The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

But Kim's got the song that we're ending on today.

Because Kim Texton, best song with a U.S. state in the title has got to be Reba McEntire's The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.

That's

my pick.

[laughs] I'll let you be the judge of that.

Um, uh, so as I told you b- before we started taping, um, I had the seven-inch of Nights Went Out, like The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.

Um, now your first husband wrote this song? Is that-

He did.

Uh, RETC, The Ghost of Julia Sugarbaker.

[laughs] And that is the night the lights went out in Georgia.

In Georgia.

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Right? Like, because I would say there's a, th- there's a, there's a, a firebrand moment in both of these episodes, right? But I would not call it, like, a monologue, per se.

Yeah.

Right? Whereas The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, that, if I remember correctly, goes on for, like, 30 seconds of her just-

Yeah

Well, sort of.

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia isn't just a title.

It's a full-on southern soap opera with twists, turns, and enough drama to make your sweet tea spill.

Reba, already a rising star with roots in Oklahoma's small-town life, took this story and made it her own.

She once said, a song should make you feel something, not just hear something.

Here is Reba McEntire, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.

Exit country.

He was on his way home from Candletop Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop at Webb's And have him a drink before he went home to her Andy Wolo said hello He said, hi, what's doing? Whoa, said, sit down I got some bad news that's gonna hurt you He said, I'm your best friend and you know that's right.

But she noticed that the last year they were down in the ratings a little bit, and she just realized she wanted to get out before it went down any further.

Before you go on, I just pulled it up, and one of the songs that Vicki Lawrence did was The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.

It was one of her number one songs.

You know that song?

Yep.

That goes for the, even the guys too.

Like I was, there's one, a Lister down in Athens, Georgia.

I don't want to say the name.