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The Night Chicago Died
Daddy was a cop on the east side of Chicago
Back in the U.S.A. back in the bad old days
In the heat of a summer night
In the land of the dollar bill
When the town of Chicago died
And they talk about it still
When a man named Al Capone
Tried to make that town his own
And he called his gang to war
With the forces of the law
I 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 be!
I 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 indeed!
And 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 died
There was shouting in the street
And the sound of running feet
And I asked someone who said
\"'Bout a hundred cops are dead!\"
I 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 be!
I 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 indeed!
And there was no sound at all
But the clock upon the wall
Then the door burst open wide
And my daddy stepped inside
And he kissed my mama's face
And he brushed her tears away
The night Chicago died
(Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
The night Chicago died
Brother what a night the people saw
Brother what a fight the people saw
Yes indeed!
The night Chicago died
(Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
The night Chicago died
Brother what a night it really was
Brother what a fight it really was
Glory be!
The night Chicago died
(Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
The night Chicago died
Brother what a night the people saw
Brother what a fight the people saw
Yes indeed!
Significado de la letra
En la canción 'The Night Chicago Died' de Paper Lace, somos transportados a una época pasada en la que un padre era policía en el lado este de Chicago durante los oscuros días del pasado. La letra nos sumerge en una noche calurosa de verano, cuando la ciudad de Chicago se sumió en el caos y la violencia, un suceso del que se sigue hablando hasta el día de hoy.
La narrativa se centra en la lucha entre Al Capone y las fuerzas del orden en un intento del gánster por tomar el control de la ciudad. A través de la voz de la madre del narrador, escuchamos su angustia y sus oraciones mientras la violencia estalla en las calles y se libra una intensa batalla entre las bandas delictivas y las autoridades.
La descripción de la noche caótica, el sonido de las balas y las carreras callejeras nos sumerge en la intensidad del momento. Mientras se informa de la muerte de numerosos policías, la incertidumbre y el miedo se apoderan de la ciudad.
Finalmente, el regreso del padre del narrador a casa trae consigo un respiro de alivio, extendiendo consuelo a la madre y borrando sus lágrimas. A través de la melodía y la letra emocionante, la canción captura la esencia de una noche trágica en la historia de Chicago, donde la valentía y la esperanza brillan incluso en medio del caos más oscuro.
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