La chanson "Sweet home Alabama" fut composée en réponse à deux chansons de Neil Young, « Southern Man » (dans l'album After the Gold Rush) et « Alabama » (dans l'album Harvest) ; Neil Young y dénonçait l'intolérance et le racisme (le Ku Klux Klan ayant pris la relève de la pratique de l'esclavage) qui régnaient encore en Alabama. La chanson de Lynyrd Skynyrd mentionne explicitement le nom de Neil Young pour lui riposter que l'Alabama n'a pas besoin de ses remarques, et fait l'éloge de cet État.
Cette querelle reste cependant amicale, et Neil Young après avoir répondu à son tour avec la chanson "Walk On" (dans l'album On the Beach) composera plusieurs chansons qu'il proposera au groupe. Ces derniers refusant, les chansons finirent sur le remarquable album de Neil : Zuma en 1975.
Groupe:Lynyrd Skynyrd
Titre:Sweet home Alabama
Paroles:
Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think its a sin, yes
Well I heard mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole 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 coming home to you
In Birmingham they love the governor
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
Lord, I'm coming 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
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Sweet home Alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor's true
Sweet Home Alabama
Lordy
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer
Cette querelle reste cependant amicale, et Neil Young après avoir répondu à son tour avec la chanson "Walk On" (dans l'album On the Beach) composera plusieurs chansons qu'il proposera au groupe. Ces derniers refusant, les chansons finirent sur le remarquable album de Neil : Zuma en 1975.
Groupe:Lynyrd Skynyrd
Titre:Sweet home Alabama
Paroles:
Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think its a sin, yes
Well I heard mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole 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 coming home to you
In Birmingham they love the governor
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
Lord, I'm coming 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
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Sweet home Alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor's true
Sweet Home Alabama
Lordy
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer
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