Imagine Robert Plant showing up to one of your gigs and joining you on stage...

I love Lynyrd Skynyrd, they're in my top 3-5 "stuck on a deserted island" picks. But count me in the group that's 'meh' about Freebird - I think the rock ballad beginning is just ordinary. Now their live version of "T for Texas"??? Yes, please!
While the studio version of Freebird is just above 'elevator music' to me, the live version video [that I posted above] is truly awesome. And this is likely more due to the energy & emotion the band members put into it and the way the audience reacted to it. It's far better to listen to [and watch] the live version.