When I listened to my favorite radio station do the Top 500 Song countdown every year, over Memorial Day weekend, guess which song ALWAYS was in the #1 position every year......👀
It’s actually still considered the number #1 song, I’ve heard it’s been played more then any other song. I believe every year on Sirius XM classic vinyl top 100 countdown, it always lands in number one spot. Thank you for deciding to listen to Led Zeppelin, all their songs are great, some might not be your favorites but you won’t hate them either. Keep enjoying them, you won’t be sorry.
I have heard this song thousands of times and it is still to my ears one of the best compositions ever written. The fact that it still has this effect on young people discovering it for the first time proves it’s true greatness.
I am now 71 years old and experienced this song when it was first released in 1971, and like everyone in my generation, I can tell you we were as mesmerized by it as much then and you are today. Over the many years since Led Zeppelin produced this epic song, I use to listen to the famous radio personality, Casey Cassin. produce his "Countdown to the 100 best songs of all Time" every Fourth of July weekend and this song was repeatedly , year after year, voted as the number one greatest song of all time. It is truly the greatest rock ballad of all time, and Robert Plant's vocal, Jimmy Page's guitar riff and John Henry Bonham's drum solo are one of the greatest of all time. I am truly thankful that I lived through the greatest period in rock music.
I was in my mid teens in the 70's when Stairway was released with Led Zep 4 album. At the end of my first ever playing of this track I remember sitting there on the floor for about 10 minutes just staring at my record player . Not sitting on the floor much anymore but it still gets me all those years later... Really good and honest review young man , keep it up.
For a young guy you are incredibly perceptive and sensitive, wise beyond your years. Please accept this as a compliment I do not mean to be patronising in any way at all. The way you interpreted the lyrics was wonderful.
52 years ago, when I was about your age, I remember we heard LZ and realized, this band is different to others, they were one of a kind. It still makes me feel the same, 52 years later. It is touching to see it still has that affect on you younger generation. They are timeless. Enjoy them, you will for the rest of your life.
Pink Floyd. Way better for me (music is obviously subjective). LZ had many worse songs that I’d skip over. (Not saying Floyd didn’t put songs out I didn’t like) Myfavorite is Rain Song by LZ. Echoes by Floyd. Both masterpieces.
@@Thomas-we5cy yeah slightly, but LZ and Queen follow close in my personal top 3 My favorites are Battle of evermore and No Quarter live (that middle jam session is absolutely gorgeous)
With all due respect, and this coming from a fellow Pink Floyd fan, LZ is untouchable in every way. Can't listen to Floyd very long as it gets depressing. Zep had so many different genres within their albums so as never to get bored. I grew up with all these fantastic bands. The Beatles, Floyd, Purple... All of them. Zeppelin was the only band that could literally drop my jaw to the floor. Repeatedly. They were THAT good.
"Yes, there are two paths" One is away from music and one is towards it. Stay on the path... BTW, Heart did a famous tribute cover at the Kennedy Center Awards in front of the surviving members of Led Zep. It is worth watching.
Make sure to select the video of KCH that has no intro, just Ann and Nancy walking on stage, that's the longer guitar solo version and others bits, the other vids cut alot and nd we all mention it. 🤷♀️
This was before auto tune and computers. You had to have skills and talent. The mighty Zeppelin there will never be another band like them. BEST BAND EVER!!!
You need to watch the tribute to Led Zep at the Kennedy Center Awards, with HEART singing this to honour Led Zep remaining artists in the house! It will grab at your heart strings 🎸🥁🎸🎹. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦☮️
Watch the whole thing from the Kennedy Centre with Heart, Lenny Kravitz, and others honouring them. Amazing - and I thought nobody could do a LZ song except Robert Plant until that day! Hello from Canada
The live version is great, but I'm glad you got to hear this first. It's great to watch them perform this live but when you hear this version first it make you respect the live version that much more.
Watch the whole movie The Song Remains Same It is as close as you can get to seeing them live today which is the 1973 concerts at MSG that is now 51 years ago that is the only way I got to sorta see them live
I love that if you "listen very hard"😁 you can still hear the squeaking of Jimmy's guitar strings...so glad they didn't "clean" that up...makes it real...
