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Music Appreciation

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7. When Ruben Studdard won American Idol,

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 11:21 PM

Jan 2021

he sang Sweet Home Alabama. He did not sing the Neil Young verse, as I recall.

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"Sweet Home Alabama" - What does it really mean? [View all] DonaldsRump Jan 2021 OP

I thought this was in response to Neil Young's "Southern Man." muntrv Jan 2021 #1

Yes oswaldactedalone Jan 2021 #4

Yes, but it seems far more complicated than that DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #6

My response? Long live Neil Young... hlthe2b Jan 2021 #2

47 years? Well shit, I still remeber when it came out captain queeg Jan 2021 #11

It's a great song DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #13

Well I never really knew the words before this post captain queeg Jan 2021 #16

they loved george wallace and were ok with what nixon did nt msongs Jan 2021 #3

When Ruben Studdard won American Idol, House of Roberts Jan 2021 #7

I always thought it said... padfun Jan 2021 #8

SWA - Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army Chorus DemoTex Jan 2021 #9

Seen it Live (miss those days) I think the Confederate flag is a big tell sunflowerseed Jan 2021 #12

Common mistake Cartoonist Jan 2021 #14

He doesn't mention Alabama in Southern Man nt Cartoonist Jan 2021 #25

Not sure why that matters ... mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #26

I heard Neil Young sing about her. Cartoonist Jan 2021 #27

I get a headache when I roll my eyes, but I will admit absent the Hoyt Jan 2021 #18

I love the song. It's a classic and all around great tune. argyl Jan 2021 #20

Ronnie van Zandt, the real singer, had been dead for 35 years. argyl Jan 2021 #22

Someone once asked Don McLean what American Pie meant flotsam Jan 2021 #19