Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 “revenge song" Sweet Home Alabama, is perceived by many to be a put down of Neil Young and his lily-livered anti-racist liberalism —and has become the theme tune for many an uber conservative, not to mention a slew of neo-Nazi white supremacist groups.
However, in actuality, Sweet Home Alabama is anything BUT a love song for bigotry and hatred—in fact, its racist legacy is undeserved, and those who champion it as a good old boys' segregation supporting anthem are sorely misinformed.
So, why has Sweet Home Alabama become the big, old, white-hooded, cross burning racist elephant in the room?
Well, mainly because people DON'T ACTUALLY LISTEN….and don't take note of nuances…as proved by all those jingoistic Hell Yeah America! folks who have ambushed Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA as their nationalistic anthem of choice —they just pick and choose what to process— and run with what suits them, and their belief system, best.
Ronnie Van Zant and Al Kooper set the record straight way back in 1975—not that anyone seems to have paid any attention to their comments.
“We tried to get Wallace out of there is how I always thought of it," Kooper said.
"The lyrics about the governor of Alabama were misunderstood," Van Zant said. “The general public didn't notice the words 'Boo! Boo! Boo!' after that particular line, and the media picked up only on the reference to the people loving the governor. The line 'We all did what we could do' is sort of ambiguous.
"Wallace and I have very little in common. I don't like what he says about colored people." Adding, “We're not into politics, we don't have no education, and Wallace don't know anything about rock and roll."
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