Ha! Actually I do remember a radio station in Tampa in the 80’s who as a joke marketed their station as “Stairway to Heaven, ALL DAY EVERYDAY 24/7” So, you’re right, FM radio played it to death for years and years!!!!!
As a teenager in the 70s, I completely took for granted the amazing music that I heard on the radio every single day. Looking back I feel so extremely blessed to have lived in the greatest period of music ever.
As a teenager in the 70s, every house party (ALWAYS parents away somewhere, NOT hosting!! LOL) you knew when the kid hosting the party was saying it was time to go... because they put on Stairway To Heaven. That was the end of the night song. Man, we had such great original music to be a teenager to..... damn.
yes, but to be honest, there was still some ghastly music too - but that was partially because all sorts of bands and groups were producing all sorts of music, the music THEY wanted to play, and the labels were a bit more prepreded to experiment with who they backed.
As someone who was a teenager in the early 2000's, I have often dreamed of your experience! What a fun daydream, to imagen the cool muscle cars and long hair! Oh, and of course the MUSIC! I'm jealous!!
Fun fact: Zeppelin were one of the pioneers of studio overdubs. Page recorded upwards of 12 guitar tracks for some songs, so the fact they could play most of their music live and sound anything like the record at all was kind of a miracle.
Welcome to my world man I really dig your station and your reactions. You’re a young man. I grew up with this Led Zeppelin, Doobie Brothers, Elvis all of them 60s and 70s rock thanks for all you do man I really enjoy the channel.
I agree completely. Nothing against other reactors. But to react to this classic song SONICALLY is brilliant. And not many reactors, if any, have done that.
@@dinastanford7779 Sorry for the egregious delay in responding...I have no excuse. I just don't open my eyes to notice the red dot telling me to look at the msgs/notifications. Sorryy 'bout that. 😕 I am SO SO SO jealous. To have seen them live would have been the pinnacle of my rock experiences. You are so blessed!! 🙂 I know it's asking the impossible, but, what is your favorite Zep tune? Studio only. What song could you not leave behind if you were stranded in outerspace?
@@dinastanford7779 Yes. I agree. It HAS to be Stairway. The genius of the composition and the way it evolves and transforms into an explosive opening of the gates...A close second for me would be Ramble On, if only because of its reference and tribute to Tolkien. I like the calm demeanor there too. if I were staring out at the stars knowing that soon I'd die, I would want to hear Ramble On as I slowly die of oxygen loss. I know it sounds utterly macabre, but I had to turn off my dad's life support and stood there and watched him slowly fade, and he was okay with the whole thing. He couldn't speak because they had those tubes in his throat and tummy, but we spoke without words, and he calmness and peace with all sticks with me, even now 34 years later. And, being 'lost' in space knowing that there was no hope, and that it was inevitable, I'd find that same peace and resolution. Stairway gives us the peace, but also then erupts into a celebratory romp and chaos as the new beginning is ushered in. That's why it is the masterpiece that it is. Thanks for sharing, Dina. 🙂
Am I the only one who gets excited with him, shouting at the screen. .. dude just wait! 😂 Omg what joy you bring with your reactions.. but when you get blown away like with the It's still going up! It's still going up! And we're here going wait to Robert comes back in!.... man... you exude your excitement so incredibly strong... we can feel it on the other side of the screen. You are a spark of light! ❤
LOL. The race is on. But, to truly appreciate life, you have to get out of your car and WALK down the sidewalk and meet and greet the people you share this blessing of a life with. You have to pause and kneel down and look deep into flower and see the delicate abundance of color(s), texture(s), and life that the flower dis-plays and plays host to. Hey @daniel, if you haven't already: give a listen to Nat King Cole's "Stardust". I think you'd like it. It's a different vibe, as if we are not running up the stairway but only casually ascending while taking in the sights/smells/sounds/senses.
Even if you get sick of the song from listening fatigue (yes, it even happens to Zep fans), you will eventually come back for more, decade after decade after decade.
Absolutely Brilliant song. I get chills. Want to cry it’s such a beautiful song and a reminder of my youth. (68 now) We were so blessed to live in this time.
At 72 years old I've loved and listened to this song for most of my life. Seeing it through your unique perspective was amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience,!
Jimmy Page is a studio wizard, in the studio version he can multi-track the guitar(s). He once claimed he wanted an "army of guitars" for his songs, while this is the "best" he came closest to his dream of an "army" in Kashmir and Achilles Last Stand. As great as Zeppelin was live, and they were great no doubt, to really appreciate their full artistry you have to hear the studio versions.
I've heard this song 8956 times since the 1970's, and not once did I realize that the song itself is constructed like a stairway. You caught that on the first listen. Hats off to you! 🤠
That's only 169 times per year and only 3 times per week. I have been listening to Rock/Classic Rock radio since 1976 and had the radio on at work and after work, at home, and sometimes hear 2 times in a day. That means I have heard this easily, 12,000 times.
@@bnparts90 I forgot to mention that I listened to the Dolly Parton version another 3100 times, which pushes my number to 12,056 times. (Yes, there is a Dolly Parton version. 😂 Very different from the original, of course, but still pretty good, imho.)
A subscriber funded radio station in California, was asking for 10dollar donations to play stairway to heaven. Robert Plant rang the station to say if they don't play it he will give them 10,000 dollars not to play it! He drove many miles to deliver cash and told them that they could not play it until someone gave 10,001 dollars. When asked why he said he i😮
Your reaction is the real deal. THIS song has always been considered as one of the top 3 rock songs ever in the rock & roll 500. It's just magical... and like you said... It just builds to the end.
Led Zeppelin wanted the audience to listen to the songs on the whole album. It is the best experience. Take some time one day to just play a whole album to feel how each song builds towards the whole.
You really have to listen to Heart's version played at the Kennedy Center. They even had a choir. And the drummers son was playing. Robert Plant was brought to tears.
Back when we were young teenagers, we all kept a little battery-operated transistor radio on our nightstands and would listen to the radio for as long as we could before going to sleep. Every teenager waited for the DJ to play this song. This was the version we all heard on the radio. And every DJ was so tired of hearing it that they HATED this song! It was quite overplayed, because all the teenagers were calling the radio stations asking them to play it all the time. Now, when are you going to do some Deep Purple? Start with "Smoke on the Water", which is as iconic of a '70s rock song as this one. That song starts with the guitar riff that every teenager who picked up a guitar learned to play first.
I started playing guitar as a teenager--and DARED to play Stairway to Heaven in the "No Stairway to Heaven" zone of a music store! And yes, I played Smoke on the Water and Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull. 😂 Those were the days...🥲
I used to lay in bed with it tucked under my ear as my sister would complain about it being too loud. I loved my little transistor!! I could listen to all of the rock music that I wanted instead of mum’s bloody opera 😂
I met my future wife in middle school. We danced to this song at the last dance of the 8th grade. My family moved away from there in 1979. We reconnected in 2014 and just celebrated our 9th anniversary. Stairway to Heaven will always hold a special place in my heart.
There's a big reason why 'Stairway to Heaven' is the #1 song on rock radio of all time and is still being played on classic rock and modern rock stations... It inspired almost every single rock/ metal band that came after... Even Elvis Presley had heard it and loved the song because his daughter Lisa Marie Presley was a Led Zeppelin fan. The members of Led Zeppelin were huge Elvis fans and were invited to Graceland to meet 'the King'... and they got along very well, apparently... Robert Plant was in heaven meeting his idol. They were devastated when Elvis died in 1977 in what was a terrible year for Led Zeppelin...
BP - you got it and you don't even smoke. Lol I'm so happy you enjoyed this. It's ingrained in our teen-hood. I think we all can see what was happening in our past. Sitting on car hoods, listening to great music with friends..
This is one of those songs you want to hear the studio version first for all the technical mastery. Then you can watch and appreciate a live performance, but you know the layers in your head and get the live performance skill differently.
Back when music wasn’t so much made on a computer, full of all its perfect flaws, skill & artistic love instead of it having digitally enhanced mid range & all this pitch perfecting voicing tools at our disposal… You really have to appreciate it. This is real rock n roll
Stairway to Heaven 1971... journey of the spirit after death!! THE 70s indeed an unmatched music era... BEST decade for popular music, it's influence on modern music gave birth to many new & cool genres!! WOW!! Time flies.
