This is brilliant. In the 40 or so years since I first heard this masterpiece this is by far the most in-depth critique of what the lyrics actually mean.
Well done Sir. Finally, after so many years somebody understood. Thank you. He's still young when he wrote the lyrics of this song. Even Jimmy Page once said on an interview that Robert is truly fantastic. A lyricist in a class of his own.
The older I have become, now I have time to listen...and learn. It is not too late no matter your age. Fantastic interpretation. Thank you mightily for posting this.
I literally love this and have always "inner known" this. God has ways of planting seeds and messages that we dont even understand. This was clearly one of those seeds or message planted. It makes total sense. Im literally stoked that youve explained so others can fully understand. Those who know, Know. Those who dont...will learn to know. Thankyou so much. And yes, this is one of the best songs of all time, and why wouldnt it be, its straight from God. ❤❤❤
You are correct, but notice that "she," like many others, do not succeed.😉 The lyrics are what makes this a great tune. The music for this song isn't all that exciting without them, but the music does serve "the song" well.. Great lyrics are the backbone of the best LZ tunes. Exactly why the Presence album is much better than people give it credit for.. 😉👍
This is brilliant. The most comprehensive understanding of these wonderful lyrics. I have always believed that the meaning was very spiritual as the title is a give away. Very well done sir 👍
for over 50 years i have tried to understand the meaning behind this my favorite song ever. You make it all make sense and i will pass your explanation on to my daughter and any others.
@@timtubemusic According to AI interpretation, the line "to be a rock and not to roll" from Robert Plant's lyrics, most notably in "Stairway to Heaven," is a play on the phrase "rolling stone," which refers to someone who is constantly moving or changing, essentially capturing the idea of the wild and unpredictable nature of rock and roll music; so, "to be a rock" means to be stable while "to roll" represents the dynamic, energetic aspect of the genre. In my mind, it's a great way end the lyrics for this tune, as personal interpretation will vary within the context of the context of the song's message.. Well done Robert, don't hate the song; you'll be hating the insight you were blessed with to create it.. That's just plain wrong, if it's true what they say, but it's probably fake news lol
This is such a great interpretation of the song. As Taoist and all the stuff I studied about in my spiritual quest, I think this brilliant and spot on. Thank you for a such a great breakdown.
Many thanks returned for this motivating comment! That's fantastic that you studied the Tao, by the way! It's a life-altering philosophy, and if more people worked to truly understand it, the world would be a better place. Keep shining your light as an example for the rest of us!
Agreed...much more sense. I've been thinking a lot about the song lately and I thought that the Lady may be a reference to a tarot card: the Queen of Coins (Pentangles). In her correct aspect, she's a nurturing figure of financial responsibility, but in her "reversed" aspect, she's seen as someone who's lost her way in materiality. So maybe in 'Stairway' the Lady is the Queen of Coins in a reversed aspect and the Piper is playing to try to get her to turn around, to get her to listen. Just thinking.
@@jaywysard I like your interpretation. Cards and coins are common ways to see things. Many people say what's in the cards, and there are two sides to every coin. Extrapolations born of possible paths to find authentic values in life, the world, or the universe beyond are captivating.
@@abeautifuldayful The thing that amazes me to this day is that Plant wrote the lyrics when he was what...22? Holy cow. He's said that the lyrics sort of "wrote themselves" and if that's the case the ideas behind tarot readings, self-realization, LoTR and all that must have been really, really set deeply into his consciousness to pen something so quickly and with such depth and nuance. Unreal.
Outstanding analysis! You have beautifully articulated the translation of this great song. I hope that it inspires more people to really listen to the song. This is your best video so far. Keep up the good work!!
Zeppelin were usually trashed by rock critics back in the day. They never got any respect but all they did was sell more albums and tickets than just about every other band at the time...Interesting analysis!
I always felt that there was so much more meaning to Stairway than I saw on the surface. Thank you for bringing to light the more nuanced, deeper meaning. On one level I got what it meant, I just didn’t have some of the tools to understand it. Now I do.
Wow Finally someone else gets it. I would add two things. I believe you have slightly wrong. We know at the time of writing Plant was into Celtic mysticism. which in all fairness is where Tolken gets this concept from. The West is indeed the Celtic version of Heaven. What I think you misunderstood is the next stanza. The rings of Smoke through the tress is also a Celtic reference to the festival of Beltane. This is a festival celebrating the transition from spring to summer and the end of calving season in which the whole community gathered in the forest and built a bonfire often in circles and danced through and around the fires and sang songs to the Celtic God of fire Belenus and The May Queen Goddess. The Symbol of birth purity and spiritual growth. All fitting into the narrative you have pointed to for this song. In Fact if you look at the chain dance that is common in Celtic celebrations today that has everyone join in a circle and dance together you see that dance of this festival. The final point I think you are a bit off on is the Shadow and the Soul. The fact that is makes reference to winding down the road thus referencing our journey through life. The Shadow represents our deeds our actions the fact it is taller than our soul which is our true Identity shows that we are still far away from the light source, if we were close to the source our shadow would be smaller than ourselves. We know this is what is being said because first off the Lady is on the same road as we are. Secondly he then goes on to say that we must still listen very hard for the truth to finally come to us. And then he states what that Truth is. To be a rock and not to roll. To be firm in your convictions. Most people have a very high moral standard the real challenge in life is to live up to that standard yourself and not to roll over when that moral standard becomes inconvenient (ie:to stand firm on your convictions your morals even if it leads to your death.) Jesus says the same thing Judge Not lest you are judged for the same measure you put on others is the measure you will have to stand up to. We all have our moral code and we judge others actions by that code the real Question is do you live up to it yourself, are you a rock that does not roll? One final thought is that in symbolism a woman very, very often represents false religion or beliefs. ie the Whore of Babylon comes to mind who loves gold and is responsible for not only all who have been murdered on Earth but for the wanton destruction of Earth.
