It absolutely killed me when she goes "I won't pause until the vocals come back. I literally laughed and go "Poor thing doesn't even know.." 😂😂

@KeithJDavies

5 ай бұрын

I got the chuckles when she said it sounds like a driving song. "OH YOU DON'T KNOW YET"

@glenncanale9225

5 ай бұрын

If she could just stop Yapping for a while

@psbii

5 ай бұрын

@@glenncanale9225 I think her yapping is kind of the point of the channel. If you just want to hear the song, there are plenty of places to see and hear it.

@JenniferinIllinois

5 ай бұрын

I know, me too! Oh and 'This is really going on a long time' Elizabeth, IT KEEPS GOING!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@Bennromansince1955

5 ай бұрын

yep, she has no idea she's listening to one of the all-time rock and roll riffs and jams - Rossington and Collins!! Reminds me of the Felder and Walsh duet on Hotel California!!

Now you have heard the studio version you need to see the live version unbelievably it takes this song to another level

@jermac8263

6 ай бұрын

Just make sure it’s one with Ronnie.

@Cavalier-lp8tr

6 ай бұрын

Live Oakland version.

@svenjensen9770

6 ай бұрын

I concur!

@syndigriner-owens4351

6 ай бұрын

Gary Rossington Plays Free Bird For The Final Time | Lynyrd Skynyrd Live at Ryman Auditorium 2022 this live version is my new go to in my playlist, SO F-in GOOOOD!!

@robinsonvs.parkinsons4090

6 ай бұрын

How the hell can this song ever be elevated to another level? Skynyrd: hold our beers.

Legend has it the live encore version is still being played in heaven.

@roboparks

2 ай бұрын

Ricky Bobby said so LOL

@NoBody-yy8rk

2 ай бұрын

This is 100 percent true

@T-bone1950

Ай бұрын

Like The Rightous Brothers said " If there's a rock and roll heaven, then you know they've got a helluva band. "

Elizabeth is a national treasure and must be protected at all cost.

@another3997

3 ай бұрын

Elizabeth is an international treasure! She's even married to a Scotsman. 😄

@JamesBurris340

2 ай бұрын

And she is really beautiful at that... I love her channel, and when she discovers the songs of our childhood and teens. The 70's and 80's sucked, but there are some really beautiful moments...

@dksiix

2 ай бұрын

@@JamesBurris340 Watch your words, the 70s and 80s delivered the best hits of the century

@robertbates6057

Ай бұрын

@@JamesBurris340 I'll agree that the late 70s and eighties sucked but music from 68 to 76 is killer! At the end she looked like she'd just had well, you know...

Elizabeth's face when she realized you guys gave her a track that is 75% guitar solo was priceless 😂

@terakahn

5 ай бұрын

28:20 for anyone looking lol

@alessr17

4 ай бұрын

and all the bendings!!!!

@MrRabiddogg

4 ай бұрын

be glad its not the extended version. We still might be watching the premier.

@Azznbad

4 ай бұрын

About the 26 mark she looks concerned and hasnt even got started good. lol

@martinblevins9442

4 ай бұрын

Do, Green grass and high times! By the Outlaws

Guys... do you all realize that Elizabeth JUST heard Freebird... for the FIRST time This is absolutely a musical right of passage Love it for her!

@dannyrangel2431

5 ай бұрын

That just blows my mind , I would love to have a conversation with her . I'm not sure how much she was sheltered growing up . I would like to know her age compared to mine, not that it's my business but that it would explain a few things. But what a delightful soul , better late than never .

@Bee_Borg

5 ай бұрын

I envy here 😂

@torpedotorben

5 ай бұрын

i blows my mind that someone like her who lives for music hasn't heard freebird before..

@debras1503

5 ай бұрын

@@dannyrangel2431do you know anything of her age ? I would love to know, being a teen during this music and SHE enjoys it makes me smile so much.

@dannyrangel2431

5 ай бұрын

@debras1503 Unfortunately, I don't. I agree that her reactions are so genuine . I adore it.

This is done by all electric guitars, bass, drums, and piano. No machines. Just talent.

@chase6579

Ай бұрын

An acoustic as well for rhythm.

@sideshow4463

Ай бұрын

I understand your point but that is not all true. They used analog gear and effect pedals. Those are machines.

@tendjinn

Ай бұрын

And tube amps. Tube amps are that sound you can't quite define that makes 70s and 60s rock n'roll sound that way.

It still makes me shiver. We will never have music like this again. Back when it really was art.

@therealseanway

19 сағат бұрын

It’ll happen, give it time

"This feels like a good driving song" Me (doing 200MPH on a 60 zone): "Yup"

@byronwolf8692

4 ай бұрын

The typa song dom has on during fast and furious

@Tater-yy8hw

3 ай бұрын

What’s the saying, if you’re listening to Freebird while driving and not hitting triple digits by the end of the solo, are you really even listening?

@zer0dragon

3 ай бұрын

@@Tater-yy8hw IKR? rewind and try again

@NecramoniumVideo

3 ай бұрын

The kind of song that makes you keep driving the block because the song is too good!

@marianmoses9604

2 ай бұрын

Yep. I routinely exceeded the speed limit in my 1980 Trans Am any time I had this song playing on my tape deck. 🤠

One of the most iconic songs ever made. Best version is live 1977 in Oakland

@bandmaidfanATL

6 ай бұрын

Nope, best version is on "One More from the Road," from the Fox Theater in Atlanta. Sadly, no video though.

@briankuczynski4375

6 ай бұрын

💯

@musicismyfriend7919

6 ай бұрын

You're underselling it. It is THE best song ever made!

