Heart Brought Led Zeppelin to Tears with "Stairway to Heaven" Cover

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Their Kennedy Centre performance of Stairway ranks as one of the greatest live things I have ever seen. I must have watched it 100 times and I tear up every time.

[@Leeann-e4j]

THE GREATEST LIVE PERFORMANCE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN ALL MY 66 YEARS..... CONGRATULATIONS HEART,ANN AND NANCY..... Also tears every time......

[@BayRN1]

I agree. That was the most amazing tribute I have ever listened to and watched over and over.

[@RussHigginbotham]

Me too, love seeing jimmy so happy!

[@FLEXCopMNPD]

This ranks right up with Prince crushing While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[@pinfeetshmo]

praying that my stairway is lit so i can navigate up to heaven listening to Stairway to Heaven

[@Bulldog1653]

That was the greatest cover by any band in rock history. For Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, & John Paul Jones to be moved to tears and give a standing ovation, in my eyes, there is no greater honor. NOBODY will ever be able to touch that performance.

[@soniafiordalisio962]

I can only imagine how Jason Bonham felt. 🤍✨❤️The Heart sister's r the only ones that could have done such a amazing job.. amazing

[@1skyofrog]

That solo, Jimmy seemed to like it, from my perspective. I thought it worked.

[@fisher6747]

Damn straight. In my 60 years, no 'cover' of a song can ever match this!

[@tatsianapalchekh5326]

No it was bad. Turned it into soap opera

[@fisher6747]

@@tatsianapalchekh5326 Idiot..

[@nyernga]

When you get a standing ovation from the members of Led Zeppelin for singing a Led Zeppelin song.....You've made it....

[@darwinsaye]

Heart had already “made it” over forty years ago.

[@FatLu-zu2fb]

True, but no one could have Nailed Stairway, like Heart did...Excellent

[@jozefkollar5164]

ny--- ,pičus ,preto to spievala Ona a nie ... .

[@EdBenji]

Its all one big act...Do you really think Page would complain about that crappy guitar playing?

[@MrTexasDan]

@@EdBenji Yup, the lead guitar guy blew the solo. How do you screw up the solo in front of Jimmy Page and the President? I know teenagers that can nail that song.

[@gastondoumerc7863]

They knocked it out of the park. The addition of the chorus took it to another level.

[@1skyofrog]

It was also cool, to me, when Jason walked on stage.

[@ValDowding]

such a shame the choir drowned Ann's voice completely out at the end. They were not needed

[@americanish58]

The look on Jimmy Page’s face when the choir came in was pure joy

[@timkdiamond]

Ann Wilson could flatten mountains with her voice alone. Her power and pitch are incredible. I went back and listened to some old Heart tracks and blew my mind.

[@LM-lh4ri]

Dan Rather should just let them sing

[@donnaronio3553]

They are both incredibly talented.❤

[@davidstovall8573]

So true! Love Annie. I saw the house where she and Nancy grew up when I lived in Kirkland, WA. 1977.

[@67Pepper]

These ladies are absolute living legends.

[@pauldacus4590]

One of the most iconic performances of All Time. I can't even count how many times I've watched this video.

[@AlexMcQueen-ce9tz]

That was a powerful moment , not a dry eye in the house. Jason at the end with eyes skyward very moving. John would be proud

[@MarkLeahy-b1k]

One of the greatest moments in rock history.

[@bak1386]

They got a standing O from Led Zeppelin. I can't think of a higher honor

[@lindawilliams-8100]

I still get goose bumps when I Heart perform that. The nostalgia on John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page had no words to describe that moment. It was a spectacular performance!

[@patticooper6205]

Me too!! Just did...😅

[@MCOTIB]

Nancy even acknowledged @2:00 that she got nervous just hearing her sister talking about it!

[@johannaminnder3509]

Are you kidding me?! Only one rehearsal for this epic performance. Talk about skills.

