Paper Lace The night Chicago Died.New Video Edit

THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED
Written by: Peter Callander & Mitch Murray Buy Night Chicago Died Died.THEDIED Buy on: on: Amazon MP3, iTunes
Performed by: Paper Lace2-19743
Appears on: Paper Lace-1974, Back to the '70s, Vol. III-1989*, Rock'n'Roll
Fever of the '60s & '70s-1994*, AM Gold: Radio Hits of the '70s
(1969-1974)-1999*, One Hit Wonders-2004*, AM Radio: One Hit Wonders-2005*4,
Remember the Golden '70s-2008*, et al. (*Compilation of various artists.)
Covered by: The Countdown Singers, No Empanthy, The Recliners & Ricky Lee
Robinson.
2This song is unfairly lumped in with the likes of "Afternoon Delight" and
"Billy Don't Be A Hero" as one of the icons of the '70s "bubblegum" genre.
The song is factually inaccurate - there is no East Side of Chicago, and Al
Capone never engineered a police massacre. The arrangement is wildly
overactive, throwing in some sound effects and ear-grabbing noises like the
very odd and prominent, clipped, overprocessed cymbal sound that shows up
once a verse for about four bars at a time and then disappears again. However
in the '70s this song had been an inescapable AM radio hit.
3Paper Lace was a classic one-hit wonder band. In America, anyway. (In the
U.K. they were a classic two-hit wonder.) Formed in 1969 in Nottingham,
England, by Michael Vaughn, Chris Morris, Carlo Santanna (not to be confused
with Carlos Santana, of Latin music fame), Cliff Fish, and Phillip Wright.
They were one of hundreds of pop bands in England looking for the big time
while slogging their way through small club gigs and brief television
appearances. Their big break came in 1974 when their version of the
tear-jerking, "bubblegum" tune "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," went all the way to
the top of the U.K. charts. Their next single,"The Night Chicago Died," did
manage to hit the number one slot on the U.S. charts (number three in the
U.K.) and then that was it.

[@williameltringham7559]

I remember it like yesterday, life goes by way too fast.

[@southernlady160]

Love songs that tell a story with great music! What a hit it was back in 1974 and today 50 yrs later, thousands are still cheering them on!!

[@rosamiriammenjivarvasquez3464]

2024. ❤

[@karenschlemmer8080]

Great song!

[@trickymicky3108]

Lyrics are engrained in me 😂

[@murraywood7480]

As a bonus, the listener is able to understand the words & sing along.. . Great stuff for sure. Peggy Wood

[@murraywood7480]

Hands (thumbs) up who else agrees with me that this is simply a great sing along song from a great era of songs & bands ...Peggy Wood (Aotearoa)

[@billsuszynski6549]

Still have my 45 I got in 1977

[@tooterooterville]

You got it! There will never be the equal of seventies music again.

[@willievelezquez1135]

NCAÀBAA Baz aa

[@random.editsxx.2265]

Brilliant

[@enehdeeg1851]

I disagree. Its theA side. One Tin Soldier. I bawl my awesome out in both songs, but One Tin Soldier, rips my soul apart.

[@randyguinn9512]

Great tune! I'm 60 yrs old and grew up listening to great old songs like this! They'll never write songs like this anymore!

[@secondchance6603]

Fast forward to today and Chicago has literally died.

[@laurakibben4147]

​@@secondchance6603irony at its best eh

[@laurakibben4147]

Now it's crap like Acid Bath and worse.

[@gordon39]

To true

[@jonathanstoffregen390]

Likewise. 62 years old, and I love reminiscing about all this wonderful music that was so emblematic of my youth. One of my favorite things about KZbin is listening to all these songs from my younger days, and seeing these bands perform (which I never got to do.) Great way to while away a little time before bed (okay, sometimes a *lot* of time - ha!) Sweet, wonderful memories. Such fun!

[@xrayandy4770]

60 years old here- what a great time to be young in those days !

[@billhorstkamp98]

Right there with you brother. Turn 60 this year. Feel like I’m 25 though. Having a good time even in this dark world.

[@tolfan4438]

Ya it really was

[@BobAt101]

Totally agree with you I am 62, and the days of our youth where brilliant.

[@not.deadphread4977]

I'm in your age group. it's sad Chicago is still dead :-(

[@tobymanton-hewitt4783]

18 years old, love this song. My Nan always had it on loud in the car along with Franki Vali and all the other hits 😂

[@ShirleyStollElble]

I'm 70 and it's the best music ever

[@Седойгрузин]

This is music from pleasant memories of past years. When you woke up in the morning and nothing hurt.🍷

[@letreciavanwyk-pn4jl]

Woa.. I went crazy whenever I heard this song!! Almost danced outside of my body back then!! 😂 I turned 63 yesterday (18 Jan '24) and I still remember all the lyrics. Luvit, luvit, luvit!!!

[@caroldaronch1974]

Happy Birthday! Yes we were and are one of the best generations around. Great music ❤️

[@frankdekoning7871]

Same here,62 yrs old the best music is made in the 60s and 70s

[@treasiastepp2847]

Amen. 62 yr old here also. Nothing like what we grew up.

[@DJchoppa666]

I like OLD music because I’m so OLD! listen to yourself

[@Pisces-1978]

Thanks to my amazing mum who owned a thousand 45's + another thousand albums. Introduced this 44yr old to some awesome music! She's been gone almost 16 yrs now. Depending on the song + my mood classics like this either make me smile or ball my eyes out. She bought 1 45 a week with her Woolworth's paycheck. Had a huge collection. Grateful to have grown up with amazing music in my home + an amazing mother. Who worked hard to eventually buy a stereo system with speakers bigger then her for us to blast some cool music through lol I can still hear her voice singing this when I hear it ❤

[@lisawik7234]

Mt house always had music playing! Great way to grow up. I played music for my kids too.

[@oldcountryboy]

I remember when they played the song on the radio all the time

[@MichaelThorpeNJ]

Blessed experience and memories

[@donziperk]

Talk radio in the morning and music on the radio in the afternoon. My youth in the late 60s early 70s was an education in politics and music.

[@theresalacey6126]

This could have been written by me except for the Woolworths part. My mom heavily influenced my music preferences. She had about the same amount of records too. My mama will be gone 2 years in July. As long as I can hear songs like this, she is always with me. ❤

[@agatenby41]

this song takes me back, we will never have this style of music again, no autotune, no talent shows, just raw talent

[@michelene514]

My late brother, Johnny's favorite song. Makes me cry.

[@MariaChisholm-sv9zx]

My condolences for your families loss!!

[@isthiswherewecamein6130]

The perfect song for the state of Chicago in the spring of 2023!!

[@robertthomas7239]

Yeah, especially the "East" side of Chicago lol

[@jackgoldstein2254]

Great song from the summer of 1974! Hit#1 on Billboard Hot 100!

[@paulineverriere8054]

That long ago…oh heck I’m old…lol

[@ceciliakruger5425]

My birthyear... Maybe that's why I love it so much

[@ceciliakruger5425]

Billy don't be a hero

[@ronkennedy1916]

Billboard hit of 1972 actually.

[@eyemnew2991]

The night Chicago died Billy don't be a hero That's the night the lights went out in Georgia Band on the run These are the songs I heard at church camp At the swimming pool.

[@waynereynolds7598]

1975 I just turned 21, and the 70s rock was at its best.

[@kimhaney989]

When we were all young and innocent and had not a care about anything.. I miss those days and my Daddy was alive and cancer free

[@stevesgaming7475]

I miss them too. Sorry about your dad.

[@zorzobukumica628]

china was asleep, soviet union alive, no budget deficit .... that was a time....

[@microminiskirt]

1974 LIVES ON AND SO DOES THIS GREAT CLASSIC WE STILL LISTEN TO IN THE YEAR 2024 AND ON.

[@tamaramsmith5856]

65 here this week on Tuesday. I cannot believe it! We grew up with great music!!!

[@ricardoestrada9165]

greatest 70¨s ! thank god ! i love this song. greatest memories ! 64 years old !

[@pmanis09]

Summer of '74. I used to hear this song on AM radio and I loved it.

[@threeg6966]

I was a sophomore in high school. This song was on the radio an awful lot. What a great era to live in.

[@interabang]

Wtf is a sophomore ?

[@Brian-zp1df]

In my case a dropout

[@thomascarter198]

I was a US Army Soldier at that time.

