The story of the anthem that broke Free in America - then broke up the band. "I'll never forget Koss's reaction. He slumped like he'd been hit in the stomach"

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Free - All Right Now RARE at Top of the Pops (1970) - YouTube Watch OnIf All Right Now showed Free’s more frivolous side, it was driven home by their unparalleled musical pedigree. "I used to live near Oxford Street and Hair was playing right there on the corner," said Rodgers. The song broke us in America, but we couldn’t capitalise because we broke up and became an enigma there." Indeed, the success of All Right Now was a factor in that breakup, robbing Free of the musical freedom their name implied. “The pressure was on to come up with a follow-up to All Right Now, and we just couldn’t," he continued.