Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live in Oakland, 1977) [REACTION VIDEO] | Rebeka Luize Budlevska 

Look at all those hot grandmas.

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Indeed they were sir…! So glad I grew up then also..!

AND only 2 genders PLUS guys couldn't get pregnant! Good times for sure

Yep... I was 18 at that time.

Your post was spot on!

@@dietpepsivanilla3095 Thank you!😎

@@dietpepsivanilla3095 So were the old people in 1977 that called THIS garbage also spot on? Or are we part of the only “correct” generation in history? It’s a really arrogant position to take so I try to fight against the temptation to do so 😂

@@demonhoopa NOBODY and I mean NOBODY ever called this garbage. As for "correct" generation, your mileage may vary.

@@dietpepsivanilla3095 Wow you’re naive if you don’t think 50/60/70 year olds were shaking their heads at this music (My step dad thought Elton John was the fricken devil) Your nostalgia goggles have you nearly blinded 🙄

Yeah. This is what I believe is missing from _modern music._ I'm not saying modern performers do not have talent. Quite the contrary is true. But for all their talent they almost never just stand on a stage with other talented musicians and MAKE MUSIC before a live audience. They sing to a recording or worse they lip-sync and dance to a recording. They are surrounded by video screens, laser light shows and explosions. Their voice if live is run though filters and computers and algorithms. And the end result while spectacular in composition lacks authenticity. When we think about the greatest performances of all time we think about _musicians_ standing on a stage and creating music live. MTV unplugged used to do that and some of those performances are legendary. Anyone who has ever seen and heard Ariana Grande sing acapella knows she has an extraordinary voice and talent. Yet her concerts are like Las Vegas showgirl productions where her talent gets masked by the "show." But think about how incredible of a "show" it would be if Ariana Grande or one of her peers grabbed half a dozen studio musicians and took to the stage and just MADE MUSIC for 90 minutes. No dancers, no lasers, no videos in the background. Just awesome talent on display like you see with legends like Lynyrd Skynyrd.

I worked for one of the biggest promoters of the time back then, production coordination. Got to work so many stadium shows I lost count. The Rolling Stones, Who, Journey, Moody Blues, Eagles, The Jacksons, on and on. Those things took 5 days to put in and 5 to knock down. They were unbelievable to put together. I and the Whos' production manager figured out how to put them in once in 18 hours. Never been done. Got 3 bottles of champagne from the Stones once at one location that the movie Let's Spend the Night Together was shot at. What time that was. We had a saying, nothing's impossible but some things are very, very expensive. ;O) Never got to work with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Plane crash dashed that. I did get to with The Rossington Collins Band later. They played Free Bird with no vocals. Not a dry eye in the house.

@@bintheredonethat Wait, Wait!!! What Plane Crash??? Do You Mean to Tell Me That Lynyrd/Skynyrd Was In a Plane Crash??? Did any of the Band Members Survive??? How Long has it been since the crash happened??? Was it within the last month???

@@brucethomas3100 Seriously? You didn't know that you must be a real youngin'. Nothing wrong with that. This is ancient history to a lot of people. ;O) October 20, 1977 their chartered planed crashed due to running out of fuel. Deemed pilot error. Lead vocalist and founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, Captain Walter McCreary and First Officer William John Gray all died as a result of the crash, while twenty others survived. Gary Rossington just passed, March 7, 2023 at 71. He was the last original member. I think Artimus Pyle, drummer, is still alive. He'd be the only crash survivor left.

Right after the tragedy it was announced that the cover of their "Street Survivors" album was to be changed. I bought the original right away, and still have it. 😢

ABSOLUTELY❗️❗️❗️

1 of the best songs period

Amen 🙏👍🇺🇸❤️

This one is great but Knebworth and the cut from Atlanta I like even better.

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@@rebekaluizebudlevskamusic Great Reaction but you never saw the fun ending with the ovation and the Hippies smoking joints including the interviewer. lol

They had fired him as the roadie lol

@@rebekaluizebudlevskamusicHi sweetie I hope you feel better now than two months ago. The life goes on and the time doesn’t stop.

