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I think the underlying realization for The Devil Went Down to Georgia is more that Americans will listen to good music even if they don't agree with the lyrics.
The same goes for Imagine by John Lennon, for example.
What part of the lyrics of Devil Went Down to Georgia do you think people are disagreeing with?
the same part that OP is complaining about
I don't understand your point. People don't agree with the song because they believe the lyrics would be different if it were written somewhere else? I'm confused what you're trying to say.
The hero of the song bets his soul against a golden fiddle that he can beat the devil in a fiddling contest because of his pride. People wouldn't agree that this is a good thing. For example, most people wouldn't teach their children this story as if Johnny was a hero, but that's how he's portrayed in the song.
This is the best I can explain it. If you keep asking the same questions past this point, I'm going to assume you're just trolling me.
That's not how I see it. Here's how I interpret it.
Johnny practices his whole life to be the best he can. The devil shows up and challenges him, so he says it might be a mistake (probably knows the devil will cheat), but trusts his training and accepts. He plays his heart out and beats the devil at his own game, despite the devil trying to cheat. He wins the golden fiddle and, filled with confidence, says he's up for another challenge. He knows he's the best because he beat the cheating devil.
I don't see it as talking about pride or gambling, but knowing your abilities and reaping the fruits of your labor. If it was about pride, he would've been caught by the devil.
Gonna have to agree with the one replying to ya here - you did not explain what you meant at all.
Goodness gracious. I literally just didn't understand your point. 🙄
I love lyrics but i've found that most people I talk to about lyrics have no idea or don't pay attention
Yup this is my experience as well, it makes me sad honestly.
Imagine regularly gets changed to exclude the most 'objectionable' lines.
I loved Cee-Lo until his cover of it at [some event I forgot]. He changed "and no religion" to "and all religions" which...just totally butchers the meaning of the song. It's about a world where people are good to each other just because
I'm not an angry atheist but that really, really bugged me. Really spitting on his grave.
But he could imagine following them perhaps.