sweet home alabama

he de confesar mi total ignorancia respecto a las implicaciones, interpretaciones y lecturas de la canción que titula este post, pero mientras leía algún que otro post en la blogosfera nacional, escuché de lejos esta melodía que siempre me ha fascinado y fui a youtube por una versión. de ahi seguí indagando y me llevé una gran sorpresa: sweet home alabama era la respuesta de lynyrd skynyrd a las canciones southern man y alabama compuestas por neil young.
más detalles de la controversia aqui y aqui.

letra:

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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