Most of the band died in 77 in a plane crash including the orignal singer. You want the 73' studio version

At this point, this is pretty much a Skynyrd tribute band. When doing any future reactions, nothing after 1977 will do. Original band is where the heart and soul is.

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"Simple Man" is my favorite Skynyrd song. I saw them live in Omaha NE. on their "reunion" tour. It was their first tour following the plane crash in '77. They had Ronnie VanZant's cowboy hat hanging on a microphone stand though out the concert, highlighted by an isolated spotlight. By way of recorded concert footage, displayed on large screen behind the band. Johnny VanZant was able to do a duet with his deceased brother, Ronnie. It quite literally left much of the crowd in tears. It was one of the most moving moments in all the concerts I have attended.

Southern Rock ROYALTY!!!!

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Unfortunately, the band that recorded the studio version of 'Simple man' had (mostly) passed away... So, this live version only has Gary Rossington (guitar) from the original Lynyrd Skynyrd... This is w/ current singer Johnny Van Zant (his late brother Ronnie Van Zant was the original singer, who died in 1977) and Ricky Medlocke (from the band Blackfoot) on guitar... the rest are session members.

It's Great To See Them Live & This Is An Excellent Song Choice,, But Right After This,, I Would Suggest You Listen To The Studio Version & It Has The Lyrics Too.

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Be sure to listen to the original. You won’t regret it.

While a lot of young people from my day learn to play guitar to smoke on the water, this was my first song I learned to play on the guitar

The last original band member, guitarist Gary Rossington, died last week. RIP Gary. 😥

This is not Lynyrd Skynyrd . It is Ronnie's little baby Brother and his Friends clowning around .

The '73 version is amazing, this is 43 years after the release and sounds like depleted batteries not to mention the faster tempo. One of the greatest songs ever performed, thanks for bringing it to the present.

That's his little brother.. as others have sais..said... but still a timeless song..

Powerful, powerful classic song that will be around forever

This is a good song and the message is so very important

Might be my favorite LS song. Like you said, a beautiful melody. I find the lyrics pretty emotional too. Good advice all around.

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I just found your channel and I love your reactions.

Need to turn it up..

Hi Verdy. Beautiful songs.

They managed to get Vigo the Carpathian to come out of retirement and play guitar. Great stuff. lol Seriously though. Lynyrd Skynyrd is legendary. Great reaction.

And I love your voice! Your accent melts my frozen heart!

The song sounds okay I guess, but I consider anything after the plane crash in 1977 to be a cover song/band and not Lynyrd Skynyrd… I enjoy your channel - Cheers!

Doux Verdy, Toujours ma Québécoise préférée. J'adore cette version car ce sont les gars qui jouent encore les chansons pour les gens. L'original est génial mais c'est donc cette version. Tu as très bien choisi. L'Université de Sherbrooke est une excellente école. Ils ont de la chance de vous avoir. Merci Barry

This was after the plane crash and that's not Ronnie singing that, it's his little Brother. NOT THE SAME!!

Watch the biopic film "If I leave here tomorrow." It show cases all their songs and tragedies.

Love Verdy!!

You should hear Chicago's live version of "25 or 6 to 4", one of the greatest guitar solos ever!

You Air Guitar like someone who plays! I dig your passion for the music 👍thanks 😉

This is equivalent to my band playing this song seeing how the original members passed away in 1977….sadly.

This is one of Ronnie Van Zant's surviving brothers, Johnny. The band lost Ronnie, and Steve and Cassie Gaines in the October 1977 plane crash. They've since lost Allen Collins (guitar) Billy Powell (keyboard) and Leon Wilkeson. (bass) RVZ was an amazing singer/songwriter/bandleader, who rarely wrote anything down.

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Your channel is great, in my top 3 reaction channels

Love this orginal. However, there is a cover of this song by Shinedown that is just as good. I HIGHLY recommend you check it out!

The original line up is best. They do a good job. That’s Ronnie Van Sant’s younger brother. Do yourself a favor and check out the original. Better done by the original. We all love Lynryd Skynrd. If you have a heart.😎

People saying this is a tribute band are full of it. If Ronnie was alive it would have looked similar. Ronnie wanted Johnny to replace him as lead singer. Almost all the original members that survived have passed. When they were alive they played in this band.

Another song you might enjoy by this band is, Gimme 3 Steps. It’s a fun, upbeat comedy kind of song. I’m enjoying your channel a lot. Especially when you listen to whole albums to get the feel for a particular band & not just a one off song. Keep up the good work! 👍👍😄

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Govt. Mule with Warren Haynes does a wonderful cover and is in my opinion the best version of this song.

Tribute band basically. imo

A great song with a very important message. You will have to react to Call Me the Breeze. I think you'd enjoy it a lot.

Hello Verdy! This is almost a different band from the one you saw in the "Freebird" theme, because most of its original members have passed away. JOHNNY VAN ZANT replaced RONNIE,his brother on vocals. Despite everything, they continue to play Southern Rock with that unique magic!! One of my first albums was "Nuthin' Fancy" from 1975, which you would have to listen to!! Greetings from ARGENTINA!!🇦🇷🏆

Great job with your reaction and thoughts on Simply Man from Lynyrd Live Performance VERDY if you want to check out and listen to a great Cover of this song check out Shine Down( official Video it came out 13 years ago) or a live performance.

