Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official)

[@tubemember21]

I'm 95 years old and about to fly free. I Remember this like it was yesterday. Thank you for the memories.

[@billly8633]

God bless!

[@alexanderwells9151]

god bless america! 😁

[@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419]

You’re not 95

[@stevef1525]

Be happy you heard it brother

[@龙源探索]

We'll all meet in that journey soon enough. God speed to you and I'll see you there tomorrow.

[@jackclubs6919]

This footage is an historical treasure for the ages

[@stevenday9687]

Concerts today are nothing like this.

[@edwardhassick5768]

Amazing is quite the understatement ​@@stevenday9687

[@SanchoPanza-m8m]

@@stevenday9687 Imagine seeing attractive young women in the front row. Nah, that's crazy.

[@stevenday9687]

@@SanchoPanza-m8m what’s crazy about that?

[@omnomaly7458]

@@SanchoPanza-m8m Go to a Sleep Token show and you'll see em

[@dalesmith4026]

RIP Gary Rossington. Haunting to know all the guys on the front of that stage, hair flowing in the wind, in their prime are now all freebirds. Thanks for all the great music.

[@strandalx]

That's not how he died... it was a heartattack

[@troylovette6911]

@@strandalx what he’s saying is everyone at the front of the stage all 3 guitar players, the bass player, and singer are all gone now… not hard to understand if you take more than 3 seconds to read what he said. The only memeber still alive in this lineup is the drummer.

[@charleymcmahon265]

@@troylovette6911 yeah, that comment actually made me cry, and i don't cry. i saw this stadium show in 76 at RFK. was fucking spiritual. dreary day, they came out for an encore and the sky opened up and the sun shown threw was magical....spiritual...

[@willywonkalol2433]

RIP indeed. The Free Bird flies on in Rock and Roll heaven.

[@samuelvelez1643]

@@troylovette6911 Artemus Pyle

[@Kim-w1g6d]

My husband passed in 2004 played at his funeral he’s forever my free bird

[@patriciawhitehead1976]

❤ ✌️

[@TiagoSantos-ld6qf]

Sorry for your loss

[@alightthatnevergoesout]

Every original member of this band has passed away. However, their music, and this performance, will live forever.

[@benoreskovich1721]

I believe Artimus Pyle is still with us.

[@guedra1]

They lived in a greater time

[@RightProud]

Artimus isn’t an original member. Bob Burns is the original drummer.

[@MenachemRosi]

Not sure if thats true with forever, you know, we are right at the begin of going through an anti-Christian age and its unknown of what will remain after that. God bless

[@torgejh9189]

​@@MenachemRosiOh hell please stop, religion has nothing to do with this whatsoever. It's about the music and nothing else.

[@thomaswest8132]

I was at that concert in '77. Now I'm 67 and it seems like yesterday. Thanks for the memories and fly high Free Birds.

[@Scorpiobw]

My Dad was at this concert. He’s 66.. I wasn’t born until well into the 80s but one thing I’ll always carry with me is my Dads taste in music. Several Skynyrds songs never leave my playlist.

[@Robert-iw5gq]

Me to

[@kevingarry11]

You were actually there?cool i bet it was amazing 🎸

[@akhaotic]

@@Scorpiobwmy dad was exactly the same. a lot of nostalgia in songs like this for me as i’m sure it’s the same for you. i was born in 2000 but my dad was born in ‘64. i’m so glad he showed me real music that was made from a deep place inside. stuff like this is very hard to find today, damn near impossible. same goes for concerts. the last great one in my opinion was woodstock ‘99.

[@nathannoskey4324]

@@Scorpiobwthat’s right

[@nathanthein3533]

KZbin is so wrong for cutting this song in half for a commercial. They don’t realize what a masterpiece this song is!

[@bellasinister5743]

Two words: Ad Blocker For YT alone it is heavenly to not have ads.

[@JustLiveLifeHappy]

Premium you cheap skate

[@EM-fd8xe]

I also wish whoever filmed it kept his camera on the band and not the audience.

[@youngkim3000]

@@JustLiveLifeHappy I agree. 11.99 a month is nothing, makes life a lot better.

[@scotty7663]

Ad Blocker, haven't seen an ad in years.

[@tes-uu9sf]

We simply could not fathom just how damn good we had it.

[@seanbryant-smith5662]

@tes-uu9sf Blissful ignorance mate. Didn't need to fathom it...u were busy living what's in front of you. Plenty to love about those amazing days of old mate 👌. Bet u guys didn't miss social media denigrating relationships & retarding critical thinking. Friendships online now. Go figure 🤔....Some nostalgic memories are well worth remembering . Happy days 👌

[@V29546]

Yes. So much freedom back then and the country was as solid as a rock!

[@AWSgraphics]

And now it's the beginning of the end unfortunately

[@seanbryant-smith5662]

@AWSgraphics yes...most unfortunate 😕... we're all at lifes mercy from birth. So a long life is most fortunate when many miss out !!!! U take care now...😎

[@GaryAnderson-z6n]

​@@AWSgraphicsnot ever giving up

[@DustInAPineWood]

The human race will never be this cool again for all of eternity. Nothing could even come close to this.

[@alacumba]

You must not know about heaven? It will be way cooler!🎉

[@pretread]

YES

[@Christopher-i1r]

Ya be young again no more pain dance in the warm rain god bless you all❤ papa c

[@callmellc4524]

wish i could be in that time

[@macsaints10]

Music could do it but so much hidden Evil; some right in our faces

[@wolfhobbies]

I couldn't believe it when I saw this. I was there with my best bud Mark. Up near the fence. Almost didn't go because I was asked to work that Saturday. Called in sick and went anyway. A few month later the plane crashed. A couple of years later Mark was killed by a drunk driver. It is absolutely true when you get older your real regrets are for what you didn't do. SOOOO glad I blew off work to see this. So glad this is available. Can't watch without tearing up because it brings back so many great memories. Good times!!!

[@arlstarlst7733]

Iucky, lucky you.!!!

[@dirtyd1768]

RIP Mark.

[@cindyhamilton3774]

This song reminds me of my daddy, he was a Vietnam Vet and listened to this music all the time. I am 52 and still listen to it!!!

[@AlyRaeKY]

❤🙏🇺🇸

[@ciararespect4296]

​@@AlyRaeKY🇻🇳

[@12sec5ltr]

It seems so hard to believe that a world like this could even exist. What an amazing time in history.

[@edensgardenhouseseedcompan8547]

Yes it was!! I was there I was 16 in 1977 It was a Hot Day Tons of Ladies and everyone was having a good time !! I still have My Ticket Stub and I even got a Guitar Picks from Steve,Allan and GAry I still have them also ...

[@michaelhendricks8421]

I was there." Day on the Green"

[@timlisa2003]

I love this video. Y’all are lucky to have been there

[@jacquelinefox2632]

Before Drumpf or after?

[@Waisted_Girdle]

We have lost so much since then.

[@ben3tiger]

I’m 73 years old listening in Nov 2024 and this NEVER gets old ❤

[@seanbryant-smith5662]

@ben3tiger play to the grandchildren mate 👌. They might realise u got amongst some great times & great vibes..takes u right back to great times of old 👍 Happy days...Happy memories 😀

[@rob1loxley]

I was born in 73 and Ur right it's a great tune

[@garyhall704]

Amen brother. I'm not a chistan,just a bluesman!

[@clairekitchen280]

I'm got smacked 😮

[@clairekitchen280]

I wish I was there!!❤❤❤

[@tcb5141]

I was there!! 20 years old, 67 and still listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@Maxibaluco]

how wild was it?!?!

[@jimmyboyles2868]

Be happy you grew up when you did.

[@jamesbarnes7045]

Must have been The most awesome experience ever

[@JeffreyJackson-dream75]

God DAMN THEY THREW DOWN BABY. DAMNNNNNN❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JeffreyJackson-dream75]

Complete insanity 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@sheenacolada]

My husband just died of cancer. He was 63. I'm 52. He played this for me a month before he died. This is my first time listening to it since he passed. The words mean so much more now...

[@SteffanoDucati]

God bless you .... sorry for your loss Sheena

[@chadhardy688]

🙏🙏🙏

[@MomentsDivine]

Oh Sheena.. I am very sorry.. Hoping this song gives you comfort in your loss.

[@sonyavincent7450]

Similar here Sheena. Husband died July 2018. He was 59 I was 54. This was one of his favorites but I couldn't use it in his funeral because it was too long. I cry every time I play it.

[@LibrenoDMCA]

We hear you, little sister.🕊

[@antoniogray805]

Yesterday I watched my Mom tell my Dad goodbye by for the last time. They loved music and going to concerts so I asked the medical staff if it was ok to turn on music. They approved so I started 70’s rock station on pandora. This was the first song to play and as soon my mom heard the song she looked up and said this was our song when we first started to date back in the 70’s. They removed life support at that time and my dad passed as the song ended. What a moment to experience. Freebird will be forever etched in my heart 🥺🤘🏽❤️

[@calvinbutler1919]

Bro reading your comment gave me goosebumps. So sad but what a legendary way to go out! 😭❤️🤟

[@freebirdtony]

That is powerful Antonio, and although it took place during a very emotionally sad moment, that was beautiful. I've requested an informal laid-back gathering for my funeral, and with that request I have also asked for this live version of "Free Bird" to be played in closing. Btw, I'm also Antonio. Just know that your Father is in eternal peace with the love of our dear Lord. Many blessings to you, your Mother and the rest of your family.

[@Blortism]

Free bird.

[@bobbalmer5641]

Peace be with you and your mom

[@thebemisman1605]

I’m sorry for your loss, your dad sounds great

[@darrenrsmith7119]

My dad loved this song, was one of 3 he asked to be played at his funeral. Took his own life because of depression. He's free now and I still miss the idiot. Mum is close to leaving me ( Cancer) so I have her with me till she goes. Gonna miss the crazy mare, she's never been the quiet type 🤗 Just saying we all had love for free bird in my family and joy and pain are both felt, wouldn't change a thing as it shows us our true feelings.. cry happy people, it's amazing..

[@patriciawhitehead1976]

🐦

[@mesuper455]

Sorry for your loses man, you've had it rough. Glad to know they're flying in a better place now.

[@joannephilbrick2797]

I'm 81. So fucking proud and happy that I was part of this generation. Soon I'll be a freebird. "Things just couldn't be the same and this FREEBIRD you'll never tame."

[@lisamiller3161]

I hear you!! I'm 63 almost 64 and I love listening to this song over and over. I saw them in the late '80's in Indy. They were fabulous even though my BF got mad at me for taking a hit when the guy in front of me offered to share. 😂 This song is a national treasure. Way before everyone got PC about flags etc. They were amazing. Let Freedom ring!!! ❤️🇺🇸💙

[@Thatoneguysal88]

Wish I was born in this era I’m only 35 but grew up listening to their music and similar genres.

[@sabrewolf7160]

Stop lying bro

[@BradyIsAfagInHeat]

You lived during all the great decades you fucking legend. I so wish I was in my 80s and soon to be off this fucking cesspool of a planet. No culture class talent arts love congregation nothing anymore. I'm jealous of your generation.

[@BradyIsAfagInHeat]

FUCKING CHRIST! @8:44 WHEN THE MAD HATTER ENTERS THE SHOT, HIS FUCKING HANDS ARE MOVING. ANYONE THAT PLAYS BASS OR EVEN GUITAR CAN TELL YOU THE AMOUNT OF CRAMPING AND BLISTERING SOMETHING LIKE THAT WILL DO TO A MANS HAND. FUCK MAN, THIS GUYS HANDS MUSCLES AND LIGAMENTS MUST BE LIKE LEATHER. JESUS CHRIST!! LEON WILKESON 🙏

[@peachesgamemachine7141]

I was there that day!!

[@jaobnp]

Lucky you, Gerri! WOW!

[@jimogrady1131]

i got lucky allman brothers played at a local bar

[@WilsonEatsASMR]

Very cool Gerri! :D

[@nostalga44jo]

how.young.were.you.then?

[@fidinboca]

You're a blessing man.

[@jonathannewman7332]

Today, the people in the crowd had no idea what they were seeing. This song lives forever

[@OldRunt]

What?

[@jenniferlenz578]

Very nice thing to say and so very true!

[@maryfarrell9231]

I think they did

[@turakamu]

They knew, you don't see something like that without knowing

[@swankeepers]

(trying my best RVZ "skyooooz me!".) I was in that crowd. We knew.

[@brianrussell4096]

This video should be archived on how a gig and a performance should be. No phones. No videos. No nonsense. Just quality music.

[@williamvolponivolponi7714]

bien parlé 👏 👏 👏 aujourd'hui les gens vont au concert et le regarde à travers le téléphone. quelle tristesse l'époque actuelle. aurevoir

[@seanbryant-smith5662]

Definitely is & there forever to be showcase of brilliance in playing live. No worries. Rest easy mate their legacy locked in.

[@RodriiLinaa]

In my humble opinion, one of the best rock songs ever made. The message, the guitar solo, the voices, the lyrics...

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

freeeeeeee birb

[@kateskeys]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟AGREED

[@nicecutie]

yes

[@tuesdaysgone6736]

45 Years ago today 10/20/1977 RIP

[@pinkydogbear]

I agree

[@TheNo1BandDad]

I still say this is the ultimate southern rock song. Starts off as a soulful ballad, then shifts into a hard-driving rock anthem.

[@michaelsalchemy3131]

Yes yes so true, Free Bird is soulfull yet so driven in youthfull splendor with symphomic rock Harmonies as this Majestic piece defies time Expresses love and creates inphinite Joy.

[@roderickholcombe1974]

I'm from Georgia growing up in the South as A black man. This song and this group represents the South. I know my history. But it was still black and white people who built this country. May not agreed on a lot of things, but shit got done! Meanwhile, Lynard Skynard band was not politicians, they were a band that if you like "MUSIC," THEY PLAYED IT. THANK YOU SKYNARD BAND FOR ALL OF YOUR GOOD MUSIC. WHICH IS STILL IN MY SOUL!! SOUTHERN BORN AND SOUTHERN FED,I'LL BE SOUTHERN TIL IM DEAD!! A FAN!!! 👍✌️👊

[@Lilsushi352]

meh, florida georgia line is better

[@sh0ulderh0pper4]

These 11 minutes right there are the peak of our human civilization.

[@johnnyLwhatTheHell]

@@Lilsushi352 🤣🤣🤣🤣good one

[@christinahiltz8998]

45 years later and still a classic who else is listening to this in 2022 they don't make groups like this anymore

[@troyperkins7051]

I Jam with Skynyrd EVERY single day; Drives my woman nuts!!!

[@cmielnicc1929]

I'm right here with ya girl!! I'm 71 and STILL listen to this song all the time, especially while driving in the summer with windows down and FreeBird on blast. Lol, the looks I get seeing a granny rocking out to this iconic forever song.

[@Rich-kp1eu]

I am. They were probably one of the top five live bands of all time.

[@thegingershow9676]

Everybody. Literally every god damn person is listening to this in 2022. It’s not that special

[@Rich-kp1eu]

@@thegingershow9676 You don't know much about music. I feel sorry for you.

[@adailsonhenrique8548]

I’m Brazilian, am 23, but this song made me back in the past, the feeling is inexplicable, the world doesn't make music like before. Long live American southern rock

[@beaglex138]

One of the most kick ass guitar solos, and songs, of all time

[@browen531]

7:00

[@Michael-mm3fm]

Amen to that

[@jefferywilson1840]

No one on earth could top Skynnord,

[@waylonseverson2015]

On the hunt is even better, or Saturday night special

[@waylonseverson2015]

@@jefferywilson1840 you got that shit right. Skynyrd was the best group of southern rock

[@oceanroots1]

Rest in Peace, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom, Bob Burns, Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, Ed King, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines. Gone but not forgotten.

[@loboblue5441]

Hard to believe they're all gone😢😢😢

[@davidez5322]

Excellent song

[@thomasshook1028]

Yeah, but Ronnie, Van Zandt, Steve, Gaines and Cassie Gaines should have remembered the first three that died in the accident. They should always come first when mentioning what happened to the greatest southern rock band ever.

[@thomasshook1028]

They will never be forgotten and that comes from someone who was at this show in Oakland, California and I’m from the Bay Area town called gilroy.

[@michaelmaclean698]

I remember the show in Philly @ JFK stadium, now gone

[@RickyLaFluer99]

They're all as free as a bird now... RIP Lynyrd Skynyrd. Fly high Gary (Edit: yes I know Artimus Pyle is still with us, but as for Original Skynyrd they've left us)

[@BoogerMcNuggets]

Isn't one of the Van Zant brothers still alive?

[@spookedhorse]

@@BoogerMcNuggets He wasn't an original member.

[@jenniferdow5733]

I strongly, agree. Fly free without the weight, whatever it may have been!! I love ❤️ and miss you Momma!! Regina Isabella!! We all love you and miss you ❤️ so much our queen 👸!!!

[@daughteroftheking6523]

@@spookedhorse oh yes he was he was the last original member.

[@lonnietodd2793]

​@@jenniferdow5733 j

[@donaldpenney4670]

64 now I miss the great years of our era rock n roll but I’m blessed to have lived them !! 😢😢😢 To early to go RIP Thank you for the great memories!!

[@crispmom]

I love how this song does a slow burn for the first 6 minutes or so, slowly increasing in tempo until it hits a crescendo that just keeps going for another 5 minutes. Amazing. It's one of the best rock-n-roll songs ever recorded, and it's iconic for a good reason.

[@kristieroebuck3801]

There will never be another band like them😢

[@jeffk464]

Confederate flags in Oakland, interesting choice.

[@someguy1865]

​@@jeffk464I don't think the place matters much, but the setting. This genre of music is often listened to by those who have those flags, not surprising. Not all of course.

[@fellenXD]

@MyNextShotWontMiss Right, because the true Confederate flag is a white flag, lol.

[@vampyra1453]

@My next shot won't miss What are you talking about? Neither Texas nor Tennessee (and I say this as a Tennesseean myself) really had a battle flag, or at least one that resembled the Confederate Jack. The Army of Tennessee, which was.. a Confederate army, used what we know as the Confederate battle flag, but this is mostly because a majority of the Confederate armies used the same flag, which was designed and used by the Confederates in 1861. It is literally the Confederate battle flag, no sugarcoating. It was designed first by William Porcher Miles, a Confederate politician, at the request of General Beauregard, to be used as the nationwide battle flag, "entirely different from any State or Federal flag". (verbatim) It wasn't used for a while on a Confederacy-wide level, but it was used as the battle flag by General Lee in the army of South Carolina until it was eventually accepted on the national level later in the Civil War, hence why the Army of Tennessee used it. I don't know where you got anything about a Texas battle flag because such a thing never existed. The closest thing would be the flags flown during the Texas Revolution but those are of course not even remotely close to the Confederate Jack, it's a solid 40 years or so before the Civil War even started. Apparently the 4th Texas Infantry Regiment used the Confederate Jack during the war (albeit on a white background, looks pretty nice aesthetically actually) but just like the Army of Tennessee, it did so because it was national standard. The flag isn't seen as a bad thing here because this is a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. Most attendees are probably southerners or people familiar with southern culture, who know that Confederate flags are a symbol of our heritage and culture more often than an actual endorsement of the Confederacy. It's quite strange now that I think about it because you don't exactly hang the flag of the Third Reich in Germany as a symbol of culture, but the south works in weird ways.

[@albertaproud7855]

Anyone else get chills when the audience erupted when the guitar solo started?

[@kellybarry8980]

Alberta Proud, Yes I do still Everytime.

[@denise8216]

Yup the whole Song

[@juliaray701]

We sure need a summer concert like this. All the beautiful young people.

[@kennyhall2118]

Yes!

[@kpete9219]

Oh Yeah!!!!!!!!! I could remember listening to this on my way home from work on the 2nd shift and everything was better!

[@raymondm2309]

So tragic and sad that just over three months later, the plane went down and ended Skynyd. Makes you wonder what else they would have given us. Truly a magical band that still sells their original albums. RIP to all founding members.

[@janetprice85]

I remember that. Our local Channel 4 reporter went out to the crash site and cried as he reported it. They were local boys.

[@douglaschristine8387]

@@janetprice85 yeah Janet, I cried too. I worked at Mercedes Benz and I'd listen to the radios while working on them. At first it seemed surreal and when he started saying their names it hit me. I read stories about that plane and Aerosmith turned down flying in it , so it was a stupid decision to take the chance that forever changed a lot of peoples lives. One thing is I get to play their music on my guitar. Peace always.

[@truescotsman4103]

They're still touring. The spirit of Skynard lives on in the current band. They're as tight as ever. They still live for all the right reasons. They're some of the realest people that exist on the earth.

[@maryesposito2938]

There's a documentary with 3 of the remaining band members. It's awesome, it's hysterical, it's emotional. Find it!

[@tonydiesel3444]

Probably a psyop death fakers turn into other people the people on the stage are gender inverted

[@samanthanorman-z6x]

Stunning

[@CherylEvans-r4z]

That moment, when you realize your grandparents were cooler than you will ever be. 😂❤❤❤

[@lucygardner5666]

Yeah!

[@dankmazzi2376]

Exactly 💯 and I am .Rock on dude's ✌

[@heikehinze7077]

Die original Bandmitglieder sind alle Free Birds. RIP

[@DreamOn510]

Thanks 👍

[@wayofthesamurai90]

The moment you realize the world we now live in is terribly f*cked

[@MissYouPete]

I graduated from high school in 1977. This song was the anthem of my generation. Yes I'm a boomer, and an old man now - but this one still gives me goosebumps - still gets me up, singing and playing the air guitar. Jesus this was such a great time.

[@rdred8693]

I was 12. I truely am sick and tired of the 2020's. I miss the 70's and the 90's

[@mares9393]

People today have crap music, have no clue how awesome true freedom is. This is but one of the great things about the 70’s, great music!

[@mr.mcnuggies]

I’m a teenager right now but I love this song so much and I do the air drums to it

[@mr.mcnuggies]

I don’t think a lot of people in my school like this music but I think it rocks

[@lizplat368]

This is not a song but an a call to freedom. Freedom lives forever. You gotta live before you die.

[@makeitsnappy4670]

Arguably the best guitar solo ever, playing on for all eternity, what a magnificent wall of sound they created.

[@kumamaneh]

where was guitar #3, should have been Steve Gaines in 77, no?

[@harrizzaini7324]

Sadly, the cameraman was too thirsty, he showed the girls instead of Allen Collins nailing the solo

[@snake88ification]

This was the best solo of all time.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Love his jumping up and down at the end, such enthusiasm and energy!

[@KGraceSpeaksKea1335]

Without a doubt 👍

[@jimbardony2329]

Coliseum was a great venue & The Days on the Green were awesome. The bay rocked in the 70s better than the 60s for sure. I would go back in a blink.....Redwood Hi 76'

[@barbarawininger2567]

We played this at my husband's funeral and now he is as free as a bird. Long live freebird🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@kennyhall2118]

Classy. God's Love.

[@markgilbertson1564]

I hope the mourners appreciated such a magnificent tune. A fine send off for your husband.

[@OracleofOcala]

thank you for sharing that little piece of your humanity with us.

[@kellyray9208]

So sorry for your loss

[@donnaharris9381]

Sorry 4yr loss...i lost my brother 5May2022...2years older then me😥😥like yr hubby 4eva loved...always thought of. R.I.PARADISE.

[@denisemartinez8010]

I was at this concert. I was 18 at the time. This song was sang perfectly

[@armydlguy]

Where was it?

[@denisemartinez8010]

@@armydlguy Oakland Coliseum. Day on the green. They held concerts every weekend during the summer. I saw the Stones and just about every major rock band during the 70’s. 3 bands performed every concert. Great times!

[@Insuranceman99]

@@denisemartinez8010 Must be nice. I’m in my twenties wishing I was alive for this. You had the best generation of music.

[@denisemartinez8010]

@@Insuranceman99 We certainly did.

[@markjones5285]

Lucky lady!

[@nova136565]

I’ve watched this video many times. For some reason I got emotional this morning watching it. I miss these days. The world was so much simpler. Today’s world is full of so much hate. People pitted against one another. I wish we could go back. It just made me tear up thinking about it. You can literally feel the happiness in the crowd.

[@operasinger2126]

70's was a great era for sure.

[@Peaceful-Sheep]

It was the best time for me. I miss those days too

[@nova136565]

@@mtns340 Concerts are way to expensive these days. I’m just not going to pay $150 a person to watch a band from the nose bleed section. When I started going in the early 80s they were only $11-12 a person. Besides the old bands are just a shell of their former selves and there hasn’t been any “new” band worth listening to since the 90s. I was really into music and going to concerts back in the day. Literally hundreds of shows and I still have my concert Tshirts to show for it but at my age now , I’d rather be at home at 11:00 at night and not driving two hours to get home.

[@filthyminges]

Look at crowd. Multiculturalism has destroyed the west

[@clairegolden7747]

The audience is very one toned, I’m sure they were happy. Not sure about people of other colors. Life is never simple. It’s a concert for a few hours , then you go back to fighting over the credit card balance, in laws and whatever.there was and will never be a simpler time in history.

[@DavidWhitenack]

I wish they made music like this in 2024!

[@piotrcichocki5560]

There is one guy who does - Zakk Wylde.

[@BeSm-qq6rs]

No filth back then, only great sounds.

[@nickpretends3548]

Nobody knows how

[@RapFan54]

Everything is too mass produced , everyone played music back then so people who had natural ability were able to hone it, nowadays no one even knows if they have some sort of hidden talent because they don’t try and bsck in the day it felt like there was time in a day now there are so many distractions time moves so fast

[@fil4648]

Does anyone ever talk about how hard the bassist goes during the guitar solo? It's unbelievable.

[@user-ww8nz5oo2l]

insanity

[@jordanestes1997]

I noticed that, wish I could fucking hear him, I'm gonna have to play this on like a really good speaker one day, see if I can hear it because he was doing a lot more work than the guitarist for a little bit there

[@danecummins2092]

I met Leon many years ago at Jax Beach in Jacksonville flat. He was at a beach bar playing with a local band for fun and we had drinks together. He was the nicest guy and so down to earth. If you didn't know who he was you would never guess he was a member of one of the most famous rock bands in history. What a fantastic guy!!!!

[@santorashane]

@@danecummins2092totally agreed. My dad used to run with the drummer from Molly Hatchet, and he met a few of these guys as well. We actually live down the street from RVZ’s widow, and his daughter, and my brother is friends with RVZ’s granddaughter. They truly were/are Jacksonville’s pride and joy.

[@kymcharles1179]

Part of the reason why the solo kills is because the drummer and the bassist are driving it along underneath. They are laying down this amazing foundation for the guitarists to build on. Absolute magicians and artists.

[@cheechchong9939]

Almost half a century later and this still jams. Great music never dies

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

Great music is timeless. In 2069 people will still be jamming to this.

[@Hernal03]

@@NotSoCrazyNinja Let's hope that's still the case in 3069 and beyond and even more importantly that this will be playing in some club up in Heaven in the afterlife, with Skynyrd as the headliners --- let's hope that great music isn't the only thing that lives forever!

[@FIshfood500]

I would say it’s the greatest guitar solo of all time. Yes some are technically better. But this just hits all the right spots

[@ernestolopez23]

It really never does, all good music must go on because it moves you

[@giantsnation9347]

southern rock ll never die !!!

[@Dasiexotwod]

This was my dad's favorite band, and favorite song. Ever since I could remember, he wanted this to be played at his funeral. And I did. He passed on 11.10.2021. he is a free bird now. The lyrics feel like they were written for me and my dad. I love you, dad! Fly high

[@youwa124]

Meu desejo em meu funeral tocarem essa música. Mas acho difícil pois a quem pedi voou antes de mim. Vooe tranquilo meu filho João Victor

[@smudgealdrin1512]

My Daughters have been instructed to play this when I am on the way down to the crem.

[@DrakeGames00]

F

[@stevesolbakken6365]

I have a list of songs my wife has been told to play at that time. I told her to get some big speakers, put one on each side of my head, crank it up and play them. If no part of me moves, then I'm gone. Freebird is at the top of the list.

[@alexhurley1750]

Rest in piece. Amen.

[@johnmurphy1660]

What a performance. Not much of that going on today. Loved my 70's, and 80's and 90's. Keep on being Free .

[@melissatyree566]

Where are you (state)?.

[@enricoquarcini4707]

This was our sons favorite songs, we lost him to leukemia at age 22 - grateful for the time we had with him. We know he is in Heaven Flying like a Freebird! We Love this song, many memories...😢

[@MickBim]

So sorry for your loss

[@kjmav10135]

Heartbreaking. May the music always lift you up.

[@ruthmarland835]

I’m so sorry for your colossal loss, may you seek solace in Jesus or seek comfort and peace knowing you were blessed with your son… gone too soon, 22👣🙏❤️

[@joann3736]

I’m so sorry 😢

[@troysmith6929]

Heart goes out to you 💔

[@eds3969]

A quote that I saw on another video applies here. “It is worth it to be old now to have been young then”.

[@believer2223]

Oh I LOVE this! I wanna go back to this time in my life so bad. Even though I'm old, I'm happy to be old knowing that I was able to live in this time period.

[@CAESAR-yj6ms]

Let’s be honest young people right now will be saying the same thing in a few decades. People forget the bad things from the past and remember the good thing

[@kristineburbey4710]

So true all the great memories. Beatles on Ed Sullivan, who remembers????????????????

[@Automedon2]

I get very emotional thinking back on the million things that have passed by, never to return. I'm 63 as well and I can completely understand how my parents clung on to the music of their time. Yes, the 70s were such a time of optimism where everything seemed possible. I left home at 17 and traveled the country completely free and have been ever since. Poor, but free. This song is my anthem.

[@kristineburbey4710]

I agree, we have our memories and songs!

[@fogbankbob]

1977, I’m 15 listening to these fellas from Jacksonville Fl. rocking hardcore. Now I’m 63 and playing this song more today than I did back then. Pretty girls, killer music, long hair, bell bottoms and fast cars. What a time to be alive. To everyone from that era I may not know ya but I’m glad you were there.

[@HansVanHethoen-ll3nv]

You’re right man

[@Change61]

I'm 63 now myself and I never get tired of Freebird. The ultimate anthem of Southern rock & roll. Glad I was alive then!

[@davidrimmer7879]

I'm finally getting to send a comment. 62 yes old . I've very eclectic taste in music, love all types ,styles ....but hands down this song is the top , it gets me every time I hear it I'm actually emotional while listening and typing this . All these years after the tragedy it just gets better , you don't just listen to it , you feel it inside you .

[@CarolGriswold]

Thanks sweetie that is awesome and you also carol g 💓 11:24 11:25

[@karenc84121]

Killer weed

[@paulatatton7360]

The day I fell in love with Allen Collins

[@Scratchingforcash]

Ronnie Van Zant was absolutely amazing for this song. I am still devastated by the plane crash.

[@DebbieCraig-lz8zg]

We all are..

[@luchorios5663]

its still never really set in.....what a loss!!!.... RIP... all of them

[@horrorcastles]

RIP

[@dastommy1]

yeah to bad the lead guitarist got into drugs too

[@Helper__ai]

😢

[@Zeppelin608]

Rest easy Gary! Thank you for all the awesome music you gave us.

[@peterwalsh3409]

Thank you, Gary, for everything you brought to the unique and powerful sound of southern rock. May you rest in peace. Duane, Hughie, Billy, Allen, Steve have a place at the table set for you.

[@theresaboretzky9088]

What an artist! I love hearing all of this. Rip Gary and thank you for the magic of your words. I'm a senior lady now and hearing his music takes me way back in time.

[@kingxiii4680]

It's all about Gary now huh... Do you people not remember any other other members

[@JoeGamer500]

​@@kingxiii4680 nope

[@thekantedkalcedony]

⁠@@peterwalsh3409and Ronnie van Zant, Ed King

[@tinydanceryoutube]

I was 17 in 1977 and I have so many memories tied to this song. I was fortunate enough to see this band before their airplane crashed. I was 14. The only reason my parents let me go was because I was with a very nice boy, Rob Link, and his dad or step-dad drove us. I'll never forget the limousine with the band drove in front of us crossing a street, they had to stop at the light. I walked up, they rolled the window down and gave me their bottle of Mateus (wine, I think, I was too young to drink but kept that bottle). What a great memory. I love this song!

[@ericsmith8708]

I love this song so entertaining and emotional sweet memories back in the 70s. How are you Victoria ?

[@utkusabbath6173]

a wonderful memory, but very painful, I want to live that day🥲🥲🥲

[@nickk332]

Mateus wine. We all have fond memories of that bottle.

[@vze4jt7f]

This is the first song I learned to play on guitar. I was 12 years old and I learned it by ear. It took me about 18 months. I found out years later that there was 3 guitar players lol! Anyway, I love these people and this entire band and this song is responsible for launching what turned into a 32 year songwriting and recording career. Unfortunately, people died young and it changes things but i am grateful to this band for the incredible music. Some of it is really difficult to play. These guys were all above and beyond top shelf talent and ability. When you play a bunch of a bands songs for over 3 decades you learn a lot about them and their music but what i really struggle with is the profound sadness I feel today. I really liked Gary and every one of them almost like family or something. I could not hold back the tears when I heard Gary passed away and I will never forget the music they wrote and shared with us. I never would have spent over 3 decades writing, recording and playing in a rock band had I not overheard the love in that Atlanta crowd when Ronnie asked that now iconic question: WHAT SONG IS IT YOU WANNA HEAR? The rest is history for me as they say. I know we could all probably go on forever here so I will try not to. I feel such a closeness to this band that just grew over the decades and I am profoundly sad to hear that Gary Passed away. Thank you for the music. Thank you for the slide guitar in Freebird. Thank you for making your guitar chirp like a bird. And thank you for playing the songs correctly ALL the time. The talent, ability and professionalism Gary consistently brought to the table rivals anyone and I will never forget him ever. Rest in peace Gary, I wish I could have told you how much you mattered to me and countless others. Well done my good man, I am forever grateful!

[@melodymakermark]

I was 17 as well, Victoria. High school class of ‘78. It was a great time to be that age. God Bless.

[@hal5690]

Not a phone in sight. Had to be the best feeling that everybody was living in the moment.

[@bruderschweigen6889]

No shit it's 1977 😂

[@hal5690]

@bruderschweigen6889 😂😂

[@debbiesudak7688]

​@bruderschweigen6889 you completely missed the point.

[@ianglenn2821]

anyone that flies the tray tor flag of the south is a tray tor to the USA and doesn't deserve the shallow home of soil they get put in

[@slabhead]

2023 and still gives goosebumps. What a moment this was, hot sun, California girls and one of the most kickass bands ever.

[@IaintTheHerb]

I get misty eyed looking at America that no longer exists in so many ways. Thanks, boomers.

[@kevinwalker8730]

​@@IaintTheHerb I miss that America too, 64 and maybe more for me.

[@WhoisVinnie]

The last original member Gary Rossington died this year. Everyone from this performance (Except drummer Artimus Pyle because he's still here today) is a free bird now.

[@not_a_catcel]

What a moment indeed. Wish I was there. Salute to you, kind stranger.

[@ronalddunne3413]

@@IaintTheHerb "Thanks Boomers"??? WTF is that supposed to mean? If it wasnt for "boomers" as you so insultingly refer to us, that music would never have come to be. Getting damn sick and tired of being insulted for my generation! People try to put us down, just because we got around... Talkin about my generation.. Why don't you all just fade away... we stopped a war, what has your entitled sorry-ass generation done or likely to do? Not much it would seem.

[@evergreentrail]

RIP Gary. One of the iconic guitar riffs. Everyone knows it when they hear it. Be free!

[@dottiscamprunamuck2830]

🕊

[@enayy619]

Gary was the one who did that?

[@michaelmeeks8301]

I have a best friend who has a sister and brother in law living in New camera beach FL. 1970 these guys would play on Saturday nites on the beach!!!! Nobody knew who they were. And the he'll of it was..... It was all free. Just like all the drugs being handed around to the guy standing next to you.

[@BW-kv9wj]

@@enayy619 No. It was Allen Collins.

[@BW-kv9wj]

That was Allen Collins on that lead riff jam.

[@1in6win]

Heard this song a million times, but something about this live version, seeing these guys perform it. All gone now. Just chills all over when they hit the chorus. Feels more human than anything else.

[@KateBates22zabu]

Freebird was first song I heard after my husband passed suddenly in 1975. He was 27. This song never fails to send me back to those emotional days. I'm 75 now and this song still tears me up in so many ways. Peace 🌞🙏🕊🕊🕊🇺🇸

[@davidcarothers3311]

​@@KateBates22zabuCarry On, Sister! 😊😊😊

[@thelastoftheanglosaxons.3724]

yep, I'm back again just to keep watching this version!

[@mathewlocklear4643]

Brother I hope I make that long. 😮

[@Phoenix-rising]

I come back over and over. It sounds silly but I feel real joy and love and being in touch with mankind. It is a treasure.

