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 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.