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♪♪

♪ SEVEN YEARS OF HARD LUCK ♪

♪ COMIN' DOWN ON ME ♪

♪ FROM THE FLORIDA BORDER YES ♪

♪ UP TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ♪

♪ I WORKED IN EVERY JOINT YOU CAN NAME ♪

♪ EVERY HONKY-TONK ♪

♪ ALONG COME MR. YANKEE SLICKER SAYIN' MAYBE YOU WHAT I WANT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN THE CONTRACT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN TODAY ♪

♪ GONNA GIVE YOU LOTS OF MONEY ♪

♪ WORKIN' FOR MCA ♪

♪ LORD, $9,000 ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL WE COULD WIN ♪

♪ BUT WE SMILED AT THE YANKEE SLICKER WITH THE BIG OL' SOUTHERN GRIN ♪

♪ THEY GONNA TAKE ME OUT TO CALIFORNIA ♪

♪ GONNA MAKE ME A SUPERSTAR ♪

♪ JUST PAY ME ALL MY MONEY AND MISTER MAYBE YOU WON'T GET A SCAR ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN THE CONTRACT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN TODAY ♪

♪ GONNA GIVE YOU LOTS OF MONEY ♪

♪ WORKIN' FOR MCA ♪

♪ AH, WORK IT, BABY ♪

♪ WHOO-HOO, WHOO ♪

♪ AH, YANKEE STOLE MY MONEY ♪

♪ SINCE I AS 17 ♪

♪ IF IT AIN'T NO PENCIL PUSHER THEN IT GOT TO BE A HONKY-TONK QUEEN ♪

♪ BUT I'LL SIGN MY CONTRACT, BABY I WANT YOU PEOPLE TO KNOW ♪

♪ EVERY PENNY THAT I MAKE I GOT TO SEE WHERE MY MONEY GOES ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN THE CONTRACT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN TODAY ♪

♪ GONNA GIVE YOU LOTS OF MONEY ♪

♪ WORKIN' FOR MCA ♪♪

LET'S PICK IT UP !

[ Crowd Cheering ]

♪ WELL, I'LL TELL YOU PLAINLY, BABY ♪

♪ WHAT I PLAN TO DO ♪

♪ SAY I MAY BE CRAZY WOMAN ♪

♪ BUT I AIN'T NO FOOL ♪

♪ SEE YOUR DADDY IS RICH, MAMA YOU'RE OVERDUE ♪

♪ BUT I AIN'T THE ONE, BABY BEEN MESSIN' WITH YOU ♪

♪ GOT BELLS IN YOUR MIND, BABY IT'S EASY TO SEE ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ALONG, BABY ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE ♪

AH, YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT A HOOK IN ME, BABY. OH, NO.

♪ NOW YOU'RE TALKIN' JIVE, BABY WHEN YOU SAY TO ME ♪

♪ YOUR DADDY GONNA TAKE US IN, MAMA ♪

♪ TAKE CARE OF ME ♪

♪ YOU KNOW AND I KNOW, BABY I AIN'T THE ONE ♪

♪ NEVER HURT YOU, SWEETHEART NO, NEVER PULLED MY GUN ♪

♪ GOT BELLS IN YOUR MIND, BABY IT'S EASY TO SEE ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ALONG, BABY ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE ♪

TIME FOR ME TO PUT MY BOOTS OUT ON THE STREET, MISSY.

♪ WELL, NOW ALL RIGHT, MISSY ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU A THING OR TWO ♪

♪ HOW 'BOUT IT, BABY ♪

♪ NOW YOU TALKIN' JIVE, BABY ♪

♪ WHEN YOU SAY TO ME ♪

♪ YOUR DADDY GONNA TAKE US IN, MAMA ♪

♪ TAKE CARE OF ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU KNOW AND I KNOW BABY ♪

♪ I AIN'T THE ONE ♪

♪ NEVER HURT YOU, SWEETHEART ♪

♪ OH, LORD NEVER PULLED MY GUN ♪

♪ GOT A RING IN YOUR MIND, BABY ♪

♪ IT'S EASY TO SEE ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ALONG, BABY ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE ♪

OR I MUST BE IN SOME KIND OF CONSPIRACY.

♪ OH, NO ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪♪

IT WAS A GIMMICK FOR US AT FIRST.

A SOUTHERN BAND-- AND MCA MADE THAT A GIMMICK, A HYPE THING.

A SOUTHERN BAND, YOU KNOW.

HARD ROCK AND DRUNKEN FIGHTERS AND ALL THIS STUFF.

THEY PUT OUT THAT PUBLICITY AND HYPE. THAT'S WHAT IT IS-- NOTHING BUY HYPE.

IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

THAT WASN'T WHAT THE BAND WAS ABOUT. IT WASN'T ABOUT RACISM.

RONNIE WOULD GIVE THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK TO ANYBODY.

HE LOVED JIMI HENDRIX, HE LOVED NEIL YOUNG.

HE DIDN'T CARE, BLACK OR WHITE.

[ Van Zant ] WE TRY TO WRITE COMMON SONGS...

FOR COMMON PEOPLE, FOR THE STREET PEOPLE.

NOT GET WAY OUT THERE ON THE LIMB SOMEWHERE.

[ Pyle ] A LOT OF THE SONGS THAT RONNIE WROTE...

HAD TO DO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WITH FAMILY.

AND ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, ABOUT GUN CONTROL,

ABOUT THE ABUSE OF DRUGS.

IT WASN'T LIKE TRYING TO CRAM IT DOWN SOMEBODY'S THROAT,

BUT IT WAS ABOUT THE REAL WORLD.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD IS ABOUT THE REAL WORLD.

♪♪

[ Van Zant ] OVER HERE.