Be further astounded by watching the LIVE version 1973 Madison Square Garden. For those of us who were so fortunate to have attended a Zeppelin concert, "Stairway to Heaven" was more like a spiritual experience. Seriously. Robert Plant's amazing vocals...and Jimmy Page, the BEST guitarist period. I treasure my memories...It makes me smile to know Zeppelin has the same effect on a new generation of fans.
LZ is the best band ever!! No other band comes close. I'm 59 yrs old. I still rock out to LZ!! LED ZEPPELIN is the hammer of the gods!! One of my favorite songs, by LZ, is Kashmir!!
I think "Kashmir" is certainly the *band's* favorite (and mine, as well) but I also know that was due -- at least in part -- to the fact they just got tired of playing "Stairway."
Dude that’s a great analysis of the lyrics…2 paths with one being material and the other being nature…I’d never really thought of it that way before but it makes sense. Great interpretation.
This is by far the greatest Rock Band ever. Start at the beginning of their catalog with led Zeppelin 1 and go all the way through. You will be enlightened and you will never be the same. There has never been four better musicians put together. It's like it was created by the universe itself.
@@BBaldwin I haven't forgotten the Beatles and I definitely give the credit where credit's due but it's like comparing apples and oranges, they were completely different.
@@Thomas-we5cy Pink Floyd is by far the best Concept rock band. And I've been listening to them since their first album. But I also say that there's a lot of stuff that I skip over, in fact only Animals, Dark side of the Moon, Wish you were here, and The Wall, we're the only albums I thought were masterpieces. But I honestly feel like it comes down to personal preference.
You are the very first reactor I've ever seen to pick up on the "two paths" motif in this song, before it's even mentioned in the lyrics. *Very* perceptive of you.. I'm impressed.
I saw Led Zeppelin 4 times, when Jimmy was not drunk they were good !!! Jethro Tull much better than Led Zeppelin, I saw Jethro Tull do the whole Passion Play album not for note- Led Zeppelin could never do that. NEVER !!!! Also they did Thick As a Brick live in a way Jimmy Page wish he could
This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it and I’ve heard it hundreds of times. The vibes packed into this are real. It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what makes it so special.
Yes, music moves you from the inside. Don't get fooled by that stairway. The Piper IS calling you to join him :-) This song will probably remain one of the top 5 songs you will ever hear. Deep message, deep meaning, deep talent and music. I'm so glad you had the chance to hear it.
@@MJEvermore853 recorders plural, probably soprano, alto, tenor, and bass multitracked. The live version is of course recorders sampled on a mellotron ,
From what I've read even the band members had no idea this song would be as big as it was when they recorded it. I think it will still be played far into the future.
Really love that you really loved this song. 50+ years old and people still go crazy for it, that's how good it is. There's so much to it - the composition, how it builds and fills in from the bottom up, and feels like you are climbing - you can find something new and interesting it every time you listen to it and I've probably heard it 200 times. It's like that with most LZ songs, but especially this one.
Can I just say, that I've been listening to this song since the 70s and yet, hearing it with someone's new thoughts and interpretations was so cool. I loved how you listened to it with an open mind and told us what you felt the song was about through your thoughts and your heart. That was cool. Music is it's own language and we ALL speak it💙 thanks for your review of the song! Keep smiling👍🙂🇨🇦
Good to see a young person enjoying it like I did so many years ago. :) If you get the chance, check out these two Zeppelin songs that should always go together "The Song Remains The Same", and "The Rain Song". The live Madison Square Garden version is great...but you should probably listen to the studio version first. The first two songs from the Album "Houses Of The Holy". Cheers.
I THINK I JUST LISTENED TO A TOP 5 SONG OF ALL TIME😲
you did
When I listened to my favorite radio station do the Top 500 Song countdown every year, over Memorial Day weekend, guess which song ALWAYS was in the #1 position every year......👀
Its the number #1 most requested song on radio ever!
It’s actually still considered the number #1 song, I’ve heard it’s been played more then any other song. I believe every year on Sirius XM classic vinyl top 100 countdown, it always lands in number one spot.
Thank you for deciding to listen to Led Zeppelin, all their songs are great, some might not be your favorites but you won’t hate them either. Keep enjoying them, you won’t be sorry.
@@lisarainbow9703I just said top 100, but it may be the top 500, & yes it is always is number one.
I have heard this song thousands of times and it is still to my ears one of the best compositions ever written. The fact that it still has this effect on young people discovering it for the first time proves it’s true greatness.
Same here--and agreed!
Been listening to it, since it came out. Way past a thousand times. And yes, for me the greatest song of all time.
Led Zeppelin does not
plug in to amplifiers
Led Zeppelin
plugs in to your Soul ❤
this song is mystic and magic -you can hear it 100 times and more and still find out s.th. else. So unique!
I am now 71 years old and experienced this song when it was first released in 1971, and like everyone in my generation, I can tell you we were as mesmerized by it as much then and you are today. Over the many years since Led Zeppelin produced this epic song, I use to listen to the famous radio personality, Casey Cassin. produce his "Countdown to the 100 best songs of all Time" every Fourth of July weekend and this song was repeatedly , year after year, voted as the number one greatest song of all time. It is truly the greatest rock ballad of all time, and Robert Plant's vocal, Jimmy Page's guitar riff and John Henry Bonham's drum solo are one of the greatest of all time. I am truly thankful that I lived through the greatest period in rock music.
Casey Kasem.
just turned 70, i am with you.
Me too!
When “Stairway To Heaven” came out in November of 1971 it was immediately a massive worldwide hit.
That's how long, I've been hearing it.
Plus they played the whole thing on am radio. You would never hear such a long recording today.
This song was never released as a single. It was a B side.
Indeed it was ❤❤❤❤
Led Zeppelin is one of the deepest rabbit holes you’ll ever jump into😂🎉❤
God is.
@@Shawney-jf6kc Nope, it's Pink Floyd.
I was in my mid teens in the 70's when Stairway was released with Led Zep 4 album. At the end of my first ever playing of this track I remember sitting there on the floor for about 10 minutes just staring at my record player . Not sitting on the floor much anymore but it still gets me all those years later... Really good and honest review young man , keep it up.
For a young guy you are incredibly perceptive and sensitive, wise beyond your years. Please accept this as a compliment I do not mean to be patronising in any way at all. The way you interpreted the lyrics was wonderful.
52 years ago, when I was about your age, I remember we heard LZ and realized, this band is different to others, they were one of a kind. It still makes me feel the same, 52 years later. It is touching to see it still has that affect on you younger generation. They are timeless. Enjoy them, you will for the rest of your life.
Pink Floyd. Way better for me (music is obviously subjective). LZ had many worse songs that I’d skip over. (Not saying Floyd didn’t put songs out I didn’t like) Myfavorite is Rain Song by LZ. Echoes by Floyd. Both masterpieces.
@@Thomas-we5cy yeah slightly, but LZ and Queen follow close in my personal top 3
My favorites are Battle of evermore and No Quarter live (that middle jam session is absolutely gorgeous)
@@TheMajortom1969
Houses of the Holy is my favorite. No Quarter and The Rain Song.
With all due respect, and this coming from a fellow Pink Floyd fan, LZ is untouchable in every way.
Can't listen to Floyd very long as it gets depressing.
Zep had so many different genres within their albums so as never to get bored.
I grew up with all these fantastic bands. The Beatles, Floyd, Purple... All of them.
Zeppelin was the only band that could literally drop my jaw to the floor. Repeatedly. They were THAT good.
@@MJEvermore853Tuff to say this..Especially compared to some of the LZ albums..from start to end DSOTM might be the best album ever made..
The fact that you called the 2 paths you can go by lyric 4 minutes early...hats off to you. My friend, you are actually a listener. Thank you
Lyrics are my forte too. 🙂
I agree. I relisten to songs often, and you did pick up on lyrics quickly!
