As a teenager in the 70s, I completely took for granted the amazing music that I heard on the radio every single day. Looking back I feel so extremely blessed to have lived in the greatest period of music ever.
As a teenager in the 70s, every house party (ALWAYS parents away somewhere, NOT hosting!! LOL) you knew when the kid hosting the party was saying it was time to go... because they put on Stairway To Heaven. That was the end of the night song. Man, we had such great original music to be a teenager to..... damn.
yes, but to be honest, there was still some ghastly music too - but that was partially because all sorts of bands and groups were producing all sorts of music, the music THEY wanted to play, and the labels were a bit more prepreded to experiment with who they backed.
As someone who was a teenager in the early 2000's, I have often dreamed of your experience! What a fun daydream, to imagen the cool muscle cars and long hair! Oh, and of course the MUSIC! I'm jealous!!
Even if you get sick of the song from listening fatigue (yes, it even happens to Zep fans), you will eventually come back for more, decade after decade after decade.
Ha! Actually I do remember a radio station in Tampa in the 80’s who as a joke marketed their station as “Stairway to Heaven, ALL DAY EVERYDAY 24/7” So, you’re right, FM radio played it to death for years and years!!!!!
Fun fact: Zeppelin were one of the pioneers of studio overdubs. Page recorded upwards of 12 guitar tracks for some songs, so the fact they could play most of their music live and sound anything like the record at all was kind of a miracle.
Am I the only one who gets excited with him, shouting at the screen. .. dude just wait! 😂 Omg what joy you bring with your reactions.. but when you get blown away like with the It's still going up! It's still going up! And we're here going wait to Robert comes back in!.... man... you exude your excitement so incredibly strong... we can feel it on the other side of the screen. You are a spark of light! ❤
I agree completely. Nothing against other reactors. But to react to this classic song SONICALLY is brilliant. And not many reactors, if any, have done that.
Jimmy Page is a studio wizard, in the studio version he can multi-track the guitar(s). He once claimed he wanted an "army of guitars" for his songs, while this is the "best" he came closest to his dream of an "army" in Kashmir and Achilles Last Stand. As great as Zeppelin was live, and they were great no doubt, to really appreciate their full artistry you have to hear the studio versions.
LOL. The race is on. But, to truly appreciate life, you have to get out of your car and WALK down the sidewalk and meet and greet the people you share this blessing of a life with. You have to pause and kneel down and look deep into flower and see the delicate abundance of color(s), texture(s), and life that the flower dis-plays and plays host to. Hey @daniel, if you haven't already: give a listen to Nat King Cole's "Stardust". I think you'd like it. It's a different vibe, as if we are not running up the stairway but only casually ascending while taking in the sights/smells/sounds/senses.
@@dinastanford7779 Sorry for the egregious delay in responding...I have no excuse. I just don't open my eyes to notice the red dot telling me to look at the msgs/notifications. Sorryy 'bout that. 😕 I am SO SO SO jealous. To have seen them live would have been the pinnacle of my rock experiences. You are so blessed!! 🙂 I know it's asking the impossible, but, what is your favorite Zep tune? Studio only. What song could you not leave behind if you were stranded in outerspace?
@@dinastanford7779 Yes. I agree. It HAS to be Stairway. The genius of the composition and the way it evolves and transforms into an explosive opening of the gates...A close second for me would be Ramble On, if only because of its reference and tribute to Tolkien. I like the calm demeanor there too. if I were staring out at the stars knowing that soon I'd die, I would want to hear Ramble On as I slowly die of oxygen loss. I know it sounds utterly macabre, but I had to turn off my dad's life support and stood there and watched him slowly fade, and he was okay with the whole thing. He couldn't speak because they had those tubes in his throat and tummy, but we spoke without words, and he calmness and peace with all sticks with me, even now 34 years later. And, being 'lost' in space knowing that there was no hope, and that it was inevitable, I'd find that same peace and resolution. Stairway gives us the peace, but also then erupts into a celebratory romp and chaos as the new beginning is ushered in. That's why it is the masterpiece that it is. Thanks for sharing, Dina. 🙂
Absolutely Brilliant song. I get chills. Want to cry it’s such a beautiful song and a reminder of my youth. (68 now) We were so blessed to live in this time.
All I can do is hold up flames 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥... Lighters sparkling in the stadium before lights on the phone... The flame 🔥 will always be lit for those to see the light 🕯️
Back when we were young teenagers, we all kept a little battery-operated transistor radio on our nightstands and would listen to the radio for as long as we could before going to sleep. Every teenager waited for the DJ to play this song. This was the version we all heard on the radio. And every DJ was so tired of hearing it that they HATED this song! It was quite overplayed, because all the teenagers were calling the radio stations asking them to play it all the time. Now, when are you going to do some Deep Purple? Start with "Smoke on the Water", which is as iconic of a '70s rock song as this one. That song starts with the guitar riff that every teenager who picked up a guitar learned to play first.