[@howsyourbellcurve]

@@interabang2nd year in american highschool/college

[@darkmagic1277]

What a classic during the early/mid seventies along with Billy Don't be a hero and some other greats!

[@livmeretejacobsen5785]

I loved Billy dont be a hero,back then 🎶😁🥰 15 year 🇳🇴

[@annebartells777]

I have this and billy don't be a hero in a 45

[@markberryhill2715]

Sweet City Woman,The Stampeders

[@michaelstaubrey1856]

A great song!!! But don't forget Hitching a Ride!

[@carriebautch9382]

I'm embarrassed--we used to act out Billy Don't Be a Hero as it played. Best time ever!!

[@darlenegallegos5653]

Brings back great memories from 1974 when I was in Junior High. This song was a jukebox favorite at the candy store which was located right behind the school. Takes me way back to a more peaceful, carefree time. They just dont make music like they used to!

[@jussix48]

😃🎶👍🏿

[@MrWarrior4yeshua]

My SR year.. 74'

[@thewildman812]

Kind of ironic that you describe the time as peaceful and carefree when the song is about a time of street gangster wars and 100 cops being killed. lol. Not being sarcastic. I just thought that was funny.

[@Lokigard]

​​@@thewildman812 - I think he was referring to all the suburbs and small towns before they were culturally enriched.

[@oldermusiclover]

I feel old was in my 20's when this came out

[@accavanos]

People, when this played on the radio on a beautiful summer night with the whole neighborhood out hanging out, you couldnt understand how great of a time it was. And i was a little kid. Would have been cooler if i would have been older.

[@kathym6603]

No! Nobody could understand at the time so that was not it. If you understand now all is well!

[@robbiemarshall1984]

I heard this on the radio today. Have not heard it in years. Came out when I was 16. Never tired of it. Such a great blast from the past.

[@dgvanz1155]

i heard it in king of the hill.

[@scottsdaleglenn]

Me too Robbie! I was 16. Great song!

[@robertdry7271]

Reminds me of my college days in 74, when people streaked an did crazy things.

[@kentcyclist]

I was also 16 in 1974

[@paulahrendt1766]

Who else loves bands with drummers that sing?

[@krislulofs]

I am a young boy of 64.Not so long ago this was a hit.Time flys having fun😎

[@ekortelainen]

Modern music doesn't have this kind of storytelling and soul.

[@spookedhorse]

I was 8 when this was released. Huge impact on my life. Never gets old.

[@lisawik7234]

I was 10. Love it. Loved AM radio back then.

[@jkappianaq]

I was 9 still love it.

[@The_Story_Channel]

I was also 8 and you are correct, it never gets old.

[@runnyhunny786]

I was 4. 😉👍❤

[@maryanderson9492]

I was 9 when this came out...good memories!!!

[@puppycat58]

70s Music 🎶 🎵 is awesome...This song is still a favorite of mine ....I was 13 when it came out..I can remember my friends loving ❤️ this song as well ...I wish we can go back there...Best Songs 🎵 Best of Times

[@pamegan8735]

I got this record back in the 70’s When I was a teenager. I love this song ! This was one of my favorite song and played it over and over and I’m still playing this song over and over . It is so good !!!😊

[@andybetz.9978]

Hi Pam💐💐

[@RodneyBrook-xz6tc]

So love this brilliant nostalgic song , so much, still are a fabulous band ❤️ and still rock out 😎🎸🇬🇧🥁

[@albertodf1234]

2024 and still loving this classic

[@lloydkline1518]

Got my 🗳 vote ❤️ 1970s song

[@vivianfonseca9030]

Quiero saber si ellos todavidan vivi

[@tonyallen6510]

Love the drummer hair 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@julian-ze4ny]

excelente cancion esto si es buena musica

[@dougskriver6216]

Yes, indeed.

[@jeannietollison2211]

I am 56 and I remember my older sister who was 10 at the time this song came out ,got me to loving it 😍

[@katrina190460]

When music was music and the songs sounded great. Such talent in the late 60s the the early 80s

[@greenbasterd9112]

I'm 35 and love this song. Remember my parents listening to it when I was young

[@sharoncarlock7181]

Wow! I had the 8-track tape, and listened to it in my car when my friends and I were road tripping, getting high, drinking beer. So many Good Times!!

[@paulineverriere8054]

Hey..we were angels…we never did that…lol….

[@catistrolling7333]

Me too - 8 track

[@randalltalley1876]

What's a bloody trip Paper Lace was A British band I rocked to this in74 what a great time for music,my conclusion is people were smarter back then that's why the music was superior.....♥️🎸✌️

[@BrendaDrumm]

Spot on x

[@susanyoung5447]

I don't think today's music is so bad. It is just different to what we grew up with. Yeah I still prefer 70s music. And the 60s and some of the 80s. Heck I even liked Disco. I used to dance to it in the late 70s. Some of today's music is beyond me, but some just rocks my soul like the good old days.

[@BrendaDrumm]

@@susanyoung5447 your so correct im 74 and loved all the old songs but there are some lovely new songs also x

[@ChiSam_521]

'What' a bloody trip...'what is' a bloody trip is incoherent. There is no shortage of smart people today... you're just not one of us.

[@BrendaDrumm]

@@ChiSam_521 i commented a few wks ago i liked the song night of fear by the move i must have ruffled some freaks feathers he replied was i born in 1812 am i a pronoun im thick hope im not english etc etc i replied im english born and bred go stick your stupid words up.your crack whats wrong with people x

[@nickmartinez2290]

It was an awesome song back in the 70’s and it still is to those who still remember and appreciate great music!! Chi Town Forever!! RB Luv!!

[@spookedhorse]

1974: This song is great! 2022: This song is legendary!

[@kf1000]

2023 we are getting old

[@unomas1076]

Todas las canciones de los años 70s son lejendarias. 🇪🇸👍

[@chrisr9220]

2023 still legendary and better than any song on the radio made in the last 3 decades

[@silverpanther69]

way before autotune or whatever that shit is called brother

[@spookedhorse]

@@silverpanther69 Hush, you old man. People like you ruin everything you're involved with. Not one mention of autotune. Go back to eating your cling peaches, granpa. And keep quiet.

[@Vinnie101a]

Watching this fantastic track. Tick tick, the clock comes on at 2:32 showing 7.00. That’s exactly the time I’m here watching this clip. Me think it amazing.😂

[@franciscagutierrez7404]

Love this songs back 1974

[@andybetz.9978]

Hi Francisca💐💐

[@MegaGaborGabor]

Me too !!!!!!!!! I'am 63 old :D

[@concepciopuig3897]

Jo también 63 años la mejor música ❤❤👏👏👏👏👏

[@elvicare35]

Wasn't it 1973 when it HIT, and, Band on the Run!!!!!

[@onuruzonur9942]

When I was a teenager, I used to go to summer camps with my family, in the outskirts of Istanbul-Turkey. There was a disco there. Each summer night the Director's son who is the owner of the record player was playing this song. I remember those happy days of my younghood! Those were the days...

[@annetteacciaio8111]

I love this song. Why can't songs today tell a story.

[@dennisberry9793]

Because they are all shit.

[@surferbri5346]

They do, today's story's suck though

[@murraywood7480]

I am with you on that...Because today '"Singers/Bands" are so busy working on their skimpy stage clothes, how much lip sync is required , how much focus is on them, how much razz & fuss etc they can create on stage, & how important they are. (Yeah right) . They do not seem to realise they are their to basically sing /play music. B..T.W I wonder how many today, can actually play an instrument .. Peggy Wood

[@jenniferwilcox9759]

Songs of today and those that followed after this song (1974) did/do tell a stories (many stories, actually and repetitive themes too). It's just a matter of people releasing their tendencies towards rosy retrospective.

[@peterbiesbroek]

Simple: they have nothing to say. Generated by robots, performed by robots, listened to by robots....

[@bobbyboy872]

67 in January, cant beat these old tunes, even when they mimed on top of the pops, if only they had a time machine to go back for a few days, i,d be in that line for sure, whos with me ?x

[@goonerbeau]

This has sirens, ticking clocks, there's chanting, kazoos and drums that never stop pounding. Then there's that massive fuck-off chorus, a monstrously glorious catchy rush of verbiage. But brother, what a time it really was. Glory be.

[@stagehand9002]

Well Said

[@derrickbperry]

You ought to write record reviews…that’s the best one I’ve read in awhile. And I’ve read quite a few.

[@stagehand9002]

i agree this dude should be published but i stole this tweet and dont know who it belongs to...prettty fucking cool thjough...

[@tonyallen6510]

👍😊🎶

[@walteraquino9123]

1974, sonaba en muchas radioemisoras salvadoreñas. No me queda duda, la música es el lenguaje de las almas.

[@danielasilvestro3314]

Wow! I use to listen to this song way back still going strong ! 🔝🎼🎶♥️

[@mymusicfacebookdee3349]

tex

[@jillybean4265]

Written by Peter Callander; a man that was born, lived and died in the UK. Performed by a band out of UK. Talent.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Evidently, he never looked at a map of Chicago...

[@jillybean4265]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 So I’ve come to understand.

[@bb21again.67]

Peter Callander and Mitch Murray wrote lots of songs together for the likes of Tony Christie,John Rolls and I think Cliff Richard.

[@davidfawcett3144]

Paper Lace (the band) came from Nottingham, the UK's greatest producer of lace fabric. Fun fact. 😁

[@joezimmerman4574]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 That’s for sure! No east side of Chicago , just Lake Michigan

[@chevy2003ism]

I was 15 years old when this came out. I had it in my 45 collection. Love this song to this day. Know it by heart ❤️

[@livmeretejacobsen5785]

Me too😁🎶 15 in August

[@lisawik7234]

I did too. Didn't it have a red label with black letters?

[@carrieferguson1493]

I had this song on my K-Tel albums! Man K-Tel use to put out good albums! My dad my still have mine, I'm 62, in his basement with my Elvis ones! Canadian here but music is the best thing & I love old country too!

[@thomasjeanjr.2966]

I was driving back home to Louisville, Kentucky after visiting the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where I grew up. It was after Labor Day 2022 and I was going through Chicago and this song came on and I couldn't get to the volume knob fast enough! What great memories.

[@Skynyrdforever]

This song really takes you back to some of the best years growing up in the 70's.

[@tonystevenson5125]

The 70’s were Great!

[@NIARC-hp8wv]

1930's AL CAPONE!

[@mikestaak7951]

I grew up in the right era

[@kellywilson6023]

12 years old when this song hit the air waves. IT was one of my favorites. I love songs that tell a story. Not like the crap they play today.

[@candidocadalzo2923]

Esta Música Llegó Para Quedarse. No Hay Otra Música que la Supere. Muchas Gracias por Éste Regalo. Bendiciones

[@marygauna5113]

Candido Caldazo Dios te bendiga totalmente de acuerdo bellisima esta cancion saludos desde Argentina

[@mona-gailbest6644]

Bring back great music. If only music today had this great sound.

[@SteveKing-fs7uk]

1974 a great summer had this song and billy dont be a hero good times!

[@Thomas-uw1gq]

My daughter and I listened to it , and we would crank it up!!!!

[@ИгорьТаранюк-ц2ю]

Спасибо вам за это песню найденную,вспомнил молодость

[@kathym6603]

The tune just came to me after 50 years... out of the blue... amazing!

[@madelynthomas1132]

63...we did have best music ever

[@ЖорикВартанов-у4р]

Какие песни мелодичные 70е годы ,молодость вся с ними ,супер голоса и исполнители ,теперь этого нет

[@jpturner171]

Wow great song I remember this when I was a kid thank you for posting it!

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

My teen years. I won't trade those times or music like this for anything today. My times were better, and I think that's obvious.

[@tabithaedie]

Daddy was a cop on the east side of Chicago Back in the USA, 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 Then there was no sound at all But the clock up on 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-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-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-na-na) The night Chicago died Brother what a night the people saw Brother what a fight the people saw

[@rossscott1922]

Hello 👋 Melissa

[@zorosenor4900]

U get it

[@b.prabhakaranalbaskeran9321]

Old is alaways Gold...nice to hear such beautiful songs..

[@ЮлияСмехова-ь3ф]

Я эту вещь слушала в 70-е по Голосу Америки,мне очень понравилась и через столько лет я опять услышала её,забытую

[@juanhinojosa7727]

Best true story ever told in song. These guys were awesome and this song was always great.

