Stairway To Heaven is arguably the greatest rock song of all time which rocketed the Zepp guys into instant international fame forever. However, did Jimmy Page steal that iconic riff? Led Zeppelin opened for a band called 'Spirit' in the late 60's before they made it big and the disgruntled Spirit guys say that the heavy blimp guys have them to thank for it. Here's 'Taurus by Spirit. You decide if they should've gotten the $560 million that Stairway has garnered over the years...

 

 

There is currently a lawsuit in the works that if successful could block the release of Led Zeppelin IV's reissue or at least steal a major portion of the profits for unpaid royalties. Yikes. Guess Spirit could be taking a stairway to financial heaven, although 45 years too late. Somebody hook them up with diamond encrusted walkers.

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