Weekend Rock List: Freedom Songs
Barring any more root canal surgeries or courthouse fires, this weekend will be Lil Wayne’s last as a free man before he’s officially sentenced to a year in jail on Monday. The day Weezy goes behind bars, T.I. will unveil his first post-penitentiary single, a celebration of his own freedom called “I’m Back.” As a tribute to the soon-to-be-incarcerated and the recently released, this weekend’s Rock List is dedicated to Freedom Songs. Tell us your favorites and on Monday we’ll tally the votes. Until then, here’s a handful of our picks and a gallery of rock-star mug shots:
• The Who – “I’m Free”
• George Michael – “Freedom! ‘90″
• Ween – “Freedom of ‘76″
• The Beatles – “Free as a Bird”
• Devo – “Freedom of Choice”
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Absolutely Free – Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention
Free Man In Paris – Joni Mitchell
Free Ride – Edgar Winter Group
Freedom – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Simple Song Of Freedom – Tim Hardin
Set Me Free – The Kinks
Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
I Want To Be Free – Queen
Freedom – George Michael
Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
Freewill – Rush
Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free – Sting
Freedom Of Choice – Devo
Me and Bobby McGee- Janis Joplin
There’s no debate: Rockin’ in the Free World – Neil Young.
This is so obvious that there shouldn’t be a list.
I Want to Break Free – Queen
Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
Think – Aretha Franklin
“Rockin’ in the Free World” – Neil Young
It’s A Free World, Baby – R.E.M.
I Want To Break Free – Queen
(i cannot fathom how nobody has mentioned this one yet!)
If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free – Sting
Set Me Free – The Kinks
Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John