2006-08-03 01:17:17 · 7 answers · asked by viv 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
because he wrote "southern man" and bascially talked trash about the south....which is where lynard skynard are from
2006-08-03 01:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
on After The Gold Rush album, neil young wrote a song called Southern Man, which was about the racism in the south. Lynard Skynnard are from the south and wrote sweet home alabahma in reply.
2006-08-03 03:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by ilochiel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all right there in the words to both songs, Southern Man and Sweet Home Alabama. They later said everybody took it way too seriously and the whole band were and always had been big Neil Young fans.
Neil wanted them to record his song Powderfinger, but they never did.
2006-08-03 01:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by chante 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to the lyrics to the song, "Southern Man" and you'll know :)
2006-08-03 01:21:14 · answer #4 · answered by sincityq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he dissed Alabama
2006-08-03 03:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Wild seed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because he couldn't spell 'Lynyrd Skynyrd?'
2006-08-03 01:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
poo
2006-08-03 01:23:34 · answer #7 · answered by ~DANiELLE~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