One of the two songs you’re not allowed to play in guitar stores.
Why is that? (I am not a musician in any form)
Understandable. What’s the other?
I’ve seen some interesting reactions to audience requests for Free Bird over the years.
FB is also on the list of songs that school bus drivers aren't allowed to play before going on to the next pickup. Just ask Otto from The Simpsons who after picking up Bart and Lisa, borrowed the guitar that Bart was teaching himself to play, jammed away before launching into Free Bird, holding up traffic because the bus doors were still open. Otto was fired (but rehired towards the end of the episode) after making up time by taking a high speed short cut.
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Stairway to the House of the Rising Free Bird
Sweet Child of Mine is another.
Back in the 90’s the music shop I used to visit had a sign which read, “NO SWEET CHILD”.
Sweet Home Alabama has to be #2.
Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird” (Live in Atlantic City)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ndb_lt4xA
Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama” (Live In Atlantic City)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zup5Pg98m5U
Look for 2 gorgeous women starting at 45 sec or so and 1 min.