We are backpedalling in the Music Library Project to present a fabulous Lynyrd Skynyrd song posted by Max (Aka Badfinger) at Powerpop in January this year (2023). I was so impressed listening to it again the other day that I wanted to post it here at the earliest opportunity.
When you think of Lynryd Skynyrd you don’t think of an Environmental Friendly band but Van Zant was that. They all grew up in Gainesville Florida and were around wildlife and natural tropical areas. This song is a warning about the growth of his hometown and he was cautioning about urban and suburban areas claiming wild lands as their own.
‘Cause when I can see the concrete a slowly creepin’
Lord take me and mine before that comeVan Zant saw this happening all through Dixie which include South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
This song was on their Gimme Back My Bullets album released in 1976 after Ed King had left the band. It was the B-side to Gimme Back My Bullets.
Read more at Lynryd Skynyrd – All I Can Do Is Write About It – PowerPop
Well this life that I live took me everywhere
There ain’t no place I ain’t never gone
Well it’s kind of like the sayin
That you heard so many times
Well there just ain’t no place like home
Did you ever see a she-gator protect her youngin’
Or fish in a river swimmin’ free
Did you ever see the beauty of the hills of Carolina
Or the sweetness of the grass in Tennessee
And Lord I can’t make any changes
All I can do is write ’em in a song
‘Cause if I can seen the concrete a slowly creepin’
Lord take me and mine before that comes
References:
1. Gimme Back My Bullets – Wikipedia
“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”- Michel Legrand
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Excellent…love this…old memories….
I hadn’t heard it until Max posted it. I love it as well.
They are really good. I remember the plane crash. Lost some great musicians…
I didn’t know anything about them until a gf in Melbourne introduced me to their music in the mid 90’s. Superb musicians indeed. What a fkn huge loss.
It still makes me emotional seeing their legendary performance of Freebird in Oakland (40 days prior to the crash):
That just blew me away. Damm, so cool. Memories of those days flowing. Thanks Matt.
You’re welcome Tom. I love that footage too.
I hope you are having a great festive season.
You too Matt. Have a great holiday and Happy New Year!
Thanks mate. Been on the wagon again this last week. I like the wagon. Went to an AA Christmas party last night. Was fun. I hope you’re doing well too.
I didn’t know anything about them until a girlfriend in Melbourne introduced me to their music in the mid 90s. Great musicians indeed. What a tragic loss. I still get a huge kick seeing them in that
It was tragic. Funny how plane wrecks have taken so nuch talent away from us….