Ronnie and Neil

[Zomby Woof]

One of my all-time very favorite songs. I wish I wrote it.


Ronnie and Neil

Church blew up in Birmingham
Four little black girls killed for no goddamn good reason
All this hate and violence can't come to no good end
A stain on the good name.
A whole lot of good people dragged threw the blood and glass
Blood stains on their good names and all of us take the blame

Meanwhile in North Alabama, Wilson Pickett comes to town
To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound

Meanwhile in North Alabama, Aretha Franklin comes to town
To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound

And out in California, a rock star from Canada writes a couple of great songs about the
Bad shit that went down
"Southern Man" and "Alabama" certainly told some truth
But there were a lot of good folks down here and Neil Young wasn't around

Meanwhile in North Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd came to town
To record with Jimmy Johnson at Muscle Shoals Sound
And they met some real good people, not racist pieces of shit
And they wrote a song about it and that song became a hit

Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil
Rock stars today ain't half as real
Speaking there minds on how they feel
Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil

Now Ronnie and Neil became good friends their feud was just in song
Skynyrd was a bunch of Neil Young fans and Neil he loved that song
So He wrote "Powderfinger" for Skynyrd to record
But Ronnie ended up singing "Sweet Home Alabama" to the lord

And Neil helped carry Ronnie in his casket to the ground
And to my way of thinking, us southern men need both of them around

Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil Rock stars today ain't half as real
Speaking their minds on how they feel
Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil


-- Drive-By Truckers (2002)

[qnr]

1. Nice n/t

[mark414]

2. i haven't heard that one...

:thumbsup:

thanks

[Zomby Woof]

3. One of my favorite albums of all time

"Southern Rock Opera" by the Drive-By Truckers. It's an amazing piece of work from start to finish.

[Hissyspit]

4. And I STILL don't own it, but I HAVE to get it. No excuses now...

[Withywindle]

5. I LOVE that album, so much...

And I love the way that at DU, so reliably, whenever some Skynyrd-bashing happens, this song is never far behind. :thumbsup:

[Zomby Woof]

6. I'm never far behind either, lol

I have a PhD in Skynyrdology. :-)

[regularguy]

7. Thanks for reminding me of this fantastic song! N/T

[wildhorses]

8. Drive-By Truckers RAWK

gotta LOVE that Muscle Shoals Sound

[GOPisEvil]

9. I am listening to "The Dirty South" right now!

:bounce:

[Zomby Woof]

10. I still have to get that!

D'oh! :D

[GOPisEvil]

11. It's not my favorite of theirs, but it's still good.

I've moved on to the newest Son Volt. :D

Shakespeare and I are talking about food in her thread. I'm coming home a waist size bigger. :D

[Zomby Woof]

12. Any album with a song about Rick Danko and Richard Manuel

Has to be almost as good as an album with a song about Ronnie Van Zant and Neil Young. :D

Food! I had breakfast today with Teena, at a cool little diner in Long Beach called Heritage. She had the "L.A. Marathon", which increased my waist size just by looking at it, lol. But I have shed 15 since starting my gym routine, and that is not being taken away. :P

[GOPisEvil]

13. She called last night.

I had my phone on vibrate and I missed it. x( After that, I went out to hear some candidates, like our Gubernatorial candidate and some Congressional candidates. I need to call her back.

Hey, sushi and Thai food are healthy. :D Chiliburgers not so much, but hey, everyone needs a splurge now and then.

[Zomby Woof]

14. Chiliburgers, Cold Stone ice cream

Micros at the Yard House... :beer:

We'll need to get more beach photos of us!

[GOPisEvil]

15. Yes...this time...NO SHOES!

Except when eating the ice cream. ;)