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Knoxville reporter walks streets of Tuscaloosa to quiz Alabama fans on ‘Dixieland Delight’ lyrics
By Adam Spencer
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Alabama fans love singing the song “Dixieland Delight” by a band named, well… Alabama. However, the Bama fans change the lyrics a bit to call out some of their biggest rivals.
The song actually mentions Tennessee, though. A scan of the lyrics shows that the word “Tennessee” is mentioned 4 times.
Thus, Knoxville reporter Caleb Noe walked the streets of Tuscaloosa with a mission — find out why Alabama fans love to sing a song about Tennessee. The results, which you can see in the segment below, are great:
Alabama fans love the song “Dixieland Delight” ?
But is the song actually about Tennessee?
I walked the streets of Tuscaloosa to investigate ? pic.twitter.com/lJi5QDYcEG
— Caleb Noe (@CalebNoeTV) October 19, 2019
“Your greatest tradition is singing about Tennessee. That’s all I have to say,” one woman interviewed said.
Will we hear the song on Saturday night when the Vols and Crimson Tide play? The game kicks off at 9 p.m. Eastern time and can be seen on ESPN.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
