Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died

The Night Chicago Died

Written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray, this song about a fictional shoot-out between the Chicago Police and the Al Capone Syndicate reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in 1974. The recording features an electronic synthesizer imitating a police siren, spoken intro lines, and the sound of a ticking clock in the third verse.

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3:45 duration
1974 released

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