"If the South Woulda Won" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in July 1988 as the first single from the album Wild Streak. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
| "If the South Woulda Won" | ||||
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| Single by Hank Williams Jr. | ||||
| from the album Wild Streak | ||||
| B-side | "Wild Streak" | |||
| Released | July 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros./Curb | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hank Williams Jr. | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Beckett, Hank Williams Jr., Jim Ed Norman | |||
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Content
editThe song is about what Williams Jr. would have done as President of the southern States had the South won the Civil War. He mentions all the states from the Confederacy as well as Kentucky and includes how he would make Elvis Presley's, Patsy Cline's, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's deaths national holidays.
"If the South Woulda Won" quotes the folk anthem, "Dixie" in the refrain. At that juncture, Williams considers running for president of the southern states.
List of States mentioned/changes
edit| State | What Hank Williams Jr. Would Do as President[2] |
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| Texas | Move the Supreme Court there; hasten executions of murderers |
| Louisiana | Teach citizens Cajun cooking |
| Alabama | Move the national capital to Montgomery |
| Florida | Put all drug dealers in jail |
| Tennessee | Have all whiskey made there |
| Kentucky | Have all horses raised in the hills |
| Mississippi | Move the National Treasury to Tupelo, and put his father on $100 bills |
| North Carolina and South Carolina | Have all cars manufactured there, while banning ones made in China |
| Georgia | Send all women there to learn how to speak with a Southern accent and smile in an inviting manner |
| Virginia | Have all fiddles made there |
| Arkansas | Drink some wine with Clifton Clowers on Wolverton Mountain |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 22 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 390.
- ^ "If the South Woulda Won Lyrics". MetroLyrics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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