@bandmaidfanATL

6 ай бұрын

@@musicismyfriend7919 Agreed. Best song in history, even beats Stairway...

@ReconScoutMedic

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯% Oakland 77’ … the 3 piece guitar solo is the tightest live performance I have ever seen.

Nobody ever mention that Mr Rossington is mimic-ing at least 3 birds singing in his guitar solos. I always thought that was too cool

@Wild1BillS

20 күн бұрын

You really hear it in the live version

Imagine Ronnie prowling around the stage while the band is playing Tuesday's Gone, Saturday Night Special, Whiskey Rock-a-Roller, Gimme Back My Bullets, Sweet Home Alabama AND THE, after 90 minutes of all that, they leave the stage and didn't play this song. The crowd is going wild chanting, "FREEBIRD...FREEBIRD...FREEBIRD!!! Then, the lights go out, the band comes out, the lights come back on and the first licks of Freebird waft up to the rafters. Men grab their women and hug, women are on their mens' shoulders, for the sweet lyrical part. Then, the lift off of the FREEBIRD and all pandemonium breaks out as arms are lifted into the air, clapping in time with the music. I saw this wopnderful band at least a dozen times between 1976-1977. They never disappointed us, the fans.

"Your honour, in my defence, Free Bird was playing"

@edwinjewell5359

3 ай бұрын

😂

@Woodie-xq1ew

3 ай бұрын

“Innocent!” *bangs gavel* “Next case” 😂😂😂

@andrewmoss3681

3 ай бұрын

The prosecution does fully understand the situation, your Honour. But our case isn't that the defendant was driving at speed through a 30mph zone. The prosecution brings its case because the defendant was doing ONLY 150mph! This is far too slow for this track, your Honour. The prosecution rests their case.

Ahhhh Yes! The 1970's! When a 9 minute studio song could turn into a 48 minute live performance basically every show 😂

@Azznbad

4 ай бұрын

Oh man Alen Collins beat the tune out his explorer by the end of this.

@theguy3037

2 ай бұрын

I wish…these days

@lsmith128

2 ай бұрын

JAM BANDS!

@Dulcimerdude205

13 күн бұрын

We didn't care either...if it was good. 9 of 10 people at the concert were high anyway and a guitar solo was perfect for this mindset!

One of the things I really love about the live versions is watching Allen Collins stand there, almost unnoticeable, like the most unassuming guy in the world...and then he steps forward and damn near takes your face off! One of the greatest tracks ever committed to tape!

Growing up in the 60's / 70s, we always referred to this style as 'Southern Rock', of which Lynyrd Skynyrd certainly was a part of !

This was the cutest thing ever! Thank you for honoring my father and his band mates. But I have to ask. HOW HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD THIS SONG BEFORE?!? 😂😂

@SeasonedCitizen

5 ай бұрын

That was my question! Better late than never, I guess. Oh, and in my neck of woods, we used his full name. Have to in order to differentiate between the brothers. 😊

@rocco575

5 ай бұрын

Billy Powell is your Dad? (RIP)

@jbest4281

5 ай бұрын

Billys live intro to freebird is a masterpiece. My fav band ever.God Bless them

@leadershiphelpdesk510

5 ай бұрын

Thanks to your dad! Great times. RIP

@billangelo2190

5 ай бұрын

A big R.I.P. for your Dad and band mates. Truly a timeless masterpiece. Love your Dad's talent most when listening to They Call Me Breeze.

Who else started laughing when she said she'd let it play until vocals returned? 😂 I love this song! Definitely check out the live version, you won't regret it. And please do more Lynyrd Skynyrd! Also check out "The Weight" by The Band, I think you'll really enjoy it. There's a great version they do with the Staples, but I think you should check out the original first.

@johnabbey1659

6 ай бұрын

Got to be honest, I skipped to about 15 minutes from the end to see how Elizabeth did a vocal analysis on the awesome instrumental 😎, her reaction was great 😅

@EricT3769

6 ай бұрын

I was watching her expressions while waiting for the vocals. 😂

@chuckwilliams6261

6 ай бұрын

I did. Also earlier, when she went on about how much she loved the fluid tempo change; "Buckle up girlie, that's just a taste of what's to come." @@johnabbey1659

@maryvallas772

6 ай бұрын

"They're coming back in, right?" 😂😂😂😂

@dethangelsshadow1722

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I started chuckling when she said that... 😆

SO happy I found this from you it makes me laugh, I cannot believe this was your first time hearing Free Bird. My mom was married to Ronnie, Johnny and Donnie VanZant's second cousin Wes VanZant (our step-dad). This band was a MUST listen to for years growing up, and frankly, still is. Lynyrd Skynyrd was definitely our favorite out of all the VanZant boys bands. (Donnie was in 38Special, The Johnny VanZant Band) It was so devastating when Ronnie died, many a tear shed. Glad you got to enjoy it as much as we did/do FOREVER and EVER, AMEN LOL!!!! Love your channel!

First heard this song at 11, maybe 12. I've always felt huge emotion from this song, and my youngest son was working hard to learn this on guitar before he started college. He was killed by a drunk driver, and this was the final song at his funeral, I felt in in entirely different way then. It still comes on the radio on days I feel overwhelmed, along with "out my back door" by CCR, or "crazy" by Celo green, which was his song on MySpace. 15 years and our energy connection is so strong these songs randomly come on while I'm driving, in tears. And I feel that his energy still surrounds me, too.

As far as we know the solo is still going and has never stopped. They just flew away.

