"Watergate does not bother me"
12-04-06 | 04:01 AM
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The whole point of "Sweet Home Alabama" is that it's a rebuttal to Neil Young's "Southern Man" and they're taking the opportunity to needle the liberal mindset.
(Which is kind of funny when you consider that Neil Young isn't really a liberal. He supported Reagan.)
(Which is kind of funny when you consider that Neil Young isn't really a liberal. He supported Reagan.)
12-04-06 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
(Which is kind of funny when you consider that Neil Young isn't really a liberal. He supported Reagan.)
12-04-06 | 07:00 AM
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Here's what Wikipedia says on the matter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_H...ama_%28song%29
Another claim often made is that the third line of the above verse is in defense of the Watergate scandal. Again, many fans disagree, interpreting the line as either a reminder to critics that the South is not alone in having scandals or as a statement that corruption in politics is nothing exceptional and that it was Americans' own guilty consciences that were truly bothering them during the crisis.
12-04-06 | 07:22 AM
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Two key lines of the song are
"In Birmingham they love the governor", implying public approval for the segregationist policies of George Wallace, and
"Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer", indicating the band's support of the activities of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
"In Birmingham they love the governor", implying public approval for the segregationist policies of George Wallace, and
"Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer", indicating the band's support of the activities of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
12-04-06 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
The whole point of "Sweet Home Alabama" is that it's a rebuttal to Neil Young's "Southern Man" and they're taking the opportunity to needle the liberal mindset.
(Which is kind of funny when you consider that Neil Young isn't really a liberal. He supported Reagan.)
(Which is kind of funny when you consider that Neil Young isn't really a liberal. He supported Reagan.)
12-05-06 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
(Which is kind of funny when you consider that Neil Young isn't really a liberal. He supported Reagan.)
12-06-06 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by astrochimp
I always had more trouble with the Mr scholes has got the swampers line or whatever it is 
Muscle Shoals is a small town in Alabama with a famous recording studio. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, all the top bands/musicians recorded there including The Stones.
12-06-06 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Wick
Neil Young is far superior to Lynyrd Skynyrd, which is all that matters.
12-06-06 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by LiquidSky
"Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers." The "Swampers" were studio musicians who were available if backup was needed.
Muscle Shoals is a small town in Alabama with a famous recording studio. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, all the top bands/musicians recorded there including The Stones.
Muscle Shoals is a small town in Alabama with a famous recording studio. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, all the top bands/musicians recorded there including The Stones.
12-06-06 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
Two key lines of the song are
"In Birmingham they love the governor", implying public approval for the segregationist policies of George Wallace
"In Birmingham they love the governor", implying public approval for the segregationist policies of George Wallace
12-07-06 | 04:41 PM
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it's a rebuttal to Neil Young's "Southern Man" and they're taking the opportunity to needle the liberal mindset.
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12-07-06 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by TimJS
No its not; 'liberal mindset' is a hackneyed phrase ca. FOXNEWS years. The song wuz about a Northerner's overgeneralized condemnation of the South. Watergate being a 'Northern' problem, but not something LS would condemn all Northerners for.
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12-11-06 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
Two key lines of the song are
"In Birmingham they love the governor", implying public approval for the segregationist policies of George Wallace,
"In Birmingham they love the governor", implying public approval for the segregationist policies of George Wallace,
BTW...for the 'Freebird'-hating fan...we were watching the animated "Cars" the other night with some friends & 7 of their 8 children. We got a big kick out of the moment early on when all of the cars got quiet waiting for a big speech...then you hear a small voice from the back of the car crowd yell, "Freebird!" (We had to explain the allusion to the hostess...as you can imagine, with 8 kids she doesn't get out to a lot of concerts).
12-11-06 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by creekdipper
Doesn't the band follow that line with a "Boo! Boo! Boo!" or am I hearing something different from the actual lyrics?
12-11-06 | 01:55 PM
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Now watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Does your conscience bother you?
Do you have a problem with cheating? Does your conscience bother you?