[@trishhaugen3893]

I was there and I am here… wow I am lucky!

[@silviawalch432]

Neidisch 😢

[@russellbarnes7728]

I was at this concert, with 50,000 of my best friends! I'm 65 now. Great memories...

[@axelbusche8244]

Wow,I would have been 17 then…I only wish!!!

[@Robert-iw5gq]

I'm 65 and I was right there ! What an awesome show

[@Bennifm]

I'll be 63 in a few weeks. Woulda just turned 16 here. The absolute best time of our lives had just dawned. Need kleenex... 😢

[@Robert-iw5gq]

I was right up in the front turn the 65 Monday summer 77 was the best summer of them all

[@badasshiker9637]

And 45,000 cases of sunburn!

[@theGodQuad]

I'm a 64 yr old semi-quadriplegic due to an accident at 27. However, when I was 20, able bodied, I was living in the Bay Area and went to many concerts, including this one; The 1977 day on the green #5 with the Outlaws, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Peter Frampton. It was an amazing event. Every band had hit songs on the radio and when each band played them they were better than the studio releases., that's not always so. This concert was truly an exceptional musical experience because the groups were so talented.

[@dgonzalez6787]

I was there too. so glad you were able to experience the raw power and wonderful tunes of all those bands. The best concert I ever attended! Great cosmic memories.

[@PolarisYeti]

God Bless you!! I'm so glad you got to see them, and the others!! That must've been a great experience!!

[@theGodQuad]

@@PolarisYeti It was amazing but the crowds, about 60,000, were um, crowded. LOL

[@jamesdantonio7235]

God Bless Brother

[@theGodQuad]

@@jamesdantonio7235 The same back atcha!

[@PaulRobert474]

There will never be another RONNIE VAN ZANT...

[@connerlackey3952]

Amen to that

[@jayjackson4732]

THIS WAS A GREAT TIMES IN MY LIFE.

[@PaulRobert474]

Juan, without a doubt. LIVE they can't be touched. The guitar melodies and clean delivery is incredible.

[@willwright2227]

Possibly the best song ever. People will be watching this video 100 years from now going "those fuckers rocked."

[@Kimberlytheresam]

Paul White and steve gaines❤😯

[@RandyNein]

Look at the joy on these faces, the pure energy and spirit of freedom. Back in the day, when people lived like they were truly free as birds!

[@eyesonyou99]

47 years ago. All those kids are us now in our 70’s. Soar high and go well

[@ritaschultz6859]

Don't forget to get the🌹 kids who served their country faithfully in a war of our generation 🇺🇸

[@traviscruise]

I was two years old when this concert happened as I write this with my Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt on! Lol. Love this music!

[@Raychillove.]

🐦 🤠☮️💜💓.

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

@@traviscruise I was 16 when this concert happened. My friend's brother was there. I still love it.

[@traviscruise]

@@SoFloCo-ne4rk Right on! 16 would have been an epic age to be there!✌️

[@faspider6595]

I am a Japanese high school student and I am listening now from Japan. It was very impressive and influenced my music life. Sorry for my bad English.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

You sound just fine to me, I could understand you perfectly, love the music too. This was the year I graduated HS ‘77 in Oklahoma 🇺🇸. 🇯🇵Peace be with You🇯🇵 😉

[@paulleslie5855]

Hey mate you don’t need to be proficient in any language to be absorbed by this music. It spoke of a time that was troubled by despite the troubles of the day there was some fantastic people and this group was a standout.

[@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214]

Your English is perfect. I was 16 in 1977 and love rock music. Peace to you and Japan from the UK.

[@irvingr.fatback886]

Cancel the call. Old Crow wishes fervently.

[@davidcouch6514]

You speak better English than I does!

[@bluesnowbelle7625]

Thank you to whoever filmed this in 1977. Including so many clips of the crowd makes this a vital piece of social history. And makes me yearn to be 17 again as I was then. It is exactly how I remember that time. The people are exactly as I remember them. Apart from which of course, this is one of the best, if not THE best ever live performances of any band, ever!

[@kimberleekirklanddodd7151]

EXCELLENT comment! 🙌

[@mpicewe3023]

You are so right. This is a work of art that we are so lucky was recorded

[@wandabeasley3419]

I hate I missed wood stock yes my friend told me it was just like that 👍🎶🎶🇺🇸

[@lisaspringer0296]

Just enjoying the music all into the band

[@jdjaguar99]

I was 17 too. Oh to be back in that magical time, again. Little did we know how it would all go to shit.

[@TheIngrid65]

This song always gives me chills down my spine. The energy of the crowd and band is unmatched. The American flag proudly flying everywhere. The talent of the entire band!!

[@limestonecowboy9219]

This has got to be one of the greatest moments in rock and roll history.

[@FIshfood500]

Agreed

[@GILLY56ify]

One of the best rock songs ever .. wish I had been at the concert that day listening to it .. a magical experience for those who were there

[@satanicXcultXrosary]

And one of the best guitar solos of all time

[@theway3058]

Agreed. I’ve watched this so many times.

[@tarik6990]

Earlier this year, I was in a village in the middle of nowhere in Sweden and a musician outside a cafe was playing this song, that's how powerful it is.

[@bananka4905]

Awesome

[@Hatred_in_Your_mind]

Powerful yesss

[@ellaredseals2694]

Very cool indeed

[@nowitsabadtime]

Wow, that's impressive. I'm always amazed when I find American music being played overseas. So neat

[@tarik6990]

@@nowitsabadtime American music has been playing overseas for a while, my dad's cousin had VHS footage and cassettes of American bands during communist Yugoslavia.

[@zackadamec9332]

Southern rock and country music from the 70s is just timeless and will forever live on. Some on the best live music ever made.

[@alanjones6359]

You are so fuckin right !

[@lisandrodelfino5106]

You damn fucking right bout that

[@SleepBeforeYouThink]

Allman Brothers

[@karonalexander1508]

So true!!! Nothing since has come close.

[@andrewwinters6352]

the best part about this is that the only reason they flew that shitty traitor rag is to rope in their white trash fans they wouldn't have otherwise had.

[@ifcatshadthumbs...664]

Im 67 and Skynyrd was one of the bands of my youth! So many great bands and types of music back then. But Freebird is a timeless song that has transcened the generations!! It was a great time to be young and alive

[@ythpost0012]

dear youtube, A commercial in the middle of a song is pretty much a guarantee that I will never buy that product

[@TROBLO-om9ud]

I just got a walkers one

[@melissatyree566]

Amen. It is sacrilegious. 😢

[@sibyl333]

Especially in the middle of Freebird!!

[@tdip16]

I just had this exact thought and then looked down and happened to notice this comment. Solidarityyyy

[@vincentoflynn6996]

A massive middle finger, to any advertising and promotion during this most quintessential extraction of all things beautiful and nice

[@Lar308]

1977 was a dark year for me with depression and I was only 18 - ok now - turned my life around. Now 64 but all those young people around my age then out in the sun enjoying this great concert makes me sad that I just missed out on enjoying my youth. Also sad about this band and that plane crash. Enjoy your youth young people because it flies by so fast.

[@jeffrandolf5673]

Agreed... I'm 61. My entire life I had this belief I'd never grow old or be "that old person in the corner". I dont feel old, but apparently when I was 25... "60's was OLD!"

[@rosariostracuzzi782]

You’re not kidding it goes so damn fast We all knew we were getting old just didn’t expect it up happen so soon How much has the world changed since then. Crazy

[@kevingarry11]

Your right ❤

[@NSBlack_Stallion]

None of y’all are too old to have a childhood. You just have to want it.

[@atticusfinch3931]

@@jeffrandolf5673funny I felt the same way now I’m old wondering what happened

[@danilopablo9848]

the concert was in 1977, today it's 2023, so it's been 46 years, most people there were in their mid 20's so they are at least 65 years of age nowadays. Mind blowing.

[@Mark-yy2py]

Indeed. Time flies!

[@michaelyork6286]

I'm 71. Flew to Little Rock to start work with a new company the same weekend of their crash. I was nervous on that plane out of Memphis that weekend. What a band it was and the best live album of all time. Thanks guys peace to you the band is together again, play it pretty Gary

[@donnasowka5006]

I was 23 in 77, now 67. I saw them at Alpine Valley Wi, in the early 80's. They were great!

[@arungurung6340]

I was 5 in '77! So That makes Gary only 25 at this time. What a talent !!

[@bigg4057]

Yes I was one of those 19 year old kids at that concert.. still have my ticket stub in 2023 at the ripe age of 65 years old .

[@NadineKroll]

Hell yes I’m here!! Jan 20th 2025!!! Free as a bird!

[@santiagoserantoni3754]

The world will never be like this again. Sad

[@BradLeonard-sq6og]

Never again you got that right

[@stevenowell]

It won't, you are right, Thank God we lived to see it

[@nickfanthorpe8500]

We've aways got harry styles 😂

[@BradLeonard-sq6og]

@@nickfanthorpe8500 ?

[@MarkBarnes-e6f]

Pretty sure it may very well, even though it could be a couple thousand years, so we just have to be grateful that we got to witness one of the best periods that time had to offer, praise the Lord! God Bless the country that allowed time to show us and let us hear the human spirit, freedom and liberty for all!

[@M1SFT_Gort.Official]

All bands make music. Some bands make history

[@manigholami3649]

You saying…🔥

[@M1SFT_Gort.Official]

@@manigholami3649real

[@nashstevens6399]

This song has never made me emotional. But after hearing of the passing of Gary, the last surviving original member of the band, I can’t help but get teary eyed. Fly high free bird. 🕊️

[@jasonthompson6134]

I get emotional every time I hear it.

[@dylanperkins1460]

Reading this as a tear rolled down my cheek

[@williamriversiatse835]

Me too :(

[@yeags1383]

They'll kick ass. Forever. 🙏 🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@jameslenoir6199]

Definitely Hitting a little different today.

[@dd22485]

I was blessed to live as long as I have at 61 years old and wanna say THANK YOU to Lynyrd Skynyrd, I was at their concert 8 1/2 months pregnant 😂 but Gary was wheeled on stage in his wheel chair from the plane crash. Papa Vanzant (Vanzants father) even came out on stage and was introduced by Ronny. I was hoping I would go into labor there 🤣🤣🤣 but thank you ALL even the back up singers whom I ADORE! Thank you for making all our party’s memorable and THANK YOU ALL for being a ABSOLUTE HUGE PART OF ALL OUR LIVES!!!! WE LOVE YOU! You are all FAMILY!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@terryoneill4869]

I'm 82 yrs young and still love this guy singing , long live southern rock . A fan from Queensland Australia

[@marthaharper202]

Me too//Texas

[@Marygranny]

Indeed mate!

[@daniel1212ification]

I’m 24 from Queensland, FNQ! Rock on brother, this music will live forever, fuck the BS they play now! Long love rock n roll ❤

[@23rdMS_Inf]

Sadly, KZbin will probably take it down since there's a Confederate flag in it

[@nickdarcy4210]

@@daniel1212ification im in SE qld and have the same taste in music as you man!

[@Gigikelly7]

If so fun to see all these grandmas and grandpa's, as teens and going adults, rocking out to one of the greatest bands of all time. when Ronnie sang the first line of "if I leave here tomorrow will you still remember me?" We've never forgotten you Ronnie. One of the greatest of all time.

[@idris95150]

forever young

[@keywestjackson]

60 percent are dead

[@kennyhall2118]

Amen!

[@tonibrogna4551]

I was there back when life was the best!! I'd go back in a heartbeat 💓!!

[@suz532]

@@tonibrogna4551 Young people today don't know how great America was.

[@Waiting_777]

I was 16 at that concert. Great memories just like US Fest in 83. Been to many fantastic concerts. No one was trampled. Different times and different music.

[@recoveringsoul755]

I was 18, so many great concerts there that summer. Good friends too, no violence, no fear, people respected each other

[@DivineInspirationsClothing]

🥰 I was 11 yrs old the first time I saw Skynyrd in 1972 ...you can't BELIEVE where life has taken me since then....THANK YOU, DADDY 🙏💙

[@arthurpussy]

proper music

[@laurentiu2572]

I am born in 83. In one of the manybwrong places to be born in that era. Behind the iron courtain. Must have been fun on that side of things

[@orphanedlander]

happy 60th year in life brother!

[@maxspeed57]

The crowd shots just encapsulate 1977. Glimpses back in time.

[@kjmav10135]

The plane crash was 46 years ago today-October 20, 1977. Time flies by. Thank you for Freebird.

[@Alexz9z]

😔💔

[@kaikart123]

I respect the puns.

[@XzXGam1ng]

Man my grandpa met Ronnie backstage when he was 32. Gosh he has such memories

[@jameshang673]

Their music lives on forever baby!

[@fatihguler7141]

I can't believe it was 3 months after this concert.

[@rja9959]

The 70's best decade in music ever!

[@italiangypsy79]

70s might be the best decade for the sound of rock and funk but the 80s were a pretty good decade for music as well.

[@aspectra]

@@italiangypsy79 we peaked as a people in the 90s, I think it hit the sweet spot of the edgy 70s music with the goofball too synthetic 80s sounds.

[@prestcoldandy910]

@@PMurray2694 Agree they were dreadfull

[@josephcuningham497]

That's my decade for my coming of age but 60's is right there as well can't choose too close.

[@yourmomdx]

@@aspectra no way society peaked in the 60’s and that’s a fact

[@lurl]

what a time to be alive

[@steveo3831]

I wish I was in the audience

[@Saladass-kc1hh]

i wish i wasn't born in 2006

[@Alec-ib9qg]

I agree! Especially right now that many people don’t wanna go out and do things like this anymore

[@colinspark806]

I’m 66 yrs old and this was the dorm anthem some 46 yrs ago… such great memories. Remember when bands played instruments !?!!

[@davidh7799]

The whole song, the whole video, is epic, is even kind of spooky. Nothing else compares to it. It transcends time and events, it forecasted things to come, but froze time in that perfect moment.

[@raymondvorndran4306]

E P I C ! !

[@ericjohnson8488]

Legendary!!

[@charlesburger7973]

Greatest live performance I have ever seen in my 60 year life.

[@charlesburger7973]

Man, you said it spot on. It hits me the same way, but I couldn’t put it in words like you did.

[@charlesburger7973]

@@missrayelyn3045 Music has a way of doing that. Not to wax philosophical, but I wonder how many world leaders would work through their problems if they would sit and enjoy some nice music together for a while.

[@cayleehammack]

Had to sing this song at a friend’s funeral, just a few feet away from his mom as she cried. He was 21, this was his favorite song. His name was Thomas Poole. This song makes me cry every time I hear it now.

[@tolfan4438]

My e uh es are leaking just reading it

[@ronalddunne3413]

I would bet that singing this song at a friend's funeral was about the hardest thing you ever did...

