Love the lyrics and Skynyrd wrote it (Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington) after Ronnie's grandmother passed away, so it will always be their version for me because it was so very personal for them.
Grew up in Jacksonville. Every other person my age or more claimed they jammed in the garage with them. Popular being they're buried around these parts.
Don't think you can beat the original...just my opinion...I am a single Mother and sent this to my son, who is in college, a few months back. He is such a good boy who loves his Mama. All i want for him is to be happy, to find love and to find his way in life. He's my only child and I miss him so much!
My brother-in-law passed away 10 days ago, this was his favorite song and we played it on a loop along with a few of his other favorites. Without going into great detail, he had a massive stroke at the age of 32 (two years ago) and passed away at 34 in a tragic car accident. Never take your life for granted guys, make sure you tell people you love them everyday and hold your little ones tight with every hug. You NEVER know what tomorrow will bring. Thank you for doing this song tonight MRM. RIP Kris.
TJ Cofer Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, etc, etc! So many legendary bands! The younger generation should be very jealous! Lol! We had the best music and it was on vinyl!!
@@cbilky2914 sorry for your loss. We played this at my nephew's funeral. He was killed in car accident a week after his 21 birthday. I cry every time I hear this song.
Any good band can take a great song, and improve on it, but to create it, and make it great, ......the original of most every great song is the best ! Very few do covers justice ! It changes the meaning, and magic !
Well, Blake, many have improved on hendix’s Songs, but much of what he did was cover songs. SRV improved on hendrix’s Stuff, but the original is still the original. Like trying to improve on nature, it’s never quite the same recreated. Hell, being a musician for almost 50 years, I myself have improved many of his songs, and covers, but there’s only one one Jimi, and his sound was his sound, as is mine. Do you get it now ?
The Original is always the best Lynard Skynard. I don't understand why people do covers can't they come up with their on music. Ronnie Van Zant; Gary Rossington wrote the song. The way Shinedown sings it takes away from the message it's called Simple Man for a reason not bells and whistles man. My Opinion
I can write lyrics but not music. I do hear the tempo in my head and even how I want it to sound instrumentally but I have no gift for playing instruments. He wrote some great lyrics and it saddens me to think of how much more he would've done.
This so true, I listened to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's version of A Love So Beautiful first, and I love that version more than the original. Both songs had Roy Orbison singing, but there is something about the orchestral arrangement that makes it so much more emotional for me.
disagree, I heard shinedown's watered down version which led me to Lynyrd Skynyrds original version which is leaps better, especially the vocal tone and guitar leads!!
This song means everything to me. As a teenager, my father shared with me the words of wisdom of this song. Being a typical teenager, I ignored the words and became a very materialistic young man. My father passed away when I was 24. Although it took some years, his words finally sank in. I'm now 43 and living a life that I hopes makes my father proud. A life of a simple man.
I saw Lynard Skynyrd last year in concert and it was the BEST feeling ever to hear this song Live . I've always told my son ever since he was a teenager that I dedicate this song to him. So now everytime he hears this song he thinks of me 💕 . I've heard all versions of this song before and Shinedown does do a good job covering it but hearing it performed Live by Lynard Skynyrd definitely is something I'll never forget 🤘 here's a small clip from when I saw them perform it in 2018 ruclips.net/video/y7VBcnASjEY/видео.html I had to come edit because I had to say the Original would be with singer Ronnie Van Zant he died in '77 and then his brother Johnny Van Zant took his spot singing for Lynard Skynyrd. Definitely a great Documentary to watch on Netflix.
supper lucky, I was 10 years old in 77 and only lived just a few miles from the Oakland Coliseum I never got to go to the concerts, but my parents used to take us to Ringling Bro's circus there. Damn I had a lot of good times there. I would've loved to go to a day on the green.
I had someone put this on CD for me to give to my son when he turned 13... This is what I have wanted for my son since before he was born and he is 38, soon to be 39 and he is a responsible, loving, caring, good, fine gentleman and has lived by everything expressed in this song... Proud and very happy mom especially since I survived terminal cancer that I was diagnosed with when he was just 26... I was blessed to see him get married last November and see him grow into a Simple Kind of Man... You are right, everyone should dedicate these words to their sons and guide them to be a Simple Man...
