{"id":228537,"date":"2025-07-01T05:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T05:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/228537\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T05:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T05:58:11","slug":"jack-blacks-emotional-tribute-to-led-zeppelin-best-band-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/228537\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Black’s emotional tribute to Led Zeppelin: “Best band ever”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jimmy<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ YouTube Stills)<\/p>\n

Mon 30 June 2025 23:00, UK <\/p>\n

Jack Black<\/a> and Led Zeppelin go together hand in hand. So many of us saw Black start his career as a rock-centric flamboyant comedian in the film School of Rock, and Black would likely tell you that Led Zeppelin played a part in ensuring that film was a success. In a bid to get the band to let them use their song in the film, Black recorded a video pleading to their human side. <\/p>\n

\u201cRobert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, the Gods of rock. The greatest rock band of all time. We need your song, man. We need the \u2018Immigrant Song\u2019,\u201d said Black, \u201cThis is a movie about rock, and without that song, this movie will crumble into smithereens. Oh no, the movie\u2019s kickass, but dude, your song would be a hard-rocking cherry on the top of the mountain!\u201d<\/p>\n

Led Zeppelin seemed to find Black\u2019s appeal somewhat endearing<\/a>, as they let Black use the track, and it became a pivotal moment in the film. When asked about the decision to let the band use the song, though, Plant admitted that it wasn\u2019t Jack Black\u2019s video, but was instead something much deeper that convinced them. He admitted he felt as though the myth surrounding Led Zeppelin was too great, and by letting the movie use the song, he was dispelling that myth somewhat. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone gets it, young and old. It\u2019s a great song. Not only slightly ridiculous but ridiculous,\u201d said Plant, \u201cConsidering that we wrote it in midair, leaving Iceland \u2013 a fantastically inspiring gig and an adventure beyond which there will be no books written. To give it to the kids is important. Send it up, send it down, and just keep sending it. Just dig it because there\u2019s no hierarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is right that the song is a bit of fun, and it\u2019s interesting that people read into the band so much. Why did Led Zeppelin manage to get so much myth surrounding them? Well, one of the reasons was because of how good they were. Given their music overlapped with the satanic panic and some of their songs had themes surrounding the afterlife, there were a lot of people who genuinely believed that the band had sold their souls to the devil.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because of Jack Black\u2019s close ties to the band, when they were honoured at the Kennedy Center, Black was asked to give a speech. He started by mirroring the sentiment he said during his speech when asking for the rights to \u2018Immigrant Song\u2019. He called them the greatest band of all time, which was certainly high praise when you hear who he compared them to. <\/p>\n

\u201cLed Zeppelin, the greatest rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band of all time,\u201d he said when beginning his speech, \u201cBetter than the Beatles, better than the Stones, even better than Tenacious D.\u201d <\/p>\n

He proceeded to talk about the myth that they had sold their souls to the devil<\/a>, joking that that must be the case given how talented they are, and that the sacrifice was worth it. \u201cThey say that Led Zeppelin sold their souls to Satan. Come on guys, you know you did! There\u2019s no other way to explain your ungodly talent,\u201d he said, \u201cI just wanna say thank you because while you\u2019re in hell, the human race will cherish your heavenly jams until the end of time.\u201d <\/p>\n

The tribute was very fitting for Black, as it was laced with humour and clearly saw him convey his love for his favourite band. There was nobody better to deliver a speech for such a prestigious occasion. With that, you can watch the entire video below. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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