[@Xontar02]

I like the song, but Chicago doesn't even have an "east" side. That would be Lake Michigan.

[@WytZox1]

* @@Xontar02 ~> There is a south-east side! As a youngster I lived on East 54th in Hyde Park. BUT this song is indeed fictitious. There was never any massive shootout between Chicago cops and the Capone gang. However TV series Untouchables also more than 90% fictional, not at all the docudrama we believed it was. 😄

[@Xontar02]

@@WytZox1 Lived in the Chicago area for 40 years. Heard the North Side (Cubs), the South Side (White Sox), West Side (Bulls), but never heard of an "east" side. I'm sure this is a southeast part of Chicago (Hammond) but it wasn't something anyone referenced that way.

[@WytZox1]

* @@Xontar02 ~> East side begins at center of city in the Loop at State & Madison and east side widens as you go further south. BOT north-siders do refer to a both a West Rogers Park and an East Rogers Park divided by Ridge!

[@Xontar02]

@@WytZox1 In 40 years you are the only person I've ever heard referencing an "east" side of Chicago.

[@StopBeingLiedTo]

This won Battle of the Records every night all summer the summer it came out. Finally, Seasons in the Sun unseated it...Such sappy music back then (Billy Don't be a Hero), but still brings a grin to my face

[@lisawik7234]

Shannon was another good one. Afternoon delight. Midnight blue by Melissa Manchester. Such great songs. I could go on and on

[@robindew9072]

Still an awesome song all these years later. Still love it

[@MsAllimack]

This was my favorite song when I was 8 yrs old. I loved hearing it on the radio.

[@antoniogelacioramirezortiz2890]

Buenos recuerdos de mi adolescencia amis _60 s los sigo escuchando gracias a los que suben música de calidad

[@bronzewing1965]

I was 10.... always loved this being played by much older cooler cousins... ❤❤❤🤗🇦🇺

[@Daniel-f1u6o]

I loved this as a kid listening to my dad's random vinyls. As an adult I didn't know much about until about the year 97/98 when I was at a holiday camp place and paper lace were playing. When I heard the opening chords I can't remember being so happy!! Was a fantastic surprise

[@Mozart2Muse]

This song attaches me to wonderful memories, and I remember loving it when it was popular on the radio, but I have no idea, today, how this song ever "made it". What is its appeal? What kind of song is this? Do you think it possible that somewhere in the world there is a person who truly believes that this is among one of the greatest songs ever written? And their "all-time favorite" song of "all-time"? If you are that person, would you be so kind as to explain, please?

[@karimnietovargas6256]

Cuando era niña esta canción estaba de moda, fue la época más linda de mi infancia en Los Cipreces, era lo máximo esta canción escucharla en las fiestas.

[@steveosullivan5262]

Takes me right back to the summer of 74 at our cottage in Canada. Listening to the radio and singing along. There was some much variety in music back then. Radar love...and the hits just kept on coming. WKBW in Buffalo use to do top 100 count down on Labor day it was sad in a way because summer was over for us, school would soon be starting and the cottage had to be shut down. We were so lucky with music then.

[@lisawik7234]

Omg. Yes yes yes. I grew up in Buffalo and WKBW !!! What was the DJs name? Tom something. Was your cottage on Rice Lake? I went to Starpoint Central school. Looong time ago

[@rynettemoller5377]

I am here 2024 ❤

[@luisrada18]

Una buena canción que escuche en mi juventud y que forma parte de mi cofre del recuerdo.

[@vondahartsock-oneil3343]

The happenings of late, reminded me of this song. I grew up with it, and have it on 45. I was outside in the dark working on my garden, and was just singing this acapella when my husband came out and asked who I was talking too lol. I said no one. I was just singing. I hadn't heard it in yrs, and couldn't quite get the order of versus correct, so I came inside and pulled it up on yt, and so ...here we are. THANK YOU for hosting/posting this song. I think this is just one of the best songs ever, both lyrically and musically, and never understood why this wasn't a smash hit like some Beatles song or something. One of those songs, EVERYBODY KNOWS..if you know what I mean? I taught myself guitar. Led Zeppelin was my inspiration..how cliche I know. But I had a great background in music growing up. My grandmother knew JR Cash, and my other grandma dated Johnny Lee Wills, Bob Wills brother. He wrote the song Faded Love for her, but let Bob have it as his own or something like that. At least that is the story handed down to me. Anyway, thanks again.