@I-serve-you-tea

3 ай бұрын

Flew away….. that is such an ironic comment… ❤

@guilhermeborsa

2 ай бұрын

Along with Arecibo Message

@joelcaron8291

2 ай бұрын

... but they come back seasonnaly to say Hi !!!

The long solo was not meant to be that long originally but long enough for Ronnie to rest his voice long enough for the next song however the guys couldn't help themselves 😅and blessed us with one of the greatest solos and a many speeding tickets 😂

@brianfreeman8431

5 ай бұрын

Ronnie: Hey guys, mind playing for a minute or two after I'm done singing so I can rest? Rossingon/Collins et al: bet.

@mjdomin

5 ай бұрын

And it kept getting longer the more they played it in the beginning. 😂

@Zero_Ninety

5 ай бұрын

It did make me laugh when she said it was a good driving song early on. Very dangerous song to listen to while driving...

@ryanbergan773

4 ай бұрын

yeah....i got my first run in with the law because of this song....its accurate...i was 17 and dumb...but it was freebird

@ryanbergan773

3 ай бұрын

i had my first run in with the police at 17 with this song....first time a cop pulled a gun on me...they heard freebird in the back and gggot another call..and said....dudes just rocking out....2nd time...i was runover by a semi truck at 70miles an hour...i love this song. but im weary*

Thanks Elizabeth. Always a favorite, but especially so for a dear friend who was known to load the jukebox with this on repeat for an evening. His passing in '21 now makes this one I can't get through without tears. "If you don't like Skynyrd, there's the f*cking door!" Miss you, Scooter.

Love seeing the reactions to a jam I’ve loved for almost 50 years 👍😎

The band was formed by a group of high school friends in Jacksonville, FL. Their gym teacher’s name was Leonard Skinner. He was a strict disciplinarian, didn’t like kids wearing long hair, and gave some of the band members detentions. In a way to sort of mock him they came up with the name Lynyrd Skynyrd. After the band became known, Skinner found out they were playing with his name and was not happy and threatened to sue. When they got really big they patched things up with him and he actually became friends with the band. When he retired from teaching he opened up a bar and Skynyrd band showed up for a surprise concert.

@putinstea

6 ай бұрын

Amazing, thx for sharing ✌

@ronaldsinagra8825

6 ай бұрын

Leonard also told them that they would never amount to anything in life.

@humbleclay79

6 ай бұрын

I see Donnie Van Zant every now and again in the Orange Park Walgreens, where my mother works. She used to be neighbors of the Van Zants when they lived in Jacksonville, when they were first starting out as a band. My grandfather couldn't stand all the loud noises coming from their house and even called the cops on them. The Van Zants now live in Lake Asbury, Clay County, Florida and band and family memorials are all over the county.

@chriskasowski4743

6 ай бұрын

What a great fun fact!!

@Miruble82

6 ай бұрын

My dad and uncle actually grew up not far from them I’m so jealous

Highly recommend "Tuesday's Gone" to feel their full range, and "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" because it's such a beautiful, heartfelt song.

@stevedahlberg8680

6 ай бұрын

💯!

@auzzieamerican

6 ай бұрын

Ditto!!

@rickj6348

6 ай бұрын

YES!!

@TheZenaxa

6 ай бұрын

*YES* to "Curtis Loew"!

@shadowproductions969

6 ай бұрын

​@TheZenaxa definitely a less popular banger that needs more attention. Skynard had so many great songs. Tuesday's gone, Curtis lowe, they call me the breeze, needle and the spoon, gimme 3 steps, the hunt.. so many unique songs and so many people probably haven't heard unless they were true skynard fans

THE MOST IMPORTANT GUITAR BREAK IN ROCK HISTORY!! Love your waiting for the lyrics that never re-emerge....

S'prise s'prise. No more vocals. That is one of the beauties of Free Bird -- the hypnotic, interweaving guitar section, along with the tempo variations, the Bolero-like crescendo throughout, and the orgasmic release near the end. Epic writing. I'm glad to see a reaction video to the studio version, and not the live version.

I always felt like "Freebird" was to Lynyrd Skynyrd as "Stairway to Heaven" was to Led Zepplin. Each one the iconic song for each group. Just loved watching you experience it for the first time.

@arthurbishop3173

5 ай бұрын

Maybe, but it's FAR from their best song.

@dbuck5350

5 ай бұрын

@@arthurbishop3173 Agreed. It is not Skynyrd's best song in my opinion too. But neither is Stairway to Heaven the best song Zep ever made. But in both cases, each was the song that concert goers always wanted to hear.

@edwardlong7720

5 ай бұрын

@@arthurbishop3173 you are correct, this was by far not the only song, it was NOT in any way just one song, what made Skynyrd was they were all a family, and close, their sound "just formed" as they went, and once they perfected it.....that was it!

@mcdaddydrewpounders

5 ай бұрын

In the mid 70’s juke boxes always played 3 long rock song well4 Stairway to Heaven Freebird Hotel California More than a feeling Every bar pool hall etc had rhem abs evey day they would play

@todbot3293

5 ай бұрын

Funny you mentioned these two songs. For I remember, back in the day. At school dances when they were played. Everyone would start out slow dancing, then as the music progressed it turned into a head banger dance. They both bring back fond memories from my teen years.

My husband made it a tradition that on their last day of high school, he picked up our children, blaring Free Bird in his jeep with sides and top off. The kids loved it and our third child insisted to be picked up on her last day of 8th grade with the same. She had told her friends and teachers and they were all dancing when he rounded the corner. Enjoyed your reaction and , like others, chuckled when you said you were waiting for the vocals to come in.

@lisabain4012

2 ай бұрын

Love it!

I truly love your wonderful insights on all the little things that make songs beautiful.

I think Freebird is one of the most important songs of all-time. Magnified by their tragedy, it captures the spirit of not only the words but the importance of living life to the fullest. You just never know when it will end.

The slide guitar was by Gary Rossington, who just recently passed, but was a master of pouring pure emotion into his guitar playing.

@pineyhill

6 ай бұрын

Ed King was also a part of the mix at that time, 3 lead guitarists...

@coachingforsuccess

6 ай бұрын

Love Gary Rossington's playing in their music. RIP.

@davewelch377

6 ай бұрын

RIP Gary the last founding member of this iconic group!!!

@dhamblin65

6 ай бұрын

3 lead guitars

@HomeSouthBuilders

6 ай бұрын

@@pineyhillhe only played bass on this song in the studio. But he did move to guitar on the next album.

If at all possible you need to see the 1977 concert at the Oakland Coliseum - it is one of the most iconic musical experiences ever. I’m a Led Zeppelin fan but this performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd is unbelievable. I cry every time. I was born in AL, raised in FL, lived in GA, now I’m in Alabama again. This band is in our DNA.

@DemonaeTV

6 ай бұрын

We'd have a 90 minute reaction video :)

@HollisDuty60

6 ай бұрын

@@DemonaeTV yay!!

@pauladeitch3739

6 ай бұрын

Southern rock at its finest!

@marksienicki1253

6 ай бұрын

Yes!

@greggkaufman2666

6 ай бұрын

Yes it does.... what a shame that we did not get more; they were going to blow the top off of the industry

I listen to the lyrics and they still give me goosebumps all these 50(?) years later. Its really difficult to imagine not having known this song for most of my life much less having never heard it before. This is priceless. Elizabeth you had me laughing. Good job.

Ronnie wrote about life and things that happened to him or other band members. That smell, Needle and a Spoon, Gimme Three Steps is about an incident at a Bar in Mississippi. His inspiration to be a singer was Paul Roger’s when he was with Free.

I played this song at my wife’s funeral because this was her favorite Skynyrd song. It was my way of saying goodbye to her one last time…

The opening line “if I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me “ was spoken to guitarist Allen Collins by his wife and it struck Ronnie Van Zandt so much that he wrote the lyrics to the song.

Thank you for doing this song. Lynyrd Skynyrd is my all-time favorite band and I loved watching you experience Free Bird for the first time.

The way you review my favourite songs with such a wonderful smile - thank you.

even after sixty years, "freebird" still gives me goosebumps.😊

@kkampy4052

4 ай бұрын

As an old guy now, I get emotional when the organ starts.

I cannot begin to imagine an existence in which I did not hear Free Bird until I was a grown adult. This song is not just in my blood, it is in my bones. This is one of those few songs that makes everyone stop talking and sing along any time it comes on the radio. I'm glad you have finally gotten the chance to experience it!

@andychisarick6879

6 ай бұрын

So well said! You might like this quick story...as much as I loved Free Bird when it came out, for the next 45 years or so- till maybe 5 years ago- I always thought Ronnie's final lyrics were "won't you flyyyyyyyy oh free bird" instead of "won't you flyyyyy high free bird". I never heard that word "high"! I was horrified when I realized...listen to it both ways, you'll see what I was always missing, the word "high" really adds something important to the overall feel of the song. That's as close as I can come to hearing Skynyrd for the first time, like Elizabeth is. Anyway, just thought I'd share, thanks!

@bwaredapenguin

6 ай бұрын

It's astounding to me. It's been used in so many movies and TV shows it seems impossible to avoid such a prevalent part of pop culture for the past 50 years.

@andybrasher4355

6 ай бұрын

Born in Ms’Sippy in 1975, I can’t remember any point of my existence not knowing Freebird.

@xxwookey

6 ай бұрын

Weird isn't it? And it used to in the top 3 of 'greatest rock songs of all time' lists. But I must admit it seems to have fallen out of favour in the last decade or two. I've not come across it for a while after hearing it innumerable times in the 80s and 90s. I can see how people of Elizabeth's age who didn't get into rock until recently could have avoided it.

"This feels like a good driving song"... if you could add up all the mileage of all the cars in the world while been driving to this song, it would probably take you more than halfway to Alpha Centauri And, yes, I relate to idea of the dueling guitars being like your brain trying to process a great idea

I don't understand why people complain when you pause to discuss something, it helps people like me to understand the music more, and you always go back to then show where it happened so I can visualize it too. Keep doing everything you do because it helps people like me understand WHY I love the music I do, from 1950s to current. Thank you!

Let's not forget that not only did Ronnie's little brother Johnny take over as the lead vocalist for Skynyrd, but his other brother founded and sang for another very successful southern rock band, .38 Special. Pretty damn talented family.

@OldMusicFan83

5 ай бұрын

In concert on Oct 26 this year Johnny sang with his brother who was projected on screen.

@musiman28

5 ай бұрын

I was coming to mention Donnie.

@jasongodwin1319

5 ай бұрын

I'm 46 and live in TN and I hate to say I did not know that.

