For all the various wrangling going on in Part 3 of this Megathread, we are neglecting the cultural influence of various musical artists, from what used to be one of the poorest and most deprived States in our entire Great Nation...
Maybe, we need a little bit of an Alabama musical soundtrack on Election Eve, from major musical artists in this small State???
Alabama: My Home's in Alabama....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Ryzfvf7AEAlabama: Song of the South...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBzqqMAe8n4Hank Williams Senior:
Jambalya (Down on the Bayou)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeSYy_iFstUCherokee Boogie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zofg4PuqSS4Old Country Church:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ8YInU-IhcMeanwhile, we have the "Outlaw son of Hank Sr" drug abusing Hank Williams Jr. singing a song about Mr Lincoln in the early '80s, that appears to be an endorsement of a relatively reactionary message during the Reagan Era...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN-MrZ95dbUNow obviously although the soundtracks of these various artists have no direct say in the 2017
US-SEN special election in 'Bama, there is an historical thread of the "New South" that emerges in the musical works of Hank Sr during the FDR era, and obviously the band Alabama that was arguably at the spearhead of the "Southern Rock" musical movement of the 1970s representing 'Bama, although obviously the Allman Brothers and Charlie Daniels Band, were more famous as originators of the musical sound.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_WilliamsStill, for all of y'all 'Pub haters and lovers out there, Richard Shelby (R-SEN-AL) actually was elected as Democrat from 'Bama for US-Senate way back in '86....
Rick Perry deserves a similar badge of honor representing East Tex back in the early '90s....
Although Doug Jones might appear as a "Liberal" to some voters in 'Bama in the current partisan environment, he's actually more of a classic Southern Democrat that would honestly make Joe Manchin of West Virginia look like a flaming Liberal on many issues, but on bread and butter economics he will follow in the tradition of supporting the working Men and Women of his state, as any US Senator should do when representing their voters, especially in a relatively impoverished State by national standards...y
All of y'all rolling on the stereotypes of Alabama, might have an unpleasant surprise coming tomorrow night.... and yes I hope Icespear not only loses the $ 1,000 profits he made off his on-line betting, but maybe another $ 1-2k on top of that....
No crystal ball, no magic wand, no idea of the outcome although if I were betting odds on a horse would give it a narrow Moore win as a safety bet.... but hey at least I'm going to be listening to a few songs from homegrown Alabama artists as I watch the election returns.
Any other suggestions for musical soundtrack lists to listen to from Alabama as we watch the election returns tomorrow night?
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