[@glenchapman3899]

Well I know that most of the band and the choir are a sort of house band for these honors. So they probably had a few run throughs without the sisters. Jason would know the song like the back of his hand, and I bet Ann and Nancy did not have to learn their parts either. And during that rehearsal they may have run through the song a few times

[@stephenstill1890]

The best version of "stairway to heaven" I had heard other than Led Zepplin's and it brought me to tears,just like Robert Plant

[@cayrick]

I must have watched that performance over 20 times. The emotion of that performance is beyond amazing.

[@historylover13]

Heart's performance at the Kennedy Center Honors is simply iconic.

[@ValDowding]

well, they are professionals, and have been for so long!

[@larrypower8659]

Ann and Nancy’s “Stairway” and Prince’s performance at the end of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” on the night of George Harrison’s RRHOF induction are the two greatest live performances I have seen on KZbin. Ann Wilson is one of the only singers, male or female, who can do Led Zeppelin justice. I saw the “Stairway” performance in real time and have since watched it innumerable times. One of the greatest covers of ANY song. Ever.

[@LifeUser]

Definetly one of the best covers ever done. Gave me goosebumps. Ann is the most amazing singer ever in my books.

[@rsanoian]

I have always loved these two, they both look great and I cannot see anyone else covering this song after this performance.

[@Djwf91]

I met Robert Plant on Sept. 15th, 2015 and I told him the performance by Heart was amazing and he said, “Yes, it was a pleasure to watch them perform.” He was gracious and very funny. I will never forget that day and this performance.

[@DeanPodstupka]

Im not surprised years later that Heart did this great tribute! it was great then and now.😊

[@Scott-dy2mc]

Ann is simply the best vocalist of all time. This was the greatest performance of rock and roll of all time.

[@rlpd5218]

FEMALE

[@Scott-dy2mc]

@@rlpd5218 male or female she is the Goat

[@MrTexasDan]

Let's not overblow it there. It was pretty good, except the lead guitar was amateur hour stuff. I can think of numerous greater performance of rock and roll of all time.

[@beelathewheela8560]

​@@MrTexasDan Ikr that's not even her best performance. Somebody's never heard barracuda live.

[@ElSantoLuchador]

@@MrTexasDan Music is subjective. What you can think of is irrelevant.

[@gwynnielsen5081]

The Wilson sisters definitely have what it takes to cover Zeppelin. Not all can say that.

[@eartha911]

Probably the most truly amazing performances in my 67 years on this planet, and I was a huge Heart fan before. I still tear up every time I see it. Thanks to all involved for a milestone lifetime moment.

[@dowzoo]

I have replayed that performance so many times. It always gets me when John Bonham's son plays the drums and then the choir shows up in black derby hats.

[@jeolman1]

I think this is the reak reason they were brought to tears. Not the Wilson sisters performance.

[@louisevad6091]

So glad to see sisters together

[@DianeWargo]

They both look so beautiful!!!! Outstanding musicians!!!! These two ladies are amazing and iconic!!!!

[@pstmja]

Greatest performance of Stairway to Heaven ever.

[@Tank4Life]

The single greatest musical performance of all-time. It will never be topped.

[@Scott-dy2mc]

@@Tank4Life i couldn’t agree more. I am glad it is recorded for all time.

[@RobynHood1021]

Ann and Nancy look great!

[@wlines]

I wonder when this was filmed? Ann looks incredibly fit. I am just saying that because I know she is not well at this moment.

[@pedrocols]

Pretty amazing these two fabulous women are in their 70s.

[@Justin-techguy]

Yes still beautiful ladies with great talent.

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Nancy and Ann have given me chills while listening to their music for years. Role models in so many women lives. Blessings

[@FrankSmith-zt8sl]

IMHO , that was the most incredible cover of a song I have ever seen and heard. Just amazing

[@richardnauka6912]

I can remember...dog & the butterfly, stairway just blew me away. I can watch it over & over & I'm 65...they killed it! Bravo👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@hereandthere9023]

That entire album is good.

[@scopex2749]

That was ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!

[@davidregehr2687]

As a 12 year old I was playing by the creek with a friend of mine when I heard live music coming from a house on Marine Drive in West Vancouver. A year and a bit later my first high school dance in grade 8 was HEART!! I'm 65 now and they remain the greatest northwest band to ever exist.

[@Bixll09]

One of the BEST covers EVER....

[@loriburling8360]

This was an awesome performance. I could listen to this over and over.

[@Azznbad]

Anns vocals particularly in the last part of the song are enough to bring anyone to tears. Her voice was so raw and emotional is pant hadn't been brought to tears something ain't right inside of him. She almost gets me with the emotion she puts into the line To be a rock and not to roll. The hair on the back of my neck stands up just thinking about a woman her age still belting it out there like that.

[@michaeltammaro482]

Ann has ALWAYS been a GORGEOUS woman. Whew.

[@jasonbarron6164]

They both are extremely beautiful women

[@chuckcrooks8816]

A fabulous performance!!! I watch it over and over.

[@zeroceiling]

The performance was amazing…but also in no small part due to the awesome choir assembled behind them…that gave the song an ethereal shine and shimmer like nobody..including the members of Led Zeppelin had ever heard before.

[@u.s.a.198]

And Jason Bonham on drums.... Unbelievable... And the string section and the choir.... Amazing show !

[@robertjannush4403]

I watched this on Television and It was Amazing How They Did There Rendition of Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin with the 3 Remaining members of the group ! What A Great Show This Was !

[@SilentPresence]

For some reason I only discovered this event last year..........best cover song ever.....chorus, vocals, drums, guitar and reaction of Zeppelin so great......as well as celebrities

[@showtime951]

I don't know if you have to be a performer to completely appreciate the risk, depth, emotion, and power of this incredibly successful performance, but it is monumental and absolutely unforgettable.

[@laurelmcneilly741]

Nope, I loved it, and I know nothing.

[@shonaboufford7342]

Only Ann and Nancy could even touch that song. They and Jason were awesome

[@dawsonschmidt3714]

The outstanding Wilson's. Happy to have seen them perform once in my lifetime!😅

[@ryeencoke]

Heart was amazing and they were and are highly underrated. Their cover of Stairway was the best live version I have ever seen.

[@Mangrove-pd7hx]

Ann Wilson the greatest Female Rock singer of all time with Nancy Wilson does a tribute song of Stairway to Hevan for Led Zeppelin in front of Led Zeppelin and blows the roof off of the Kennedy Center with what has got to be the greatest cover of a song of all time. I have watched that video hundreds of times and I am Godsmack'd every time. The video of that performance needs to be put into the Smithsonian to be seen forever.

[@TheAndyhendy]

Watched this don't know how many times because i think it is an absolute brilliant rendition of a brilliant song..

[@megnotes7908]

I love Led Zeppelin and I love Heart. So good to watch and remember Heart’s amazing tribute to Zeppelin. Thanks for this video.

[@fw1421]

That was the best ever version of Stairway ever done.

[@MrTexasDan]

Maybe, except for the OG. This one had really bad lead guitar.

[@user-yj3ob9kd3l]

So nice seeing them interviewed together and seeing that great version of Stairway to Heaven. I always wished that I had a sister. Such good friends.

[@Tanstaafl1976]

Nancy and Ann absolutely nailed this song at this event! Proving why they remain the QUEENS of rock and ROCK LEGENDS!

[@NameName-yc7kv]

Amazing tribute two of the most amazing women in rocknroll plus a tear down Plants cheek...such an OMG momemt.

[@firemedic5100]

This performance is the best thing to ever happen to rock music. Robert Plant had heard so many people try to cover this great hit, but you could see the appreciation he and Jimmy held for Nancy, Ann, Jason, and the choir for knocking this great hit completely out of this universe.

[@Justin-techguy]

As a Zeppelin & Heart fan this is one of the greatest performances I have ever seen. Brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

[@indianboy72]

I’ve listened to hem since i was a young boy. They influenced the track I took in drums. Along with Led Zeppelin and steely dan. Thank you for all your great music. Toto just put me over the top!!

[@cynthiaostermiller1967]

Heart's cover of "Stairway to Heaven" leaves me with chills up and down my spine EVERYTIME I listen to it. Love it!!!!!!!

[@lynnhall2503]

Best female rock singer ever!

[@garysimons1608]

Love their respect for one another.❤

[@ianwhiteway1427]

they did the song great! jimmy and Robert live in my village and they were so stunned with the performance!

[@ruudvanmontfoort4485]

interviews like this are extremely good because of 1 person only.......Dan Rather, who is relaxed, patient, and he lets people speak out. great respect for him !!!!

[@Pilgrimm21]

Regrettably, his "ethics" did not include reporting the truth, and only the truth. As I recall, that shortcoming cost him his reputation and his career!

[@sicksquid3258]

@@Pilgrimm21 Go on,,,,,,

[@TalesoftheRescueRoad-gf9fm]

anytime Ann sings it is insanely amazing.. #1 female vocalist ...ever!

[@JP-ud7xq]

I bought a brand new 1974 Baracuda, and I felt special when I was driving it and listening to this song!

[@djknox2]

It brought me to tears. I've seen Heart live back around 1980 - great show.

[@paulholod9902]

Ultra gooood !!! 🕉️🙏🏻 Nice greeeetz from Kathmandu Nepal….

[@JillKnapp]

I love and respect these ladies with my whole soul. Such talent, so beautiful, so strong and wise. Love love love.

[@enoughcorruption5975]

Best rock and roll sisters ever ❤ Some would say Ann was the best female singer ever! Great respect to both of them🎉🎉🎉

[@OttawaAndy]

That was my best friend's favourite performance of all time. We played it at her funeral last year. We were friends for 45 years. I miss her every day.

[@kathleentyson6727]

That performance gave me chills ,Anne Wilson’s voice is superb she can sing anything,but she nailed Stairway to Heaven ,seeing John Bonhams son on drums ,the gospel Chlor ,but when when Robert Plant began to cry ,that was it for me .

[@mark11967AD]

I had heard Ann and Nancy were no longer performing together and weren’t getting along. I’d be extremely pleased if that was BS. Good to see performers and family stay friends even if they have a period of fighting but reunion and long term reconciliation. ❤️

[@pamhall1434]

Heart sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, John Bonham's son Jason, an amazing chorale choir and orchestra along with ambient energy of DC at Christmas time made this concert particularly magical ❤

[@brianmcmorris9592]

One of my favorite all-time tributes (only exceeded by the George Harrison tribe at his HOF induction and Prince playing the solo in "While My Guitar"). I have always loved Heart, from the beginning and also loved Stairway to Heaven and really all of Led Zeppelin, which was my high school years. This is the perfect fusion of Heart's intensity and an absolutely legendary tune

[@KellyNichilo]

This is so incredibly awesome that every time I watch it I get the goosebumps and I get tears in my eyes... that's how much I love it!

[@timothyrobinson9598]

Ann Wilson is a legend.

[@marcosantoniomatozo7382]

Parabéns pela homenagem a banda Led Zeppelin ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertcampbell9992]

Powerful rendition! I’ve listened over and over again, thank you.

[@Scott-dy2mc]

@@robertcampbell9992 agreed

[@dlpinecone]

Great interview, all aspects! Thank you so much everyone.

[@georginabastien49]

Nancy, Ann and their band were spectacular. Yes, Jason Bonham, the son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, played drums for Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Led Zeppelin. Brought tears to my eyes seeing Led Zeppelin so moved by the performance. Ann’s vocals are outta this world! Amazing!

