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By Sheila Lennon  Email this author | Email this entry |
'Freebird' ultimately unforgettable. -- Chicago Tribune.
"Man, do not write this," said Bruce Finkelman, owner of the Empty Bottle on Western Avenue. "Let that song die. It's almost dead! There's a generation out there for whom this song means nothing! They're not yelling it like they used to!"
Sorry.
Thirty-five years ago, Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd ... released the single "Freebird," and in the decades since it has been an anthem, a demand, an ode to personal independence, the lamest heckle in the history of rock. But what it has never been is forgettable -- not to the band who played it, not to the disparate acts who still get a rowdy "Freebird!" shouted at them, regardless of what they play or who they are.
"The best thing about touring Europe is no one yells 'Freebird,' " said James McNew, bass player for the indie band Yo La Tengo.
Lots of long versions on YouTube. Knock yerself out.
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