Neil Young non le ha mai mandate a dire: 'Southern man' e 'Alabama' sono due splendide canzone antirazziste dai testi estremamente diretti. Al grande rocker canadese risposero pochi anni dopo i muscolari Lynyrd Skynyrd con l'ottima e orecchiabilissima 'Sweet home Alabama'. Ma è bene ricordarsi di ciò che rappresenta quest'ultima: la difesa a oltranza di quello che fu uno degli stati più razzisti degli USA.
Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young: Southern man (live, 1970)
"I saw cotton and I saw black / Tall white mansions and little shacks. / Southern man when will you pay them back? / I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking / How long? How long?"
Neil Young: Alabama (1972)
"Alabama, you've got a weight on the shoulder that's breaking your back, your cadillac has got a wheel in the ditch and a wheel on the track"
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet home Alabama (1974)
"Well I heard mister Young sing about her / Well, I heard old Neil put her down / Well, I hope Neil Young will remember / A Southern man don't need him around anyhow"
Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young: Southern man (live, 1970)
"I saw cotton and I saw black / Tall white mansions and little shacks. / Southern man when will you pay them back? / I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking / How long? How long?"
Neil Young: Alabama (1972)
"Alabama, you've got a weight on the shoulder that's breaking your back, your cadillac has got a wheel in the ditch and a wheel on the track"
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet home Alabama (1974)
"Well I heard mister Young sing about her / Well, I heard old Neil put her down / Well, I hope Neil Young will remember / A Southern man don't need him around anyhow"
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