Favorite Johnny Cash Song (American, quote)

TimmayTheTurtle · 02-08-2009, 08:17 PM

folsom prison blues

himselfso · 02-20-2009, 08:18 AM

Favourite Johnny Cash song?
Guess things happen that way!
I don't like it
but i guess things happen that way.

Big_D_007 · 02-20-2009, 10:25 AM

how high's the water? or cocaine blues.

Whitechapelfan200 · 03-08-2009, 12:21 PM

I don't really listen to him but I have heard some of his songs.If I had to choose I would say that ring of fire is his best song though.

crash_override · 02-21-2009, 04:27 PM

'One Piece At A Time'

This song is great traditional country music. It has a great driving rhythm and awe storytelling by Johnny Cash. The lead guitar adds so much as Carl Perkins tended to do back in his day, and really gives this song a great feel. One of Cash's best.

Cover of soundgarden's 'Rusty Cage' from american 2.

This song was so far outside of Cash's musical realm that most people would have believed he couldn't do it justice. But the Cash man comes through with what I believe is one of his best covers ever (yes that means better than 'Hurt'). Cash's voice really flows along over the heavy rhythm guitars in the intro and makes Cornell's lyrics mean something more dark and mystic than even he probably could have ever imagined. The middle of the song explodes into a heavy electric riff where Cash comes back in with the lyrics and just nails the perfect sound and carries this energy to the end of the song. This song is Rick Rubin's best cover choice for Cash I believe.

**Janszoon** · 02-21-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

'One Piece At A Time'

This song is great traditional country music. It has a great driving rhythm and awe storytelling by Johnny Cash. The lead guitar adds so much as Carl Perkins tended to do back in his day, and really gives this song a great feel. One of Cash's best.

That is a great song. The lyrics are really funny but I love how underneath it there's a strange sense of sadness.

crash_override · 02-22-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That is a great song. The lyrics are really funny but I love how underneath it there's a strange sense of sadness.

What else would you expect from the Cash man?

FaSho · 02-22-2009, 04:43 PM

One Piece At A Time is definatley my favorite when it omes don to it, Idiscuss this with my Dad almost regularly, and He has tons of great song sbut it always stuck out to me as the catchiest and most fun, sure he has better serious songs, but a lot of times I just want something funny and fun to listen to.

GuitarMan · 03-03-2009, 09:46 AM

Definitely Hurt. Trent Reznor even said he made that song his own.

scottsy · 03-07-2009, 11:27 PM

Cash made some pretty kick ass covers in his time, that is for sure! The guy knew how to takje a dirgey nineties song and totally own it... You gotta give him props for that!

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GuitarMan Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 18	Definitely Hurt. Trent Reznor even said he made that song his own. __________________ It's better to burn out than to fade away....

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Cash made some pretty kick ass covers in his time, that is for sure! The guy knew how to takje a dirgey nineties song and totally own it... You gotta give him props for that! __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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02-20-2009, 08:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
himselfso Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 5	Favourite Johnny Cash song? Guess things happen that way! I don't like it but i guess things happen that way.

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Big_D_007 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Owensboro Posts: 37	how high's the water? or cocaine blues.

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Whitechapelfan200 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: My house,New Jersey Posts: 35	I don't really listen to him but I have heard some of his songs.If I had to choose I would say that ring of fire is his best song though.

02-21-2009, 04:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
crash_override Seemingly Silenced Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 2,312	'One Piece At A Time' This song is great traditional country music. It has a great driving rhythm and awe storytelling by Johnny Cash. The lead guitar adds so much as Carl Perkins tended to do back in his day, and really gives this song a great feel. One of Cash's best. Cover of soundgarden's 'Rusty Cage' from american 2. This song was so far outside of Cash's musical realm that most people would have believed he couldn't do it justice. But the Cash man comes through with what I believe is one of his best covers ever (yes that means better than 'Hurt'). Cash's voice really flows along over the heavy rhythm guitars in the intro and makes Cornell's lyrics mean something more dark and mystic than even he probably could have ever imagined. The middle of the song explodes into a heavy electric riff where Cash comes back in with the lyrics and just nails the perfect sound and carries this energy to the end of the song. This song is Rick Rubin's best cover choice for Cash I believe.