Stairway to Heaven (thing)

In 1989 and 1990 the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ran a programme called the Money or the Gun, where presenter Andrew Denton would discuss a certain topic (boxing, flying, depression) in a tongue-in-cheek fashion.

Each show would also feature a guest musician or group performing Stairway to Heaven in a unique way. Some of the more interesting variants came from tribute artists.

Performers included:

• Kate Cerebrano
• The Australian Doors (Doors tribute group)
• Rolf Harris (for his efforts some die hard Led Zeppelin fans put a fatwa on his head)
• Vegemite Reggae (reggae version)
• Barry Crocker and the Doug Anthony All-Stars
• The Sydney Philharmonic Choir
• The Rock Lobsters (B-52s tribute group)
• The Beatnix (The Beatles tribute group)
• The Fargone Beauties (rockabilly version)
• Judi Connelli (Blues version)
• Niel Pepper (Elvis impersonator)
• John Paul Young
• Michael Turkic and Sandra Hanh (performing it as a Wagnerian opera)
• Pardon Me Boys (swing version)