The Story Behind: The Killing Of Georgie by Rod Stewart

Podcast: Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast · Adam Hampton

Opublikowano: 2026-02-24

In this episode of Lyrics Of Their Life – The Story Behind, we delve into the powerful and deeply moving story behind The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) by Rod Stewart. Released in 1976, the song was inspired by the real-life murder of a friend of Rod's and the band "Faces" — a young gay man who was killed by a New Jersey gang of youths during a time when homosexuality was still criminalised in many parts of the world and violence against the gay community was tragically common. In this episode, we unpack the rise of R...