♪ TWO FEETS THEY COME A-CREEPIN' ♪

♪ LIKE A BLACK CAT DO ♪

♪ AND TWO BODIES LAYING NAKED ♪

♪ CREEPER THINK HE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE ♪

♪ SO HE CREEPS INTO THIS HOUSE ♪

♪ UNLOCKS THE DOOR ♪

♪ AND AS THE MAN'S REACHING FOR HIS TROUSERS ♪

♪ SHOOTS HIM FULL OF A .38 HOLES ♪

♪ IT'S A SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ♪

♪ GOT A BARREL THAT'S BLUE AND GOLD ♪

♪ AIN'T GOOD FOR NOTHING ♪

♪ BUT PUT A MAN SIX FEET IN A HOLE ♪

♪ OH, IT'S SO BAD ♪

♪ WELL, BIG JIM'S BEEN DRINKIN' WHISKEY ♪

♪ AND PLAYIN' POKER ON A LOSIN' NIGHT ♪

♪ PRETTY SOON OL' JIM STARTS THINKIN' ♪

♪ SOMEBODY BEEN CHEATIN' AND LYIN' ♪

♪ SO BIG JIM COMMENCE TO FIGHTIN' ♪

♪ I WOULDN'T TELL A LIE NO, NO, NO ♪

♪ BIG JIM DONE AND PULLED HIS PISTOL ♪

♪ SHOT HIS FRIEND RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ♪

♪ IT'S A SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ♪

♪ GOT A BARREL THAT'S BLUE AND GOLD ♪

♪ AIN'T GOOD FOR NOTHING ♪

♪ BUT PUT A MAN SIX FEET IN A HOLE ♪

♪ OH, THAT'S A SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ♪

♪ AND FOR $20 I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOURS TOO ♪

♪ AIN'T NO GOOD ♪

OHH, HERE IT COMES.

♪ OOH, LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT ♪

♪ A HANDGUN WAS MADE FOR KILLIN' ♪

♪ AIN'T NO GOOD FOR NOTHIN' ELSE ♪

♪ AND IF YOU LIKE TO DRINK YOUR WHISKEY ♪

♪ YOU MIGHT EVEN SHOOT YOURSELF ♪

♪ SO WHY DON'T WE DUMP 'EM, PEOPLE ♪

♪ TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA ♪

♪ BEFORE SOME OL' FOOL COME AROUND HERE ♪

♪ WANNA SHOOT EITHER YOU OR ME ♪

♪ IT'S A SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ♪

♪ GOT A BARREL THAT'S BLUE AND GOLD YES, IT IS ♪

♪ AIN'T GOOD FOR NOTHING ♪

♪ BUT PUT A MAN SIX FEET IN A HOLE ♪

♪ OH, THAT'S A SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ♪

♪ I'D LIKE TO TELL 'EM WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THIS TOO ♪

♪ OH, YEAH ♪♪

OUR IDOLS WERE THE BEATLES AND THE STONES, THE YARDBIRDS...

AND CREAM AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

OUR DREAM WAS TO BE A BIG BAND. WE NEVER THOUGHT WE'D DO IT.

BUT WE WANTED TO PLAY CLUBS AND BE A BAND.

[ Pyle ] WE USED TO LOAD ALL OUR EQUIPMENT IN A VAN,

US ON TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT IN THE VAN, AND JUST TAKE OFF.

WE'D COME BACK ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER WITH AN EMPTY GAS TANK,

EMPTY STOMACH AND EMPTY POCKETS.

[ Rossington ] BACK IN THEM DAYS, YOU COULDN'T HAVE LONG HAIR.

WE USED TO GET WHIPPED ALL THE TIME...

AND KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL.

YOUR MOM WOULD SAY, "CUT YOUR HAIR AND GET A JOB...

SO YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T MAKE IT IN MUSIC."

BUT WE HAD THIS DREAM IN OUR HEART...

AND WE WERE GONNA DIE TRYING, YOU KNOW.

AND IF WE DIED WITHOUT MAKING IT,

WE WOULD'VE DIED HAPPY 'CAUSE WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS THERE.

♪♪

♪ I ASKED THE WISE MAN ONE SUNNY DAY ♪

♪ CAN YOU HELP ME FIND MY WAY ♪

♪ YOU'RE SO MUCH OLDER AND WISER TOO ♪

♪ WOULD HELP ME MR. WISE MAN ♪

♪ I'M FEELIN' BLUE ♪

♪ LORD, I'M NOT SATISFIED ♪

♪ HE SAID YOU'RE NOT DOIN' TOO BAD NO, NOT BAD AT ALL ♪

♪ YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO WALK, SON, BEFORE YOU CAN CRAWL ♪

♪ YOU GOT SACKS OF MONEY TO THE SKY UP ABOVE ♪

♪ NOW ALL YOU NEED IS TO FIND YOU A LOVE ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' TO FIND MY LOVE ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' TO THE LORD UP ABOVE ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' JUST TO FIND THE MORNING DOVE ♪

♪ AND SHE'LL TELL YOU WHERE TO FIND YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ OH, LORD, I GOTTA FIND MY LOVE YES, I DO ♪

♪ OOH, OOH, YEAH ♪

♪ HE SAID YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING IN THIS GOD'S WORLD ♪

♪ BUT YOU WON'T BE HAPPY, BOY TILL YOU FIND A GIRL ♪

♪ NOW YOU CAN BE HAPPY, SON IF YOU TRY ♪

♪ FIND A WOMAN, BOY YOU'LL BE SATISFIED ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' TO FIND MY LOVE ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' TO THE LORD UP ABOVE ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' JUST TO FIND THE MORNING DOVE ♪

♪ AND SHE'LL TELL YOU WHERE TO FIND YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ WHAT I SAY ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' TO FIND MY LOVE ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' TO THE LORD UP ABOVE ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' JUST TO FIND THE MORNING DOVE ♪

♪ AND SHE'LL TELL YOU WHERE TO FIND YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ OOH, OOH I GOTTA FIND MY LOVE ♪

♪ OOH, OOH-OOH ♪

♪ OH, LORD, YEAH ♪

♪ HE SENT ME SEARCHIN' ♪♪

THANK YOU.

ALL THESE BANDS OF THE SAME ERA JUST CAME OUT...

AND THEY WERE MOSTLY FROM THE SOUTH, AND THEY HIT IT PRETTY BIG.

IF I WAS WORKIN' SOMEWHERE-- JUST THE BAND FROM THE SOUTH.

WE DON'T LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED SOUTHERN ROCK.

SOUTHERN BANDS JUST HAD A KNACK ABOUT THEIR LYRICS-- ALWAYS WERE TRUTHFUL.