I have always known these men were not evil. If they were, they would have pioneered 'Death Metal' not uplifting Rock & Roll. Thank you, Led Zeppelin. LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
I really enjoy your interpretation of this classic song. So clear and make so much sense ❤ Stairway to Heaven's intro is every guitar learner's challenge too 😂
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page confirmed the part referring to Jung and the Shadow in an interview when they were touring together. They played some of Stairway to Heaven and when asked about the meaning of the song Robert said to Jimmy should he give the Jungian interpretation of it but did not expand upon that. There is a clip of it on TH-cam. Somerset Belenov is an interesting reference as the May Queen. The illumanati. This song could be even deeper than what is presented here. Who is behind our materialistic world and selling us all these shiny products and telling us we can buy our way to heaven?
Good questions. The one in complete oppostion to true spiritual understanding replicates his version. "Satan himself keeps disguising himself as an angel of light" who is misleading the entire inhabited earth. People are enamored by what he claims to offer but in the end he leads them to destruction...completely away from the true God and Creator. He guides the masses on the road leading away from true happiness. (2nd Corinthians 11:13 - Revelation 12:9)
Ain’t nothing like a Mystic message. And stairway to Heaven is one of those songs that made you think. Unlike most of the songs that are out there today. Done with not much talent not much injinuity a bunch of computers and autotune.
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” - J RR Tokien (a prophecy about a seemingly unimportant raggedy old ranger becoming King over Gondor)
Thank you for sharing. This was very interesting, well put together information. I'm going to listen to this video again for the amount of information.
All of this was immediately and intuitively obvious to me the first time I heard Stairway to Heaven... some 40+ years ago... it was describing what I saw around me and what I saw coming...
This is a very interesting breakdown of this song, Thank you. Excellent food for thought. As for me and my house, We choose to follow God Almighty of the Bible. Nice how even this song lifts him up. :-)
Je ne peux pas vous remercier assez pour ce geste incroyablement gentil ! Vous avez aidé ma chaîne de plusieurs manières et m'avez motivé à continuer dans cette quête ! Bénis toi et ta gentillesse !
Being French (although bilingual), I didn’t grasp all of the cultural references and English meaning of some of the sentences in that song. However, intuitively, that song resonated deep with me. Now, thanks for your analysis, you extracted its essential oil and distilled it in a clear and concise way for us to « hear the wind blow ». Everything makes so much sense now and although I once heard RP say in an interview that this was a song written by a 24 yr old boy and that he preferred Kashmir over STH… I guess, he, himself, has not « heard the wind blow »even though he wrote it and performed it over a thousand times in his life 😉. Don’t get me wrong, Kashmir is an exceptional piece of music that I admire as well but STH is a special « gem » all of its own. Thank you so much for this in-depth analysis 🙏!
Thanks!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it! I fully agree with everything you've said. Perhaps Robert lost his faith in some of these matters somewhere along the way, as we tend to shed our earlier beliefs as we wind on down the road. But bless him for providing us with these lyrics when he did. If viewed correctly, they can be life altering in the best way.
As a tarot reader, I am deeply moved to learn that the Hermit and the Star cards have inspired this timeless masterpiece. Thanks for this deep analysis, you have made my day!
Other great bands have albums or tracks with difficult lyrics. Tull, Yes, and Blue Oyster Cult, only to name a few. There are too many. Stairway lyrics are not "special" in that regard.
WOW - The Lyrics are way more Esoteical & Spiritual Than I ever Imagined. Has anyone notified Shaggy? Not even he knows? LOL This is Fabulous! From The House of "THEE HOLY" LOVE U ROBERT! XOXO ~xMx~ Amen
I am a Christian ✝️....and "Stairway to Heaven " is NOT a satanic song....on the contrary....it's a song celebrating GOD over materialism......and our responsibility to guide those who are lost in materialism....also condemning materialism over GOD
Well done. There are other allusions to JRR Tolkien's work as well, including in this song. The line "all that glitters is gold" appears in Tolkien in slightly different form in a poem in 'The Lord of the Rings', which goes, "All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost..." In other words, inner knowledge may not glitter, but it may still be of great value. The use of the word "glitter" by Plant cannot be accidental. The lady that shines white light seems modeled on Galadriel in a physical sense at least, who is "tall, white, and fair." She gives Frodo the gift of a phial that "glittered [that word again] as she moved it, and rays of white light sprang from her hand." She says that the phial is "...a light in dark places, when all other lights go out." Galadriel herself had long ago made the fateful choice to join the Elves following Feanor to seek physical riches by trying to recover the stolen simarils. This had lead only to endless strife, suffering, death, and banishment from Valinor ("the West") for the Elves that made this choice. Only when Galadriel passed the test of rejecting the One Ring, was this ban removed. She had chosen the path of inner peace and enlightenment over wealth and power. Also, the line "can you hear the wind blow", may actually be a triple entendre, and not just a double. It can refer to the two things mentioned here, but it can also be a reference to nature, embodied by the wind, asking if the listener is aware of the presence of nature all around him/her.
Very nice! I did consider Galadriel for the "shines white light" section, but decided against it based on her purity in the story. But, I just may should've included it. Everything you wrote was quite intriguing! Thanks!
Thank you for that enlightening insight on this song. Ive sang it numerous times and tried hard to connect the dots as to its meaning. Being a spiritual person i can relate to every bit of it from a Christian perspective. I’ve felt those thoughts in my own mind and i think Robert Plant did a great job poetically framing these thoughts. I’m not familiar with Eastern Religions but i can certainly relate it through the many biblical teachings over the years. I guess whatever source one chooses will determine their understanding of eternity and path. Christianity to me is the only source of salvation.
Very good explanation. When the song came out, i was in jr high, and I have listened many times to it,only understanding bits and pieces. Your explanation is good, thank you.
When I heard this song for the first time I bought their album. It's the best song from the world. It was always difficult for the best interpretation of the text. This is a better analyse with the basic for the text. I understand better what the context is. I have the whis that this number must be played at my last day.
Bravo for your excellent analysis. Your work illustrates how literature can be deciphered in a manner that sheds light upon elements deserving the greatest artistic appreciation. Not only has your contribution been much appreciated, it's much needed for our time.
