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Gawky white boy that I am, I can’t dance to anything, though that’s never stopped me. Listen to audio from that concert, below.​Strictly speaking, that was true. Weeks after their death in 1977, Young played a charity show in Miami and treated fans to an emotional medley of ‘Alabama’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ in tribute to the band. However, tragic circumstances would ensue as Van Zant, along with other members of the group, died in a plane crash before they had the chance to record the now-iconic track. I’ve actually performed it live a couple of times myself.”Īfter they reconciled, Young sent the group a demo version of ‘Powderfinger’ to apologise and eventually allowed the band use it on their next record. Shit, I think ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ is a great song. Young later discussed the feud with Lynyrd Skynyrd in a 1995 interview with Mojo Magazine, stating: “Oh, they didn’t really put me down! But then again, maybe they did! But not in a way that matters. He reconciled with Lynyrd Skynyrd following the release of ‘Sweet Home Alabama’, and he took the track in good nature and with good humour, even saying: “They play like they mean it, I’m proud to have my name in a song like theirs.” The singer was more than happy to accept that, in this case, he was the one that was in the wrong and remains a testament to the kind of man that Young is. They are accusatory and condescending, not fully thought out, and too easy to misconstrue.” “I don’t like my words when I listen to it. In his 2012 biography Waging Heavy Peace, Young went as far as apologising for both tracks: “‘Alabama’ richly deserved the shot Lynyrd Skynyrd gave me with their great record,” he said. The track made Young reflect on his actions, considering that perhaps he didn’t get his point across in the succinct manner that he had hoped when envisioning the pair of songs. The anthem even name-checked Shakey, when Van Zant proudly sang: “I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don’t need him around anyhow.” Not only did he speak in the press about the subject, but he also got the hometown pride off his chest in the studio, and the result would be the iconic song and all-around wedding party starter ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. We’re southern rebels, but more than that, we know the difference between right and wrong.” Lynryd Skynrd’s Ronnie Van Zant felt forced to stand up for his people, later telling Rolling Stone: “We thought Neil was shooting all the ducks in order to kill one or two. Unfortunately for Young, in this case, the fury would drown out the message that he was trying to spread. The singer-songwriter was well aware of the furious reaction that the song would initiate from the people of Alabama, especially after the anger he had caused with ‘Southern Man’, but that didn’t stop him from starting round two. “And I’m just using that name and that state to hide whatever it is I have to hide I don’t know what that means.” “Actually, the song is more about a personal thing than it is about a state,” he explained within the liner notes. He yet again attempted to justify the song by stating that ‘Alabama’ wasn’t specific to the state, and it just felt like the appropriate title to get across the track’s message. Two years on from ‘Southern Man’, Young took another shot at the Deep South when he returned to the same contentious subject on ‘Alabama’.