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. <br />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. <br /><br />Groupe:Lynyrd Skynyrd <br />Titre:Sweet home Alabama <br /><br />Paroles: <br />Big wheels keep on turning <br />Carry me home to see my kin <br />Singing songs about the Southland <br />I miss Alabamy once again <br />And I think its a sin, yes <br /><br />Well I heard mister Young sing about her <br />Well, I heard ole Neil put her down <br />Well, I hope Neil Young will remember <br />A Southern man don't need him around anyhow <br /><br />Sweet home Alabama <br />Where the skies are so blue <br />Sweet Home Alabama <br />Lord, I'm coming home to you <br /><br />In Birmingham they love the governor <br />Now we all did what we could do <br />Now Watergate does not bother me <br />Does your conscience bother you? <br />Tell the truth <br /><br />Sweet home Alabama <br />Where the skies are so blue <br />Sweet Home Alabama <br />Lord, I'm coming home to you <br />Here I come Alabama <br /><br />Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers <br />And they've been known to pick a song or two <br />Lord they get me off so much <br />They pick me up when I'm feeling blue <br />Now how about you? <br /><br />Sweet home Alabama <br />Where the skies are so blue <br />Sweet Home Alabama <br />Lord, I'm coming home to you <br /><br />Sweet home Alabama <br />Oh sweet home baby <br />Where the skies are so blue <br />And the governor's true <br />Sweet Home Alabama <br />Lordy <br />Lord, I'm coming home to you <br />Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer
