Smoke on the Water

This is a goofy stunt, but like most people, this was one of the first riffs I learned on guitar, along with the rhythm guitar part in the outro of Freebird.

Thanks, Beta CNN.

Speaking of that song, here are a couple of good articles on how yelling "Freebird" at concers has become a cultural ritual. It turns out even the guys from Lynyrd Skynyrd yell it out!

So what do the members of Skynyrd think of the tradition? Johnny Van Zant, Ronnie's brother and the band's singer since 1987, says "it's not an insult at all -- I think it's kind of cool. It's fun, and people are doing it in a fun way. That's what music's supposed to be about."

Besides, Mr. Van Zant has a confession: His wife persuaded him to see Cher in Jacksonville a couple of years ago, and he couldn't resist yelling "Freebird!" himself. "My wife is going, 'Stop! Stop!' " he recalls, laughing. "I embarrassed the hell out of her."

Thanks, Wall St Journal.