Describe the structure of "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
What will be an ideal response?
Tempo-100 beats per minute, 4 beats per bar; Form: Based on repeating 8-bar periods with occasional 4-bar instrumental sections, A simple 3-chord progression in each 4-bar phrase; Features: Even beat subdivisions, Strong backbeat in drums, Ronnie Van Zant's lead vocals are responded to by female singers in a black-gospel style, The single lead guitar is often joined by two other lead guitars creating a fullness influenced by the trademark Allman Brothers' twin lead guitar style, Piano plays in a honky-tonk style; Lyrics: Pride in the South, attacks on Neil Young for his songs about southern stereotypes, disapproves of racist actions of former governor George Wallace, but sees no problem with the Watergate break-in; Charts: Pop, #8.
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