"Yes, there are two paths" One is away from music and one is towards it. Stay on the path... BTW, Heart did a famous tribute cover at the Kennedy Center Awards in front of the surviving members of Led Zep. It is worth watching.
Yes so good watch it!!
As is LZ's live from Madison Square Garden!
Watch the FULL VERSION!!
The two paths to get to heaven….or not
Make sure to select the video of KCH that has no intro, just Ann and Nancy walking on stage, that's the longer guitar solo version and others bits, the other vids cut alot and nd we all mention it. 🤷♀️
I'm 70 and I remember this like it was brand new yesterday.
Love your enthusiasm man. It is a joy to see people listen to the old stuff. No one seems to think about making music like this anymore.
Only great music can make me feel like this💪🏽 i appreciate your support
It does my heart good to see young people discovering the amazing music I was fortunate to grow up with!!
This was before auto tune and computers. You had to have skills and talent. The mighty Zeppelin there will never be another band like them. BEST BAND EVER!!!
Zepp probably is the best, but only Van Halen is The Mighty. Rock on!
LZ, VH, AC/DC - the rock Trinity.
Don't get me wrong. Those other bands were great. But Zeppelin transcends greatness.
@@davidfink4963Agree,Seen them live in 77 ,Awsome!!!
@@davidfink4963and the Stones,Beatles,Aerosmith ,Grand Funk ,
I am in my best friend’s basement with few friends , we are all lying down on the floor ,eyes closed listening to this song . We are in 1971
1977 for me.. A year before I got married..
You’re an old soul dude! You get it! You are blessed! Thank you for reviewing this magical song!
He really is. A very evolved young man. ❤
Stairway to Heaven was everywhere in the seventies. It was the theme of my High School Prom.
You need to watch the tribute to Led Zep at the Kennedy Center Awards, with HEART singing this to honour Led Zep remaining artists in the house! It will grab at your heart strings 🎸🥁🎸🎹. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦☮️
Yes!
Watch the longer one.
Nope
Watch the whole thing from the Kennedy Centre with Heart, Lenny Kravitz, and others honouring them. Amazing - and I thought nobody could do a LZ song except Robert Plant until that day! Hello from Canada
2012 Led Zep Honours…amazing.
One of my favs..beauty in motion.
There's Led Zeppelin and there's everybody else! Greatest band to ever take the stage.
This is music from my high school years. I like how you react to the music from my youth.
Must watch the live version. Madison Square Garden, 1973.
Agree 100%
Please!
I hate the live version....lol....Plant ruins it with his stupid "does anybody remember laughter??" line
The live version is great, but I'm glad you got to hear this first. It's great to watch them perform this live but when you hear this version first it make you respect the live version that much more.
Watch the whole movie The Song Remains Same It is as close as you can get to seeing them live today which is the 1973 concerts at MSG that is now 51 years ago that is the only way I got to sorta see them live
fun to watch somebody 35 years my junior discover my favorite song. keep your open mind brother.
“There are two paths you can go by” I think you’re on the right one🥰
I love that if you "listen very hard"😁 you can still hear the squeaking of Jimmy's guitar strings...so glad they didn't "clean" that up...makes it real...
Be further astounded by watching the LIVE version 1973 Madison Square Garden. For those of us who were so fortunate to have attended a Zeppelin concert, "Stairway to Heaven" was more like a spiritual experience. Seriously. Robert Plant's amazing vocals...and Jimmy Page, the BEST guitarist period. I treasure my memories...It makes me smile to know Zeppelin has the same effect on a new generation of fans.
Year after year stairway to heaven has been voted the number one rock and roll song of all time
Very educated young man. Hats off to him. Thank you for being real.
The top rock song of all time ….
When The Levey Breaks, their best Blues ever.
Heart did a great version live at the Kennedy Center, in honor of LZ.
when i was in high school (70-74), we actually had bands play at all the dances. no dj. a real, local band. it was awesome-you'd have loved it!
Also of the same vintage.... best years to have been in high school!
Thats so true. The Guess Who (before they were famous) played at a couple of our high school dances.
