Zep's Stairway and Tolkien - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

InklingElf · 11-03-2004, 06:28 PM

I apologize for being so abrupt but I would think Led Zepp would be one of the numerous bands in the 60s-70s that was influenced by Tolkien so it is natural for their lyrics to have references to his books no matter how vague the explanation for such a reference to exist within the song.

Someone mentioned "Battle of Evermore" -- I think this song is more into this "fantasy motif" than "Stairway to Heaven" and in my opinion my opinion is probably a little ode to Mr.Tolkien and his own genre of fantasy.

11-03-2004, 06:28 PM	#14
InklingElf Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 402	I apologize for being so abrupt but I would think Led Zepp would be one of the numerous bands in the 60s-70s that was influenced by Tolkien so it is natural for their lyrics to have references to his books no matter how vague the explanation for such a reference to exist within the song. Someone mentioned "Battle of Evermore" -- I think this song is more into this "fantasy motif" than "Stairway to Heaven" and in my opinion my opinion is probably a little ode to Mr.Tolkien and his own genre of fantasy.