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Free Bird
"Free Bird"〔Lynyrd Skynyrd. ''((Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) )''. Songs of the South (Universal City), 1973. Hosted at (Discogs ). Retrieved June 9, 2014.〕〔Lynyrd Skynyrd. "(Free Bird / Searching )". MCA Records (Universal City), 1976. Hosted at (Discogs ). Retrieved June 9, 2014.〕〔Whitburn, Joel. (''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 9th ed., p. 403 ). Billboard Books (New York), 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2014.〕 or "Freebird"〔Lynyrd Skynyrd. "(Free Bird / Sweet Home Alabama / Double Trouble )". Leeds Music Ltd. (London), 1976. Hosted at (Discogs ). Retrieved June 9, 2014.〕〔Lynyrd Skynyrd. Official Website. "((pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd) )". Retrieved June 9, 2014.〕〔 is a power ballad by the American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song was first featured on the band's debut album in 1973 and has been included on subsequent albums released by the band, including the previously unreleased, unfaded-ending version of the original recording (featured on ''Skynyrd's Innyrds''). Amazon.com music reviewer Lorry Fleming calls it "the most-requested song in the history of rock music."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lynyrd Skynyrd: (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) )〕
Released as a single in November 1974, "Free Bird" bowed at No. 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on November 23 and became the band's second Top 40 hit in early 1975, where it peaked at No. 19.〔Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)〕 A live version of the song also reached the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1977, peaking at No. 38.〔 "Free Bird" also achieved the No. 3 spot on ''Guitar Worlds 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
It is used as a finale by Lynyrd Skynyrd during their live performances and is their longest song, often going well over 14 minutes when played live. It is considered to be Lynyrd Skynyrd's signature song.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lynyrd Skynyrd Biography )〕
==Origins==
According to guitarist Gary Rossington, for two years after Allen Collins wrote the initial chords, vocalist Ronnie Van Zant insisted that there were too many for him to create a melody in the belief that the melody needed to change alongside the chords. After Collins played the unused sequence at rehearsal one day, Van Zant asked him to repeat it, then wrote out the melody and lyrics in three or four minutes. The guitar solos that finish the song were added originally to give Van Zant a chance to rest, as the band was playing several sets per night at clubs at the time. Soon afterward, the band learned piano-playing roadie Billy Powell had written an intro to the song; upon hearing it, they included it as the finishing touch and had him formally join as their keyboardist.
Allen Collins's girlfriend, Kathy, whom he later married, asked him, "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" Collins noted the question and it eventually became the opening line of "Free Bird".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd Songfacts )〕
The song is dedicated to the memory of Duane Allman by the band in their live shows. During their 1975 performance on ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'', Ronnie dedicated the song to both Allman and Berry Oakley, commenting that "they're both free birds".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lynyrd Skynyrd-Free Bird Live Old Grey Whistle Test 1975 )〕
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