I started playing guitar as a teenager--and DARED to play Stairway to Heaven in the "No Stairway to Heaven" zone of a music store! And yes, I played Smoke on the Water and Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull. 😂 Those were the days...🥲
I used to lay in bed with it tucked under my ear as my sister would complain about it being too loud. I loved my little transistor!! I could listen to all of the rock music that I wanted instead of mum’s bloody opera 😂
Soft landing. This was brand new in 1971. Yeah, 1971. I was nearing 15, and a budding guitarist, listening with a friend and eventually sax player for our first band. An album full of revelations and musical dynamite. Lucky we. 🖖🏼😊🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊
At 72 years old I've loved and listened to this song for most of my life. Seeing it through your unique perspective was amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience,!
True story...I graduated high school in the suburbs of Los Angeles in 1979 at the height of the best rock ever. This song was already "old" but became a last dance anthem at our school dances. It starts out like a slow song and let's you cuddle up for a long time maybe sneak in a kiss. By the last verse, we were all rocking out and singing the lyrics as everybody knew them. As the song finishes, you knew the dance was over but always left with an invigorating feeling. I was so blessed to be born at such a time. And as we wind on down the road...
Zepplin is in a league all their own. There was and still is no Rock Band ever to compare them to. I also love the blues style they incorparated in Nobody's Fault But Mine, Ramble On, Bring It On Home and When The Levee Breaks. Robert Plant on the harmonica is masterful. Jimmy Page and John Bonham on the drums completes those epic songs.❤Stay safe
There's a big reason why 'Stairway to Heaven' is the #1 song on rock radio of all time and is still being played on classic rock and modern rock stations... It inspired almost every single rock/ metal band that came after... Even Elvis Presley had heard it and loved the song because his daughter Lisa Marie Presley was a Led Zeppelin fan. The members of Led Zeppelin were huge Elvis fans and were invited to Graceland to meet 'the King'... and they got along very well, apparently... Robert Plant was in heaven meeting his idol. They were devastated when Elvis died in 1977 in what was a terrible year for Led Zeppelin...
So glad you listened to this version. Live ones were tough back then. They were on lots of drugs during their concerts. So were the attendees. One of my all time favorites that never gets old. ❤
I've heard this song 8956 times since the 1970's, and not once did I realize that the song itself is constructed like a stairway. You caught that on the first listen. Hats off to you! 🤠
That's only 169 times per year and only 3 times per week. I have been listening to Rock/Classic Rock radio since 1976 and had the radio on at work and after work, at home, and sometimes hear 2 times in a day. That means I have heard this easily, 12,000 times.
@@bnparts90 I forgot to mention that I listened to the Dolly Parton version another 3100 times, which pushes my number to 12,056 times. (Yes, there is a Dolly Parton version. 😂 Very different from the original, of course, but still pretty good, imho.)
Awesome that you went back to listen to the original recording. Too many reactors who make the mistake of starting with the live version (and then Heart's cover version) never go back to hear the original masterpiece. In the future, I would highly recommend always listening to the original studio recordings of Led Zeppelin first (don't pay attention to the naysayers in the comment section). Also, I recommend listening to the original studio recording of the song "Since I've Been Loving You" next. It will touch your soul! So much better that the MSG version which is always so highly touted by those in the comment section. Peace .
I was a slight oddity in the 80’s. A southern girl in love with Led Zeppelin. When I first heard this one, I saw though the lyrics, “man’s attempt to build its own false destiny”. I immediately went to The Tower of Babel a described in the Bible in Genesis 11:1-9. “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” Keep on Rocking! ☮️🎶✝️
I met my future wife in middle school. We danced to this song at the last dance of the 8th grade. My family moved away from there in 1979. We reconnected in 2014 and just celebrated our 9th anniversary. Stairway to Heaven will always hold a special place in my heart.
Guess what? It is actually a flute. In fact, in most languages, and that includes English before the instrument also becoming to be called recorder, is called just flute, while the name of the other instrument is the “transversal flute”.
@LeonardoPostacchini thanks for that tid-bit. While both may technically be classified as "flutes", but when BP mentioned it being a flute, I am sure he was picturing the standard chorus type flute (aka transversal flute), and not the plastic recorder instrument that is the introduced to most children in Elementary schoool music class. It always just amazed me that JPJ used a kids instrument in arguably the greatest Rock song of all time.
@ what you call the recorder, is not a kids flute, there are professional versions of it, there are professionals specialists who play the flute and there are classic pieces written for those flutes. It is not “technically” a kind of flute, it is in fact the flute, the one you are calling flute is the one that is a kind of flute, the transversal one.
@ btw, here is the solution to your mystery, he did not choose a kids instrument, he chose a traditional instrument, one that had the right sound for the music. The flute is known for producing almost no harmonic overtones, less than any other instrument, it sounds “pure” because of that and is associated with divine or angelic.
