Led Zeppelin sued over Stairway To Heaven

Henne Music ^ | May 19, 2014

[ConservativeStatement]

Led Zeppelin are being accused plagiarising the introduction of their iconic 1971 anthem, “Stairway To Heaven”, in a new lawsuit brought by the estate of Spirit guitarist Randy California and members of the band.

Business Week reports the estate – and group’s members – believe the acoustic introduction to “Stairway” was lifted from their 1968 instrumental, “Taurus.”

[null and void]

That would be as bad for the show as The Fugitive actually catching the one armed man!

[Berlin_Freeper]

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

[Moonman62]

My guess is it has something to do with Ed Cassidy passing away about a year and a half ago. He was Randy California’s stepfather, and Spirit’s drummer. (He was in his mid forties when they were popular.) Randy California died in 1997.

[ConservativeStatement]

Last night, I saw the episode with Ruta Lee.

[tumblindice]

I just finished a ‘Lost’ bingeathon. After six seasons I think everyone finally agreed, “OK, no more angst over this island. We’re all dead and in Purgatory. Let’s wrap things up.”
Neat video, thanks. How did GI end? We’re they rescued?

[Squawk 8888]

I thought Kansas and Journey were the same band :-p

[Baynative]

for later

[null and void]

How did GI end? We’re they rescued?

Darned if I know!

[Fungi]

Sorry to hear it most honorable Null and Voidness. I hope your new printer works to your expectations.

[Domangart]

Clearly it was Bill Gates who took it. He had the artist play one of the notes on A rather than C.

[mountn man]

It's Stairway To Heaven

You know it's playing somewhere in the world right now.

That's a lot of royalties.

[MacMattico]

I think some of you that don't hear it aren't listening long enough into the song. I had my daughter listen once (6th grade, not very musically astute) and she even said “isn't that from that Stairway to Heaven” song?”

[Nifster]

ummmm a bit late no?????

[nickcarraway]

I’m not really a fan, but weren’t all songs by this band more or less copied from other sources?

[expat1000]

Creepy link!! And one if the responses says the statute of limitations is 3 years.

Interesting that this thread is already pushing 60 comments.

[Veggie Todd]

How did GI end? We’re they rescued?

No. The show was cancelled suddenly after the third season, so they were never able to end it gracefully. There was a movie called Rescued from Gilligan's Island with everyone except Tina Louise. They got off the island and then on the one-year anniversary they took a cruise to celebrate, and well, you can guess what happened. This is from Wikipedia.

[Salamander]

More like a contortion.

:)

[Fiji Hill]

As far as I'm concerned, Stairway to Heaven is a Neil Sedaka song from the spring of 1960. I'm not familiar with this other version.

[Salamander]

That’s nothing.

Alice Cooper ripped off Pat Boone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOEIPrYj50

[doorgunner69]

It's Stairway To Heaven

You know it's playing somewhere in the world right now.

Could say the same about "In a Gadda Da Vida"