Stairway to Heaven

It doesnt merit an answer - its blatant blasphemy to ruin a good Rolf Harris song

That's only because there isn't an Atomic Kitten version....yet.

I'm ashamed to say, I've got a 12" version by the Far Corporation..

You haven't anything 'til you heard the Dread Zeppelin version.

Cheers

Keith.

Keith,

Congrats, BTW. Happy Trails.

Nick

Ahhh, Tortelvis has left the building. I do like misty mountain top, but my fave Dread Zep must be Nobody's fault but mon .

I also have a soft spot for Rolf Harris' cover of Stairway! ("altogether now"...)

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio

I tell you what the Dolly Parton version beats the hell out of the original!!!

John

I must admit that, once someone had explained what the song was about, I found the Rolf Harris version touchingly ironic.

No, really...

JD

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Originally posted by John C:
I tell you what the Dolly Parton version beats the hell out of the original!!!

John

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No Kidding ? Dolly does Zep ?

Peter

It's on her brand new record. I just heard it on the radio and it is outragiously good. It really shows what a fantastic singer she is.

[notice lack of smileys. it really is good!]

Ron The Mon,
Needle-Freak

Ron,

Over here radio is crap, and it's impossible to find the Sugar Hill recodings of Dolly, is the new record on Sugar Hill ?

Peter

Yes its on Sugar Hill, but its absoluetly everywhere. Going Cheap(ish) in Virgin, to 8.99 at cd-wow.com.

The rest of the album is very good as well, so well worth nine quid

Steve,

Thanks for the Heads Up, Cd duly ordered from CD wow. 13.95€ including free delivery to France!

Peter

There's also a brilliant, and long unavailable "cover" by a little band called Little Roger and the Goosebumps, where they took the central melodies to the song and overlaid the lyrics to the Gilligan's Island TV show's theme song, and called the song "Stairway to Gilligan's Island".

Zep's manager, Peter Grant, heard this song once, was inscensed, and immediately sued to have it removed from western civilization immediately.

Turns out that Zep's actual band members never heard the song. When it was presented to one of them (Page, I think) about five years ago, he roared with laughter and said that he would work to have the fallout from the suit reversed.

You can now get the song on the compilation CD "Laguna Tunes". It's a CD of songs produced by a man of that last name, and is the only song on the CD worth putting to disk. But the CD is worth it for those with a sense of humor.

Cheers

Keith.

the latest HMV free magazine says
that dolly parton has recorded 'stairways ...'

she says she asked [page and/or plant] and they
said they did not know what it meant !!

james

There was a 15 minute special on radio 4 last night at 11:30 pm (one of a series called 'Repeat until fade') on Stairway to Heaven with many facts and interviews inc. Rolf who said he'd never heard the Led Zep version until after he'd done his - - until his daughter insisted and played it to him. Also said Page and Plant attended a gig he was doing to listen to it.

Some entertaining other versions as well - but must have been made before the Dolly P one.

Jonathan

I was Peter's guest.

Sorry, FZ just aint my thang!

Bloody hell, my 2k posting is in the Music Room!

Regards,

Steve.

PS: Despite my awful musical tastes, at least I got a re-invite on this occasion.

Peter,

I'll hopefully remember to bring a replacement copy of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Circle II as I really like this disc, as well as remembering the teabags.

Let your ears do the talking, let your remote control do the walking...

[This message was edited by Steven Toy on THURSDAY 01 August 2002 at 03:26.]

Late Junction played the Dolly version last night. It was very good - shame we didn't get an extended banjo jam though.

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Originally posted by Steven Toy:
I was Peter's guest.

Sorry, FZ just aint my thang!

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Jeez, Steven, it put you to sleep for four months ?!!!!!

Peter

it's winking at you, it's blinking at you....