^. ^ Yes indeed! A very good analysis of the song but you missed out some things that come from Celtic and Greek mythology. I don't really think that even Robert Plant could explain fully the meaning . What we can agree about is that it's an amazing musical composition! Foxy Pagan love fae Scotland VVxx
Can't agree with all of it but it's always interesting when people come up with their own interpretation. To me this song has been and will remain open for different interpretations. I think that was the song's purpose from the beginning... for everyone to see themselves in it and interpret it in their own way.
What's interesting about the "backward masking" claims is that if you don't read along to what the claimer provides in a "follow the bouncing ball" method over the words interpreted to be satanic in nature, it would just sound like gibberish. "The power of suggestion" is relied on heavily in that scenario. Whereas some artists like the Beatles intentionally and cleverly used phrases that when played backwards were designed to convey a message ("Number nine...number nine..."), when Robert was asked about whether or not that was part of STH, he exclaimed "it's hard enough coming up with lyrics as it is!"...and stated he was being given way too much credit by anyone claiming to be hearing messages while playing it backwards.
This is such an AWESOME song, and Robert Plant is a fantastic song writer. Many years ago this song was my girlfriend's favorite song. and because I cared for her very much I wanted to make it my favorite song also. an our song sorta thing? but after listening to the song. I liked it so much. it wouldn't have mattered if it was her favorite song or not.. and over the years I have tried to figure out the meaning of the song. and best I could come up with was the two characters the lady and the piper. and was buying the stairway to heaven. because this is in the lyrics. but as far as I could figure the piper was going to go with her? but that was about it. but after hearing this explanation of the meaning of the song. it's much more profound than I thought thanks.
I love this! Absolutely agree! Once you complete tha Major Arcana, you go back to the Fool with all of that gained experience from the first go 'round and begin anew. Great insight!
Heaven is representing our mind and the our heart the soul. Transcending to higher consciousness. The narrator should revise his description of spirituality, philosophy and literature as being 'Occult'. 3:08 Hemeticism.
I'd like to know your thoughts on Jackson Browns , "Everyman" similar story, so even a cowboy can understand. From '64 to '74 songs tried to change the world, then disco happened . . and now here we are, "On a road to know were" 🐊
Very much agree. And very impressed. A quibble: the lady is maya, and the may queen: the material world that is the setting for the souls journey, so to me the song struggles with the dilemma of the need for the material world and the spiritual, when both anima and animus, spirit and matter have been, misconstrued. “When all is one, and one is all”, cites global unity and personal Enlightenment, relating the two, but also unity between the opposites of the material and spiritual, the lady and the Piper. “There are two paths…always time to change the road you are on” suggests on one hand that we can be in delusion indefinitely if we never examine things more closely, but also suggests that we need both .. thoughts and form, action and consequences, because it’s not two path’s, it’s a double helix, the yin yang, a duality, which we can transcend but not and the disparagement of either through misunderstanding, “her” misunderstanding is our own, and it isn’t just found in materialism or attachment, but in mainstream religions too, just consider how t the stairway to Heaven is bought and paid for.. in many popular religions., then see how both male and female archetypes have been misconstrued.
All through the 1970’s people were drawn to this song without understanding the spiritual message. It’s a beautiful song and one maybe wondered what they meant knowing it had references at least to Celtic ways. Now it appears that we are even more materialistic and people no longer are drawn to the song. However, songs like “Black Dog” and “Rock and Roll” are filled with sexual energy so are still relevant to people. It is self evident that we are animals and animals procreate through sex a yet thank’s to monotheism and Christianity specifically we humans are encouraged to be a war with our animal selves like we are not animals. We are animals. Feeling lust for another is the same as adultery. That is encouraging shame. We are out of balance. Hence the song before this song where it asks “to bring the balance the back.” Sex used to be part of religion and spirituality. Monotheism is really a war against sex. Venus is the main god under attack. Sex becomes shameful. Women are only for raising children. Sexual attraction is evidently banished. I believe it is because Saturn, control, does not like it that it can not control sexual attraction and love. Saturn/Jahweh wants to banish Venus out of our lives. Rock and Roll reminds us of who we are, sexual beings, and is thus a threat to orthodox monotheistic religion.
I try to dictate my life on the notion of being a rock (steadfast and unmovable) and not the roll (rolling with whatever others want or want me to be) ever since the first time I heard this lyric
Spoken from the point of view of a Zeppelin fan. A lot of deeper meaning given for what may not have deeper meaning at all. When Robert Plant has been interviewed in recent years about the song, he totally distances himself from the lyrics, saying they were written by a young, naive, man who really had no deeper intent. See the Dan Rather interview of Robert Plant. If Stairway to Heaven really had such profound meaning, Robert Plan would be much prouder of his creation. But in reality he considers it a product of his immature self.
I'm currently working on a documentary about where songs come from, and your comment really makes me think of what I've found in that research. So, to respond first to your comment directly, what Robert said to Rather was, "it belongs to a particular time." He certainly didn't say it was naive or that it lacked depth. Only that he believes different things now than he did back then - more "relative" to his age was his wording. However, on that same note, in a later interview than that one, Robert said of Stairway, "I struggle with some of the lyrics... Maybe I'm still trying to figure out what I was talking about." I think that's much closer to the truth of the matter. In researching this song's meaning, I read and watched numerous Plant interviews on how and why he wrote it - the Dan Rather interview included - and what I took from them collectively is that Robert was truly inspired to write the words that came out, without completely understanding their depth or meaning. He wrote what came to him. From where? Your guess is as good as mine. But he himself said in multiple interviews that he wrote them down and almost leaped out of his seat when he read them, and that they were "channeled." Now, this may sound crazy, like drugged-out rockstars talking nonsense, but the more I research the biggest and deepest songs of our culture, the more I run into that same answer. For example, McCartney dreamed Yesterday - the most successful, known, covered and played song of all time - and said it was channeled through him - "given" to him, to use his wording. He's said he believes artists are "mediums" a lot of time during the writing process. Lennon was kept awake all night with words plaguing his mind that wouldn't let him rest until he wrote them down - words that became Across the Universe - and he didn't know where they came from. He said, "I can't take credit for that one. It was gifted to me." There are several Beatles songs, the most successful band of all time, that have the same backstory. Of Africa by Toto, one of the biggest songs of its era, David Paich played and sang it in one go and said of that writing process, "it was like God channeling it. I thought, 'I'm talented, but I'm not that talented. Something just happened here!'" I have so many examples of this that, as I said, I'm putting them all into a documentary. It's actually quite starting. The biggest songs ever made are continuously claimed to have been given to the artists who wrote them, and they don't know where from or why. I think Serj Tankian from System of a Down said it best when he related, "the muse is there for all of us to, kind of, download, if you will. It is the collective consciousness's art wing... As artists, we can never take total credit for our art, because it's beyond us. It comes from beyond us." I think that's exactly where Stairway to Heaven came from. Robert was just the antenna. How he feels about it is almost secondary. It's for the listeners to figure out what message the signal he picked up was trying to say.
