Ronnie Van Zant: “We wrote ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ as a joke. We didn’t even think about it. The words just came out that way. We just laughed like hell and said ‘Ain’t that funny. We love Neil Young. We love his music.” Although I think the general idea and intention, not to mention the music, behind “Southern Man” and “Alabama” is good, I agree with what Neil Young later said: “I don’t like my words…they are accusatory and condescending…not fully thought out…too easy to misconstrue”.
Neil Young - Southern Man
"Southern Man"
Southern man, better keep your head.
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.
Southern man.
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?
Southern man, better keep your head.
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.
Southern man.
Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown.
I've seen your black man comin' round.
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!
I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking.
How long? How long?
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.
Southern man.
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?
Southern man, better keep your head.
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.
Southern man.
Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown.
I've seen your black man comin' round.
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!
I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking.
How long? How long?
So-called "music critics" always kill me. What's the point of writing a bad review anyway? Especially when, years later the album was recognised by albums sales [and copycat versions of songs on it] as being one of the most popular albums of all time?
AFTER THE GOLDRUSH [song]
from Wiki:
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [4] |
| Pitchfork | (10/10)[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Robert Christgau | A+[13] |
Critics were not immediately impressed; the 1970 review in Rolling Stone magazine by Langdon Winner [prize schmock...ed.] was negative, with Winner feeling that, "none of the songs here rise above the uniformly dull surface."[14] Critical reaction has improved with time; by 1975, Rolling Stone was referring to the album as a "masterpiece",[15] and Gold Rush is now considered a classic album in Young's recording career.[16]"
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"After the Goldrush" - the single:
"After The Goldrush" lyrics:
Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armor coming,
Saying something about a queen.
There were peasants singing and drummers drumming,
And the archer split the tree.
There was a fanfare blowing to the sun
That was floating on the breeze.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.
I was lying in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes.
I was hoping for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky.
There was a band playing in my head,
And I felt like getting high.
I was thinking about what a friend had said.
I was hoping it was a lie.
Thinking about what a friend had said.
I was hoping it was a lie.
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun.
There were children crying and colors flying
All around the chosen ones.
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun.
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun.
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home.
Saying something about a queen.
There were peasants singing and drummers drumming,
And the archer split the tree.
There was a fanfare blowing to the sun
That was floating on the breeze.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.
I was lying in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes.
I was hoping for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky.
There was a band playing in my head,
And I felt like getting high.
I was thinking about what a friend had said.
I was hoping it was a lie.
Thinking about what a friend had said.
I was hoping it was a lie.
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun.
There were children crying and colors flying
All around the chosen ones.
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun.
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun.
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home.
"After the Goldrush" - the album
After The Goldrush - Neil Young - [nearly full album]
Southern Man - Neil Young Misguided Angel 1:21 Till The Morning Comes - Neil Young 3:51 Oh, Lonesome Me - Neil Young 2:58 Don't Let It Bring You Down - Neil Young 2:34 Birds - Neil Young 4:06 When You Dance I Can Really Love - Neil Young 3:28 I Believe In You - Neil Young 1:34 Cripple Creek Ferry - Neil Young Vocals: Steven Stills
. Band Member: Susan Young Bass Guitar: Billy Talbot Bass Guitar: Greg Reeves Drums: Ralph Molina Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Producer, Vocals: Neil Young Piano: Nils Lofgren Producer: David Briggs Writer: Neil Young
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