He was a Muscle Shoals technician.

Absolutely.

Yep and if you think about it. It’s more a Southern way of talking about and recognizing the things we all share in common. It just a gift you Southerners seem to have. The region produces so many incredible Authors and Musicians.

Simple man - the most important stuff said in a song. But only for men.

Absolutely!

IT WAS ALSO CALIFORNIA! NOT EXACTLY WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD WAS LIKE!

@@georgeprice4212 But, similar to much of America at that time. Oakland was like many rust belt cities.

@@protonneutron9046 like I’d freaking know. I was 8 in ‘77.

@@georgeprice4212 then why are you babbling on about what you don't know?

Yes the Allman Brothers were definitely a great band.And so we’re The Outlaws who never really got the recognition they deserved.@@lennartforsberg1519

As the 'thousand and one' reactors to this video evidence, they are still remembered, still loved.

Brother, I will be in the 5th row on October 6 - last show of the tour! I’m 57 myself and remember the early days

I've saw them I twice 76 was the first year then July 77 both in Philadelphia 2 months before the crash and about 12 times since the crash this was truly the song of my generation

@@rickeyjohnson9906 I saw them twice as well, same years

I think I know where that pot went.......

Also, weren't LS the next-to-last band to perform on that Day on the Green, before Peter Frampton closed out the concert? This was Ronnie's last song in quite an intense set; his voice was close to giving out.

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The words are chilling when you know that 3 months after this performance that 3 members of the band would die in a plane crash

Lol..even at the band, Kansas concerts!! I know what you mean 😅

I remember being at a club and people hollering for the band to play Freebird. The lead vocalist said "You want Freebird?" and when everyone screamed yes, he flipped them off and said "Here's your Free Bird!" We all laughed. That song is very difficult to cover, I can understand why hardly anyone would try to play it.

@ninline2000 that's actually a common response from bands lol. Also, not many bands have 3 guitarists and a pianist.

Disrespect rock royalty you're clueless

I was there too! I lived in Concord and went with a bunch of friends from Clayton Valley High School! One of my friends got the top of their feet so sunburned, they couldn't wear shoes for over a week. 😉

Must say, your analysis of this performance of the song was very accurate. Watched the whole video and liked the way you explained the developments in the song and why you were able to stay focused on listening for11 minutes plus. A major part of the energy of the song was the huge beautiful noisy crowd on an absolutely gorgeous day in California. The band must have been sky high playing in front of that crowd. Almost a perfect setting for an at the time stellar and popular rock band . Sweet Home Alabama is one of their top songs. That Smell and Saturday Night Special are also two of my favorites. Interesting that Lynyrd Skynyrd are on tour right now in the U.S. along with ZZTop a great Texas rock and blues band and Uncle Kracker. They will be at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York on September 8, 2023. You should check them out. During August they will going from WestCoast to EastCoast in the U.S.

You saw all those for $11? Wow. I remember hearing a commercial for an Adele concert, it was over $400.

Worst day in Rock History!🕊🕊🕊😎

What a line from the song!!!!!!!!

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The crash was actually 3 1/2months later, but we get your point!

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Great choices. I would slip in Gimme Three Steps as well

Remember Molly Hatchet?

It was the greatest concert of my life!

I was waiting for that last little bit too! I've always liked what the announcer said, from the first time I heard it at the concert that day.

And those 2 people are Artimus Pyle and Leslie Hawkins.

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Tuesdays Gone as well

Thank you so much.✨

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Yes, the Day on the Green concerts were great! I was at this one on July 2, 1977. It started with The Outlaws, followed by Santana, then Lynyrd Skynyrd, and finally the headliner, Peter Frampton. Although Frampton was very good, Skynyrd was the highlight of the day. They could upstage just about any band.

I wish I had been there for those festivals. South East London..

Lynyrd Skynyrd played at Knebworth, England in Summer 1976, and you can check out those live songs here on RU-vid. Great performances - really love their rendition of "T for Texas" but all the tunes are great.