The Devil Went Back to Georgia
The saga of Johnny continues...78 total reviews
Comment from Ridley Williams
Hello Dean,
I appreciated the wonderful theme you presented in this follow-up. I liked the way you expressed the idea that a soft, and heart felt faith can withstand the dark powers that desire control. I also, related to the thought that the music does not have to be loud, to pierce the clamour of the world, and be heard by those who's ears can hear. Great job with this spiritual rocker, my friend, later, Bill
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Hello Dean,
I appreciated the wonderful theme you presented in this follow-up. I liked the way you expressed the idea that a soft, and heart felt faith can withstand the dark powers that desire control. I also, related to the thought that the music does not have to be loud, to pierce the clamour of the world, and be heard by those who's ears can hear. Great job with this spiritual rocker, my friend, later, Bill
Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Thanks, Bill, I really appreciate your kind ( and wise) comments, my friend. I'm glad you got out of it the message I wanted readers to take away from reading it. Much obliged!
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
I knew I had saved my last 6 for something amazing, and you didn't let me down. Dean, what a wonderful poem, and it does make a superb sequel to the original song, which I totally loved. I wonder if he will ask you if he can use it. You have done yourself proud, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! From you English fan! Sandra xsx
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I knew I had saved my last 6 for something amazing, and you didn't let me down. Dean, what a wonderful poem, and it does make a superb sequel to the original song, which I totally loved. I wonder if he will ask you if he can use it. You have done yourself proud, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! From you English fan! Sandra xsx
Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Hah, well, if he does, Sandra, I'll make sure you're the first to know...except for me, of course. Yeah, I'm a huge Charlie Daniels fan from way, way back, and this one has been simmering on the back burner for quite some time.
Thanks so much again, my friend. Much obliged!
Comment from Tomes Johnston
This is quite a roller-coaster ride that the author has taken this reader on in this poem. There is an old Irish folk song with the same theme of a man playing his fiddle against the Devil for his soul. In the folk song the Devil also loses. I am sure these stories have been passed down through Irish American families and have found a place in American folklore. This is a wonderful poem to pay homage to old stories, songs and poems like these. Well done.
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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This is quite a roller-coaster ride that the author has taken this reader on in this poem. There is an old Irish folk song with the same theme of a man playing his fiddle against the Devil for his soul. In the folk song the Devil also loses. I am sure these stories have been passed down through Irish American families and have found a place in American folklore. This is a wonderful poem to pay homage to old stories, songs and poems like these. Well done.
Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Thanks a million, Tomes. I really glad you enjoyed it, my friend.
Comment from Ritsal
This was remarkably entertaining and I felt like tapping my foot.
Gospels - Gospels'
Demon's hissed - lose the apostrophe
Best wishes,
Rita
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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This was remarkably entertaining and I felt like tapping my foot.
Gospels - Gospels'
Demon's hissed - lose the apostrophe
Best wishes,
Rita
Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Thanks, Ristal, that was exactly my intention, to make it feel like an extension of that wonderful, fiddle-bangin' song we all love so well.
I really appreciate your comments, and that extra star. Much obliged!
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You're welcome. See, I don't even dock ya for constantly misspelling my name. :D
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Oops! Well, don't feel too badly, Ritsal. I often misspell my own name as well, LOL...
Comment from TAB_that's me
Written with excellence Dean, this is a great tribute to both Johnny Cash and Charlie Daniels (for his song) and to all country music fans. Truly and enjoyable read.
Teresa
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Written with excellence Dean, this is a great tribute to both Johnny Cash and Charlie Daniels (for his song) and to all country music fans. Truly and enjoyable read.
Teresa
Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Thanks a bunch, Teresa. I did it as an honest tribute to the man's muscial genius. He laid the groundwork, I just hitched a ride on his caboose. Oh, wait a minute...that didn't sound quite right, (LOL)...
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LOL!
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Is my face red?...Hee-hee!
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Are you trying to imply that you embarrass easily? I doubt that:)
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I really do embarrass easily, Teresa. But I put my foot in my mouth so often that I've gotten used to the taste of foot powder!
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you are so funny. I, too, am very shy and used to embarrass easily but now I try to put myself out there more. I own my own store so I had to get over a lot of my shyness.
Comment from PearlW
Well, I'm absolutely blown away. I don't usually enjoy 'story poetry'. For some reason it just grates my nerves (might be a bad experience with Alice in Wonderland when I was a kid that's influencing me here). I liked this though. It's intriguing, and once I started I honestly couldn't stop. What a brilliant story.
I admit, I'm not the biggest fan of The Charlie Daniels band, but I have always enjoyed the lyrics of The Devil went to Georgia.
I'm usually hesitant to point out mistakes in poetry (you never know when someone did it on purpose), but I picked up these two:
a preacher man, God's biggest fan, as he spread the gospels seed. -- "gospel's seed"?
Demon's hissed with iniquitous bliss as they watched the Devil's show. -- "Demons hissed" ... it doesn't make sense as "Demon's hissed".
Excellent work. Really the highlight of my daily reading so far.
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reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Well, I'm absolutely blown away. I don't usually enjoy 'story poetry'. For some reason it just grates my nerves (might be a bad experience with Alice in Wonderland when I was a kid that's influencing me here). I liked this though. It's intriguing, and once I started I honestly couldn't stop. What a brilliant story.
I admit, I'm not the biggest fan of The Charlie Daniels band, but I have always enjoyed the lyrics of The Devil went to Georgia.
I'm usually hesitant to point out mistakes in poetry (you never know when someone did it on purpose), but I picked up these two:
a preacher man, God's biggest fan, as he spread the gospels seed. -- "gospel's seed"?
Demon's hissed with iniquitous bliss as they watched the Devil's show. -- "Demons hissed" ... it doesn't make sense as "Demon's hissed".
Excellent work. Really the highlight of my daily reading so far.
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Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Thanks so much, Pearl. I'll turn you into a story poem fan yet, my friend, heh-heh. I wasn't a big fan of Alice in Wonderland, either.
You are absolutely right about those two errors. Thank you. They've been corrected.
Much obliged, Pearl!
Comment from GWHARGIS
That is one of those songs that gets your feet tapping and you start rooting for the kid, Johnnie to win his battle. Great imagery and as always they rhyming and the poetic scheme is wonderful. Nicely done.
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That is one of those songs that gets your feet tapping and you start rooting for the kid, Johnnie to win his battle. Great imagery and as always they rhyming and the poetic scheme is wonderful. Nicely done.
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Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Thanks so much, GW. I'm glad that you liked it.
Comment from Linda Engel
And from this Georgia Peach I am thrilled with your concept.
We love Charlie Daniels. spot on and imaginative written telling the story based on the song. holds attention and reader can just feel that fiddle flair. Moving and exciting. and the art work is so fantastic and appropriate.
Dean, oh! Dean you make my Georgia heart sing, Ain't that sweet, Bless your heart.....Linda
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And from this Georgia Peach I am thrilled with your concept.
We love Charlie Daniels. spot on and imaginative written telling the story based on the song. holds attention and reader can just feel that fiddle flair. Moving and exciting. and the art work is so fantastic and appropriate.
Dean, oh! Dean you make my Georgia heart sing, Ain't that sweet, Bless your heart.....Linda
Comment Written 05-Jun-2014
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2014
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Thanks, you Georgia peach, you! LOL)
I'm really glad that you liked this one. it's been on my mind for quite some time, and until this week, I'd never gotten around to writing it. That is, until the song came on over my car radio last Sunday. "Yeah, it's about time," I said. This is the result.
Bless your kind heart too, Linda!...:>}