The devil got Johnny to fall for the vice of pride.
I’m surprised how often people seem to miss that point that Johnny lost the moment he took the bet.
The deadly sin of Pride is some made up bullcrap. Pride is as much a virtue as it is a vice.
The “deadly sin” of pride is arrogance, haughtiness, thinking of yourself as more important than others. It’s not, like, being satisfied in your identity or accomplishments; that’s contentment and it’s definitely a virtue.
1,600 years of translation and linguistic drift (and probably not a little bit of puritanical nonsense) crossed some wires.
Also all of the “deadly sins” are made up bullcrap. Some of them are in the Bible, but some of them are just, like…some guy’s opinion. Seriously, sadness was one at one point, so clearly he had never read the book of Lamentations.
arrogance, haughtiness, thinking of yourself as more important than others
These attitudes can cause people to step up when it’s needed.
Anything can cause people to step up. Hatred, spite, murderous intent. That doesn’t make it a virtue.
But did he lose? He tricked Johnny into a deal for his soul using both greed and pride. I’d say the devil won alright.
I’m not a christian so maybe I’m not getting it, but the deal is very clear fiddle vs soul. The devil even if he threw the contest still lost, johnny keeps his soul and gets a physically valuable but musically useless fiddle…
There are 7 deadly sins: pride, greed, wrath, sloth, gluttony, lust and envy.
The pride happens when Johnny tells the devil that he’s the best that’s ever been. The greed is playing for a fiddle of gold. Even Johnny acknowledges that when he says, “It might be a sin but I’ll take your bet…”
So the devil lost the fiddle contest, but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t win Johnny’s soul. It’ll just take a little longer; what’s time for someone immortal like the devil?
The devil is a trickster that will do whatever he can to get you to sin against God. And he did go to Georgia to steal a soul, after all.
“The devil bowed his head cuz he knew that he’d been beat and laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny’s feet.”
Competition has always been a fine part of being a human. Betting as well. I’m still wondering which Roman family has Jesus’ fine robe.
The devil lost. He conceded.
The song is written as if it’s told by an onlooker. To suggest that the devil lost is an assumption that the devil is honest and plays by the rules.
Johnny won. The bet was he gets the golden fiddle or loses his soul. He got the fiddle.
If you meant the fact he did a deal in the first place, yeah, not a good look.
I mean, could the devil have actually won and handed him the fiddle as a gift, to confuse him into thinking he wouldn’t burn in hell when he died? That way it comes as a fun surprise
It’s an American tale of pure gumption winning out in the end. And of course it starts with greed. :)
Sins are forgivable in many religions.
"Devil, just come on back if you ever wanna try again.
I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best there’s ever been"
I don’t think that performing as part of a band is against the spirit of the competition, as long as the devil is still being judged according to his individual contribution. Or would you require him to perform a capella if he was in a singing competition?
And anyway, the devil went before Johnny - if Johnny objected or wanted his own accompaniment, he could have said so.
Thank you. I’m on team devil for this one.
Been seeing so many Musk posts these days, even the meme lady is starting to look like him.
I’m sorry that’s happening to you.
Here’s a picture of a ramming trireme to cleanse your palette:
