Lyrics and questionable accusations of plagiarism notwithstanding, Led Zeppelin's eight-minute-long "Stairway to Heaven" is often called one of the greatest rock songs of all time. So how does a song like that get written? It all started, according to the songwriter, guitarist Jimmy Page, with the idea of a composition that "started with quite a fragile exposed acoustic guitar" and "would keep unfolding to more layers and more moods." And the recorders? Not his idea, he says. He had envisioned electric piano (story, videos):
http://www.openculture.com/2015/01/jimmy-page-tells-the-story-of-stairway-to-heaven.html
"I struggle with some of the lyrics from particular periods of time," singer and lyricist Robert Plant admits. "Maybe I'm still trying to work out what I was talking about. Every other f**ker is." ... 'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siDj-2hYMaQ
OK. Did you know that Pat Boone recorded a version of the song? I believe the mere thought of it falls neatly into the "so bad it's good" category. And the thing is, it's only one of the more than 100 versions listed here:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/05/stairways_to_he.html
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