Live versions of songs are great but, the studio versions are what we all remember hearing first and they are the foundation for the live performance. I will take the studio version over the live every time.
@@lindalou6105indeed. A couple Springsteen songs, The Flood, spirits in the night are WAY better in the live at Hammersmith version than the studio version, cheap trick is much better live, Peter Frampton is better live. But this, I think, is better as the studio version.
Part of the impetus for Jimmy Paige was that, when he was younger, he was a session musician and he was always admonished to play at a constant, steady pace. He wanted to change tempo and this song was the vehicle for doing so.
This is cool… I remember watching your other reaction and thinking “ oh man, I wish he picked the studio version”. So yay to whoever put it into writing!👍🏼💜
The greatest rock song ever written! Over 50 yrs old & still no one has done it better - Led Zeppelin from East London, mind blowing talents & yes exactly, a crescendo all the way into heaven!
You know, what brother this is why you’re my favorite reactor because I like what you have to say, and even though I’m a little bit older than you, I consider myself some kind of music connoisseur I know a lot about nothing and that song is an absolute masterpiece I must’ve heard that song million times But I never looked at that song the way you just did you made me appreciate that much more. Thank you.
Greatest Rock and Roll band of all time. Greatest front man, greatest drummer, one of the greatest guitarist last, one of the greatest bassists and keyboardists. 100 of 100. The best. These four dudes are perfection.
Led Zeppelin. They were in a class of their own. Once you've heard their music, you recognize it every time. One of the few bands that I never have to be in a particular mood to fully enjoy. Anytime is great time for some Led Zep.
The ascension on a stairway analogy with the musical build up is a great take away. As a young kid first hearing this in the 70's I never realized how deep it really was.
Your absolutely right, it IS like a stairway. In the decades I've listened to it, I've never thought of it in that way. I've had more goosebumps than I could count, but decipher the meaning? You're way closer than I am!
Awesome that you went back to listen to the original recording. Too many reactors who make the mistake of starting with the live version (and then Heart's cover version) never go back to hear the original masterpiece. In the future, I would highly recommend always listening to the original studio recordings of Led Zeppelin first (don't pay attention to the naysayers in the comment section). Also, I recommend listening to the original studio recording of the song "Since I've Been Loving You" next. It will touch your soul! So much better that the MSG version which is always so highly touted by those in the comment section. Peace .
Honestly never noticed that. You have to be right. There is no way its not that. You def nailed that. I agree. Totally ascends the whole time. I just always get lost in it snd never thought about that. Wow good job
There’s so many great songs by Led Zeppelin, highly recommend seeing & or listen to so many more. I personally love the live at MSG (1973) more, maybe because for decades I only heard the studio. I saw their movie back when it came out, so hadn’t remembered much, until I rewatched it on TH-cam. Thank you again for your reaction, PLEASE more Led Zeppelin.
One of my favorite songs from my teenage years still love it. Never really analyzed it just enjoyed it. The music in the 70s was the best, great to see someone younger discovering and enjoying it.
I've commented before ,having followed Led Zeppelin since I bought their 1st album when it was released over 50 yrs ago and every album there after suffice to say i know every song , lyrics even most guitar parts ,drums ,little changes ,when they occur ,etc, etc...big fan always have been and still am. I've also seen them live. They were a group who toured constantly, worked like crazy and partied just as crazy....their live performances weren't always the best because of the road lifestyle and the toll it took. Their albums are magic ,works of art and in my opinion BP is what you should focus on. I know from watching your show you prefer live performances but there aren't many filmed of Led Zeps concerts. Play more of their music and just listen ☮️
So glad you listened to this version. Live ones were tough back then. They were on lots of drugs during their concerts. So were the attendees. One of my all time favorites that never gets old. ❤
You nailed it on the first try, this son hit when I was in grade school and I have listened to a thousand times (in the last 2 years alone) it is permanent play list (it will with others be played at my funeral).
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Your analogy just blew me away. Never thought of this song like a stairway.
I agree! Great analogy!!
It's literally in the name of the song though lol
@OwiggumX but he's talking about the actual instruments building. I hadn't thought of the instruments building that way.
@@reneelee8870 me neither. That was really thought provoking.
Agree. I heard this song hundreds of times and never thought of it that way. Great job BP
I've listened to this song for over 50 years, and it still gives me chills.
me too
@@starlaryer4165, and me as well.
Me too!
Same. Still hits me as hard as the first time I heard it as a teenager in the '70's.
Agree near 4 decades for me
This is by far the best reaction I've witnessed. This is music. Awesome bro.
The gretatest song ever written, my teens were built on this stuff, your best reaction yet...nice one
When I listen to Led Zeppelin so do my neighbors. I'm 72 and they are part of my life's sound track.
Lol...when my husband listens to all his favorite rock and roll songs from the past, so do our neighbors. 😂
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT…. when someone hears this version for the very first time! Think what it felt like when WE hear it for the first time in 1971!,,,
True, but I remember it being overplayed on FM radio to the point where one would say, enough already.
Ha! Actually I do remember a radio station in Tampa in the 80’s who as a joke marketed their station as “Stairway to Heaven, ALL DAY EVERYDAY 24/7” So, you’re right, FM radio played it to death for years and years!!!!!
Truly one of the greatest songs of ALL TIME!
As a teenager in the 70s, I completely took for granted the amazing music that I heard on the radio every single day. Looking back I feel so extremely blessed to have lived in the greatest period of music ever.
Totally agree. We had no idea how good we had it - constant amazing songs coming out. Now that we don't have that, we realize now how blessed we were!
As a teenager in the 70s, every house party (ALWAYS parents away somewhere, NOT hosting!! LOL) you knew when the kid hosting the party was saying it was time to go... because they put on Stairway To Heaven. That was the end of the night song. Man, we had such great original music to be a teenager to..... damn.
Blessed beyond measure
yes, but to be honest, there was still some ghastly music too - but that was partially because all sorts of bands and groups were producing all sorts of music, the music THEY wanted to play, and the labels were a bit more prepreded to experiment with who they backed.
As someone who was a teenager in the early 2000's, I have often dreamed of your experience! What a fun daydream, to imagen the cool muscle cars and long hair! Oh, and of course the MUSIC! I'm jealous!!
Truly, one of the most beautiful songs ever written
Ehhhhhh…..is it?
@@stevenpiccirillo7825 ofc it is
it was stolen from torus. so I don't find it to be that special. buts till a great sounding song.
hater gonna hate. its just a seconds worth of note. the rest of the song is bands creation lol. @@wishtheyunderstoodme
Instantly takes me back to every school dance in the early 70s...so in my musical DNA
Came here to say this. And you never knew whether to keep slow dancing, start to fast dance, or just walk away.
Another great story by Zepplin is Kashmir.
Studio version though
Kashmir ist awesome.
I have always felt Kashmir should have had the same level of "success" as Stairway.
@@dwilson21267 I totally agree. I'm not sure which I like better SWTH or Kashmir
@@OutsideTheBoxAZ I'm in the same boat.
Regularly voted number 1 Rock song of all time ...
As it should be.
I always thought Whole Lotta Lovin was better. IMO But Stair way ain't bad.
@@glennsmith8390Nooooo... If anything When the Levee Breaks can compete with Stairway to Heaven
@@glennsmith8390 Nah, Stairway followed by Freebird.
I never asked anyone but what came to mind the first time heard it was heroine addiction.
And this is how we heard it on the radio, back in the day. No visuals just music.
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all the visuals were in individuals minds .....
some music is just better that way ..... records or radio only , sweet memories of a long lost era
yes! our youth has no clue about that
Yes, there is a live version which equals this one. Kennedy Center, LZ recieving wonderful tribute.
@@edvinlaine he mentions that he has heard and seen that
Fun fact: Zeppelin were one of the pioneers of studio overdubs. Page recorded upwards of 12 guitar tracks for some songs, so the fact they could play most of their music live and sound anything like the record at all was kind of a miracle.
Studio is best version of this track. Thank you for going full circle and doing this one.
I agree
The best live one is 1973 at msg
Welcome to my world man I really dig your station and your reactions. You’re a young man. I grew up with this Led Zeppelin, Doobie Brothers, Elvis all of them 60s and 70s rock thanks for all you do man I really enjoy the channel.
