For Flashback Friday, did you know that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic “Freebird” has another ending? By the time Skynard was hitting the studio for their first album, The song “Freebird” was a well groomed ending to their club gigs. So it only made sense that they recorded it with a powerful ending. But producer Al Kooper faded the song out at 9 minutes, 12 seconds to end the album. That’s the version most have heard for decades. In 1989, Skynyrd released a greatest hits album, but it only came out inthe U.K. It was the first time the entire song (“Extended Music Version”) was available. It’s almost a minute longer.
