The Led Zeppelin classic that Robert Plant hates
Chances are, if you’ve been in the music industry for the majority of your life that some songs will stick with you, close to your heart and others, well, they’ll follow you around like a bad smell. For the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, he has struggled with both, sometimes within the same track. That’s because the song Robert Plant hates from the band’s back catalogue is quite possibly their most adored hit. So “hate” may be a bit strong. It’s not like Jimmy Page’s least-liked songs ‘Livin’ Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman)’ and ‘All My Love’, which he described as “not us” and refused to play live. This song was consistently played at Led Zeppelin shows; in fact, for many, it was the main attraction. Of course, we’re talking about one of the most famous tracks in the world, Zeppelin’s masterpiece ‘Stairway To Heaven’. For Plant, the song is no longer a transcendent moment of rock ‘n’ roll purity but a trip and fall down the spiralling staircase to hell. Plant has ne...