Music Facts: Stairway to Heaven

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There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook
There's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
It makes me wonder

There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west
and my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
And it makes me wonder

And it's whispered that soon
If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn
For those who stand long
And the forest will echo with laughter

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
And it makes me wonder

Your head is hummin' and it won't go
In case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady can you hear the wind blow
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whisperin' wind

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our souls
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll

And she's buying a stairway to heaven...

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[killie232]

6:03

Not true. He said Achilles Last Stand was his favorite.

[Musicfacts]

@killie232 after looking into it, you might be right o that one. i know i found him saying both but i don't know which is more recent. all the same the point remains the same that it is at least ONE of his favorites.

[7MADY]

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[Musicfacts]

@7MADY you're welcome =)

[YouCantClickMyName]

i like this kind of music

[Musicfacts]

@YouCantClickMyName dont we all! and i have to admit i had to try clicking your name. the temptation was too great

[ELIAXTRO]

If you play Dolly Parton's version backwards ... it sounds like she says, "Here's to my plastic surgeon."

[MsLeen101]

All these urban legends, I think, were just another way to say how aweful our music was, yet, it's some of the best stuff EVER recorded, complete with instumental genius. many things were abstract back then, for those of us with imagination, unlike the "adults " of the day.

[MsLeen101]

well, like I said back when all this playing the song backwards came about, I dont know about all you "grown-ups", but I dont listen to my music backwards. There are/were no record payers that played backwards. We al put the record on, set the needle and relaxed, listening to our music the way it was played and enjoyed it ALL.

[rh1507]

Please forgive me Elvis but Zeppelin were the true kings of Rock & Roll.

[richie8379]

Sorry,I was typing fast and not pay attiention to my writing and grammar.Of course I posted before checking it oh well

[richie8379]

Randy Wolfe (aka) Randy California wrote Taurus when he was only 16 in 1967 for his girlfriend astrological sign is Tauras. When joined Spirit (with his step uncle) they used his song for their first album.In late 1969 when they toured with Led Zeppelin They were they first heard the song.California also played with Jimi Hendrex when they were in the band The Blue Flames.

[timskywalker]

The Mary J Blige Version Blows

[vikingpoet]

#hotsaucemonkey, are you high?.. I've been covering this song for over 15 years, those are not keys..

[HotSauceMonkey]

@vikingpoet I think what you're hearing is a keyboard.

[HotSauceMonkey]

@mentalpatientinwait i think he made a typo. because the first fact he said was it sounded almost indistinguishably similar to the spirit song taurus. he accidentally typed taurus instead of spirit.