I was just telling a friend of mine the other day that being simple kind of man does not mean being a simpleton. To apply being a simple man in all aspects of your life can have a side effect of robbing you of the good wages you could make if you would just go hang out with some complicated assholes for a while. I found the best simple man is the people who will readily admit to things they do not know about or understand. I enjoy every lyric of the song… I do however fear for those who use it as an excuse for laziness especially opinionated laziness because people like that never write songs like this. And I do think to be satisfied can’t be satisfied only by the work of our own hands if we have too many disagreements about what a simple kind of man he is. So please only be a simple kind of man in things that everyone can love and understand. Be a tear in my… Washing away all the complicated stressful things I really don’t understand anyway. Now… If you can hear don’t Bogart that joint in the background you get me
This song is one of the greatest in history .performed by the greatest group in history .this song hits you right in the heart n Ronnie's vocals make you feel every lyric ..
if i am to ever learn guitar, this would be my first song hands down, the lyrics are beautiful, and that guitar stays in your head. perfect melody as well, wish i could hit the like more than once
I'm sure it's the one of the first picking songs many, many guitar players learned, me one of them. Maybe not so much now we're 50 years on from it's release...sad if so
I had the words “ be something you love and understand” on my right tricep- behind my treble clef. I wanted to be a simple man… found myself conquering demons so long, but always just wanted to flow below the radar. Unfortunately life was more complicated then not… but the song, in my opinion was the greatest song ever written
One thing I want to mention is, this is not my song nor my vocals or instrumental. Its fully by band in question. Usually when you publish someone elses work online, they claim your upload as their own and take all the money. In this case I uploaded pretty much whole peace, a 100%, most companies will claim your upload and take all the money, even if you use just 3-5% of their peace. But to my surprise when I uploaded this peace on RUclips, I was offered a 50-50 share, meaning I take half they take half. They could've taken 100% if they wanted to. Still I decided to turn off monetization. Edit:as of 2021 ads are turned ON by me again, because this "awesome" website you are on right now is going to put ads regardless if I turn them off.So might as well split some revenue with the band so it goes into right hands instead of all going to G00gle.
Off the hook great SHARE good Lord knows I needed to hear that! I’m a cover Singer with a copycat Voice and timing ability. I sang this song 1000 times as a kid but as a busker I have not sang this song even once saving it for the time when and if I go legit. Singing this song and sounds like there are a kind of therapy for a lot of myself and other baby boomer veterans. So thank you thank you thank you again for the sharing and the sharing about the Sharing. Love it X 3!
The only concert ive ever been to and was with my mother.i just laid my mom to rest and im so destroyed.its like she is again talking to me thru this song and i just cant find the strength to get out of bed
Pretty sure those are newly-added acoustics to the Ronnie's vocal track...no acoustics on the original recordings. Song is SOOO much easier to sing in B (they tuned down a pitch to help Ronnie out) than C.
For those who think that the acoustic guitar parts are from Shinedown, my opinion, (as a 50 year acoustic player), is that Shinedown's version is not even close to this recording. Additionally, Lynyrd Skynyrd's electric version is nearly identical to this acoustic version. My vote: authentic Skynyrd!
I just want to be well I'm doing tonight just miss my word so I'm going to come right out with it is this some put together garbage or is this real is this Lynyrd Skynyrd acoustic in the studio with Ronnie Van Zant on vocals yes or no because I'm reading that it may not be okay and if so it's still cool but tell the truth all right somebody said it was somebody else's music put to or another song with Ronnie's vocals put on to it I want to know the real deal if this is real or not somebody answer me okay somebody who knows what the hell they're talking about okay cuz I actually know somebody affiliated with Leonard Skinner and I'm gonna find out myself on this one so excuse all the spelling errors I have spinal damage from drag racing so I have to use this microphone recording but it sounds great but it also sounds like it's been photoshopped and it doesn't sound legit to me no way I have their box set I've got lots of rare stuff I've never heard this before somebody said it was somebody else's song with Ronnie's vocals over dubbed over it I want to know more about this somebody please answer me and don't give me any crap I want to know from industry people okay people like that no letters people in the record industry business people that I know possibly you know what it is down in Florida I want to know is this fake or what answers please thank you
Music not played correctly. Isn't perfectly in time with Ronnie like it should be. Makes it sound like shit. Does NOT represent Skynyrd & RONNIE correctly. Not even close. He always wanted it perfectly tight sounding, which this is NOT. It's insulting.