@@Lyristoric The point is, maybe there is no "deeper meaning". What is true is that everyone can interpret every song in any way that is meaningful for them, whether there is an objective deeper meaning or not. What I will say is that a lot of consequential songs have stood the test of time lyrically stronger than Stairway to Heaven. For me what makes Stairway to Heaven so great is that the music is timeless. Jimmy Page produced one of the greatest rock song musically in history.
Everyone will have their own ideas what the song means if anything at all ! I get the feeling that it simply means to go out and think...think and then think some more....in the end you'll have your meaning ! Also that it is about what organized religion is all about, you can have good or you can have bad but if you listen to others to find your meaning then you have lost your meanings and must start thinking all over again ! I see organized religions as people trying to buy their stairway to heaven. If you go to the meetings and say the right words and treat people in a certain way then you'll buy your way into heaven or so that is what you believe but may never find heaven that is the story books !
Well what’s great about song lyrics in general is that the listener can interpret them in whatever way they want to be able to relate them to their life and or experiences. Sometimes when the artist explains what the lyrics are really about it might lose some of the meaning to someone who has interpreted it differently. I think the best songs have the listener relating them to their own journey.
9:37 The Bible says: "it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to gain eternal life (Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25)." However, we now know this is a wrong translation.
It now makes more sense to me. Thank you! And even the messages when the song is played backwards (“Here’s to my sweet Satan”, etc.) may tie in somehow. What do you think? Actually here’s the messages when played backwards (I’ve also heard these many times, many years ago): “Oh here's to my sweet Satan. The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is satan. He'll give those with him 666, there was a little toolshed where he made us suffer, sad Satan.”
Glad you enjoyed it! Personally, I don't put much credence into backmasking. There's a phenomenon known as auditory pareidolia. This is where the brain interprets random sounds (or, more generally, patterns) as familiar ones. It's especially prevalent when some9ne is already told what they're about to hear. But who knows? Maybe they really are there!
@ I agree. Knowing what to listen for makes a huge difference. Though I should say that when I first heard it played backwards as a child (by myself) I did not know what to listen for other than “Satanic messages”, which a friend had mentioned. And when I played the record backward I clearly heard “here’s to my sweet Satan” toward the middle of the song. It scared the crap out of me, and I stopped listening to it within a minute or so. I think now (40+ years later) that I remember hearing parts of the whole paragraph above, though I know memory becomes distorted over time. “Satan” is probably the clearest word when it is played backwards.
@@80sMetal24 I don't know....the power of suggestion is heavily relied on in that scenario. Speak the words "Yes we can" into a recording device, then play it back backwards. It will probably sound like gibberish. But if I told you what you will hear clearly is "thank you Satan", you will hear that every time.
The older music artist were poets and wrote music lyrics accordingly. A talented that is seemingly lost in the music of this generation.
This is brilliant. In the 40 or so years since I first heard this masterpiece this is by far the most in-depth critique of what the lyrics actually mean.
So happy to hear you found it interesting!!
Very interesting and a great explanation thank you.
I just said that to myself and then read your comment. I am very religious and can see who the piper and Lady are to me, it was briliant
Well done Sir. Finally, after so many years somebody understood. Thank you. He's still young when he wrote the lyrics of this song. Even Jimmy Page once said on an interview that Robert is truly fantastic. A lyricist in a class of his own.
Definitely a message from the other side... and an important one.
Nah I'll follow message from Christ, not Crowley
@PaulFormentos "The Kingdom of God is within you" is the message of Christ.
The older I have become, now I have time to listen...and learn. It is not too late no matter your age. Fantastic interpretation. Thank you mightily for posting this.
Many thanks in return! Glad you found it of intetest!
I literally love this and have always "inner known" this. God has ways of planting seeds and messages that we dont even understand. This was clearly one of those seeds or message planted. It makes total sense. Im literally stoked that youve explained so others can fully understand. Those who know, Know. Those who dont...will learn to know. Thankyou so much. And yes, this is one of the best songs of all time, and why wouldnt it be, its straight from God. ❤❤❤
So glad you enjoyed it!
@Lyristoric I absolutely did, total truth was right there.
Hear, hear!
aww yes this is wonderful
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It's about our struggle to be our highest selves
That has always been my impression of it as well.
You are correct, but notice that "she," like many others, do not succeed.😉
The lyrics are what makes this a great tune. The music for this song isn't all that exciting without them, but the music does serve "the song" well..
Great lyrics are the backbone of the best LZ tunes. Exactly why the Presence album is much better than people give it credit for.. 😉👍
"Here's to my sweet satan"......
lol you know TH-cam is flooded when content creators this good only have 20k subs…
This is brilliant. The most comprehensive understanding of these wonderful lyrics. I have always believed that the meaning was very spiritual as the title is a give away. Very well done sir 👍
So glad you liked it! Thanks for the kind comment!
for over 50 years i have tried to understand the meaning behind this my favorite song ever. You make it all make sense and i will pass your explanation on to my daughter and any others.
So happy you enjoyed it!!!
I doubt your daughter gives a sh.
@@timtubemusic According to AI interpretation, the line "to be a rock and not to roll" from Robert Plant's lyrics, most notably in "Stairway to Heaven," is a play on the phrase "rolling stone," which refers to someone who is constantly moving or changing, essentially capturing the idea of the wild and unpredictable nature of rock and roll music; so, "to be a rock" means to be stable while "to roll" represents the dynamic, energetic aspect of the genre. In my mind, it's a great way end the lyrics for this tune, as personal interpretation will vary within the context of the context of the song's message..
