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"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 8 November 1971 on the band's untitled fourth studio album (commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV), by Atlantic Records. Composed by the band's guitarist Jimmy Page with lyrics written by lead singer Robert Plant , it is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock ...
Sedaka described the song as a "sandwich song:" the main verses and chorus, the "meat" of the song, are enveloped in a "bread," a short musical snippet repeated at the beginning and end of the song (in this case, the phrase "Climb up, way up high").
"Little Devil" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield which was released by Sedaka as a single in 1961. The title track of Sedaka's 1961 album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, it was a hit, reaching #11 in the US Billboard Charts.
The typeface for the lyrics to "Stairway to Heaven", printed on the inside sleeve of the album, was Page's contribution. He found it in an Arts and Crafts magazine called The Studio which dated from the late 19th century. He thought the lettering was interesting and arranged for someone to create a whole alphabet. [40]
"Stairway to Heaven" (featuring Amelia Brightman) (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) (original by Led Zeppelin) (8:05) French, Belgian and Portuguese bonus tracks [ edit ]
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It was first played live at Belfast's Ulster Hall on 5 March 1971, a concert which also featured the first ever live performance of "Stairway to Heaven". [18] It was retained for each subsequent concert tour until 1973. In 1975 it was used as an encore medley with "Whole Lotta Love", but was hardly used on the band's 1977 US concert tour.
The single's UK release featured comedian Tony Hancock on its front cover. [5] The different cover art for the international single release is a still from the 1946 film A Matter of Life and Death [6] (also titled in the US Stairway to Heaven [7]) created by Powell and Pressburger, [citation needed] permitted for use by Rank Film Distributors.