Out of all the reaction videos I watched to this son you are the only person who noticed the song of the sound actually going up a flight of stairs
I agree completely. Nothing against other reactors. But to react to this classic song SONICALLY is brilliant. And not many reactors, if any, have done that.
The drums don't even kick in until half way through!
This was played in so many teenager's bedroom with volume at max. This was crafted not manufactured
...dina...I STILL play this at MAX. LOL. And 'crafted' is the absolutely perfect word to describe it's inception.
@TheVGP-yessiree I saw Led Zeppelin live at Knebworth. An experience including getting an empty beer can thrown at back of head!
@@dinastanford7779 Sorry for the egregious delay in responding...I have no excuse. I just don't open my eyes to notice the red dot telling me to look at the msgs/notifications. Sorryy 'bout that. 😕
I am SO SO SO jealous. To have seen them live would have been the pinnacle of my rock experiences. You are so blessed!! 🙂
I know it's asking the impossible, but, what is your favorite Zep tune? Studio only. What song could you not leave behind if you were stranded in outerspace?
@@TheVGP-yessiree has to be stairway
@@dinastanford7779 Yes. I agree. It HAS to be Stairway. The genius of the composition and the way it evolves and transforms into an explosive opening of the gates...A close second for me would be Ramble On, if only because of its reference and tribute to Tolkien. I like the calm demeanor there too. if I were staring out at the stars knowing that soon I'd die, I would want to hear Ramble On as I slowly die of oxygen loss. I know it sounds utterly macabre, but I had to turn off my dad's life support and stood there and watched him slowly fade, and he was okay with the whole thing. He couldn't speak because they had those tubes in his throat and tummy, but we spoke without words, and he calmness and peace with all sticks with me, even now 34 years later. And, being 'lost' in space knowing that there was no hope, and that it was inevitable, I'd find that same peace and resolution. Stairway gives us the peace, but also then erupts into a celebratory romp and chaos as the new beginning is ushered in. That's why it is the masterpiece that it is. Thanks for sharing, Dina. 🙂
Page's production values were impeccable.
Am I the only one who gets excited with him, shouting at the screen. .. dude just wait! 😂
Omg what joy you bring with your reactions.. but when you get blown away like with the It's still going up! It's still going up! And we're here going wait to Robert comes back in!.... man... you exude your excitement so incredibly strong... we can feel it on the other side of the screen.
You are a spark of light! ❤
I’m so glad you took our advice!
Isn’t it amazing that there’s only a Stairway the Heaven 🙏
But there’s a Highway to Hell 🔥
😂
There's still time to change the road your on. Change it today.
Tells you something about the expected traffic.
LOL. The race is on. But, to truly appreciate life, you have to get out of your car and WALK down the sidewalk and meet and greet the people you share this blessing of a life with. You have to pause and kneel down and look deep into flower and see the delicate abundance of color(s), texture(s), and life that the flower dis-plays and plays host to. Hey @daniel, if you haven't already: give a listen to Nat King Cole's "Stardust". I think you'd like it. It's a different vibe, as if we are not running up the stairway but only casually ascending while taking in the sights/smells/sounds/senses.
you are correct. constant building crescendo throughout the song. so rare, and incredibly difficult to pull off. its what makes this song so special
A hundred years from now this song will still be remembered. The crap that is out there today will long be forgotten.
Most forgotten within months if not weeks.
Always the last song played at school dances.
I agree
Even if you get sick of the song from listening fatigue (yes, it even happens to Zep fans), you will eventually come back for more, decade after decade after decade.
There's a LOT out there that ISN'T crap!
I grew up with Zeppelin, and am one of those rare people who will always take their studio versions over the live versions
don't think you are that rare. I have hardly heard a live LZ performance that I liked period, much less liked less than the studio version.
The Heart cover is well done & beautiful. But, NOBODY does it like Led Zeppelin.
Agree 1000%!! Led Zeppelin has been my favorite grp over 50 plus years.
Oh but it was right up there for a woman!
Not just a woman Anne & Nancy !! @@michaelasay8587
They butchered the song, leaving out 44 seconds, including an entire verse. smfh
@@Cosmo-Kramerthey had to for time at a tribute. It was appropriate for what it was.
Absolutely Brilliant song. I get chills. Want to cry it’s such a beautiful song and a reminder of my youth.
