‘Substantial’ similarities are enough to warrant a trial over whether Robert Plant and Jimmy Page lifted opening chords from Taurus by the band Spirit Led Zeppelin’s lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page must face a US jury trial over whether they stole opening chords for their 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven.[br] Related: Stairway to Heaven: the anecdote of a song and its legacy (and hear an unreleased mix) Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com