Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (REACTION)

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[@spookytruth9307]

As the story goes, “Sweet Home Alabama” was originally intended as a response to Neil Young. Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was a big fan of Young's music, but he was taken aback by Young's early 70's songs “Southern Man” and “Alabama,” which attacked the south for its backwards, racist past.

[@midnightrambler7716]

There’s a few pictures of Ronnie wearing Neil Young Tonight’s the Night T-shirts even after Sweet Home Alabama was released.

[@324cmac]

But Ronnie was trying to say that racism didn't define everyone in Alabama.

[@mattmoose1]

None of those bullshit stories are true.

[@johnoneil5554]

All true bro

[@johncampbell756]

​@@midnightrambler7716"Even after." This dong was 1974. Tonight's the Night was released in 1975.

[@robertklotz1843]

They DID have a problem with Governor Wallace, that's why they sing "boo-boo-boo"" after mentioning him. He was a staunch segregate.

[@neillenet291]

Exactly

[@grantmay9525]

🎸👍

[@DrBeckyEm]

Exactly. I was born and raised in Muscle Shoals and home of Swampers. Remember Wallace was governor. Wallace was a “big racist” as he shamed Alabama. We are very good people and most of us are not racist! Muscle Shoals Alabama was/is a beautiful place to grow up and live.

[@Kyle-nh1td]

I was born and raised in muscle shoals now live in Tennessee Alabama is a great place to live

[@jlb6]

John Lennon did an early dis song all about,Paul Mcartney -How Do You Sleep. George kills the slide solo. The song is similar to Ra day Newman’s rednecks. It relates to adherence to stereotypes and how you really should not judge people without looking in the mirror first.

[@Kegan420]

Neil Young put down the south and this was their way of saying a Canadian doesn’t need to talk about the southern history,also it was Skynyrd saying just cause you are from the south doesn’t mean you agree with everything the south was doing at the time.Lynyrd Skynyrd we’re fans of Neil Young.RVZ is wearing a Neil young shirt on the Street Survivor album and supposedly they were going to do a song together.Neil even covered one of there songs right after the plane crash

[@chopa2less]

Not sure Young being Canadian has anything to do with this. Canada had no part in Watergate.

[@RiverCityKid-lo3yf]

sheep@@chopa2less

[@notablindliberal896]

"In Birmingham they love the governor boo boo boo" was George Wallace who was pro segregation. "Where the skies are blue and the governor too" Blue is the Democratic party, that's how I've always taken it. Thanks for the reaction.

[@loupi4bama]

Back in that time blue was the Republican party color and red was Democrat color. I think that changed in the 80s.

[@jeffmaltby6185]

@@loupi4bama Yes , earlier though, Reagan was Republican still in 80s

[@fulldraws]

no, some dems were "Blue Dog' Democrats... @@loupi4bama

[@carrerlluna66]

I hate to say it but George Wallace was a DEMOCRAT. If you know about Malcolm X he said " A Democrat aint nuthin but a Dixiecrat ".@@loupi4bama

[@reddoxx4754]

The lyrics are "where the skies are so blue (and the governor's true)". The idea of blue Democratic states and red Republican states started with the 2000 election.

[@jennhurl]

Best opening lyrics "Turn it up" 🔥

[@toddharris8441]

❤

[@cshubs]

You must check out the documentary movie Muscle Shoals. It's about the studios in northern Alabama where a ton of the best music of the 20th C. was made.

[@Poopship]

Such an awesome documentary

[@citizenghosttown]

I second that. Great film!

[@MarkLindsayCNC]

I'll give it a third. Motion carried, the resolution is passed.

[@tektoniks_architects]

I'm late to the party, but Muscle Shoals is a *must watch* documentary for music lovers.

