今日の「聴き比べ」はレッド・ツェッペリン (Led Zeppellin)の『天国への階段(Stairway to Heaven)』です。
２０２０年１０月５日、ようやくこの曲の盗作容疑が晴れました。発売からおよそ５０年かかりました。
この曲は１９７１年、レッド・ツェッペリンの４枚目のアルバム『Untitled』に収録されました。ロバート・プラント(Robert Plant)とジミー・ペイジ(Jimmy Page)による作品です。いまさら何も言うことはありません。彼らを代表する名曲です。
Stairway to Heaven
By Jimmy Page / Robert Plant
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven
There's a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Ooh, makes me wonder
Ooh, makes me wonder
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, really makes me wonder
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And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed, now
It's just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
And it makes me wonder
Ohh, woah
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow? And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Official Audio)
この曲をあのフランク・ザッパ(Frank Zappa)大先生がカバーしています。これは面白いです。１９９１年に発表されたアルバム『Best Band You Never Heard』です。ライヴ音源です。
グレイト・ホワイト(Great White)もカバーしています。１９９９年のアルバム『Great Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin』です。
ハート(Heart)もカバーしました。アルバム『Little Queen』のリイシュー盤でのボーナストラックです。これもライヴ音源です。
Stairway to Heaven (Live At The Kennedy Center Honors)
それでは今日はこの辺で。
