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Monkeybot · 02-14-2003, 10:30 AM

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Is Johnny Cash going crazy?

No, that's Patsy Cline.

NialScorva · 02-14-2003, 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by Monkeybot
No, that's Patsy Cline.

You mean it's her deep scratch voice singing "hurt"?

vixstile · 02-14-2003, 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by Deadend
His cover of Nick Cave's 'The Mercy Seat' is also very good. I think it's better than the original.

He also does 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' with Cave. Quite good.

Arvel Joffi · 02-14-2003, 11:34 AM

I love Cash's covers. His "Rusty Cage" is hundred times better than the original.

THE_LEGENDARY_HQB · 02-14-2003, 12:25 PM

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He's been covering rock & roll songs for a while. Social Distortion covered his "Ring of Fire" back in the early 90s (I think), and he responded by singing Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" (his version is much better than the original IMHO). I think the album with "Hurt" also has a Cash version of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus". I don't know if he genuinely likes the songs or if his manager is trying to get him to be hip, but Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails is much, much better than that sanitized pap they call country music these days.

Za? Johnny covered "Hurt"? That song is about drug addiction, and contains some swears. Isn't he a Born again X-tian?

I too, enjoy a lot of his music. It's really edgy. I never understood, though, how he reconciled his often dark themes with his X-tianity.

Say lavee.

Lades,
HQB

Xeluan · 02-14-2003, 12:48 PM

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I too, enjoy a lot of his music. It's really edgy. I never understood, though, how he reconciled his often dark themes with his X-tianity.

Remember when Cash started back in the mid-50s, rock'n'roll and country hadn't really differentiated and many of the musicians were very aware and steeped in the blues.

A constant theme of the blues is the struggle between God and the Devil and this has been addressed by many blues artists (I'm talking about Son House, Robert Johnson, Skip James, Charley Patton and so on). One song could be quite dark and violent yet the next song would be a reworking of a hymn or plea for redemption.

I see the same struggle in the music of Johhny Cash and it is quite a common theme. I find such conflicts fascinating in art and quite compelling.

Xeluan

Solsticin · 02-15-2003, 01:26 AM

I'm a huge Cash fan. I just really admire the guy's ability to shoot people the finger when needed for some reason. The man takes no shit, and is a long standing member of the country community somehow.

I hate country music as a rule, but when Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash die, I will cry.

If you get a chance to see the video to "Hurt" It's really cool. I think he did an amazing job covering that song. He even knew when to END THE SONG, unlike Trent

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02-14-2003, 11:34 AM	#14
Arvel Joffi Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,359	I love Cash's covers. His "Rusty Cage" is hundred times better than the original.

02-15-2003, 01:26 AM	#17
Solsticin Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 435	I'm a huge Cash fan. I just really admire the guy's ability to shoot people the finger when needed for some reason. The man takes no shit, and is a long standing member of the country community somehow. I hate country music as a rule, but when Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash die, I will cry. If you get a chance to see the video to "Hurt" It's really cool. I think he did an amazing job covering that song. He even knew when to END THE SONG, unlike Trent

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