I remember. Back in the day when a DJ played records on the radio.
I have heard this sing thousands of time. I was there the very first time it came out so yes I’m an older lady lol thanks here ❤
This is what real music is. I absolutely love seeing young people listening for the first time. Brings back memories ❤️
Kashmir: Live Celebration Day is epic!!! They are in their 60’s. With the passing of the great John Bonham, his son is on drums for this.
I think you are the first young reactor to understand this song as I did. But remember Robert said that this song means what it means to you
LZ is the best band ever!! No other band comes close. I'm 59 yrs old. I still rock out to LZ!! LED ZEPPELIN is the hammer of the gods!! One of my favorite songs, by LZ, is Kashmir!!
It' s true. Starway to heaven,the greatest rock song all time😊
Greatest song ever as voted over the years in many polls. This song is timeless and flawless.
Madison Square Garden 1973 !!!! Live
The greatest classic rock song
The members of the band will say Kashmir is their best song. 2012 Celebration Day is EPIC!
I love custard pie
Actually 2007……..released in 2012 , but performed in 2007
I think "Kashmir" is certainly the *band's* favorite (and mine, as well) but I also know that was due -- at least in part -- to the fact they just got tired of playing "Stairway."
Kashmir is definitely one of their best songs
@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 Yep, just trying to make it easier for him to find.
You called the "two paths" idea, before the lyrics even mentioned it directly!!
Very impressive 😊
Dude that’s a great analysis of the lyrics…2 paths with one being material and the other being nature…I’d never really thought of it that way before but it makes sense. Great interpretation.
Life is divided into two parts, one before and one after having heard this song for the first time.
This is by far the greatest Rock Band ever. Start at the beginning of their catalog with led Zeppelin 1 and go all the way through. You will be enlightened and you will never be the same. There has never been four better musicians put together. It's like it was created by the universe itself.
Well, I’ve been a huge Zep -head since 1985, but let’s not forget the Beatles.
@@BBaldwin I haven't forgotten the Beatles and I definitely give the credit where credit's due but it's like comparing apples and oranges, they were completely different.
@@BBaldwinBeatles are song writers, but zep is a better band. Zep could play Beatles, Beatles could not play zep.
Huge Zep fan here, but I think the Floyd are better. So many good songs by Zep, but so many songs I skip over.
@@Thomas-we5cy Pink Floyd is by far the best Concept rock band. And I've been listening to them since their first album. But I also say that there's a lot of stuff that I skip over, in fact only Animals, Dark side of the Moon, Wish you were here, and The Wall, we're the only albums I thought were masterpieces. But I honestly feel like it comes down to personal preference.
Now imagine sitting in an arena with 20000 plus of your new best friends and the high of just being with everyone. Powerful experience.
Your reaction is better than mine was 50 years ago, I'm still trying to pick my jaw off the ground😂😂☘️💃💃
Yes very soulful track .❤
You should really listen to this song LIVE.
Over 50 years old... and NEVER gets old. In concert (back then) was AWESOME, no one could be as great.
Love seeing a young man loving an old man's music. Much respect
You are the very first reactor I've ever seen to pick up on the "two paths" motif in this song, before it's even mentioned in the lyrics.
*Very* perceptive of you.. I'm impressed.
While there are young people like you we still have hope. Thanks and God Bless!
Should have reviewed the Live version at Madison Square Garden. What an experience!
Truly the greatest band ever.
Your a wise young lad,good luck
So good to hear a young fella like you appreciate the talent these guys had actually playing instruments, no auto tune etc just pure talent
Every song is open to interpretation. When I listen to it, I hear an esoteric journey of the soul on the path to enlightenment.
A path to eternal life if you make it.
Yes bro different kinds of music effect your soul
Bro, this is a rock-n-roll Hall of Fame masterpiece.
i was 8 in 1975 when i heard this song for the first time. I was instantly hooked and have been a life long Zeppelin fan.
