I can only imagine that Coheed and Cambria is paying homage to Led Zeppelin in their 2005 track “Welcome Home”. Sanchez rocks the double neck Gibson EDS-1275 (made famous by Jimmy Page) in their official video here. Check it out:
Submitted by Aspyn
What?!! I guess the guitar shop in “Wayne’s World” should add Dolly Parton to the sign… (video: Wayne’s World “No Stairway to Heaven” scene)
I’m not sure how Dolly Parton got away with using Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” in her song “We Used To“. For more Led Zeppelin on this site click here
Update: On June 23,2016 Led Zeppelin was cleared in court for the similarity of “Stairway to Heaven” and Taurus’ “Spirit”. Have a listen.
Read more about that case here
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! This is not the only song Led Zeppelin has been accused of ripping off. And on the other side of things, Many artists have borrowed from Zeppelin.
Led Zeppelin vs. Chicago vs. Green Day vs. The White Stripes
Check out “Twist of Cain” from Danzig‘s 1988 debut Danzig followed by Led Zeppelin‘s rendition of “In My Time of Dying“. According to the Wikipedia entry the first known recorded version of “In My Time of Dying” can be traced back to 1924 and titled “Jesus Goin’ A-Make Up My Dying Be”.
Submitted by Joseph