Article: Led Zeppelin makes hell for film over 'Heaven'

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 ...

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