Led+Zeppelin



Led Zeppelin is a band that formed in 1968 in London, England. They perform hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, and heavy metal. Their band consists of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Johns, and John Bonham. Jimmy was on the guitar, Robert was the vocalist, John Johns was bassist and keyboardist and John Bonham was the drummer. Although they were initially unpopular, Led Zeppelin (1969), Led Zeppelin II (1969), Led Zeppelin III (1970), Led Zeppelin IV (1971), Houses of Holy (1973), and Physical Graffiti (1975) all turned out to be popular albums and turned their band in a new direction. The song 'Stair Way to Heaven" in the fourth album is what really put this band on the charts. The band disbanded soon after the death of John Bonham (due to alcohol related asphyxia) on September 25, 1980. They originally started off as New Yardbirds and signed with the Swan Song label. After signing with Atlantic Records they changed their name to Led Zeppelin.



Lyrics:

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven. When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for. Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure 'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings. In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings, Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven. Ooh, it makes me wonder, Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west, And my spirit is crying for leaving. In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees, And the voices of those who stand looking. Ooh, it makes me wonder, Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason. And a new day will dawn for those who stand long And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now, It's just a spring clean for the May queen. Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run There's still time to change the road you're on. And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know, The piper's calling you to join him, Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul. There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold. And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last. When all is one and one is all To be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying a stairway to heaven.

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