'Devil Went Down To Georgia' Pulled From Band Playlist - C. Daniels Speaks

[matcom]

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After the devil went down to Georgia, it seems, he got censored in Prince William County.

In preparation for a guest appearance at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, the marching band at C.D. Hylton High School had a logical and seemingly innocuous idea: play a Georgia-themed song. They decided on "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," by the Charlie Daniels Band.

But early this month, a local newspaper, the Potomac News, published a letter by a Woodbridge resident who, after having seen the C.D. Hylton Bulldawg Marching Band perform the country-western hit at a football game, wondered how a song about the devil could be played at school events, because of the separation of church and state.

Fearing bad public reaction, Hylton's longtime band director, Dennis Brown, pulled the song from the playlist. "I was just being protective of my students. I didn't want any negative publicity for C.D. Hylton High School," he said.

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[KamaAina]

1. "The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat"

He laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet...

So these morans censor a song where the Devil loses?! Why do they hate America so much?

[underpants]

13. DEVIL DEVIL DEVIL

Get it? The say DEVIL in that song

DEVIL

It muss be one them DEVIL songs

[Richardo]

2. Good. Justified on musical grounds alone

That song SUCKS.

Now, Charlie's version of 'Orange Blossom Special' - that's fiddlin'. Plus: no singing. :thumbsup:

[sasquatch]

6. I love the pic of the beagle pup in your sigline

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. I would not classify that song as religious at all

It is merely using some religious imagery for humorous effect, but other than "the devil" there is nothing pushing a theology or an agenda in it at all.

If it said that Johnny won because God is on his side, then it would be different. But it's just one of those fun Americana kind songs.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. And as to the "the majority rules" asswipe,

get a clue, shitbrain. The majority rules ONLY in terms of voting, you stupid fuck.

The reason we have checks and balances is so that the majority cannot become a tyrrany - and it's why the Supreme Court has the final say on whether a law is constitutional or not, because even if 90% of Americans suddenly decided that forcing school children to eat paste every morning was a great idea, it's still illegal.

Fucking piece of shit.

I hate you "the majority rules" people; especially since you never seem to care when a majority elects a democrat, then you piss and whine about how "yeah, but not EVERYONE wanted him! He has no mandate!"

Fuck you.

[underpants]

10. "If people find out that he can be manipulated that easily..."

Too late you war profiteering hate mongering ignorant piece of _____

[hfojvt]

5. It is sad, isn't it

the Republicans were gonna dismantle Social Security, but then I posted on DU and they knuckled under. Ha Ha you loosers and morans. It is about time you give up and join the winning side! :woohoo: We're hugh and sirius and we're not going down without a fight!

[no name no slogan]

7. Daniels is a freeper-- turnabout is fair play

he was shooting his fat mouth off about how we were going to "liberate" Iraq back in 2003. He didn't have any qualms about stifling dissent against the war back then.

Now one of his songs gets censored. Tough titty for Charlie. Now he knows how it feels to have his voice silenced. Maybe he'll think twice before he unquestionably supports a regime that doesn't value free expression.

[WCGreen]

27. What he said....

[Tafiti]

8. Hmmm.

"...and now the ruling party is knuckling under to every left wing nut out there? I give up!"

Maybe it's just me, but I get the hunch that the writer who complained about the song was probably a right-wing nut. One who disengenuously played the "separation of church and state" card, but in all actuality took umbrage at the school marching band playing a song about "the devil".

[underpants]

15. WOW they are so confused *I* got mixed up there for a second

They are so indoctrinated that THEY thought that it was a liberal one of THEM (which there probably are none)that made THEM do it.

WOW

[BigMcLargehuge]

9. to me this is like taking The Devil and Daniel Webster out of the

English lit curriculum...

[underpants]

11. They should scrap the band and hire a dentist for that school

Sorry couldn't resist the Charlie Daniles TOOFLESS joke.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

12. How about a Separation of Charlie Daniels and State.

[underpants]

14. That is the sound of one tooth whistling

[ChoralScholar]

16. What the hell

Our MASCOT was even the Red Devils... it has nothing to do with church and state.


Go DEVILS!!!

[ghostsofgiants]

17. As much of a tool as Daniels is, that's pretty fucking lame

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

18. I never cared for ol' Charlie D.

He's nothing more than a Tennessee tobacco farmer who can play the fiddle. His "music" never impressed me.

[sniffa]

21. he's nathan bedford forrest?

[sniffa]

19. charLie danieLs is no has-been

he pLays at county, tri-county, and even state fairs aLL across the country.

he's gotta be cLose to death by now, no?
but when that day comes, we'LL be deprived of his 'soapbox' :cry:

http://www.charliedaniels.com/soapbox/soapbox.asp

[Initech]

20. Laaaaaaaaaaaaame!!!!!

That song is a damn good one.

[Jamastiene]

22. Yet, they still pray to Jesus Christ at ballgames in my hometown. n/t

[Sequoia]

23. How about they play this song then:

Ring the good ol' bugle, boys, we'll sing another song,
Sing it with the spirit that will start the world along,
Sing it as we used to sing it 50,000 strong
While we were marching through Georgia.

CHORUS:Hurrah, hurrah, we bring the jubilee!
Hurrah, hurrah, the flag that makes you free!
So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the sea
While we were marching through Georgia!

If that ain't a song about Georgia!

[bliss_eternal]

24. I wish we didn't always have to hear about other's religion...

I'm really sick of it. If someone doesn't like something, they have to attack it from a religious stance. In defending themselves, the response is generally "Well, of course...I'm an upstanding Christian."

Really tired of it.

I miss the days where no one talked about religion, and it was a private and personal matter.

Oh, wait a minute, has that EVER been a reality here?

[Kathryn STone]

25. Ohmigod that is too funny

LMFAO

[AntiCoup2K4]

26. A ridiculous overreaction to a harmless song, in my opinion....

But then, who wants to hear a marching band play COUNTRY????

And there's no fiddle in a marching band anyway. Are they gonna have Satan playing a tuba??

The Devil bowed his head
cause he knew that he'd been beat
And he dropped that golden tuba
and it broke both Johnny's feet.....:evilgrin: