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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Free Bird’ featured in Budweiser Super Bowl LX commercial
https://www.1073theeagle.com ^ | 1/26/2026 | Mason Leib

Posted on 01/27/2026 5:04:29 PM PST by rktman

Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic tune "Free Bird" is featured in Budweiser's latest Super Bowl ad.

The company revealed the new ad, featuring a Clydesdale and a bald eagle, on Good Morning America on Monday.

The 60-second spot opens with a classic baby Clydesdale horse, which has been showcased in several Budweiser ads, running through an open farm before approaching a nest where a baby bird appears to have hatched recently.

As "Free Bird" plays in the background, the ad shows the horse and bird developing an endearing relationship as the horse protects the bird from rainfall, and the bird uses the horse's back as a launching pad for a failed flight attempt.

As time passes, the horse grows in size as it hurdles through the air, and the bird is revealed to be a large, sprawling bald eagle with its wings spread open behind the horse as the bird takes flight.

"You crying?" asks a farmer watching the scene unfold to another farmer.

"Sun's in my eyes," he responds.

"As we celebrate Budweiser's 150th anniversary and America's 250th birthday, we knew we had to rise to the occasion in a way only Budweiser can. 'American Icons' brings our heritage to life through powerful storytelling with the Budweiser Clydesdales and an American Bald Eagle," Todd Allen, the senior vice president of marketing for Budweiser at Anheuser-Busch, said in a statement included in a release.

(Excerpt) Read more at 1073theeagle.com ...


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Lesson learned? If you don't want to watch bad bunny or the super bowl in general, the ad is at the link.
1 posted on 01/27/2026 5:04:29 PM PST by rktman
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Remember when they were trying to bribe people with free taco and six pack if they took the jabs?


2 posted on 01/27/2026 5:08:16 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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An American eagle on a horse will not persuade me to watch the Super Bowl. Glad President Trump is not attending.


3 posted on 01/27/2026 5:11:54 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. ~ Psalm 33:12)
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To: rktman

Dont care i dont drink queer beer.


4 posted on 01/27/2026 5:14:30 PM PST by Craftmore
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That’s well done and I LOVE Lynyrd Skynyrd.


5 posted on 01/27/2026 5:15:07 PM PST by EERinOK
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Thanks for posting the direct link. I don’t want anything to do with the SB godforbid BB, but I was happy to watch an all-American beer commercial.

Yeah, sun’s in my eyes.


6 posted on 01/27/2026 5:23:18 PM PST by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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I love animals. I liked the ad.


7 posted on 01/27/2026 5:25:01 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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People have long memories. The first thought that comes to my mind when I hear "Budweiser"
is Dillon Mulvaney.


8 posted on 01/27/2026 5:27:22 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: dayglored

Great commercial! Now I don’t have to watch it till March


9 posted on 01/27/2026 5:28:05 PM PST by shadeaud (God gave us the free will and intelligence to choose right from wrong. Use it or lose it!D)
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To: rktman

There will be no Superbowl watching in this household. The NFL has told me they do not want me to watch, and I will comply.


10 posted on 01/27/2026 5:29:22 PM PST by Obadiah
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But, Bad Bunny is still the halftime show.


11 posted on 01/27/2026 5:35:52 PM PST by woweeitsme
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I ain’t drinkin’ any effin’ Bud Light. Nice try A-B, but no sale.


12 posted on 01/27/2026 5:35:57 PM PST by dinodino ( Shut it down anyway. )
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Great ad.

Still won’t drink their beer.

L


13 posted on 01/27/2026 5:36:44 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: dragnet2

I must have forgotten that. I thought one chain gave free doughnuts with proof of vaccination. Of course, doughnuts are very healthy.


14 posted on 01/27/2026 5:42:48 PM PST by nickcarraway
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At this point the only reason to watch the Super bowl is to see what a Clydesdale looks like wearing a dress.

If you like Skynyrd and free birds just go to YouTube and watch them play the best live version: in the now liberal Bay area w/ American flags, a mock up of Mt Rushmore and a YUGE confederate flag behind them:

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium


15 posted on 01/27/2026 5:48:17 PM PST by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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I’d watch BB just for the entertainment. The Budweiser ad was great.


16 posted on 01/27/2026 5:50:04 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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I saw the ad twice this morning, but couldn’t understand what the farmers were saying. Now I know.


17 posted on 01/27/2026 5:51:44 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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Budweiser is a Belgium owned company. Painting themselves red white and blue negates their U.S.A. shtick IMO . In any case, all the Flags & Eagles in the world won't bring back the customers they've lost
18 posted on 01/27/2026 5:58:34 PM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: dayglored
Yeah, sun’s in my eyes.

It kinda feels like an apology...

19 posted on 01/27/2026 5:58:57 PM PST by GOPJ (Trump's a Rorschach: for good or ill people see thier hidden selves in him. Protector? Bully? Savior)
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>> Yeah, sun’s in my eyes.

> It kinda feels like an apology...

I don't see it that way. I see it more like, you have an accident of some kind and you're all banged up and bleeding, and your buddy comes over and asks, "You alright?" and you answer, "Yeah, I'm okay." It's not an apology, it's a way of rising above.

20 posted on 01/27/2026 6:02:22 PM PST by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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