Neil Young — Southern Man
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This song wasn't on 'Harvest', it's from 'After The Gold Rush'. Just sayin
Southern man
better keep your head
Don't forget
what your good book said
Southern change
gonna come at last
Now your crosses
are burning fast
Southern man
I saw cotton
and I saw black
Tall white mansions
and little shacks.
Southern man
when will you
pay them back?
I heard screamin'
and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
Southern man
better keep your head
Don't forget
what your good book said
Southern change
gonna come at last
Now your crosses
are burning fast
Southern man
Lily Belle
your hair is golden brown
I've seen your black man
comin' round
Swear by God
I'm gonna cut him down!
I heard screamin'
and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
better keep your head
Don't forget
what your good book said
Southern change
gonna come at last
Now your crosses
are burning fast
Southern man
I saw cotton
and I saw black
Tall white mansions
and little shacks.
Southern man
when will you
pay them back?
I heard screamin'
and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
Southern man
better keep your head
Don't forget
what your good book said
Southern change
gonna come at last
Now your crosses
are burning fast
Southern man
Lily Belle
your hair is golden brown
I've seen your black man
comin' round
Swear by God
I'm gonna cut him down!
I heard screamin'
and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
My parents over played Neil Young and CSN&Y when I was a wee lass.
Much prefer the response song by LYNYRD SKYNYRD now I'm all grown up.
Context Matters.
Authenticity does as well.
Much prefer the response song by LYNYRD SKYNYRD now I'm all grown up.
Context Matters.
Authenticity does as well.
Definitely iconic but I can see where a Southern Man might be tired of being clunked over the head with it. (50 years now?) Maybe play Old King instead once in a while.
Where's the lyrics?
eileenomurphy wrote:
I was just about to share the same exact word, in CAPS and with !!! too. !!
ICONIC!!!
I was just about to share the same exact word, in CAPS and with !!! too. !!
PhoenixArtDj wrote:
And, as a fan of his whole "journey", not a one of 'em will EVER grow old! Not just a hella guitarist but, lyricist as well. ALWAYS a good time for any "mode" of NY!
How many NY songs are many decades old and as relevant as when he wrote them? It's more than a few.
kenneth.kazia wrote:
Pay attention now... It's a catchy one... It's LYNYRD SKYNYRD! No *a's" in the band name.
Born northern, now southern since 71 by the grace of God. Great song and should be followed by Lynard Skynard
Southern Man is not from Harvest but from After the Gold Rush.
How many NY songs are many decades old and as relevant as when he wrote them? It's more than a few.
Born northern, now southern since 71 by the grace of God. Great song and should be followed by Lynard Skynard
eileenomurphy wrote:
I agree!
ICONIC!!!
I agree!
ICONIC!!!
Genuinely, I question the mental state and taste of anyone who can give this a 1 out of 10.
There's something gone very wrong somewhere....lol
They have my sympathy.
There's something gone very wrong somewhere....lol
They have my sympathy.
A true classic
More pls BillG!
floydoftherocks wrote:
Nah, but you sure may be. Name calling like an 8 year old.
Neil Young is such a turd.
Nah, but you sure may be. Name calling like an 8 year old.
Good to hear what Southern Men think every now and again.
floydoftherocks wrote:
floydoftherocks wrote:
Neil Young is such a turd.
Neil Young is such a turd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB_qmRjetdE
Neil Young touches a nerve in many people,
for me, its the pulse of my life. Having lived in the south, and the north, I find a lot in this song.
"Southern man
better keep your head
Don't forget
what your good book said
Southern change
gonna come at last
Now your crosses
are burning fast
Southern man
I saw cotton
and I saw black
Tall white mansions
and little shacks.
Southern man
when will you
pay them back?"
Yeah, as James Brown used to say, where is the "big pay back," if ever?