Comments on: Saturday Video Roundup: We’re climbing a stairway to heaven

By: Jim Booth

Jim Booth — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:43:32 +0000

Fitz:

The Beatles’ last live performance was in August 1966 at Candlestick Park in Sf, CA. You could look it up.

The Beatles BROKE UP in early 1970 (officially). The “Let it Be” sessions took place in winter/spring of 1969 – concurrent with the “Abbey Road” sessions.

You’re right about Morrison – although your point is…?

So what I’m saying is know your rock history….

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:11:41 +0000

Rolf Harris is almost a national institution in Britain these days. In fact, I think he is. He is great.

Hooray…no more ghosts.

By: Fitz

Fitz — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:04:17 +0000

Shenanigans!

The Beatles last live performance was in 1969 at Shea stadium and by that time had long since shed the image show in that video.

Stairway to Heaven was recorded in 1971 which was the time that the Beatles were recording the movie “Let it Be.”

Jim Morrison died on July 3rd 1971 and the Zep album was released in November of that year.

So what Im saying is welcome to Imposters LIVE! Playing at your local Indian casino soon.

By: Mike Sheehan

Mike Sheehan — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:00:09 +0000

Heath: Hehe, Rolf Harris. That one was too silly for me. Mike: Got a link to the Etcetera version? (Too lazy to track it down meself.) Phil: Brilliant. Love SCTV.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:54:51 +0000

Comparing Stevens to Beck isn’t helping your case. Beck is maybe the most overrated musician since Jim Morrison.

By: Stairway to Heaven - The Opera « scholarship@kkc

Stairway to Heaven - The Opera « scholarship@kkc — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:48:11 +0000

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Stairway To Heaven - The Beatnix « scholarship@kkc — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:44:55 +0000

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By: Mike Sheehan

Mike Sheehan — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:40:06 +0000

Hey, you asked. What’s wrong with Sufjan Stevens? He hasn’t had a smash hit like Beck?

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:56:36 +0000

For those of you that might not be aware of the parody version of this theme from the early ’80′s, by SCTV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USh-msend-o

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:21:41 +0000

In the 80′s the ABC – Australian Broadcasting Corporation ran a series hosted by Andrew Denton, called “The Money or the Gun”. Andrew Denton hated Stairway to Heaven so each week he had an Australian band or artist do a version of the song. There are likely 25 or so versions – the ones on this page, the Rolf Harries version, a bluegrass version by Fargone Beauties. The version by the Etcetera Theatre Company is brilliant.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:52:56 +0000

Mike:

Sufjan Stevens? Man, you’re doing the high-test crack today, aren’t you?

By: Heath

Heath — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:45:05 +0000

You missed one of the strangest versions – Rolf Harris with his wobble board – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cy5KjaAS7nY

I remeber at least one occasion in the mid-90s, when Australian ABC staff were on strike, and their youth oriented radio station Triple J had the Stairways to Heaven album on a repeating loop for the weekend.

By: Mike Sheehan

Mike Sheehan — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:23:24 +0000

Maybe Sufjan Stevens, Kula Shaker, Spiraling, and Mew to name a few. And then there’s Radiohead, but don’t you loathe them?

Some other bands I dearly love, like Fishbone, King’s X, Queensryche, Dream Theater, Emperor and Fates Warning all had chances at greatness, but either blew them or dwindled into obscurity.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:30:36 +0000

There are some good young bands out there these days, but those with Zep-like potential are hard to find. Who’s doing something that you can imagine still being relevant and important 30 years from now? Green Day. The Killers? Damon Albarn? Anybody else?

By: Jim Booth

Jim Booth — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:12:35 +0000

This is proof of a couple of great truths about rock:

1) For all this to work (and I liked all of them), it takes artists with epic vision (no matter how goofy) to create the enduring, original work. That allows these takes and yet “Stairway” is still “Stairway.” Kudos to Page and Plant….

2) What most people wouldn’t think about here is something musicians realize early and think about all the time – chord structures are nothing – melodies are everything. (Could someone please tell The Matrix that so they’ll write a second melody? That is, if they can….)

By: Mike Sheehan

Mike Sheehan — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:48:14 +0000

Thanks for posting that, Sam!

By: elaine

elaine — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:22:47 +0000

I loved Robyne Dunn’s version.

The first and second I enjoyed too.

…well I can finally click on the videos as they are there now (still with ghosts).

Great post.