The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia - First Time Reaction ! 

Welcome to 1979, this song is still played on both classic country and classic rock radio stations. Charlie Daniels is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Southern Rock or Country Music.

Rest in Paradise Charlie! 🤠

I'm from Georgia and if any Georgian doesn't know every lyric to this song, then something is wrong with them!!

The song and the Charlie Daniels Band are legendary. Thanks for playing this & your comments.

This song was an absolute massive hit back in the day and is still loved today. Everyone here in the U.S. knows it and still loves it!!!

We saw Charlie Daniels and his Band in concert and they were great, they sound amazing live and put on a great show, just one song after another! They have tons of hits! When Charlie would play his fiddle during a concert, by the end of the concert his bow would be in shreds, he would have broken strings just hanging off of it. Charlie was a great guy, became a Christian later in life, sweet sweet man, patriotic man too.❤

Thanks for the reaction, Hap! This was a very popular song here in the states in the late 70's. Have a great day.

Just to put in in context, there US has a long cultural tradition of stories featuring competitions in whicy ordinary Americans and beat or outwit the Devil. Perhaps the best known (and required reading way back when) was Stephen Vincent Benet's ,D"evil and Daniel Webster," or even Joe Haldeman's hilarious short science fiction story, "I of Newton.". "Damn Yankees" was a huge Broadway hit. So this number is not only a celebration of American folk music (including references to traditional fiddle tunes like, "Granny Does Your Dog Bite") but American folk literature as well.

And this came before rap/hip hop so wrap your head around what that means. :)

A masterclass in musicianship

Bless Your Heart As they say in Georgia

Country music often tells stories. It has its origins in old folk music that immigrants brought different from parts of Europe and Africa.

It's pronounced "Jorja" the i is silent.

Georgia is really pronounced JAW-juh.

I believe the keyboardist was actually the bass player, but he couldn't play that with the broken arm so he played the part on the keyboard instead.

OK. How familiar are you with the states in the USA? Based on the first minute of this review, my bet is "not very much!". Georgia is the US state immediately north of Florida in the southeast of the USA. The state was named after the King of England (George III). It is pronounced "George-uh", not "George-ee-uh"!!!

When this song first came out, very few, [ if any] Country stations would play it. The Rock stations DID, BUT, they had to change one word, so it was “you son of a GUN”. There was only 2 radio stations that played the “original “ version. KSHE-95, in St. Louis, and a similar “Album Rock “ station in Kansas City. Eventually, it was played on more and more stations, and finally , the country stations, because of its popularity. It was a MASSIVE hit. It also influenced many Country Musicians that would come after. 📻🙂

Found your channel and love your reactions. In your quest into Country Music and its wonderful story telling, you need to check out Kenny Rogers and his song, "The Gambler," You'll be fascinated and Kenny is one of the icons of country music.

In 1979, this song reached No. 1 on the country singles chart in the U.S. and in Canada, No. 3 on the pop singles chart in the U.S., No. 5 on the pop singles chart in Canada, and No. 14 on the pop singles chart in the U.K.

Charlie is a legend. Excellent reaction HAP! ❤️🥰❤️ Rest in Peace Charlie ❤️

Making deals with the Devil? Legendary blues artist, Robert Johnson wrote songs about making deals with the devil, back in the 1930s. I've watched two movies that are about making a deal with the Devil: Crossroads (1986) and Angel Heart (1987).

Wow, a banger from 1979! That was fun.🎻 Enjoyed your reaction Hap. You always give me a perspective to think about! Good choice Debra🎉

Love this song. The Charlie Daniels Band>>>GOOD stuff

Oh my goodness! I'm so excited you did this reaction. I can't say I know any of their songs, BUT I know this one! Thank you, Debra❤. Georgia is a state in the US, pronounced George-Ah. Thank you, Hap, for your awesome reaction ❤ ✌️ ☮️ 🥷

It's Georgia just like he said it. Great song.

For a twist on this song, check out Ray Wylie Hubbard's "Conversation with the Devil". It references this song. Fun!

Georgia Pronounce it "JOE - jah"

The i in Georgia is silent. Pronounced like the man's name George with an a at the end. Georgea

Georgia, the state in the US. There's also a country in Eastern Europe that was formerly part of the Soviet Union called Georgia. Georgia on My Mind. Possible best known as a song by Ray Charles (worth checking out),

The keyboardist had a broken arm, & he was still able to play one handed!!

Great fiddle playing, fantastically mixed with rock elements. That's what I call real craftsmanship 🎻👍. I've never heard of this band but I really like them. They seem so authentic. Thank you Debra for suggesting something new for the channel. HAP, I really appreciate that you are always so open to discovering new music, no matter what genre or how old the song is🥰🙋🏻‍♀️.

Charlie and pat beneath were rapping before it was a grnre.

I do love a good fiddler player! Go Charlie Go. Lose the "i" sound in the name. Go more southern with it "George-uh". (Probably NOT as my mom used to pronounce it, which was Joe-juh).

Good call with recognizing the “Irish Traditional” element - the Appalachian Mountain region of the Eastern US was heavily settled by Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish immigrants, who brought their music traditions with them… they then met up with other settler groups and collaborating/integrating with musicians from those other traditions. In this song itself, Johnny goes up against the Devil to determine who is the better fiddle player (ie, fiddle is a violin with metal strings instead of the usual gut or vinyl). If Johnny wins, the Devil has to give him a fancy fiddle made of gold. If the Devil wins, Johnny forfeits his immortal soul. In Johnny’s part of the competition, the words sung are actually the titles of four traditional fiddle songs : 1. “Fire on the Mountain (Run Boys Run)” - a tale of a real wildfire event 2. “Devil’s in the House of the Rising Sun” - the House is an “establishment of ill-repute” (prostitutes, gambling, booze, etc) 3. “Chicken in the Breadpan (picking out dough)” - yeah, the chicken is getting into and eating the bread dough 4. “Granny, Does Your Dog Bite” - a children’s song meant to assure them that dogs are our friends By rattling off these phrases, we are to understand that Johnny is playing fiddle songs back-to-back without breaks or mistakes - a prodigious feat of musicianship *and* stamina !! (Think of it as being as demanding as Live Aid was for Queen…but with Johnny’s very soul at stake ! Lol) That’s why the Devil conceded defeat, and gave over the golden fiddle.

Good try but it's pronounced like your saying the name George then adding a hard a at the end.😉 There's also a sequel to this song called The Devil Comes Back To Georgia if you're interested.

HEY Hap! I love this performance so much, I lost count of how many times I’ve watched it!

Pronounced jorja. Lol

Chicken in the bread pan picking out dough granny does your dog bite no child no

Good choice mate!

"Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough. Granny does your dog bite, no child, no." You don't hear lyrics like that very often.

Country “rapping”

“Gerorge-AH” not George-E-AH” 😉

"Georg-y-a"...hahaha...ahem, sorry

My country jam!

Good choice HAP 👍

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Love electric violins, Great fun band.

Thank you for your reaction, Hap.

Music always speaks!

Charlie Daniels!!!!

RIP...

Which Georgia, usa or europe?