Thank you very much for posting this - a great classic that Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote back in 1973 based on a true story about the singer Ronnie Van Zant getting wisdom from his grandmother, and guitarist ( one of three guitarists in the band at that time ), Gary Rossington getting wisdom from his mom. Thanks again, and God bless.
*** GREAT SONG *** By one of the best southern rock bands...... This song done by the Lynyrd Skynyrd band in just ONE TAKE!! ... Done on a 4 track board with ZERO Special Effects, only the musicians in the band and NO OVERDUBS or ECHO!!!!!!!! ....... SHINEDOWN used studio musicians and a 24 track board in Dolby and Echo Voice effects and many voice overdubs! ..... RIP Ronnie Van Zant and the other members who died in the plane crash!
Skynard >>>>>Shinedown lol. Both are good though. The original here though takes you to that place and tells the story of simple truths most can relate too, a painted picture if you will. Shinedown put a lot of passion Into it though
Ty, The Voice USA SOMEWHERE AROUND 2016, had a young teenager named Sawyer Frederick perform Simple Man. I think you will be surprised with his interpretation of the song. I love what You are doing, keep it up
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s is the original and the best, in my opinion, because it’s their song - they wrote it. And I adore all the original Skynyrd songs. They were such a great group and the story of how they came together and eventually became famous gives reason to feel it was meant to be.
I think the real issue can come down to when you first hear a rendition of song. Once you listen to a song that speaks to you, it leaves an indelible mark imprinted on your brain. When anyone else performs the song, you immediately compare it to the original and the way you feel about the song isn't going to be quite the same. Since I am older and have heard many covers of some of my favorite songs and many of them very well done, I still can't enjoy them as much as the originals. A good example would be when Disturbed performed The Sound of Silence. I thought it was a very good rendition, but Simon and Garfunkel's version took me back to a time when I was young and their music was playing in my truck when I first met my wife. A cover just can't do that. I think we often have those types of sentiments attached to the songs we love. Covers, even though they may musically be considered superior, cannot supplant the original in our minds. I think a similar effect is true for the younger crowd when they hear a cover first that they really like. When they discover the original, it's likely that they will prefer the cover since the original will sound so much different than the song they have an attachment to.
This is how we raised our 2 sons. And as a tribute to me, when our oldest son got married this was the exact song he chose for our Mother and Son dance. I was in tears, I was so very proud. And there was not a dry eye in the place. even the DJ was crying.
Man, every Friday and Saturday night in high school we'd be rocking Lynard Skynard, there was something truly magic about them. I'm so old school you couldn't get me to ever say anyone did it better than Ronnie Van Zant, but hey you are from a different generation and if you were there and you lived in those days, when you hear his voice you are taken right back to those days. It's just a magic song that has meaning for generations and if I'd have heard Shinedown sing it first I guess I'd feel different. But to my 51 year old ears these guys sound like heaven to me.
This was my son's favorite song by lynard skynard. Everytime I here this song it reminds me of my son who passed away in 2006. No one does it better than the original. I am a Skynard fan.
My youngest she 19 I've played it for all 3 warmed my heart to find it in their play lists we listened to on way home from picking up the oldest from camp Pendleton when he was done with active duty my daughter played it no better feeling then to know your kids are hearing you in their soul
Another lesson for this old lady...I don't know how many times I've heard this song. I don't even remember the first time I heard it. You've made me actually hear it first time. I've never listened to the lyrics before. It was like it was always playing in the background. Now I really know what it's about. I love the song even more. This is why I love you and your channel.
Ok, so I'm doing my nightly MRM binge-watching before I go to sleep, and I have to say, as a 55 year old southerner who grew up on Skynard, that Shinedown TORE IT UP! Their cover was so heartfelt and moving! I had never heard Shinedown's version until I watched it tonight on your channel, just before I saw this video and I have to agree with you. Skynard's version was nice and comfy, but Shinedown brought it HOME! It was almost as stunning as hearing Disturbed do Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence". Keep doing what you do.