THE THING THAT WAS COMMON, REGARDLESS OF WHAT KIND OF MUSIC THE BANDS PLAYED,

WAS THE BACKGROUND THAT EVERYBODY CAME FROM.

EVERYBODY CAME FROM BASICALLY THE SAME ECONOMIC, RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL-TYPE BACKGROUND.

AND IT HAD AN AWFUL LOT TO RELATE TO.

SO WHEN I MET RONNIE VAN ZANT, OR FOR THAT MATTER, TORY CALDWELL...

OR ANY OF THE REST OF THE GUYS, IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY I HAD KNOWN ALL MY LIFE.

PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE HELL-RAISERS AND BIG PARTYERS.

AND I GUESS ON THE ROAD THEY WERE. THERE WERE PRETTY WILD.

AT HOME THEY LIKED THEIR PEACE AND QUIET,

AND THEIR TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES,

AND FISHING, AND JUST GETTING AWAY FROM IT.

♪♪

♪ IT'S 8:00 IN BOISE, IDAHO ♪

♪ I'LL FIND MY LIMO DRIVER MISTER, TAKE ME TO THE SHOW ♪

♪ I DONE MADE SOME PLANS FOR LATER ON TONIGHT ♪

♪ I'LL FIND A LITTLE QUEENIE I KNOW I CAN TREAT HER RIGHT ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ FOR THERE AIN'T NO SHAME ♪

♪ BACK AT THE HOTEL LORD, WE GOT SUCH A MESS ♪

♪ IT SEEMS THAT ONE OF THE CREW HAD TO GO WITH ONE OF THE GUESTS ♪

♪ OH, YEAH ♪

♪ NOW, THE POLICE SAID WE CAN'T DRINK IN THE BAR ♪

♪ WHAT A SHAME ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU COME UPSTAIRS, GIRL ♪

♪ HAVE A DRINK OF CHAMPAGNE ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ FOR THERE AIN'T NO SHAME ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME WHOO, YEAH ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WON'T YOU DO THE SAME ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WON'T YOU DO THE SAME ♪

♪ IT'S 9:00 THE NEXT DAY AND I'M READY TO GO ♪

♪ I GOT 600 MILES TO RIDE TO DO ONE MORE SHOW ♪

♪ OH, NO ♪

♪ CAN I FIND YOU A TAXI HOME I WANNA THANK YOU, MA'AM ♪

♪ WHEN I PASS BACK HERE NEXT YEAR I WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN ♪

♪ WHAT WAS YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WELL, THERE AIN'T NO SHAME ♪

♪ WHAT WAS YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WON'T YOU DO THE SAME ♪♪

[ Judy ] I REMEMBER I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF RONNIE.

HE WAS GONE FOR A LONG TIME.

THEY PLAYED PROBABLY FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK...

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY,

WITH 500, 600 MILE TRIPS IN BETWEEN.

AND OF COURSE, THEY LOVED IT SO MUCH...

THAT THEY WOULD NEVER SAY, "WE'VE HAD ENOUGH, WE NEED A BREAK, WE NEED A REST."

THEY JUST KEPT GOING AND GOING AND GOING.

OF COURSE, THE MANAGEMENT AND THE RECORD COMPANY KEPT PUSHING THEM.

250,000 PEOPLE...

IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ENGLISH DROUGHT,

NO OVERDOSES AND NOBODY HURT.

THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TO PUT IN ONE PLACE.

AND IT WAS TODD RUNDGREN, HOT TUNA, 10 CC, CLEARWATER REVIVAL,

THE ROLLING STONES AND US, AND WE BLEW THE STONES OFF THE STAGE.

♪♪

♪ I HEADED DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪

♪ GOT MY SUITCASE BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ BLUE SKIES HANGIN' OVER MY HEAD ♪

♪ I'VE GOT 500 MILES TO RIDE ♪

♪ I'M GOIN' DOWN TO MEMPHIS TOWN ♪

♪ TO PLAY A LATE NIGHT SHOW ♪

♪ I HOPE THE PEOPLE ARE READY THERE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THE BOYS ARE ALL READY TO GO ♪

♪ WELL, I'M A WHISKEY ROCK-A-ROLLER ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ WOMEN, WHISKEY AND MILES OF TRAVELIN' ♪

♪ IS ALL I UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ I WAS BORN A TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ AND MY FEETS DO BURN THE GROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T CARE FOR FANCY MUSIC ♪

♪ IF YOUR SHOES CAN'T SHUFFLE AROUND ♪

♪ I GOT A HUNDRED WOMEN OR MORE ♪

♪ AND THERE'S NO PLACE I CALL HOME ♪

♪ THE ONLY TIME I'M SATISFIED ♪

♪ IS WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ WELL, I'M A WHISKEY ROCK-A-ROLLER ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ WOMEN, WHISKEY AND MILES OF TRAVELIN' ♪

♪ IS ALL I UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I WONDER ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD WE GO ♪

♪ LORD, DON'T YOU TAKE MY WHISKEY ♪

♪ ROCK AND ROLL ♪

[ Indistinct Chatter ]

♪ UHH, TAKE ME DOWN TO MEMPHIS TOWN ♪

♪ BUS DRIVER, GET ME THERE ♪

♪ I GOT ME A QUEENIE ♪

♪ SHE GOT LONG BROWN CURLY HAIR ♪

♪ SHE LIKES TO DRINK OLD GRANDAD ♪

♪ AND HER SHOES DO SHUFFLE AROUND ♪

♪ AND EVERY TIME I SEE THAT GAL ♪

♪ LORD, SHE WANTS TO LAY ME DOWN ♪

♪ WELL, I'M A WHISKEY ROCK-A-ROLLER ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ WOMEN, WHISKEY AND MILES OF TRAVELIN' ♪

♪ IS ALL I UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I WONDER ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD WE GO ♪

♪ LORD, DON'T YOU TAKE MY, MY, MY ♪

♪ WHISKEY ♪

♪ ROCK AND ROLL ♪♪

OH, DON'T TAKE IT.

THANK YOU.

♪♪

AAH !

