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Also, i fail to see humor in this
*slaps you for saying first* Although, I don’t get it either…
Oww! >:(
— I really dont think there’s anything to get…
I LOL at your ignorance.
It has become a popular culture cliché for the audience in many concerts to shout “Free Bird” as a request to hear the song, regardless of the performer or style of music.
This phenomenon began earlier in the 1970s with The Allman Brothers Band’s epic “Whipping Post”, but then took off to a much greater extent with “Free Bird”, very popular by 1979. This can be traced back to Skynyrd’s first live album, 1976’s One More From The Road. Skynyrd did not play the song during the main portion of the concert, or even in the encore performance. Instead they saved it for their second encore. After leaving the stage following the first encore of the concert, the crowd was riled by the apparent omission of Skynyrd’s signature song. The crowd then began chanting “Free Bird, Free Bird …”. No one left the auditorium. The band then returned to the stage for a second encore and upon taking the microphone Van Zant asked the crowd, “What song is it you wanna hear?”, which was immediately followed by several more shouts of “Free Bird”. This interaction is recorded as an intro to the song on the album, and the band responded with a 14-minute version of the song.
Yeaaah… Im not reading all that just to get a joke thats not even funny
That’s just seventeen lines of text. You’re refusing to read seventeen lines? Good luck getting through school.
Why would i want to read a story about people yelling something that dosnt even come close to “play it again”
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And, yeah, i read it >-> after i said i wouldnt
Because it explains the picture.
Oh and it doesn’t have to do with “play it again”. It’s actually a song that people request other bands to play (till this day), even though it’s a Lynyrd Skynyrd song.
It IS funny and no wonder you’re that stupid if you won’t bother to read some text to learn something new.
Oooh, i think we need some ice over here, STAT! It might be lupus…
It’s never lupus.
Except when it’s lupus. :U
But it’s usually only Lupus when they think, “Okay, we’ve guessed wrong too many times. It’s NOT Lupus!”
Just because you don’t understand doesn’t mean it isn’t funny…
And you should read it you might learn something
well, after i read this, Free as a Bird by the beatles is stuck in my head.
I love you for this. I’m just young enough that I didn’t know where it originated, but old enough to have done it at many concerts. *mutters* Kids these days don’t know a gulldarned thing don’t learn nuffin in their public schools no wonder us white folks have no culture when chillens don’t even know about Free Bird…..
err im 12 and I know about freebird,the origin,and the epicness of David bowie wich has nothing to do with this pic at all….
Nice explanation!! I will refer people to this page. And, I play in a band and there are people who really want to hear Free Bird…uggh, great song IMHO but beaten to death, not to mention I played it a zillion times in my younger days. We did a version with half a verse, half a chorus and then the long solo part, which morphed into the Stairway to Heaven solo then into Purple Haze…we named it Freebyrd on Crack.
Yeah, because popular culture is the pinnacle of wisdom. That has to be it, since anyone unaware of it is ignorant, right?
Well, I think it’s funny.
So there.
This is hilarious!
Yep, its a win!
Definite win and how dont you people get it im 15 and i get it
You rock. At 15 you understand more than many adults.
You rock dude… unlike the first guy who actually broke out the “Since I no get reference, joke stupid, not me!” shtick.
Epic skeleton win
i love it
Former Chicago deejay Kevin Matthews always encouraged hislisteners to yell “Freebird!”, even at comedy shows. Someone yelled it at an Elayne Boosler show (remember her?), and she didn’t understand what was being yelled. “Freeberg? You mean like Stan Freeberg?”
Stan Freberg: now there’s funny.
Ahahaha…I’ll keep this in mind for my next show…
Someone did this to Mojo Nixon once. His reply was to extend his middle finger and say “Here’s your free bird!”
Question: From what episode is this taken from? I skipped a few but anything that has guitar playing in it needs watching.
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It’s as if Morgan Freeman spoke, and the music was played. And Morgan saw the music, and he saw that it was good.
For decades, every bar band in the US deep south has been requested to play Free Bird. For the past 15 years or so, the request has become “Aw, man, y’all GOTTA know some Skynyrd!”
Hugh Laurie + Guitar = Instant Awesomeness.
Totally agree man.
While that is true, a simpler math equation is:
Hugh Laurie = Instant Awesomeness.
And in the beginning there was the word, Freebird. And Freebird would be yelled throughout the centuries. Freebird, the mantra of the moron. – bill hicks
Quotes are sometimes a passable substitute for your own sense of humor.
He plays guitar, too? Awsomeness, exponentially. I want him to tickle my ivories, m’self.
I think I’d be more surprised if there were instruments he CAN’T play.. he’s one of those people that those of us who have to struggle to learn one chord would dearly love to kill… but also dearly love to listen to.
You had to be there. Cheers!!!
Well, this is funny, but I think the caption “No Stairway! DENIED!!!!” (see “view all caps”) is funnier.
where the heck is my lighter?? FREEBIRD!!!!
FREEBIRD YEAH XO
It’s Lynyrd Skynyrd ánd House, what more do you want?
hahaha, this is so funny!
i yelled Freebird at my friends band at some christain concert they where playing
….. how do you not get it.. holy fuck man.. L2 know good music and not understand culture.. at any concert you must yell out freebird.. just because its an amazing song!