The legendary guitarist Jimmy Page sat with BBC News in 2014 to talk about how the seminal Led Zeppelin hit “Stairway to Heaven” was written as he listened to it on a record player next to him.
Page spared no detail about the song, giving fellow band members Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and all others involved in the production credit where it was due.
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.
Robert Plant shares his thoughts on the fan favorite ?Led Zeppeling? track “Stairway to Heaven,” why “Kashmir” holds a special place in his heart,” the personal tragedy that inspired “All My Love,” and more on The Big Interview.
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
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Farmer Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík of Farm Life Iceland shared the beautiful story of Sunna, a rescued lamb who didn’t take her first steps after she was born. Pálína saw that she was being ignored by her mother, so she stepped in to ensure that the little lamb survived. Sunna not only survived but thrive and she soon began acting more like a dog, greeting Pálína and her partner Maria wherever they were and demanding to be pet, scratched and hugged.
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