Southern Man or Sweet Home Alabama? (1 Viewer)

[Apple Jack]

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/ken-stabler-listened-to-lynyrd-skynyrd-and-van-morrison-in-final-moments-070915?cmpid=tsmfb%3Afscom%3Afoxsports

He passed peacefully surrounded by the people he loved most, including his three daughters and longtime partner, as some of his favorite songs played in the background, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama' and Van Morrison's 'Leaves Falling Down.'

He actually looks like 70s Van in the photo.

 

[Tau837]

Not from the South or even the US, but Southern Man always seemed like cringeworthy generalised stereotyping to me.

Keep in mind that 18 months before Young wrote the song Governor Wallace (who'd stood in the doors of the University of Alabama to prevent segregation of the state university) had run for President on a segregationist platform. Literally.

In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.

At least he had the indecency to be honest about it. And he'd have had no trouble telling you what the confederate flag really stood for either.

Keep in mind that Governor Wallace didn't stand for the views of all Southerners. Yes, it was cringeworthy generalized stereotyping.

 

[NCCommish]

Love how Lynyrd Skynyrd takes a dig at Neil Young. SM for me.

I love how Neil Young calls the South out on their BS decades before all this Confederate flag hoopla. Skynyrd firing back always seemed a bonehead move to me, considering what Neil was saying was SO true. Southern Man by a mile.

You know they were friends right? And in fact if you listen to the song there are things in the south Skynyrd wasn't cool with as evidenced by the line " in Birmingham they love the governor, boo, boo ,boo". They were registering their dislike of the racism of the time. They just felt Neil used an overly broad brush. It should be remembered that Neil covered Sweet Home as tribute to RVZ after his death. And it should also be remembered Ronnie said the line about Neil was a joke. Ronnie also wore a Neil Young T-shirt on the Street Survivors cover.

 

[kentric]

Love how Lynyrd Skynyrd takes a dig at Neil Young. SM for me.

I love how Neil Young calls the South out on their BS decades before all this Confederate flag hoopla. Skynyrd firing back always seemed a bonehead move to me, considering what Neil was saying was SO true. Southern Man by a mile.

Difficult for me to support Neil Young's generalization of Southerners, classifying Southerners as racist.

They're not?

They are to people (at least represented by) like Neil Young and certain FBGers.

I was just goofing around. I've lived in NJ, Utah, and Florida and have found no appreciable difference in the number of racists I've encountered.

I always get defensive about generalizations. People from Massachusetts always generalize.

 

[Todd Andrews]

Southern Man.