One of Led Zeppelin’s most famous songs is “Stairway to Heaven,” but Robert Plant admitted he wasn’t sure if people ever understood it. Though the band has faced accusations of plagiarism over the song, they believe it is a quintessential representation of who they were as a group. It’s interesting, then, that Plant isn’t sure if people got the point of the song. Given its popularity and cultural legacy, though, does this matter?

Robert Plant recalled writing ‘Stairway to Heaven’ with Jimmy Page
“Stairway to Heaven” was the subject of a copyright infringement case, prompting Plant to defend himself and co-writer Jimmy Page by sharing the story of how they wrote it. Page was playing the opening notes to the song, which inspired Plant to write lyrics.
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