Lynyrd Skynyrd-Free Bird

 令人頭皮發麻的專輯你知道是哪張嗎?

  是 Lynyrd Skynyrd.的Street Survivors

  它不血腥、不露骨、也不特別生動，但在專輯封面可見到該團團員站在大街上，火焰環繞著他們。

  為何令人毛骨悚然?事實上在這張專輯發行第三天，Lynyrd Skynyrd合唱團的飛機失事，招牌人物Ronnie Van Zant與吉它手Steve Gaines、Steve的妹妹伴唱Cassie、巡迴演唱經理Dean Kilpatrick與正、副飛機駕駛元全部罹難，其他團員也都身負重傷。

  在唱片封套上吉它手Gaines的眼睛是閉上的，而且幾乎被火焰吞沒。對Steve的去世，這個封面已經足夠令人不安。 Teresa事後要求MCA Records將唱片下架，MCA 唱片公司也照辦。後來那張專輯換封面後重新發行，當然沒有了火焰環繞團員。

2007年重新整理後的原創專輯將放在Lynyrd Skynyrd合唱團的30周年紀念版裡。

Southern-rock band「南方搖滾」合唱團 Lynyrd Skynyrd來自佛羅里達州Jacksonville，合唱團名來自他們體育老師Leonard Skinner名字的諧音。前述的飛機失事意外10/20/1977發生於密西西比州 Gillsburg 。

Lynyrd Skynyrd合唱團在Billboard Hot 100 排行榜名次最好的歌是1974年獲得第8名的"Sweet Home Alabama" ，而當年接著推出獲得第19名的"Free Bird"則深獲歌迷們喜愛，在滾石雜誌RS500排行榜獲得193名。

你喜歡「南方搖滾」嗎 ? 來認識它一下吧!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zup5Pg98m5U

這首歌是Neil Young 的   "Alabama"及"Southern Man"二首歌的answer song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LwcvjNJTuM

這首歌向Duane Allman( the Allman Brothers Band 的主唱吉他手)致敬

 

Free Bird

Lyrics：Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant

 

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on now
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see

But if I stay here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
Oh, oh, oh, oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird, you cannot change
Lord knows, I can't change

Bye-bye baby, it's been sweet love, yeah, yeah
Though this feelin' I can't change
But please don't take it so badly
'Cause Lord knows, I'm to blame

But if I stay here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
Oh, oh, oh, oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird, you cannot change

Lord knows, I can't change
Lord help me, I can't change
Lord, I can't change
Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah