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The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun (startrek.website)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Who judged that fiddle contest anyway? Were there like a panel of demons or what?

Also, I doubt a gold fiddle would have a very good sound. Plus, it would get all bent up because gold is soft.

Honestly, I have problems with the whole thing. It makes me doubt it's true.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There is a sequel, where the devil comes back and challenges Johnny again.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did he offer a more sensible prize?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He didn't even offer a prize at all, saying Johnny's own human ego and pride would be his undoing, that Johnny would play just for the prize of being able to say he really is the best.

Johnny recognised what the Devil was doing, still did it anyway, and it's heavily implied he still won regardless. Based af.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

That's just not a good look, though. "YEAH, WELL, I BETCHA WON'T FIGHT ME AGAIN, BRO! COME ON, PUSSY!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

When that song was written honor was so deeply ingrained into our culture nobody even questioned the idea of the devil admitting he’d been beat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Were there like a panel of demons or what?

Things were awkward when they all got home.