I just watched like the 15th of your videos. Binge watching you all afternoon. I think I've earned the right to subscribe now! Great content my man. You're definitely someone I'd kick it with
This song is beautiful, but these guys are / were world-class musicians. I’ve always loved the message in this song. You should check out their version of T For Texas, live at either the Convention Hall or Knebworth, in England.
Dave Madigan , if he does react to it, I hope it’s 1977 or sooner. The new Skynyrd is good too, no doubt. But when someone is just discovering a band, it would be an injustice, for them, not to hear the original (mostly) version. I hope he does listen to it. They are a kick-butt band.
I listen to your comments, you always have something good to say, you have a great appreciation for all types of music. Thanks for the videos, keep up the great work !
I have been requesting and requesting this song I didn't know you already did it... I'm about to watch.. it's the best song!! I love it.. it came out the year and month I was born ❤️❤️❤️❤️✝️🙏😊
I cannot sing but... When my son was around 6(he is 19 now) I sang this song to him.. His name is Gregory and in place of the word baby in the song I used his name. When I was done not only were my son and I in tears but everyone else was too. I grew up on this but I do agree with you.. I really liked the shinedown version better. The emotion he put into it was something nice and still to this day I think its one of the best remakes ever..
This was the song I danced with my son on my wedding day. It was the day I realized he had grown into a fine young man. I used to sing it to him while he was growing up.
This is the exact advice I gave both my sons who are grown now making lives of their own now...great song. Love it....does not matter who did it the message is always the same and I have not heard a bad rendition of this song
This song brings back so many memories. I can almost smell the grill with hamburger patties cooking, the smell of the salty ocean air, and the howling winds of a CAT 2 hurricane in my garage lol Great times 🌀
This song was written by lead vocals Ronnie Vanzant and guitarist Gary Rossington, it's from gems that both their mothers and grandmothers had dropped on them
I love this song. I only have a daughter, but she also loves this song and plans to instill these values in her son as he grows up. I listened to Shinedown - great version of this song! I look forward to hearing more of their music. I still love this one, though. Blessings all!!!! 💜💜
Very few covers I have heard outdo the original, but I was in HS when I first heard this song and as a young Texas boy it really resonated deep in my soul.
Still remember the plane crash that silenced and changed forever the band only five years after recording Simple Man. On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Lead vocalist/founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray all died as a result of the crash; 20 others survived.
The story behind this there producer Tom Dowd did not want them to record this song he said it wasnt right for them . Ronnie took him by the arm put him in his car and said we'll call you when its cut. No one but Ronnie could ever do that to a producer without gettin dropped by the label. But Ronnie was Lynyryd Skynyrd .
The guitar player for Shinedown married Van Zant's daughter shortly after Simple Man was recorded all the members of Skynyrd help them get their band together and they recorded it at Van Zant's widows recording studio
Amen to having your child listen to these words and feel what is truly meant by them. Skynyrd may have been a group of country boys but they knew music and wrote some real deep and meaningful lyrics. You can't go wrong with LS.
Never heard of Shinedown, don't know Shinedown, I don't talk about people behind their backs. But Skynyrd is the only version of 'Simple Man' that I need.
Omg. The minute you said this is a parents song to their kids almost knocked me off my chair. As I was listening to this I was thinking I should forward this song to my 3 kids. ☺️ They’re all out of the nest yet so what. Even though they know they’re my best accomplishments, doesn’t hurt to reinforce my point. 😇
I went and listened to Shinedown sing the song. To be honest knowing the Vanzants and their love of family and God makes the song more than the music and words. Listening to Johnny sing the song and the look in his eyes is like listening to a very personal reflection of his family and band family. There is love in the song more that just the music.
the singer from Shinedown is the son in law to the singer from Lynyrd Skynyrd..... Shinedown think of the Southern rock legends as more like family. In fact, if Ronnie Van Zant were alive today, Shinedown guitarist Jasin Todd's 3-year-old daughter would call him Gramps. The rocker is engaged to Van Zant's daughter, Melody, and the two will marry in October.Apr 26, 2004
I was played this song at my Cub Scouts cross over to the Boy Scouts. Parents had their chance its time for the boys to choose the path, but remember now the parents are out of the picture, there is someone up above to lead them on the path to be a simple man.
