Skynyrd confused a lot of people. It’s easy for a lot of the country to dismiss the South as nothing but ignorant rednecks. That’s how the news, movies, etc. have portrayed it for years. Through such a lens, it’s then easy to take the lyrics literally to key songs, and it’s all over. But there’s a lot more depth- and occasionally subtlety- than many realize.
I was a huge fan and they occasionally confused me! Why the heck “Gimme Back My Bullets” after a sincere song against Saturday night specials (deeper than that but enough for now)? Eventually I found it was about Billboard hit song bullets, and it all made sense. But literals fans missed that and even started throwing bullets on stage. Lots of fans got it, but lots didn’t. Meanwhile, Leon held down the low end, oft on a mighty THUNDERBIRD.
