Jimmy Page: How Stairway to Heaven was written - BBC News video free download


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Stairway to Heaven was one of the biggest rock songs of the 1970s - loved, imitated and sometimes parodied. Now Led Zeppelin's classic track is back on the turntable, on a re-mastered version of the band's fourth album. 43 years after its release, the song continues to hold a place in many music fans' hearts.

Guitarist Jimmy Page gives a personal account of how a rock anthem came together.

Camera: Dave O'Neill, Richard Kenny. Editing: Dave O'Neill. Producer: Amanda Bruckshaw

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Comments

9 years ago

Milan Janca

I still play that on Acoustic-Electric Guitars because you can add variations.

9 years ago

Richard M

1968 Spirit band's second album called SPIRIT on ODE Records. Check out Side A song #4 Taurus. I think Led Zeppelin in their early days opened for Spirit on some stage somewhere. That's where Jimmy Page ripped the basics to Stairway To Heaven. Why am I posting this? Just so you'll open your eyes a little more with regards to Jimmy Page.

9 years ago

Ethan Mccullough

I think this is a song of peace

9 years ago

diver dave

they played the livin shit out of this song on the radio in the 1970's and 80's and i think its one of the worst sounding songs ever

9 years ago

Oldstuff Man

grampa.

9 years ago

harvey20c

"well, we were performing on tour in 1968 with a band named Spirit and they would always play this song called Taurus. I thought we'd rip the intro off and it took off from there"

9 years ago

Clive Temple

'The fourth album'... that's that sorted then :)

9 years ago

Steven Smith

Probably the greatest band of all time my opinion 

9 years ago

ronald ferreira

it was written by a seance

9 years ago

spring fiu

Didn't he copy it from another band called Spirit, or something?

9 years ago

London Guitar School

Great piece on Stairway to heaven

9 years ago

Doug Hitch

This is a wonderful peek behind the curtain of the creative musical process ...... Thank JP....

9 years ago

SingleTax

Jimmy has always been a musical genius. But when it comes to the occult, he's always struck me as a little kid playing with matches. I'd pay money to watch him discuss that issue with fellow rock legend, Neil Peart, for several hours.

9 years ago

ZosoPage83

Melancholy eyes of Page link to the memories of a glorious past which confirmed Led Zeppelin as milestones of hard rock with blues influences.

9 years ago

Richard Bowman

Thanks Jimmy P. You're totally awesome.....an' so are those guys you used to play with. Totally....

9 years ago

Monica Yunick

Check out this video on YouTube:

9 years ago

torn mask

genius!

9 years ago

whyshouldigivemyname

Lol half the time the needle isnt even playing on the music

9 years ago

chris mcdermott

not just a milestone for led zep, for Rock and Roll. Still

9 years ago

Julio Jesus Jimenez

Jimmy Page...Probably :The Most OVERRATED Guitar Player in Rock History.

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