♪ I WAS BORN A TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL I'LL EVER BE ♪

♪ MOVIN' AROUND FROM TOWN TO TOWN IS WHAT MAKES ME SO FREE ♪

♪ MY FATHER WAS A TRUCKER FOR THE YEARS SINCE '23 ♪

♪ ON THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN HIS BLOOD WAS LEFT TO ME ♪

♪ I'M THE TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ NO ONE PUTS A HOLD ON ME ♪

♪ YOU'LL SEE ME ONCE OR MAYBE TWICE ♪

♪ THAT'S ALL YOU'LL SEE OF ME ♪

♪ ALL YOU PRETTY WOMEN, LORD I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ DON'T BE A FOOL, LORD, NO AND PUT YOUR HEART IN A TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ I'M THE TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪ ♪ THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ OOH-OOH ♪ ♪ GUESS I'LL ALWAYS BE ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ BUT AT LEAST I AM FREE YEAH ♪

♪ OOH, OOH, THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ LORD, I MOVE SO FAST ♪

♪ I HAVE HAD SO MANY WOMEN ♪

♪ NONE OF THEM HAVE LAST ♪

♪ I AM SUCH A MOVER ♪

♪ MOVIN' FAST AS SOUND ♪

♪ ALWAYS FREE SOMETIMES I'LL BE ♪

♪ ALWAYS TRAVELIN' AROUND ♪

♪ I'M THE TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT I AM ♪

♪ TRAVELIN' MAN ♪♪

[ Van Zant ] ALL THE GUYS ARE NOTHIN' BUT STREET PEOPLE.

STRAIGHT OFF THE STREETS-- SKID ROW AND THE WHOLE WORKS.

IT'S VERY EASY FOR US TO RELATE TO THAT.

WE RELATE TO THAT MUCH MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

[ Judy ] YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEIR EARLIER ALBUMS.

AND A LOT OF THEM ARE ABOUT HONKY-TONKS AND BAR FIGHTS AND STUFF.

THAT WAS THE ERA THEY WERE IN.

AND AS IT MOVED ON, IT GOT INTO THE DRUGS AND THE DRINKING--

THE SONGS ABOUT THAT.

YOU CAN FOLLOW THE HISTORY OF THE BAND BY LISTENING TO THE SONGS THEY WROTE.

A LITTLE GEORGIA HONKY-TONK.

♪♪

WHOO ! OVER HERE.

♪ I WAS CUTTIN' THE RUG DOWN AT A PLACED CALLED THE JUG ♪

♪ WITH A GIRL NAMED LINDA LU ♪

♪ WHEN IN WALKED A MAN WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND ♪

♪ LOOKIN' FOR YOU KNOW WHO ♪

♪ HE SAID, HEY THERE, FELLOW WITH THE HAIR COLORED YELLOW ♪

♪ WHATCHA TRYIN' TO PROVE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THAT'S MY WOMAN THERE AND I'M A MAN WHO CARES ♪

♪ AND THIS MIGHT BE ALL FOR YOU ♪

♪ I SAID, EXCUSE ME ♪

♪ I WON'T FIGHT YOU OVER A THING ♪

♪ I WAS SCARED AND FEARING FOR MY LIFE ♪

♪ SHAKIN' LIKE A LEAF ON A TREE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE HE WAS LEAN AND MEAN AND BIG AND BAD, LORD ♪

♪ POINTIN' THAT GUN AT ME ♪

♪ WAIT A MINUTE, MISTER I DIDN'T EVEN KISS HER ♪

♪ DON'T WANT NO TROUBLE WITH YOU ♪

♪ AND I KNOW YOU DON'T OWE ME BUT I WISH YOU WOULD LET ME ♪

♪ ASK ONE FAVOR FROM YOU ♪

LOOKEE HERE.

♪ WON'T YOU GIVE ME THREE STEPS GIMME THREE STEPS, MISTER ♪

♪ GIMME THREE STEPS TOWARDS THE DOOR ♪

♪ GIMME THREE STEPS GIMME THREE STEPS, MISTER ♪

♪ YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME NO MORE ♪

BRING ALL THE MULES OUT AND KICK 'EM ONE TIME.

♪ WELL, THE CROWD CLEARED AWAY AND I BEGAN TO PRAY ♪

♪ AND THE WATER FELL ON THE FLOOR ♪

♪ AND I'M A-TELLIN' YOU, SON IT AIN'T NO FUN ♪

♪ STARIN' STRAIGHT DOWN A FORTY-FOUR ♪

♪ WELL, HE TURNED AND SCREAMED AT LINDA LU ♪

♪ THAT'S THE BREAK I WAS LOOKIN' FOR ♪

♪ AND YOU COULD HEAR ME A-SCREAMIN' A MILE AWAY ♪

♪ I WAS HEADED OUT TOWARDS THE DOOR ♪

♪ WON'T YOU GIVE ME THREE STEPS GIMME THREE STEPS, MISTER ♪

♪ GIMME THREE STEPS TOWARDS THE DOOR ♪

♪ GIMME THREE STEPS GIMME THREE STEPS, MISTER ♪

♪ YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME NO MORE ♪♪

FOR SURE !

HEY, HEY !

THIS IS A BRAND-NEW NUMBER. IT'S GONNA BE OUT ON OUR NEW ALBUM.

IT'LL BE OUT IN SEPTEMBER. IT'S CALLED "THAT SMELL."

♪♪

♪ WHISKEY BOTTLES BRAND-NEW CARS ♪

♪ OAK TREE YOU'RE IN MY WAY ♪

♪ THERE'S TOO MUCH COKE TOO MUCH SMOKE ♪

♪ LOOK WHAT'S GOIN' ON INSIDE YOU ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ ANGEL OF DARKNESS IS UPON YOU ♪

♪ STUCK A NEEDLE IN YOUR ARM ♪ [ Women ] ♪ YOU FOOL, YOU ♪

♪ SO TAKE ANOTHER TOKE HAVE A BLOW FOR YOUR NOSE ♪

♪ ONE MORE DRINK, FOOL WILL DROWN YOU ♪ ♪ HELL, YEAH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU ♪

♪ NOW THEY CALL YOU PRINCE CHARMING ♪

♪ CAN'T SPEAK A WORD WHEN YOU'RE FULL OF 'LUDES ♪

♪ SAY YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT COME TOMORROW ♪

♪ BUT TOMORROW MIGHT NOT BE HERE FOR YOU ♪

♪ YEAH, YOU OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪ ♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU ♪

