Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimmie Back My Bullets (REACTION)

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[@gavinschwier8242]

These guys were talking about the Billboard charts. Gimme back my bullets means “we want another hit” like they were older and not getting the love they deserved. #12 “with a bullet” was the actual symbol used on the chart (bullet points, etc.). So between this and “Working for MCA” they wrote some real bangers about the music industry.

[@AirplayBeats]

Thanks for that info. I have to go back and listen again

[@gavinschwier8242]

@@AirplayBeats no worries. It’s a good deeper cut and the groove is so funky.

[@Greg-io1ip]

Unfortunately gun lobby took it over, no matter what the song's origins are. Ain't nobody going to survive a shootout with SWAT, ATF, National Guard, Marines, Army, Air Force, FBI, CIA, Maltan Masons etc etc. This nonsense about gun panty equipment and FreeDumb already logged the evidence that most deviants and weaklings and sex offenders drool over mass murdershaft death equipment.

[@freebirdtony]

An excellent comment Gavin.

[@deaniegarcia5694]

Well explained! You are dead on correct!😊

[@billschafer9668]

The best southern rock band ever! Ronnie Van Zant was a master band leader. Memorized all the lyrics to all the songs and expected the other members to memorize every note of every song. It’s one reason they put on fantastic live shows. I saw them 3 times prior to the plane crash. RIP to all that have passed.

[@marksims6425]

Early in their career the muscle shoals studio said they were most practiced band they ever saw !!!!!

[@timothybenetti5322]

Best AMERICAN Rock Band ever. No need to include the word Southern. That term degrades what they actually were-which was the most badass, HARDCORE, dirty, fun , streetwise band of all time. Dope.

[@timothybenetti5322]

One of best live bands ever

[@16240000]

Ain't no two ways about it!

[@billschafer9668]

No argument there on best American rock band @@timothybenetti5322

[@chrissemones6195]

Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant never wrote down his lyrics. He said if it ain’t worth remembering then it ain’t worth singing. AMAZING band & musicians.. They are AMERICAN LEGENDS 🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥

[@andychisarick6879]

Ronnie also said, since he insisted that every band member remember every note of every song & make sure they played it perfectly, that the least he could do is hold up his end of the bargain too. Like a general who lead the charge instead of holding back & leading from the rear. Kind of

[@clifton8929]

Thanks for playin' all the Skynyrd tunes, guys. We appreciate it. Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, Marshall Tucker Band and Molly Hatchet is always a good listen.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

Yes!!

[@alphajava761]

Outlaws are excellent too.

[@cwlindsey2881]

Blackfoot is awesome as well……✌🏻🇺🇸

[@danw2276]

We ain't done, put us back were we belong on top of the charts. Best American band ever.

[@TexasMagnolia]

Thank y’all so much for keeping the memory and music of LS alive! Y’all have yet to be hit with: Ballad of Curtis Lowe

[@RandyTWA]

There was something magical in the water in Jacksonville Fl back in the 60’s. Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot…

[@donnadubyak6504]

Tom Petty

[@RandyTWA]

@@donnadubyak6504 TP was actually from Gainesville.

[@perijetton9275]

RVZ was a wordoligist! 😂 The Ballad of Curtis Loew is a masterpiece!

[@324cmac]

That's the song that's actually about his admiration for the real Delta blues singer, Son House.

[@kathybwell]

Got to go backstage after a Skynyrd/Journey concert in Sacramento once, what a fun time that was! Next songs from Skynyrd- Call Me the Breeze or Give Me 3 Steps. Thanks you two!

[@michaelhintz6187]

I grew up on Skynyrd and Rush in the 70s. "Working for the MCA" or "Travelin Man" live is awesome.

[@jerrytamborello6847]

You guy's called it. Lynyrd Skynyrd is a hard core American Southern Rock band. They were street kids from Jacksonville FL. Ronnie Van Zant in particular was allegedly a brawler. They say if you wanted to know what Ronnie was like, just listen to any 6 L.Z. songs and you would know him.

[@hippylong]

Live at the fox... a top ten live album.... perfection!

[@dmikedibert]

Bullets is their singles. Gimme back my bullets on the charts!

