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In popular culture. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is an example of a twist ending in a song. In the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs, the mobster named Nice Guy Eddie, played by Chris Penn, says, "...this is the first time I ever realized that the girl singin' the song is the one who shot Andy." The song is referenced in a parody on The ...
Budget. $7.5 million [1] Box office. $14 million [1] or $6.1 million [2] The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia is a 1981 American musical drama film starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill and Don Stroud, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. It was very loosely inspired by the 1972 Vicki Lawrence song of the same name (it shares almost ...
The song was originally recorded by Vicki Lawrence in 1972. Though not released as a single, it was included on her debut LP, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. "It Could Have Been Me" is a torch song, with the singer expressing regrets about separating from her erstwhile love upon witnessing his marriage to another woman. She awakens to ...
Russell wrote hits over several genres. His most notable songs were "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", his critique of country justice (a No. 1 hit for his then-wife Vicki Lawrence), [1] "Used to Be" (sung by Lawrence) and "As Far As I'm Concerned" (sung by Russell) both from the 1970 film The Grasshopper; and "Little Green Apples", which won a Song of the Year Grammy Award in 1968.
The music video was directed by Jon Small and premiered in early 1993. It features Reba as a United States Navy Officer Candidate, and Vince as a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor (which is a homage of the Navy Officer Candidate School scene from An Officer and a Gentleman where Gill does the part similar to the one performed by Louis Gossett Jr. - Reba's role was a homage to the ...
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia is the 1973 debut album by Vicki Lawrence, recorded and released on Bell Records. It features the US and Canadian number-one single and title track "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", written by Bobby Russell. Another song, "He Did with Me", reached number one in Australia. [1]
Billy Joel. Producer (s) Billy Joel. " Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) " is a song written and originally recorded by Billy Joel which appeared as the final song on his 1976 album Turnstiles. Several live performances of the song have been released. He has performed this song at a number of benefit concerts, including The ...
Grace kicked off the finale performances with her up tempo number, performing Reba McEntire's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia." For her slow song, the country crooner delivered an ...