# And suddenly, the lights went out. In all of Spain and Portugal

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**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-suddenly-the-lights-went-out-in-all-of-spain-and-portugal/1017611 "2025-04-28T15:33:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-suddenly-the-lights-went-out-in-all-of-spain-and-portugal/1017611/61 "2025-04-29T20:39:39Z")

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I’ll just link previous threads on the subject:

> [@In the song “The night the lights went out in Georgia” what does that phrase mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-song-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-what-does-that-phrase-mean/986513):
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> I’ve been listening to the song “That’s the night the lights went out in Georgia” and I’ve been trying to figure out what that line means. If you know the song, I figured the lights went out because they electrocuted the guy for ‘his’ crimes, but that’s not true because they said they hanged him. So if someone could explain it to me I’d appreciate it.

> [@Dissecting "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissecting-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-lyrics/461497):
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> OK I looked them up with various Google searches, and I know you can’t print lyrics here in full so I’ll ask about parts of it. I was kind of wondering what parts of it mean. Here’s the first question —\> “He was on his way home from Candletop”. I assume this is some sort of place? Is this correct? If so then we don’t know what it is? Or does it have a meaning? The next part —\> “Been two weeks gone and he thought he’d stop At ??? and have him a drink.” Now what should the ??? be? I’ve seen …

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