FREE - "Be My Friend" - their best-ever version - live

Audio only, the band 'Free' play live their song "Be My Friend", a bonus track from the remastered CD "Highway", also on their new-ish CD 'BBC Sessions'. THIS VERSION is the best version (IMHO) of a fans' favourite, Paul Kossoff also viewed this song as their best work. However, on this live version Paul Rodgers' vocal performance is just extraordinary, from the very first "Oooh", but from 2:20 he really lets rip. He even chuckles a few times at 2:33 - 2:47 when he realises how powerfully on-form he is.

This version of this song is amongst my top three all-time favourite songs from any artist. It also includes my favourite piece of PR improvisation at 4:56
"Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby,
that's all I gotta say
so I'll say it again
Baby Baby Baby"

I compiled the video myself utilising footage downloaded from YouTube, occasionally with some of my own added effects and filters.

My plan here is to make available a few of my favourite recordings not easily available, or not well-known, or simply underrated.

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• Kossoff
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[keithrose4227]

I feel like I had a deprived childhood because I didnt hear this band until i was 24

[professoricon]

@keithrose4227:

I know what you mean, in that I should have made the effort to see Free live when I could, although I did see Bad Company in 1974.

I also feel that way about never seeing The Clash live, when a short trip into London would have been so easy for me.

[clikityclak]

The only annoying thing about this song is Rodgers and his "Yeah!" " Oh yeah!" when Paul is trying to solo..

[professoricon]

@clikityclak

That can sometimes be annoying, but Paul is the best at that there is - I've never heard better.

Listen to my video of him doing a practice run-through of 'Guardian of the Universe'.

Or even on this video when he says

"Baby Baby Baby, that's all I gotta say ... so I'll say it again ... Baby Baby Baby "

[donzdonz]

I think that Pauk Kossof's solo is better on the LP "Free Live" - still loads of feeling though, please don't think I'm criticising !

[professoricon]

@donzdonz:

You could be right about the guitar solo, but the best thing about this version is PR voice. It is truly inspirational.

[MrENGLISHBULL]

Greatest Live Band Of All Time......  :-)

[Stormonto57]

Paul Rodgers, mwah !!!!!!

[Waldi111979]

lucky those who seen Free back then. I cant describe who deep and mature are their songs. such a young lads (18-17 y.o.). amazing song and truely beautiful solo by Koss. back then music was fantastic and people full of love. good times gone...

[playfyte]

One of my all time favorite songs. Seems like, lately, I feel this way all the time. Strange, how the more you care about people as the years go by, people seem to care less and less about others. Still, a song like this reaffirms my faith. Anyway my love to all.

[MrNordertitoff]

@Blasty 109 Dude I was there too and Free blew Deep purple off the stage. The greatest blues guitarist that ever was IMHO

[asia190983]

it's sooooooo great :) i like it :)



[wotreally]

Paul Kossoff - RIP

[ch3rrysunbur5t]

Fuck... Kossof is cosmic, he played so little yet said so much more....