The Killing of Georgie Rod Stewart Part 1 & 2

The beginning is priceless - good laugh but a song with a serious message. Includes both Part 1 & 2 . Songwriter - Rod.
SONG MEANING / about this...
- This song about the murder of a homosexual 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. But he was shot or knifed, I can't remember which. That was a song I wrote totally on me own over the chord of open E." Asked about writing a song with a gay theme, Stewart said, "It's probably because I was surrounded by gay people at that stage. I had a gay PR man, a gay manager. Everyone around me was gay. I don't know whether that prompted me into it or not. I think it was a brave step, but it wasn't a risk. You can't write a song like that unless you've experienced it. But it was a subject that no one had approached before. And I think it still stands up today. I'm going to be doing that song when we play in Britain."

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• The Killing of Georgie
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• anti-knife promotion
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[Butterfly1Blue]

HAPPY 67TH BIRTHDAY ROD!

[ILoveCurves88]

@ Butterfly1Blue Hey, thought you'd like to know this. I read up on the song, N the only inaccuracy is that Georgie was killed in '74, but he changed it when he was unable to come up with a rhyme...

[Butterfly1Blue]

@ILoveCurves88 - I don't know where I read it now (I have a lot of books on and around the subject of Rod) but when he was living with Brit at Cranbourne Court it was she he turned to if he needed to finish off a line. Of course there is no writing credit acknowledging this "fact"?

[ILoveCurves88]

@ Butterfly1Blue I'm guessing you knew, but in case... LOL

[Butterfly1Blue]

@ILoveCurves88 - No, I didn't know it was totally factual - thought it was just based around fact. It's such a great song though...

[joshshutup89]

Karls favorite song.

[Kimidoyle]

I LOVE ROD AND ALL THE HATES CAN KISS MY ASS!

ROD HAS HAD MORE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN HIS LIFE AND MARRIED TO THAN ANY OF YOU HATERS WILL EVER HAVE IN YOUR WET DREAMS! So hate on bitches!

[DuramaterOZ]

Geez who gives a fuck if you gay straight or brindle? Great song for tolerance for all of us. Nice one Rod.

[adamtzsch]

Like a Russell Brand wannabe, but less ugly and infinitely more talented.

[MrMotthead69]

I'm straight and I luv it!...

[ottyflyer1]

Great song, one of my favourites. (And NO I'm not gay).

I just appreciate what I like.

[Elisabeth1903]

I had this 45 (flipside of 'The first cut is the deepest). It was so long, it sometimes didn't make it till the end, lol!

[1987billman]

Every time i hear this song, i think of my friend Tabi. I first heard this after she was beat up for being a lesbian. I love this song, it sends a great message. So what if you're homosexual? We're all human...

[frecklefart500]

There's a fine line between being "influenced" and blatantly copying someone else's work. Part II of this song stomps right across that line into Don't Let Me Down territory.

[Carpetlay1]

Uclrichard Your wrong society is far more accepting of homosexualty than it was in the seventys. Most normal people couldn't give a shit if someone is gay. I'm not gay and I couldn't care less. I'm sure Rod Stewart would release this. I've read he's very proud of this song. I'm obviously talking about the civilised world here.

[hurdit]

Stewart here shows he is really good as I thought he was when this track first came out. It's been a while but if you really listen, even today, you can tell he's a master at this. You don't have to be gay to appreciate this. A really sad story and pathetic how we live. He keeps us all together somehow.