@leacoville4118

5 ай бұрын

while i enjoyed Skynyrd growing up in the pacific northwest, my Mount Rushmore of bands were the Alman Brothers, Molly hatchet, Edgar winters group & .38 special, Donnie's song to his brother Take Me Back still brings tears to my eyes

@MidnightDStroyer

5 ай бұрын

Similar to the Van Halen family; Their father was professional in an orchestra, & his sons Alex & Eddie...Well, we already know about *them.*

Elizabeth, you didn't mess up. You hadn't heard the song before so there was no way you could have known that the vocals didn't come back. And I knew you had "got it" the first time you said the word "longing". That was an amazing analysis of a true rock classic. Thank you. And Merry Christmas to you and the family from England.

@Jude_196

6 ай бұрын

AGREE!! That's just part of discovery, right!!?? ...and, MERRY CHRISTMAS to ALL!

@dobroplayer7

6 ай бұрын

Yep you got it!! The vocals ain't coming back, not unlike the bird ;)

@andychisarick6879

6 ай бұрын

And she talked about longing within what, 10 or 15 seconds of the start of the song? She's pretty darn amazing...

Best ever analysis I could not stop weeping

I always enjoy all of your reactions. Especially how you are able to break down all the instruments as they come in. If you have not reacted to the live version you need to. I’ve seen them live abs they are awesome! I’m 71 and still love my 60’s and 70’s artist.

"So the vocals are going to come back in now?" Nope, the guitars are the vocals, and it's one of few examples of a really long guitar run that doesn't leave you wishing it would just end. If I looped it for an hour, it would hit just as hard the last time as it did the first time, and I know this because it's been hitting the same since it's release, and on the live album. People have suggested the live version at Oakland in '77, and it's a great version, but for me, when the first solo break comes I still hear "Play it pretty for Atlanta", from the live album.

@georgeharris6851

6 ай бұрын

The southern version is, "Play it purty for Atlanta! "

@dharwood2727

7 күн бұрын

I agree! the guitar run could go on forever. It has always been frustrating to hear "Free Bird" on the radio, because DJ's always fade out of the guitar run after about 20 seconds!!!😡

One of the best things in the world is hearing this song for the first time, the thing that’s best, next to that feeling is seeing someone else hear this song for the first time.

@davelimbo

6 ай бұрын

Next best thing to hearing this song for the first time, is hearing it over and over again!

@stanleyarmstrong2898

6 ай бұрын

This thing makes me think of a 900cc Harley cranked up , screaming down an open road. It also reminds me of a big block late 60s mid-sized car roaring down the same road. These improvisational guitar tuns follow the country jams that folks went to the Saturday party to hear.

@maurabkf

5 ай бұрын

The first time I heard this song in 1974 I was sitting halfway up a mountain smoking a joint, in Alaska.

I was blessed to see Lynyrd Skynrd live at the Bicentennial concert in 1976, California. What a great band, great songs!

Thank you, Elizabeth- Excellent.

I think SIMPLE MAN should be the next Skynyrd song Elizabeth checks out. Ronnie's vocals during the chorus! ♥️🎶

@rickbolyard6402

5 ай бұрын

& Curtis Lowe

@kederaji

4 ай бұрын

Or the Shinedown cover, even

@alskjflah

4 ай бұрын

I think it would be hilarious to see Elizabeth react to Mississippi Kid.

@timthefosterdad

4 ай бұрын

@@kederaji Insert "Why not both?" meme.

@210Stitch

4 ай бұрын

Shes done the shinedown cover and also talked to brent smith for like an hour one zoom on here before. If you get a chance watch the shinedown simple man recation she does.

At our middle school dances back in the 70s, people always requested this song and Stairway to Heaven. To think two such masterpieces were created within a few years of each other is mind boggling.

@myreviews8099

6 ай бұрын

You requested them because they were long so you had a reason to dance for a longer time. They are incredible songs

@controlfreak3587

6 ай бұрын

Back then we were so spoiled when it came to music

@dmayres

6 ай бұрын

I'm so envious of my Dad growing up in the 70's and seeing all these bands live. I was brought up listening to classic rock through his influence, so my benchmark has always been high!

@myreviews8099

6 ай бұрын

@@controlfreak3587 agreed

@9madness9

6 ай бұрын

All of our school discos of the 80s we had this as the last song of the night

I love your analytics! Thank you so much. I’m learning some things from you. I’d have to say that Ronnie’s lyrics and his singing are all completely from the heart. Nothing more, nothing less. Just my take from listening and learning about who these people are/ were. Can’t imagine music without them.

Latecomer here, but I’m surprised you didn’t mention much about the drums during the instrumental section. The give and take with the other instruments is perfectly executed, and brilliantly helps build the right amount of energy and anticipation along with the guitars. So good!

The live performance of Freebird in Oakland coliseum in 1977 is one of the most incredible live performances of all-time by any rock band period. If you don't react to the live version, you should at least view it for yourself personally.

@kineticstar

6 ай бұрын

I was born during that concert! 😂😂😂

@svenjensen9770

6 ай бұрын

I think she really should do a reaction to the live Oakland Version. There is a lot of interesting singing technique for her to analyze.

@Faeroy22

6 ай бұрын

I concur. And live is always best with this band

@user-ip2dt2tu5k

6 ай бұрын

No, the best is at Knebworth!

@hishamaziz3282

6 ай бұрын

The 1976 performance is the absolute best as far as the final solo. check it out.

It’s a guitar trio, they had three lead guitarists! And when you listen to the live version, please share that with us as well. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce

6 ай бұрын

They only had 2 guitars and a bass when the studio version was recorded. Gary was on the slide and the solo was just Allen. There was a second track laid over the first. Leon had left the band temporarily and Ed was playing bass here.

@yamforlife

6 ай бұрын

Correct live with Steve Gaines !!!