@@LeonardoPostacchini Apparently this is your subject of expertise. It is definitely not mine. However, if you pole 100 random people on the street, I think most if not all would probably have the same interpretation of what is a flute and what a recorder is that I have stated. Certainly that is through our own ignorance on the subject, but it is what it is, and with that, going back my original comment to BP, while I may be incorrect in my assumption, but I do believe that when he said “flute” he was referring to what I mentioned above. Regardless, you are probably right. ✌️
I've commented before ,having followed Led Zeppelin since I bought their 1st album when it was released over 50 yrs ago and every album there after suffice to say i know every song , lyrics even most guitar parts ,drums ,little changes ,when they occur ,etc, etc...big fan always have been and still am. I've also seen them live. They were a group who toured constantly, worked like crazy and partied just as crazy....their live performances weren't always the best because of the road lifestyle and the toll it took. Their albums are magic ,works of art and in my opinion BP is what you should focus on. I know from watching your show you prefer live performances but there aren't many filmed of Led Zeps concerts. Play more of their music and just listen ☮️
A subscriber funded radio station in California, was asking for 10dollar donations to play stairway to heaven. Robert Plant rang the station to say if they don't play it he will give them 10,000 dollars not to play it! He drove many miles to deliver cash and told them that they could not play it until someone gave 10,001 dollars. When asked why he said he i😮
The greatest rock song ever written! Over 50 yrs old & still no one has done it better - Led Zeppelin from East London, mind blowing talents & yes exactly, a crescendo all the way into heaven!
Best rock n roll band ever in my opinion. So much so when my son was three I introduced him to them and every time they were on the radio I said Who’s the greatest rock n roll band ever? And his sweet little voice would say Wed Zepwin lol and at 24 he still loves them!
Stairway to Heaven 1971... journey of the spirit after death!! THE 70s indeed an unmatched music era... BEST decade for popular music, it's influence on modern music gave birth to many new & cool genres!! WOW!! Time flies.
Your reaction is the real deal. THIS song has always been considered as one of the top 3 rock songs ever in the rock & roll 500. It's just magical... and like you said... It just builds to the end.
If I had to pick just one song to represent all of classic rock, I don't know how it could be any other song besides Stairway to Heaven. It has always been that huge, like it came into the world that way and never diminished 👍😎
Led Zeppelin wanted the audience to listen to the songs on the whole album. It is the best experience. Take some time one day to just play a whole album to feel how each song builds towards the whole.
Some radio stations on Memorial Day weekend have a countdown of the top 100 rock songs of all time. This usually comes in at number one . A few decades ago a radio station cut to the chase and just played Stairway to Heaven all weekend. "Ok, that was Stairway to Heaven. Coming up next is a song by Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven!".
You really have to listen to Heart's version played at the Kennedy Center. They even had a choir. And the drummers son was playing. Robert Plant was brought to tears.
Robert Plant said that the lyrics he wrote for this definitely open to interpretation. They have a lot of great songs , Ten Years Gone , Misty Mountain Hop, No Quarter , my favorite is Fool in the rain though.
Greatest Rock and Roll band of all time. Greatest front man, greatest drummer, one of the greatest guitarist last, one of the greatest bassists and keyboardists. 100 of 100. The best. These four dudes are perfection.
BP - you got it and you don't even smoke. Lol I'm so happy you enjoyed this. It's ingrained in our teen-hood. I think we all can see what was happening in our past. Sitting on car hoods, listening to great music with friends..
There is a great BBC interview on RUclips in which Jimmy Page talks about the creation of Stairway. Has about 14 millions views. And you are right, it is art.
Live versions of songs are great but, the studio versions are what we all remember hearing first and they are the foundation for the live performance. I will take the studio version over the live every time.
@@lindalou6105indeed. A couple Springsteen songs, The Flood, spirits in the night are WAY better in the live at Hammersmith version than the studio version, cheap trick is much better live, Peter Frampton is better live. But this, I think, is better as the studio version.
Welcome to my world man I really dig your station and your reactions. You’re a young man. I grew up with this Led Zeppelin, Doobie Brothers, Elvis all of them 60s and 70s rock thanks for all you do man I really enjoy the channel.
Led Zeppelin. They were in a class of their own. Once you've heard their music, you recognize it every time. One of the few bands that I never have to be in a particular mood to fully enjoy. Anytime is great time for some Led Zep.
Jimmy Page, Led Delle lines guitarist,once was quoted as saying about Stairway to Heaven musically was, "Whispering to a Hurricane." And I love his quote. John Bonham,the drummer, had difficulty learning to play the song due to the quickening tempo and timing. As you can hear, he finally mastered it. Thank you for your reaction and commt
Stairway to Heaven, by Heart - Kennedy Center Honors doing a cover of this with the remaining members of Led Zeppelin being honored. The late drummer John Bonham's son Jason, drums with Heart on his fathers original drum kit. A must watch. Brings tears to the eyes. The bolo hats the choir and Jason wore were a also a throwback to the the late John Bonham who wore one. Robert Plant was told Jason couldn't make it, then was able to show up at the last minute. Big surprise.
Wil NEVER EVER git tired of listening to this truly, literally epic song. Did you ever get around to Peter Frampton Live - Do you FeeLike We Do? Another MASSIVE masterpiece from the 70s
Honestly never noticed that. You have to be right. There is no way its not that. You def nailed that. I agree. Totally ascends the whole time. I just always get lost in it snd never thought about that. Wow good job
Your absolutely right, it IS like a stairway. In the decades I've listened to it, I've never thought of it in that way. I've had more goosebumps than I could count, but decipher the meaning? You're way closer than I am!
This is one of those songs you want to hear the studio version first for all the technical mastery. Then you can watch and appreciate a live performance, but you know the layers in your head and get the live performance skill differently.
Part of the impetus for Jimmy Paige was that, when he was younger, he was a session musician and he was always admonished to play at a constant, steady pace. He wanted to change tempo and this song was the vehicle for doing so.
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Your analogy just blew me away. Never thought of this song like a stairway.
I agree! Great analogy!!
It's literally in the name of the song though lol
@OwiggumX but he's talking about the actual instruments building. I hadn't thought of the instruments building that way.
@@reneelee8870 me neither. That was really thought provoking.
Agree. I heard this song hundreds of times and never thought of it that way. Great job BP
I've listened to this song for over 50 years, and it still gives me chills.
me too
@@starlaryer4165, and me as well.
Me too!
Same. Still hits me as hard as the first time I heard it as a teenager in the '70's.
Agree near 4 decades for me
As a teenager in the 70s, I completely took for granted the amazing music that I heard on the radio every single day. Looking back I feel so extremely blessed to have lived in the greatest period of music ever.
Totally agree. We had no idea how good we had it - constant amazing songs coming out. Now that we don't have that, we realize now how blessed we were!
As a teenager in the 70s, every house party (ALWAYS parents away somewhere, NOT hosting!! LOL) you knew when the kid hosting the party was saying it was time to go... because they put on Stairway To Heaven. That was the end of the night song. Man, we had such great original music to be a teenager to..... damn.
Blessed beyond measure
yes, but to be honest, there was still some ghastly music too - but that was partially because all sorts of bands and groups were producing all sorts of music, the music THEY wanted to play, and the labels were a bit more prepreded to experiment with who they backed.
As someone who was a teenager in the early 2000's, I have often dreamed of your experience! What a fun daydream, to imagen the cool muscle cars and long hair! Oh, and of course the MUSIC! I'm jealous!!
A hundred years from now this song will still be remembered. The crap that is out there today will long be forgotten.
Most forgotten within months if not weeks.
Always the last song played at school dances.
I agree
Even if you get sick of the song from listening fatigue (yes, it even happens to Zep fans), you will eventually come back for more, decade after decade after decade.
There's a LOT out there that ISN'T crap!
Regularly voted number 1 Rock song of all time ...
As it should be.
I always thought Whole Lotta Lovin was better. IMO But Stair way ain't bad.
@@glennsmith8390Nooooo... If anything When the Levee Breaks can compete with Stairway to Heaven
@@glennsmith8390 Nah, Stairway followed by Freebird.
I never asked anyone but what came to mind the first time heard it was heroine addiction.
Another great story by Zepplin is Kashmir.
Studio version though
Kashmir ist awesome.
I have always felt Kashmir should have had the same level of "success" as Stairway.
@@dwilson21267 I totally agree. I'm not sure which I like better SWTH or Kashmir
@@OutsideTheBoxAZ I'm in the same boat.
When I listen to Led Zeppelin so do my neighbors. I'm 72 and they are part of my life's sound track.
Lol...when my husband listens to all his favorite rock and roll songs from the past, so do our neighbors. 😂
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT…. when someone hears this version for the very first time! Think what it felt like when WE hear it for the first time in 1971!,,,
True, but I remember it being overplayed on FM radio to the point where one would say, enough already.
Ha! Actually I do remember a radio station in Tampa in the 80’s who as a joke marketed their station as “Stairway to Heaven, ALL DAY EVERYDAY 24/7” So, you’re right, FM radio played it to death for years and years!!!!!
Truly one of the greatest songs of ALL TIME!
I grew up with Zeppelin, and am one of those rare people who will always take their studio versions over the live versions
don't think you are that rare. I have hardly heard a live LZ performance that I liked period, much less liked less than the studio version.
Truly, one of the most beautiful songs ever written
Ehhhhhh…..is it?
@@stevenpiccirillo7825 ofc it is
it was stolen from torus. so I don't find it to be that special. buts till a great sounding song.
hater gonna hate. its just a seconds worth of note. the rest of the song is bands creation lol. @@wishtheyunderstoodme
Essa música 🎸🎷❤ é uma lenda grande da música 🤩🤩 ficou na história 💯🙏
And this is how we heard it on the radio, back in the day. No visuals just music.
❤
all the visuals were in individuals minds .....
some music is just better that way ..... records or radio only , sweet memories of a long lost era
yes! our youth has no clue about that
Yes, there is a live version which equals this one. Kennedy Center, LZ recieving wonderful tribute.
@@edvinlaine he mentions that he has heard and seen that
Remember . When these came out there were no videos so you listen to the music with no distractions 😊.took more in even subconsciously.
The Heart cover is well done & beautiful. But, NOBODY does it like Led Zeppelin.
Agree 1000%!! Led Zeppelin has been my favorite grp over 50 plus years.
Oh but it was right up there for a woman!
Not just a woman Anne & Nancy !! @@michaelasay8587
They butchered the song, leaving out 44 seconds, including an entire verse. smfh
@@Cosmo-Kramerthey had to for time at a tribute. It was appropriate for what it was.
This STUNNING 🌟🥰 song is now 53 years old. It is timeless.
The construction, layering, key changes and tempo changes are phenomenal! 🎶🤩
M 🦘🏏😎
Page's production values were impeccable.
Fun fact: Zeppelin were one of the pioneers of studio overdubs. Page recorded upwards of 12 guitar tracks for some songs, so the fact they could play most of their music live and sound anything like the record at all was kind of a miracle.
Studio is best version of this track. Thank you for going full circle and doing this one.
I agree
The best live one is 1973 at msg
Instantly takes me back to every school dance in the early 70s...so in my musical DNA
Came here to say this. And you never knew whether to keep slow dancing, start to fast dance, or just walk away.
Am I the only one who gets excited with him, shouting at the screen. .. dude just wait! 😂
Omg what joy you bring with your reactions.. but when you get blown away like with the It's still going up! It's still going up! And we're here going wait to Robert comes back in!.... man... you exude your excitement so incredibly strong... we can feel it on the other side of the screen.
You are a spark of light! ❤
No I definitely was doing the same thing! Lol 😂
This is by far the best reaction I've witnessed. This is music. Awesome bro.
Out of all the reaction videos I watched to this son you are the only person who noticed the song of the sound actually going up a flight of stairs
I agree completely. Nothing against other reactors. But to react to this classic song SONICALLY is brilliant. And not many reactors, if any, have done that.
The drums don't even kick in until half way through!
Jimmy Page is a studio wizard, in the studio version he can multi-track the guitar(s). He once claimed he wanted an "army of guitars" for his songs, while this is the "best" he came closest to his dream of an "army" in Kashmir and Achilles Last Stand. As great as Zeppelin was live, and they were great no doubt, to really appreciate their full artistry you have to hear the studio versions.
The gretatest song ever written, my teens were built on this stuff, your best reaction yet...nice one
I’m so glad you took our advice!
Isn’t it amazing that there’s only a Stairway the Heaven 🙏
But there’s a Highway to Hell 🔥
😂
There's still time to change the road your on. Change it today.
Tells you something about the expected traffic.
LOL. The race is on. But, to truly appreciate life, you have to get out of your car and WALK down the sidewalk and meet and greet the people you share this blessing of a life with. You have to pause and kneel down and look deep into flower and see the delicate abundance of color(s), texture(s), and life that the flower dis-plays and plays host to. Hey @daniel, if you haven't already: give a listen to Nat King Cole's "Stardust". I think you'd like it. It's a different vibe, as if we are not running up the stairway but only casually ascending while taking in the sights/smells/sounds/senses.
This was played in so many teenager's bedroom with volume at max. This was crafted not manufactured
...dina...I STILL play this at MAX. LOL. And 'crafted' is the absolutely perfect word to describe it's inception.
@TheVGP-yessiree I saw Led Zeppelin live at Knebworth. An experience including getting an empty beer can thrown at back of head!
@@dinastanford7779 Sorry for the egregious delay in responding...I have no excuse. I just don't open my eyes to notice the red dot telling me to look at the msgs/notifications. Sorryy 'bout that. 😕
I am SO SO SO jealous. To have seen them live would have been the pinnacle of my rock experiences. You are so blessed!! 🙂
I know it's asking the impossible, but, what is your favorite Zep tune? Studio only. What song could you not leave behind if you were stranded in outerspace?
@@TheVGP-yessiree has to be stairway
@@dinastanford7779 Yes. I agree. It HAS to be Stairway. The genius of the composition and the way it evolves and transforms into an explosive opening of the gates...A close second for me would be Ramble On, if only because of its reference and tribute to Tolkien. I like the calm demeanor there too. if I were staring out at the stars knowing that soon I'd die, I would want to hear Ramble On as I slowly die of oxygen loss. I know it sounds utterly macabre, but I had to turn off my dad's life support and stood there and watched him slowly fade, and he was okay with the whole thing. He couldn't speak because they had those tubes in his throat and tummy, but we spoke without words, and he calmness and peace with all sticks with me, even now 34 years later. And, being 'lost' in space knowing that there was no hope, and that it was inevitable, I'd find that same peace and resolution. Stairway gives us the peace, but also then erupts into a celebratory romp and chaos as the new beginning is ushered in. That's why it is the masterpiece that it is. Thanks for sharing, Dina. 🙂
Absolutely Brilliant song. I get chills. Want to cry it’s such a beautiful song and a reminder of my youth.
(68 now) We were so blessed to live in this time.
I'm 65...we were blessed!
Very true.
Same. ❤❤❤@@juliemanarin4127
The staircase goes up , ascends into heaven and you are there with them and you stay. It's a glorious this ride❤
Their production was always a step above the rest. Zeppelin always dominates.
That’s why this song always end up as top song of all on all the FM radio stations on New Year’s for Decades 😊
The great Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest rock bands ever!
