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Rock's Oldest Joke: Yelling 'Freebird!' In a Crowded Theater
Wall Street Journal ^ | today | Jason Fry

Posted on 03/17/2005 6:25:05 AM PST by Rodney King

One recent Tuesday night at New York's Bowery Ballroom, the Crimea had just finished its second song. The Welsh quintet's first song had gone over fairly well, the second less so, and singer/guitarist Davey MacManus looked out at the still-gathering crowd.

Then, from somewhere in the darkness came the cry, "Freebird!"

It made this night like so many other rock 'n' roll nights in America.....

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To: Rodney King
>Rock's Oldest Joke: Yelling 'Freebird!' In a Crowded Theater

Man, I'm out of touch.
I thought rock fans were supposed
to yell, "Whipping Post!"

41 posted on 03/17/2005 7:50:53 AM PST by theFIRMbss
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To: Republic Rocker
can't read the article...can anyone post it or a link w/o registration?

Coulda sworn Bugmenot had a login for WSJ... guess not. Shoulda checked before I pinged. I'll ping again with a login if I can locate one.

42 posted on 03/17/2005 7:59:07 AM PST by itsamelman (“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
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To: Publius Valerius

Well, it was a hit in the movie "Con Air," leading the nutty Graham Green character to say, "Define Irony? A bunch of a-holes on an airplane singing a song by a band that died in a plane crash."


43 posted on 03/17/2005 8:07:59 AM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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To: theFIRMbss

I have been listening to a greatest hits almost every weekend.....just can't get enough of ooh that smell, and 38 special.


44 posted on 03/17/2005 9:31:43 AM PST by freebird5850 ("Tell the truth, there's less to remember!")
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To: LS
This one?
45 posted on 03/17/2005 9:39:49 AM PST by Jack of all Trades
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To: Jack of all Trades

Nope. Must be a later incarnation. Our band was 1974-1976.


46 posted on 03/17/2005 9:40:38 AM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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To: LS

I realized after the fact that the description was '80s rock band.


47 posted on 03/17/2005 9:53:14 AM PST by Jack of all Trades
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To: LexBaird

I have a hotmail account specifically for spam. It is the one I use whenever I sing up for anything...


48 posted on 03/17/2005 9:58:20 AM PST by RobRoy (Child support and maintenence (alimony) are what we used to call indentured slavery)
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To: theFIRMbss

HAH! I'm gonna have to get out my Zappa for his Whipping Post shtick.


49 posted on 03/17/2005 10:35:27 AM PST by Guvmint_Cheese (Beware of virgin porcupines bearing antichrists...)
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To: RobRoy

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50 posted on 03/17/2005 10:37:27 AM PST by Publius Valerius
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To: LS

'Freebird'? I dont' get it. Can someone explain?

And as for ' Styx'- the talent in that band was Tommy Shaw.
What a voice! Even his solo stuff was good! Then he went on to work with Ted Nugent in 'Damn Yankees' and did ' High Enough', one of the best anthem songs ever, IMO.


51 posted on 03/17/2005 10:45:21 AM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: ClearBlueSky

Except that Dennis DeYoung wrote most of the hits.


52 posted on 03/17/2005 10:52:34 AM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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To: Rodney King

The year I graduated from high school...it was cool for the next few years to embroider "Freebird" patches and such for one's jeans...

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be travelling on, now,
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see.
But, if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldn't be the same.
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I can't change.

Bye, bye, its been a sweet love.
Though this feeling I can't change.
But please don't take it badly,
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame.
But, if I stayed here with you girl,
Things just couldn't be the same.
Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
And this bird you'll never change.
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I can't change.
Lord help me, I can't change.


53 posted on 03/17/2005 10:56:26 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Republic Rocker

It's on the Free Feature section of the WSJ website. No registration required.

Or use this link:

http://tinyurl.com/6edm4


54 posted on 03/17/2005 11:03:06 AM PST by Libertarian444
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To: ClearBlueSky

"What song is it you wanna hear"?


55 posted on 03/17/2005 11:16:28 AM PST by Rebelbase (Member, National Rightwing Blogger Mafia.)
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To: Libertarian444

No luck - still looking for registration.


56 posted on 03/18/2005 6:17:35 PM PST by KevinB
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To: KevinB
I managed to find it on Google search, though it took a few minutes. Good article. I can't believe that some artists get offended by it, and I agree with the person in the article: the ones that really get offended by it deserve it. It's all in good fun, it's tradition, and it's Skynyrd, and Skynyrd will always be cool.
57 posted on 03/18/2005 6:35:05 PM PST by Windcatcher
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To: Windcatcher

Thanks for the reply. I still haven't been able to find the article, but will keep looking. You must really be a fan because you actually know how to spell "Skynyrd." :-)


58 posted on 03/19/2005 6:11:59 PM PST by KevinB
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To: green iguana
I'd love to hear that.

It is on the album entitled "Dash Rip Rock's Gold Record."

The band is Dash Rip Rock.

You may remember their monster smash hit "Let's Go Smoke Some Pot." It was a re-make of "At the Hop" with lyrics gently poking fun of hippie "jam bands."

DRR's Gold Record has "...Pot" as the last cut. It is a twelve minute long cut. "...Pot" lasts about four minutes, then there's about seven minutes of silence, then they bust out "Stairway to Freebird." It rocks!

It only lasts a minute or so (like Bill said in the article.) Have your lighter ready.

59 posted on 03/19/2005 6:12:24 PM PST by rogue yam
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To: KevinB

*This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser.

http://online.wsj.com/wsjgate?subURI=%2Farticle%2F0%2C%2CSB111102511477881964%2Demail%2C00%2Ehtml&nonsubURI=%2Farticle%5Femail%2F0%2C%2CSB111102511477881964%2DINjgINplaF4opyuaoCHb6uEm4%2C00%2Ehtml


60 posted on 03/19/2005 6:15:12 PM PST by rogue yam
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