The song uses a clever play on words to promote Southern rock music. The notion that "the South shall rise again" was a familiar sentiment and rallying cry for disaffected Southern whites after the American Civil War. The song co-opts that sentiment, but uses the statement to celebrate Southern rock acts contemporary to the song itself. The "it" that the South is going to do again, it is implied, is to produce additional popular rock groups.
Daniels factually bristled at more nefarious interpretations of what the "it" was. When the Ku Klux Klan used the song as background music for radio commercials for a 1975 rally in Louisiana, Daniels told Billboard, "I'm damn proud of the South, but I sure as hell am not proud of the Ku Klux Klan. I wrote the song about the land I love and my brothers. It was not written to promote hate groups."[3][4]
Chart performanceedit
Chart (1975)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
29
Canadian Singles Chart
68
Referencesedit
^Stuessy, Joe; Lipscomb, Scott David (1999). Rock and roll : its history and stylistic development. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall. p. 355. ISBN978-0-13-676495-3.
^Beck, Ken (July 22, 2020). "Charlie Daniels proved true blue in every aspect of his life". The Wilson Post. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^Billboard (December 20, 1975). "KKK Lashed by Daniels on Song Use" (PDF). WorldRadioHistory.com. p. 4. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (October 25, 2017). "The South's Gonna Do It (Again): Charlie Daniels, the Confederacy and the Rise of the New South in the '70s". Medium. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External linksedit
Listen to "The South's Gonna Do It Again" on YouTube
Fire On The Mountain track listing
May 03, 2024
south, gonna, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The South s Gonna Do It news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The South s Gonna Do It Again is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1974 album Fire on the Mountain The South s Gonna Do It Again Single by Charlie Daniels Bandfrom the album Fire on the MountainB side New York City King Size Rosewood Bed ReleasedNovember 1974GenreCountry rock 1 southern rock 2 Length4 00LabelSonySongwriter s Charlie DanielsProducer s Paul HornsbyCharlie Daniels Band singles chronology Land of Opportunity 1974 The South s Gonna Do It Again 1974 Long Haired Country Boy 1975 Contents 1 Content 2 Chart performance 3 References 4 External linksContent editThe lyrics refer to several Southern rock bands and musicians Grinderswitch The Marshall Tucker Band Lynyrd Skynyrd Dickey Betts guitarist with The Allman Brothers Elvin Bishop ZZ Top Wet Willie Barefoot Jerry Charlie Daniels Band The first line in the song is also a play on Grinder s Switch Tennessee the fictional hometown of Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl The song uses a clever play on words to promote Southern rock music The notion that the South shall rise again was a familiar sentiment and rallying cry for disaffected Southern whites after the American Civil War The song co opts that sentiment but uses the statement to celebrate Southern rock acts contemporary to the song itself The it that the South is going to do again it is implied is to produce additional popular rock groups Daniels factually bristled at more nefarious interpretations of what the it was When the Ku Klux Klan used the song as background music for radio commercials for a 1975 rally in Louisiana Daniels told Billboard I m damn proud of the South but I sure as hell am not proud of the Ku Klux Klan I wrote the song about the land I love and my brothers It was not written to promote hate groups 3 4 Chart performance editChart 1975 Peak position U S Billboard Hot 100 29 Canadian Singles Chart 68References edit Stuessy Joe Lipscomb Scott David 1999 Rock and roll its history and stylistic development Upper Saddle River N J Prentice Hall p 355 ISBN 978 0 13 676495 3 Beck Ken July 22 2020 Charlie Daniels proved true blue in every aspect of his life The Wilson Post Retrieved February 12 2021 Billboard December 20 1975 KKK Lashed by Daniels on Song Use PDF WorldRadioHistory com p 4 Retrieved March 28 2021 Erlewine Stephen Thomas October 25 2017 The South s Gonna Do It Again Charlie Daniels the Confederacy and the Rise of the New South in the 70s Medium Retrieved July 15 2020 External links editListen to The South s Gonna Do It Again on YouTube Fire On The Mountain track listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The South 27s Gonna Do It amp oldid 1123199561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
