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Readers' Best Opening Lyrics: No. 6

"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?"
--Lynryd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird'

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PsychoTemplarat 8-26-2007

FREE BIRD!!!

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punkrawker1286at 8-27-2007

that lyric isn't as nice as van zant's shirt in the pic...

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Cherieat 8-27-2007

You suppose someone should have proofed the message on Ronnie van Zandt's t-shirt a little better? ;)

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jimmy partonat 8-27-2007

Best song ever recorded

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skynardfanat 8-27-2007

How did Sir-MIx-Alot beat this out and how is it back at number 6????? And by the way, what bonehead(s) are running this?
P.S. Why is Sir-Mix-Alot on here anyway?

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Kateat 8-27-2007

This is the best song ever, and this song was out long before I was born. In fact all of thier songs are good but this one is the best!!!!!

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Bred Crumat 8-27-2007

OMG FREEBIRD RULZ!!!

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JIMat 8-27-2007

What song is it you wanna hear?!!!!

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Robertat 8-27-2007

How can this be only 6 this should be number 1 without a shadow of a doubt. Whoever made this list got this wrong big time

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amazingglass4uat 8-27-2007

Ahhh I remember long ago, late one night, this pretty young man & a very fast motorcycle.... Oh! never mind...

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Brandon Gentryat 8-27-2007

The first five minutes of the song are good, but the last of the song gets annoying with same guitar riff with a very average guitar solo.

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Farmgalat 8-27-2007

makes me wanna roll a big fattie....

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Kiddoat 8-27-2007

I'm 16 and I come from the era of hip hop and that rap crap, and to me this is a classic. Should have been #1 on here. Always in my top 5 faves.

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D-Manat 8-27-2007

Thank God Kiddo, you give me hope for the new generation.

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Bryanat 8-28-2007

same here 18... and god love this song... woooo freebird

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sweets4tlrat 8-28-2007

They are awsome in concert. Best concert I'd ever been to. They ROCK.

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Kathyat 8-28-2007

What memories this one brings. I was in high school when this one came out, used to listen to it with my boyfriend. The other song on the same album that was awesome was "Tuesday's Gone"

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T H Cat 8-28-2007

"Do you remember where you were the day the plane crashed", Me and a few freinds cut school and got stoned all day in there remembrance.

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Pixieat 8-28-2007

i saw skynard with kiss being the first band in the concert. flames, smoke, crazy outfits, none of us knew who they were and didn't really like them. we were there to see skynard, we were drooling to see skynard. the concert was fantastic and it wasn't long after (weeks only)when some of the members got killed. it was a cloudy rainy day when the news hit, i was sickened, and i knew this was why the sun hadn't come out that day. seems like yesterday really. if you ever watch the movie, "devil's rejects", the end plays "free bird" and it goes perfectly with what's happening in the film. sort of a cheaply made movie but it has great tunes in it, worth watching for that alone, and of course, for free bird. i love the t-shirt, it says "who the f--- are the rolling stones". actually, i've been to a stones concert when they're a bunch of old farts but still can crank out some goodies. love the stones, love skynard. hope the first line in a stones song is in this article..they did so many greats. we're down to the top 5 now...can hardly wait to see who's there. onward, march.....

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Pixieat 8-28-2007

i went to number 4 but had to come back to this to say that the breeze was my favorite song. remember...they call me the breeze, i just keep going on....la la la.... such a peppy song. super fast and heck of alotta fun to dance to.

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