Led Zeppelin, "Stairway to Heaven" (1971) Zeppelin never released it as a single, but "Stairway to Heaven" was still the most-requested song of the '70s on FM radio. Presumably none of those calls came from Robert Plant, who derisively called it "that bloody wedding song." He infamousl...
The first two Grammy wins for the Police came for instrumental tunes, as both 1981's "Reggatta de Blanc" and 1982's "Behind My Camel" took home the award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" was the band’s first song with lyrics to earn a Grammy, ...
22 If you choose to STAND BY ME, I will also stand by you, when you need me Ben E. King 23 The HIGHWAY TO HELL can sometimes lead you to the STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN ACDC and Led Zeppelin 24 If you accept your mishaps, it will be easier to cope. LET IT BE The Beatles 25 The answ...
along with the rest of the Foo Fighters, are one of rock’s biggest attractions and for good reason. Armed with a host of hard-hitting classics, each song never fails to see a sea of fans jumping, belting out the lyrics like they’re the ones under the lights...
Italy's Le Orme enjoyed one of the longest hot streaks of the '70s. And for a brief moment, they even flirted with international fame — recruiting Van Der Graaf Generator's Peter Hammill to write English lyrics for a new edition of their fourth LP. As usual in these situations, the ...
“Love in an Elevator," Lane scribbled out the lyrics to “Cherry Pie” in 15 minutes. Lane may have despised “Cherry Pie,” but he should have given himself more credit for writing a timeless rock anthem in minutes when most bands struggle their whole careers to do so. The rest of...