Lynyrd Skynyrd's masterpiece song. One of most iconic songs ever made.

One of the most recognizable guitar solos in rock history.

Never heard this version with this ending before, and I've heard this song 500,000 times. Thanks!!

when the music picked up and Tasha said " he's free now" . She gets it! He's flying high.

the original working title for this song was "I've got three lead guitar players and I aint afraid to use 'em"

what makes the solo even better is its 3 guitar players. When I saw them when they done the reunion tour. They did this song they just left to mic on stage and the crowd sang the song. What a great memory. Great song. Great Reaction guys.

Welcome to my teen years! I wouldn't trade my 1963 birth for the Fountain of Youth! As a musician, I grew up on the best music EVER! God Bless.

Free bird and stairway to heaven are considered the best 2 rock songs ever written

It's great that during the first part of the song, they give hints in the riffs, foreshadowing what's about to come down. They were an immensely talented and lyrical band. They aren't just shredding, with three guitars they maintain the lyricism throughout and layer in the building tension until that bird finally soars free

Hearing them is one thing. Seeing them live was a totally different experience and if anyone had the chance to see them live, you would never forget. No other band had the energy coupled with talent on stage than these guys. Saw the original band 3 times and very grateful I did.

The best song ever!! I was a teen and this became our anthem.Anthem. You should see it live y'all!

Lynyrd Skynyrd and David Allan Coe was the only concert I ever went to with my father. RIP Daddy❤️... It was a totally chill concert and everyone was passing joints around in the crowd. I don't smoke but my daddy did and some guy tapped me on the shoulder and asked me if I want it a hit and I said no and I tap my dad on the shoulder so we switched spots. 😂 Love me some Lynyrd Skynyrd!!! 🤘🤘

The song grew as years went by. The incredible concert video from July, 77 features all this plus a very cool piano part by Billy Powell, who was once their roadie... then they discovered he was an accomplished pianist and added him... and piano... to a lot of their songs!

One of the greatest songs, not just rock, of all time!

Fabulous!!! Besides the guitar work…the drummer kicked ass!!! 😅

A great song by a legendary band. One of the best ever all time. Long live rock and roll forever. 🤟🤟. I'm back in high school.

One of those songs I wish I could go back and listen to for the first time all over again. CRANK IT UP!!!

Nice. You guys should react to the live version. I can’t remember, but I think it’s at a colliseum.It’s amazing to see them performing that solo

The live version of this of which there are many goes on for at least another 10 minutes is a true testimony to how good this song /band was truly amazing

Basically one of the most Legendary songs ever made in Rock. Freeboard is one of those "referenced" songs in popular music culture and back a few years ago, any concert, stage rock show by Anyone even your typical street artist, when they shout to the audience "what do you wanna here?" there is always a good number of people that will yell FREEBIRD! even though they are not Lynyrd Skynyrd or even know their music, simply because it's a Jammin song.

Oakland 77 live. You will thank all of the others who suggested it. It’s amazing.

NICE!!!! Finally someone reacts to the extended studio version with the original cold ending the band did in the studio, Thank You.

Tasha cracked me up. She was freakin’ jammin’. I saw these guys in concert. 1st tour 10 years after the accident. The younger brother Johnny, was the lead singer then, and still is. He sounds so much like Ronnie. They were still amazing. I felt like I was seeing legends…

Bottom line...there has never been & never will be another band like this...the greatest of all time!!!! ❤❤❤

Watching the live performance of this song in Oakland CA in the 70's is an absolute MUST!!

Allen Collins, the lead guitarist, was a teenager when he wrote the music for what became Freebird.

This song in concert is EPIC ! They are touring with ZZTOP next year and that is a must see ! Lynyrd Skynyrd is fantastic in concert. !!

Riding the Rollercoaster of love. Greatest Song played by the best Rock Band Ever The Real Lynyrd Skynyrd..

So, i'm old. I was around when this song was being played on top 40 and not the oldies radio stations. And I think this song may be more impactful now. Your reaction shows it. In the old days we didn't appreciate this song as much. It was great and a standout, but there were lots of Rock and Roll songs out there. But you guys nailed it in one sitting. Fresh ears hear the genius. Old ears here the greatness.

This is the US National Rock Anthem for any American home grown Rock band to learn from. This band was incredible both in studio & live. Do yourself a massive solid and watch this songs performance on 7/2/1977 @- Oakland Coliseum Stadium! It is absolutely breathtaking!!

It's great to hear this again. For years, it was almost overplayed. Radio DJs loved it so they could go take a leak

Mama digging it! This is the GOLD STANDARD of classic rock!

Oh goodness, when you said the bit about being in a Firebird and hair blowing, I had to laugh because I was a teenager in the 70s, and Skynyrd songs always, always remind me of flying down a Georgia backroad in my boyfriend's Trans Am, windows down, T-tops out, with Southern Rock blasting. I had my big Farrah Fawcett hair, cut off jeans and halter top on, lol! I'd give just about anything to go back to those lazy summer Southern days.

Allman Brother's "Jessica" has a great guitar lick, also.

One of the greatest bands ever! Legends!!💯💯💯💯

You guys nailed it, it’s really a freeee bird. Wonderful

''GIMME THREE STEPS'' Has to be listened to. Loved jamming on it in my touring days. Loved playing it!

Tasha gets it....Watching her jam out is great...

'Free Bird'... Outlawed at guitar shops everywhere! 😏 (Too many budding guitarists learn it early and shop-keeps have heard it too much. I guess there is something to be said for too recognizable...) 😁😄

"He free now" this lady knows what's up

nice reaction! The live video from the Oakland Coliseum will absolutely blow your mind!!

Great reaction guys! The live version, in 1977 in Oakland CA, should not be missed.

I wish folks doing reactions to this song would use the live performance... it's a beautiful thing to actually see the musicians getting into the music.

I was fortunate enough to see Lynyrd Skynyrd on their last tour in Anaheim, California one of the greatest nights of my life. Well beyond and greater than when I got married. You should’ve played the live version in Oakland that’s the show I saw in Anaheim check it out, it won’t let you down.

This song is famous for being shouted at bands as a request, regardless of genre, usually to the chagrin of the band. When I was in an orchestra, at a quiet moment during one of our rehearsals, I shouted "FREEBIRD!" The fire and fury in the faces of the rest of the orchestra was hilarious! Hahaha!

One of the Finest from the Incredible Skynyrd Band 🎸💙

There are a couple of albums and songs that were so great that I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard them. This is one of them... February 1975, I walk into a friends house in Marquette, MI and the first words out of his mouth are...Dave! You gotta hear this song! In fact I remember his stereo set up... Sansui 6060 receiver, Pioneer HPM-150 speakers, and a Dual 1219 turntable... Classic never goes out of style!

They were my 1st concert at 15 yrs old. Love FREEBIRD, it's one of my funeral songs

Greatest Southern Rock Ballad Ever! Period... Nuff Said!!!

Fan of the band or not, this song is a masterpiece

One of the very most played rock songs of all time IMO. For good reason.

Ronnie VanZant was on the greatest song writers of all time. Its impossible to tell how much great music we lost out on when he died..

I agree with Tasha, 'he wasn't sad' 😄😂🤣😆

This is the first time I've heard the extended ending. I understand now why they do that in the live video. I bought this album originally in the 70s and that version on the LP (The regular released version) fades before that final ending of the last minute or two. This must be from a later special edition collection album of previously unreleased versions. Because this extended mix was never available to any of us publicly back in those days and it certainly wasn't on the LP or what the album stations would play. Very cool hearing this version for the first time

I never tire of listening to this masterpiece. Good Choice!

What I love about this band's name is that it's a play on the name of their gym teacher, Leonard Skinner. :) You should check out some of Thin (pronounced Tin) Lizzy's stuff. Simply because the frontman was a mixed race guy, in Ireland, in the sixties. He was once asked what it was like to be black and Irish and famously replied, "A bit like paint of Guinness." :D

I'm surprised it wasn't reacted to even sooner! It's such a classic, also I haven't heard that extended outro

Best guitar solo in classic rock history!!! 🔥

Delightful and insightful reaction. Yall see it all clearly here today decades later and that's testament to the high quality of this bit of rock and roll art.

You got a check out the live version, it’s crazy and it’s packed to the rafters

The Oakland Coliseum 1977 video of this song is a freakin eye opener and must see if you enjoy their music. My jaw drops every time at their phenomenal stage presence and showmanship on top of all that top tier musical talent. Please watch it. A reaction to that would be awesome.

