Recycled Melodies: The Cycle of Music

Stolen. The most famous guitar riff in rock history was actually lifted from a failed

blues song nobody remembers. Jimmy Page heard it on an obscure record,

slowed it down, and boom, Stairway to Heaven was born. The original artist

never got a dime until decades later when his estate finally sued. Here's the kicker

though, that blues musician had stolen it too, from an even older folk melody that's

been around for centuries. So technically, nobody owns it. Wild how the greatest

songs are just recycled magic passed down through time.