Alabama – “Sweet Home Alabama”, Lynyrd Skynyrd
It is a song by Southern Rock, which appeared in 1974 on their second album, “Second Helping”. The band’s second hit single reached number 8 on the US chart in 1974. The song, outside Alabama, is associated with Forrest Gump dancing around his home with Jen-nay.
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This is why the fact that it was written by a group from Jacksonville, FL doesn’t get too much attention.
Fun fact: Sweet Home Alabama was written as a response to two songs of Neil Young, “Southern Man” and “Alabama”.