♪ AH, YOU FOOL YOU ♪

♪ DON'T STICK NEEDLES IN YOUR ARM ♪

♪ A LITTLE PROBLEM THAT CONFRONTS YOU ♪

♪ YOU GOT A MONKEY ON YOUR BACK ♪

♪ JUST ONE MORE FIX, LORD MIGHT DO THE TRICK ♪

♪ ONE HELL OF A PRICE FOR YOU TO GET YOUR KICKS ♪ ♪ HELL, YEAH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL CAN'T YOU ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU ♪

♪ AH, YOU FOOL, YOU ♪

♪ DON'T STICK NEEDLES IN YOUR ARM ♪

♪ ONE MORE FOR ♪

♪ ONE MORE FOR MY LOVE OH, YEAH ♪

♪ ONE MORE FOR MY BABE ♪

[ Women ] ♪ OOH ♪♪

[ Pyle ] WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE HELL HOUSE.

I STAYED THERE, SLEPT UNDER MY DRUMS.

THE BAND WOULD SHOW UP EVERY DAY AT 10:00, AND WE'D REHEARSE FOR A LONG TIME.

MOST OF THE TIME WE'D STAY THERE ALL THE TIME...

AND REHEARSIN' OR WRITIN' OR DOIN' SOMETHING.

THERE WAS NO AIR-CONDITIONING. THE PLACE WASN'T INSULATED...

SO WE COULDN'T PUT ONE IN, IT WOULDN'T WORK ANYWAY.

THAT WAS A SPECIAL PLACE TO US.

MOST OF THE SKYNYRD HITS WERE WRITTEN THERE.

IT WAS A GREAT PLACE.

WE WORKED OUR ASSES OFF THERE AND IT PAID OFF.

[ Van Zant ] THIS IS OUR TITLE SONG FROM OUR NEW ALBUM.

♪♪

♪ LIFE IS SO STRANGE WHEN IT'S CHANGING YES, INDEED ♪

♪ WELL, I'VE SEEN THE HARD TIMES AND THE PRESSURE'S BEEN ON ME ♪

♪ BUT I KEEP ON WORKIN' LIKE A WORKIN' MAN DO ♪

♪ AND I GOT MY ACT TOGETHER GONNA WALK ALL OVER YOU ♪

♪ GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ PUT 'EM BACK WHERE THEY BELONG ♪

♪ AIN'T FOOLIN' AROUND 'CAUSE I DONE HAD MY FUN ♪

♪ AIN'T GONNA SEE NO MORE DAMAGE DONE ♪

♪ GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ SWEET-TALKIN' PEOPLE DONE RAN ME OUT OF TOWN ♪

♪ AND I DRANK ENOUGH WHISKEY TO FLOAT A BATTLESHIP AROUND ♪

♪ BUT I'M LEAVING THIS GAME ONE STEP AHEAD OF YOU ♪

♪ AND YOU WILL NOT HEAR ME CRY 'CAUSE I DO NOT SING THE BLUES ♪

♪ GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ PUT 'EM BACK WHERE THEY BELONG ♪

♪ AIN'T FOOLIN' AROUND 'CAUSE I DONE HAD MY FUN ♪

♪ AIN'T GONNA SEE NO MORE DAMAGE DONE ♪

♪ GIMME BACK GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ OH, PUT 'EM BACK ♪

♪ WHERE THEY BELONG ♪

♪ GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN SINCE I TURNED 17 ♪

♪ WELL, I'VE BEEN ON TOP AND THEN IT SEEMS I LOST MY DREAM ♪

♪ I GOT IT BACK I'M FEELIN' BETTER EVERY DAY ♪

♪ TELL ALL THOSE PENCIL PUSHERS BETTER GET OUT OF MY WAY ♪

♪ GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ PUT 'EM BACK WHERE THEY BELONG ♪

♪ AIN'T FOOLIN' AROUND 'CAUSE I DONE HAD MY FUN ♪

♪ AIN'T GONNA SEE NO MORE DAMAGE DONE ♪

♪ GIMME BACK GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ OH, PUT 'EM BACK WHERE THEY BELONG ♪

♪ GIMME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

♪ OH, PUT 'EM BACK ♪

♪ OOH, GUITAR ♪♪

[ Van Zant ] WHOO ! THANK YOU. [ Crowd Cheering ]

♪♪

♪ HE WALKS SO TALL TO BE SO SMALL ♪

♪ NEVER MET A MAN NO STRANGER ♪

♪ HE LIVES HIS LIFE FOR A DOLLAR SIGN ♪

♪ AND A DEAL WITH HIM IS DANGER ♪

♪ WELL, HE KNOCKED ME DOWN BUT I'M ON MY FEET ♪

♪ NOW I AM SO MUCH WISER ♪

♪ BUT I'D RATHER QUIT AND GO BACK HOME ♪

♪ THAN TO DEAL WITH A MONEY MISER ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ LET US CRY FOR THE BAD MAN ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ I WROTE A SONG FOR THE BAD MAN ♪ ♪ BAD MAN ♪

♪ WHAT I SAY, YEAH ♪

♪ YOU TREAT ME RIGHT BABY, I'LL TREAT YOU RIGHT ♪

♪ THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ♪

♪ I'LL PUT MY FAITH DOWN IN MY FRIEND ♪

♪ AND HE ALMOST PUT AN END TO ME ♪

♪ WELL, I WORK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK ♪

♪ AND WHEN I AM ABLE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU TAKE MY MONEY FROM ME ♪

♪ YOU TAKE FOOD FROM MY MAMA'S TABLE, YEAH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ LET'S US CRY FOR THE BAD MAN ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ I WROTE THE SONG FOR THE BAD MAN ♪ ♪ BAD MAN ♪

♪ OH, BABY YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ LET US CRY FOR THE BAD MAN ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ I WROTE A SONG FOR YOU, BAD MAN ♪ ♪ BAD MAN ♪