(68 now) We were so blessed to live in this time.
I'm 65...we were blessed!
Very true.
Same. ❤❤❤@@juliemanarin4127
At 72 years old I've loved and listened to this song for most of my life. Seeing it through your unique perspective was amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience,!
This is just the greatest piece of music I've ever listened to!
I agree!!!
@Kev, do try a moment of Scherezade. A truly moving comp. Close your eyes as it takes you where Jimmy and John and John and Robert take you here.
The forbidden song in guitar centers .... do not no why because this is so good
Their production was always a step above the rest. Zeppelin always dominates.
The great Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest rock bands ever!
Jimmy Page is a studio wizard, in the studio version he can multi-track the guitar(s). He once claimed he wanted an "army of guitars" for his songs, while this is the "best" he came closest to his dream of an "army" in Kashmir and Achilles Last Stand. As great as Zeppelin was live, and they were great no doubt, to really appreciate their full artistry you have to hear the studio versions.
Whole lotta love another great song 💓
There's a reason it's regarded as the greatest rock song ever recorded.
@froztrazor 🙂 But Gollum and the Evil One, crept up and slipped away with her.
Those comments about listening to just the audio are spot on!
Heard this song hundreds of times. Never gets old, never.
Led Zeppelin never disappoints.
I've heard this song 8956 times since the 1970's, and not once did I realize that the song itself is constructed like a stairway. You caught that on the first listen. Hats off to you! 🤠
😂😂 8956 times! Right? 😂😂 Thanks for that giggle
That's only 169 times per year and only 3 times per week. I have been listening to Rock/Classic Rock radio since 1976 and had the radio on at work and after work, at home, and sometimes hear 2 times in a day. That means I have heard this easily, 12,000 times.
@@bnparts90 I forgot to mention that I listened to the Dolly Parton version another 3100 times, which pushes my number to 12,056 times. (Yes, there is a Dolly Parton version. 😂 Very different from the original, of course, but still pretty good, imho.)
There's a video of Jimmy explaining how this song was made!
I remember them saying on the radio, when I was a kid, that this was the most requested song in America for a full ten year period.
A subscriber funded radio station in California, was asking for 10dollar donations to play stairway to heaven. Robert Plant rang the station to say if they don't play it he will give them 10,000 dollars not to play it! He drove many miles to deliver cash and told them that they could not play it until someone gave 10,001 dollars. When asked why he said he i😮
When asked why he said he was sick of it! He said it was a load of shit, they must have been on acid when it was written
@@stevestacey5272 He is definitely tired of the song.
Your reaction is the real deal. THIS song has always been considered as one of the top 3 rock songs ever in the rock & roll 500. It's just magical... and like you said... It just builds to the end.
Led Zeppelin wanted the audience to listen to the songs on the whole album. It is the best experience. Take some time one day to just play a whole album to feel how each song builds towards the whole.
You really have to listen to Heart's version played at the Kennedy Center. They even had a choir. And the drummers son was playing. Robert Plant was brought to tears.
Back when we were young teenagers, we all kept a little battery-operated transistor radio on our nightstands and would listen to the radio for as long as we could before going to sleep. Every teenager waited for the DJ to play this song. This was the version we all heard on the radio. And every DJ was so tired of hearing it that they HATED this song! It was quite overplayed, because all the teenagers were calling the radio stations asking them to play it all the time. Now, when are you going to do some Deep Purple? Start with "Smoke on the Water", which is as iconic of a '70s rock song as this one. That song starts with the guitar riff that every teenager who picked up a guitar learned to play first.
I started playing guitar as a teenager--and DARED to play Stairway to Heaven in the "No Stairway to Heaven" zone of a music store! And yes, I played Smoke on the Water and Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull. 😂 Those were the days...🥲
Smoke on the water has to be the Made in Japan live version
Yep
I used to lay in bed with it tucked under my ear as my sister would complain about it being too loud. I loved my little transistor!! I could listen to all of the rock music that I wanted instead of mum’s bloody opera 😂
Oh goodness, Lynn, yes.....DeepPurple needs to be on BP's radar!!! And how about also Iron Butterfly?
You know you're hopelessly in love with music when the craft done right always chokes you up
I met my future wife in middle school. We danced to this song at the last dance of the 8th grade.