[@ragjamrock]

A lot of music history in that documentary. Anyone who grew up in the 60s and 70s will recognize so many songs that came outta Muscle Shoals Alabama..👍🏽🎶

[@markeetafarmer541]

The day they recorded this Ronnie had showed up at the studio with a box of donuts. As soon as he walked in the engineers wanted him to listen to/approve a mix. So he put down the box of donuts and when he came back all the donuts where gone. If you listen to last line in song Ronnie says, "My donuts, G Dam"

[@williamwarlick3497]

Eh, got to listen closely for that!

[@WillyJackson-if6zf]

Ohhh! Get it now!

[@susanmurray7654]

Didnt know that...bwahahaha 😂

[@SAM-dg3vd]

Really?!?!🤣

[@Brian-ew9bn]

@@SAM-dg3vdNo, he’s saying Don’t let it stop now. Nothing about donuts😂

[@gs8191]

Skynyrd were actually big fans of Neil Young but felt his Southern Man and Alabama songs were painting the whole South as racist instead of focusing on the ones who actually were. They were always mutual admirers, but they became friends after this song. You could see in some concerts in the mid-70s, Van Zandt would sometimes wear a Neil Young t-shirt and Young would sometimes don a Skynyrd or Van Zandt shirt.

[@KennyCamaro2364]

Ronnie Van Zant was buried in a Neil young tee shirt…

[@Caseydog3]

Neil Young sang Southern Man when he put Down the south and this is a response to him

[@Poopship]

This is a response to Neil Young's songs Southern Man and Alabama. The funny thing is when they all met they became friends

[@GoldTop57]

Pure guitar brilliance by Ed King

[@justinatest9456]

Not just likely the first diss track, but easily the most popular. Crazy, never thought of it like that.

[@billschafer9668]

Great song. Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, FL. They loved the studio and people in Muscle Shoals , AL and Alabama in general. The fact is Ronnie and Neil actually liked each other but the song is basically Ronnie sticking up for the southern man. Theme song now for the Crimson Tide. A great version of this song are the live versions with Stevie Gaines playing lead guitar in 76 and 77.

[@rayj1011]

The Swampers are the session musicians at Muscle Shoals. Bands traveled the world over to record with them to get that special sound.

[@stillstanding8286]

This might be an early diss track, but John Lennon released a song (which you guys already reacted to) in 1971 called “How Do You Sleep?” (from the “Imagine” album) that targeted his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney. That might not be the first diss track either, but it’s brutal.

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

It’s blatantly taking shots at Paul.. take a listen to Paul’s “Let Me Roll It” as well.. it’s always seemed like a reply to John too, minus the animus John was spitting on his song.

[@boboquisp]

Can I just mention the great piano playing by Billy Powell? He was so good!

[@maine420grow8]

Luv me some little feat

[@billreilly7693]

The feud between them was cleared up back in the 1970s.They all ended up friends.☮🥁☘

[@MicheleJane]

True. but still, As much as i like skynards music I never liked hearing them diss Neil Young!😄

[@757optim]

@@MicheleJane Well, Neil started it. Haha.

[@hampyonce]

The response was to making generalizations about people...and sort of went on to point out that there are good and bad folks everywhere and that Alabama had a sweet side.

[@MicheleJane]

@@757optim 😄True, he did. Justifiably too 😉

[@757optim]

@@MicheleJane Sure.

[@midnightrambler7716]

Alabama was not actually Skynyrd’s “state”. They were out of Jacksonville FL. They probably used Alabama as a metaphor for the whole south as, in addition to the song Southern Man from the album After the Gold Rush, they were attacking the song Alabama from the album Harvest. Maybe one of the original “dis” tracks. As I mentioned in another post, Ronnie was seen later wearing Neil Young Tonight’s the Night T-shirts however.

[@danarussell1291]

No, they would drive thru Alabama to get to Muscle Shoals and they saw a lot of beautiful country!! Look up The Swampers!!!

