The little girl holding the picture is Ronnie Van Zant’s granddaughter. It’s a picture of him. The original guitar player, Jasin Todd, was married to Ronnie’s daughter

My brother passed not long ago, this was his favorite song of all time, we grew up without our dad, so he was my dad, my big bro, he taught me sports, music, life. Got to say, I lost it coming across this song , can barely write this as I'm listening, miss ya bro, you owe me a fishing trip

@barsandbarbells2022

7 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear this but glad you connected with him again through a great song 🙏

@hondaboat900

7 ай бұрын

R.I.P

@AA-pf9dh

7 ай бұрын

🙏

There’s an incredible story about why he did this song. It’s probably something you could make a movie about.

I can't count how many times I have heard this cover by Shinedown, and still , every time I hear Brett sing it , I get goosebumps.❤

You just saw a young Brent Smith. Lynyrd Skynyrd and Shinedown came out of Jacksonville Florida. Brent has sung with Lynyrd Skynyrd several times they gave Shinedown this song and they sing it at every concert. 🔥🔥

*Jasin Todd (guitarist for Shinedown at this time) is married to Melody Van Zant. Melody is Ronnie Van Zants daughter (Ronnie was the singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd). The little girl holding Ronnie's picture in the video is his granddaughter. Everyone from Shinedown and Skynyrd have been friends for years. Nobody could have covered this song as great as Shinedown did.*

How is Shinedown connected to Lynyrd Skynyrd? For people who don't know, Jasin Todd, who was on the first two records, he was married to Melody Van Zant, which was Ronnie Van Zant's daughter. And so the reality is that the lineage between Skynyrd and Shinedown is very real. And um, we are very much family.

Yea this is simply one of the greatest covers of all time for sure. Hope to hear more Shinedown from you guys. "Save Me" would be a great track to do next.

I want this song to play at my funeral! It’s so amazing !

From a huge Skynyrd fan, this is an excellent cover. I bet Ronnie is looking down and smiling.

The all acoustic vibe for a cover really works for this song being that it is a rock original

Did anyone else notice the little girl holding the picture of Ronnie Van Zant?

The original band Lynyrd Skynyrd can never be replaced. Sometimes a new band can make a cover of a song their version and keep the original band alone. Love Shine Down. His vocals is out of this world. Thank you SD for your amazing cover.

The little girl in the video holding the pic of Lynyrd Skynrd's lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, is his Grandaughter. Shinedown's guitarist is married to Ronnie's daughter.

One of the best covers of this song ever!!!!. 🎵 love reaction ❤️

That voice such power and emotion❤

Thank you for doing this reaction to one of the best covers of SIMPLE MAN FOR Lynyrd Skynyrd done by Shinedown the video was amazing I just wish you done the live version. I remember hearing the original live performance of this on 107.3 WAAFin there studios in Boston MA.

Ronnie Van Zant's widow actually helped Shinedown break into the music business. Famous KZreadr Rick Beato produced some songs for Shinedown's first album. Just some facts about the band you may not know.

I forgot about the music video! I love the uncut version

I guarantee Ronnie Van Zant is smiling down from Heaven. 🥰

Also can you do .45 by shine down as well please

Recommend Monsters, Fly From the Inside and Second Chance.

Do their song "Second Chance" or "If You Only Knew"

What a beautiful version of this classic song by Shinedown. Love the power & control in his voice. I have always loved this song by Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1973 & the beautiful message it conveyed of a mother giving advice to her son.

Awesome 👏

First time I heard Shinedowns version of Simple Man was after Dimebag Darrel's death. (From Motorhead) the tribute was so emotional.

Ive never heard this version be fore its going on my playlist. I love this❤

@steffenjonda8283

7 ай бұрын

listen to the live in germany 2012 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lX-dus97krm0aLw.html&ab_channel=MikeNadi1 . MUCH better... compared to this - this version sounds cheap and easy.

It's water you got that right

You should check out Falling in Reverse "Last Resort"(Reimagined), I guarantee you will appreciate this cover of Papa Roach's iconic song. However if you're going to start the Falling in Reverse rabbithole, I'd recommend starting with Popular Monster, then Zombified, Voices in My Head, Watch the World Burn and finally ending this cycle with Last Resort. They have many other fantastic songs as well, bit these 5 go together 1 after the other pretty much perfectly!

Brent Smith is an amazing singer and this version showcases all the reasons why. I can honestly say that don't know which version I like the most and that's a good thing!

I just fine when you listen to a cover song you pay more attention to the lyrics and the emotion and you're looking something to complain about but you can't because it's a great cover by a great band❤

During the last verse Brent usually says " all I want from (insert city and state) is to be satisfied"

They are amazing as always. Keep us updated on the 100K party 🔥🔥🔥

Shinedown like Skynyrd are both from Jacksonville Florida

Maybe the best cover song ever done, Brents voice is amazing!!

I seen shinedown live. They are even better live 🤘🏻

And I have every one of those albums 🤘 8:59

I heard this on the "live planet of sound" recording done by the (former😢) CT rock station 106.9 WCCC way before it was recorded for an album. That station was one of the last non-corporate radio stations in the country! It will be missed!

@mcseforsale

5 ай бұрын

WCCC was an excellent station. I grew up with it in the 70s and 80s. Sad to see it go. I haven't lived there in 30 years, but I see t-shirts every once in a while.

Shinedown has honored Skynard well with this cover.

I agree with both of you. I like this version better than the original because of his clear, strong vocals and it’s stripped down acoustic sound. They brought this song back when it was needed, amongst the chaos of a new generation.

@MoMoMyPup10

7 ай бұрын

lol

This cover is 1b to Disturbed Sounds of Silence cover at 1a. Nothing else comes close for me as those two covers. 2 awesome songs made I think even better.

best cover ever

These guys are amazing. You should check out "What a Shame". Teaches that people shouldn't judge or shame each other. You don't know a person's story, or what they might be going through. Very powerful song and message

❤😊 Brent's voice ❤😊

Brent Smith has one of the best voices in music.

Hello you two great reactors, it's your favourite English menace lol Billy, I'm catching up on your reactions, on Fleetwood mac now, just watched Rhiannon, wow what a song, just brilliant, you mentioned the guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, very very underrated, hes up there with the very best and without sounding big headed over the years I've seen what are sosay the best,,so with that in mind can I request I'm so afraid, from the concert by Fleetwood mac called the Dance, possibly one of if not the best guitar solo ever, hey I know that's some statement but see what you both think, his guitar is by the looks of it custom made, he never used a plectrum it's all finger picking, really hope you do this reaction as you both will definitely love it, take care both, keep up the great work, yours the menace English Billy.

Have ya'll ever listened to Hinder? If not give "Lips of an angel". Great reaction btw. Amazing vocals on a classic .

Every now and then a cover honors the original in a better way. Like Whitney Houston covers Dolly Partons I will always Love you. This cover nails it in the highest way.

Brent Smith has a range on him

“How many studio albums has Shinedown released?” Idk let me just google it.

The lead singer got to sing with Lynyrd Skynyrd a week before the last founding member Guitarist and Co-Writer of Simple Man Gary Rossington passed away. Ronnie Van Zant the lead singer and founder of the band never wrote his lyrics down. When he sang he meant every word. Ronnie died in a plane crash in 1977 with 2 other band members and their road manager.

Rip to Ronnie vanzant & the band

This is a great cover, when I thought no one could even be compared to Lynyrd Skynyrds version!

Hey gang, now try this cover - Careless Whisper by Seether.

This is my favorite version of this song even though I love Lynyrd Skynyrd! Thanks for the great reaction.

Not my favorite, but the arguable best cover song ever

Dude on left needs a mike gard, hear him breathing.

Lynrd Sknard did a song called Tuesdays Gone which is incredible but Metallica covers it and its incredible too❤😂❤

Released 7 albums. I think 2 live ones. Shinedown is part of Lynyrd Skynyrd family. that’s Ronnie’s( lead singer of LS) son in law Shinedown’s guitarist Jason Todd. And That’s Ronnie’s granddaughter Melody holding his picture. ( Ronnie was killed in a plane crash.) Brent Smith stayed with them for awhile. This was a thank you to Judy (Ronnie’s widow.) He gave her the royalties from simple Man 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

100,000 by end of this week? You two are killing it! If you’re ready for a 20,000 a day u need a little Nightwish song Storytime or Romanticide. The Night wish Army is 30,000 strong on KZread so give their live performance a try. From your day 1 fan from St.Paul Minnesota 🇺🇸

@barsandbarbells2022

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! We've already done 5 tracks from Nightwish! You can find them here: kzread.info/head/PLiy8c3CGpcyiWT_6h6QOwU_BrFpvXVt0v

l has both versions and actually prefer shinedown's version brent smith's voice be epic and after hearin shinedown's version l find lynyrd skynyrd's version to be a bit slow the little girl be ronnie's grandaughter aria van zant-todd she was 3 there she now be 14 and the dame lookin at herself in the piece of broken mirror be ronnie's daughter melody van zant-todd(aria's mother)

I'm requesting kenny loggins nobody's fool

That is awesome. Just as good as L. S. I believe anyway.

Can you guys do a kobe Bryant highlight review please

Best cover to me.

Everyone does the official video, you should check out the album version. This one is edited for length

This to me has to be one of the best remakes ever!

Cover remakes are 50/50 for me. But this cover remake I love more than the original, it just has more feeling to it. Thanks for the reaction to this version! :)

Goosebumps!

This is a very good version of the original. But I prefer Ronnie and Lynryd Skynryds original as Ronnie did not have to scream it to convey the message of the song.

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Shinedown did not write this song and Skynyrd is way better

This version is crap compared to Skynyrd

Corny cover of a great song.

Not a fan of covers. I am of the mindset, the artist did it perfect the first time. A cover is just a vein attempt to recreate, perfection.

@leannmiller7153

8 ай бұрын

I agree, but I think they originally were paying tribute to the guitarist’s father-in-law, Ronnie Van Zant. Ronnie’s granddaughter is holding his picture in the video.

@JaquelineGoodspeed

7 ай бұрын

@leannmiller7153 Ahhhhh okay that's different.

@maryhelenbuchele7342

4 ай бұрын

Like they said it was only meant as a thank you to Ronnie's widow and when they were at Boston radio station they wanted them to sing a cover acoustic & that was the only one he knew. They sang it 1 time live & it blew up the stations web page & was downloaded 500,000 times so they put it on their deluxe edition.

They messed up a song that did not need to be touched

at the risk of upsetting people I don't think much of this. Ronnie sang this as if he was having a conversation with his mother, this version seems to me like he's yelling at his mother or she's yelling at him. probably over thinking it but love Skynyrd's original don't like this.

Live version is better

Sorry, not a fan

He butchered that song