STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

Written by: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Run time: 7 minutes 58 seconds Recorded at: Headley Grange, Hampshire; Sunset Sound, LA; Island, London In a nutshell: The big one. The one even non-fans of Zeppelin know, in name if nothing else. An emotional roller-coaster of a track, and a devastating tour de force of light and shade, folk textures and hard rock. Since its release, Stairway has been immortalised by countless imitations, an infamous moment in Wayne’s World, and top spots in more ‘Greatest Songs Ever’ polls than most of us have had hot dinners. There’s also that guitar solo. Noted cover versions by: Dolly Parton (2002), Frank Zappa (1991), Mastodon (2019), Rodrigo Y Gabriela (2006).