All I can do is hold up flames 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥... Lighters sparkling in the stadium before lights on the phone... The flame 🔥 will always be lit for those to see the light 🕯️
Back when we were young teenagers, we all kept a little battery-operated transistor radio on our nightstands and would listen to the radio for as long as we could before going to sleep. Every teenager waited for the DJ to play this song. This was the version we all heard on the radio. And every DJ was so tired of hearing it that they HATED this song! It was quite overplayed, because all the teenagers were calling the radio stations asking them to play it all the time. Now, when are you going to do some Deep Purple? Start with "Smoke on the Water", which is as iconic of a '70s rock song as this one. That song starts with the guitar riff that every teenager who picked up a guitar learned to play first.
I started playing guitar as a teenager--and DARED to play Stairway to Heaven in the "No Stairway to Heaven" zone of a music store! And yes, I played Smoke on the Water and Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull. 😂 Those were the days...🥲
Smoke on the water has to be the Made in Japan live version
Yep
I used to lay in bed with it tucked under my ear as my sister would complain about it being too loud. I loved my little transistor!! I could listen to all of the rock music that I wanted instead of mum’s bloody opera 😂
Oh goodness, Lynn, yes.....DeepPurple needs to be on BP's radar!!! And how about also Iron Butterfly?
Soft landing.
This was brand new in 1971. Yeah, 1971. I was nearing 15, and a budding guitarist, listening with a friend and eventually sax player for our first band. An album full of revelations and musical dynamite. Lucky we.
🖖🏼😊🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊
At 72 years old I've loved and listened to this song for most of my life. Seeing it through your unique perspective was amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience,!
True story...I graduated high school in the suburbs of Los Angeles in 1979 at the height of the best rock ever. This song was already "old" but became a last dance anthem at our school dances. It starts out like a slow song and let's you cuddle up for a long time maybe sneak in a kiss. By the last verse, we were all rocking out and singing the lyrics as everybody knew them. As the song finishes, you knew the dance was over but always left with an invigorating feeling.
I was so blessed to be born at such a time.
And as we wind on down the road...
There's a reason it's regarded as the greatest rock song ever recorded.
@froztrazor 🙂 But Gollum and the Evil One, crept up and slipped away with her.
@@mrwaynerightRamble on my friend! Hell ya!
Zepplin is in a league all their own. There was and still is no Rock Band ever to compare them to. I also love the blues style they incorparated in Nobody's Fault But Mine, Ramble On, Bring It On Home and When The Levee Breaks. Robert Plant on the harmonica is masterful. Jimmy Page and John Bonham on the drums completes those epic songs.❤Stay safe
There's a big reason why 'Stairway to Heaven' is the #1 song on rock radio of all time and is still being played on classic rock and modern rock stations... It inspired almost every single rock/ metal band that came after...
Even Elvis Presley had heard it and loved the song because his daughter Lisa Marie Presley was a Led Zeppelin fan.
The members of Led Zeppelin were huge Elvis fans and were invited to Graceland to meet 'the King'... and they got along very well, apparently... Robert Plant was in heaven meeting his idol. They were devastated when Elvis died in 1977 in what was a terrible year for Led Zeppelin...
So glad you listened to this version. Live ones were tough back then. They were on lots of drugs during their concerts. So were the attendees. One of my all time favorites that never gets old. ❤
I've heard this song 8956 times since the 1970's, and not once did I realize that the song itself is constructed like a stairway. You caught that on the first listen. Hats off to you! 🤠
😂😂 8956 times! Right? 😂😂 Thanks for that giggle
That's only 169 times per year and only 3 times per week. I have been listening to Rock/Classic Rock radio since 1976 and had the radio on at work and after work, at home, and sometimes hear 2 times in a day. That means I have heard this easily, 12,000 times.
@@bnparts90 I forgot to mention that I listened to the Dolly Parton version another 3100 times, which pushes my number to 12,056 times. (Yes, there is a Dolly Parton version. 😂 Very different from the original, of course, but still pretty good, imho.)
There's a video of Jimmy explaining how this song was made!
When this comes on while driving you make sure your destination is farther and takes longer than the song lasts.❤️🔥
you are correct. constant building crescendo throughout the song. so rare, and incredibly difficult to pull off. its what makes this song so special
Never comes down, you plato because your there❤❤
❤ seen in concert have many albums awesome times awesome memories ❤❤❤
Been a fan for over 50 yrs, nothing more to say, the gods of rock ❤🙏
Awesome that you went back to listen to the original recording. Too many reactors who make the mistake of starting with the live version (and then Heart's cover version) never go back to hear the original masterpiece. In the future, I would highly recommend always listening to the original studio recordings of Led Zeppelin first (don't pay attention to the naysayers in the comment section). Also, I recommend listening to the original studio recording of the song "Since I've Been Loving You" next. It will touch your soul! So much better that the MSG version which is always so highly touted by those in the comment section.
Peace .
This one piece is a masterclass in writing. Lyrics, vocals, orchestration, production…
This is just the greatest piece of music I've ever listened to!
I agree!!!
@Kev, do try a moment of Scherezade. A truly moving comp. Close your eyes as it takes you where Jimmy and John and John and Robert take you here.
