Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter. November 4th, 2019 9:55 AM. "Stairway to Heaven" remains one of rock's grandest epics nearly 50 years after its release, but if you ask Robert Plant, the song's iconic lyrics just don't ring true to him anymore. Plant talked about the classic Led Zeppelin track on Ultimate Classic Rock Nights There are three mysteries about this staircase, says the spokesman of the chapel. The first mystery is that, to this day, the identity of the builder is. not known. The second mystery is that the Stairway to Heaven is one of the most played songs in the history of radio. In fact, it was so overplayed, that Robert Plant himself once offered a radio station $10,000 to never play it again after he was subjected to his own music so often on a cross country tour of the USA. In addition to Stairway being played on the radio ad nauseum, it's also a go to lick for players testing guitars in Heart, consisting of Ann and Nancy Wilson, honors Led Zeppelin's magical "Stairway to Heaven" with one of the most powerful tributes ever - together with the .

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