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Worst Band Feuds: No. 20

Lynyrd Skynyrd vs. Neil Young

Fightin' Words: "Well I hope Neil Young will remember/ A southern man don't need him around anyhow" ('Sweet Home Alabama,' Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Neil Young's 'Southern Man,' his biting rant about Confederate racism, was what drew the ire of proud rednecks Lynyrd Skynyrd and prompted their musical response.

Judges' Decision: Draw, as Skynyrd remained huge Neil Young fans.

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FrankB

Ronnie was buried in a T-shirt showing the cover of Niel Young's "Tonight's the Night" album

November 24 2007 at 8:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jamie p.

Do any of you retards know how to speak English or spell English words? You all are showing off your intelligence. Anyway, who gives a crap about either one of these pieces of trash?

November 19 2007 at 9:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nrthdude1

I saw a very recent magazine cover and thought to myself, jezz, Mariah Carey looks great! But hen upon closer look it was a preganat Jennifer Lopez.

November 18 2007 at 1:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill

The line about "Southern Man don't need him around anyhow" might just be the most stupid lyric in the history of music. Wow, what a comeback to Young's song. You really showed him.

November 18 2007 at 12:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
judy

Toby Keith has a working farm LOL I love it when I read all this ignorant crap. The Dixie Chicks are not dykes and they were absolutely right about George the Shrub, Keith made his song for our Service emn and women and NOT for Bush. By the way it is AL Gore not algore. LOL

November 18 2007 at 12:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
judy

6. out of the money that they are making in record sales with this so called beef with each other, they should apply that money to somewhere positive. I mean after all it's not going anywhere but to some more smoke, alcohol and groupies to keep their mouths closed.

Rhubie at 10:02PM on Sep 17th 2007

And they should do this because? Why should they donate or give money that they have earned to anyone? People who say this crap are the ones that never give any charity one cent but want others to do it for them or send their kids to school or pay for their kids day care LOL Get a job and donate your money.

November 18 2007 at 12:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SuperDave

Mariah Carrey is an Insane Ho

November 18 2007 at 12:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ms. Lotus

Also, they weren't rednecks...at least Van Zant wasn't. He was staunchly anti-gun and, towards the end of his life, anti-drug as well because he noticed how adversely drugs and booze were affecting his friends and bandmates. He did not want anyone in the band to indulge and would not allow it...and that was uncommon in the decadent 1970s. Anyway, the point is: Just because they were Southern does not automatically mean that they were rednecks or, as AOL phrased it, "proud rednecks."

November 18 2007 at 11:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ms. Lotus

It is a well-known fact amongst fans of both artists that they admired each other and were planning to record each other's songs until tragedy struck the Skynyrd camp in 1977. Those lyrics from "Sweet Home Alabama" were actually a joke between Van Zant and Young. Get your facts straight, people, and research musical history more carefully!

November 18 2007 at 10:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joncdodge

has anyone read the comments here.. people are odd.

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November 18 2007 at 9:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply