We see all these healthy young people who were thin, athletic, tan, fresh-faced, happy and appreciative. No visible tattoos, overt piercings or obesity. Back when America was still majority Caucasian, patriotic and glad to be American. Sure looks different today.
"In 1970, whites comprised 83.5% of the national population, Hispanics were 4%, Blacks were 11%
"In 1980, white residents comprised almost 80% of the national population, with Black residents accounting for 11.5%, Latino or Hispanic residents at 6.5%, and Asian Americans at 1.8%"
"As of 2020, White Americans are 57.8% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans were 18.7% of the population, while Black or African Americans were the second largest racial minority, making up 12.1%, Asian American were 6.2%".
I LOVE the energy in the second half of Freebird; the much slower introduction doesn't work for me partly because it's NOT hi-energy but also because the lyrics are about being someone who sleeps around constantly "and this bird will never change."
So I start my copy of the song at 4:06, when things start moving and most of the lyrics have run their course.
I came of age in the 60s when casual sex was becoming the norm, and biologically / evolutionarily it's understandable that we'd have BOTH the urge to sleep with as many partners as possible (ancestors who did so have more little near-copies of their DNA alive today) AND the urge to bond with someone for life, be faithful, expect and need to have the PARTNER be faithful, and so on.
We have instincts for both promiscuous behavior AND monogamy.
People are different in their assessment of the value of each approach, and of course a large number of men and women partake of both -- they marry but continue to fool around.
I can usually ignore the lyrics of a song as long as they're not truly malicious, but I'm a bit conflicted about this one despite still enjoying the music and the energy of the piece.
I was the age of those girls in the front row! Good times!
We see all these healthy young people who were thin, athletic, tan, fresh-faced, happy and appreciative. No visible tattoos, overt piercings or obesity. Back when America was still majority Caucasian, patriotic and glad to be American. Sure looks different today.
"In 1970, whites comprised 83.5% of the national population, Hispanics were 4%, Blacks were 11%
"In 1980, white residents comprised almost 80% of the national population, with Black residents accounting for 11.5%, Latino or Hispanic residents at 6.5%, and Asian Americans at 1.8%"
"As of 2020, White Americans are 57.8% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans were 18.7% of the population, while Black or African Americans were the second largest racial minority, making up 12.1%, Asian American were 6.2%".
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_demographics_of_the_United_States
https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-census-data-shows-the-nation-is-diversifying-even-faster-than-predicted/#:~:text=In%201980%2C%20white%20residents%20comprised,and%20Asian%20Americans%20at%201.8%25.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States#:~:text=As%20of%202020%2C%20White%20Americans,minority%2C%20making%20up%2012.1%25.
Almost no, young people were fat either.
I LOVE the energy in the second half of Freebird; the much slower introduction doesn't work for me partly because it's NOT hi-energy but also because the lyrics are about being someone who sleeps around constantly "and this bird will never change."
So I start my copy of the song at 4:06, when things start moving and most of the lyrics have run their course.
I came of age in the 60s when casual sex was becoming the norm, and biologically / evolutionarily it's understandable that we'd have BOTH the urge to sleep with as many partners as possible (ancestors who did so have more little near-copies of their DNA alive today) AND the urge to bond with someone for life, be faithful, expect and need to have the PARTNER be faithful, and so on.
We have instincts for both promiscuous behavior AND monogamy.
People are different in their assessment of the value of each approach, and of course a large number of men and women partake of both -- they marry but continue to fool around.
I can usually ignore the lyrics of a song as long as they're not truly malicious, but I'm a bit conflicted about this one despite still enjoying the music and the energy of the piece.
No black people in Oakland. Crazy.
Seems the evil google machine has made unavailable per what they always do
Just click on it, works fine.
Not for me. Using a VPN, maybe that's the problem.
Try the direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4qwPYHkMTw
Thanks! I never saw them live, and they're not bad (so many groups were) even out of the studio.
My wife and I were married to FB playing in background in the Philippines on Aug 21, 1976. Coming up on 47years of pure happiness.
Skynyrd was/is my church. This bird you cannot change. RIP Gary Rossington.
I miss those days, great time to be alive. Gals were gals and they were fine indeed. Loved the hot 'halter top' days.