"Southland in the Springtime" by Indigo Girls

The song "Southland in the Springtime" by Indigo Girls is a great representation of the South. The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock duo who actually began in Atlanta, Georgia at The Little 5 Points Pub. Their song represents the south as it brings forth various images of the South. It presents the image of poverty through the lyrics "and we never have the money for the flight"; the image of language and culture through using the words "teasin' " and "pleasin' ";the image of the historically agriculture-based economy through the lyrics "with the farmland like a tapestry passed down through generations"; the image of the food such as "peach", "cider", and "boiled peanuts". Through these different lyrics, the Indigo Girls provide a representation of the South by combining the different aspects of Southern culture. I do believe this is an accurate representation of the South as the messages portrayed hold true from the agriculture- based economy to the food. Even today as cities such as Atlanta are becoming globalized in the Southern region, the South still holds the historically prevalent agriculture-based economy, the food, and the various other images presented in this song.