Now you must go watch this live at Madison square garden 1973,it will blow your socks off! 😊
I saw Led Zeppelin 4 times, when Jimmy was not drunk they were good !!! Jethro Tull much better than Led Zeppelin, I saw Jethro Tull do the whole Passion Play album not for note- Led Zeppelin could never do that. NEVER !!!! Also they did Thick As a Brick live in a way Jimmy Page wish he could
Best damn song ever.
the guitar solo 🔥 make music great again
I’ve only watched to 2 of your reactions so far but I know you get it man. In both songs you nailed it and most don’t. Nice job.
This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it and I’ve heard it hundreds of times. The vibes packed into this are real. It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what makes it so special.
Yes, music moves you from the inside. Don't get fooled by that stairway. The Piper IS calling you to join him :-) This song will probably remain one of the top 5 songs you will ever hear. Deep message, deep meaning, deep talent and music. I'm so glad you had the chance to hear it.
There are no bad Zep songs, just different levels of greatness.
This song awake your soul......and that’s the reason for gosse bumps....
You must watch the live version
Well reacted young man. 👍😎
It is the greatest song by the greatest band. Watch it live c at msg in 1973!!
i am 75 now and this is in the top 5 of my life ?
Real nice job. I'm 67.
That “flute” is John Paul Jones on the keys whether it’s the mellotron, piano or organ he had it covered.
The studio version JPJ is playing a Recorder
Yep, although I think JP had that covered as well.
@@willyroussel3563 Yep, the compilation of sheet music they released of their first four albums calls for a recorder or "English flute".
Yep, on the studio version, JPJ whips out a recorder.
@@MJEvermore853 recorders plural, probably soprano, alto, tenor, and bass multitracked. The live version is of course recorders sampled on a mellotron ,
From what I've read even the band members had no idea this song would be as big as it was when they recorded it. I think it will still be played far into the future.
Kid, you've got great taste. 👍☺️
You smile at all the right parts!
Subbed on your reaction to this song alone.
🤗 That was fun! 🥰🐰
The GOAT. 💥💥💥👍
Their rabbit hole is deep,,,,enjoy the ride. 😎
Stay honest young man, it comes thru! Enjoy your journey! 👍✌️
You need to listen to the live version....Madison Square Garden....to truly appreciate.
Yes. 💯
You gotta see some of these bands live performances. Its truly incredible.
Really love that you really loved this song. 50+ years old and people still go crazy for it, that's how good it is. There's so much to it - the composition, how it builds and fills in from the bottom up, and feels like you are climbing - you can find something new and interesting it every time you listen to it and I've probably heard it 200 times. It's like that with most LZ songs, but especially this one.
Widely considered the best rock and roll ever written.
Can I just say, that I've been listening to this song since the 70s and yet, hearing it with someone's new thoughts and interpretations was so cool. I loved how you listened to it with an open mind and told us what you felt the song was about through your thoughts and your heart. That was cool. Music is it's own language and we ALL speak it💙 thanks for your review of the song! Keep smiling👍🙂🇨🇦
💯!!!
The song has many layers to the buildup
I saw Led zeppelin live in 79 at Knebworth park in England, Suggestion, a song like this should be listned in one take, cool reaction.
Yes yes yes my Friend ..,.,you absolutely NAILED IT .... the meaning, feeling and greatness of this song, band and era. Good Job
You got it! Heard Zepplin do this live in a stadium concert in '71...talk about chills. I listen to it once a week still and the chills still happen!
Good to see a young person enjoying it like I did so many years ago. :) If you get the chance, check out these two Zeppelin songs that should always go together "The Song Remains The Same", and "The Rain Song". The live Madison Square Garden version is great...but you should probably listen to the studio version first. The first two songs from the Album "Houses Of The Holy".
Cheers.
Still sounds great!
Listed to it live
You know the music hits when you close your eyes and let the music touch your soul ❤
YAY YAY YAY!!! Sooo **Excited** to see this one Weeeee ha **Luvit** Oook goin in...
Same bro. Led Zep always be in my top five.
Now black sabbath 😂
Stairway was never my favorite Zeppelin song but I have found a new appreciation for it watching reaction videos to it. Great reaction.