NFC South: Charlie Daniels Band
Preview: 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'
September, 17, 2012
9/17/12
4:33
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By
Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com
ATLANTA – I just got into the Georgia Dome and had a preview of the “Monday Night Football’’ opening song waiting in my mailbox.
It’s a revised version of the 1979 “The Devil Went Down to Georgia’’ song by the Charlie Daniels Band.
You can see the full lyrics here. But let me share the first few lines with you because I think they’re pretty entertaining. Obviously, Daniels has changed the words to feature Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and Peyton Manning.
Here you go:
Peyton went down to Georgia right out on the Falcons’ home field He was in a bind cause in the back of his mind he knew Ryan was the sho-nuff deal
The boy said my name’s Matty and it might be a sin
But I’ll make you a bet that you’re gonna regret cause I’m the best there’s ever been
Good stuff. But I will tell you this. I know Ryan fairly well. He has an inner confidence, but he’s probably the last quarterback in the NFL that would ever claim publicly he’s the best there’s ever been.
Again, those are Daniels’ words, not Ryan’s. But, as I pointed in this column, this game gives Ryan an opportunity to really improve his perception on the national stage with a good performance and a victory.
It’s a revised version of the 1979 “The Devil Went Down to Georgia’’ song by the Charlie Daniels Band.
You can see the full lyrics here. But let me share the first few lines with you because I think they’re pretty entertaining. Obviously, Daniels has changed the words to feature Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and Peyton Manning.
Here you go:
Peyton went down to Georgia right out on the Falcons’ home field He was in a bind cause in the back of his mind he knew Ryan was the sho-nuff deal
The boy said my name’s Matty and it might be a sin
But I’ll make you a bet that you’re gonna regret cause I’m the best there’s ever been
Good stuff. But I will tell you this. I know Ryan fairly well. He has an inner confidence, but he’s probably the last quarterback in the NFL that would ever claim publicly he’s the best there’s ever been.
Again, those are Daniels’ words, not Ryan’s. But, as I pointed in this column, this game gives Ryan an opportunity to really improve his perception on the national stage with a good performance and a victory.
'Devil Went Down to Georgia' on MNF
September, 13, 2012
9/13/12
3:17
PM ET
By
Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com
The "Monday Night Football" opening will feature an old song with new words.
The Charlie Daniels Band will perform “The Devil Went Down to Georgia," just before the game between the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos. The song originally came out in 1979.
The music will be the same, but the words will be different. I haven’t been given a preview of the new song, but it reportedly will contain plenty of references to Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and Denver quarterback Peyton Manning.
“I’ve been watching 'Monday Night Football' since it started and to be a part of it kind of makes me feel proud,’’ Daniels said. “I had to watch the lyrics real close because I’ve done those same 'Devil Went Down To Georgia' lyrics for 33 years.”
This is not the first time Daniels has appeared on "Monday Night Football." The fiddler was part of an all-star band featured each week during MNF’s first season (2006) on ESPN.
The Charlie Daniels Band will perform “The Devil Went Down to Georgia," just before the game between the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos. The song originally came out in 1979.
The music will be the same, but the words will be different. I haven’t been given a preview of the new song, but it reportedly will contain plenty of references to Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and Denver quarterback Peyton Manning.
“I’ve been watching 'Monday Night Football' since it started and to be a part of it kind of makes me feel proud,’’ Daniels said. “I had to watch the lyrics real close because I’ve done those same 'Devil Went Down To Georgia' lyrics for 33 years.”
This is not the first time Daniels has appeared on "Monday Night Football." The fiddler was part of an all-star band featured each week during MNF’s first season (2006) on ESPN.
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Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.