@davelimbo

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the good knowledge!

@mrz80

6 ай бұрын

@@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce There's an English TV recording from the early days of the band with just Rossington and Collins on guitar where you can see Collins hit just about everything in the solo, switching back and forth between the main lead and the harmony bits from measure to measure. It's a tour de force performance from one of rock's finest guitarists.

@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce

6 ай бұрын

@@mrz80 The Old Grey Whistle Test 1975. I think that one might be my favorite. Did you notice Allen slip on his first jump and almost fall on his butt? I also like Winterland '76, another one with just Allen and Gary.

I absolutely loved watching your reaction to this masterpiece! If there was ever a perfect example of the essence of Southern Rock, you picked it, Elizabeth! Thank you for what you do here. It's so informative and educational listening to your analyses. God bless you. Much love! :)

This... This is why I love reaction videos x. There's a tune I love and I know it's brilliant and I get to see u react to it for the first time. When you talked about tempo change and how brilliant that was musically, I thought u ain't heard nothing yet. Also, as said already, I'll come back in when the vocals come back on gave me a good chuckle too x Also u coming from a different musical background but recognising vocal and musical excellence in genres I perhaps wouldn't have expected you to appreciate it brilliant too. Bravo ma'am bravo x

I played this song to my Kenyan wife as we drove hundreds of miles in the dark through Deepest Darkest Africa (seriously). She likes R&B and hasn't been exposed to much rock. Her response was similar to yours - pure joy. She was driving. Motoring down a long dark road. She was getting into the first half, because it's a nice ballad and is quite complex and not too much like hard rock. She noted similar things about the age of the track and the singing. Then we hit the fast bit. She laughed and looked confused, and after the singing was done looked at me, said, "Really?" and started rocking out to it. First and only time I've ever seen her do that. At the end, just like you, she was smiling ear to ear. She loved it.

@kbradford2270

4 ай бұрын

Well is monster music time if she likes skiynyrd Allman bros Marshall tucker grand funk Atlantic rhythm section elvin bishop fooled around an fell in love well this is a very short guide 😂enjoy

I’m a musician who makes instrumental hard rock/metal in my home studio, not a vocalist at all, but the reason I love this channel so much (above all other channels of this style) is because of the appreciation, admiration and attention given to every aspect of each song that is analyzed. You literally just listened to the entire Freebird solo and even rewound parts to listen again…on a vocal channel. Lol. Awesome!! I love the wide range of music reviewed here too. I’m so glad I discovered this channel several months ago.

@WhatHaveIMade

6 ай бұрын

I was thinking - there isn't a whole lot of vocals to analyse in Freebird. How is this a 37 minute video? Now I know.

@garymorris216

5 ай бұрын

The girl knows her music! Doesn't matter what she's reacting to, it's always an educated critique from someone who actually 100% what she's talking about.

I get so much joy watching you experience the music that is so important to my life story - you really need to watch this song live, the one with Ronnie Van Ant and the origional members of the band thank you for adding great fun to my day

I’ve never been much of a guitar fan but I admit that I’m a little jealous of anyone hearing this song for the first time. When you said you felt like the instruments in the background wanted to burst forward, I was so excited because I knew they were going to. What fun to watch you anticipate that so long before it happened.

Ronnie Van Zant was always Ronnie Van Zant... His buddies probably called him Ronnie, but it was always his full name used by others as far as I know. Free Bird was written in honor of Duane Allman, another Southern Rock superstar who left this life a little earlier than expected.

@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce

Ай бұрын

It was often dedicated to Duane, but it was not written about him. Freebird was written in 1970. The opening lines are something Allen's girlfriend said to him during an argument when they were in high school.. Freebird, with the long solo, was played at their wedding in 1970.

The ending guitar solo is even more epic and longer than 6 minutes in the live Oakland concert version... worth a separate reaction, so many other variants in it, all as spectacular as the next...

@stevedahlberg8680

6 ай бұрын

Plus the full ending that they used at their live shows.

I am hopelessly in love with her! Her love of music is the most attractive trait I have ever experienced. And she is just beautiful beyond words in every way you can quantify. Somebody is luckiest person on earth to get to share a life with her. Kudos Elizabeth! You make my heart smile.

It can’t be overstated, do the live version. It’s earth moving. ❤

@Stopsign32v

5 ай бұрын

YES!! Reaction to the live version.

Lynyrd Skynyrd is how Ronnie Van Zandt and Allan Collins spelled the name of the band after a High School gym Teacher that they didn't like. The gym teacher's name was Leonard Skinner. They named the band as a sarcastic way to irritate the teacher even though they were out of school. Listen to the live version from 1977 played at candlestick park. Elizabeth, you do a fantastic job with your channel. I wish you & Kirk and the new baby ALL THE BEST!

@cyn4476

4 ай бұрын

This should have way more upvotes. I hope Elizabeth sees it. Leonard Skinner was a person! Just not a band member 🤣

@walkawaycat431

4 ай бұрын

This song is about Duane Allman from "The Allman Brothers." He died in a motorcycle accident. RIP.

@cyn4476

4 ай бұрын

​@@walkawaycat431 Collins wrote it before Allman's death. "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" was what his then-girlfriend said to him and he wrote it down. It's about a relationship where the man can't settle down with his woman because he's called to the road. Collins and his wife married in 1970, so he did end up settling down with her. The guitar riffs are Allman-esque, influenced by his style. The band dedicated the song to him in concerts because of that connection.

@walkawaycat431

4 ай бұрын

@cyn4476 OK. You obviously know more than I do about it.

