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Paul Haney
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Now that you guys have jogged my memory a bit, I do
recall hearing the edited "Rich Girl", at least a few
times in 1977 (possibly a daypart issue).
As for "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" I think the fact
that it was going to get a lot of airplay on more
conservative Country radio is what made the label go with
the "son of a gun" lyrics for the single.
As for "Play That Funky Music" I never once heard the
non-"White Boy" version until it showed up on a various
artists CD years after the fact. It was quite startling
to hear it!
Edited by Paul Haney on 28 December 2019 at 6:01am
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AndrewChouffi
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To Paul Haney & PopArchivist:
Regarding "Devil Went Down To Georgia", If you listen carefully on headphones, the 'sun-of-a-gun' lyric is what was ORIGINALLY recorded (and presumably intended 'cos it kinda rhymes with 'once' & Charlie Daniels is somewhat conservative and sings this generally in concerts).
The album version with the 'sonofabitch' lyric was presumably created to make the album sound "more rock" or to potentially appeal more to that audience. You can hear on headphones the punch-in of the new 'sonofabitch' line because either a different microphone was used or different room acoustics were present. (Possibly a suggestion from producer John Boylan).
I strictly assume this was the case based on the aural evidence...
Andy
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Paul Haney
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Thanks, Andy! I'm always learning something new.
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