[@JFairhart]

I think you should celebrate the time you shared with Thomas and his life. Don’t feel like he is gone because his soul is very much alive and he doesn’t want you to suffer over his passing. Feel love for him and he will very much respect you and love you too. All the best. ❤️

[@susieq1170]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@SteffanoDucati]

God rest Thomas'soul . He and his family were blessed to have you . God bless you Caylee ....

[@MrCucamonga1]

Getting old makes me sad at times. Especially watching videos like this. But being young and at the right place at the right time is priceless. All those young people (the ones that are still alive at least) are all old and grey now, but had the time of their lives that day. That part makes me happy.

[@josephpacchetti5997]

Amen Brother.

[@terrybaker1977]

You're absolutely right growing up at the right time in the right place it is absolutely priceless. We didn't realize how lucky we were at the time, growing up in that generation. Truly priceless, no other generation can or will ever be the same.

[@lunarmoon423]

CHARLES GETTING OLDS A GIFT,..

[@alankronisch2522]

I was there! Now I'm 66 years young

[@lunarmoon423]

@@alankronisch2522 l am old like the moon this magnificent

[@zackadamec9332]

One of the greatest bands to ever do it. One of the best solos of all time

[@billygoat-e8m]

All these years later it still gets to me. I was 17 years old when that plane went down. We had just seen them a few months before on Columbus ga. It was the first concert I saw where no one sat down. I’m now soon to be 64 years old and it still breaks my heart. But many thanks to the people that have restored these precious films.

[@Aurelia-dp3td]

Same here Just great memories Still listening like i'm seventeen absolutely absolutely beautiful

[@anaibarangan4908]

I was thirteen years old at Tate High School, and because of being a Florida band, everyone was grieving the deaths of the band members in the plane crash. Of course some more than others, and out of empathy with fellow students, it became much more collective grieving. It felt like gloom in the hallways between classes, especially in the newer parts of the school.

[@frereanaktom99]

you were just a kid! i was playing this on a @stereo@ [remember stereo?] in a soulless town in the soulless heart of east london/thames estuary but we got stoned and this was our number one track.. followed by mountain jam or rattus norvegicus. i'm a bit olld for all those marathon hard rock sessions and my darling wife doesn't approve but i still like my music.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Me too, same age and the news was horribly sad 😞. Never saw them in concert, but wish I had!

[@hauntedpredator]

Im 21 years old and I swear I would kill to be at this show, to witness the greatest guitar solo ever. Absolutely 💯

[@jenniferlenz578]

I wish you could have been there too!

[@hauntedpredator]

@@jenniferlenz578 did you actually get to witness this masterpiece? If so I'm very jealous 😆

[@jenniferlenz578]

I did I feel so very lucky it was the most awesome thing that I will ever see I can't do any of the jumping anymore like I used to it that concert but I still sing along take care.

[@hauntedpredator]

@@jenniferlenz578OMG yes instantly jealous, please no disrespect but if I could please ask how old you were at the time? Just curious

[@jenniferlenz578]

Yes of course I was just 11 years old at the time I went with my two older sisters but it's something I will always remember and they sounded so wonderful I do seriously wish you were there though

[@BWater-yq3jx]

This solo, in front of that audience, to me pretty much encapsulates what was awesome about the 70's.

[@777poco]

I agree, the music and the clothes of the girls beings me right back to that time

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Even more amazing this took place in California and flying a flag that makes modern liberals cry foul about racism and supremacy. The 1970's were truly something, a totally different world and time.

[@stevebandit1964]

Watching in 2022 and it still doesn't get any better than that .. 🎸🎶🎹

[@manofiske3318]

@@mr.sinjin-smyth "liberals"... nothing liberal about those creeps(except the degree of stupidity and ignorance they regularly exhibit) lol leftist lunatics is more like it

[@southerninfidel3141]

You’re damn right ......👍

[@pukkinos]

I listened to absolutely every single second of it and its a masterpiece

[@RushWorkingMan]

I am 60 years old and can say for certainty I have lived thru the greatest era of music.

[@jerrywinter3103]

I agree.

[@trevorlahey9931]

Yes you have 👌

[@sandmanCQB8541]

Right there with ya buddy ✌️

[@Will_Schrank]

Truth

[@dakotah_anderson]

Being 755 years old and being along side Napoleon at times this song is to damn good

[@TrueRetroflection]

I bet the 1812 Overture hits different

[@markcargill9734]

Waterloo Napolean the little short one lost... However this is pure Class.

[@jacquelinefox2632]

That What? Methusla.???!! Lmso. Xxxxx

[@gregwessendorf]

What was like when "Greensleeves" dropped?

[@dakotah_anderson]

@@gregwessendorf it's was very good

[@kratoids]

amazing performance, the fact that they have 3 guitarists playing together and it doesn’t sound like a ball of hot garbage is a feat all by itself

[@menotyoumenotyou930]

called practice lol

[@pale_saint]

@@menotyoumenotyou930 that but also letting everyone to do their parts and let the song breathe

[@menotyoumenotyou930]

@@pale_saint true, still can be said come back to practice. The hours they spent on these songs is insane

[@phillipstephens1175]

These guys are without a doubt some of the most talented and skilled professional musicians of the 70's they put all they had into their music and it showed. Just a fantastic band!

[@peppylepew249]

@@phillipstephens1175 It’s love, we’ve lost the love of things. Hopefully we find it as a society again. Love what you do.

[@axelbordinat4429]

Stumble on this song playing random playlist at home, when the solo starts, my 1 year old baby girl started headbanging like crazy. Timeless piece of rock n roll.

[@kbbtt]

Thats how you know for a fact a song is beautiful. When even a 1 year old bops to it

[@stevenday9687]

Does it get any better than this? Look how much people were into it. THIS IS ROCK-N-ROLL.

[@antonioacevedo5200]

Especially the women with their tits bopping up and down.

[@chiphodges1954]

And a band from Jacksonville Florida playing in Oakland California tearing it down watch the audience

[@stevenday9687]

@@chiphodges1954 people don't even come close to that kind of enthusiasm these days

[@chiphodges1954]

I totally agree with you

[@dcsco]

Absolutely amazing for Oakland in 1977, but look at it now! How disappointing it is now! What happened to those people, and where are they now? Let me guess that they don't live in Oakland any more?

[@katieerickson4378]

I never appreciated this song when I was younger. Now, I can see just how magnificent it is it is musically.

[@FIshfood500]

It’s probably the best song of all time

[@erciliaflores]

Oh I always loved it andd hated that the radio never wanted to play it. 90s🙄

[@elsajones6325]

Best song while driving cross country

[@johnkidd7670]

It was so overplayed on the local rock stations growing up it was like a joke. But now appreciating what they did.... Wow

[@JohnnyVanZant-xt6pr]

Thanks so much for your comment I really appreciate it. How are you ?

[@MikeMusic278]

Sad to know that everyone on the stage is gone. (Besides Artimus) Thank you Skynyrd for all your great music. Rest in peace Gary and everyone. Fly high Freebird.

[@davidwilcox153]

Was Pyle still the drummer here...if so I believe he's still alive.

[@MikeMusic278]

Artimus is still alive but he’s not an original member of Skynyrd.

[@igorpotocnik7231]

@@MikeMusic278 But you wrote everyone on stage...

[@joshuabrooks4907]

@@MikeMusic278 He wasn't their original drummer, but he was with them in their classic era.

[@slide4180]

@@joshuabrooks4907 He survived the crash - that's 'original' enough for me.

[@melissatyree566]

I come back to this video every couple of weeks to pay homage to this fabulous band. Rest in musical peace all. ❤