Lynyrd Skynyrd’s response came four years later on Second Helping. “Sweet Home Alabama” name-dropped the Canadian singer-songwriter directly, saying, and I hope Neil Young will remember a Southern man ...

No one sings two verses of “Home, Sweet Home” which run as follows: To us, in despite of the absence of years, How sweet the remembrance of home still appears! From allurements abroad which but ...

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. It starts with one of ...

Mötley Crüe were already kings of the Sunset Strip before they released the grand, crashing power ballad "Home Sweet Home." They were three albums deep into their career, and they'd made plenty of ...