@cyn4476

4 ай бұрын

@@walkawaycat431 I looked it up after others were talking about Duane Allman in another discussion a few years ago. I knew it was his guitar playing that they were doing the dedications for and it didn't make sense that it was about his death because the words are about a relationship. I didn't fully know the rest of the back story until I looked into it. Keep learning new things! 💙

You’ve opened up a whole world when you picked THIS SONG from this legendary band from my southern roots. This song is still emotional transformational to me today closed to 50 years later. Greatness.

I love how the intro set up the singing for the singer to actually set up up for the musicians to take centre stage and give us the best song and the best driving song 😊

The concert at Oakland remains the definitive live performance of almost any record. Not only because of the guitars totally playing off each other, but the bass line powering away gets a go at front & centre .

@gerriefarman3174

6 ай бұрын

I agree do the live version from Oakland it's amazing. Also, give Creedence Clearwater Revival a listen I say Bad Moon Rising to start with.

@markhopkins222

6 ай бұрын

With due respect Knebworth 76 is much better show and Freebird is like no other you have seen or heard. Allen goes ballistic

@AndoScholl

6 ай бұрын

They cut about a minutes' worth of the solo in the Oakland video. Listen to Free Bird from One More From The Road live at the Fox for the whole solo.

@cspaikido

6 ай бұрын

The 1976 Georgia performance is better.

@markhopkins222

6 ай бұрын

I Live in Augusta where can I find the 76 Georgia vid of them playing?? @@cspaikido

The Queen of stopping the song right at the most hooky parts. Yanking the water away just before the thirsty person gets a drop on their parched lips. I LOVE IT.

@Turk2112

5 ай бұрын

I know! Pauses just at the end of the vocals and you’re like “… but the guitars…THE GUITARS ARE COMING!!”

@ofsinope

5 ай бұрын

@@Turk2112 "FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAIAIAI FREEEEEEE BIIIIIRRRRRR----" [hits pause] you know the interesting thing about this vocal timbre is...

@brucejones-ew6cj

5 ай бұрын

The tease

@jameswallis8829

5 ай бұрын

Have you heard her do anything Rise Against? It's so brutal! I love it!

@bobdestroyer5493

5 ай бұрын

When she did given up by linkin park, she’d stop in the middle of his scream, and talk about how long it is but not knowing it goes on even longer

The guitars are epic indeed and I have loved the song since I first heard it. Not enough people recognize the bass in this song. If you watch the live in Oakland version, you will see the bass player rolling through the lines in the duet. It is an amazing performance. Thank you for your love of music.

I switched from my phone to my desktop top to watch Puddles’ “War Pigs”, because you and it were so good. I spotted this video and watched for at least the second time. PLEASE do the live version!😎

15 years old me and my friend hitch hiked 50 plus miles to a outdoor Skynyrd concert one friday evening. Its a day I will never forget. ZZ Top was also playing that night, it was beautiful. When they Played Free Bird they released a trained Dove during the long guitar solo. The Dove circled the football stadium the entire solo then landed back on stage into a birdcage.It was a glorious time to be alive back in 1975.Forever Fly high Free Bird.

@slipknota7xeg

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like an amazing show! Wish i could experience both of them live.

@handbannana3610

6 ай бұрын

@@slipknota7xeg I saw both of them in concert in august and they both sounded great. Not all of the original members are still around of course but it scratched the itch. It was called the sharp dressed simple man tour lol.

@EricT3769

6 ай бұрын

What an awesome experience and memory! Thanks for sharing.

@bwaredapenguin

6 ай бұрын

You walked for 20 hours?

@EricT3769

6 ай бұрын

@@bwaredapenguin Walked? He said they hitch hiked. You know? Got a ride from someone.

I think our human ears 👂 pick up on the fact that these are actual musicians playing all these instruments and are mind knows that the slight imperfections make this song absolutely PERFECT!!

@davidhelsem8794

6 ай бұрын

Sometimes, those little imperfections make the song more relatable, more REAL. Modern day music has autotune (that many artists don't like) that removes some of the humanity from the song.

@JimmyYahteez

6 ай бұрын

@@davidhelsem8794 Exactly 👍🏻!!

@Former11BRAVO

6 ай бұрын

@@davidhelsem8794 The auto-snap-to timing sucks too. Rick Beato (sp?) did that to John Bohnam and it ruined the feel. Just terrible!

I saw them twice. The first time was the 20 year anniversary tour when the band got back together after the unfortunate incident that robbed us of irreplaceable talent. When they introduced this song, they hung Ronnie's hat on the mic and did a full instrumental, no words, and played old videos of the band members. Donnie, ( Ronnie's brother), was lead vocal for the rest of the concert. It was so moving it brought tears. One of my most favorite bands to see in concert. They were great still 20 years later!

I'm 67, watching your impressions of the wonderful classic is priceless!! Thanks

The poem Charlie Daniels wrote on the way to Ronnie Van Zant's funeral, which was then inscribed onto a bench at his grave - A brief candle, both ends burning And endless mile, a bus wheel turning A friend to share a lonesome time A handshake and a sip of wine Say it loud and let it ring That we're all part of everything The future, present and the past Fly on proud bird, you're free at last.

@stevedahlberg8680

6 ай бұрын

I had never heard this before, what a beautiful story.

I was cackling with glee when you said you never heard this before, not because I'd wish it upon anyone to be bereft of this masterpiece, but because I knew we (the viewers) would be going on an epic musical journey with you. 🤗

I really enjoyed your reaction! My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song. The ending instrumental is the best.

