FREEBIRD by anonymous buskers, filmed on a Nokia 808

[@jaym0ney_]

The police siren as soon as the solo started could not have been more perfectly timed

[@BWater-yq3jx]

That's cos someone driving by heard it and started speeding. 😁

[@BameronCerry]

Must have been an ambulance because that playing was fire

[@thlamuana2526]

@@BameronCerrywhat about a Fire Truck 🚒

[@yoriichi25_]

as soon as i heard that siren i came down here and saw a legit comment

[@statanks505]

WHEN THE FREE BIRD SOLO HITS

[@DougZbikowski]

They sounded great and that crowd couldn't be any less enthusiastic...

[@48retrop]

Your right! But stop and think most of the people standing around weren't even born in 1973 when Freebird was first put on an album.

[@2011littlejohn1]

The crowd sounded quite responsive to me. Yet I've heard Janis Jopling complaining about ''European'' audiences so maybe you come from the U.S. too?

[@jimiplayscobo5877]

I know it looks like they never heard Freebird before??

[@boarpsimson8675]

The audio is perfectly clear and the first thing you think is "I wish the crowd was being loud and obnoxious"?

[@Kitxne]

Real music lovers always cheer at the end of the song. You don't interrupt the music

[@peterhobday]

Every time I see Free Bird played, the crowd go crazy wild. But in London's Oxford Circus, nothing. Should have played Walk on By.

[@ELCADAROSA]

Unlike what happened in Knebworth in 1976, eh?

[@mynamejeff8401]

Should have been singing

[@johno1104]

Alcohol

[@HaziboReviews]

How are so many people not absolutely losing it when this solo comes on?

[@johnmartinez7440]

Because it's a busy shopping centre and you're seeing a snapshot of about 10 people in the crowd.

[@Tony_Baloney_69420]

Maybe they don't know who Lynyrd Skynyrd was?

[@trym2121]

The police went nuts. That's enough

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Only the guy being chased by the cops, lol.

[@cokezerocalories]

its london, mate.

[@Boomshakalaga]

Someone having their best car chase 2:08

[@SpiritusFidelis]

God damn right

[@siggeek503]

Hahaha yes sir

[@kneD-e]

lmao

[@user-dn9nx6lc6v]

suits the song

[@serhattosun35]

lmao XD

[@agnijitdeb1558]

All three of them are very focused...The guitar player deserves special mention...His playing was no less than of a rockstar...

[@edisonmirandilla7017]

Not only the Bass Guitarist , but also the Drummer and the Lead Guitarist played the role here. Very good 3-member Band !!

[@pablomartin7914]

That Nokia records better than a Neumann

[@homerghost]

The Nokia 808 PureView was one hell of a phone. The audio recording at high volumes was unreal and it took some spectacular photos. If I could have installed android on it I probably would be still using it now!

[@destructovision]

I like how the guy that plays the siren isn't concerned with fame and stays off camera in the crowd, showing them the true love of a person that just lives to perform

[@jonathanbanks2374]

Police sirens rang as soon as the solo, indicating that someone heard it and immediately started driving at twice the speed limit.

[@FancyGonkBoi]

As it should be

[@FederalFlavx]

As it always should

[@firetarrasque4667]

Those sirens somehow make the song even better. Those people should have been going crazy.

[@makakolokao]

I loved all three! It was the best performance I've ever seen.

[@fastguned]

You need to get out more.

[@antoninseamon1307]

i love how the siren started right as the solo did. perfect timing!

[@haivophanphuoc2697]

The video and audio quality of that Nokia 808 seems really good! It even recorded the bassline, one of the common bottleneck of modern smartphones!

[@Muzikman127]

Also part of the JB sound that it has a bit of a lower-mid hump which is easier to record(and play back). Also what makes them work so well in a 3 piece, they fill out the sound

[@riceski]

I just listened to a documentary about this group Leonard Skinnerd -- every single note and every single drum hit was written out to the T and they all played everything but only what they exactly approved of.

[@pooledogg775]

It's the energy from the bassist that drives this performance.

[@jonanjello]

haha

[@grayboo212]

The bass player looks like he passed out in his car overnight, slept in those clothes, and then arrived to practice with just seconds to spare.

[@johnschwendler3258]

Surely you jest! 😂

[@FreudsC4t]

I agree. For the same reason that Ed Kings original bass line drove the original song

[@DrummerGrrrl]

That bass player is overplaying a lot. Compensating for a tiny...

[@onyabikejoe7643]

Great job guys. You three covered an all time classic honourably 👌

[@youngchool]

Whoa those sirens!!! Big Kudos to the band, wonderful performance!!!

[@chain12bb]

The police sirens in the background just make it much cooler lmao

[@user-dx2xh1mk5f]

Молодцы ребята , Очень люблю живую музыку как на этом видео , Смотрел и наслаждался и вспоминал свою молодость как сам играл в 1975 года в своей группе - Большое спасибо этим ребятам за видео

[@andycrawford7541]

Guitar, bass and drums - good enough for Cream, ZzTop etc. Great sound. The blues and twos was a nice touch - perfect sync.

[@charlesburns3946]

Yep. Just too many guitar players in the world. Nobody makes any money

[@thisisthemansworld8704]

Как же классно в тему звучали сирены🤩 чудесный момент когда проезжающие мимо машины становятся частью музыки, искусства и даже истории)

[@liamdubalmusic]

They're amazing! Btw they're called Funfiction, they don't have a YT channel sadly, but there's plenty of videos of them busking 😁

[@listairgin]

Brilliant live take on this iconic song, well done guys, love it. More please, I so admire people like this playin out live without any computerised studio bullshit and no fancy boutique gear. Absolutely love this. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing it 👌🌠🌌🌅

[@scottganrud8058]

Great bass player too

[@somborcalling]

@@scottganrud8058 a jolly good actually!

[@alvianaditya]

Wow that sirens just get it on the perfect time !

[@ryanstorer9335]

Reminds me of the ending of The Devil's Rejects

[@robin3840]

Yeah, for once they arrived on time.

[@paigeroth402]

@@robin3840 tee hee. They did arrive, though.

[@robin3840]

@@paigeroth402They probably just wanted to make it to the donut shop and used the siren to cut traffic. Scumbags.

[@abdelabel4773]

alvian aditya kanzi

[@derekdiehl883]

y'all lookin at the guitarist and im looking at the drummer. perfect transition and cooperation with the guitarist and bassist

[@triggerfish6619]

I'm a very amateur electric guitar player and this guy is very good..but wow..the bass player was rockin' hard, excellent playing and really laid down a great line!! 🎸🎵🎶👍

[@itr0863]

only one jamming out is grandma in the background in the pink.

[@keahithefieryone8513]

Cause she was a teenager when this came out, like me ( i'm 63)

[@stevestudley4060]

This is so good. People are standing around like they are in a museum.

[@gk10002000]

back in college one day in 1978, my buddy and I plugged in our guitars. Now Carl was the actual musician. Me, I was a hack, but did have some training, can hit the chords, bars and all, and when it comes to lead I can fake it and stay in key. We jammed for about 20 minutes and had hundreds of people out behind the dorm feeling good. It was a spring day in Rhode Island

[@carldavis1407]

Props to you...and Carl, lol :-)

[@BWater-yq3jx]

All worked together really well; if they'd played this in any US Southern states, folks would've been rocking out in the street!

[@Buelligan88]

The siren in the background kinda works with the music.

[@Joekool88]

felt the same too!

[@vincentsiuswisnu5692]

Yeah i thing its cool

[@billirubina]

special effect from...police

[@MrNorsewise]

It was a warning

[@haydnbeaumont5920]

too right

[@joeshmoe7967]

Well your test recording was a success. Good sound. Impressed how well the kick translated out on the street. If I was there I would have offered to belt out the vocals.

[@johnadams6535]

Yes, it could have used some vocals.

[@osamabinladen824]

The siren added some spice to the music. 😍

[@indoorandoutdoorendurance3889]

This ended up being a lot better than I thought it would be. The solo was pretty good.

[@bstrdian]

gotta give lots of respect to the bassist for doing an astonishing job

[@professorpopkiss]

Fantastic, and the sirens made it too.

[@john-boy4283]

What a show in jolly old England, enjoyed this. I hope someone yelled "Freebird" before they started

[@mohammedstensrud6849]

Love it all guitar, bass & drums 😍 the drumer looks so chill he just sitting there looks cool and take owning the gig 🤘🏽

[@williammcdonnell3748]

as a lifelong skynyrd fan gotta say WELL DONE GUYS you nailed it big time

[@sundeed.3232]

Guitarist right on, a favorite song of the south y’all !

