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Article: Led Zeppelin makes hell for film over 'Heaven'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 6, 2006
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He wanted to climb the "Stairway to Heaven," but Jack Black ended
up on the highway to hell.
That's what happens when you deal with a temperamental classic
rock group like Led Zeppelin. To wit: Black tried to use their most
famous song title, "Stairway to Heaven," in his new movie "Tenacious
D in the Pick of Destiny."
Permission was granted by Zeppelin -- but after the scene was
filmed, Black didn't get a whole lotta love from the Zep. The
members demanded to pull their song title from the gag.
The scene is in a mock Rock and Roll Hall of Fame set in
California. The deal was: All rock groups depicted in this faked
museum had to give permission to use their name, likeness, music and/
or ...