I had a real hankering for 'Free Bird' this morning. So I paused the Pandora and turned to Myspace. Now, Myspace isn't good for many things and often times I wonder why I still have my account. Number one, to look at Bangs' profile and make sure she isn't getting stalked by 35 year old creepers and to look at her hilarious photos. Best photo ever is her in a chicken suit but she took it off. Damn it. Second best is the photo of my cat, Merlin.
Number two, the music. I'm on my third run-through with Free Bird right now. My coworker is like 'Wow, that song was big, like, two years ago.' (He doesn't know a lot of music because he doesn't like music...please don't ask.) But yeah, I was reading this article on how yelling out 'Free Bird' at a concert is a 'cultural phenomenon' (I like to throw out cliches with big words whoo!) Maybe it's because I don't attend enough concerts. The last one I went to was Journey (life-altering due to delicious Landshark beer, good friends and the fact it was just fucking AMAZING) and before then, I can't even remember. But I don't remember anyone screaming 'Free Bird'. Maybe they did but I was too busy going 'Laaaaandshark. I'm really a dolphin.'
Now I love 'Free Bird' just as much as the next person. And if a DJ has it, sure, scream until he plays it so you and your drunk homeys can dance around like idiots. But this has been going on for decades. And it's like at every concert (that I've never been to). It's not funny. And if I hear it next time I'm in a venue, I will kick ass. Realistically (ideally), no one should play 'Free Bird' unless it's Lynyrd Skynyrd. Knock it off, idiots.
Side note for you Free Bird haters. You can fault me for saying 'OMG it's just as cliched as Don't Stop Believin' and we know how much you love that song.' You know what the difference is? No one sings along to this one. They sway and air guitar and that is IT. Ugh...I hate people who sing along to songs. And don't ask me to choose between Free Bird or Stairway. The answer is both. A combined 16 minutes of classic rock guitar solo literal music-to-my-ears is better than 8.
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