Well done Robert, don't hate the song; you'll be hating the insight you were blessed with to create it.. That's just plain wrong, if it's true what they say, but it's probably fake news lol
Same here, bro
What a great interpretation. I first heard Stairway when it came out in high school. It remains a magical song for me to this day.
Glad you enjoyed it! One of the best songs ever written!
Nailed it bro, well thought out and well researched, thank you for clearing up all the ambiguity. You've made it so much deeper for all of us.
Many thanks! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it! Makes all the time spent working on these videos worthwhile!
Wow, this song is truly deep. It's my all-time favorite.
I think the lyrics are about smoking grass? ;)
This is such a great interpretation of the song. As Taoist and all the stuff I studied about in my spiritual quest, I think this brilliant and spot on. Thank you for a such a great breakdown.
Many thanks returned for this motivating comment! That's fantastic that you studied the Tao, by the way! It's a life-altering philosophy, and if more people worked to truly understand it, the world would be a better place. Keep shining your light as an example for the rest of us!
Wow, this is great! And what is even greater is that now it makes sense! Thank you for clarifying the meaning of this beautiful song!
Many thanks in return for your inspiring and motivating comment! I'm so happy you enjoyed the video!
Agreed...much more sense. I've been thinking a lot about the song lately and I thought that the Lady may be a reference to a tarot card: the Queen of Coins (Pentangles). In her correct aspect, she's a nurturing figure of financial responsibility, but in her "reversed" aspect, she's seen as someone who's lost her way in materiality. So maybe in 'Stairway' the Lady is the Queen of Coins in a reversed aspect and the Piper is playing to try to get her to turn around, to get her to listen. Just thinking.
@@jaywysard I like your interpretation. Cards and coins are common ways to see things. Many people say what's in the cards, and there are two sides to every coin. Extrapolations born of possible paths to find authentic values in life, the world, or the universe beyond are captivating.
@@abeautifuldayful The thing that amazes me to this day is that Plant wrote the lyrics when he was what...22? Holy cow. He's said that the lyrics sort of "wrote themselves" and if that's the case the ideas behind tarot readings, self-realization, LoTR and all that must have been really, really set deeply into his consciousness to pen something so quickly and with such depth and nuance. Unreal.
This is why music was way better back then. I still listen to mostly all these bands, I just wish it will continue to be listened to in the future.
Outstanding analysis! You have beautifully articulated the translation of this great song. I hope that it inspires more people to really listen to the song. This is your best video so far. Keep up the good work!!
Many, many thanks!!
Superb interprtation!!
Loved the breakdown, for the life of me I dunno why this channel doesn't have many more subs.
Many thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it! Every video I get a few more subs. Let's hope the trend continues!
Zeppelin were usually trashed by rock critics back in the day. They never got any respect but all they did was sell more albums and tickets than just about every other band at the time...Interesting analysis!
One of the greatest bands of all time, no contest!
love their music!
I always felt that there was so much more meaning to Stairway than I saw on the surface. Thank you for bringing to light the more nuanced, deeper meaning. On one level I got what it meant, I just didn’t have some of the tools to understand it. Now I do.
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It was divinely inspired...Robert knew when he wrote it
Wow Finally someone else gets it. I would add two things. I believe you have slightly wrong. We know at the time of writing Plant was into Celtic mysticism. which in all fairness is where Tolken gets this concept from. The West is indeed the Celtic version of Heaven. What I think you misunderstood is the next stanza. The rings of Smoke through the tress is also a Celtic reference to the festival of Beltane. This is a festival celebrating the transition from spring to summer and the end of calving season in which the whole community gathered in the forest and built a bonfire often in circles and danced through and around the fires and sang songs to the Celtic God of fire Belenus and The May Queen Goddess. The Symbol of birth purity and spiritual growth. All fitting into the narrative you have pointed to for this song. In Fact if you look at the chain dance that is common in Celtic celebrations today that has everyone join in a circle and dance together you see that dance of this festival. The final point I think you are a bit off on is the Shadow and the Soul. The fact that is makes reference to winding down the road thus referencing our journey through life. The Shadow represents our deeds our actions the fact it is taller than our soul which is our true Identity shows that we are still far away from the light source, if we were close to the source our shadow would be smaller than ourselves. We know this is what is being said because first off the Lady is on the same road as we are. Secondly he then goes on to say that we must still listen very hard for the truth to finally come to us. And then he states what that Truth is. To be a rock and not to roll. To be firm in your convictions. Most people have a very high moral standard the real challenge in life is to live up to that standard yourself and not to roll over when that moral standard becomes inconvenient (ie:to stand firm on your convictions your morals even if it leads to your death.) Jesus says the same thing Judge Not lest you are judged for the same measure you put on others is the measure you will have to stand up to. We all have our moral code and we judge others actions by that code the real Question is do you live up to it yourself, are you a rock that does not roll? One final thought is that in symbolism a woman very, very often represents false religion or beliefs. ie the Whore of Babylon comes to mind who loves gold and is responsible for not only all who have been murdered on Earth but for the wanton destruction of Earth.
Thank you! Very interesting points! Especially the Beltane history! Love it!
I agree.
I have always known these men were not evil. If they were, they would have pioneered 'Death Metal' not uplifting Rock & Roll.
Thank you, Led Zeppelin.
LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
The variety of human emotions on this album is nice. Its got it all.
Absolutely BRILLIANT! Interpretation of this song 🧐🙏❤️
Thank you for the lessons in poetry and proper writing? 👍
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"For what shall it profit 'the lady', if she shall gain the whole world, and lose her own soul?
I really enjoy your interpretation of this classic song. So clear and make so much sense ❤
Stairway to Heaven's intro is every guitar learner's challenge too 😂
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Robert Plant and Jimmy Page confirmed the part referring to Jung and the Shadow in an interview when they were touring together. They played some of Stairway to Heaven and when asked about the meaning of the song Robert said to Jimmy should he give the Jungian interpretation of it but did not expand upon that. There is a clip of it on TH-cam. Somerset Belenov is an interesting reference as the May Queen. The illumanati. This song could be even deeper than what is presented here. Who is behind our materialistic world and selling us all these shiny products and telling us we can buy our way to heaven?