Soooo happy to hear you do a classic Southern Rock song, it's priceless always watching your expressions! Along this same genre I would like to recommend "The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides".

OMG it's lump-in-my-throat time. I swear if I had an ability to sing, there's no way I could sing this song because this was my father's favorite song from his favorite band. He took his own life when I was 14. I'm 57 now and I can still hear my dad singing the song on the radio on a road trip. Damn here comes the teary eyes. Thank you Elizabeth. What a memory!

@PK_Mega_Awesome

6 ай бұрын

@EricT3769

6 ай бұрын

Music can bring up so many emotions, feelings, and memories. Sorry about your father, but this song is a good way to remember him.

You hit the nail on the head Elizabeth at the end of your excellent reaction when you said at 36:04 "This must be incredible live" -- you have no idea just how incredible until you've reacted to the July 2, 1977 Oakland Coliseum version here on YT! Please consider a "re-reaction" (so to speak) to that live performance, it would be so interesting to hear your thoughts now that you've experienced the studio version, and of course you'll get an accurate time capsule perspective of just how amazing Ronnie, Gary, and the rest of the members were in such a huge live stadium venue, not to mention an absolutely beautiful piano solo, not found on the studio version, by the late great Billy Powell. And oh those '70s fashions and suntanned young ladies in the crowd, takes me right back to my '70s teen years! Thanks for your terrific channel. ☮️

I really love how much I learn from your breakdown of songs. I would love to see you do more on Dylan and even examine his voice changes over sixty yrs in the music business

@alistairmilton6007

4 ай бұрын

I've been listening to this song for circa 50years and enjoy seeing someone new appreciate what I enjoy. Not only that but takes the time to bring a deeper understanding of the music for me.

Priceless!!

This is one of the few songs where it’s safe to do a separate analysis of the live versions.

We played this to finish out my dad's funeral that had hundreds of mourners (he was a firefighter). Thank you so much for doing this one Elizabeth, I look forward to watching when it goes live tomorrow.

@smithpm81

6 ай бұрын

RIP Dad

@timwilkerson8867

6 ай бұрын

Epic!

@kimsloan4652

6 ай бұрын

Condolences to you and thank you to your dad for his service. May he fly free

@mikeduncan3953

6 ай бұрын

Thanks y'all, I appreciate it.

This song has carried me through so many times since I was 16. Life and death and everything between since way back in 1986.... eternal thanks to Skynyrd.

I literally remember where I was the first time I heard Free Bird, in the parking lot of a Tower record In Albuquerque New Mexico. I listened closely to the radio to catch the name of the band and thought it was Leonard Skinhead. One of the great memories of my life.

There will never be another band like Lynyrd Skynyrd. They were all masters at their craft and RVZ was such a great song writer and story teller. They were one of the few bands that were better live than they were on the album. After listening to this you should really listen to them play Free Bird in England when they opened for the Rolling Stones. They were simply amazing.

@haydengoodall6767

6 ай бұрын

Another awesome live band is New Zealands SHIHAD. They're beloved down here in the same way that Skynnyrd is, hard rocking for 25 years. "Play Loud".

@j1w2t3

6 ай бұрын

and Ed King could write too

"This feels like a good driving song." Yes. Yes, it is. However, Elizabeth, please, please, please promise us that you will never, never, ever, ever drive to this song... 😅 UNLESS you happen to have a safe place you can drive 200MPH and over, without realizing it, and without hurting yourself or anyone else. Okay? Promise! Haha, this song and driving way too fast, and losing control, is both infamous and a meme, at this point. 🚑❤❤❤

@OldMusicFan83

5 ай бұрын

That how I listen to Rebel Yell.

@spartanRko2001

5 ай бұрын

Better to drive to this than to Dragonforce.

@Meshuga63

5 ай бұрын

It's called "cruise control" my dude

@MonkeyJedi99

5 ай бұрын

@@spartanRko2001 Driving to Dragonforce is how you end up being intercepted by an F-16.

@nihildark

5 ай бұрын

I kinda want to make a spotify playlist called "Songs to Run from the Cops" and this would be the last on the list.

I saw them shortly after this album came out. They opened for Marshall Tucker. This song drove crowd to a frenzy. I still get chills every time I listen to it

Elizabeth, it's interesting that you mention how this would make a great driving song. Actually, it has been used on intro and final scenes in several movies. Most of us who were teenagers when Freebird was released wholeheartedly agree with your impression. This was my favorite traveling song. Especially when I had a beautiful young lady next to me.

The ending of the song could have just been repetitious but it constantly evolves. This is the mark of great arrangement and fabulous musicianship.

@seelenwinter6662

6 ай бұрын

ending is good... the ending of the movie devils reject, where this song is played, is the best ending of a movie ever... thats exactly the way i wanna die once...^^

24:06 "... and I'll start from there and just let it go until I have vocals back in. I promise ..." 25:01 music restarts also 28:24 "... where are my vocals? ..." Love your facial reactions in that interval. They conveyed more than words.

The last ten minutes of this might be my favorite piece of video on your channel. The first time I got here was when you analyzed "Foreplay / Long Time" from Boston's eponymous first album. You make me laugh, and that will always win me over. And as a guy who has been around music my whole life but never 'studied' it, I enjoy the technical stuff. Signed, The Alabama Kid (IYKYK)

Oh, how I envy you, hearing Free Bird for the first time! I was a young teenager the first time I heard it, and it still hits me just as hard now as it did then.

Watching the the live version from '77 in Oakland is pretty much a requirement. It's one of the best live performances you will see from any genre or any time.