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The song tells a story about the Devil's failure to gain a young man's soul through a fiddle-playing contest.The song begins as a disappointed Devil arrives in Georgia, apparently "way behind" on stealing souls, when he comes upon a young man named Johnny who is playing a fiddle, and quite well.
Initially, within a few weeks of sending a demo of the song to Springfield’s manager, word came back that she was not interested in performing the duet, so the duet song was postponed. [6] At that time, Springfield was unfamiliar with Pet Shop Boys, but she had heard " West End Girls " on the radio and reportedly liked the song. [ 7 ]
"I'm Goin' Down" is a rock song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was released on August 27, 1985 by Columbia Records as the sixth single from his 1984 album Born in the U.S.A.
First down to Rosie's, and then to the card-house, Got shot in the breast, and now here I lay." "Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly, And play the death march as you carry me along; Take me to the green valley, and lay the sod o'er me, For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong."
"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" is the second single from Melanie Safka's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked number 23 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. It was released ...
"Done Too Soon" is a song written, composed and performed by Neil Diamond, and released on his 1970 album Tap Root Manuscript. Listed as track 4 on side one of the album, it was jointly arranged by Marty Paich and Lee Holdridge and jointly produced by Diamond and Tom Catalano .
"Goin' Down" is a song by the American pop rock band the Monkees, written by all four members of the group along with Diane Hildebrand. It was first released as the B-side to the " Daydream Believer " single on Colgems Records on October 25, 1967, in support of the band's fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"Don't Bring Me Down" is the band's second-highest-charting hit in the UK, where it peaked at number 3, [5] and their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. [6] It also charted well in Canada (number 1) and Australia (number 6). This was the first single by ELO not to include a string section. [7]