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"The Night Chicago Died" is a song by the #British group #PaperLace, written by #PeterCallander and #MitchMurray. The song reached number one on the #BillboardHot100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada. It is about a fictional shoot-out between the #ChicagoPolice and members of the #AlCapone #Syndicate. The narrator retells his mother's anguish while awaiting news of the fate of her husband, a Chicago policeman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2OFubG0dPo

#british #paperlace #petercallander #mitchmurray #billboardhot100 #chicagopolice

An anti-war song graces this position this week, from a band that had a helping hand from a television audience to make them a significant success.

#nottinghammusic #70shits #charthistory #musichistory #antiwarsong #opportunityknocks

An anti-war song graces this position this week, from a band that had a helping hand from a television audience to make them a significant success.

#music #1970s #70smusic #retro #nostalgia #ukcharts

"The Night Chicago Died" is a song by the #British group #PaperLace, written by #PeterCallander and #MitchMurray. The song reached number one on the #BillboardHot100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada. It is about a fictional shoot-out between the #ChicagoPolice and members of the #AlCapone #Syndicate. The narrator retells his mother's anguish while awaiting news of the fate of her husband, a Chicago policeman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR0gjl66PVs

#british #paperlace #petercallander #mitchmurray #billboardhot100 #chicagopolice