Free Bird

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"Free Bird" is a legendary rock anthem by Lynyrd Skynyrd, renowned for its emotional ballad opening and extended, virtuosic guitar solo.

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Free Bird canonical 6
Free Bird (album version) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
artist Lynyrd Skynyrd
associatedChant Play Free Bird!
bassist Leon Wilkeson
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 20
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 19
composer Allen Collins
Ronnie Van Zant
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1970s
drummer Bob Burns
famousLyric And this bird you cannot change
Cause I'm as free as a bird now
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?
genre Southern rock
hard rock
guitarist Allen Collins
Gary Rossington
hasCulturalRole classic rock radio staple
concert encore favorite
hasLiveVersion One More for the Road (album)
surface form: One More from the Road
hasPart guitar solo
piano introduction
slide guitar section
keyboardist Billy Powell
language English
length 09:08
lengthSingleVersion 04:41
liveVersionLength 14:10
lyricist Ronnie Van Zant
notableFeature emotional ballad-style opening
extended guitar solo
gradual tempo increase
originalMedium vinyl record
partOf (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
performer Lynyrd Skynyrd
producer Al Kooper
rankedOn Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
recordingLocation Studio One (Doraville, Georgia) recording studio
surface form: Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
recordLabel MCA Records
releaseDate 1973-11-13
singleReleaseYear 1974
tempoChange from slow ballad to fast rock jam
theme freedom
leaving a relationship
vocalist Ronnie Van Zant

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