LedZeppelinLives.com: <center>Facts About Stairway to Heaven</center>

Critics of rock and roll songs have alleged that a backward message is recorded into "Stairway to Heaven." If a portion of the song is played backwards on the original LP, then supposedly words beginning with "Oh, here's to my sweet Satan" can be heard. Christian fundamentalists and others have interpreted different lyrics from the allegedly-backmasked portion, which most agree to be the lines beginning with "If there's a bustle in your hedgerow...". This theory offered detailed analyses of the hidden meanings of both the "backwards" and actual lyrics.

Led Zeppelin has for the most part ignored such claims; for years the only comment came from Swan Song Records which issued the statement: "Our turntables only play in one direction—forwards". Robert Plant expressed frustration with the accusations in an interview: "To me it's very sad, because 'Stairway To Heaven' was written with every best intention, and as far as reversing tapes and putting messages on the end, that's not my idea of making music."

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