The greatest song from the seventies is an impossible choice to make. The challenge by my friend Gary, though, made it clear that I had to choose just one song.
In November 1971, a song was released that has become one of the most legendary and unforgettable songs ever released. The song was composed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant and nobody could have written a better “musical representation of an orgasm”. In fact, nobody has. The song has been regarded through generations as the greatest rock song ever. It’s a song like this one that makes you wonder why music is no longer like this. Why must modern music be commercially made to make only teenage girls happy for five minutes? Would we rather have a song that lasts throughout history or a song that last five minutes? I personally would prefer more songs like Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
Although, just because everybody else thinks that Stairway is the greatest song, does this really make it true? Is Stairway to Heaven my choice for the best song of the seventies? There are so many other choices I could make, for example Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Hotel California by the Eagles, Bat out of Hell by Meat Loaf, or Hey Jude by the Beatles. So many choices, so many legends, so many unforgettable songs to choose from, but I must choose just one.
This is a rare case when I will agree with the majority. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin is in my opinion the greatest song from the 1970’s.
Have a listen to the greatness:
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So because you haven't heard any other songs by Led Zep, you choose the most overplayed average song in their repertoire?
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