{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The Story Behind - The Killing Of Georgie","description":"In this episode of Lyrics Of Their Life – The Story Behind, we delve into the powerful and deeply moving story behind The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) by Rod Stewart.\n\nReleased in 1976, the song was inspired by the real-life murder of a friend of Rod's and the band \"Faces\" — a young gay man who was killed by a New Jersey gang of youths during a time when homosexuality was still criminalised in many parts of the world and violence against the gay community was tragically common.\n\nIn this episode, we unpack the rise of Rod Stewart from North London rocker to global superstar, the true story behind Georgie, The social climate of the 1970s and why the song was considered risky, The backlash, bans and controversy surrounding its release and the lasting legacy of a track that helped break down barriers in popular music and even within society.\n\n**Listener discretion is advised. This episode discusses themes of violence, sexual references and discrimination that may be distressing to some listeners**\n\nThis episode was written, researched, narrated, edited and produced by Adam Hampton. If you enjoyed this episode feel free to click the free subscribe or follow button and leave the podcast a positive 5 star review on Itunes. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram and our website at www.lyricsoftheirlife.com (http://www.lyricsoftheirlife.com/) . To support the podcast further and myself as an independent podcast creator you can find us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month or Buy Me A Coffee as a one off donation of your appreciation. All these links can be seen below. Thanks to every single one of my listeners. Cheers your host Adam Hampton.\n\nSupport The Podcast -\nPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lyricsoftheirlifepodcast\nBuy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lyricsoflifepod\nSocials -\n Facebook Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/lyricsoftheirlife\nFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/441708960400475/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyricsoftheirlife/\nX: https://x.com/lyrics_their\nTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lyricsoftheirlife?\nWebsite: www.lyricsoftheirlife.com\n (http://www.lyricsoftheirlife.com/)\nRate The Podcast -\n Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lyrics-of-their-life/id1521842063\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dj0muwHSsoWocFGPUgCnT?si=fa49e66e73d84933\nFeatured Playlists (Listen to the songs spoken about in every episode)-\n Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/16j22czj103i68fdypqzbco07?si=8bbee318907c488c\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUiXxJhUKPwFhvd3F-Cm84w","author_name":"Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5028452-lyrics-of-their-life-the-music-biography-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43492345/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}