Bud the Baker Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Luv Guv quits but really it's just an excuse to post the Skynyrd choon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39556332 The South will rise again.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I dislike that song and all it stands for sorry , Neil Young was right. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) 55 minutes ago, saintnextlifetime said: I dislike that song and all it stands for sorry , Neil Young was right. . Neil changed his mind Quote In his 2012 autobiography Waging Heavy Peace, Young commented on his role in the song's creation, writing "My own song 'Alabama' richly deserved the shot Lynyrd Skynyrd gave me with their great record. I don't like my words when I listen to it. They are accusatory and condescending, not fully thought out, and too easy to misconstrue" The lyrics about Wallace in SHA were misinterpreted, most people choosing not to hear the "boo, boo, boo" refrain. Skynyrd weren't a racist band and Wallace eventually renounced and apologized for his previous views on segregation. Where you are right is that the song does have an "Alf Garnett" factor where the intended message tends to be ignored and the crass misinterpretation means it's celebrated by a lot of the people it's meant to be lampooning. Edited April 11, 2017 by Bud the Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, Bud the Baker said: Neil changed his mind The lyrics about Wallace were misinterpreted, most people choosing not to hear the "boo, boo, boo" refrain. Skynyrd weren't a racist band and Wallace eventually renounced and apologized for his previous views on segregation. Where you are right is that the song doe have an "Alf Garnett" factor where the underlying message is ignored and the crass misinterpretation means it's celebrated by a lot of the people it's meant to be lampooning. Maybe I just dislike Lynard fecking Skynard then. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Luv Guv quits but really it's just an excuse to post the Skynyrd choon.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39556332 The South will rise again.................. The Mason and the Baptist Deacon...and not a Scottish referee in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Maybe the 'Luv Guv' should have paid more attention to what was being said in this wee gem... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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