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All Summer Long with the Werewolves of London in Sweet Home Alabama

I’m ashamed to admit it, but yes, I do enjoy the new single by Kid Rock, All Summer Long. The first few times it came on mix 93.1, I thought it was Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon. Perhaps this is because it contains a sample from that song that runs throughout. Not only that, but the chorus is all about singing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama. AND, I swear that’s Bob Seger singing background vocals. Although maybe it’s just someone meant to sound like him. I couldn’t find a definitive answer on that when I googled the hell out of it. And I think my favorite line is about “trying different things and smoking funny things“. Oh, the good old days.

So, a song ABOUT another song (Sweet Home Alabama), with Bob Seger (possibly) singing background over a Werewolves of London sample? It doesn’t get much more songspeak than that, my friends.

Tags: 00s music, 70s music, all summer long, bob seger, kid rock, lynyrd skynyrd, smoking funny things, sweet home alabama, travis tritt, trying different things, warren zevon, werewolves of london

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• On 07.16.08 Matt wrote these pithy words:

  “We didn’t have no internet…” is probably my favorite line.

  I think you might be onto something with the notion that Bob Seger sang backup. Both of them are Detroit men, after all.

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• On 07.17.08 Fake wrote these pithy words:

  I’ve heard a Kid Rock/lynyrd skynyrd/Sweet Home Alabama song on the UK Virgin Radio.

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• On 07.20.08 Paul wrote these pithy words:

  Funny i was just googling myself to find out who sings backup on that song…i was guessing Travis Tritt, but your guess sounds good, with the Detroit angle.

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• On 07.22.08 matt wrote these pithy words:

  Speaking of Lynryd Skynyrd…

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• On 07.28.08 Matt wrote these pithy words:

  Cracked magazine’s “Hate By Numbers” did a nice break-down of the lyrics to this song. Here’s their video response. Quite hilarious.

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• On 08.11.08 matt wrote these pithy words:

  Originally Posted By Matt
  “We didn’t have no internet…” is probably my favorite line.

  I think you might be onto something with the notion that Bob Seger sang backup. Both of them are Detroit men, after all.

  Did we ever find out for sure that this was Bob Seger?

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• On 08.11.08 jamie wrote these pithy words:

  @matt –

  I just found out for sure here.

  The answer, sadly, is no…it’s not Roberto.

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• On 08.11.08 matt wrote these pithy words:

  @jamie –

  Well, we might as well share the news with everyone.

  A more detailed post about the identity of the background guy is at http://www.songspeak.com/who-sings-background-vocals-on-kid-rocks-all-summer-long/

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• On 08.14.08 Sandra wrote these pithy words:

  I think the background singer is Travis Tritt

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• On 08.14.08 matt wrote these pithy words:

  @Sandra -

  Nope, it’s some other dude… see our post,

  http://www.songspeak.com/who-sings-background-vocals-on-kid-rocks-all-summer-long/

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• On 09.19.08 bigben wrote these pithy words:

  Oh man… seriously people? This has got to be one of the worst songs ever recorded… i really dont know what to say i just hope it goes away soon… its starting to kinda piss me off lol…

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• On 03.31.09 Clintwood East. wrote these pithy words:

  The piano riff is straight out of Warren Zevon’s ‘Werewolves Of London’ from 1978. How did he swing that and dodge the copyright?

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• On 03.31.09 jamie wrote these pithy words:

  @Clintwood East. – I’m pretty sure he probably got permission to use a sample. He also samples the guitar riff from Sweet Home Alabama.

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