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May 2022
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"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin: Ev...

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Alex and Jordan take on the classic rock monolith, sorting through all the Satanism myths and supernatural lore. They’ll delve into the battle to record the famous solo, how it got its premiere in the middle of a war zone, and the drama behind the ‘Wayne’s World’ joke. They’ll also explain why Jimmy Page’s stinginess resulted in “Stairway” being recorded in a dilapidated haunted mansion, how Robert Plant paid a radio station thousands of dollars to stop playing it, and determine whether Phil Collins was to blame for their disastrous performance at Live Aid.

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