@@jacobstanton4619 Actually genius, Ronnie Van Zant always wanted his music tight which this is NOT. It’s an insult to Ronnie and his music. He would have the same shit to say as I did. He has told his own band when there was shit that they did wrong when he wasn’t satisfied. The shit guitar in this recording is played wrong and makes Ronnie sound out of time in more ways than just one throughout this whole thing. The REAL song DOES NOT have this issue. It’s an insult to the man. As a person who actually has sky high respect for the man who wrote and recorded it (the bitch as you call me… YES I AM) I said it for him.. I’ll forever defend Ronnie. So you kindly can go fuck yourself!!!
@@jacobstanton4619 RIGHT and the only reason I’m back to this disgrace is because of your comments towards me... I’m sure you’ve given your fare share of negative feedback towards peoples disgraces elsewhere.. If you don’t like it scroll on by.. no need to respond to somebody that wasn’t talking to you in the first place.. Have a nice day.
"Forget Your Lust, For The Rich Man's Gold. All That You Need, Is In Your Soul." Were truer words ever spoken in any song?
No they were not,!! The south will rise again? In a good way! Peace be upon you Brother
2:20
“All I want from you my son, is to be satisfied...” has always been the most powerful line to me. It’s something I’ve been seeking for so long...
Possibly in the English language.
"My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard" is up there too
This will forever be a song that brings mothers and sons together
People !
One of the best songs even written!!! Great acoustic number. I will always be a simple man!!
I was just telling a friend of mine the other day that being simple kind of man does not mean being a simpleton. To apply being a simple man in all aspects of your life can have a side effect of robbing you of the good wages you could make if you would just go hang out with some complicated assholes for a while. I found the best simple man is the people who will readily admit to things they do not know about or understand. I enjoy every lyric of the song… I do however fear for those who use it as an excuse for laziness especially opinionated laziness because people like that never write songs like this. And I do think to be satisfied can’t be satisfied only by the work of our own hands if we have too many disagreements about what a simple kind of man he is. So please only be a simple kind of man in things that everyone can love and understand. Be a tear in my… Washing away all the complicated stressful things I really don’t understand anyway.
Now… If you can hear don’t Bogart that joint in the background you get me
100% accurate statement
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Danced to this version with my mother at my wedding.
She cried her eyes out the entire time…
Playing this at my husband's Celebration of Life service in a few days, it's perfect
Singing this at my grandfather's service next month. My condolences to you and your family may their soul be resting at peace 🤍
My grandson at 17 sang this with his grandfather/ my husband as he played this on guitar. Beautiful lyrics and Beautiful tune
I will forever be grateful for this version
This song touches my heart... I lost my mother a year ago...
I'm terribly sorry you lost your Mom. I dread the day that happens to me!
Until you both meet again...
Lost my mom december 20th 2017. The day before the accident this song came on and she held my hand and said this song is for you.
Be a simple man
This was one of my dads favorite bands, after losing him this songs never been the same
this song has the power to reduce you to tears in no time at all, I think of my late mum and I crumble, ronnie had the power to reach your soul.
I recently had my mother pass away and this is the version of the song I thought of too.
He wrote some great tunes , but also had 3 of the BEST GUITAR PICKERS in the WORLD !!!!! RIP to one of the BEST Rock groups in the WORLD !
This song is one of the greatest in history .performed by the greatest group in history .this song hits you right in the heart n Ronnie's vocals make you feel every lyric ..
