Sweet Home Alabama
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"Sweet Home Alabama" is a classic Southern rock anthem by Lynyrd Skynyrd, widely recognized for its catchy guitar riff and its cultural association with the American South.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Second Helping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Take Your Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 8 ⓘ |
| chorusLyric | Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue ⓘ |
| containsGuitarSolo | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus |
Southern rock anthem
ⓘ
classic rock staple ⓘ |
| featuresBackingVocals | yes ⓘ |
| frequentRadioFormat | classic rock radio ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
University of Alabama football fandom
ⓘ
stereotypical imagery of the American South ⓘ |
| hasGuitarRiff | iconic opening guitar riff ⓘ |
| hasLiveFavoriteStatus | concert staple for Lynyrd Skynyrd ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | performance and archival-style videos released later ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Southern United States culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| label | MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:43 ⓘ |
| lengthSingleEdit | 4:15 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
pride in the American South
ⓘ
response to criticism of the South ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscle Shoals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingLyric | Big wheels keep on turnin' ⓘ |
| producer | Al Kooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1973 ⓘ |
| referencesArtist | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencesWork |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-06-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate rock tempo ⓘ |
| usedInMedia | numerous films, television shows, and commercials ⓘ |
| writer |
Ed King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Rossington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Van Zant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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