My family moved away from there in 1979. We reconnected in 2014 and just celebrated our 9th anniversary. Stairway to Heaven will always hold a special place in my heart.
What a sweet story! You are lucky to have re-found each other!! I hope you have many happy and healthy years together!!
Awesome!🥰🤘
Awww ❤❤ that's awesome
Congrats Rick. May you two enjoy this song together until your very last breaths.
Never gets old♥️🎶
One of the greatest songs ever
This song is one of the all time greats!
Goosebumps. Something about this masterpiece never fails to bring out a myriad of emotions.
This is on my list of perfect songs.
This sing still rates #1 on every end of year countdowns because it is a masterpiece.
This one piece is a masterclass in writing. Lyrics, vocals, orchestration, production…
You're not tripping! I've always heard this music as a stairway ascending to Heaven! 👏👏👏
There's a big reason why 'Stairway to Heaven' is the #1 song on rock radio of all time and is still being played on classic rock and modern rock stations... It inspired almost every single rock/ metal band that came after...
Even Elvis Presley had heard it and loved the song because his daughter Lisa Marie Presley was a Led Zeppelin fan.
The members of Led Zeppelin were huge Elvis fans and were invited to Graceland to meet 'the King'... and they got along very well, apparently... Robert Plant was in heaven meeting his idol. They were devastated when Elvis died in 1977 in what was a terrible year for Led Zeppelin...
This song was played every hour on am,fm radio when it came out definitely my favorite Led Zeppelin song just amazing.
This song was No. 1 on every classic rock count down.
I never tire of this song. And you're right about how the song builds.
Greatest song ever....!
BP - you got it and you don't even smoke. Lol I'm so happy you enjoyed this. It's ingrained in our teen-hood. I think we all can see what was happening in our past. Sitting on car hoods, listening to great music with friends..
❤ seen in concert have many albums awesome times awesome memories ❤❤❤
No zeplin reaction is complete without “When the levee breaks”
One of the greatest guitar riffs ever! And the super long buildup to get there. Wow!
Just a perfect piece of music
Everyone is a master of thier job
This is one of those songs you want to hear the studio version first for all the technical mastery. Then you can watch and appreciate a live performance, but you know the layers in your head and get the live performance skill differently.
Back when music wasn’t so much made on a computer, full of all its perfect flaws, skill & artistic love instead of it having digitally enhanced mid range & all this pitch perfecting voicing tools at our disposal…
You really have to appreciate it.
This is real rock n roll
I've listened to this song for 50 years and THANK YOU for I'd never put the build and Stairway together! ❤ FRESH EYES!❤
Black,P. Stairway was RELEASED in 1971 And still one of the MOST POPULAR SONGS OF ALL TIME
Hands down this is the best version of the greatest song ever recorded!
Stairway to Heaven 1971... journey of the spirit after death!! THE 70s indeed an unmatched music era... BEST decade for popular music, it's influence on modern music gave birth to many new & cool genres!! WOW!! Time flies.
Yes and the 70s began in 68😊
Live versions of songs are great but, the studio versions are what we all remember hearing first and they are the foundation for the live performance. I will take the studio version over the live every time.
Depends. Some artists are better live than others.
@@lindalou6105indeed. A couple Springsteen songs, The Flood, spirits in the night are WAY better in the live at Hammersmith version than the studio version, cheap trick is much better live, Peter Frampton is better live. But this, I think, is better as the studio version.
Absolutely beautiful song ❤
i have to give you credit, for your crash course in 50 years of mostly rock music. pretty massive endeavor. kudos.
Part of the impetus for Jimmy Paige was that, when he was younger, he was a session musician and he was always admonished to play at a constant, steady pace. He wanted to change tempo and this song was the vehicle for doing so.
This great musical experience has stood the test of time and still sounds incredible today.
This is cool… I remember watching your other reaction and thinking “ oh man, I wish he picked the studio version”. So yay to whoever put it into writing!👍🏼💜
The greatest rock song ever written! Over 50 yrs old & still no one has done it better - Led Zeppelin from East London, mind blowing talents & yes exactly, a crescendo all the way into heaven!
