The Governor at the time was George Wallace the segregationist, they say boo boo boo after saying in Birmingham they love the Governor. The song was a response to Neil Young's Southern Man saying don't lump in all southern men as being racist. After the this song came out it was thought they hated each other but couldn't be further from the truth, they liked and respected each other and if you look at the final album cover of Skynyrd Van Zant is wearing a Neil Young shirt
@HRConsultant_Jeff2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct. I first saw them when they still had not released albums in 1972 at a free concert at San Diego State. Great show even then. My friend and I sat behind some Hell's Angels and my friend spilled his beer on one of them. We bought them a round and everything was cool, but at 17 we were scared. The music took attention away from us.
@zztij2 жыл бұрын
I Remember..!!!
@sketchtherapy12182 жыл бұрын
Democrats invented and enforced segregation and forced sterilization laws until Buc vs Bell forced sterilization laws were overturned. Many of these eugenecists still promote the same policies as part of their "great white burden" to manage us, they only switched from overt to subversive from coercive to marketed. I have no love for the government neolib nannymarxists or the warmarxist neocons both want rights and monet for war & "the greater good".
@Kruppt8082 жыл бұрын
@@sketchtherapy1218 glad you have all the answers and are using your time to post on youtube videos about Sweet Home Alabama on a react channel....... congrats
@dwanpyrtle31342 жыл бұрын
They put the Governor's name at the bottom of the welcome sign at that time, Georgia too. "Signed, Gov Lester Maddox". After that they'd give you a warning about littering.
@shannontrough26802 жыл бұрын
Alabama girl here!I know you reacted to Freebird already but you should watch "Freebird" live at the Oakland Colliseum 7/2/77. It starts out slow but by the end of the song its legendary. Since you like guitars I think youll really enjoy this! Also it wasent long after (3 months) that their plane crashed killing three of them.
@joeyricefried96212 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Amazing performance
@aprildawn31862 жыл бұрын
If they want to see the guitars throughout the solo they should consider the Knebworth performance. Camera stays in the crowd too much in the Oakland performance
@elzar7602 жыл бұрын
Seconded.
@jamiebeaver72842 жыл бұрын
Neil Young wrote a couple of songs about racism in the south, “Southern Man” & “Alabama”, that seemed to paint all southerners as racists. “Sweet Home Alabama” was basically their response that not all southerners agreed with Governor Wallace the same way not all Northerners agreed with watergate. They did later say that they are big fans of Neil Young and they respect him as an artist and Neil Young said the same of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
@Charsept2 жыл бұрын
^
@paulhoogenboom53612 жыл бұрын
If you guys have watched Forest Gump, the movie references Governor George Wallace who tried to keep schools segregated. Forest accidentally stumbles into this historical event (one of many). Later he says they shot that Governor when he was running for President (he was paralyzed).
@BleuBakerbleubakersjrbca2 жыл бұрын
Southern Man reaction!
@wandameadows57362 жыл бұрын
Neil Young is a typical leftist Yankee who thinks he's better than Southerners. Its just a product of the fake civil war story's written by the victor.
@RockN2Country2 жыл бұрын
@@wandameadows5736 Neil is Canadian.
@johndalley12882 жыл бұрын
This song also talks about Muscle Shoals, a town in northern Alabama that is famous for having a recording studio where a lot of great music was recorded there. Even the Rolling Stones used it.
@thomasbarr59402 жыл бұрын
The swampers were muscle Shoals studio backing band 🎸😃
@HateTheGameTX2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know that but that makes more sense because of Hank Jrs lyrics in “Feeling Better”.. “between Macon and Muscle Shoals”
@genekillingsworth89942 жыл бұрын
Aretha Franklin, Wilson Picket, Percy Sledge, The Rolling Stones, Etta James, Paul Simon, Keith Richards, Bob Seger, Willy Nelson, Bob Dylan are just a few of the Artists who recorded in the Shoals.
@huntermorgan49802 жыл бұрын
The studio they recorded at is 5 mins from my house in Sheffield, AL. Great talent has come through the Shoals area. Glad to call it home.
@paulstewart62032 жыл бұрын
The Neil Young reference is about his song 'Southern Man', the song seems to paint a wider picture that all Southerners are racist, but the members of Skynyrd said there are no hard feelings between Neil Young and Skynyrd.
@dbradx2 жыл бұрын
Yep - Neil used to get death threats when he played in Alabama after this song came out, but he and the boys from Skynyrd were actually good friends. In fact, Neil offered his song 'Powderfinger' to Lynyrd Skynyrd but they passed, saying they felt he would do it better. Hell, Neil was an honourary pallbearer at Ronnie Van Zandt's funeral.
@bartstarr1002 жыл бұрын
"Alabama" was a Neil Young song on Harvest.
@shiddereonx2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t seen anyone recommend Simple Man from them. It’s such a sweet soulful tune.
@scotthamilton69292 жыл бұрын
The portion of the song referring to Governor George Wallace in particular made some believe that Lynyrd Skynyrd disagreed with desegregation, seeing as how the governor stood for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever". But others interpreted the lyrics as a reminder to Young that not all Southerners are the same. "We thought Neil was shooting all the ducks in order to kill one or two," Van Zant later said. "We're Southern rebels but, more than that, we know the difference between right and wrong." In fact, those "boos" are thought to imply that the band disagreed with Wallace's politics-and that bit about Watergate seems to be a pointed remark about the hypocrisy of the North, which had its own problems, too.
@MusicHeartofMine20122 жыл бұрын
A great documentary is called Muscle Shoals, many bands have went to Muscle Shoals and made hit albums including Aretha Franklin. In New York they wanted to control Aretha and she was just on the edge of being a super star. She recorded in Muscle Shoals Alabama she took off and never looked back.
@sanjuro662 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING movie!
@kakkianiun2 жыл бұрын
Tuesday gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd is a must hear,if you haven't heard it
@MrWhoevr2 жыл бұрын
The song was in response to the Neil Young song Southern Man. You can hear him mentioned in the lyrics.
@danielslover86692 жыл бұрын
Skynyrd always, in their short life, was eye opening. Check out “the ballad of Curtis Loew “. It’s a great song!
@CuntryRebel2 жыл бұрын
Skynyrd was a weird, but great ensemble. Made up of southern conservatives, LA liberals, peace and love hippies… and what they made was timeless music.
@dannyworten58762 жыл бұрын
Not really conservative. They were anti gun and even this song is I think is being sarcastic since the Governor was both racist and dishonest
@CuntryRebel2 жыл бұрын
@@dannyworten5876 Well there are interviews of Van Zant saying that this song was tongue in cheek. And that he not only respect a Neil Young, but liked him an awful lot. And also is seeing wearing Neil Young shirts in Many band photos.
@CuntryRebel2 жыл бұрын
@@dannyworten5876 And you are correct aside from guitarist Gary Rossington and of course new singer Johnny Van Zandt. Both were pretty conservative.
@ivansavoie31902 жыл бұрын
Ballad of Curtis Loew is a good one you should react to.
@eminemthegoat94822 жыл бұрын
This song a classic one. Another classic y'all need to check out is Dilbar by Nora. It was played everywhere in Europe when it came out. You might of heard it before, not sure.
@k4k9122 жыл бұрын
Not just Europe. Australia too. I remember when it dropped
@wTurbo2 жыл бұрын
I’m an Alabamian. Trust me there is nothing better than a summer day blasting this song with the windows down!
@filthymcnasty4u2842 жыл бұрын
I think the song Simple Man by them is the best inspirational song ever. It completely cuts through the bullshit....
@donsavignano43962 жыл бұрын
Some people thought that Skynyrd was from Alabama but their actually from Jacksonville Florida. Another great song from the muscle shoals sessions is lend a helping hand. The song means sooo much then as it does now!
@g00senek22 жыл бұрын
Please do the Ballad of Curtis Loew next 🙏
@JMNihon2 жыл бұрын
You would enjoy The Steve Miller Band - The Joker
@genekillingsworth89942 жыл бұрын
They were referring to George Wallace, the Governor that stood in the door to block court ordered desegregation of the University of Alabama.
@joeyricefried96212 жыл бұрын
My FAVORITE Band!! Forever
@michaelfinck74872 жыл бұрын
Wow... young couple listen to a very great Rock Song from the 70s. I was a teenager at that time
@Daisychain19622 жыл бұрын
Greatest Southern Rock song ever written!
@Tatsta2 жыл бұрын
You guys should react to Free Bird another great song by Lynyrd Skynyrd
@KimmyGibson2 жыл бұрын
They were my very first live concert experience. Mobile born.
@kimzwolinski99192 жыл бұрын
I didn’t understand the references when I was a kid when I got older finding out what they meant made me like the song even more
@Kentuckyfatwhiteboy2 жыл бұрын
This is also the first song to have “Goddamn” in it. If you listen towards the end of the song you can hear it.
@RKOENT2 жыл бұрын
you may recognize the riff from Kid Rock's "All Summer Long"
@markeetafarmer5412 жыл бұрын
Listen to *Lynyrd Skynyrd -Ed and Gary talk Sweet Home Alabama Sweet Home Alabama (LIVE 1973)* on Ytube. Gary explains the Boo, Boo, Boo part of song
@kardeef333172 жыл бұрын
In Birmingham we wrote the governor, boo boo boo, now we all did what we could do. The Governor was a racist and they , the band, and most people didn't agree with him. You need to listen to The Ballad of Curtis Loew, it's about a black blues player 3 band members loved when they were children in the late 50's and early 60's.
@keithaoshea5672 жыл бұрын
Netflix has a documentary on the band and its excellent. Gary Rossington is the only original surviving member.
@dannyworten58762 жыл бұрын
Well you need to listen to Neil Young’s song Southern Man since its referenced on this song
@mitziesanders98402 жыл бұрын
When I was in college, I got tickets to see Lynyrd Skynyrd. Just before the concert, they were involved in a plane crash. Three members of the group were killed: Frontman Ronnie Van Sant, Guitarist Steve Gaines, and back up singer Cassie Gaines. The concert was canceled, of course. Still have my tickets to this day.
@fothebo12 жыл бұрын
You got to watch Freebird live. 1977. Incredible to see them live.
@jenniferfoster16922 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs for the great music and vibe..not sure how I feel about some of the references contained within
@Jd-im4my2 жыл бұрын
Hey! From ALABAMA here. Love you guys. ROLL TIDE!!!!
@bigbassintv4523 Жыл бұрын
I’m country and I’ve heard this song 1000s of time
@Alex-dh2cx2 жыл бұрын
Nice catch on the governor booing, took me years to pay enough attention to catch that.
@jennyhagemann51592 жыл бұрын
BAMA girl here and proud and they sing this at all Alabama Crimson tide games.
@adrianmartin81532 жыл бұрын
Freebird 1977 Oakland coliseum ,a day at on the green . Master full guitarist man . They r lit trust
@tammyjomcgregor67252 жыл бұрын
It says in Birmingham they love the governor. That's what the song says. I live in Huntsville Alabama
@hockeyeyt3953 Жыл бұрын
I cannot understand why crys does not give any expression she is always watching with a normal straight face . Whille recklezz is always bobbing his head which gives a sign that he is liking the song and feeling it.