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That's Ronnie Brothers singing Ronnie Van zant was the singer this is his brother singing

This one sounds better than the original

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Have you tried the Steve Vai instrumental For The Love Of God? The live version with the orchestra is very good.

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Merci beaucoup for your reaction to this song! My favorite 😍

Don't know if you'll read this Miss Verdy but just like you're exploring Led Zeppelin you can do with this Historic band!

Great song, Great reaction. In your search for the best talent please add Tobacco Road by Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter(Live) 9:20. And See The Light by Jeff Healey - Night Music 1988, 6:02.

listen to their live stuff pre-plane crash.

Try the original version with Ronnie.

0:18 any version past 1977 is the wrong version

I would love to get into the nft market but it's expensive with the gas price alone, something could cost $18 but the gas could be over $400

Do some research and please react to how awesome they were with the line up at the time of the plane crash.

Hello Rachel, joyeux Noël. Si tu aimes ce genre de musique tu peus tenter Blackfoot (dont un des membres joue ici) avec le morceau highway song. Amicalement. Marc.

Sadly this just isn't the real Mccoy. They are pleasing the fans and that's a tribute to how timeless these songs are.

Check out Frank Marino of Mahogany Rush

Hey Verdy so you play football/soccer? Then you should do a reaction to "the yellow wall" or also known as Südtribüne Dortmund. These guys are known to be the craziest soccer fans ever. To get a ticket for the "Süd" you need to be a member of Borussia Dortmund and have a place on a long waiting list.

What hsppened to the fast part at the end, like on the studio version????

Do you need the album version? That’s the best version of that song

Any Skynyrd is great, but this is the later post crash band.

Anybody know if this is on Music DVD??

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Only Gary Rossington was original member, sadly he passed last year! Stay with pre- plane crash stuff The Real Deal!

If you liked the melody I am suggesting a song from the Scorpions that always reminds me to this song but it is a bit softer and smoother. It is called Always Somewhere. Here is the link - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8ugna-TyLLWenk.html

Verdy... hi would you please consider doing Jeff Wayne's War of the World album. Thaxs Rob UK

This is a wonderful song, unfortunately you chose a version where only Gary Rosington (guitarist in black cowboy hat) is an original member. I would recommend going back and listening to the original. Simple Man is one of my all time favorite Skynrd songs.

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The original studio version has better production qualities and the vocals really add to the overall recording, worth a listen.

I love this band and give kudos for keeping it going all these years but reacting to them not as the original isn't a proper representation of who they were. Great song, no complaints

lol...u see how critical every1 is in the comments i trust...it was a long time ago and alot more to the story than peeps want to know or wish to talk about...im a critical listener and i give them a 5 or a 6 on a scale from1-10...even in there prime...the money peeps didnt care as long as the money was comming in...music scene is way diff today...for u miss verdy i would say no...not for you...u r kind in your reaction and im sure the band appreciates it...best wishes...all is well

Gary Rossington is the only original hear. Plays a slide guitar 🎸 from the angels 👼.😎

They sound nothing like the RVZ era Skynyrd.

No this is the band formerly known as Lynyrd Skynyrd get the original play it's worth your time

Try Official music video by ZZ Top , Legs and enjoy ...

That's Ronnie's brother Johnny Van Zant it's not Ronnie. But, might as well come full circle and make it a family affair and listen to Donnie Van Zant in 38 Special.

I couldn't do it. That's not LS.

ur so cute 🥰

Thats a tribute band

I would like to see you react to Aerosmith: Get Your Wings: I think you would really enjoy it

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First time I've heard this version, I hate to say it but it lacks the grit and rasp of the original.

Most don't like the current band because of their politics. What they are missing is Ronnie would have been the same as Johnny and Donnie politically if he had survived. That means Ronnie would have also been canceled for his politics.

Not the original band

Next time, listen to the original group. Go back and find concerts from 1977 and back if you want to hear the real thing. It is so much better than what Johnny Vanzant does now. Ronnie's voice is so much more soulful and harmonized so much better. Your really missing out the real Lynyrd Skynyrd! You want the real Skynyrd experience checkout Skynyrd in San Deagio, the year 1977! You will thank me for it!

This isn't the band that I remember. As a previous commentator, the band was never the same after the plane crash. The studio version is way better.

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You do realize you're watching Johnny Van Zant his brother singing Ronnie Van Zant who died in plane crash who wrote this song and who sang and played Freebird and all their other hit songs including; That smell, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Curtis Loew, Sweet home Alabama, I know a little etc.... I got you just listening to the music but you really should School yourself and educate yourself to the background and history of the band who's alive who's dead I'm back now they're all dead Gary rossington just recently died the last original member but Artimus Pyle the drummer is still alive but Judy Ronnie Van Zant's wife won't allow him in the band cuz they're feuding it's such a shame but it would be nice if you knew because of the history on the band

only 2 men left in the band rest are hang ons/ Wanna be never was

Shinedown does a good cover of this as well

In my opinion this is not even Skynyrd This Version of the band are just riding the backs of the original band in which most died in a plane crash in 1977. This Version band has made one album since 1977 which was a Flop, but still only play the original bands songs.

None are original song wrighters

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After 1977 it’s not really Skynyrd...it’s just not.