You know, what brother this is why you’re my favorite reactor because I like what you have to say, and even though I’m a little bit older than you, I consider myself some kind of music connoisseur I know a lot about nothing and that song is an absolute masterpiece I must’ve heard that song million times But I never looked at that song the way you just did you made me appreciate that much more. Thank you.
One of the greatest songs ever recorded. It has it all.
Greatest Rock and Roll band of all time. Greatest front man, greatest drummer, one of the greatest guitarist last, one of the greatest bassists and keyboardists. 100 of 100. The best. These four dudes are perfection.
Remember . When these came out there were no videos so you listen to the music with no distractions 😊.took more in even subconsciously.
This is like five different songs all in one, which is why I’ll never get tired of it.
Led Zeppelin. They were in a class of their own. Once you've heard their music, you recognize it every time.
One of the few bands that I never have to be in a particular mood to fully enjoy. Anytime is great time for some Led Zep.
I'm so glad you came back to this version of this song.❤ i'm also extremely happy that you were glad you came back to this
I am so glade you feel this climbing in the song, I have always felt it as well.
Thank you for this song and more Zeppelin.
at 71 years old,,,this one still moves me,,,,just the sound and flow of the music,,,,,
The intensity of the song increases as you climb on each new step, with Heaven being all the music combined with all the vocals !!
This STUNNING 🌟🥰 song is now 53 years old. It is timeless.
The construction, layering, key changes and tempo changes are phenomenal! 🎶🤩
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I’m glad you did the studio version. Led Zeppelin and AC/DC are my faves.
That’s why this song always end up as top song of all on all the FM radio stations on New Year’s for Decades 😊
The ascension on a stairway analogy with the musical build up is a great take away. As a young kid first hearing this in the 70's I never realized how deep it really was.
Your absolutely right, it IS like a stairway. In the decades I've listened to it, I've never thought of it in that way. I've had more goosebumps than I could count, but decipher the meaning? You're way closer than I am!
Awesome that you went back to listen to the original recording. Too many reactors who make the mistake of starting with the live version (and then Heart's cover version) never go back to hear the original masterpiece. In the future, I would highly recommend always listening to the original studio recordings of Led Zeppelin first (don't pay attention to the naysayers in the comment section). Also, I recommend listening to the original studio recording of the song "Since I've Been Loving You" next. It will touch your soul! So much better that the MSG version which is always so highly touted by those in the comment section.
Peace .
OMG ! You got to the best of the 60’s and 70’s. Best era of music!
Honestly never noticed that. You have to be right. There is no way its not that. You def nailed that. I agree. Totally ascends the whole time. I just always get lost in it snd never thought about that. Wow good job
You need to listen to When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin or What Is and What Shokld Never Be both are amazing Led Zeppelin songs.
There’s so many great songs by Led Zeppelin, highly recommend seeing & or listen to so many more. I personally love the live at MSG (1973) more, maybe because for decades I only heard the studio. I saw their movie back when it came out, so hadn’t remembered much, until I rewatched it on TH-cam. Thank you again for your reaction, PLEASE more Led Zeppelin.
One of my favorite songs from my teenage years still love it. Never really analyzed it just enjoyed it. The music in the 70s was the best, great to see someone younger discovering and enjoying it.
I've commented before ,having followed Led Zeppelin since I bought their 1st album when it was released over 50 yrs ago and every album there after suffice to say i know every song , lyrics even most guitar parts ,drums ,little changes ,when they occur ,etc, etc...big fan always have been and still am. I've also seen them live. They were a group who toured constantly, worked like crazy and partied just as crazy....their live performances weren't always the best because of the road lifestyle and the toll it took. Their albums are magic ,works of art and in my opinion BP is what you should focus on. I know from watching your show you prefer live performances but there aren't many filmed of Led Zeps concerts. Play more of their music and just listen ☮️
So glad you listened to this version. Live ones were tough back then. They were on lots of drugs during their concerts. So were the attendees. One of my all time favorites that never gets old. ❤
You gotta check out more Led Zeppelin! They are THE most legendary rock band. I'd suggest their song Babe I'm Gonna Leave You next.
You nailed it on the first try, this son hit when I was in grade school and I have listened to a thousand times (in the last 2 years alone) it is permanent play list (it will with others be played at my funeral).