[@Gordy63]

My top 3 favorite bands: Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Just amazing music by the boys from Jacksonville, FL. Skynyrd doesn’t have a bad song in their arsenal. Like the other two bands on my list, their music has withstood the test of time. I think it will be relevant for decades to come too!

[@user-gd1ru7er5t]

Yes sir, Southern Blues Hard Rock! He sings about fights, woman,guns, whisky, and street life! Their Amazing!!!

[@jackndew2]

As mentioned in other comments, a 'bullet' in music industry terms refers to a fast rising song on the music charts. Apparently lead singer Ronnie Van Zant didn't think his band was getting their fair recognition by industry people and defiantly let them know through this song.

[@324cmac]

In the beginning they kept getting rejected. The only reason they finally made it was because they got to open for The Who on tour. Word of mouth finally brought them success.

[@jaguarrising390]

You two are entertaining to watch thank you brothers . Oakland born, and raised 60's 70's.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Awww, I love Lynyrd Skynyrd sooo much!!! They have such a deep catalogue of incredible songs. Total icons.

[@garyjoseph8222]

Gimme me back my hit songs. Bullets to the top of the charts. Bullets is a metaphor for hit songs.

[@alphajava761]

💯

[@bradb3248]

When they played this song people were actually throwing bullets onstage.

[@joescott8877]

@@bradb3248 LOL, awesome! I think. Sure beats the other mode of delivery!

[@timothykarnes7945]

I got to meet the late great Ronnie van zant many years ago...he came out on stage with a fith of jack Daniels barefooted. His vocal range was absolutely amazing..live was amazing..

[@324cmac]

Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer, the late Ronnie Van Zant, practically worshipped the old Delta blues singer named Son House.

[@billyj6293]

Love the Skynyrd reactions! 'Call me the Breeze' next!

[@michaelkozlosky3919]

We saw Lynyrd Skynyrd so many times in Atlanta, we thought they were based in Atlanta. Fantastic band.

[@randyallaben9900]

Every song on their first five albums is scorching, this one included! Damn, you guys have been busy laying down some monster tunes the last 24 hours!

[@ML-un1oi]

The song,band and reaction was excellent. Thanks fellas much appreciated 🙏 ❤

[@AirplayBeats]

Thanks ML!! We appreciate you!!

[@timothykarnes7945]

Thanks guys for sharing.. Skynyrd was a lifestyle for many of us down south...they set a standard..⚔️🌹

[@brewstergallery]

Hey La and Che, a pleasure as always and I love it when you do a song by one of my favorite bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song to me is about someone who's been knocked around, lost their way and / or been stepped on but haven't lost their dream and need to get where they wanna be and no one or nothing is going to stand in their way.

[@retiredfirelt586]

They are from Jacksonville Fl. This is what I became a man listening to, growing up in Orlando. 😎

[@gregfontenot5058]

Someone may have already Have commented about meaning of Gimmee back my bullets. Its stems from places on the music charts the bullets next to the name of the song. They were the hardest touring band at the time, and just got a new drummer Artimus Pyle ( great notice on the drum style ) They were tired of being underrated. First three albums were with producer Al Kooper Cooley. New producer Tom Dowd on this one. Been a Fan since 9th grade 1974

[@terrymoore98]

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot and 38 Special are all from Jacksonville, Fl.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

I love this band so much. ❤️🎶❤️🎶

[@RB-tx1fs]

They’re speaking metaphorically about bullets… it’s about taking back your God given power and reclaiming your rightful place in this world… whatever that is. LOVED the reaction… what a jam!

[@EddieFan45]

The song was based on Billboard Charts

[@nickozzy]

here in Europe we felt them like rocking cowboys...legendary..

[@stillstanding8286]

I saw them in late 1976 on the tour promoting this album (their fourth studio recording). I’d never paid much attention to them until I saw them live, I was hooked after that.

[@deaniegarcia5694]

LS was definitely a live band..one of the best, for sure!

[@toddmichelfelder3417]

Great song with a great backstory as others have said. These guys were always one of the mainstays in the “soundtrack” in all of the parties of my life! Those parties ranged from backyard fire pits to stadium concerts and “country cruises”!!

[@tjmasson1013]

You just hit on one of my favorite songs ever. Got me thru some hard times. Those lyrics go hard!

[@79BlackRose]

Did you have songs stagnating on the Billboard charts also?

[@tjmasson1013]

@@79BlackRose not sure if your being sarcastic or a serious question? No to your question…. All songs have different meanings to everyone

[@79BlackRose]

@@tjmasson1013You could have been a musician. I was referring to meaning of the song to the writer.

[@tjmasson1013]

@@79BlackRose all good. Rock on !

[@mikecreger9702]

When your song was listed on the charts,example: debut at 93, jump to 72, jump to 20 with a bullet for a fast riser in the charts. Bullet represented shooting to the top of the charts quickly. They had some songs stagnating on the charts and werent very happy about it.

[@carylawson-le7og]

The bullets theyre talkn bout, is the position on the billboard chart. They had a dry spell for a few years ,which caused a significant drop on the charts. This song came out attempting effort to climb back up charts. And as u might guess. It was #2 WITH A BULLET !

[@ElCentralScrutinizer]

I haven't listened to that in probably 25 years. I'm going to go pull a few of their albums this weekend. Thanks for reminding me. Nice thoughts on the song.

[@sherrelwilson7354]

Changed my mood for the better! More Lynyrd Skynyrd please!! You're exactly right..they sure don't miss!

[@freebirdtony]

Thank you kindly for coming back to Lynyrd Skynyrd, it had been a while, and thanks for those choice words about 'Skynyrd.

[@srt8rocketship241]

This whole album. Damn , so fine that sweet guitar driven Southern Rock. Y'all should do this one song by song. I'm here for that , definitely.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

The bullets represent a music ranking chart. Songs in the top 40 charts in a certain magazine were given bullets to show where their song is ranked on the weekly charts. Apparently, they lost some bullets and one of their songs was falling off the chart.

[@dcmanuel7232]

These guys plane went down less than 50 miles from where I grew up in SE Mississippi. I really didn't know who they were at the time (I was 14), but I definitely felt the loss from my older sister and her friends. The wreck of their plane ended up in a welding shop scrap in our town and we used to go sneak in and look at it in my later teen years. RIP Ronnie Van Zant.

[@susanmurray7654]

I love singing this at karaoke! Kep the band's name out there!

[@klintburns7230]

y'all need to keep diggin into Skynyrd. Here's a recommendation: check out any song they ever wrote. won't let u down🤘

[@janicez2630]

Skynyrd was so good! They have so many great tunes. I was lucky to see them in Oakland in 77, about 50 feet from the stage. What a great show. I miss them dearly... check out Workin for MCA, I know a Little and Call Me the Breeze.

[@deaniegarcia5694]

Definitely an American, best enjoyed live, rock band! Anyone who was lucky enough to see them prior to the crash, will tell you they were top notch in their heyday! I definitely became a fan after seeing them outdoors, live in early ‘76!

[@fernandonavarrette4522]

Southern Fried Rock! A totally, one of a kind genre.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Great song! Also 'On The Hunt' is another great song to try if you haven't already. Also, 'One In The Sun'.

[@indianboy72]

My favorite song from them. I love the staccato bell on the ride cymbal. It’s so signature to this track. It’s just raw rock. I wanna fight someone to this track. Like bar room brawls. It’s great.

[@dougieyou]

Gimme Back My Bullets means: they wanted the rights to their songs that went up the chart like a bullet from MCA their record company at the time.

[@dompellegrini5520]

There are SOOOOOOOOO many great great great bands from the greatest decade of modern music, The 70's. You can't count the number of bands that made Life Changing music , not just with the instruments but the words and messages in the lyrics is unmatched. There were so many different styles of rock and roll too that every nerve within the human body was touched. You have SOOOOOOOO MUCH MORE to explore, learn about, and understand what occured in that decade of the 70's. And a large percentage of these bands played well into the 1980's and a few into the 90's. RnB and Disco were also great contributors to what was coming out of our Boom Boxes/Over The Airways.... Continue your exploration into the music, bands, and lyrics of the 70's and I promise you it will forever change your appreciation for real music. Oh, pay attention to all of the harmonies that each band incorporated into almost every song. You haven't heard harmony on the radio for 4 decades/since the 80's. And done by the groups who carried over from the 40's 50's 60's and 70's... Journey On Fella's

[@liftme225]

Dudes..."I Ain't The One" First song on first album.

[@jerryredding6445]

This is about the bullets on the top one hundred music charts. The song is a response about flack they got for being rowdy and unruly at times while on tour.

[@terryodell9803]

Best American Rock band ever

[@raymcarthur3870]

For me all my favorite bands are deeply blues based and this band is right at the top of the list.

[@joeypeacock1673]

Recorded at Capricorn Studios in my hometown Macon Georgia. Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band. and Charlie Daniels Band recorded at Capricorn. Always been my favorite Skynyrd song. Thanks for the reaction.

[@weshart6139]

You guys need to check out “Working for MCA” by these guys. Big middle finger to MCA records.

[@melk.6024]

If you haven't already done it you must do... Call Me The Breeze!❤

[@billydworrell8259]

Ronnie Van Zant , one of the greatest and most underrated singers ever. He had the power and presence to connect the lyrics to the audience. Weather live or in the studio.

[@billydworrell8259]

Power ( and ) presence. Typo corrected .

[@marksimpson1991]

You both have such a good ear and catch stuff I never really noticed, even though I have heard the song a million times. Good stuff, as always.

[@michaelfried3123]

Tell all those pencil pushers better get outta my way....gimme back my bullets! You guys can go DEEP down the Skynyrd rabbit hole and we'd all love it!

[@indianboy72]

Great drum pattern. I love how they lean right into it in the guitar solo. Ride dominate. I just opened up the whole solo. Genius.

[@ramsin99]

Awesome to hear you guys doing more Skynyrd!!! So many great tunes. My favorite band of all time. Time for another off the Street Survivors album. How bout You Got That Right?? Guitar work is outstanding!!

[@jdbroders64]

I'm a huge Skynyrd fan since way back in the 70's and I can't think of one song of theirs that I didn't like. They are arguably the best Southern Rock band from that era. I know, I know the Allman Brother fans are going to slay me but I did say "arguably" 😎

[@williamaustin1084]

Skynrd is awesome southern rock! Please check out more southern rock wiyh Molly Hatchet, Flirtin with Disaster you will NOT be disappointed!

[@membysteph64]

Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite bands. Great reaction gentleman as always. These musicians were one of a kind.

[@jimwillride]

A pencil pusher would be a businessman/accountant in general, but Lynyrd Skynyrd also fought the battle with the recording industry that fought them for rights/control. So to me, this is a plea for more creative control---give me back my bullets--and just more sense of ease in the life. Let me be me...right? These guys are tight...Ronnie drilled 'em like a sergeant, is how it sounds! And I love that he always performed barefoot. They were hard, but in the end they had a heart, not a band to hide behind the southern flag and all that.

[@tyronesharp401]

You guys get Lynyrd Skynyrd. Dig your channel. Subscribed today. Peace.

[@michaelgreenfield1009]

BEST AMERICAN BAND EVER

[@hog7203]

On their first five studio albums they don't miss. Every song is amazing. This ended up being my favorite Skynyrd album, even though I love them all. It's a little rawer/simpler, probably because there were only two guitarist on this album. Not knocking Ed King, who had left the band. He was a badass musician. They got Steve Gaines on the next album, Street Survivors, which gave them a little different sound. Of course he was a badass too. I know their music has been categorized as Southern rock, but to me there's really no such thing. Rock originated from the South, thanks to the blues and country music, and artists like Chuck Berry and Elvis. Cry For the Bad Man is a great tune from this record. Or just randomly pick one to react to, and I guarantee you won't be disappointed. You can do that with any of their first five studio albums.

[@denisem6790]

singable - great guitars - I don't have to know all the innuendos - it's their tune and meanings but I'm happy to receive and rock

[@ndav5677]

ah the Skynyrd rabbit-hole- just a monster coney! Seen these guys 'live' over a 30 year span 73-03 and they never disappointed, even through many personnel changes. Deep South soul man, and very hard core rock.

[@jgefroh6692]

Good song, i really like there version of “Call me the Breeze “

[@markswisher3709]

Fun fact about this band. On tour in the early '90s, Leon Wilkeson awakened in the tour bus in a pool of his own blood, his throat having been cut by someone on the bus. He survived, but the perpetrator was never identified (suspects included guitarist Ed King and Wilkeson's then-wife).

[@holysmokes5817]

Reverend!! BARS for 2023 ~ onward Cheers. 🍄🌲🍄💥✨🌈

[@dnlor61]

Back in the day Rolling Stone and Billboard magazine would put a bullet next to albums rising on the charts. The prevoius album before this one didn't get good reviews so Ronnie Van Zant was sayin give me back my bullet for this album.

[@jacksonvillekid1041]

They were all Street Boys, from the streets of the Westside of Jacksonville Florida.... Park St and Cassat Ave to be exact.... The neighborhood they grew up in was called Shantytown and when I was growing up there in the 80s it was called the Bottom...

[@MicheleJane]

" I like some Lynyrd though! ". Love it!👍

[@andychisarick6879]

Funny how fans misunderstood the song title...Skynyrd had to stop playing this song live because the crowd threw so many bullets at the stage it was only a matter of time before someone got hurt...

[@edwardvolner8678]

The bullets refers to the numbers on the charts"number one with a bullet",it had been a while since they had songs on the billboard charts

[@mpd370]

Your background picture is the epitome of this song. ❤️

[@joescott8877]

Great reaction to this , you're right, VERY , even "quintessentially," American band! You want to hear them in DEEP Blues Mode, try "The Ballad of Curtis Loew." Slide (or steel, maybe, 'fraid I dunno!) gee-tar, played angelically, more "street" themes, a helluva moving story, and just unforgettable music. Same with , on the uplifting side, "Call Me the Breeze." AND, a hidden gem, "WINO"!! Ronnie's vocals are unforgettable there, a kick-ass song!

[@SIXX2772]

HELL YES....I drink enough whiskey to float a battleship around son!! Blues based 100% my favorite hands down!

[@cynthiasmith5144]

My Favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd Song

[@zepfanforever6502]

Southern rock a genre all their own

[@barryturner3932]

Really enjoy your reactions you guys are awesome and your right LS dont miss if you want to hear them jam out you've got to react to Call Me The Breeze!!! Turn the volume all the way up on this one

[@pro-america9406]

Saturday Night Special will blow your minds.

[@Booderman]

Grew up in Peter’s Creek/ Green Cove Area! Love our Southern Rock ! Glad y’all did as well !

[@SarahLuu1983]

When they released this album people DID NOT understand what they were talking about with this tune, so they thew bullets on the stage!! Ronnie ALWAYS sang barefooted so you can imagine the problem.

[@timgard7091]

Poor White boys from Jacksonville, fla, Arinamis Pyle still around., He said when he was in the M core, the called him Gomer❤😂🎉

[@2869may]

Just another great Skynyrd track...!

[@joeyboogenz]

Interesting thing about this song & the LP . They had like 3 weeks to write & record it as they were under contract to crank out a new record every 9 months & they were in the middle of a massive tout they dubbed the "Torture tour" I heard that when they wrapped this album , the tour bus was literally waiting for them in the studio parking lot to take them right to the next show !!!

[@joeyboogenz]

Bullets ,refers to points on the Billboard top 200 charts . Ronnie was like a field General when it came to managing the band & keeping Skynyrd in the forefront of the rock world. This record didn't do so hot at first ,but it's a damn fine record. Check out the song "Trust " Incredible singing , insane drumming , lyrics . I believe it may have referred to Ronnie's first ex wife .

[@tho6t]

Bullets meaning like a “bullet onthe charts.” Even though there third album Nuthin Fancy was full of excellent classic songs they hadn’t had a hit single since Sweet Home on the Second Helping album. So Ronnie was looking for another big hit which wouldn’t come until there ill fated final album Street Survivors.

[@davidhendrix5083]

Great song great reaction as always love.

[@rickclark8657]

The drummer is Artimus Pyle If you really want to hear him shine listen to tracks from the live, one more from the Road record Cross Roads in particular

[@mikecreger9702]

Great live album.

[@tektoniks_architects]

In my top 5 bands all time.

[@kevinmcdonald6446]

Great format and commentary. Knowledgeable commentators-who woulda thought? Really enjoyed the video.