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- From: jswartz@mbunix.mitre.org (Swartz)
- Subject: Re: References to Tolkien by Led Zeppelin
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.151246.1857@linus.mitre.org>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:12:46 GMT
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- In article <C18LF8.Hu1@acsu.buffalo.edu> lerczak@acsu.buffalo.edu (Horse) writes:
- >rcb3654@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
- >
- >>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).
- >
- >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...
- >
- >> --Chard
- >
- >Horse
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- How about the line, "And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and
- the forests will echo with laughter." -- could be about Elves, could even be
- about Ents . . .
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- "And it makes me wonder . . . "
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- John
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