The yield curve describes the yields for Treasury bills, notes and bonds. It's called a curve because, if it were plotted on a graph, the yields would normally slope up. That's because Treasury bills, which are of short duration, don't usually pay as high a yield as the notes and even longer-term bonds. Why?
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd Songfacts. Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, Florida. They wrote this song about their impressions of Alabama and as a tribute to the studio musicians at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, where they recorded from 1970-1972.
Alabama by Neil Young Songfacts. 1  This song can be seen as a follow-up to Young's 1970 song Southern Man from After The Gold Rush. 2  1972 was an interesting year for Neil Young; his song Heart Of Gold, also from the Harvest album, became the only #1 hit of his career. In September, seven months after this album was released, Young and then-girlfriend, actress Carrie Snodgrass, had a baby boy named Zeke who was born with cerebral palsy.