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'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by from the album 'Rainbow Ride' Released May 21, 1979,, Length 3: 34 Charlie Daniels Tom Crain Fred Edwards Charles Hayward James W. Marshall singles chronology 'Trudy' (1978) ' The Devil Went Down to Georgia' (1979) ' (1979) 'Trudy' (1978) ' The Devil Went Down to Georgia' (1979) ' (1979) ' The Devil Went Down to Georgia' is a song written and performed by the and released on their 1979 album. The song is written in the key of. Originally wrote the basic an lower, [ ] in a tune called 'Lonesome Fiddle Blues' released on Clements' self-titled 1975 album on which Charlie Daniels played guitar. 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., ), and tell the story of a boy named Johnny, in a variant on the classic.

The performances of and Johnny are played as instrumental bridges. The song was the band's biggest hit, reaching number three on the. It is featured in the 1980 film, whose choreographer,, claims that she set the song's tempo. 'How fast can you dance it?'

Daniels asked. 'How fast can you play it?' Swayze replied, but considering that the song was recorded in December 1978 and Urban Cowboy was filmed in 1979, it would have been impossible for Swayze to set the recorded song's tempo. This section possibly contains. Please by the claims made and adding. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.

(July 2016) () The song is an uptempo song about the 's failed attempt to 'steal' a young man's through a -playing contest that involved enticing the young man's participation using a worldly prize. The song begins with a disappointed Devil arriving in, having stolen far fewer than expected, when he comes upon a fiddle-playing young man named Johnny. At that moment, Johnny happens to be playing his fiddle impressively 'hot.'

Out of desperation, the Devil, who as it turns out also plays the fiddle, offers Johnny the which involves challenging the young man to a fiddle-playing contest. The Devil offers to give Johnny a fiddle if the young man plays better than he does; otherwise, the Devil will gain Johnny's soul. Tuning Car Studio Software there. Although Johnny believes taking the Devil's bet might be a, he wagers his soul without fear, confidently boasting he is 'the best that's ever been.' The Devil plays his fiddle first, to a contemporary, theme with the backing of musicians.

When the Devil's performance ends, Johnny compliments him and takes his own turn, making reference to four songs. Zagor Stripovi Besplatan more. Two are traditional songs of -- 'Fire on the Mountain' (also the name of Daniels' 1974 album) and 'Granny Does Your Dog Bite?' (the latter traditionally known as 'Granny Will Your Dog Bite?' The third is an unnamed melody that includes the, 'Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough.'

(The country music standard ',' as most famously recorded by, includes the lyric 'Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough / Granny will your dog bite, no child no.' ) The last is a traditional American southern '.' The four songs are not performed but are only mentioned by reference. The Devil is impressed, admits defeat, and lays a golden fiddle at Johnny's feet.

Johnny repeats his claim to be the best player ever and dares the Devil to a rematch in the future. Johnny's final boast, as originally recorded for the album, goes 'I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been.' To accommodate radio airplay (both Country and Top 40 formats), the 45 RPM single release that portion of the lyric as 'Cause I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best that's ever been.' (The uncensored album version appears on the soundtrack of the movie, and it is this version that has been used on numerous music compilations since then.) Thus, Johnny maintains his, keeping his soul from the Devil by displaying his musical in performing traditional songs of. Musical references [ ] The 's story is a derivative of the traditional motif. Charlie Daniels has stated in interviews, 'I don't know where it came from, but it just did. Well, I think I might know where it came from, it may have come from an old poem called 'The Mountain Whippoorwill' that wrote many, many years ago (1925), that I had in high school.'