Love the lyrics and Skynyrd wrote it (Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington) after Ronnie's grandmother passed away, so it will always be their version for me because it was so very personal for them.
Grew up in Jacksonville. Every other person my age or more claimed they jammed in the garage with them. Popular being they're buried around these parts.
I played this song for my son when he was 18. Later, he chose this song to dance with his Momma at his wedding. Will always be our song.
The covers did them justice, and weren't about capitalizing on a familiar song, but I gotta hand it to the original every time. Skynard FTW.
Shinedown did a great cover. But nothing tops the original
EXCELLENT cover
Damon I'm with you a 100%.
Doc Holliday did a good cover too!
I like jensen ackles cover of it.
Virginia Harp Ohhhh, me too! 😍
Don't think you can beat the original...just my opinion...I am a single Mother and sent this to my son, who is in college, a few months back. He is such a good boy who loves his Mama. All i want for him is to be happy, to find love and to find his way in life. He's my only child and I miss him so much!
Gail V Meadus , I was a single mother when I had my son in 83 and this is the song I always sang to him .
My Momma always told me this, before I knew of Skynard. Always be your own man
Skynyrd beats Shinedown any day imo
@William Lewis I agree
Both are from Jacksonville, Florida. Shinedown honors Lynyryd Skynyrd. Both are superb!
My brother-in-law passed away 10 days ago, this was his favorite song and we played it on a loop along with a few of his other favorites. Without going into great detail, he had a massive stroke at the age of 32 (two years ago) and passed away at 34 in a tragic car accident. Never take your life for granted guys, make sure you tell people you love them everyday and hold your little ones tight with every hug. You NEVER know what tomorrow will bring. Thank you for doing this song tonight MRM. RIP Kris.
Nothing beats the original
Timeless message in these lyrics.
I agree great group I remember in 78was12.im52now Still love this song and group
SKYNARD!!! LIGHTERS UP! 👍👍
Great group I remember in78was12
Southern rock at it's best.
Shinedown has nothing on LS!!!
This is my favorite band of all time. Shinedown did a great job on this but I love Skynyrd. I couldn’t agree with you more on the words. Thanks
Jimbo
Skynard is and will always be the greatest voice of that generation! RIP Ronnie,Steve,Cassie may the Angel's tap their feet to your tunes now RIP
Sorry man, but the original can't be topped. Still love ya though.
Nothing like Lynard Skynyrd. I think it’s our generation differences. Shine down was good but Skynyrd was amazing. I’m a 70’s kid 😁💕
They were the best. ...
I absolutely agree! I'm also a 70's kid! No one can top RVZ and Skynyrd!
@@mzluna313 We also have ..Queen Kiss an a few others lol
TJ Cofer Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, etc, etc! So many legendary bands! The younger generation should be very jealous! Lol! We had the best music and it was on vinyl!!
@@mzluna313 Aman ...the goods days miss hanging out at the drive inn bonfires listen too great music. ..
I would like to hear Tuesday's gone by Lynard Skynard
my favorite..we played this at a friend's funeral when she was murdered in 81 was her favorite song i still cannot hear it without shedding tears
Yes! Has he done “That Smell”
I second that one :)
@@cbilky2914 sorry for your loss. We played this at my nephew's funeral. He was killed in car accident a week after his 21 birthday. I cry every time I hear this song.
@@darlahays2471 also sorry for your loss
I've seen both in concert. I love Shinedown but Lynyrd Skynyrd is AWESOME!!!
Finally, someone spelled the band's name correctly!
Ha ha!!
