


The song is used in the 2006 film Flushed Away.The song is used in the 2006 film Barnyard.The song is used in the 2000 film Dude, Where's My Car?.The first half of the song can be heard in the 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous.The song is used in the 1997 film The Full Monty.The song is used in the 1997 film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.The song is used in the 1994 film Airheads.The song is used in the 1992 film Wayne's World.The song is used in the 1991 film The Doors.The song is used in the 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.The song is used in the 1987 film Spaceballs.The song is used in the 1986 film Sid and Nancy.The song is used in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap.The song is used in the 1974 film The Towering Inferno.The song is used in the 1973 film Westworld.The intro of the song was used in The Sopranos episode " Cold Stones".The Deftones also covered it on their B-Sides And Rarities CD. The Heavy Metal band Shinedown recorded an acoustic version. The studio is in G#/Ab while the live is the key of A. The studio and live versions of this song are tuned to different keys. When Skynyrd toured in 1987, they dedicated this to Van Zant. He didn't think they should release it, but realized he was wrong when it went over so well with their fans.

Skynyrd producer Al Kooper didn't like the way this was coming out, so the band recorded it without him and had him add his organ part later. (Thanks, Aaron - Twin Cities, MN, for above 2)
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This appears on the soundtrack to the movie Almost Famous. He had 2 younger brothers along with one older sister and one younger sister. They wrote it in about an hour.Įven though the lyrics state, " Sit beside me, my only son," Ronnie was not the only son. Rossington came up with a chord progression, and Van Zant wrote the lyrics based on advice the women had given them over the years. Shortly after Ronnie Van Zant's grandmother and Gary Rossington's mother died, they got together in Van Zant's apartment and started telling stories about them.
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A Pro Guitar upgrade for use in Rock Band 3 was released on March 1, 2011. It has also appeared in Rock Band Track Pack Vol. It was released as a Rock Band downloadable single and as part of Classic Rock Pack 01 on April 15, 2008.
