Why Rod Stewart's gay ballad was ahead of its time
lyrics artistfacts Songfacts®: This song about the murder of a homosexual man by a New Jersey gang was one of the first songs to deal with the subject of homophobia. In the May 1995 issue of Mojo, Stewart explained: "That was a true story about a gay friend of The Faces. He was especially close to me and Mac.
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The story is based on a real man named Georgie, whom Stewart knew, but was a closer friend of Faces' keyboardist Ian MacLagan. "I only knew him fleetingly," Stewart told the Guardian in 2016. "He would play songs for us and say, 'Have you heard this?' I remember him turning us on to Sam and Dave singing 'Night Time Is the Right Time'.
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[Verse 1] In these days of changing ways So-called liberated days A story comes to mind of a friend of mine Georgie boy was gay I guess Nothin' more or nothin' less The kindest guy I ever knew.
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Rod Stewart ft. Boy George - The killing of Georgie - Plymouth 24-6-2023 Sat side-by-side, Rod introduced the ballad before forgetting when he actually wrote it, which cracked up the crowd. Boy George then recalled the first time he heard 'The Killing Of Georgie' and the personal meaning the song holds for him.
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino The Killing of Georgie (Pt. I and II) (2008 Remaster) · Rod Stewart Some Guys Have All the Luck ℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc. D.
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Rod Stewart 3.85M subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 32K Share 7.8M views 9 years ago #SirRod #ANightOnTheTown Official music video for Rod Stewart - "The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II)".
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Take " The Killing of Georgie " from Stewart's 1976 album, A Night on the Town. The song is about a young gay man who is murdered in the "so-called liberated days" of the mid-1970s. Stewart.
Why Rod Stewart's gay ballad was ahead of its time
The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) is a two-part song by British singer-songwriter, Rod Stewart, released in 1976. The song tells the story of a young gay man named Georgie, who comes to New York in search of acceptance and freedom. In Part I, Georgie is living a carefree life, enjoying the city and making friends.
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Official music video for Rod Stewart - "The Killing Of Georgie (Part I and II)" from 'You're In My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'.
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Rod Stewart, who wants you to know that he's not retiring, kicked off a UK tour this weekend with support from Boy George & Culture Club. During the tour opener in Plymouth on Saturday night,.
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsThe Killing of Georgie (Pt. I and II) · Rod StewartStoryteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964 - 1990℗ 1975 Warner.
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26 June 2023, 12:22 The duo took to the stage during UK opener of Rod's 'Global Hits Tour' on Saturday night and gave a stunning rendition of 'The Killing Of Georgie'. Picture: Youtube By Giorgina Ramazzotti The two singing legends lit up the stage in Plymouth on Saturday night (June 24).
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" The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) " is a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart and released as a track on his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song tells the story of a gay man who was killed in New York City. A two-part song, Part I was the more popular hit and was blended into the more melancholy and sombre Part II.
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Forty years ago, Rod Stewart released The Killing of Georgie, a groundbreaking single about the murder of a gay man - now tragically relevant again in the light of events in Orlando Tue 14.
