

Countless articles have been written in awe of the performance and the Youtube video has been viewed well over 100 million times. Robert Plant and the rest of the remaining members of Led Zeppelin are far from the only people who praised Heart's cover of "Stairway To Heaven". Related: Led Zeppelin's Copyright And Plagiarism Issues May Be Downright Epidemic, Here's The Heartbreaking Truth About Their Best Songs It wasn’t really about who did a great job, although Ann’s a spectacular singer the whole choreography of it was blindingly sort of a 'we’re not worthy' moment." The Led Zeppelin frontman went on to say, "But that night at the Kennedy Center, it made me remember that I had some responsibility, for better or worse, for that song.

It kills me in two or three different ways. Plant revealed what he really thought of Heart's performance in an interview with Vulture saying, "It’s just a magnificent performance to watch and it kills me every time. Their orchestral and sweeping rendition of the band's most iconic song is arguably as good if not better than the original. While the night included a number of great covers of the best songs from the iconic rock band's catalog, Heart's was the only one to bring tears to Robert Plant's eyes.Īided by Jason Bonham on drums (the son of the late Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham) Heart and an entire choir brought the entire room to a stand-still. Anne and Nancy Wilson of Heart had basically no time to prepare for their cover of "Stairway To Heaven" when performing for Led Zeppelin at The 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.