[@stephanbol3151]

I grew up listening to this back in the days i’m nearly 60 years old now,back then the music from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s was the best

[@jcscomicsnmore448]

Daddy was a cop on the east side of Chicago Back in the USA, 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

[@Overhere-lj4sn]

Listening to these songs again yrs and yrs LATER ..omg..wow The memories come back. The good, the bad, the very bad and the ugly memories. WOW ..!!

[@dramakuin]

This was my dad’s first 45 vinyl. He didn’t even have a turntable, he went to his neighbours to play this song. They played it on Turkish TV every week back then

[@mibeatleman6767]

I had this on a K-Tel album back in the mid 70's, great times and great music.

[@myles-spikewebby8519]

This song is masterpiece. One of my fave road trip music.

[@howardmolesworth8407]

I was 13years old when this song was in the charts. Happy days. Always loved this song thank you. 🇬🇧😍😊👍💐🕺❤️

[@Jake1968bc]

60s, 70s and early 80s music was great!!!👍

[@sickagain7541]

MY FATHER BOUGHT THIS 45. OH WHAT MEMORIES OF THE SUPER 70'S. CLASS OF ROCKIN 84 HERE!!!.

[@tonynaccarato4751]

Great song, a juke favourite, for old pool hustlers like myself.

[@chriscoghlan692]

The first single I ever bought in my first year at high school. Music was great back then.

[@mariagalaviz4562]

Tremendously!! I never before heard this song in English language!! Tremenda melodía 🎶 me encanta la recuerdo cuando era pequeña!! La escuchaba en español 💎💎💎💎💎🙌🏼🕊🙌🏼❤️🌟🌟🌟

[@humbertogonzalez3912]

Me pasó parecido, yo la escuchaba con la Banda Toro cuando era niño. Me dió mucha risa cuando descubrí la original y ver que mi infancia fue una mentira... jajaja...

[@martinparra8868]

@@humbertogonzalez3912 CON LA BANDA MACHO ESTA MUUUUCHO MEJOR, ELLOS LA INTERPRETAN COMO LA ORIGINAL PARA MI ES UNA JOLLA DE ARTE CON LA ORIGINAL ( PAPER LACE ) Y LA VERCION EN ESPANOL ( BANDA MACHO )

[@timothykozlowski2945]

The person who wrote this also wrote " Billy don't be a Hero" which was done by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods.

[@paulamatthews9639]

I rember how much I loved this song. It told a real life story. I still remember all the words. I was only 10 or 11 at the time.

[@richardjacobson1735]

Paula, must be nice to be so young. I remember big band, early fifties music and then came along "Rock and Roll," mid fifties. Still rockin after all those great years of yesteryear.

[@paulamatthews9639]

@@richardjacobson1735 I'm 60 next year! I spose age is relative. I'm into all sorts, from classical to a couple of rap songs. If I like it, it doesn't matter what kind of music it is.

[@ClareCollier-l6t]

Loved Paper Lace Billy don't be a Hero was my favourite I am 64 this year and still play it on my playlist.

[@user-Kokand]

Впервые услышал эту песню где то в 1980 году, в поле на хлопке. У одного однокашника был кассетник " Спутник".. И вот спасибо интернету с соц сетями нашел ее снова, через 40 лет. Офигенно...

[@bobloblaw2958]

I heard this song over and over at any carnival I ever went to as a teen in the 70's. Fun times. Long gone.

[@erzsebetolej7083]

Fiatalságom zenéje 1974!❤ Köszönöm szépen hogy ismét a dalra rá találtam !

[@dougmedina4619]

Seems like yesterday I was back in 7th grade. The 70's were a wild time to be a kid.

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

I remember my dad showing me this song when I was a kid back in the 90's and loved how upbeat it was..I then also learned who Al "Scarface" Capone was that day.

[@shayleenjoubert2008]

❤ this.. brings back so many AWESOME memories.. garage and house parties.. my parents in the 70's we just BABIES my brother and i .. 5 to 7 years old 🎉.thank you for this. So Nostalgic. South Africa