A great and worthy question!
Good questions. The one in complete oppostion to true spiritual understanding replicates his version. "Satan himself keeps disguising himself as an angel of light" who is misleading the entire inhabited earth. People are enamored by what he claims to offer but in the end he leads them to destruction...completely away from the true God and Creator. He guides the masses on the road leading away from true happiness. (2nd Corinthians 11:13 - Revelation 12:9)
Ain’t nothing like a Mystic message. And stairway to Heaven is one of those songs that made you think. Unlike most of the songs that are out there today. Done with not much talent not much injinuity a bunch of computers and autotune.
Nailed it and so well presented - thank you 🎉
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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
- J RR Tokien (a prophecy about a seemingly unimportant raggedy old ranger becoming King over Gondor)
Thank you for sharing. This was very interesting, well put together information. I'm going to listen to this video again for the amount of information.
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Wow! This gets very deep. This will give listening to the song more meaning now.
Great content, Mr.! Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks!! Many more on the way!!
All of this was immediately and intuitively obvious to me the first time I heard Stairway to Heaven... some 40+ years ago... it was describing what I saw around me and what I saw coming...
This is a very interesting breakdown of this song, Thank you. Excellent food for thought. As for me and my house, We choose to follow God Almighty of the Bible. Nice how even this song lifts him up. :-)
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Merci!
Je ne peux pas vous remercier assez pour ce geste incroyablement gentil ! Vous avez aidé ma chaîne de plusieurs manières et m'avez motivé à continuer dans cette quête ! Bénis toi et ta gentillesse !
And she is buying a stairway to heaven
Thanks for sharing
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Yes. Wonderful
Explanatory Manner. She wants to be Sure. Gratitude 🤲 With Appreciation.
All the appreciation in the world right back at you! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Wow. It all makes sense now. Thank you.
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What a deep dive! There's priceless information in this song and video explaining it!
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Being French (although bilingual), I didn’t grasp all of the cultural references and English meaning of some of the sentences in that song. However, intuitively, that song resonated deep with me. Now, thanks for your analysis, you extracted its essential oil and distilled it in a clear and concise way for us to « hear the wind blow ». Everything makes so much sense now and although I once heard RP say in an interview that this was a song written by a 24 yr old boy and that he preferred Kashmir over STH… I guess, he, himself, has not « heard the wind blow »even though he wrote it and performed it over a thousand times in his life 😉. Don’t get me wrong, Kashmir is an exceptional piece of music that I admire as well but STH is a special « gem » all of its own. Thank you so much for this in-depth analysis 🙏!
Thanks!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it! I fully agree with everything you've said. Perhaps Robert lost his faith in some of these matters somewhere along the way, as we tend to shed our earlier beliefs as we wind on down the road. But bless him for providing us with these lyrics when he did. If viewed correctly, they can be life altering in the best way.
As a tarot reader, I am deeply moved to learn that the Hermit and the Star cards have inspired this timeless masterpiece. Thanks for this deep analysis, you have made my day!
Now THAT is wonderful to hear!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
as a bible reader to be a rock and not to roll was said by jesus
@@nickdinatale-b9iWhich verse ??
Other great bands have albums or tracks with difficult lyrics. Tull, Yes, and Blue Oyster Cult, only to name a few. There are too many. Stairway lyrics are not "special" in that regard.
@@shipsahoy1793 First Zeppelin 3:10
WOW - The Lyrics are way more Esoteical & Spiritual Than I ever Imagined.
Has anyone notified Shaggy? Not even he knows? LOL
This is Fabulous!
From The House of "THEE HOLY"
LOVE U ROBERT!
XOXO
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Amen
I am a Christian ✝️....and "Stairway to Heaven " is NOT a satanic song....on the contrary....it's a song celebrating GOD over materialism......and our responsibility to guide those who are lost in materialism....also condemning materialism over GOD
Yep, 100%
Wow that was interesting
Absolutely amazing work mate your words touched my soul very deeply ❤all the best from South Australia 🇦🇺
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Well done. There are other allusions to JRR Tolkien's work as well, including in this song. The line "all that glitters is gold" appears in Tolkien in slightly different form in a poem in 'The Lord of the Rings', which goes, "All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost..." In other words, inner knowledge may not glitter, but it may still be of great value. The use of the word "glitter" by Plant cannot be accidental. The lady that shines white light seems modeled on Galadriel in a physical sense at least, who is "tall, white, and fair." She gives Frodo the gift of a phial that "glittered [that word again] as she moved it, and rays of white light sprang from her hand." She says that the phial is "...a light in dark places, when all other lights go out." Galadriel herself had long ago made the fateful choice to join the Elves following Feanor to seek physical riches by trying to recover the stolen simarils. This had lead only to endless strife, suffering, death, and banishment from Valinor ("the West") for the Elves that made this choice. Only when Galadriel passed the test of rejecting the One Ring, was this ban removed. She had chosen the path of inner peace and enlightenment over wealth and power. Also, the line "can you hear the wind blow", may actually be a triple entendre, and not just a double. It can refer to the two things mentioned here, but it can also be a reference to nature, embodied by the wind, asking if the listener is aware of the presence of nature all around him/her.
Very nice! I did consider Galadriel for the "shines white light" section, but decided against it based on her purity in the story. But, I just may should've included it. Everything you wrote was quite intriguing! Thanks!
The "and the voices of those who stand looking" line refers to the people in the audience at Led Zeppelin shows.
Excellent
Thank you so much for researching and doing these videos ❤
Thank YOU for showing interest!
@@Lyristoric I liked and subscribed cheers from Canada and please do more
Great to hear! And, by the way, I'm making this channel out of Canada!
Thank you for that enlightening insight on this song. Ive sang it numerous times and tried hard to connect the dots as to its meaning. Being a spiritual person i can relate to every bit of it from a Christian perspective. I’ve felt those thoughts in my own mind and i think Robert Plant did a great job poetically framing these thoughts. I’m not familiar with Eastern Religions but i can certainly relate it through the many biblical teachings over the years. I guess whatever source one chooses will determine their understanding of eternity and path. Christianity to me is the only source of salvation.
