Sweet Home Alabama



Sweet Home Alabama is a great example of Southern rock, one of Lynyrd Skynyrd's best. The accompanying piano makes it even better. The piano was also used on Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon. The vocals are also great.

Success

 * The song charted at number eight
 * The song was certified platinum

Trivia

 * The song was written in response to Neil Young's song Alabama. It was rumored to have been written in response to Southern Man due to the line "A Southern man don't need him around anyhow", but this was eventually proven false.
 * The lyrics about the governor and Watergate caused controversy because then-governor of Alabama George Wallace was a segregationist and it was believed that the lines were referring to him