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The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Oct. 29th, 2008 11:30 amOK, I'll admit up front that I really like this song; when it comes on the radio when I'm in the car, I turn it up and sing along. But I'm just wondering how many other people interpret it the way I do.
What, in your opinion, happened in this song:
A. Johnny sold his soul to the devil in exchange for a gold fiddle.
B. The devil deliberately threw the contest to Johnny as part of a long-term plan; he knew that the next twenty idiot violinists he approached would say "heck, if Johnny could beat you, I sure as hell can!" and he'd get all of THEIR souls.
B2. And anyway he was already getting Johnny's soul because he'd committed the sin of Pride (plus in the non-radio-play versions of the song, he uses bad words).
C. Are you kidding? Johnny won that bet fair and square! He got the gold violin AND he kept his soul!
The Reptile Palace Orchestra (a fabulous and very weird Madison band) plays a version of this where Yanni realizes at the end that he's been tricked by the EVIL POWER OF SATAN and runs frantically away to the tune of "In the Hall of the Mountain King." I like their version much better than the original.
(My answer is A, incidentally. Johnny totally sold his soul even if Charlie Daniels didn't realize it.)
What, in your opinion, happened in this song:
A. Johnny sold his soul to the devil in exchange for a gold fiddle.
B. The devil deliberately threw the contest to Johnny as part of a long-term plan; he knew that the next twenty idiot violinists he approached would say "heck, if Johnny could beat you, I sure as hell can!" and he'd get all of THEIR souls.
B2. And anyway he was already getting Johnny's soul because he'd committed the sin of Pride (plus in the non-radio-play versions of the song, he uses bad words).
C. Are you kidding? Johnny won that bet fair and square! He got the gold violin AND he kept his soul!
The Reptile Palace Orchestra (a fabulous and very weird Madison band) plays a version of this where Yanni realizes at the end that he's been tricked by the EVIL POWER OF SATAN and runs frantically away to the tune of "In the Hall of the Mountain King." I like their version much better than the original.
(My answer is A, incidentally. Johnny totally sold his soul even if Charlie Daniels didn't realize it.)
