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JIMMY PAGE CREATES A CHORDJIMMY PAGE CREATES A CHORDPROGRESSION TRACK AT BRON-Y-AUR PROGRESSION TRACK AT BRON-Y-AUR COTTAGE HOPING THAT THE BAND COTTAGE HOPING THAT THE BAND COULD USE IT ON THEIR FOURTH COULD USE IT ON THEIR FOURTH ALBUM.ALBUM.

HE PRESENTS IT TO THE BAND’S LEAD HE PRESENTS IT TO THE BAND’S LEAD SINGER.SINGER.

ROBERT PLANT WRITES THE LYRICSROBERT PLANT WRITES THE LYRICSIN FRONT OF A LOG FIRE AND SOON IN FRONT OF A LOG FIRE AND SOON AFTER, THE SONG IS BORN.AFTER, THE SONG IS BORN.

•DECEMBER 1970, THE SONGBEGAN TO BE RECORDED RATHER QUICKLY AT ISLANDSTUDIOS IN LONDON.

•THE ONLY THING LEFT WAS JIMMY PAGE’S GUITAR SOLO.

•HE USED HISFENDER TELECASTERTO RECORD IN THESTUDIO.

FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES, PAGE USED HIS FAMOUS FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES, PAGE USED HIS FAMOUS DOUBLE - NECKED GIBSON GUITAR.DOUBLE - NECKED GIBSON GUITAR.

THE SOLO LASTED 50 SECONDS.THE SOLO LASTED 50 SECONDS.

HE DID NOT ACTUALLY HE DID NOT ACTUALLY RECORD THE SOLO ALL AT RECORD THE SOLO ALL AT ONCE. IT WAS PIECED TOGETHER ONCE. IT WAS PIECED TOGETHER AFTER SEVERAL TAKES.AFTER SEVERAL TAKES.

THE SONG WAS FINISHED AT HEADLEY THE SONG WAS FINISHED AT HEADLEY GRANGE STUDIOS IN HAMPSHIRE.GRANGE STUDIOS IN HAMPSHIRE.

IT WAS RELEASED ON ZEPPELIN’S IT WAS RELEASED ON ZEPPELIN’S FOURTH ALBUM ON NOVEMBER 8,1971FOURTH ALBUM ON NOVEMBER 8,1971..

PAGE’S GUITAR SOLO BECAME “ ONE OFPAGE’S GUITAR SOLO BECAME “ ONE OFTHE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED PIECES OF THE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED PIECES OF GUITAR MUSIC EVER WRITTEN.”GUITAR MUSIC EVER WRITTEN.”

•STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS FIRST STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS FIRST PLAYED AT ULSTER HALL.PLAYED AT ULSTER HALL.

•IT DID NOT APPEAL TO THE IT DID NOT APPEAL TO THE AUDIENCE AT FIRST.AUDIENCE AT FIRST.

•AMIDST STAIRWAY’S GROWING POPULARITY, IT STIRRED MANY CONTROVERSIES AS WELL.

•MANY BELIEVED THAT PLANT’S LYRIC’S SUGGESTED SATANIC MESSAGES.

THE SONG IS…THE SONG IS… “ “ ABOUT ABOUT A WOMAN WHO A WOMAN WHO ACCUMULATES ACCUMULATES MONEY BUT FINDS MONEY BUT FINDS OUT THE HARD OUT THE HARD WAY THAT HER LIFE WAY THAT HER LIFE HAD NO MEANING &HAD NO MEANING & WILL NOT GET HER WILL NOT GET HER INTO HEAVEN.”INTO HEAVEN.”

THE 8 MINUTE AND 3 SECOND SONG HAD OVER ALL WON THE THE 8 MINUTE AND 3 SECOND SONG HAD OVER ALL WON THE ATTENTION OF ALL PEOPLE BOTH FANS AND NON FANS! ATTENTION OF ALL PEOPLE BOTH FANS AND NON FANS!

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS WIDELY KNOWN TO BE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS WIDELY KNOWN TO BE THE MOST PLAYED TRACK ON AMERICA F.M. THE MOST PLAYED TRACK ON AMERICA F.M. RADIO TODAY.RADIO TODAY.

IT PLAYS 4,203 TIMES PER YEARIT PLAYS 4,203 TIMES PER YEAR..

*LED ZEPPELIN IV HITS NUMBER 1IN UK CHARTS.

*IT REACHES NUMBER 2 IN AMERICA.

*IT WAS HIGHLY INFLUENCED BY J.R.R. TOLKEIN’S, THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

“ “NO BAND SHOULD EVER TRY TO COVER NO BAND SHOULD EVER TRY TO COVER THE SONG BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST SOUNDTHE SONG BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST SOUND

RIDICULOUS.”RIDICULOUS.” - DAVE GROHL(Foo Fighters)- DAVE GROHL(Foo Fighters)