All Right Now (Free); Drum Cover by Sina

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[julietp.]

Another Classic Rock Hit for you - Now is everything all right? One wonders...

THE SONG - "All Right Now", by the English rock band Free, was written by their lead singer Paul Rodgers and bassist / pianist Andy Fraser. It was the third track on side two of their third studio album 'Fire and Water'. It was recorded in January 1970 in London at Trident Studios and Island Studios and released as a single on May 15, 1970 ahead of the album release on June 26, 1970.

"All Right Now" was a worldwide hit landing in the top ten on the charts of many countries. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #96 on Aug 15, 1970, peaked at #4 on Oct 17, 1970 after 10 weeks and was last seen at #22 on Nov 28, 1970. In the UK, it reached #2. The album was also a top 20 hit reaching #17 of the Billboard 200 on Oct 31, 1970.

Unfortunately "All Right Now" was Free's only real hit. Despite several albums and a number of singles that found favor with fans, their next best charting single was "The Stealer" which reached #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Jan 2, 1971. This placed Free on the One-Hit Wonder list, a fact that the band took in their stride while their live shows remained very popular.

In an interview with Carl Wiser of SongFacts, drummer Simon Kirke said, "Even though it elevated Free into the big leagues, it became a bit of an albatross because we couldn't follow it. It became a huge hit all around the world, only because we wanted to have something that people could dance to, but then, of course, we had to follow it up, and Island Records were desperate for us to follow it up. Really it was just a one-off for us, and when the follow-up..."The Stealer"– and the album that followed ('Highway') didn't do very well, we took it to heart and the band broke up. So, in an indirect way, "All Right Now" was not very good for the band, I have to say. But, by the same token, it's been such a durable song. I play it in my solo shows."

The song tells the story of a guy picking up a random girl. That wasn't actually the origin though. Simon Kirke continued, "It was born from a bad gig. Free never really had any uptempo songs. We were a bit of a stoner band. Up in Durham, which is in the north of England, we finished the set and walked off. By the time we left the stage, the applause had died down. That's awful, you know, to leave the stage and the applause has already gone. And we had to walk through the crowd to get to the dressing room.

"We got back to the dressing room and the general air in the band was, "We need a song that people can dance to." That was really the only criteria that was put forward for this song, "All Right Now." And I believe it was Andy Fraser sort of bopping around the dressing room saying, "It's all right now, " and that was it. Then over the next couple of months, Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser sat down and fleshed it out and wrote it."

Kirke had a slightly different recollection on another occasion when he said, "All of sudden, inspiration struck (bass player Andy) Fraser, and he started bopping around singing ALL RIGHT NOW... He sat down and wrote it right there in the dressing room. It couldn't have taken more than 10 minutes."

Fraser had his own version. In 2012 he told 'Mojo' magazine, "The idea for "All Right Now" came about on a rainy Tuesday night in some godsforsaken minor city - I can't remember where. We were playing a college that could have held 2, 000 but had something like 30 people out of their heads on Mandrax bumping into each other in front of us. They didn't notice when we came on or when we went off. Afterwards there was that horrible silence in the dressing room. To break the intensity, I started singing, 'All right now…come on baby, all right now.' As if to say, Hey, tomorrow's another day. Everyone else started tapping along. That riff was me trying to do my Pete Townshend."

THE DRUM COVER - So, was Sina all right now or not? You don't really need me to answer that question!

HEADS UP DEPT: I am reliably informed that next week will bring us something unusual and not to be missed. That's all my busy little researcher will tell me. So, join me next week and we'll all find out together! Cheers!

[gregyancoskie]

Miss Sina, I know I have said this before but it bears repeating. The songs that you cover sound so much more rich than they were on the radio. You bring the drums upfront already and to add the Bass more prominently on occasion would make it even better. That Sina Sparkle I mentioned before in previous posts is the realization of the Drums coming to the fore of the songs and they sound better to our ears. I'd rather listen to your covers of songs than the originals. You've spoiled us subscribers that way. I say let's enrich the covers and truly make it the Sina Style! Agree?

[emilzd]

Sina, you are the most interesting musician on Youtube.

[potterson]

I usually don't like it when folks mess with the songs I grew up with but you absolutely NAIL it every time!

[michaelwellman]

Driving around playing this and Many more like it October - ?, 1973 in a 68 AMC 4-door Ambassador pushing all the 12 watts I could get through the Am/Fm multiplex Stock stereo in Phoenix, AZ on Central Ave.
Three months before that I was finishing 3 years in the ARMY.


This was one of those songs that just made you feel Good back then and still does.


Very Nice. You and all who help you, You Guys ROCK!

[markroke]

If ever there as an exponent of less is more Sina is it.

On the face of it a simple track for both drums and guitar is of course until you try and play it ....

Sina nails it once again!

A joy to watch !

[joenewman]

Nice you nailed another classic !!! Keep rocking my people !!!

[chriscjy]

Music is the air in her lungs, the blood in her veins, the sparkle in her eyes, the beat in her heart and the fire in her soul. You are an inspiration young lady! Never disappointed.

[charlesclements]

By far, the best sound quality that can be found anywhere on YouTube.

[phishtopherenjoynass]

Sina nails these songs because she is a real drummer playing real music on real instruments. As she told us all so many times, that is what she likes. Great song! Thanks for sharing

[waltermameli]

Sina hands on most iconic song covered by a fun to watch drummer who is enjoying it she is

[donaldtheriot]

SINA Doering nailed this classic rock song her drums are pure perfection, she is an incredibly talented drummer and musician rock on young lady rock on 👏👍👏👍❤️

[keith]

My what a precious gift your Mum and Dad were blessed with.

[patmarcy]

Besides being an excellent drummer, you have great taste in classic rock!

[samson]

This video marks a milestone for me: It is the first Sina performance with which I was able to play along on my own drum kit. After watching many, many of her covers, this is the first song with which I am quite familiar and, let's face it, is really simple to play. I enjoyed matching Sina's moves, especially the cymbal hits. I still need a lot of work on my bass drum but doing the fills with her was great fun. Thanks, Sina, for being my "teacher" for a day.

[paulalancaster]

"All Right Now" is just what I was feeling hearing you play this. It brightened my day.

[larryguy]

No matter what decade and age of any song, Sina will make it fresh, alive and new again....Thanks Sina for making our weekend ' All Right Now '...

[edwardrizzo]

Man did this cover take me back. Way back! This is one of the very first songs I learned to play with my first real band. I started playing around the late 60s but a actual band not til 1971. Thanks again Sina for not only allowing us the privilege of watching your amazing talent but for your choices in music and for waking up so many memories for so many people. You have no idea of the effects you have on all your dedicated fans. Love you girl and thank you.

[magnumcraigstephens]

I think you almost have covered 80% of my most liked Classic Rock tunes from early 60s 70s 80s 90s i can put you on autoplay and listen all day and you're so good its often very hard to tell the diffrence in you and the original Drummer. I play Guitar im 57 years old i lived through these days of Rock been to many concerts from several bands including this one from Free, BadCo, Paul rodgers, Rush, Deep purple, Nirvana, Rolling Stones, Foreigner, Van halen, Cheap trick, Genises, thats about half of ones ive seen the most.
Sina you ROCK Girl !!!!

[mareks]

Hello Sina. It's great that you've reached for the classics. It was and will remain my favorite piece of Free. You play very well. Thank you. Greetings from Poland.