I was a slight oddity in the 80’s. A southern girl in love with Led Zeppelin. When I first heard this one, I saw though the lyrics, “man’s attempt to build its own false destiny”. I immediately went to The Tower of Babel a described in the Bible in Genesis 11:1-9.
“Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
Keep on Rocking! ☮️🎶✝️
I met my future wife in middle school. We danced to this song at the last dance of the 8th grade.
My family moved away from there in 1979. We reconnected in 2014 and just celebrated our 9th anniversary. Stairway to Heaven will always hold a special place in my heart.
What a sweet story! You are lucky to have re-found each other!! I hope you have many happy and healthy years together!!
Awesome!🥰🤘
Awww ❤❤ that's awesome
Congrats Rick. May you two enjoy this song together until your very last breaths.
It's actually not a flute, but rather a recorder. Yes, like the one you played hot cross buns on in 3rd grade lol. JPJ was/is a phenomenal musician.
Guess what? It is actually a flute. In fact, in most languages, and that includes English before the instrument also becoming to be called recorder, is called just flute, while the name of the other instrument is the “transversal flute”.
@LeonardoPostacchini thanks for that tid-bit. While both may technically be classified as "flutes", but when BP mentioned it being a flute, I am sure he was picturing the standard chorus type flute (aka transversal flute), and not the plastic recorder instrument that is the introduced to most children in Elementary schoool music class. It always just amazed me that JPJ used a kids instrument in arguably the greatest Rock song of all time.
@ what you call the recorder, is not a kids flute, there are professional versions of it, there are professionals specialists who play the flute and there are classic pieces written for those flutes. It is not “technically” a kind of flute, it is in fact the flute, the one you are calling flute is the one that is a kind of flute, the transversal one.
@ btw, here is the solution to your mystery, he did not choose a kids instrument, he chose a traditional instrument, one that had the right sound for the music. The flute is known for producing almost no harmonic overtones, less than any other instrument, it sounds “pure” because of that and is associated with divine or angelic.
@@LeonardoPostacchini Apparently this is your subject of expertise. It is definitely not mine. However, if you pole 100 random people on the street, I think most if not all would probably have the same interpretation of what is a flute and what a recorder is that I have stated. Certainly that is through our own ignorance on the subject, but it is what it is, and with that, going back my original comment to BP, while I may be incorrect in my assumption, but I do believe that when he said “flute” he was referring to what I mentioned above. Regardless, you are probably right. ✌️
I've commented before ,having followed Led Zeppelin since I bought their 1st album when it was released over 50 yrs ago and every album there after suffice to say i know every song , lyrics even most guitar parts ,drums ,little changes ,when they occur ,etc, etc...big fan always have been and still am. I've also seen them live. They were a group who toured constantly, worked like crazy and partied just as crazy....their live performances weren't always the best because of the road lifestyle and the toll it took. Their albums are magic ,works of art and in my opinion BP is what you should focus on. I know from watching your show you prefer live performances but there aren't many filmed of Led Zeps concerts. Play more of their music and just listen ☮️
Raised on Led Zeppelin as I have an older Brother. This never ages, classic that will still be played in hundreds of years time. Mind blowing music. ❤
Black,P. Stairway was RELEASED in 1971 And still one of the MOST POPULAR SONGS OF ALL TIME
I've listened to this song for 50 years and THANK YOU for I'd never put the build and Stairway together! ❤ FRESH EYES!❤
I remember them saying on the radio, when I was a kid, that this was the most requested song in America for a full ten year period.
A subscriber funded radio station in California, was asking for 10dollar donations to play stairway to heaven. Robert Plant rang the station to say if they don't play it he will give them 10,000 dollars not to play it! He drove many miles to deliver cash and told them that they could not play it until someone gave 10,001 dollars. When asked why he said he i😮
When asked why he said he was sick of it! He said it was a load of shit, they must have been on acid when it was written
@@stevestacey5272 He is definitely tired of the song.
You're not tripping! I've always heard this music as a stairway ascending to Heaven! 👏👏👏
The greatest rock song ever written! Over 50 yrs old & still no one has done it better - Led Zeppelin from East London, mind blowing talents & yes exactly, a crescendo all the way into heaven!
Best rock n roll band ever in my opinion. So much so when my son was three I introduced him to them and every time they were on the radio I said Who’s the greatest rock n roll band ever? And his sweet little voice would say Wed Zepwin lol and at 24 he still loves them!
Stairway to Heaven 1971... journey of the spirit after death!! THE 70s indeed an unmatched music era... BEST decade for popular music, it's influence on modern music gave birth to many new & cool genres!! WOW!! Time flies.
Yes and the 70s began in 68😊
Your reaction is the real deal. THIS song has always been considered as one of the top 3 rock songs ever in the rock & roll 500. It's just magical... and like you said... It just builds to the end.
If I had to pick just one song to represent all of classic rock, I don't know how it could be any other song besides Stairway to Heaven. It has always been that huge, like it came into the world that way and never diminished 👍😎
This song was released 53 years ago and still the greatest song ever made and it always will be☝️ LED ZEPPELIN FOR LIFE!!!
