2 parts • 8 pages • 09:18 • Aug 01, 2011 • 28,225 views • 67 favorites. He was lookin' for a soul to steal. Well, I think I might know where it came from, it may have come from an old poem called 'The Mountain Whippoorwill' that Stephen Vincent Benét wrote many, many years ago (1925), that I had in high school. This error was quickly corrected, and the song re-entered the country charts at number 62 for the chart dated June 20, 1998. The devil is convinced that Johnny's sinful pride will be his undoing, so he takes back the golden fiddle he lost to Johnny, now married and with an infant son, and forces him to practice with his old fiddle before their rematch. The devil went down to Georgia, He was looking for a soul to steal, He was in a bind he was way behind, he was willin' to make a deal. 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. Since it became available as a download in the digital era, it has also sold 2.49 million digital copies in the US as of November 2019. The tune was a hit with country fans and a mainstream audience, boosted by its inclusion in Urban Cowboy. The Devil Went Down To Georgia Composed by The Charlie Daniels Band • Digital Sheet music • 16 scores The Devil Went Down to Georgia. "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. This time, though, a different kind of instrument is chosen. Pick your poison of these crime podcasts! A metal version of the song was recorded by, This page was last edited on 4 February 2021, at 03:55. 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Paris Hilton is an influencer, DJ, designer, recording artist, philanthropist, host, actress, model and author. Johnny's final boast, from the album version of the song, goes, "I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been". This is a parody to the Charlie Daniels song "Devil Went Down to Georgia". One of the reasons why I enjoy this song that is the Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels band is because the song basically appeals to the side of me that has a writing passion. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Listen to The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Single (feat. Stream songs including "The Devil Went Down to Georgia … The song The Devil Went Down to Georgia was written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Fred Edwards, Taz DiGregorio, James W. Marshall and Charlie Hayward and was first recorded and released by The Charlie Daniels Band in 1979. This is considered one of hardest songs in the game, considered by some to well surpass the difficulty of Through the Fire and Flames, although Through the Fire and Flames is the hardest song in the game, and the Guitar Hero series as a whole in most player's minds.This song is frequently called The Devil Went Down to With a slight click of a red button, the dial was flipped and ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’ sprang from the speakers. [22] In 2003, the song was ranked at #69 on CMT's 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music, and #5 on CMT's 20 Greatest Southern Rock Songs in 2006. The Devil Went Down to Georgia. The Devil Went Down to Georgia [Explicit] by The Charlie Daniels Band. Download and print in PDF or MIDI free sheet music for The Devil Went Down To Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band arranged by Courtney Rush1 for Violin (Solo) In the sequel, the devil, his anger still unabated ten years after his defeat at young Johnny's hands, decides to take up the boy's challenge to "c'mon back if you ever wanna try again". In 1993, a sequel to the song, titled "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia", was recorded and released by Daniels and fiddle player Mark O'Connor, featuring guest performances by Travis Tritt (as the devil), Marty Stuart (as Johnny) and Johnny Cash as the narrator. It spent two weeks at a peak of number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The devil's back in Georgia Will you stand up to the test Or will you let the Devil be the best? He was willing to make a deal. Charlie Daniels has stated in interviews, "I don't know where it came from, but it just did. In this song, Satan himself pays a visit to Georgia and challenges a boy named Johnny to a fiddle duel: If Johnny can play the fiddle better than the devil, he gets a golden fiddle, but if he loses, the devil gets his soul. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Read about Devil Went Down To Georgia by Lynn Anderson and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [3], The song is written in the key of D minor. When he came across some boy sawin' on a fiddle and Playin' It hott, then the devil jumped up on a hickory Stump and Said "boy, lemme tell you what; I guess you didn't know it but im a fiddle player too. The Essential Super Hits of the Charlie Daniels Band, 3m 44sec MP3 Music. It was covered by Bridgid Bibbens, The Ghost Doctors, String Loaded Celtic Fiddle Band, Jennifer Weatherly and other artists. "[6][7], The original version of the song spent fourteen weeks on the Hot Country Singles charts in 1979, peaking at number 1 and holding the position for one week. Whitburn, Joel: "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", p. 92, Listen to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Million Mile Reflections - Charlie Daniels,The Charlie Daniels Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits", "Charlie Daniels : Songwriter Interviews", "Forty and Forward: The Devil Went Down to Georgia", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dgQzgNLmpA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC9X8Xf3XRc, "K.M.C. The song was the band's biggest hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100, prevented from further chart movement by "After The Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind and Fire and "My Sharona" by The Knack.