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One of the most memorable story songs of the 1970s reached the top of the charts 52 years ago today, despite getting some rather important details about its subject spectacularly wrong.Paper Lace’s “The Night Chicago Died” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week ending Aug. 17, 1974. Written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, the song tells the dramatic tale of a bloody showdown between Chicago police and gangsters working for mob boss Al Capone.There was just one rather large problem: the battle never happened. And the two British songwriters had never even been to…

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