@SM-gs9wb2 жыл бұрын
Get over it! One of the best bands ever
@philshorten32212 жыл бұрын
If you like this you'll probably also mess with something like "Don't Fear (the Reaper)" by Blue Oyster Cult 😉
@skinheadjon9012 жыл бұрын
Merry Clayton (Gimme Shelter) on backing vocals 🎶🤩🙌👍
@bigbassintv4523 Жыл бұрын
Georgia boy here and I love sweet home Alabama
@brodyhoneycutt36112 жыл бұрын
Curtis Lowe
@mikeherrmann53602 жыл бұрын
Neadle & a Spoon is their best 1
@gloria461312 жыл бұрын
I love lynyrd skynyrd they done this song at fame radio station in in muscle shoals Alabama that’s were I’m from,thanks for doing this song great reaction
@srt8rocketship2412 жыл бұрын
She would get along great with my wife as another Horror fanatic. Nothing scares her. Try Led Zeppelin- Kashmir live at Celebration Day performance. Maybe you have , I dunno.
@ruthparker97562 жыл бұрын
Another great Southern rock song you should check out is Flirtin' with Disaster by Molly Hatchett. It's a nonstop banger, just be careful if you listen to it while driving 😉.
@calebthemusicjunkie Жыл бұрын
All jokes aside this is a great song
@ricklucero67032 жыл бұрын
This song is in reference to Neil Young's song Alabama. You need to listen to that.
@johnmanley94852 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. The name skynyrd skynyrd. Was named after their gym teacher ( Leonard skinner)from the high school they attended in Florida.
@arnoldcox91282 жыл бұрын
This was also on the movie Con air
@joeykruger66052 жыл бұрын
This song is played in 8 mile movie also
@itmightbme2 жыл бұрын
Love this! Grew up in Bham, AL! ❤❤❤
@SIXX27722 жыл бұрын
AYE.....You gotta react to That Smell .
@TheMacRiada2 жыл бұрын
They are talking about Gov. George Corley Wallace, not Boob Riley.
@aaronarnold76532 жыл бұрын
Aloha, I was bastitized in a stock tank in Northern Alabama...Jr high p.e. teecha...
@scuppernog12 жыл бұрын
You should check out "Gimme Three Steps" it is a fun song about a serious situation.
@danhartman85822 жыл бұрын
That Smell is all that needs to be said
@jessicabelle20112 жыл бұрын
You should check out the Allman Brother’s.
@eugenekline85182 жыл бұрын
They had this song I believe on the movie called Con Air with Nicholas Cage
@bradbilkingtonsonmon36172 жыл бұрын
He’s say in Birmingham “they” love the governor.. he’s booing governor George Wallace which wanted segregation now and forever. The “they” in the lyrics are talking about the people that supported Wallace. Songs like this helped stop racism and more than people know. People see the rebel flag Skynyrd used and go straight to racism, and in fact it’s the opposite. It was heritage that’s it
@andrewmcgill95442 жыл бұрын
No emotion from her. Doesn't blink much
@ronsmith55722 жыл бұрын
React to Free - Alright Now ( vevo ) ( Note : This is at a massive outdoor concert , just so you'll know you have the right video that your reacting too )
@markclark68242 жыл бұрын
The governor's name was George Wallace. He was a major segregationist in the 70s. That's what the boos were about. His racist poltics.
@bobszejk96202 жыл бұрын
...what Shannon said !
@Tuesdays_Gone2 жыл бұрын
❤️🎶❤️🎶
@tonyarenee5312 жыл бұрын
Something went down with Neil Young & Skynyrd ... Neil Young calling out Skynyrd as racist that's why you hear Neil Young in the song they were at it for years! But Neil came out saying he was wrong and they all made up LOL
@tonyarenee5312 жыл бұрын
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd One, two, three Turn it up Big wheels keep on turnin' Carry me home to see my kin Singin' songs about the south-land I miss Alabamy once again and I think it's a sin, yes Well I heard Mister Young sing about her Well I heard ol' Neil put her down Well I hope Neil Young will remember A southern man don't need him around anyhow Sweet home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home Alabama Lord I'm comin' home to you In Birmingham they love the governor (boo-hoo-hoo) Now we all did what we could do Now Watergate does not bother me Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth Sweet home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home Alabama (oh yeah) Lord I'm comin' home to you Here I come, Alabama Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes they do) Lord they get me off so much They pick me up when I'm feelin' blue Now how about you? Sweet home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home Alabama Lord I'm comin' home to you Sweet home Alabama (oh, sweet home) Where the skies are so blue And the governor's true Sweet home Alabama (lordy) Lord I'm comin' home to you, yeah, yeah Montgomery's got the answer
@jimmybright75792 жыл бұрын
I had no doubt she saw 8 mile many times
@medrawilliamspm83622 жыл бұрын
They love their governor
@rubencates60802 жыл бұрын
Try Hall&Oats Sarah smiles
@mj31132 жыл бұрын
it played in con air with nicolas cage movie my top 10 movie
@wild87572 жыл бұрын
In Birmingham they love the governor
@joeyricefried96212 жыл бұрын
On The Hunt - Winterland 1975
@MrRondonmon2 жыл бұрын
She's right, the First Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the best one, but it was made in 1974 🤣👌Much higher rated than all of the others. Really, really freaky.
