete studio recording was released on Led Zeppelin IV in November 1971. The band's record label, Atlantic Records, wanted to issue it as a single, but the band's manager Peter Grant refused requests to do so in both 1972 and 1973. As a result, many people bought the fourth album as if it were the single. Some of Rod's Teaching Material - Learn the Fretboard in 30 min or Less!: Modal Mastery Video Course and Ebook: Play Barre Chords Like a Pro!: Rod's Ultimate Album Bundle- Limited Time Only! (9 albums for less than the price of 2!): For 2 FREE DOWNLOADS of Rod's Latest singles, visit:
