Sweet Home Alabama
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sweet Home Alabama is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from the album Second Helping. It was released in 1974 and reached the #8 spot on the American music charts.[1]
Meaning [change]
The song was made in response to two songs that Neil Young had made about racism in the Southern United States, called "Southern Man" and "Alabama".[2]
References [change]
- ↑ "Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd Songfacts". songfacts.com. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1702. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young". thrasherswheat.org. http://thrasherswheat.org/jammin/lynyrd.htm. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