Any good band can take a great song, and improve on it, but to create it, and make it great, ......the original of most every great song is the best ! Very few do covers justice ! It changes the meaning, and magic !
unless your Jimi Hendrix 😂😂😂
Well, Blake, many have improved on hendix’s Songs, but much of what he did was cover songs. SRV improved on hendrix’s Stuff, but the original is still the original. Like trying to improve on nature, it’s never quite the same recreated. Hell, being a musician for almost 50 years, I myself have improved many of his songs, and covers, but there’s only one one Jimi, and his sound was his sound, as is mine. Do you get it now ?
The Original is always the best Lynard Skynard. I don't understand why people do covers can't they come up with their on music. Ronnie Van Zant; Gary Rossington
wrote the song. The way Shinedown sings it takes away from the message it's called Simple Man for a reason not bells and whistles man. My Opinion
Sometimes it's done to honor them. But yes original all the way.
Ronnie Van Zant was a great lyricist.
Even better song writer.
Yes, I know they are the same thing LOL
I can write lyrics but not music. I do hear the tempo in my head and even how I want it to sound instrumentally but I have no gift for playing instruments. He wrote some great lyrics and it saddens me to think of how much more he would've done.
Yeti tracker 66 LOL.
Was "THE GREATEST" OF HIS GENERATION
I agree - nothing eill ever beat an original. Grew up listening to originals so nothing else will do.
I've noticed that with many songs that have several versions, most people tend to be partial to whichever version they heard first.
Very true. That's why it's best to hear originals first if possible. Who created it is a big part of the draw for me. That's true genius.
I like both honestly. But because I have listened to Lynyrd Skynrd my whole life it's usually their version I play nostalgic reasons.
This so true, I listened to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's version of A Love So Beautiful first, and I love that version more than the original. Both songs had Roy Orbison singing, but there is something about the orchestral arrangement that makes it so much more emotional for me.
disagree, I heard shinedown's watered down version which led me to Lynyrd Skynyrds original version which is leaps better, especially the vocal tone and guitar leads!!
@@bawitback That's why I said "most"-there are many glorious exceptions to the rule ;)
This song means everything to me. As a teenager, my father shared with me the words of wisdom of this song. Being a typical teenager, I ignored the words and became a very materialistic young man. My father passed away when I was 24. Although it took some years, his words finally sank in. I'm now 43 and living a life that I hopes makes my father proud. A life of a simple man.
The original ,thank you
do Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners
Can't beat the original. Sorry MRM.
I saw Lynard Skynyrd last year in concert and it was the BEST feeling ever to hear this song Live . I've always told my son ever since he was a teenager that I dedicate this song to him. So now everytime he hears this song he thinks of me 💕 . I've heard all versions of this song before and Shinedown does do a good job covering it but hearing it performed Live by Lynard Skynyrd definitely is something I'll never forget 🤘 here's a small clip from when I saw them perform it in 2018
ruclips.net/video/y7VBcnASjEY/видео.html
I had to come edit because I had to say the Original would be with singer Ronnie Van Zant he died in '77 and then his brother Johnny Van Zant took his spot singing for Lynard Skynyrd. Definitely a great Documentary to watch on Netflix.
Would love to see you react to their live version of Freebird (Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum).
I don't know. The flag might trigger the faint hearted.
That was the last time freebird was filmed,I believe before the crash
supper lucky, I was 10 years old in 77 and only lived just a few miles from the Oakland Coliseum I never got to go to the concerts, but my parents used to take us to Ringling Bro's circus there. Damn I had a lot of good times there. I would've loved to go to a day on the green.
Sent this song to my son via Facebook for his 25th birthday.He said it brought tears to his eyes. Love the original and love Lynard Skynard.
You just cant deny ronnie and the guitar resonating like two halves of a being telling you life lessons.
I had someone put this on CD for me to give to my son when he turned 13... This is what I have wanted for my son since before he was born and he is 38, soon to be 39 and he is a responsible, loving, caring, good, fine gentleman and has lived by everything expressed in this song... Proud and very happy mom especially since I survived terminal cancer that I was diagnosed with when he was just 26... I was blessed to see him get married last November and see him grow into a Simple Kind of Man...
You are right, everyone should dedicate these words to their sons and guide them to be a Simple Man...
Thank you very much for posting this - a great classic that Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote back in 1973 based on a true story about the singer Ronnie Van Zant getting wisdom from his grandmother, and guitarist ( one of three guitarists in the band at that time ), Gary Rossington getting wisdom from his mom. Thanks again, and God bless.
It would be awesome if you did Lynard Skynard- Free Bird
Seconded
Thirded
And Forted lmao
@@angelone1839 fiveted
sixthed!!
Lynard Skynyrd a great singer and guitar I remember in78was12 . still love this group.
Ronnie had so much soul in his voice.
*** GREAT SONG *** By one of the best southern rock bands...... This song done by the Lynyrd Skynyrd band in just ONE TAKE!! ... Done on a 4 track board with ZERO Special Effects, only the musicians in the band and NO OVERDUBS or ECHO!!!!!!!! ....... SHINEDOWN used studio musicians and a 24 track board in Dolby and Echo Voice effects and many voice overdubs! ..... RIP Ronnie Van Zant and the other members who died in the plane crash!
Skynard >>>>>Shinedown lol. Both are good though. The original here though takes you to that place and tells the story of simple truths most can relate too, a painted picture if you will. Shinedown put a lot of passion Into it though
Ty, The Voice USA SOMEWHERE AROUND 2016, had a young teenager named Sawyer Frederick perform Simple Man. I think you will be surprised with his interpretation of the song. I love what You are doing, keep it up
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s is the original and the best, in my opinion, because it’s their song - they wrote it. And I adore all the original Skynyrd songs. They were such a great group and the story of how they came together and eventually became famous gives reason to feel it was meant to be.
I think the real issue can come down to when you first hear a rendition of song. Once you listen to a song that speaks to you, it leaves an indelible mark imprinted on your brain. When anyone else performs the song, you immediately compare it to the original and the way you feel about the song isn't going to be quite the same.
Since I am older and have heard many covers of some of my favorite songs and many of them very well done, I still can't enjoy them as much as the originals. A good example would be when Disturbed performed The Sound of Silence. I thought it was a very good rendition, but Simon and Garfunkel's version took me back to a time when I was young and their music was playing in my truck when I first met my wife. A cover just can't do that. I think we often have those types of sentiments attached to the songs we love. Covers, even though they may musically be considered superior, cannot supplant the original in our minds.
I think a similar effect is true for the younger crowd when they hear a cover first that they really like. When they discover the original, it's likely that they will prefer the cover since the original will sound so much different than the song they have an attachment to.
Absolutely right.
You hit the nail on the head with your comment
@surfitlive Perhaps it could be Nine Inch Nails. Whose cover of Johnny Cash's Hurt was good, but not as good as the original.
I absolutely love the original L.S. Their song 3 steps will make you laugh. Please give it a listen when you can. Love you Ty.
I almost forgot about Gimme Three Steps. That's a truly funny song, and also a ton of fun to sing along to.
My Dad loved that song. Played it over & over & that's how I discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd.
This is how we raised our 2 sons. And as a tribute to me, when our oldest son got married this was the exact song he chose for our Mother and Son dance. I was in tears, I was so very proud. And there was not a dry eye in the place. even the DJ was crying.
Man, every Friday and Saturday night in high school we'd be rocking Lynard Skynard, there was something truly magic about them. I'm so old school you couldn't get me to ever say anyone did it better than Ronnie Van Zant, but hey you are from a different generation and if you were there and you lived in those days, when you hear his voice you are taken right back to those days. It's just a magic song that has meaning for generations and if I'd have heard Shinedown sing it first I guess I'd feel different. But to my 51 year old ears these guys sound like heaven to me.
This was my son's favorite song by lynard skynard. Everytime I here this song it reminds me of my son who passed away in 2006. No one does it better than the original. I am a Skynard fan.
My youngest she 19 I've played it for all 3 warmed my heart to find it in their play lists we listened to on way home from picking up the oldest from camp Pendleton when he was done with active duty my daughter played it no better feeling then to know your kids are hearing you in their soul
Another lesson for this old lady...I don't know how many times I've heard this song. I don't even remember the first time I heard it.
You've made me actually hear it first time. I've never listened to the lyrics before. It was like it was always playing in the background. Now I really know what it's about. I love the song even more. This is why I love you and your channel.
Ok, so I'm doing my nightly MRM binge-watching before I go to sleep, and I have to say, as a 55 year old southerner who grew up on Skynard, that Shinedown TORE IT UP! Their cover was so heartfelt and moving!
I had never heard Shinedown's version until I watched it tonight on your channel, just before I saw this video and I have to agree with you. Skynard's version was nice and comfy, but Shinedown brought it HOME!
It was almost as stunning as hearing Disturbed do Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence".
Keep doing what you do.
Maybe listen to them back to back a few times..I think Synard will win you over
I have learned, hard, never assume the peeps you Love know it....tell them, show them while you can! Props, love to watch you
I respect that fact that you tell us to wait to subscribe until we know you better. That's a mark of True Integrity! Bravo!
saw them in 1975 fantastic never forgot that night
Lynard Skynard does it best.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is beloved in my home state...Sweet Home Alabama (and Roll Tide)!! You're right, the lyrics are very deep. 👍🕯❤✌
I just watched like the 15th of your videos. Binge watching you all afternoon. I think I've earned the right to subscribe now! Great content my man. You're definitely someone I'd kick it with
must have heard 15 too before I subbed.
and Skynyrd is the champ. Not even close for the others.
This song is beautiful, but these guys are / were world-class musicians. I’ve always loved the message in this song. You should check out their version of T For Texas, live at either the Convention Hall or Knebworth, in England.
foxguy67, it really is a great version. The cameras are never on the right musician, at the right time, but it definitely sounds great.
foxguy67 , yep, that’s true. Jagger told them not to go out on “the tongue.” Skynyrd blew em away!
Dave Madigan , if he does react to it, I hope it’s 1977 or sooner. The new Skynyrd is good too, no doubt. But when someone is just discovering a band, it would be an injustice, for them, not to hear the original (mostly) version. I hope he does listen to it. They are a kick-butt band.
I listen to your comments, you always have something good to say, you have a great appreciation for all types of music. Thanks for the videos, keep up the great work !
I have been requesting and requesting this song I didn't know you already did it... I'm about to watch.. it's the best song!! I love it.. it came out the year and month I was born ❤️❤️❤️❤️✝️🙏😊
I cannot sing but... When my son was around 6(he is 19 now) I sang this song to him.. His name is Gregory and in place of the word baby in the song I used his name. When I was done not only were my son and I in tears but everyone else was too. I grew up on this but I do agree with you.. I really liked the shinedown version better. The emotion he put into it was something nice and still to this day I think its one of the best remakes ever..
This was the song I danced with my son on my wedding day. It was the day I realized he had grown into a fine young man. I used to sing it to him while he was growing up.
This is the exact advice I gave both my sons who are grown now making lives of their own now...great song. Love it....does not matter who did it the message is always the same and I have not heard a bad rendition of this song
You are so right I played this song for my son when he was turning 20. I always thought him respect, how to treat a woman. He is a good man.
Seriously?? You totally let me down. Shinedown were ok but...
such a tragic loss to the music world 😢Love Ronnie Van Zandt! RIP
Yet have to agree with Damon....NOBODY tops Skynard. NOBODY. ☺️😇
Skynard rocks it out!!!
I was at the Fox Theater for both nights when they recorded Skynyrd Live at the Fox....two of the best nights of my life
This song brings back so many memories. I can almost smell the grill with hamburger patties cooking, the smell of the salty ocean air, and the howling winds of a CAT 2
hurricane in my garage lol
Great times 🌀
great reaction and comments i really enjoy your reactions for bringing back so much of the great music from the past
Shine down covered it well yet for me it is Skynard that reaches deeper.
This song was written by lead vocals Ronnie Vanzant and guitarist Gary Rossington, it's from gems that both their mothers and grandmothers had dropped on them
A absolute classic. Beautiful dissecting of it. Respect my brother
I love this song. I only have a daughter, but she also loves this song and plans to instill these values in her son as he grows up. I listened to Shinedown - great version of this song! I look forward to hearing more of their music. I still love this one, though. Blessings all!!!! 💜💜
MRM Skynard sings it with their heart and soul because they wrote it with heart and soul. Maybe that's why I love it so much.
Very few covers I have heard outdo the original, but I was in HS when I first heard this song and as a young Texas boy it really resonated deep in my soul.
Aww man much respect for your favourite version but for me, Skynyrd's is above all! Peace.
Even if you prefer Shinedown's version, you're still loving the song Ronnie Van Zant wrote and made famous.
Still remember the plane crash that silenced and changed forever the band only five years after recording Simple Man. On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Lead vocalist/founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray all died as a result of the crash; 20 others survived.
The story behind this there producer Tom Dowd did not want them to record this song he said it wasnt right for them . Ronnie took him by the arm put him in his car and said we'll call you when its cut. No one but Ronnie could ever do that to a producer without gettin dropped by the label. But Ronnie was Lynyryd Skynyrd .
This is my song for my son Mark hes 37 now. We danced to this song at his wedding. Yes Ty great words
The guitar player for Shinedown married Van Zant's daughter shortly after Simple Man was recorded all the members of Skynyrd help them get their band together and they recorded it at Van Zant's widows recording studio
Amen to having your child listen to these words and feel what is truly meant by them. Skynyrd may have been a group of country boys but they knew music and wrote some real deep and meaningful lyrics. You can't go wrong with LS.
I love how you have a open mind to music bro.
man, i love you buddy ! i`m sure you get all kinds of comments, but i really mean that ! you have brought joy to my life !
I had never heard of shinedowns cover before. Just listened to it, it's just ok no where near as good as the original.
agree
Speaking of Southern Rock, Allman Brothers Whipping Post live. Try 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East version
Needle and Spoon too
.....Midnight Rider 😎🎸
Is he ready for that? Man that is on epic song
This has recently become my life song and I'm 55 years old. I like all versions. They all have their strengths.
Never heard of Shinedown, don't know Shinedown, I don't talk about people behind their backs. But Skynyrd is the only version of 'Simple Man' that I need.
This was the song that I always told my only son this song was from me to him so much meaning ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I cannot put into words the way I feel about the fact that you reacted to THIS.
So...😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
My Mind cannot Grasp having heard "Another" version of this first?!
Omg. The minute you said this is a parents song to their kids almost knocked me off my chair. As I was listening to this I was thinking I should forward this song to my 3 kids. ☺️ They’re all out of the nest yet so what. Even though they know they’re my best accomplishments, doesn’t hurt to reinforce my point. 😇
wow! awesome
I went and listened to Shinedown sing the song. To be honest knowing the Vanzants and their love of family and God makes the song more than the music and words. Listening to Johnny sing the song and the look in his eyes is like listening to a very personal reflection of his family and band family. There is love in the song more that just the music.
not only the lyrycs is awesome , stunning but the music is too wonderful ...
this is probably my all time favorite song.my sister did it for her son and mom dance at his wedding. i also saw them perform it live
Let's go Skynard. This is an amazing southern rock band I will love them till the day I die
the singer from Shinedown is the son in law to the singer from Lynyrd Skynyrd.....
Shinedown think of the Southern rock legends as more like family. In fact, if Ronnie Van Zant were alive today, Shinedown guitarist Jasin Todd's 3-year-old daughter would call him Gramps. The rocker is engaged to Van Zant's daughter, Melody, and the two will marry in October.Apr 26, 2004
Shinedown made this song more modern and to date. This original of it was that type of music.
I was played this song at my Cub Scouts cross over to the Boy Scouts. Parents had their chance its time for the boys to choose the path, but remember now the parents are out of the picture, there is someone up above to lead them on the path to be a simple man.
The original can't &`never will be touched ! 😎
Lynyrd Skynyrd is my all time favourite band, I teared up when I saw this on the playlist!