♪ WAY DOWN IN GEORGIA ♪

♪ WELL, YOU TREAT ME RIGHT BABY, I'LL TREAT YOU RIGHT ♪

♪ THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ♪

♪ LORD, I'LL PUT MY FAITH DOWN IN MY FRIEND ♪

♪ AND HE ALMOST PUT AN END TO ME ♪

♪ WELL, WHEN YOU TAKE MY MONEY, BABY ♪

♪ WHEN YOU HURT MY FAMILY ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE A-WALKIN' THROUGH THE SWAMPS WITHOUT NO SHOES ♪

♪ STEP ON A SNAKE THAT'S SLEEPIN' ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ LET US CRY FOR THE BAD MAN ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ I WROTE THE SONG FOR YOU, BAD MAN ♪ ♪ BAD MAN ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ LET US CRY, LET US CRY FOR THE BAD MAN ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ I WROTE THE SONG FOR THE BAD MAN ♪ ♪ BAD MAN ♪

♪ OH, BABY, STRAIGHT TO YOU ♪

♪ DON'T YOU KNOW DON'T YOU KNOW, BABY ♪

♪ HE'S A BAD BAD, BAD, BAD MAN ♪

♪ OH, HE'S BAD YES, HE'S BAD ♪

♪ WHOO, HE'S A BAD BAD, BAD, BAD MAN ♪

♪ NAH-NAH-NAH-NAH YEAH, WHOO ♪♪

ALLEN COLLINS. YOU LOOK AT ALL THE OLD FOOTAGE...

AND YOU SEE WHERE THE SPARK CAME FROM.

[ Collins ] WE'D JUST GO ON A--

ON A FEELING OF A SONG...

THAT EITHER RONNIE CREATES...

OR EITHER I CREATE OR WHOEVER.

EVERYBODY JUST GETS TOGETHER...

AND PUTS THEIR PART INTO IT AND...

MAKES THEIR PART FIT WITH EACH OTHER,

MOSTLY TO GO ALONG WITH THE VOCAL.

THE SINGER IS THE SONG, RIGHT ?

STEVE GAINES WAS LIKE ALLEN, AND THE TWO OF THEM JUST-- IT WAS ELECTRIC.

WHEN THE BAND-- WHEN WE HAD THE PLANE CRASH, THE BAND WAS ELECTRIC.

WE LITERALLY COULD JUMP TEN FEET STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR.

AND ALLEN DID EVERY CONCERT.

DURING "FREEBIRD," HE WOULD, LIKE, START JUMPIN'.

HE WOULD JUMP AS HIGH AS THIS ROOM. I DON'T SEE HOW HE DID IT.

SO STEVE CAME IN, HE WAS A GREAT SONGWRITER,

A GREAT GUITAR PLAYER WHO SAT IN IN KANSAS CITY.

AND ALLEN WASN'T SURE...

'CAUSE IT WAS CASSIE'S LITTLE BROTHER...

THAT THEY LET HIM GET UP AND PLAY, AND I GUESS HE JUST--

ALLEN JUST LOVED HIM RIGHT OFF.

HE CAME OUT AND PLAYED A SOLO AND EVERYBODY ON STAGE, THEIR JAW JUST DROPPED.

HE ADDED A FRESHNESS TO THE BAND THAT HAD NOT BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE.

I THINK WHEN YOU'RE TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT FOR SO LONG,

IT CAN GET A LITTLE STALE.

AND STEVE CAME IN, AND BECAUSE HE WAS SO TALENTED...

AND SUCH A GOOD MUSICIAN, HE JUST INSPIRED EVERYBODY.

I HOPE I'VE CREATED SOME KIND OF MOMENTUM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...

ON THE MUSIC SIDE OF IT.

I THINK WE'RE REALLY PROGRESSING, AND THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING FOR.

♪♪

♪ CALL ME THE BREEZE ♪

♪ I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ WELL, NOW THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE ♪

♪ I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOT ME NOBODY ♪

♪ I DON'T CARRY ME NO LOAD ♪

♪ AIN'T NO CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ♪

♪ AIN'T NO CHANGES IN ME ♪

♪ THERE AIN'T NO CHANGE IN THE WEATHER, UH-UH ♪

♪ AIN'T NO CHANGES IN ME ♪

♪ AND I AIN'T HIDIN' FROM NOBODY ♪

♪ NOBODY'S HIDIN' FROM ME ♪

AH, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

DO YA, DO YA, DO YA, DO YA.

♪ WELL, I GOT THAT GREEN LIGHT, BABY ♪

♪ I GOT TO KEEP MOVIN' ON ♪

♪ WELL, I GOT THAT GREEN LIGHT, BABY ♪

♪ I GOT TO KEEP MOVIN' ON ♪

♪ WELL, I MIGHT GO OUT TO CALIFORNIA ♪

♪ MIGHT GO DOWN TO GEORGIA I DON'T KNOW ♪

OH, BILLY, PLAY THE PIANO.

♪ WELL, I DIG YOU GEORGIA PEACHES ♪

♪ MAKES ME FEEL RIGHT AT HOME ♪

♪ WELL, NOW I DIG YOU GEORGIA PEACHES ♪

♪ MAKES ME FEEL RIGHT AT HOME ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T LOVE ME NO ONE WOMAN ♪

♪ SO I CAN'T STAY IN GEORGIA LONG ♪

♪ WELL, NOW, THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE ♪

♪ I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ WELL, NOW, THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE ♪

♪ I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOT ME NOBODY NO, NO ♪

♪ I DON'T CARRY ME NO LOAD ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ OH, LORD ♪♪

MR. BREEZE.

THANK YOU !

WHOO !

DON'T LET THAT FLAG HIT THE GROUND.

THIS IS AN OLD NUMBER WRITTEN BACK IN THE 1920s...

BY A MAN NAMED MR. JIMMY ROGERS.

IT'S CALLED "GIMME A T FOR TEXAS AND A T FOR TENNESSEE."

♪♪

HELP ME OUT A BIT ON THIS ONE.

MAKE IT RAIN.

