Stranger Things considered licensing Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' for its finale but was ultimately unable due to the band's strict licensing policies, highlighting the challenges of securing iconic rock songs for TV use.
Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' was voted the greatest rock ballad of all time in a 2011 Rolling Stone poll, highlighting its enduring popularity and iconic status in classic rock history.
Robert Plant surprised fans by performing "Stairway to Heaven" for the first time in 16 years at a charity show organized by Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, who is battling stage 4 prostate cancer. Plant's rendition of the iconic Led Zeppelin song was made even more poignant with a changed delivery of the final verse. While Plant has expressed mixed feelings about the song in the past, he was moved by a performance of it by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012.