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The Charlie Daniels Band
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
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“The Devil Went Down to Georgia” is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections.
The song is written in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic melody an octave lower, in a tune called “Lonesome Fiddle Blues”. The Charlie Daniels Band moved it up an octave and put words to it. The song’s verses are closer to being spoken rather than sung (i.e. chant or Sprechstimme), and tell the story of a boy named Johnny, who one day is challenged by the devil to a battle of fiddle-playing: If Johnny triumphs, he claims a golden fiddle; losing the battle will forfeit his soul. The performances of Satan and Johnny are played as instrumental bridges.The song was the band’s biggest pop hit, reaching...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ The Devil's in the house of the rising sun ... Fire on the Mountain." Run, boys, run ... Chicken's in the bread pan picking out dough ♫
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