Surely this should be more controversial? Kid Rock ripping off Lynyrd Skynyrd and – worse still – singing completely different lyrics over that classic riff?

Maybe you’re a more progressive soul and believe that All Summer Long represents an opportunity to recycle a classic rock song and superimpose his own nostalgic words over the top?

Yep, take all those coming of age tunes like Summer Of ‘69 and – an Unreality Music favourite – Bon Jovi’s Blood On Blood. All Summer Long will transport those of a certain age back to 1989 and the various misadventures we teenagers of the time encountered.

On reflection, Kid’s treatment of Sweet Home Alabama seems more of a tribute than a ripoff, but your opinions are welcomed as usual….

As Bill Lamb on About.com says, it has “effortless appeal to generations of pop music fans”. However, some people are asking “Who the f**k does Kid Rock think he is to come along and cover such a classic song?  Because he’s from the South? “

Well, is it musical blasphemy folks?