OK two very different genres here but which do you prefer Sweet Home Alabama or Sweet Home Chicago?

Question

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8rnFKo4PAE

Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8hqGu-leFc
here are two more recent covers of Chicago
Stevie Ray Vaughn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS5_Ssz5SSk
Eric Clapton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG397yMS7B4

Answer 1

hI mIke i say swe et home ablabma. Im tryin to hav e a comeback and so misssed here.

Answer 2

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer 3

I definitely prefer Sweet Home Chicago, but I really like this version from the Crossroads Guitar Festival, featuring Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Vaughan, Hubert Sumlin and Robert Cray

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmEBTUbaWjA



How 'bout them SAINTS!?

Answer 4

Sweet Home Alabama

Answer 5

There are only about a hundred different versions of Sweet Home Chicago, where are the rest of the links, man?



I like other Skynyrd songs better, so my choice is clearly Sweet Home Chicago.

Answer 6

Robert Johnson

Answer 7

Sweet Home Alabama (that song gets in my head hangs around forever)

Answer 8

Sweet Home Chicago! I love bluesy music. And personally I think that Sweet Home Alabama is overplayed. Plus it gets under my skin.



But I'm biased because Chicago is my hometown. :)

Answer 9

I think Foghat has the definitive cover of Sweet Home Chicago, it gets My vote.

Answer 10

like both these songs but vote goes to Skynyrd i just love "Sweet Home Alabama"

Answer 11

Eric Clapton version of Chicago thank you very much

Answer 12

Chicago



Alabama was played into the ground many years ago.

Answer 13

You know I love EC, but SHA is a classic!!!