[@johngrant9917]

One of the best versions of this song i have heard .

[@MariaTolstonog-y2d]

The best cover ever in rock history! Period.

[@MariaProvenzano-i5f]

I watch it over and over again.....the very best of Led Zeppelins song 🎵 they did honour and well deserved standing ovation.....absolutely NUTS 😊 Heart ❤ amazing!!!

[@user-ir8gj3ru7i]

This was " full body shivers," Ann nailed this beautifully. 😢😮😊

[@alana8863]

Normally the advice to anyone who wants to do Stairway is: NO! Really, no. So I dreaded hearing Ann and Nancy doing it - even though I loved Heart. But they achieved the near impossible: performing it well enough for even Zep to love it. Truly amazing. If you haven't seen it (there must be someone out there!) then do watch this fantastic performance.

[@elizabethdelong6431]

It was the most amazing, beautiful thing I have ever seen on tv! Absolutely amazing!❤❤❤❤🎉

[@feg3akatrey144]

I have had the good fortune to attend most of the KCH events the last 20yrs, and I vividly remember when Heart performed STH. The energy in the Opera House was next level by the end, and it was extremely moving. When the choir was revealed, there was a pause before we realized who they were, and then the place ERUPTED! The only other time there was that much energy, IMO, was when Kings of Leon, et al, played as part of the Eagles tribute - seeing people like SCOTUS Justice Roberts rocking-out was a sight.

[@carolbotelho5840]

Jimmy it is so great to see all of you so happy! What a tribute👩‍❤️‍👨🥁🎸🎺🐕🐕 Carol ❤️🌹🙏

[@louiselevine3028]

Hope Ann Wilson is feeling better…loved this

[@DeanPodstupka]

Great Job Ladies!😊❤🌹💐

[@jamiekelo]

Ann & Nancy are beautiful and incredibly talented!!! Fabulous 🎨 Artists 🎸🎵🎼🎤🎤

[@brettlawson9488]

2 of the coolest ladies on the planet

[@DavidMohr-d7z]

I love these girls I am 63 and was there to buy their first record at radio shack Nancy is a master guitar player and singer and Ann is one of the greatest singers off all time the whole band is smokin 🙂

[@iwanbottos5128]

That choir was way over the top .But it fitted STH like a glove. And Robert was crying over something different then the song . Seen him so that when playing with Bonzo jr. Gets me every time too. Did you catch the moment when he looked up to his dad. Imagine that , him playing "his dad's" most famous song. For his dad's band. Magic moments.

[@JBlinky67]

I wonder if they know they were legendary that night. It will never be topped.

[@2trntbls469]

Love hearing their perspective on all of this. Only complaint is when the video stopped! But thank you so much to all and off I go to find the rest.

[@rtbell2806]

I went to a Heart concert in 1978 at the Met sports center in Bloomington mn, I worked my way from the nosebleed section to the front of the stage, when they did "Breads" I cant live, Ann looked down at this skinny 22 year old lanky kid with a curly wavey afro style head of hair, winked at me, and leaned down and kissed me right on the lips!. I thought for sure i walked the stairway to Heaven that night! Nothing in my life has been a greater experience than that besides the birth of my 2 Kids and Grand Children.

[@eezyclsmooth9035]

WOW, Listening to these two (Icons) tell the "Story" gives goosebumps and Chills!🤘❤‍🔥

[@jimwells4240]

Moments like this come only a very few times in the career of any musician. When the pieces are just right, the stars align, the jumbled kaleidescope suddenly clicks into place, the clouds clear away, the fog lifts.....whatever metaphor you wish to use, everything just came together perfectly. I think it's called magic. BTW....My personal favorite Heart song is "Wait For An Answer". I have a feeling that one is very difficult for Ann to perform.

[@pwn3426]

hell they brought me to tears man. ABSOLUTELY breathtaking performance. I mean it's like OMG man.