Those comments about listening to just the audio are spot on!
Heard this song hundreds of times. Never gets old, never.
i have to give you credit, for your crash course in 50 years of mostly rock music. pretty massive endeavor. kudos.
Led Zeppelin wanted the audience to listen to the songs on the whole album. It is the best experience. Take some time one day to just play a whole album to feel how each song builds towards the whole.
Some radio stations on Memorial Day weekend have a countdown of the top 100 rock songs of all time. This usually comes in at number one . A few decades ago a radio station cut to the chase and just played Stairway to Heaven all weekend. "Ok, that was Stairway to Heaven. Coming up next is a song by Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven!".
Led Zeppelin never disappoints.
You really have to listen to Heart's version played at the Kennedy Center. They even had a choir. And the drummers son was playing. Robert Plant was brought to tears.
You gotta check out more Led Zeppelin! They are THE most legendary rock band. I'd suggest their song Babe I'm Gonna Leave You next.
Released November 8th, 1971!! The year I graduated from High School!! Everyone loved it!!! Brings back so many great memories!!
One of the greatest songs ever
On FM Radio from the 70's though the 90's it always won greatest rock song of all time
Robert Plant said that the lyrics he wrote for this definitely open to interpretation. They have a lot of great songs , Ten Years Gone , Misty Mountain Hop, No Quarter , my favorite is Fool in the rain though.
This song is one of the all time greats!
Greatest Rock and Roll band of all time. Greatest front man, greatest drummer, one of the greatest guitarist last, one of the greatest bassists and keyboardists. 100 of 100. The best. These four dudes are perfection.
at 71 years old,,,this one still moves me,,,,just the sound and flow of the music,,,,,
BP - you got it and you don't even smoke. Lol I'm so happy you enjoyed this. It's ingrained in our teen-hood. I think we all can see what was happening in our past. Sitting on car hoods, listening to great music with friends..
Greatest song ever....!
Hands down this is the best version of the greatest song ever recorded!
Whole lotta love another great song 💓
There is a great BBC interview on RUclips in which Jimmy Page talks about the creation of Stairway. Has about 14 millions views. And you are right, it is art.
You need to listen to When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin or What Is and What Shokld Never Be both are amazing Led Zeppelin songs.
Live versions of songs are great but, the studio versions are what we all remember hearing first and they are the foundation for the live performance. I will take the studio version over the live every time.
Depends. Some artists are better live than others.
@@lindalou6105indeed. A couple Springsteen songs, The Flood, spirits in the night are WAY better in the live at Hammersmith version than the studio version, cheap trick is much better live, Peter Frampton is better live. But this, I think, is better as the studio version.
Welcome to my world man I really dig your station and your reactions. You’re a young man. I grew up with this Led Zeppelin, Doobie Brothers, Elvis all of them 60s and 70s rock thanks for all you do man I really enjoy the channel.
Led Zeppelin. They were in a class of their own. Once you've heard their music, you recognize it every time.
One of the few bands that I never have to be in a particular mood to fully enjoy. Anytime is great time for some Led Zep.
Jimmy Page, Led Delle lines guitarist,once was quoted as saying about Stairway to Heaven musically was, "Whispering to a Hurricane." And I love his quote. John Bonham,the drummer, had difficulty learning to play the song due to the quickening tempo and timing. As you can hear, he finally mastered it. Thank you for your reaction and commt
Stairway to Heaven, by Heart - Kennedy Center Honors doing a cover of this with the remaining members of Led Zeppelin being honored. The late drummer John Bonham's son Jason, drums with Heart on his fathers original drum kit. A must watch. Brings tears to the eyes. The bolo hats the choir and Jason wore were a also a throwback to the the late John Bonham who wore one. Robert Plant was told Jason couldn't make it, then was able to show up at the last minute. Big surprise.
Proof that Ann Wilson is the female Robert Plant.
He has reacted to that one also.
Wil NEVER EVER git tired of listening to this truly, literally epic song. Did you ever get around to Peter Frampton Live - Do you FeeLike We Do? Another MASSIVE masterpiece from the 70s
GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL SONG EVER for me!!❤️❤️❤️😍
Best ever! ❤️🙏
Honestly never noticed that. You have to be right. There is no way its not that. You def nailed that. I agree. Totally ascends the whole time. I just always get lost in it snd never thought about that. Wow good job
This is on my list of perfect songs.
Theme song for our Senior Prom, 1973. 🥰
And yes, the studio version is the best.
Your absolutely right, it IS like a stairway. In the decades I've listened to it, I've never thought of it in that way. I've had more goosebumps than I could count, but decipher the meaning? You're way closer than I am!
This is one of those songs you want to hear the studio version first for all the technical mastery. Then you can watch and appreciate a live performance, but you know the layers in your head and get the live performance skill differently.
Never gets old♥️🎶
Part of the impetus for Jimmy Paige was that, when he was younger, he was a session musician and he was always admonished to play at a constant, steady pace. He wanted to change tempo and this song was the vehicle for doing so.
You need to do there Kennedy Center honors with Heart singing this for them it's awesome and will blow your mind with how good it is!!!