Sweet Home Alabama, Where The Skies Are Blue

[The Magistrate]

Nostalgia grows overwhelming at times, though for what is probably best left to imagination....

[Dawggie]

1. Sir, Alabama still has many sweet and Democratic places.

Nostalgia can be still be sweet.

[The Magistrate]

2. One Hopes So, Sir

[Dawggie]

3. Me and my Yellow Dog Democratic parents still vent our

beliefs here. and there is still yet hope for Don.

[BeckOla]

20. Like William Pitt's father IIRC

;)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. I get in an Alabama Frame of Mind. I like to listen to Shelby Lynne

Wish I could find this on YouTube...

Heaven knows this ain't no Margaret Mitchell
where the oak trees meet the pines
I know it might sound kinda simple
oh but it's mine oh it's mine

Thought I heard a logman cuttin' timber
down the Mississippi line
I'm up the old Tombigbee river
high as the pines, all the time

Elegamment les batos passant
ben on la flota vec du van
all I'm trying to say is I'm
never far away from
Alabama frame of mind

Jubilation risin' on the bayou
celebration in the wind
Father Pat gives benediction
cross the Coden bridge again

Crickets spreadin' rumors by the shoreline
with the lonesome lady whine
crab trap full of nothin
I'm high as the tide, all the time

[The Magistrate]

5. That Reads Like A Sweet Song, M'am

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. she sings it beautifully

I have the CD. I wish someone would download it for YouTube.

[bridgit]

16. well, in the meantime...

Shelby Lynne Slow Me Down Video

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. thanks Ms Bridgit ...

:hi:

[bridgit]

19. yes'im...

anytime :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

6. my old friend waxes poetic on a cold winter's eve, eh?

Sometimes the mists of memory are more comforting than the edges of today.

:hug:

[The Magistrate]

7. Indeed, Ma'am, Warmth Would Be Nice

And every so often a joke is too good to pass up....

"A man born on forged papers can prove hard to trace."

[NMDemDist2]

15. ....

:spray:

naughty man!

Best wishes of the season to you and yours, Sir!

:hi:

[saltpoint]

9. "When we were walking in the Alabama Rain" -- from Jim Croce's fine song

about young lovers in the Alabama springtime rainfall.

Good place, Alabama.

[The Magistrate]

10. Never Heard That One, My Friend

He did things that were better than what made the radio, certainly.

[saltpoint]

11. Agree. The Top 40 lists can be a useful abbreviation, but many songwriters'

best work goes unheard.

All good wishes to you for an inspired 2008. I look forward to reading your posts on these boards through the entire year.

[The Magistrate]

12. And To You As Well, Sir!

Always a pleasure to come across you in the forums.

[bikebloke]

13. The version I like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UuFJoexdlU

[The Magistrate]

14. I Will Come Back And Take A Listen, Sir

Just now I have Hank Williams on the i-Tunes, and mean to play it all....

[madrchsod]

17. that was fucking awesome....

i wonder if those guys in the red army knew anything about what they were singing!

[BeckOla]

21. That is the singlemost entertaining thing I've seen this year

Never heard of those guys before!

"Ala-bahm-ah" lol

[The Magistrate]

24. Now That Is A Hair Band, Sir! And A Great Version Of the Song

The ending is the best part, of course, but it is a think of beauty over-all.

Thank you for sharing it!

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

22. Reckon it's the cold makes you pine

Yep. Reckon so.

[The Magistrate]

That It Is, Honey

[unsavedtrash]

23. no blue skies today

Another cold and wet Alabama winter.
Though, you are welcome anytime.

[The Magistrate]

25. Sorry To Hear That, Ma'am

We had quite a bit of snow up here recently, just after Christmas....

[qwertyMike]

26. The word 'Alabama' tears me up sometimes

I was in love with a girl from Birmingham for a few years, and she with me.

Like I said - tears me up.

Mike

[trof]

27. I'm back in Alabama again.

Could hardly wait to get out of this place.
I left for Chicago in my 20s.
Then to New Hampshire for many years.
Did all I could to lose my 'southerness' and my accent.
And in the winter of my years, when career was winding down, I couldn't wait to return.

And it was like stepping back into a comfortable pair of slippers.
The accent is back in spades.
There's just something about this place.
I hate the current political situation. I'm in a VERY red county. Not a single elected Democrat in office here.
But in spite of that, it's just good to be back.

I guess you can take the boy out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the boy.
Pass the grits, please.
:-)

[hellbound-liberal]

28. Hey trof, you reminded me of my favorite song by Lynyrd Skynyrd

All I Can Do is Write About it in which Ronnie sings: "You can take a boy out of old Dixieland, but you'll never take old Dixie from her boy"!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGQvKU8Iaz4