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"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" is a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart and released as a track on his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song tells the story of a gay man who was killed in New York City. A two-part song, Part I was the more popular hit and was blended into the more melancholy and sombre Part II. The song was released as a single in August 1976 and spent ten weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak position of No. 2. It charted moderately well elsewhere, reaching No. 25 in the Netherlands, No. 30 in the US and No. 33 in Canada.

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  • The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) (it)
  • The Killing of Georgie (Part I & II) (nl)
  • The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) (en)
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  • "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" is a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart and released as a track on his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song tells the story of a gay man who was killed in New York City. A two-part song, Part I was the more popular hit and was blended into the more melancholy and sombre Part II. The song was released as a single in August 1976 and spent ten weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak position of No. 2. It charted moderately well elsewhere, reaching No. 25 in the Netherlands, No. 30 in the US and No. 33 in Canada. (en)
  • The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) è un singolo del 1976 del cantante rock britannico Rod Stewart, estratto dall'album A Night on the Town. Il brano, diviso in due parti, narra la storia di un omosessuale ucciso a New York negli anni '70. La Parte I divenne la hit più popolare e fu mescolata alla più dolorosa e sommessa Parte II. La canzone fu pubblicata come singolo nell'agosto del 1976, e rimase per dieci settimane nella UK Singles Chart, raggiungendo al suo massimo la posizione numero 2. Nel resto del mondo, tra l'altro, si è classifica 25ª nei Paesi Bassi, 30ª negli Stati Uniti, e 33ª in Canada. (it)
  • The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) is een single van Rod Stewart. Het nummer is afkomstig van zijn album . Stewart schreef het lied naar aanleiding van de dood van een homoseksuele vriend “Georgie”. De zanger vertelt over het bittere leven. Allereerst bij het uit de kast komen, waarbij hij door zijn vader wordt verbannen. Vervolgens trekt Georgie naar New York en wordt daar populair. Als zanger en Georgie elkaar ontmoeten in 1975 is Georgie verliefd en gelukkig. Een lang leven is hem niet gegund, hij wordt tijdens een wandeling huiswaarts vermoord door een gang uit New Jersey. Stewart lichtte het nummer later toe met de mededeling dat Georgie stond voor een vriend, die ook inderdaad vermoord werd. Hij constateerde ook dat hij gedurende die tijd omringd was door homo’s, zoals ook zijn p (nl)
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  • The Killing of Georgie Parts 1 and 2 (en)
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