Heart on Their Famous “Stairway to Heaven” Performance (2024)

Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart give Howard Stern some behind-the-scenes stories of how they pulled off their now famous cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" at the Kennedy Center Honors.

[LainieB]

Their performance was iconic. The best!

[joeqb]

Ann has always had incredible vocals but she sang stairway her way and it was absolutely brilliant. The best cover ever.

[Brownie]

Heart is being modest. The reason he is crying also is because their performance was amazing!!😊

[WendyDahling]

That performance gave me chills, it was incredibly special.

[Moon_groovy]

Amazing. Heart absolutely killed that performance.
Outstanding.

[nonyabisness-cgmf]

I cried during that. The choir, the woman of Heart, the band’s reaction. No words can describe it.

[jezzieb]

Heart is F**KING amazing. Also, humble. Ann Wilson is my vocal IDOL ❤

[kennhiser]

Crying because it was the best rendition of that song ever played.

[mikeparsons]

How could he not get emotional, Ann & Nancy preformed the Absolute Best Rendition of Stairway to Heaven that has ever been performed since the original members of Zeppelin did it. The sisters, with Jason Bonam, & the rest of the band did total justice. I don't think any other preformer could've done a better job.

[kittycat-jtoq]

The most AMAZING cover of “Stairway to Heaven “ I have ever heard!! Ann Wilson has STILL got it!!! Rock on ladies!!❤❤❤

[KayzlePop]

No1 could've done a better job than them! It was a FLAWLESS once-in-a-lifetime performance that none of us will ever 4get! ❤❤😭❤❤

[bobf]

I love the way she snickers when she mentions kid rock

[dwightdawson]

Jason Bonham was the little kid playing drums in “The Song Remains the Same” Plant shed a tear because he was watching his best friend’s son performing their biggest hit song. 😊

[blairmartin]

Not many female rockers can do Zeppelin, Heart rocked it .

[KayzlePop]

They're so humble! Everything they said was true but that performance was AMAZING! I'm not easily moved & I was teary eyed too! ❤❤

[chadskiles]

Ann Wilson is so humble and a woman of integrity. Her discernment and ability to read in to the many facets as to why Robert would be emotional is so lovely 🥰

[ozgott]

I saw Plant in a nearly empty cafe one morning and said hello to him that I was a big fan, and he said thank you very much and shook my hand. Memory that's better than any autograph.

[evaandossa]

That was a freaking amazing performance by EVERYONE involved! Ann was fantastic- she killed it! It’s going down as one of the all time best performances there EVER! The choir - WOW!

[nicolaspaguirre]

It’s the best cover of that song, period

[maryannshidaker]

Your version of Stairway was unbelievable, amazing and I got goosebumps! It’s one of my favorites and watch it all the time!!! Everyone went above and beyond from the backup singers to the iconic hat …. Well done!!!❤