"The Bitch Is Back" - Elton John

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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

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Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2019 at 6:01am
	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

AndrewChouffi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 24 September 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote AndrewChouffi Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2019 at 8:28am
	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

Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2019 at 1:29pm
	Thanks, Andy! I'm always learning something new.