The song`s instrumentals were written by Page "over a long period, the first part coming at Bron-Yr-Aur one night".[3] Page always kept a cassette rec The song`s instrumentals were written by Page "over a long period, the first part coming at Bron-Yr-Aur one night".[3] Page always kept a cassette recorder around, and the idea for "Stairway" came together from bits of taped music.[4] The opening guitar cadence took influence from a song called `Taurus` by the band `Spirit` with whom Led Zeppelin were acquainted in their opening days. The first attempts at lyrics, written by Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant next to an evening log fire at Headley Grange, were partly spontaneously improvised and Page claimed, "a huge percentage of the lyrics were written there and then".[4] Jimmy Page was strumming the chords and Robert Plant had a pencil and paper. Plant later said that suddenly, "my hand was writing out the words. I just sat there and looked at them and almost leapt out of my seat." more >> <<less