This is because one of its co-writers (as well as the lead vocalist), Ronnie Van Zant has contended that the ‘boos’ are actually indicative of the band’s disdain towards George Wallace. Then right after that, the singer makes that statement there are three ‘boos’ uttered. This is the part of the song where the true debate concerning its actual nature lies. George Wallace was arguably the most-infamous racist in America during that particular era. In the second verse, Lynyrd Skynyrd goes on to state that people of Alabama “love the governor”. Now at the time of this song’s release that would have been an individual by the name of George Wallace (1919-1998). And Gov. So this is one of the reasons why some have contended that this tune is racist in nature considering, as mentioned earlier, Neil’s songs which they are lambasting are, generally speaking, anti-racist. In doing so, he basically tells him that the “Southern man” is not interested in entertaining his criticisms, as mentioned above.
The first verse is centered on the vocalist’s general affection for Alabama. He acknowledges that some people aren’t particularly fond of this locality. Or more specifically he calls out “Neil Young”. So basically what we have here is a case of Lynyrd Skynyrd bigging up Alabama in response to these allegations. And how it all plays out is that at the end of the day, it can be argued that they are defending the aforementioned racism.
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