Thats him singing yes but its over the guitar of the band Shinedown's acoustic cover of the song. Someone mixed it years ago
my mother used to love this song, she told me the exact lyrics, now she is gone I still listen to this song as it reminds me of her
This is the very best version of simple man from anybody ever
if i am to ever learn guitar, this would be my first song hands down, the lyrics are beautiful, and that guitar stays in your head. perfect melody as well, wish i could hit the like more than once
This song is really Simple Man, literally on the acoustic, if you know the basic, I wish I was around to teach Ya! 😎
@@d.w.935 lmao
Been playing it the best I could for many years, this version is wow
A few chords and you're good to go... not hard at all to play and part of its brilliance.
I'm sure it's the one of the first picking songs many, many guitar players learned, me one of them. Maybe not so much now we're 50 years on from it's release...sad if so
I had the words “ be something you love and understand” on my right tricep- behind my treble clef.
I wanted to be a simple man… found myself conquering demons so long, but always just wanted to flow below the radar. Unfortunately life was more complicated then not… but the song, in my opinion was the greatest song ever written
And keep conquering... Indeed one of the best songs ever written 💪
Coming from a secular band. I always felt I could just listen to LS. No spells being cast on me.
One thing I want to mention is, this is not my song nor my vocals or instrumental.
Its fully by band in question.
Usually when you publish someone elses work online, they claim your upload as their own and take all the money.
In this case I uploaded pretty much whole peace, a 100%, most companies will claim your upload and take all the money, even if you use just 3-5% of their peace.
But to my surprise when I uploaded this peace on RUclips, I was offered a 50-50 share, meaning I take half they take half.
They could've taken 100% if they wanted to.
Still I decided to turn off monetization.
Edit:as of 2021 ads are turned ON by me again, because this "awesome" website you are on right now is going to put ads regardless if I turn them off.So might as well split some revenue with the band so it goes into right hands instead of all going to G00gle.
That's tells you a lot about the band
Can I play this at my wedding? How do I get permission for that?
This is not by the “band in question.”Someone took acoustic instrumental track to Shine Down’s version and set it over Skynyrd’s vocal track.
Off the hook great SHARE good Lord knows I needed to hear that! I’m a cover Singer with a copycat Voice and timing ability. I sang this song 1000 times as a kid but as a busker I have not sang this song even once saving it for the time when and if I go legit. Singing this song and sounds like there are a kind of therapy for a lot of myself and other baby boomer veterans. So thank you thank you thank you again for the sharing and the sharing about the Sharing. Love it X 3!
It's a Shinedown acoustic guitar track with Ronnie Van Zant vocal put over it
God given truth spoken in every line in this beautiful song 🎶 Be a Simple Man 🙏
Absolutely beautiful, love the acoustic
Timeless- Now my favorite song
Best song ever written. I think almost anyone can relate to it.
Bury me to this song
Stunning. Thank you. It grounds the song. Raw message. What it is all about.
I hope you are singing this one in heaven. like you did when you were here. missing you so much.RIP Keith.
wow love this version
My dad loved this guy's music. He had good taste.
Be A Simple Man
One of my favourites
Same here
The only concert ive ever been to and was with my mother.i just laid my mom to rest and im so destroyed.its like she is again talking to me thru this song and i just cant find the strength to get out of bed
God bless you!!
Praying for you Steve, lost my mom last August. I feel your pain.
I would like to dedicate this song to my cousin. He's been through alot, and he deserves everything good. 🤘✌️🤙
Descobrir essa banda na sexta feira😍👏👏👏👏
Ainda foi a tempo, Camarada. Paz
It speaks to us all right? It is the way God made us to be brother.
Welcome back once more king
But for real, that's impressive.
@@zyl- Ahh its nothing crazy :) I'll release a video how I made this soon
But thank you
Give me an acoustic Skynyrd album with all Ronnie vocals…
very nice
I'd like to buy this song if possible. I love your version. Sounds very much like Ronnie Vansant!
It is Ronnie, they took his vocal track and added the acoustic guitar
good Job Sir, Ronnie WOULD Be Proud......
Awesome song❤
Pretty sure those are newly-added acoustics to the Ronnie's vocal track...no acoustics on the original recordings. Song is SOOO much easier to sing in B (they tuned down a pitch to help Ronnie out) than C.
I want to use this at my sons wedding for the Mother of the groom dance
Awesome 😍
A song that will reach the infinite 🎉😢
Brilliant.
PeaCe&ReSPeCt, Shelley
Awesome song, and version! I wonder if Danzig was inspired by this when writing Going Down to Die?
Be a Simpleeeeeeeeee kind of man
This definitely isn’t Allen Collins on Guitar. It sounds like shinedowns version with Ronnie’s voice
Definitely
Thank you!
I am going to dance with my son at his wedding to this song
My son and I chose this song to dance at his wedding next month. I love this! 💜🌟💜
These things are honorable. What else could a matriarch of the family ask? Or a dad.
Love.
For those who think that the acoustic guitar parts are from Shinedown, my opinion, (as a 50 year acoustic player), is that Shinedown's version is not even close to this recording. Additionally, Lynyrd Skynyrd's electric version is nearly identical to this acoustic version. My vote: authentic Skynyrd!
I LOVE YULL N I HAVE LOVED YULL FOR YRS N I WILL TILL --- ALWSYS!!
Wow!!
As beautiful as women
This is shinedown’s acoustic cover combined with ronnie’s vocals, not the original.
Actually shinedown didn’t do this song half step down on the guitar . This is a half step down
😂 Brandon’s right
Look in the description, it says lowered one semitone
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R.I.P Fly High Free Birds
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RIP Ronnie Vann Zant
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I did it momma.
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Is this really Lynyrd Skynyrd though or an edit of someone else's acoustic
12-16-2024 🐦🔥🎸🫶
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I just want to be well I'm doing tonight just miss my word so I'm going to come right out with it is this some put together garbage or is this real is this Lynyrd Skynyrd acoustic in the studio with Ronnie Van Zant on vocals yes or no because I'm reading that it may not be okay and if so it's still cool but tell the truth all right somebody said it was somebody else's music put to or another song with Ronnie's vocals put on to it I want to know the real deal if this is real or not somebody answer me okay somebody who knows what the hell they're talking about okay cuz I actually know somebody affiliated with Leonard Skinner and I'm gonna find out myself on this one so excuse all the spelling errors I have spinal damage from drag racing so I have to use this microphone recording but it sounds great but it also sounds like it's been photoshopped and it doesn't sound legit to me no way I have their box set I've got lots of rare stuff I've never heard this before somebody said it was somebody else's song with Ronnie's vocals over dubbed over it I want to know more about this somebody please answer me and don't give me any crap I want to know from industry people okay people like that no letters people in the record industry business people that I know possibly you know what it is down in Florida I want to know is this fake or what answers please thank you
You can't combine a vocal for a plugged in song with an acoustic version. It doesn't work.
It fkn works, its beautiful
so what you doing here then you absolute tool ?????
Music not played correctly. Isn't perfectly in time with Ronnie like it should be. Makes it sound like shit. Does NOT represent Skynyrd & RONNIE correctly. Not even close. He always wanted it perfectly tight sounding, which this is NOT. It's insulting.
no one asked
Fuck off bitch. Make your own version instead of bitching about this one.
@@jacobstanton4619 Actually genius, Ronnie Van Zant always wanted his music tight which this is NOT. It’s an insult to Ronnie and his music. He would have the same shit to say as I did. He has told his own band when there was shit that they did wrong when he wasn’t satisfied. The shit guitar in this recording is played wrong and makes Ronnie sound out of time in more ways than just one throughout this whole thing. The REAL song DOES NOT have this issue. It’s an insult to the man. As a person who actually has sky high respect for the man who wrote and recorded it (the bitch as you call me… YES I AM) I said it for him.. I’ll forever defend Ronnie. So you kindly can go fuck yourself!!!
@@RippinTheRoofOff no one cares what you think. If you don't like this version, you don't have to listen to it.
@@jacobstanton4619 RIGHT and the only reason I’m back to this disgrace is because of your comments towards me... I’m sure you’ve given your fare share of negative feedback towards peoples disgraces elsewhere.. If you don’t like it scroll on by.. no need to respond to somebody that wasn’t talking to you in the first place.. Have a nice day.