single "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"

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single song

"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a dramatic country-pop murder ballad famously recorded by Reba McEntire, known for its twist-filled narrative about betrayal, injustice, and small-town secrets.

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"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" 0
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedAct Reba McEntire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vicki Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Bobby Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Andy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andy’s wife ⓘ
local judge ⓘ
narrator's brother ⓘ
genre country ⓘ
country pop ⓘ
murder ballad ⓘ
hasReputation classic country-pop narrative song ⓘ
iconic murder ballad ⓘ
hasTitlePhrase "the night the lights went out in Georgia" NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTwistEnding true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalStyle storytelling ⓘ
lyricist Bobby Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium recorded music ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
narrativeTheme betrayal ⓘ
injustice ⓘ
murder ⓘ
small-town secrets ⓘ
notableCoverPerformer Reba McEntire NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor dramatic storytelling ⓘ
twist-filled narrative ⓘ
originalPerformer Vicki Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotElement adultery ⓘ
false conviction ⓘ
vigilante justice ⓘ
wrongful execution ⓘ
setting rural American South ⓘ
writer Bobby Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Vicki Lawrence → chartSuccess → single "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Reba McEntire → notableWork → single "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" ⓘ