Great Song. Was the high-lite of concert I saw in Waikiki in 77. Lighters all over the place for this one! Also, Radio DJ's loved songs like this. They got a break that lasted long enough for whatever...

It was two lead guitarists in that solo and the rhythm in the background

It's really funny most people do not know that Lynyrd Skynyrd was the first Southern Rock band that used three lead quality guitarist 1. Gary Rossington, 2. Allen Collins, an in the last year before the plane crash 3. Steve Gaines. Gary Rossington is that slid lead at the beginning and Allen Collins was the lead soloist with Steve Gaines doing the middle lead to the solo at the end. And we can't leave out the bassist Leon Wilkinson and Drummer Artimus Pyle with Bill Powell on keyboard. Ronnie VanZant built that band and he was the force behind it all. If there is anything you want to know about Skynyrd feel free to ask because I know this group inside and out top to bottom. I'm 65 years old so I was raised on Southern Rock such as LS and a host of others.

The guitar solo in this song has caused more speeding on the highway than anything in history, it just feels like freedom.

Cool to finally get this

It always amazes me how bands form and then come up with such iconic songs. They don't know it at the time, but the creative process yields some amazing results. This is definitely a top tier classic!

Saw them play this live years ago; watching the 3 guitarists playing off each other was breathtaking.

Tasha is quite funny and was spot on intuitively with some of her comments on both the guitarist and his flow and energy as well as the subtext of the song. Fun commentary. Good luck, y'all.

You two were feelin that!🎸😁

This song came out when I was 17. I’m 67 now; it just keeps getting better!!!

Saw them in 1975. Fantastic concert!

No matter what you like you can’t sit still when the boys are jamming. Love your reactions

If there were a video made of this song, the vocals would be filmed in a house with his lady there, and the instrumental would start when he gets in his truck and starts hauling ass down the road! LOL!

Love me some Skynyrd!!! They take ypu a jammin' journey! 💜

The opening line of If I Leave Here Tomorrow was a line by guitar player Allen Collins girlfriend and she asked him that question one day when they weren't getting along.

..."Class of 76"...This riff never ended.....They're still playing it right now!

I love these reaction videos. You guys are experiencing what we experienced 50 years ago. Fly on proud bird!!

They were amazing in concert.

1970's: great song 2010's: church fight 2020's: spinning rat 2023: great song

So, a good follow up to this is "Green Grass and High Tides " by the Outlaws.

Now you have to check out the live versions. Either Oakland or Knebworth...each is great. Fortunately I was able to see the band live back in '76 and they have been my favorite ever since.

Free Bird too .. White Bird by It's A Beautiful Day? Cool Chill Groove.

Yes..way too kick off the New Year..with the best of what Rock.n Roll hast to offer..😁😎😁👍

Need to watch their live at knebworth performance!

If you have time check out the live concert in Oakland

Tuesday's Gone with the Wind is probably one of their best even though it's a ballad. Just didn't get the air time like Freebird. Remember, back in the day, it was all about air time until you bought the album. Can't lie, surprised that you guys enjoyed it. Back in those days, music was about real composition, not like today.

1977 Oakland Coliseum. Live. Just to watch band members play is awesome. It's worth the time to react to this live

Killer song, the longest rock and roll solo I've ever heard. Real free as a bird!

Since I very rarely ever answer my cell phone calls this guitar solo is my ring tone. Another great reaction as always, happy new years you guys, may it be filled with wonderful music, happiness and good health

You got to love when the Guitarist's sings the song

This sounds was recorded in 3614 when the Swampers were recording some of the most iconic songs ever. Free Bird 🐦 is the singuitur song for Lenard Scinard.

Thank you for this. Their music sounds better live

I have never, ever heard that ending before. I've listened to this song about a million times, and I do not know that recording. That's crazy.

You need to see the live performance of this song!!! 😜

Now you've got to get deep into their music. Get it man!

Or them doing the opposite side of Freebird, a song called, I Need You. Another that you both would enjoy is called, " On the Hunt."

I've watched a lot of reactions to this song. Y'all got it! When the young lady said " They Jammin". That's exactly what they are doing. It's not really a guitar solo. It's JAMMIN!! Thanks for your reaction.

Always a great song very simple lyrics but great instruments

Great song! Duane Allman’s guitar slide is some of the best!