Very good explanation. When the song came out, i was in jr high, and I have listened many times to it,only understanding bits and pieces. Your explanation is good, thank you.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Jack!
Ty for making this. I knew what it was about, but u helped further validate what i felt .
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When I heard this song for the first time I bought their album. It's the best song from the world.
It was always difficult for the best interpretation of the text.
This is a better analyse with the basic for the text. I understand better what the context is. I have the whis that this number must be played at my last day.
So good, wow!
Wow! Thank you.
Bravo for your excellent analysis. Your work illustrates how literature can be deciphered in a manner that sheds light upon elements deserving the greatest artistic appreciation. Not only has your contribution been much appreciated, it's much needed for our time.
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^. ^ Yes indeed! A very good analysis of the song but you missed out some things that come from Celtic and Greek mythology. I don't really think that even Robert Plant could explain fully the meaning . What we can agree about is that it's an amazing musical composition! Foxy Pagan love fae Scotland VVxx
Fantastic. Thank you.
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Can't agree with all of it but it's always interesting when people come up with their own interpretation.
To me this song has been and will remain open for different interpretations. I think that was the song's purpose from the beginning... for everyone to see themselves in it and interpret it in their own way.
Always listen to "Battle of Evermore" before "Stairway to Heaven". There is a reason songs appear in certain order.
Why do so many people say this is satanic. Yes if you play it backwards you can hear satanic verses but this explanation really resonates with me
People hear what they want. But I agree with you. There is nothing evil about this song.
What's interesting about the "backward masking" claims is that if you don't read along to what the claimer provides in a "follow the bouncing ball" method over the words interpreted to be satanic in nature, it would just sound like gibberish. "The power of suggestion" is relied on heavily in that scenario. Whereas some artists like the Beatles intentionally and cleverly used phrases that when played backwards were designed to convey a message ("Number nine...number nine..."), when Robert was asked about whether or not that was part of STH, he exclaimed "it's hard enough coming up with lyrics as it is!"...and stated he was being given way too much credit by anyone claiming to be hearing messages while playing it backwards.
That was AMAZING…TY 🪄💗🪄
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This is such an AWESOME song, and Robert Plant is a fantastic song writer. Many years ago this song was my girlfriend's favorite song. and because I cared for her very much I wanted to make it my favorite song also. an our song sorta thing? but after listening to the song. I liked it so much. it wouldn't have mattered if it was her favorite song or not.. and over the years I have tried to figure out the meaning of the song. and best I could come up with was the two characters the lady and the piper. and was buying the stairway to heaven. because this is in the lyrics. but as far as I could figure the piper was going to go with her? but that was about it. but after hearing this explanation of the meaning of the song. it's much more profound than I thought thanks.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the story, my friend. It just goes to show that relationships come and go, but Stairway is forever! 🤘
Well done.
This is so awesome!
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Very nice interpretation!
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Amazing!
The Piper also represents the Fool in the tarot. In other words your journey starts when it calls to you.
I love this! Absolutely agree! Once you complete tha Major Arcana, you go back to the Fool with all of that gained experience from the first go 'round and begin anew. Great insight!
What an analysis, what a masterpiece!
Id luv to hear Dave Brook sing Stairway to Heaven.Indeed!
Never saw the prophetic message, nor knew it was intact with truth.😊
This is freakin awesome
Thank you for fine work, Lystoric
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This is a fairly delightful analysis. For further study, I suggest listening to Steely Dan's "Bodhisattva"
Love that ❤
Great explanation.
It’s about that ineffable stretch of space between blues and rock, between folklore and metal.
Very interesting 👌
Excellent job!!!
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Heaven is representing our mind and the our heart the soul. Transcending to higher consciousness. The narrator should revise his description of spirituality, philosophy and literature as being 'Occult'. 3:08 Hemeticism.
* "Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow ! The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Within !" George Clinton/Funkadelic 1970. 👊🤣👍
😄 🤣 😂 love it!
I'd like to know your thoughts on Jackson Browns , "Everyman" similar story, so even a cowboy can understand. From '64 to '74 songs tried to change the world, then disco happened . . and now here we are, "On a road to know were" 🐊
Thanks! I'll add that to the list!
It's all about becoming the light.
This song can mean whatever you want it to mean. However, this is probably the closest to it.
And I always thought that it was about a lady who scored some acid and had a profound non-dualistic experience.
Sweet tart will do?
Very much agree. And very impressed. A quibble: the lady is maya, and the may queen: the material world that is the setting for the souls journey, so to me the song struggles with the dilemma of the need for the material world and the spiritual, when both anima and animus, spirit and matter have been, misconstrued. “When all is one, and one is all”, cites global unity and personal Enlightenment, relating the two, but also unity between the opposites of the material and spiritual, the lady and the Piper. “There are two paths…always time to change the road you are on” suggests on one hand that we can be in delusion indefinitely if we never examine things more closely, but also suggests that we need both .. thoughts and form, action and consequences, because it’s not two path’s, it’s a double helix, the yin yang, a duality, which we can transcend but not and the disparagement of either through misunderstanding, “her” misunderstanding is our own, and it isn’t just found in materialism or attachment, but in mainstream religions too, just consider how t the stairway to Heaven is bought and paid for.. in many popular religions., then see how both male and female archetypes have been misconstrued.
These are very intriguing interpretations, and I agree with much of them!
Great job
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All through the 1970’s people were drawn to this song without understanding the spiritual message. It’s a beautiful song and one maybe wondered what they meant knowing it had references at least to Celtic ways.
Now it appears that we are even more materialistic and people no longer are drawn to the song. However, songs like “Black Dog” and “Rock and Roll” are filled with sexual energy so are still relevant to people. It is self evident that we are animals and animals procreate through sex a yet thank’s to monotheism and Christianity specifically we humans are encouraged to be a war with our animal selves like we are not animals. We are animals. Feeling lust for another is the same as adultery. That is encouraging shame. We are out of balance. Hence the song before this song where it asks “to bring the balance the back.” Sex used to be part of religion and spirituality. Monotheism is really a war against sex. Venus is the main god under attack. Sex becomes shameful. Women are only for raising children. Sexual attraction is evidently banished. I believe it is because Saturn, control, does not like it that it can not control sexual attraction and love. Saturn/Jahweh wants to banish Venus out of our lives. Rock and Roll reminds us of who we are, sexual beings, and is thus a threat to orthodox monotheistic religion.
