Comments on: Freebird!

By: Metallicfire

Metallicfire — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:01:12 +0000

I’ll simplify it. At a concert, people always yell “FREEBIRD” because nor only is it an awesome song, but it’s almost 15 minutes long. So for them to actually play it would be quite taxing.

Go ask your parents. I’m sure they know.

By: protection asset

protection asset — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:01:31 +0000

can he play?

By: wynter

wynter — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:54:45 +0000

i yelled Freebird at my friends band at some christain concert they where playing

By: nunya

nunya — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:33:52 +0000

But it’s usually only Lupus when they think, “Okay, we’ve guessed wrong too many times. It’s NOT Lupus!”

By: D-san

D-san — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:25:53 +0000

Yeah, because popular culture is the pinnacle of wisdom. That has to be it, since anyone unaware of it is ignorant, right?

By: wynter

wynter — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:06:28 +0000

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….

By: Shaddup

Shaddup — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:48:40 +0000

You rock dude… unlike the first guy who actually broke out the “Since I no get reference, joke stupid, not me!” shtick.

By: Duck Keeper

Duck Keeper — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:40:21 +0000

Except when it’s lupus. :U

By: Ignatz

Ignatz — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:13:06 +0000

Someone did this to Mojo Nixon once. His reply was to extend his middle finger and say “Here’s your free bird!”

By: The Amazing Rando

The Amazing Rando — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:59:51 +0000

While that is true, a simpler math equation is:
Hugh Laurie = Instant Awesomeness.

By: eegads

eegads — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:09:34 +0000

You rock. At 15 you understand more than many adults.

By: konkonsn

konkonsn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:26:32 +0000

0_0

It’s as if Morgan Freeman spoke, and the music was played. And Morgan saw the music, and he saw that it was good.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:31:23 +0000

hahaha, this is so funny!

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:28:59 +0000

FREEBIRD YEAH XO
It’s Lynyrd Skynyrd ánd House, what more do you want?

By: El Duderino

El Duderino — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:38:07 +0000

Totally agree man.

By: Lasagbü

Lasagbü — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:29:29 +0000

It’s never lupus.

By: deadinfrance

deadinfrance — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:29:54 +0000

where the heck is my lighter?? FREEBIRD!!!!

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:25:55 +0000

Well, this is funny, but I think the caption “No Stairway! DENIED!!!!” (see “view all caps”) is funnier.

By: Eos

Eos — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:46:25 +0000

You had to be there. Cheers!!!

By: A_Lad_Insane

A_Lad_Insane — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:39:37 +0000

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.

By: vandalfan north idaho

vandalfan north idaho — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:13:12 +0000

He plays guitar, too? Awsomeness, exponentially. I want him to tickle my ivories, m’self.

By: HellHathNoFury

HellHathNoFury — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:06:53 +0000

Quotes are sometimes a passable substitute for your own sense of humor.

By: uber

uber — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:23:36 +0000

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

By: RaptorJesus

RaptorJesus — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:42:43 +0000

Hugh Laurie + Guitar = Instant Awesomeness.

By: ^_^

^_^ — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:02:06 +0000

Just because you don’t understand doesn’t mean it isn’t funny…
And you should read it you might learn something

By: Free...you know...

Free...you know... — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:56:45 +0000

Ahahaha…I’ll keep this in mind for my next show…

By: Rafi

Rafi — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:43:07 +0000

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.

By: Jmz

Jmz — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:45:54 +0000

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!”

By: Onion

Onion — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:16:39 +0000

By: chris

chris — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:54:26 +0000

Question: From what episode is this taken from? I skipped a few but anything that has guitar playing in it needs watching.

By: Markitteh

Markitteh — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:27:21 +0000

Stan Freberg: now there’s funny.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:05:57 +0000

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?”

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:33:30 +0000

i love it

By: Free...you know...

Free...you know... — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:29:24 +0000

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.

By: factory

factory — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:07:14 +0000

Epic skeleton win

By: jmac23

jmac23 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:26:38 +0000

Definite win and how dont you people get it im 15 and i get it

By: HellHathNoFury

HellHathNoFury — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:51:40 +0000

Oooh, i think we need some ice over here, STAT! It might be lupus…

By: HellHathNoFury

HellHathNoFury — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:50:58 +0000

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…..

By: LuvBJones

LuvBJones — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:39:13 +0000

Yep, its a win!

By: kitty kat

kitty kat — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:37:46 +0000

well, after i read this, Free as a Bird by the beatles is stuck in my head.

By: bird

bird — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:14:42 +0000

It IS funny and no wonder you’re that stupid if you won’t bother to read some text to learn something new.

By: housemother

housemother — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:04:37 +0000

This is hilarious!

By: That one person

That one person — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:58:47 +0000

Why would i want to read a story about people yelling something that dosnt even come close to “play it again”
…
And, yeah, i read it >-> after i said i wouldnt

By: Josey

Josey — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:52:31 +0000

That’s just seventeen lines of text. You’re refusing to read seventeen lines? Good luck getting through school.

By: Nicolletta

Nicolletta — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:37:59 +0000

Well, I think it’s funny.

So there.

By: That one person

That one person — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:30:49 +0000

Yeaaah… Im not reading all that just to get a joke thats not even funny

By: O.o

O.o — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:20:48 +0000

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.

By: That one person

That one person — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:07:30 +0000

Oww! >:(

— I really dont think there’s anything to get…

By: Meg-Meg

Meg-Meg — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:06:15 +0000

*slaps you for saying first* Although, I don’t get it either…

By: That one person

That one person — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:04:20 +0000

First

Also, i fail to see humor in this