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The Night Chicago Died
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Paper Lace
жанры: 70s, pop, oldies
альбомы: Paper Lace
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Daddy was a cop On the east side of Chicago Back in the U S A Back in the bad old daysIn the heat of a summer night In the land of the dollar bill When the town of Chicago died And they talk about it stillWhen a man named Al Capone Tried to make that town his own And he called his gang to war Against the forces of the lawI heard my mama cry I heard her pray the night Chicago died Brother what a night it really was Brother what a fight it really was, glory beI heard my mama cry I heard her pray the night Chicago died Brother what a night the people saw Brother what a fight the people saw, yes indeedAnd the sound of the battle rang Through the streets of the old east side 'Til the last of the hoodlum gang Had surrendered up or diedThere was shouting in the street And the sound of running feet And I asked someone who said 'Bout a hundred cops are deadI heard my mama cry I heard her pray the night Chicago died Brother what a night it really was Brother what a fight it really was, glory beI heard my mama cry I heard her pray the night Chicago died Brother what a night the people saw Brother what a fight the people saw, yes indeedThen there was no sound at all But the clock upon the wallThen the door burst open wide And my daddy stepped inside And he kissed my mama's face And he brushed her tears awayThe night Chicago died The night Chicago died Brother what a night the people saw Brother what a fight the people saw, yes indeedThe night Chicago died The night Chicago died Brother what a night it really was Brother what a fight it really was, glory be
Это интересно:Paper Lace — британская поп-рок-группа, образовавшаяся в 1969 году в Ноттингеме, Англия. Первую известность коллективу принёс хит «Billy Don’t Be a Hero», в марте 1974 года возглавивший британские чарты; за ним последовал «The Night Chicago Died», ставший хитом #1 в США (#3 UK). В 1975 году группа исчезла из поля зрения критики, затем появилась вновь с версией спиричуэла «We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands», записанной при участии... продолжение
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