bruce springsteen did the song the night chicago died.
who did the song the night chicago died?
bruce springsteen
"the night chicago died" is a song by the british group paper lace, written by peter callander and mitch murray. the song reached number one on the "billboard" hot 100 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 chicago police and members of the al capone syndicate. the narrator retells his mother's anguish while awaiting news of the fate of her husband, a chicago policeman. the song is featured in the theatrical trailer of the 2000 comedy-drama film "high fidelity". the song is also featured in a season 1 episode of "that '70s show".
the night chicago died
"the night chicago died" is about a shoot-out between the chicago police and gangsters tied to al capone. it was inspired by the real-life saint valentine's day massacre, although that involved capone's men killing seven of bugs moran's gang members and had nothing to do with the police.
the night chicago died