Neil Young's favorite quarter

Moe

MastaHanky

More like Ray Charles' favorite.

EVillageProwler

Is this an obscure reference to an old Neil Young song? As I recall, that song was very unflattering about Alabamans and prompted Lynard Skynard to respond with Southern Man...

EVP

ClarkOfKent

EVP,

Hmmmm..... I knew it was going to be an Alabama quarter before I even opened the thread. Does that make me obscure, or just plain old?

dwood

As an Alabamian, let me be among the first to say...

Boring, unimaginative design. It looks like my grandmother (honestly it does).

How long will it be before I can get a "Pissing Keller" quarter?!?

"Spirit of Courage"??? I've lived here all my life, and I've NEVER heard that as a slogan or motto of the State!

God forbid they put the Space and Rocket Center on there, or UAB hospital, or Sloss Furnace, or one of the other technological treasures of the State.

Nope, we get Ms. Keller. In a rocking chair. Reading the Farmer's Almanac. In a sweater.

Way to quash those stereotypes Bama!

vega1

Actually, Neil Young sang "Southern Man" and Lynrd Skynrd responded with "Sweet Home Alabama"...

But who's counting.

Do you think the brail will result in more rub on the coins than usual?

Cam40

The braille reads` If you can read this,your too close`

ol Neil Young will rememba
This old man dont need him around any how.
SWEET HOOOME ALA BAMA do do do do do do
Were the skys are so blue
SWEET HOME ALABAMA......
Sorry ,I just had to.

dwood

I wanted to correct Cam on the lyrics "A SOUTHERN MAN don't need him around anyhow," then got to thinking about a website I visit occasionally for a good laugh. This guy translates songs into his native language, then translates them back again. Some of the literal translations are quite amusing. Sure enough, he's done Sweet Home, so here it is:

Maintenance of these wheels on the rotation
Carry me for house, in order to see my trunks
Sing Songs over the south
I miss Alabamy again
And I think its a Sin,

Well I heard Mr. Junge to sing over it
Well I heard ole Neil to set it down
Well I hope Neil boy me remind
A southern man does not need it somehow around

Sweet Home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I come home to you

In Birmingham they love the automatic controller
Now we did all, what we could do
Now Watergate does not disturb me
Does your conscientiousness disturb it?
Say the truth

Sweet Home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I come home to you
Here I come Alabama

Now the Swampers has muscle masses
And it admits, in order to select a Song or two
They receive lord me away as much
They fetch me, if I feel blue
Now as over it?

Sweet Home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Hauptalabama
Lord, I come home to you

Sweet Home Alabama
Oh sweet main baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the automatic controller applicable
Sweet Home Alabama
Lordy
Lord, I come home to you
Yea, yea Montgomerys the answer receive

CrazyLyrics.com

EVillageProwler

Actually, there was a NY song titled Alabama...

Clark, whatever it makes you, it makes me the same!

EVP