♪ OH, GIMME A T FOR TEXAS ♪

♪ GIMME A T FOR TENNESSEE ♪

♪ OH, GIMME A T FOR TEXAS ♪

♪ GIMME A T FOR TENNESSEE ♪

♪ GIMME A T FOR THELMA ♪

♪ WOMAN MADE A FOOL OUT OF ME ♪

♪ WELL, IF YOU DON'T WANT ME, BABY ♪

♪ MAMA, YOU SURE DON'T GOT TO STALL ♪

♪ OH, IF YOU DON'T WANT ME, BABY ♪

♪ MAMA, YOU SURE DON'T GOT TO STALL ♪

♪ WELL, I'VE HAD MORE PRETTY WOMEN THAN ♪

♪ A PASSENGER TRAIN CAN HAUL ♪

♪ I'M GONNA BUY MYSELF A SHOTGUN ♪

♪ ONE WITH A LONG SHINY BARREL ♪

♪ I'M GONNA BUY MYSELF A SHOTGUN ♪

♪ ONE WITH A LONG SHINY BARREL ♪

♪ I'M GONNA SHOOT MYSELF A ROUNDER ♪

♪ OH, THAT STOLE AWAY MY GAL ♪

♪ I'D RATHER DRINK YOUR MUDDY WATER ♪

♪ SLEEP DOWN IN A HOLLOW LOG ♪

♪ I'D RATHER DRINK YOUR MUDDY WATER ♪

♪ SLEEP DOWN IN A HOLLOW LOG ♪

♪ THAN TO BE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA ♪

♪ TREATED LIKE A DIRTY DOG ♪

NO, I DON'T HAVE TO GO FOR THAT, BABY.

YEAH !

♪ IF YOU DON'T WANT ME, BABY ♪

♪ MAMA, YOU SURE DON'T GOT TO STALL ♪

♪ OH, IF YOU DON'T WANT ME, BABY ♪

♪ MAMA, YOU SURE DON'T GOT TO STALL ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'VE HAD MORE PRETTY WOMEN THAN A ♪

♪ PASSENGER TRAIN CAN HAUL ♪

♪ I'D RATHER DRINK YOUR MUDDY WATER ♪

♪ SLEEP DOWN IN A HOLLOW LOG ♪

♪ I'D RATHER DRINK YOUR MUDDY WATER ♪

♪ SLEEP DOWN IN A HOLLOW LOG ♪

♪ LOG, LOG, LOG, YEAH ♪

♪ THAN TO BE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA ♪

♪ TREATED LIKE A DIRTY DOG ♪

♪ OH, GIMME A T FOR TEXAS ♪

♪ GIMME A T FOR TENNESSEE ♪

♪ GIMME A T FOR THELMA ♪

♪ WOMAN MADE A FOOL OUT OF ME ♪

♪ OH, GIMME A T FOR TEXAS ♪

♪ NOW GIMME A T FOR TENNESSEE ♪

♪ GIMME A T FOR THELMA ♪

♪ WHOO, WOMAN MADE A FOOL OUT OF ME ♪

ONE MORE TIME.

♪ GIMME A T FOR THELMA ♪

♪ OH, THAT WOMAN MADE A FOOL ♪

♪ I SAID, OH ♪

♪ OH, LORD, THAT WOMAN MADE A FOOL ♪

♪ OUT OF ME ♪

♪ OOH, YEAH ♪♪

THANK YOU !

SOMETHING THAT I'VE JUST BEGUN TO REALIZE RECENTLY,

THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE INFLUENCED...

AND STILL LISTEN TO SKYNYRD AND...

AND STILL LOVE RONNIE.

HIS STAGE PRESENCE TO THIS DAY...

IS STILL AWESOME, EVEN IN FILM.

HE KIND OF STALKED, STALKED THE STAGE...

AND KEPT HIS EAR OPEN FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE DRUMS AND THE GUITARS,

BUT HE DIDN'T JUMP AROUND LIKE A CLOWN, YOU KNOW.

I LOVE THAT ABOUT RONNIE.

ONE OF THE GREATEST HUMAN BEINGS...

THAT EVER WALKED THE FACE OF THE EARTH THAT,

YOU KNOW, ANYBODY COULD EVER HOPE TO MEET.

RONNIE DIDN'T WEAR HIS SHOES ONSTAGE...

'CAUSE HE ALWAYS SAID HE LIKED TO FEEL THE HEAT OF THE STAGE.

YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MAN THAT WAS NOT A REAL TALL PERSON IN STATURE.

SO YOU WOULD THINK THAT HE'D WANT TO WEAR HIM A PAIR OF STACKED HEEL COWBOY BOOTS.

RONNIE WENT BAREFOOT,

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE STATEMENT ABOUT THE MAN'S CHARACTER.

HE WAS WHO HE WAS, AND HE, AND HE--

AND HE DIDN'T-- THERE WAS NO PRETENSE ABOUT IT.

[ Van Zant ] WE'VE NEVER PLAYED WITH NEIL YOUNG,

BUT WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THAT.

NEIL THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CLEVER AND CUTE AND JUST LAUGHED.

IT WAS A JOKE. WE KNEW THAT, UM,

BY DOING THAT SONG AND JUST WRITING THOSE LYRICS,

WE KNEW IN THE BEGINNING THAT WE'D GET A LOT OF HEAT FROM IT, YOU KNOW ?

AND I'VE SAID THIS A MILLION TIMES BEFORE TOO.

NEIL YOUNG'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE.

♪♪

TURN IT UP ! COME ON !

♪ BIG WHEELS KEEP ON TURNIN' ♪

♪ CARRY ME HOME TO SEE MY KIN ♪

♪ SINGIN' SONGS ABOUT THE SOUTHLAND ♪

♪ I MISS ALABAMY ONCE AGAIN AND I THINK ITS A SIN ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪ ♪ WELL, I HEARD MR. YOUNG SING ABOUT HER ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪ ♪ WELL, I HEARD OL' NEIL PUT HER DOWN ♪

♪ WELL, I HOPE NEIL YOUNG WILL REMEMBER ♪

♪ A SOUTHERN MAN DON'T NEED HIM AROUND ANYHOW ♪

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

♪ LORD, I'M COMING HOME TO YOU ♪

♪ IN BIRMINGHAM THEY LOVE THE GOVERNOR ♪

♪ BOO-HOO-HOO ♪

♪ NOW WE ALL DID WHAT WE COULD DO ♪

♪ NOW WATERGATE DOES NOT BOTHER ME ♪

♪ DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE BOTHER YOU ♪

♪ TELL THE TRUTH ♪

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

WHAT'D I SAY, GIRL ?