@mikewhipkey68632 жыл бұрын
Well I hope Neil Young will remember Spotify don't need him around anyhow
HEY LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U GUYS R YOUNG ... BUT PLEEEZ LET IT PLAy!!!!!!!!!!
@robintiger90822 жыл бұрын
My brother. Alabama's govenor was George Wallace. The song came out in 1974. Wallace in the 1960s was a presidential candidate as well. His stance was Segregation today. Segregation tomorrow. Segregation forever. In 1970 he was elected Governor of Alabama. In 1972 a guy, last name started with a B, tried to assassinate him. He shot 4 people Wallace being the target. It severed his spine and paralyzed him from the waist down. Wallace was beloved by Alabama. His acceptance speech for Governor in 1970 was written by a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. I remember him standing in front of a school with a baseball bat saying no Black person is going to white schools in his run. After his assassination attempt he mellowed and got nicer. But it was a little too little, a little too late.
@robintiger90822 жыл бұрын
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 wow. That I did not know.
@fothebo12 жыл бұрын
Nice shirt.
@michaeldavis56102 жыл бұрын
Alabama had a Governor Wallace who was one of the last holdouts for segregation.
@RyneMurray232 жыл бұрын
Check out "call me the breeze"
@bobsullivan112 жыл бұрын
They were referring to George Wallace the segregationist. Boo, Boo, Boo. These boys were from the South but they were not racists like some will portray them.
@lancevaughn4322 жыл бұрын
Lyrics,. In Birmingham they love the governor (boo-hoo-hoo),. They did not agree with Governor Wallace.
@southslastrebel25752 жыл бұрын
They also say the governor is true
@bryanjames66692 жыл бұрын
You guys should also react to Horror movies or just movies.
@JMNihon2 жыл бұрын
More great variety!
@tiacalhoun38412 жыл бұрын
🔥
@philipcoggins95122 жыл бұрын
There are two types of people in world who think this is a good song: Those that were born and raised in Alabama, and those that have never been to Alabama...
@allanbreslin98642 жыл бұрын
Hey bud,could you react to Gerry cinnamon please?a great Scottish artist,sometimes or sun queen are great songs,though he has loads.cheers from scotland🏴
@MrToband2 жыл бұрын
bpiq=>80
@edwardvolner8678 Жыл бұрын
Yes they are booking the Governor,at that time the Governor of Alabama was George Wallace,a very racist man who wanted to keep Alabama segregated
@pablolazaromartinez35412 жыл бұрын
Hey guys! Please react to Gary moore's still got the blues, thanks!!
@vickieclements6952 жыл бұрын
The Govenor was George Wallace. This was in the era of civil rights movements, and vietnam. Look up Selma Alabama riots if you're intersted
@josephpowell39492 жыл бұрын
Bob Riley was not Governor back then Gorge Wallace was and he was true blue!
@rogerdevadas2 жыл бұрын
Hi, possible to react to Malhari a bollywood song?😊
@krylesangerbeaver2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it they loved a Governor?
@chrisi42212 жыл бұрын
Neil youngs song southernman has alot to do with this song.