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Led Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore", from the group's iconic you-bought-it-you-name-it fourth studio LP, was destined to eventually be covered by Heart. Well, Ann and Nancy Wilson may not have recorded the pain-of-war cut under the proud Heart name, but the sister act finally took on the sobering Zep track in 1992 as part of The Lovemongers. Penned by the tag team of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at laid back Headley Grange, Fairport Convention vocalist Sandy Denny assisted Plant on vocals during the recording sessions for the folk-rock "Battle of Evermore", while the arrangement is accented by Page's mandolin and acoustic guitar work. Ann Wilson's voice is perfectly suited for "Battle of Evermore", which like other Zeppelin songs lyrically leans on the literature of J.R. Tolkein. The Lovemongers capture the L.Z. magic via their inspired remake of "Battle of Evermore". From: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/lovemongers/battle-of-evermore/
On December 2, 2012, Led Zeppelin received the Kennedy Center Honors from President Barack Obama. It's an award bestowed upon those considered to have contributed greatly to American culture, with other recipients including Ella Fitzgerald, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Cash, Carole King and Joni Mitchell. In a world where awards are handed out like lollipops, The Kennedy Center Honors are a big deal. Every December, pandemics permitting, the awards climax with a gala event at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C., and in 2012 the show included an emotional performance of Stairway To Heaven by Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, with Jason Bonham on drums. Did we say emotional? It's almost startlingly so. It's the looks the surviving members of Led Zeppelin give each other during the performance. It's Robert Plant's eyes watering as he watches Ann Wilson singing a song he famously has a difficult relationship with. It's the gospel choir paying tribute to John Bonham in the most unexpected way. It's Jason Bonham lifting his eyes towards the heavens as the song climaxes. It's extraordinary. "I knew we did a lot of damage to people's brains and ear drums, and I knew we wrote some great songs, but it was a very humbling experience," Plant told LA Weekly. "When I saw Heart perform Stairway To Heaven, I just couldn't believe that song had anything to do with this 64-year old man that was sitting next to John Paul Jones. I thought to myself, 'This is me... How did this happen?'" From: https://www.loudersound.com/features/what-happened-when-ann-and-nancy-wilson-performed-stairway-to-heaven-for-led-zeppelin
