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- From: lerczak@acsu.buffalo.edu (Horse)
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- Subject: Re: References to Tolkien by Led Zeppelin
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 03:52:19 GMT
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- rcb3654@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
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- >However, Zep's most popular song, "Stairway to Heaven", has a reference to
- >JRRT in that the lyrics go something like this (and there's a lady who's sure
- >**all that glitters is gold** and she's buying a stariway to heaven).
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- well, if you were to look at the song, it might be construed to be about
- galadriel in the specific, or at least the elves in the general. i haven't
- listened to it in a bit, but i seem to also recall a line in there that goes
- something to the effect of "there's a feeling i get, when i look to the west,
- and my spirit is crying for leaving." kinda screams ELVES. at least to me...
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- > --Chard
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- Horse
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