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Location: North Carolina | Usually I just ignore it or explain that I've played it about a million damn times and am not about to again.
But last night I picked up my cell phone
(that I keep next to me on so I can see the time at a glance) and used it to play the slide part. Got a laugh and ended the requests for that song.
Anyone else have an innovative way to deal with it (other than actually playing the song)? |
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Location: Vermont USA | Open the cage :) |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Tell them if I'd known they wanted to hear Free Bird, I would've brought some of my 13 year old guitar students. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Pauly beat me to it.
It never, and probably won't ever, happen to me.
If it did, I think I'd play Mrs. Brown. |
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Location: NJ | I usually tell 'em
". . I gotcher "Free Bird" . . . right HERE!! . ." |
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Location: south east Michigan | Come on Cliff... You must have at least 7 good answers to this one. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I just yell back ... "Mein Kampf" |
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Location: NJ | ". . Come on Cliff... You must have at least 7 good answers to this one . ."
Yeh, but three or four of 'em will buy me a "vacation" . . .
I've recently taken to Davis' tack by playing a "bossa nova" version of it on the nylon string.
- just throw of bunch of major 7th's in the mix . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I'd play Davis's version of it, the Ritz version, all maj7 chords to a bossa nova feel. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Ooooo I want ta hear that! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | If it's 'people' in a general venue as opposed to a person (re drunk) in a coffee house and ya know the song, play it! Day-um, they're paying customers and they may be in a mood that may not match your present 'creative juices'. What, your gonads are going to fall into your loafers?
Went to 'Boondocks' for dinner several times in the Keys last month and listened to a capable single performer that did not know any songs that I requested, including 'Southern Cross' (one of my favorites). He let me know politely that he didn't know 'em, apologized and carried on with his sets without offending anyone.
I tipped him as I left due to his attitude and entertainment. Cop an 'pfffft' attitude and no tip for you.
The c-phone slide move is awesome. Extra$ fer you... |
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Location: NJ | ". . Cop an 'pfffft' attitude and no tip for you. . ."
I average about $65/night in the TipJar. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Guess you have to work on that 'pffft' 'tude, Cliff. It's apparently lacking. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | For an appropriate fee...
...I can disappear them. |
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Location: NJ | I can readily assure you that I have NO "attitude" deficiency . . .
Case in Point:
"Play an Elvis tune!"
"y'Wanna' hear an Elvis tune??"
"YEAH??"
"I don't play that sh!t" |
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Location: Cicero, NY | :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cliff:
I can readily assure you that I have NO "attitude" deficiency . . . No one here that I know of has ever accused ya of that!!!  |
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| Freebird used to come up back with the band but mostly as a joke. And not since I have been doing the solo thing has anyone asked. When I get into my short Zeppelin list and the people are into it I get calls for Stairway. I tell them I have not played it in years but I have to admit I did get talked into playing it once. I also have to admit that sadly it went over real well, so the next time I play there the odds are good if there are Zepp fans again I'll be hassled to no end to do it.
Hey what the hell, could be worse.....I could have to play Brown Eyed Girl or Mustang Sally again, right? I hate to admit it but some of my favorites are getting to me....I do five or eight by Neil Young and I am sad to say I am getting sick of Needle and the Damage and Old Man. even Southern Cross, and Wish you were here.
That is the only bad side of the solo thing. |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Play what the people want to hear and be glad that you have a gig. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Could be worse... Do you know WILD Thang? :p
[or even worse... Boop Boop, Out Go The Lights! :mad: ] |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Do you know WILD Thang? I hope to meet him/her at the Smokey Jam! |
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Location: nyc area | I was teaching at the National Guitar Workshop in New Orleans, and 3 of us teachers were on stage with the rythym section messin around... one of the students yelled "free bird" and we played it... we played the daylights out of it... it was awesome... it had been 20 years since I played it, and every word and solo came rushing back like it was yesterday.... after the smoke had cleared there was dead silence and the same kid yells... "I was kidding!!!" |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Sooo Coool, Matt... Got the video on YouTube? |
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | Earlier on when someone would yell "Freebird", I'd say "Must be a Celtics fan." Now, mostly we will just say, we don't do that but will do a Skynard tune for you. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I don't get too many requests for that one from the church crowd...
Back when I did my solo gig, it was a staple in my last set: always had a 12 string (Pacemaker or an Elite) and it was actually fun...I would get faster and faster at the end...the crowd loved it.
That said, there have always been requests that I have hated: Esp. back in the day: "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head"...man, I can feel the bile coming even now...lol |
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So What Do You Do When People Yell, "Freebird?"