[@midnightrambler7716]

I’ve driven thru Alabama lots and agree it is beautiful country. I’m well aware of the Swampers. I have a demo CD of Skynyrd recorded at Muscle Shoals with a working version of Free Bird on it among others. There’s a great documentary about Muscle Shoals with the same title on Blu Ray that I have as well. Check it out. Boz Scaggs and Duane Allman recorded a song called Loan Me a Dime which the Swampers shine on. Check it out if you have not heard it.

[@TheSRC88]

They spent alot of time in Alabama recording and touring. They considered it to be a second home.

[@adamkenney6932]

The Swampers are definitely worth getting to know. So many great r&b/rock tracks from that era for Aretha, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, from this small group of season musicians in Alabama.

[@julietate7806]

And don't forget Duane Allman and Jaimoe. They played in Muscle Shoals, too.

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

Don’t forget Otis Redding either!

[@perijetton9275]

Yesterday was the 46th anniversary of the plane crash. The Swampers they sing about in the last verse is about the session pickers in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. RVZ was a poet who took no crap! 😂

[@suesebree8670]

I remember where I was when I heard the news of the crash. DEVASTATING...

[@perijetton9275]

@@suesebree8670 me too! 💔

[@citizenghosttown]

There's a terrific documentary about studio and session players in Muscle Shoals, Alabama ("Muscle Shoals" from 2013). Highly recommended!

[@perijetton9275]

@@citizenghosttown it’s one of my favorites!

[@bradsense7431]

Yesterday the anniversary date of the crash. There is a memorial this weekend down in Gillsburg MS site of the crash. Crash survivors and first responders will be attending. There are various activities planned. Craig Reed who was a roadie and the person Ronnie was singing about in the line- “one of the crew had go with one of the guest” in song “What’s Your Name” will be making his first visit to the site since the crash.

[@fredshred5194]

an American record producer, songwriter, and musician who became known as the owner of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. As the "Father of Muscle Shoals Music", he was influential in recording and promoting both country and soul music, and in helping develop the careers of such musicians as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Duane Allman and Etta James.

[@suesebree8670]

Good morning La and Che! Great start to Saturday! Neil Young was putting down the entire South for their racism.

[@AirplayBeats]

Good Morning!!

[@benhinds2971]

The Swampers were the band comprised of studio musicians at the legendary studio in Alabama call Muscle Shoals. (Google artists who recorded there)

[@WillyJackson-if6zf]

Steely Dan wrote a response song to John Lennon's song 'Imagine' on their Can't Buy a Thrill album called 'Only a Fool Would Say'.

[@suesebree8670]

I learn so much on this channel! Thanks for the info!

[@WillyJackson-if6zf]

@@suesebree8670 👍

[@davidsizemore5642]

Not only was it a straight diss of Neil Young, but legend has it that they were fans of each other.

[@zunbake3]

What should not be overlooked is that Brooklyn Born Music Legend Al Kooper produced this album and song. After moving to Atlanta in 1972, Kooper discovered the Band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and produced and performed on their first three albums, including the singles "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird".

[@axelpenn2131]

Al Kooper also fronted a Canadian band Blood Sweat and Tears in their early years! ✌🏻

[@zunbake3]

Kooper did a zillion things in Rock History like playing keyboards for Dylan when he went electric, forming The Blues Project, Super Session Album with Bloomfield and Stills an on and on.

[@sandymiller3577]

I remember being at my parents house, downstairs... I had a few friends over... playing pool and listening to music. I think I was about 15 years old. All of a sudden my mom came downstairs and said the news came on saying a plane crashed with some of the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd on it. I will never forget that day, it changed the mood completely with everyone. Every one I knew (as a teenager) loved Lynyrd Skynyrd... In fact, we were probably listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd at that time. It was a very sad and solem time. Thanks for the reaction to this great band... Someone explained the situation with Neil Young pretty well on these comments, so I won't even respond to that. There's also a documentary on Netflix about Lynyrd Skynyrd... In case you're interested in watching it. It was really good. Next Lynyrd Skynyrd reaction? The ballad of Curtis Lowe❤

