Guess I still need to catch up. So for my latest pick I will go into the
Song category and pick up
Freebird
When asked about the latest pick for
Temporary,
FooFighter15 was very ecstatic.
"This was the pick I wanted the whole draft. I noticed that the song category wasn't going very fast, so I took my time with it, but I felt it was about time I snatched up the bird that cannot change"
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The song was written early in the group's history.
Roadie Billy Powell was unknown as a piano player to the band but was discovered when he played the intro piece to "Free Bird" at a high school musical. Powell became a member after Ronnie Van Zant noticed his talent and invited him to join.
The lyrics came about when
Allen Collins' steady girlfriend, who realized that the music always came first with Allen, asked him the question: "If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me?" Allen jotted the line down for future use. This question became the opening line of "Free Bird".
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When Allen first showed the song to Ronnie Van Zant, he scoffed at it, saying it "had too many words." Later Van Zant had an idea for a melody, asked Allen to play him the song again, and "Free Bird" was born."
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