False Things You Believe About Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin isn’t just one of the greatest rock bands of all time. They also have some wild stories associated with them. For many years their guitarist Jimmy Page was said to worship the devil because of his obsession with English occultist Aleister Crowley. Then there is the story that drummer John Bonham drank 40 shots of vodka the night he died.

Another legend associated with the band claims that, if you play “Stairway To Heaven” in reverse, you'll hear satanic messages. But are these claims really true or are they just good stories? These are the false things you believe about Led Zeppelin.

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Zeppelin and Satanism | 0:00
Secret backwards message | 1:08
The fourth album title | 2:08
They appeared on TV | 3:12
A traditional folk song? | 4:16
A rumored reunion | 5:16
Famous drum sounds | 6:21
Number one hits | 7:23
Name origins | 8:10
Stealing 'Stairway' | 9:32
Robert Plant writing credits | 10:52

[GrungeHQ]

What other crazy, untrue rumors are out there about classic rock bands?

[paulnorton]

"Whole Lotta Love" did make #1 on the Australian charts.

[christineferreira]

I was introduced to Led Zeppelin by my dad. He had seen the band several times in the 70s and I was a kid in the 80s and teen in the 90s. He’s not in the health he once was but we can still enjoy together and I will enjoy as long as I can

[mxaniac]

What most people don't understand is that prior to 1972 only the lyrics to songs could by copyrighted. Artists routinely lifted musical arrangements from other works as it was considered normal. Different times, different rules, different norms.

[matthewoffenbacher]

Immigrant Song and When The Levee Breaks are still my favorites!

[roaringsqueaks]

Was obsessed with the song D'yer M'aker in high school ... honestly love'em all!!!

[HooksBill]

Well you're slightly mixed up on your facts. Page never said they didn't use any effects and he wasn't perpetuating rumors. He only showed where they'd recorded the drum track. They did in fact record it there and Andy Johns didn't deny that. The rumor that it was strictly the echo of the stairway came from some fans interpretation from that interview. It was in fact recorded in that stairway, but the Binson echo unit was used to get the effect. See Rick Beato's channel for a clear explanation of this, in case I've confused you. Thanks!

[larenzofaltner]

I was a teenager during the Zeppelin era. All was good with all of us young ones at the time.

[Nred]

20 million people applied for tickets for their reunion gig. The most Demanded ticket in music history and the 10th most demanded ticket of all time!! Just proves what they were.

[GrymsArchive]

False Things You Believe About Grunge:
*The idea that the Grunge could get one video right ever*

[krauxnotfaux]

They were not known as The New Yardbirds in 1969. That began and ended in 1968.

[stevewinters]

These Foolish people are trying to diminish the fact this is the greatest band that ever lived! Everyone should appreciate what Led Zeppelin has done cuz you'll never see it again

[rickg]

Yep, Keith Moon named them.. And then they Rambled On..

[Steve_]

If look at Zeppelins success you might think they had some kind of magic behind them!! I think their 1st time playing in front of a audience was for 5 thousand people!!!

[darrenstansbury]

I would guess that bonafide Satan worshippers are rare, especially among rockers. Rockers who have had lyrical references to Satan and adorned their bodies and merchandise with and used as stage props satanic symbols have been largely pseudo-Satanists, people who don't actually pray to Satan or engage in satanic rituals but use Satan as a marketing tool.

Many of these same people would probably soil themselves if they had an actual demonic encounter.

[zanethind]

I'm only 17 years old right now and I love Led Zeppelin some of my fav songs are Babe I'm gonna leave you, All of My Love, Rock n Roll, Stairway to Heaven

[timmy]

I always thought he was saying "oh, here's to my sweet Sadie" in backwards. Everything else was drunken gibberish. 😂

[gregflorko]

At 07:00, they're wrong about When The Levee Breaks. The drums were recorded in the foyer of the Headly Grange house. The reverb is natural the echo is electronic. It's a combination of both.

[MsChetanrocks]

Oh please! Can you just shut up with zeppelin and spirits fued? Breaking down A minor is not copying. If you call this copying then it will impossible to create music on a planet of 7 billion people 🙏🙏

[heliotropezzz]

Quote from Emile Zola "We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content."