"Lord, Have Mercy on My Soul": Sin, Salvation, and Southern Rock

2003; University of North Carolina Press; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/scu.2003.0044

ISSN

1534-1488

Autores

J. Michael Butler,

Tópico(s)

Mormonism, Religion, and History

Resumo

In 1971 the five-member rock-and-roll group Black Oak Arkansas released their debut album. The songs on the record illuminated themes addressed by Black Oak and the larger "southern rock movement." Most southern rock lyrics glorified such stereotypically male values as fighting, gambling, and sexual conquests. Two other songs, "The Hills of Arkansas" and "When Electricity Came to Arkansas," revealed a love of state and region that also permeated southern rock lyrics. Yet the most lyrically intriguing song on Black Oak Arkansas was titled "Lord Have Mercy on My Soul."

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