You may not be familiar with the ’70s rock legends Led Zeppelin or the song Stairway to Heaven, but you’ve probably heard some version of it from a friend who was learning to play guitar. The classic rock ballad was released in 1971 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003.
According to Variety, “The Zeppelin case began in 2014, when journalist Michael Skidmore filed suit on behalf of the estate of Randy Wolfe, the late frontman of the band ‘Spirit.’ The lawsuit alleged that the iconic opening instrumental riff in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ was lifted from Spirit’s 1968 song ‘Taurus.’”
Now that that distraction is behind us, take a minute and enjoy Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart and their version of Stairway to Heaven, performed live at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 2, 2012. You can thank me later.