I try to dictate my life on the notion of being a rock (steadfast and unmovable) and not the roll (rolling with whatever others want or want me to be) ever since the first time I heard this lyric
Spoken from the point of view of a Zeppelin fan. A lot of deeper meaning given for what may not have deeper meaning at all. When Robert Plant has been interviewed in recent years about the song, he totally distances himself from the lyrics, saying they were written by a young, naive, man who really had no deeper intent. See the Dan Rather interview of Robert Plant. If Stairway to Heaven really had such profound meaning, Robert Plan would be much prouder of his creation. But in reality he considers it a product of his immature self.
I'm currently working on a documentary about where songs come from, and your comment really makes me think of what I've found in that research.
So, to respond first to your comment directly, what Robert said to Rather was, "it belongs to a particular time." He certainly didn't say it was naive or that it lacked depth. Only that he believes different things now than he did back then - more "relative" to his age was his wording.
However, on that same note, in a later interview than that one, Robert said of Stairway, "I struggle with some of the lyrics... Maybe I'm still trying to figure out what I was talking about."
I think that's much closer to the truth of the matter.
In researching this song's meaning, I read and watched numerous Plant interviews on how and why he wrote it - the Dan Rather interview included - and what I took from them collectively is that Robert was truly inspired to write the words that came out, without completely understanding their depth or meaning. He wrote what came to him. From where? Your guess is as good as mine. But he himself said in multiple interviews that he wrote them down and almost leaped out of his seat when he read them, and that they were "channeled."
Now, this may sound crazy, like drugged-out rockstars talking nonsense, but the more I research the biggest and deepest songs of our culture, the more I run into that same answer.
For example, McCartney dreamed Yesterday - the most successful, known, covered and played song of all time - and said it was channeled through him - "given" to him, to use his wording. He's said he believes artists are "mediums" a lot of time during the writing process.
Lennon was kept awake all night with words plaguing his mind that wouldn't let him rest until he wrote them down - words that became Across the Universe - and he didn't know where they came from. He said, "I can't take credit for that one. It was gifted to me."
There are several Beatles songs, the most successful band of all time, that have the same backstory.
Of Africa by Toto, one of the biggest songs of its era, David Paich played and sang it in one go and said of that writing process, "it was like God channeling it. I thought, 'I'm talented, but I'm not that talented. Something just happened here!'"
I have so many examples of this that, as I said, I'm putting them all into a documentary. It's actually quite starting. The biggest songs ever made are continuously claimed to have been given to the artists who wrote them, and they don't know where from or why.
I think Serj Tankian from System of a Down said it best when he related, "the muse is there for all of us to, kind of, download, if you will. It is the collective consciousness's art wing... As artists, we can never take total credit for our art, because it's beyond us. It comes from beyond us."
I think that's exactly where Stairway to Heaven came from. Robert was just the antenna. How he feels about it is almost secondary. It's for the listeners to figure out what message the signal he picked up was trying to say.
@@Lyristoric The point is, maybe there is no "deeper meaning". What is true is that everyone can interpret every song in any way that is meaningful for them, whether there is an objective deeper meaning or not. What I will say is that a lot of consequential songs have stood the test of time lyrically stronger than Stairway to Heaven. For me what makes Stairway to Heaven so great is that the music is timeless. Jimmy Page produced one of the greatest rock song musically in history.
Everyone will have their own ideas what the song means if anything at all ! I get the feeling that it simply means to go out and think...think and then think some more....in the end you'll have your meaning ! Also that it is about what organized religion is all about, you can have good or you can have bad but if you listen to others to find your meaning then you have lost your meanings and must start thinking all over again ! I see organized religions as people trying to buy their stairway to heaven. If you go to the meetings and say the right words and treat people in a certain way then you'll buy your way into heaven or so that is what you believe but may never find heaven that is the story books !
Well what’s great about song lyrics in general is that the listener can interpret them in whatever way they want to be able to relate them to their life and or experiences. Sometimes when the artist explains what the lyrics are really about it might lose some of the meaning to someone who has interpreted it differently. I think the best songs have the listener relating them to their own journey.
Wow.
It's the part of the song that says "there's still time to change the road you're on" that when played backward says "here's to my sweet satan".
Ironically "our shadows are taller than souls" I kinda of intuitively wondered if that was a reference to our shadows coined by Carl young.
why am I crying
9:37 The Bible says: "it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to gain eternal life (Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25)."
However, we now know this is a wrong translation.
Of course, it meant a thick rope, not a camel.
It now makes more sense to me. Thank you! And even the messages when the song is played backwards (“Here’s to my sweet Satan”, etc.) may tie in somehow. What do you think?
Actually here’s the messages when played backwards (I’ve also heard these many times, many years ago):
“Oh here's to my sweet Satan. The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is satan. He'll give those with him 666, there was a little toolshed where he made us suffer, sad Satan.”
Glad you enjoyed it! Personally, I don't put much credence into backmasking. There's a phenomenon known as auditory pareidolia. This is where the brain interprets random sounds (or, more generally, patterns) as familiar ones. It's especially prevalent when some9ne is already told what they're about to hear. But who knows? Maybe they really are there!
@ I agree. Knowing what to listen for makes a huge difference. Though I should say that when I first heard it played backwards as a child (by myself) I did not know what to listen for other than “Satanic messages”, which a friend had mentioned. And when I played the record backward I clearly heard “here’s to my sweet Satan” toward the middle of the song. It scared the crap out of me, and I stopped listening to it within a minute or so. I think now (40+ years later) that I remember hearing parts of the whole paragraph above, though I know memory becomes distorted over time. “Satan” is probably the clearest word when it is played backwards.
@@80sMetal24 I don't know....the power of suggestion is heavily relied on in that scenario. Speak the words "Yes we can" into a recording device, then play it back backwards. It will probably sound like gibberish. But if I told you what you will hear clearly is "thank you Satan", you will hear that every time.