[@edwardsdevere]

These guys are sooooo tight! Definitely NOT the first time they played THAT together...

[@knickerbockerflat]

Back in the early nineties I had a job that required me to work for up to four months of each year in England, mainly in London. I miss the buskers and the fun street scene of those days, plus of course being younger.

[@pharoahegypt]

Great job with such a small number of players. All pulled their weight nicely too.

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

This Nokia from 10 years ago still has better quality than a bank security camera

[@AirPurse]

it gave me chills when I heard the police siren during main freebird solo

[@spooktasticaparanormal]

Wow fucking brilliant. I haven't heard anything this good in years. You guys beat everything in the mainstream music scene with a big stick. Keep it up. Love and light. Paul.

[@sessionstalentscoutmarkgre5260]

Very nice, love this song and your guys did an awesome job covering it.

[@edisonmirandilla7017]

Very High Quality Recording both Video & Audio. Excellent job from the Vlogger !!

[@norcalranger]

Love this sort of thing, especially that BASS!!

[@Manavikageshjali2014]

Tim Davis, bass is my life. Without bass, I am without one leg.

[@thelizardking9382]

This is excellent. Great guitarist wow

[@RMR1]

One of the greatest 4-chord songs of all time (OK, 5 if you count the Bb at the end.) And a timeless lead that's easily one of the Top 5 in the history of rock and roll (I know, there's no such thing since it's all subjective, but still ...) It's not necessarily an easy lead to learn but the stripped down version of it is fairly easy to play with a bit of practice. You can play most of it with about 6-8 notes. Very nice job for a three- piece having to play without a full setup.

[@redacted5035]

way to suck the magic right out of it -_-

[@tariksba]

2:07 excellent timing for cops siren ...

[@Zeitgeist64]

I know the bass player stand's here for like all the time but daaamn... That 2:44 move was crazy...

[@piperofsimms]

That's 3 piece band ! So good guys. Thank you. Tucson, AZ.

[@lowkeyloki5359]

difficult to believe that this audio was recorded on a phone. This is great

[@jasonmccool4342]

Fuck yeah! I don't think it was a coincidence that the police siren started, right when dude kicked into the solo. So damn good, it's criminal!

[@redskua]

,,,wow, the legendary Nokia 808, brilliant cam and audio, even today would be hard to beat

[@zikutan5651]

the hand movements of all 3 are just amazing , they all did this while making it look like it takes no effort to play this song

[@kaushiksarkar7837]

808 pure view cant believe it was that great ,so many years ahead

[@MrRocking4ever]

guitarist is very good ! nice performance!

[@cooperredmon3430]

I really enjoyed this performance! All of the players were excellent, and I loved the guitarist in particular

[@therandomchargerdaytona1454]

That goosebump giving solo played on time because you can hear a cop chasing someone, you will hear the sirens lol

[@edwardcharlesworth5192]

Great talent on the streets. Love it. Even the siren had the courtesy to be in tune.

[@jeffreyhudson3165]

Great, great cover!! 3 piece at that. Who cares if the crowd got it...I sure enjoyed it! Awesome job guys!!

[@BlitzHopB]

0:48 The guy in the blue hoodie on the left with a girl is having GTA San Andreas flashbacks 😂

[@axidite]

1:48 is where the fun begins

[@kittykatskorner5177]

One of my old time favorites. Kids nowadays do not know what good music is.👍

[@derekcollins1972]

Can't beat Skynyrd.....

[@dowinbread5416]

As someone under 18 I happen to love this song

[@stananastan8947]

As someone underage, I happen to love this song

[@kneD-e]

As a Teenager I love this song

[@TheGuitarKing6814]

Those sirens in the back ground made it sound even better

[@kidsworldstorytime4885]

Buddy was shredding so hard he couldnt finish his smoke...lol.

[@topografer]

It's amazing how in THIS particular piece of musi I can't take my ears off the bassist and I'm not even a bassist myself

[@TheStig-ko7ik]

WELL DONE ENJOYABLE COVER VERSION OF SUCH A ICONIC SONG. SIMPLY ❤️IT 👏👏👏👍😉

[@grantsmith1564]

respect to the drummer...1 snare drum and the bass drum...sounded good!

[@andyb1037]

I ended up back here again. Bloody awesome! Wish I'd been there.

[@andyb1037]

Yep, ends up back here. 10 yrs ago! arghhh

[@spenstrangward5126]

That bass sounds epic... the whole band are superb...who the hell are they they are fantastic

[@Magikflame]

Very 'tight' playing right up until the turnaround at the end. +1 agreed with a lot of the comments re. if they had another guitarist +vocals, i'm trying to imagine these guys on stage with a 'proper' sound mix, full drum kit etc. very easy to imagine as far as i am concerned. Seeing as this is 2012 I hope they have got from the street to a stage and became a 4/5 piece. Couldn't care less how they dressed - when you play on the street your clothes get hacky from the traffic fumes. Drummer probz looked stressed thinking - I coulda smoked that tab lolz. Cheers for the upload !!

[@bushpilot223]

Damn lol.. put his cigarette on his head stock to play the solo like an absolute legend. 😅😅

[@ultrakool]

2:05 call and response, siren and guitar. noice

[@switchbladeromance1466]

Can't help looking at the girl on the left of the lead guitarist ..her eye make up is soooo dark!!👱‍♀️😁 fab performance btw😘

[@mattclegg557]

rhythm section f'in killed it

[@bluesgroove23]

fantastic playing. this man has some serious skills .

[@herminioalvarez7622]

estos tios sn buenìsimos.

[@robshaw3655]

So many good musical buskers need vocals.

[@john-boy4283]

Why don't you volunteer?

[@KamenNick]

That lady in the back with pink clothes can tell many stories from her younger years... :)

[@Urko2005]

Spot on , im sure Ronnie was smiling down that day.

[@chrisfabri8512]

Pretty damn cool for a three piece band!!! BRAVO!!

[@DucksDeLucks]

Excellent job. Guitarist very impressive.

[@walter770]

This is really cool and beautifully stripped down and simple

[@StockHonda]

Why did the police sirens make it sound more badass than it already was

[@wayneking9997]

Noticed how only one kid put money in their case and it look like copper coins what a cheapskate

[@Xardox17]

With a two-piece drum kit and a small Marshall for the bass to make a driving two-man rhythm section, an excellent street-corner cover of the iconic Southern anthem. Guitarist makes it look easy.

[@davidjasonbruno1756]

For all the haters...doubt you could have done any better. What's wrong with people? Always criticizing. Live music isn't supposed to be just like the record. These guys did a damn good job. They did their thing. Appreciate it or don't listen.

[@jungle5507]

Jason Davidson usually music isn’t like the record buuut....... kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6msiHejotaNsLs outstanding

[@jungle5507]

Jason Davidson agree these guys are pretty good though 👍👍

[@davidjasonbruno1756]

@@jungle5507 Dude, I know what you mean. That's the sh!÷! They were so incredible. But between us, nobody can do it like that!

[@harmoniclivechromatic7698]

if you are busking,people just think you are shit because you are playing on the street,and cant get a gig anywhere else.it doesnt matter how good you are to them

[@justuscapes]

Imagine actually playing freebird for a crowd and getting THAT reaction

[@goldiemusic8394]

I still wonder what world wide famous band is this in reality ...

[@cocarr1]

Billy Corgan

[@mr.wizard2974]

Yep they are not amateurs

[@LuizCarlos-wc2bf]

@@cocarr1 cxjhjj

[@pulaski1]

They're great but may be non-famous pros, or perhaps music teachers on their summer break.

[@davekirby7790]

the beautiful sound of a Strat nothing better

[@BWater-yq3jx]

I liked how we only had to wait for one verse & chorus before the solo started. 😁

[@damonmcknight]

That solo is so hot that sirens are coming by right as he starts

[@christimecarmona6810]

Such a great song! Great job!

[@l1teralcanc3r78]

The sirens popping up during the solo was amazing timing.

[@2fast4all]

"We go a hellcat on the loose. Sources say they are using the red key." lol

[@gsahrens]

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet, but your parents would've loved it."

[@Cash_ketchup]

Sirens are more cheerful than the crowd 😂

[@acfueler09]

Nice take on a classic Southern American rock song, not sure I have ever heard a Skynyrd song done solely instrumental, anyway kudos to the drummer with a limited drum kit.

[@carlaaustin7223]

Not bad. Had special effects without knowing it. Sirens did kind of give it a kick.