Robert Plant Was In A “Very Bad Mood” When He Wrote Led Zeppelin’s Biggest Hit—And The Story Behind Those Famous Lyrics Changes The Song Completely ROBERT PLANT WASN’T CHASING A TIMELESS ROCK ANTHEM—HE WAS ANGRY, FRUSTRATED, AND ABOUT TO TURN THAT MOOD INTO ONE OF LED ZEPPELIN’S DEFINING SONGS.
Robert Plant Had No Idea He Was Writing a Rock Classic When He Started “Stairway to Heaven” Few songs in rock history have achieved the enduring status of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.” Released in 1971 on the band’s fourth studio album, Led Zeppelin IV, the more-than-eight-minute epic was written by Robert Plant and Jimmy … Read more