[@mamaflush9945]

I also remember that awful day and what I was doing...RIP" Ronnie, Steve, Cassie ❤‍🔥🎸U R Miss and yes Neil Young was shining a light on the racism in the south. "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ballad Of Curtis Loew (Audio)" (by the Channel: Lynyrd Skynyrd)

[@pcard10]

I remember that day as well. I came home and my mom told me the news. I was devastated!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Absolutely

[@stevedahlberg8680]

The plane crash happened when I was in junior high and a lot of us were devastated. For a while in the movie theater, they would not play the reels for the upcoming attractions and instead they inserted this hastily put together Memorial mini documentary to Lynyrd Skynyrd, concluding with of course Freebird.

[@dgator3599]

I was 13 yrs old when it came over the radio station. I was stunned. My older sister had tickets to a concert they were scheduled to perform in TN. Now as an adult, I was fortunate to live across the street from Donnie Van Zant for 20 yrs. He built a house next to Johnny about 10 mins away but I still see him occasionally at Publix or driving down the road. They are a great family. They've been generous to our family over the years. I was even fortunate enough to get a glimpse of the Rebel flag that was used as a backdrop to their last concerts. It was discolored, tattered and old and way too big to be unfolded but what a priceless moment to see that.

[@uncletom618]

The lyric “Muscle Shoals they got “The Swampers “, referencing the legendary house band at the Muscle Shoals, AL recording studio.

[@Ibanezed210]

The signature guitar at the intro is what fables are made of.

[@GoldTop57]

Legendary Ed King

[@jackndew2]

@@GoldTop57 Yes and I always found it interesting that a SoCal man,, born and bred, who was previously the guitarist for 60's pop group Strawberry Alarm Clock, ended up in Florida and being as successful as he was.

[@324cmac]

Southern Man by Neil Young was the problem. LS just loved the people of Alabama. They talked about Governor George Wallace (terrible racist). They said 'boo boo boo' when they mentioned him. "We did what we could do.' - that was their response. He talked about the studio band, The Swampers, at Muscle Shoals who they loved too. It was the South vs the Yankees in a way.

[@cubfanmike]

Song was featured in 'Forrest Gump' --- Van Zandt and Young were good friends and they did a bit of smack talk - they laughed

[@georgem5589]

Muscle Shoals Swampers were a group of Southern guys that were independently ok musicians, but as a group became super funky somehow. They backed Aretha, then became highly sought after by Paul Simon, the Stones, etc. Watch the movie.

[@deaniegarcia5694]

When the great Oakland Raider’s QB Kenny Stabler passed, he had this tune playing full blast in his hospital room…says what you need to know about southerners feeling for where they came from. I live near Nashville and here you are a UT Volunteer or an Alabama Crimson Tide fan, period. Love this song, read the comments guys, it’s all there..loved your reaction tho…Cheers!

[@324cmac]

Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams of The Temptations always felt that they were not respected enough in Detroit because they came from Alabama. I think there is a stereotype and a bias against the South (especially about accents). Racism happens all over this country. It's just more overt in the South a lot of times.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Good luck today (Tennessee vs Alabama). By the way, Tom Flores is near me in Fresno, Ca and we used to see the Snake a lot around here.

[@BBaldwin]

How bout them Noles!!!

[@kennethbrown5164]

Neil Young was putting down the south in his song "Southern Man", saying that everyone is racist. Ronnie Van Zandt responds with don't moralize us with your anti south lyrics and beliefs, we are not all racists in the south.

[@lesdavis2318]

They are singing about their home Alabama

[@bobbyweber2011]

They're from Jacksonville Florida. They were recording this at the world famous Muscle Shoals studio. They were pissed because Neil was putting down the South. Muscle Shoals is in North Western Alabama on the Tennessee River😊

[@-R.Gray-]

There is also the Steely Dan song "Everything You Did" with the lyrics "Turn up The Eagles the neighbors are listening", (about covering up the sounds of an argument with some inoffensive music), which was answered in "Hotel California" with "They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast".

[@ednicholson7839]

Also Steely Dan’s “Only a Fool Would Say That” is a criticism of John Lennon’s “Imagine”. Maybe not exactly a dis track but pretty close.

[@WillyJackson-if6zf]

Thank you!

[@davidl7466]

As others have mentioned, Neil Young wrote Southern Man and Alabama as a critique of the South and it's history of racism and this song was a response to that. Both artists were speaking a truth, and offered their views through some beautiful music.

[@chazfromtheburg]

I live about 45 miles from Muscle Shoals where so much great music was recorded back in the day. I'm from TN, but this song is straight southern rock ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥Love you guys!!

[@tokyosteve5187]

The Muscle Shoals (Alabama) Swampers reference is to the all-white session artists behind so much of that great stuff that Etta James recorded, Aretha recorded, the Staple Singers recorded, WIlson Pickett recorded, Percy Sledge rec- . . . well, you get the idea.

[@davidwolf4677]

For many years, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed on stage with a huge Confederate flag as a backdrop. Interestingly, they more recently ditched that flag for the Stars and Stripes.

[@ronwatson4135]

" Muscle Shoals has got the Swamper's " Muscle Shoals, Alabama is where a lot of the Black Artists of Motown recorded some of their Biggest Hits. Even the Stones recorded music there. The Swampers was the Studio Band used to make some of the Best Motown Songs. Crazy thing ... All the Musicians were White. On KZbin there is a documentary called MUSCLE SHOALS that explains it all.

[@danarussell1291]

There's a great documentary called Muscle Shoals that will explain a lot, especially why a group of Florida boys would write about Alabama!!

[@spawn4582]

"Sweet Home Alabama", the song is well remembered, it's a hit

[@huerosantos7563]

Young had expressed his disappointment with racism in the South in two songs, "Southern Man" and "Alabama". "Southern man better keep your head," went the chorus of the former. "Don't forget what your good book said/ Southern change gonna come at last/ Now your crosses are burning fast

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

The line Muscle Shoals has The Swampers….this is relating to the house band for the Muscle Shoals studio. The swampers were on a ton of classic albums including Aretha Franklin

[@treydog317]

Have you reacted to “ballad of Curtis Loew”. Another great song by LS

[@robertdawson8522]

The first diss song was by the Beatles.The song was Taxman where they called out politicians by name

[@johnbrowne2170]

When they talk about the governor of Alabama the chorus is "boo, boo, boo."

[@imtallpaul]

Also the reference to Muscle Shoals was about Muscle Shoals Sound Studios where many R&B artist recorded albums. The Wrecking Crew of the south.

[@LesSmith45]

People should not rip you young men for not knowing about music we all grew up on all our lives! I know you guys grew up on hip hop, rap and todays R&B (not my R&B 60’s-70’s is different). You guys are keeping the greatest music ever recorded alive with your reactions! You are spreading it around! For that I am great full. Sure there are times I go WTF? You have not heard this before. Then I realize you were NEVER exposed to this music all your life! Keep up the great work

[@AirplayBeats]

Thank you!! We appreciate you!!

[@LesSmith45]

@@AirplayBeats NO! Thank you!!!! You two are one of two reactors I look for every single day! What is special about you guys. You know music WAY better than I do. I just listen to it. You guys break it down musically and the way it was produced. Which I have NO CLUE about. So you are teaching me.I am just glad you young men are experiencing the 50’s - 80’s music! There is so much out there you young men have never heard. I have 10,000 songs on my iPod! I literally could spend a year with you turning you onto so much great music from Classic Rock, Punk/New wave, hard rock, the oldies (Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and many many more). I hope you young men love what your doing because if you keep this up you will be an old man like me (62) and still not covered it all!

[@peterfields4801]

My favourite Skynyrd song,like so many of their songs listening to it live takes it to another level!

