When you think Led Zeppelin, images of hard rock and heavy guitar riffs might come to mind, but Robert Plant, the band’s iconic frontman, has revealed his all-time favorite track—and it’s not what you might expect.
Despite their reputation for rock anthems, Plant expressed a profound connection to a track far removed from ‘Whole Lotta Love’, during an episode of the UK’s BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. The show has celebrities choosing eight tracks they’d take if cast away on a desert isle.
Though he cherished each selection, when pushed to save only one from encroaching tides, Plant didn’t hesitate to safeguard Mario Lanza’s ‘Serenade’.
Clearly moved by its emotional gravity, the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ singer explained his choice, saying: “Because it’s so evocative and it carries so much presence and beauty and it just lifts – the crescendos there are.”
Plant continued, showing his admiration: “I mean, imagine singing along with that until you got it right,” displaying a sentimental reverence for the piece, reports the Express.
‘Serenade’ isn’t just a song; it’s the leading number from the romantically charged 1956 film of the same name, which trails the journey of Damon Vincenti—from his origins as a vineyard laborer to becoming a celebrated operatic tenor. Along the way, Vincenti finds himself ensnared in a love triangle involving a Mexican bullfighter’s daughter and an affluent socialite.
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