♪ LORD, I'M COMING HOME TO YOU ♪

♪ HERE I COME, ALABAMA ♪

OH, THERE'S GOOD PEOPLE IN ALABAMA.

♪ AH, ALABAMA ♪

♪ AH, ALABAMA ♪

♪ AH, ALABAMA ♪

♪ AH, ALABAMA ♪

♪ NOW MUSCLE SHOALS HAS GOT THE SWAMPERS ♪

- ♪ AND THEY'VE BEEN KNOWN TO PICK A SONG OR TWO ♪ - ♪ YES, THEY DO ♪

♪ LORD, THEY GET ME OFF SO MUCH ♪

♪ THEY PICK ME UP WHEN I'M FEELING BLUE ♪

♪ NOW HOW ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

♪ LORD, I'M COMING HOME TO YOU ♪

ONE MORE, MAN.

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

♪ HOME SWEET HOME, BABY ♪

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE AND THE GOVERNOR'S TRUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME ALABAMA ♪

♪ LORD, YEAH ♪

♪ LORD, I'M COMING HOME TO YOU ♪ WHOO, WHOO !

YEAH, YEAH.

AH, MR. CARTER'S GOT THE ANSWER.

OH, YEAH !

♪ OH, WHOA ♪

♪ SWEET ALABAMA ♪♪

[ Van Zant ] WHEN WE FIRST READ IT,

IT WAS JUST THE LYRICAL PART OF THE SONG THAT WE USED,

AND THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO GO OVER TOO WELL.

BUT WHEN WE ADDED THE GUITAR ARRANGEMENT ON THE END OF IT,

UH, THAT SEEMED TO REALLY PICK UP.

I MEAN, THE "FREEBIRD" SOLO,

STILL THERE'S KIDS TRYING TO LEARN THAT SOLO TODAY.

THE LYRIC CONTENT OF "FREEBIRD"...

IS BASED ON THE IDEA OF,

YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY BEIN' FREE.

TO ME THERE'S NOTHIN' FREER THAN, THAN A BIRD.

YOU KNOW, JUST FLYIN' WHEREVER HE WANTS TO GO.

AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S WHAT THIS COUNTRY'S ALL ABOUT-- BEIN' FREE.

AND I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A FREE BIRD.

[ Cheering ]

I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO PETER FRAMPTON,

AND THANKS TO BILL GRAHAM, AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU PEOPLE...

FOR HAVING US HERE AT THE SHOW TODAY.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT HERE.

♪♪ [ Piano ]

[ Tweaking Guitar: Bird Twittering ]

THANK YOU !

♪ IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW ♪

♪ WOULD YOU STILL REMEMBER ME ♪

♪ I MUST BE TRAVELING ON NOW ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY PLACES I'VE GOT TO SEE ♪

♪ BUT IF I STAYED HERE WITH YOU, GIRL ♪

♪ THINGS JUST COULDN'T BE THE SAME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M AS FREE AS A BIRD NOW ♪

I SWEAR I AM !

♪ AND THIS BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ AND THIS BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE ♪

♪ AND A BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE ♪

♪ LORD KNOWS I CAN'T CHANGE ♪

PLAY A PRETTY FULCRUM.

BILLY POWELL ON PIANO.

♪ BYE-BYE, BABE ♪

♪ IT'S BEEN A SWEET LOVE OH, YEAH, YEAH ♪

♪ THOUGH THIS FEELING I CAN'T CHANGE ♪

♪ BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT SO BADLY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THE LORD KNOWS I'M TO BLAME ♪

♪ BUT IF I STAY HERE WITH YOU NOW ♪

♪ THE THINGS JUST COULDN'T BE THE SAME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M AS FREE AS A BIRD NOW ♪

HOW ABOUT YOU, FRIEND ?

♪ AND THIS BIRD YOU'LL NEVER CHANGE ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ AND THIS BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE ♪

♪ AND THIS BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE ♪

♪ LORD KNOWS I CAN'T CHANGE ♪

♪ LORD, HELP ME ♪

♪ I CAN'T CHANGE ♪

♪ LORD, I CAN'T CHANGE ♪

♪ WON'T YOU FLY ♪

♪ LITTLE FREE BIRD, YEAH ♪♪

[ Cheering ]

[ Bill Graham ] ONE OF THE GREAT ONES, LYNYRD SKYNYRD !

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THEM !

♪♪

♪ MAMA TOLD ME ♪

♪ WHEN I WAS YOUNG ♪

♪ COME SIT BESIDE ME ♪

♪ MY ONLY SON ♪

♪ AND LISTEN CLOSELY ♪

♪ TO WHAT I SAY ♪

♪ AND IF YOU DO THIS ♪

♪ IT'LL HELP YOU SOME SUNNY DAY ♪

♪ AH, YES ♪

♪ OH, TAKE YOUR TIME ♪

♪ DON'T LIVE TOO FAST ♪

♪ TROUBLES WILL COME ♪

♪ AND THEY WILL PASS ♪

♪ GO FIND A WOMAN ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL FIND LOVE ♪

♪ AND DON'T FORGET, SON THERE IS SOMEONE ♪

♪ UP ABOVE ♪

♪ AND BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME, SON ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN ♪

♪ FORGET YOUR LUST ♪

♪ FOR THE RICH MAN'S GOLD ♪

♪ ALL THAT YOU NEED ♪

♪ IS IN YOUR SOUL ♪

♪ AND YOU CAN DO THIS ♪

♪ IF YOU TRY ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT FOR YOU, MY SON ♪

♪ IS TO BE SATISFIED ♪

♪ AND BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME, SON ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN ♪

♪ OH, YES, I WILL ♪

♪ BOY, DON'T YOU WORRY ♪

♪ YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF ♪

♪ FOLLOW YOU HEART ♪

♪ AND NOTHING ELSE ♪

♪ AND YOU CAN DO THIS OH, BABE ♪

♪ IF YOU TRY ♪

♪ ALL I WANT FOR YOU, MY SON ♪

♪ IS TO BE SATISFIED ♪

♪ AND BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME, SON ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ BE A SIMPLE MAN OR BE SOME-- ♪♪