Neil Young’s 76th birthday: A Southern man still don’t need him around

Happy birthday anyhow. Southern genteelism still rises above him puttin’ ole Alabama down.

Turn it up! You say Neil Young and I hear a blend between nails on a chalkboard and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama, where my dad was born, and the USAF sent our family a long time ago.

During the late 1990s, while on the campaign trail, former Gov. Fob James toured on our campaign bus and owner/driver, Johnny Williams, blared the song from the top-mounted speakers. Sweet Home Alabama is likely the closest thing to the state’s unofficial anthem.

Well I heard Mr Young sing about her

Well, I heard ole Neil put her down

Well, I hope Neil Young will remember

A Southern man don’t need him around anyhow

That’s what I hear when anyone mentions the name “Neil Young.”