[@Grimgrimmerson]

Guys... @spookytruth is correct. If you want more confirmation listen very carefully after the line "I heard Mr. Young sing about her" and in the background you'll hear the female backup singers say "Southern Man". It's faint but it's there.

[@bobschenkel7921]

The "turn it up" was from Ronnie Van Zant to Al Kooper, who was the producer, to turn up his studio headphones. The "feud" between Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd was mostly a media creation, but Skynyrd did mention Neil's song "Southern Man", Neil also had a song called "Alabama". This is a VERY political song. BTW, the boys in Lynyrd Skynyrd were from Jacksonville, Fla..

[@nflr92]

Swampers at Muscle Shoals mentioned. Famous rhythm section that contributed to so many hits recorded at Fame Studio

[@bradsense7431]

If you listen closely after the line “I heard Mr Young sing about her” you can hear “Southern Man” which was sung and added in by their producer Al Kooper.

[@scotties.3414]

I love how Kid Rock sampled this and made an instant hit -- that riff has so much life in it.

[@johntrickey7182]

It's in response to Neil Young 's " Southern Man" which implies about institutional racism. Van Zandt's biographers, band mates, others have said it was blown away out of proportion, but it made for a lot of press.

[@phyllisbrecklin9489]

The Swampers were the studio band at Rick Halls famous FAME studio in Muscle Shoals. They were some greasy white boys that sounded black. When artists came down to record, they requested those black boys that played on Aretha, Wilson Pickett, and so many more legendary recording artists records. Then, those Swampers opened their own recording studio, practically down the road. I've been to both and have met some of the Swampers. Watch the documentary Muscle Shoals. It gives all the info.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

. muscle shoals is the famed recording studio in Alabama, the earliest recordings of Aretha , Wilson Pickett, and a young studio guitarist named Duanne Allman. the Swampers refer to the studio musicians that backed up the stars....

[@elizabethwood9409]

Birmingham native here! Love this song ❤️

[@richardpierce7819]

The line southern man dont need him around anyway by Neil young is what the Neil Young reference was for. It should be noted that Ronnie Van Zant actually liked Neil Young , he just didn take kindly to that remark.

[@lauraperreira6762]

Queen “Death on Two Legs” is brutal. Don’t mess w/ Feddie🥊

[@stephenhuber1219]

Billy Powell played piano on Kid Rock's All Summer Long

[@jamestate5059]

Im sure people have already said but Neil Young is from Canada and talking about the south. Skynyrd was basically saying dont paint everyone from the south with one broad stroke.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Even with this back and forth between Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd, they both respected the other and Neil loved this song. After the plane crash Neil incorporated this song into his concerts, playing it often.

[@citizenghosttown]

There's a great band called "Drive By Truckers" from Alabama. They put out an album in 2001 called "Southern Rock Opera" -- the album is essentially about this very feud and the duality of the south and growing up in the south with its complicated legacy. Terrific album -- check it out!

[@citizenghosttown]

FYI, the lead singer and principal songwriter of the "Truckers," Patterson Hood is the son of David Hood, a studio musician from Muscle Shoals - one of the "Swampers" that Lynyrd Skynyrd sing about. It runs deep.

[@dundundata7603]

Airplay Beats= instant upvote

[@CoDee2U]

Every time 😎

[@imtallpaul]

At the beginning where he says "turn it up" he was talking to the engineer to turn up the mix on his monitor.

[@MrJhbart001]

I saw an interview with Ed King and he said he came up with the opening guitar into and Ronnie was sitting on the couch at the hell house head down and and gave them the rolling signal with his hand to keep going and like 20 mins later he had all the lyrics and they knew it was a hit and had to get over to the studio right away and get it down on tape and the rest is history. One of the biggest songs of the 70s

[@rogueleader4181]

On the jam thing, you need to see them do "Freebird" live. They can jam.

[@clasmaster1471]

In the Neil Young song Southern Man, he makes a dig at the south in Alabama as being a racist state. He said in the song don’t forget what your good book says talking about the south. They hit each other back-and-forth on it but Skynyrd always said they still liked Neil Young and respected him.

[@billc.5861]

Billy Powell on piano & Ed King ripping it on his Fender Stratocaster are so good. Ronnie doing his thing , Garry , Allen, Bob & Leon were so damn tight

[@jeffmattson5766]

Don’t forget the Honkettes.

[@billc.5861]

Hahaha. Of course And the Honkettes too.

[@andychisarick6879]

Another good story is when they mention the Swampers, a famous bunch of musicians who opened a studio in Muscle Shoals, Ronnie included them in the song partially cause he felt bad for giving a studio guy a hard time for producing a terrible recording of a song on Second Helping album. Then later they discovered a tech somewhere would the reel-to-reel tape upside down & backward or whatever, they fixed it, it was all good. So this was Ronnie's way of apologizing- telling the world how good the Swampers were, on a mega-hit song...

[@jasonwalker7916]

This song was also done in about 45 minutes. Of course it got tweaked a little bit in the studio. But they they had the rough cut.

[@myniecemadethis]

Just subscribed because I never wondered if "Sweet Home Alabama" was the first "dis" song and you guys did! Loved that! And I know this is forever ago, but I'm catching up. This song is also HUGE in Bryant-Denny Stadium with the Crimson Tide if that hasn't been mentioned.

[@robertwhitmer2712]

As far as a diss song goes, John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep" about McCartney was before this. I'm sure there have been plenty before that. Great reaction to a great tune guys!

[@jillw4983]

Alabama, which is a very nice state. Extremely friendly ppl

[@user-ok3gd5vc3c]

They are from Florida and recorded most in Alabama-adopted sons!

[@mimiwiz1]

Another great dis song is Bob Dylan's Positively 4th Street. Several theories on who it was written about. They lyrics are scathing!

[@arthurwoodson288]

"Muscle Shoals has got the swampers & they can pick a song or two, they pick me up when I'm feeling blue " is in reference to Muscle Shoals studio where they recorded much of their music. Check out the artist that came out of Muscle Shoals, Excellent Musicians.

[@midnightrambler7716]

Listen to Loan Me a Dime by Boz Scaggs and Duane Allman which was recorded with the Swampers there if you haven’t. You won’t regret it!

[@genecase9464]

Politics aside, this was the song that introduced me to Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Give Me Three Steps" is a hoot! When I was a kid I had two friends who pretty much hated each other but I was friends with both of them. One time they were going at each other so I called one of them Neil and the other Lynyrd. After I recovered from the severe beating (LOL) I decided it's best to just stay out of it!

[@decadesbandtucson4880]

This Was The Song That P[ut Them On The Map!! Love You Guy's Keep Doing What Your Doing!!

[@richdiddens4059]

Part of the beef with Niel Young was that he was still looking at the past. While things still weren't great racially, a lot of progress had been made in the previous decade, especially among younger people. This is reflected in the line, "In Birmingham they love the governor (George Wallace). Boo! Boo! Boo! Now we all did what we could do."

[@xJRx77]

This was in response to Neil Young's song "Southern man". The two acts "kissed and made up" years later. There is a photo of of Young wearing a Skynyrd tshirt on the internet.

[@michaelmiletta7644]

Neil Young wrote two songs dissing the South. One called Alabama and one called Southern Man. Neil's perspective was on Slavery.

[@KevinMyers0619]

Honestly, the two of you (with some editing) could develop your own college course; either live or one that is pre-recorded for students to listen within a course. This is so introspective and just simply cool. Thanks to both of you.

[@AirplayBeats]

Wow. Thanks Kevin. Thats a huge compliment.

[@mrnobody9104]

As I'm sure you figured dissecting comments Ronnie took exception with Neil's words in Alabama and Southern Man. But if you watch later live video performances of Skynyrd you will see Ronnie sporting proudly a Neil Young t-shirt. Mad respect

[@Cristhyan-gi4lj]

Ustedes siempre innovando

[@amaznjohn]

Another interesting factoid about this song: After the keyboard solo, you heard Ronnie yell out some words. The story behind this is that Ronnie brought some doughnuts into the studio the day he was planning to do his vocals on this song. As he was singing, he saw the rest of the band members eating his doughnuts. He then yell out, "My f'ing doughnuts GD". Once you know what he said, you'll never NOT hear it. The band had some lame explanation for these words, "Montgomery is the answer", but as you hear, the words are quite obvious.

[@Dios67]

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were going at each other in song before this with "How Do You Sleep?" and "Too Many People".

[@BengtLofqvist]

They were reacting on Neil Young songs Southern Man and Alabama i believe, where he points out slavery in the past and racism still Gong on in the late sixties and early seventies. It was a short feud and it was not deadly. These guys was not killers or criminals, so it did not escalate. Eventually they reconciled after Neil had apologising for the songs, mostly for Alabama that Neil thought was to condescending and accusatory. Neil really liked the song Sweet Home Alabama and sometimes played it himself. Ronnie Van Sant the singer in Lynyrd Skynyrd often had a Neil Young T-shirt on when he sang the song. At the end they really liked each other. Ronnie Van Sant sadly died in a planecrash in 1977. I have heard that the name Lynyrd Skynyrd comes from a teacher they had at school, his name was Leonard Skinner and the boys made fun and played with the name as boys sometimes do.

[@theapocalyptist]

There was no feud. So you're right, it was very, very, short.

[@fredshred5194]

Southern Man is the song that they are talking/singing about.

[@ritaferreyraarce8694]

Super entrevista

[@michaelyork4554]

Neil Young was singing about slavery and the KKK and The South in general being racist. "Southern Man" is a harsh song, but it is more a 40's and 50's America, when this song came out, the south had racism, but not like what Neil was describing, so Ronnie decided to throw it back, and say we're all hypocrites sometimes, and corruption is everywhere. It's always more about money than anything else.

[@324cmac]

Well, Governor George Wallace was in office in the 1960s and he was a huge segregationist. He was also governor in the 1970s and the 1980s. But he did not reflect all the people in Alabama which is what Ronnie thought was unfair.

[@michaelyork4554]

@@324cmac Plenty of finger pointing going on, I suppose Ronnie was saying we should point the finger at ourselves. Same thing as "Mr. Saturday Night Special". Personal Responsibility.

[@324cmac]

@@michaelyork4554 I think he was saying not to blame all the people for a few who are corrupt. Such was his example of the people in the North not feeling they were responsible for Watergate. Hopefully, Neil made some trips to Alabama and mingled with the people. I know Ronnie started wearing a Neil Young t-shirt.

[@randyallaben9900]

The documentary Muscle Shoals is epic. You learn about the Swampers. Definitely need to check it out.

[@cptight88]

This is an answer song. The "her" they're talking about is Alabama. Neil put out "Southern Man," first in 1970, and then in 1972 put out an iconic song called "Alabama" that deeply criticized the governor and citizens as racist and backwards. You should listen to it. Neil has since said he regrets being so harsh (see sample lyrics below). Neil and Skynyrd were fans of each other, so Sweet Home is not technically a diss track. Oh, Alabama Banjos playing through the broken glass Windows down in Alabama See the old folks tied in white ropes Hear the banjo Don't it take you down home?

[@yournamehere6002]

It's Lynyrd Skynyrd's response to Neil Young's "Southern Man"

[@christywhitehead3171]

You hit the nail on the head

[@chrishayes4323]

On their first few solo albums, Paul McCartney and John Lennon dissed each other, a few years before this song was released, right after the Beatles broke up. They didn't mention each other by name, though.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Gentlemen you are a pleasure lmao. 70s were great 🙏🍁