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[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 year ago (6 children)

An absoluteky outstanding song by Cash btw. If you haven't checked it out, I suggest you do so. Even if you have zero interest in Country do yourself a favour.

https://youtu.be/oDd32K-mOVw?feature=shared

[–] StarkestMadness 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I know this is obvious, but Cash's beliefs are endlessly fascinating. The same man who recorded "Ragged Old Flag" also wrote "Man in Black" and covered "Out Among the Stars." The latter is a song about a kid who commits suicide by cop because he doesn't feel like his life matters.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (4 children)

His cover of NiN's "hurt" is so good Trent Reznor sees it as the best version.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

All of Johnny's covers are fantastic. His cover of Tom Petty's Won't Back Down with Tom singing backup vocals, for example.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 10 points 1 year ago

Honestly that song always brings a tear to my eye.

His rendition is a masterpiece.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Tom Waits said much the same thing about his cover of "Down There by the Train."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Underrated fact

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago

Every song by Johnny is a banger.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We listened to the song in English class when I was about 14 years old and we discussed it quite a bit afterwards. I guess it was kind of a first transitioning into adulthood for me, seeing how much is going wrong and hurting people. Since then about 95 % of my wardrobe is black. It's a statement and a reminder for myself and I ~~want~~ need to carry it everywhere I go.

[–] Notorious_handholder 7 points 1 year ago

I dislike a lot of country music, but Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson are practically a genre in and of themselves, seperated from even the outlaw country genre they started.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Cash may sing country, but he's always been rock n' roll.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Someone needs to show it to Oliver Anthony.