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I'm looking to make a compilation CD for my dad. We were talking about Johnny Cash and he mentioned that he liked the darker tracks more than his country songs.
I'm assuming he means he likes songs such as Thirteen, Hurt and when the Man comes around as opposed to Walk the Line, Ring of Fire and such.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to which other songs I should put on there? Originals or covers, it doesn't matter which.
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If that's the case, you'll want to check out his "American Songwriter's" series, from which those remakes are a part - I think he did 3 or 4, but any real research will reveal the number and the content, I suggest starting at Amazon.com and going from there.
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One of his older dark songs is "Five Feet High and Rising," and "Delia's Gone" is a classic. You might also want to check out "Long Black Veil," "Sons of Katie Elder" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang."
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Thirteen
Delia's Gone
The Man Comes Around
Five Feet and Rising
Hurt
God's Gonna Cut You Down
I'm a Drifter
Solitary Man
Country Boy
Hung my Head
I See a Darkness
There Ain't no Good Chain Gang
Personal Jesus
To Beat the Devil
Don't Take Your Guns to Town
Sons of Katie Elder
The Long Black Veil
Folsom Prison Blues
Redemption
Big River
Wayfaring Stranger
We''ll Meet Again
The Mercy Seat
I put Country Boy and Sons of Katie Elder to break up all the gloom and doom .
You know, I didn't really properly appreciate Johnny Cash's music until I sat down and listened to his songs for hours on end. The man was good. Damn good.
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Yeah- he was pretty much an American treasure...and not just for the rougher stuff that made your collection.
One of my favorite songs of his, all time, is "One Piece At A Time"- the story of a guy who stole the parts to build a Cadillac from his job at the factory, one piece at a time.
Only...it takes him a lot of time, and the end result is...unique. Trust me, its well worth the listen!
Yeah- he was pretty much an American treasure...and not just for the rougher stuff that made your collection.
One of my favorite songs of his, all time, is "One Piece At A Time"- the story of a guy who stole the parts to build a Cadillac from his job at the factory, one piece at a time.
Only...it takes him a lot of time, and the end result is...unique. Trust me, its well worth the listen!
Ha, that's a brilliant song. Love the ending . It's a rare gift when you can use so few words to create a good story.
As an aside. Is the movie Walk the Line any good?
P.S. Sorry about the late response.
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Just my opinion, but I thought the movie was really good. However, even though it's Johnny's songs, all the singing is actually done by Joaquin Pheonix and Reese Witherspoon - but they do an amazing job.
By the way, very cool thread and playlist. I've always wanted to put together some Johnny Cash and that's an awesome playlist. Now I just have to track all of those songs down (I don't think all of those songs are available on iTunes).
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I'm a little late to the party, but the Ballad of Ira Hayes is pretty dark, too, and I'm surprised Man in Black didn't make the cut.
He was a national treasure, that's for sure.
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Even though it's not just Johnny Cash, I've always thought that "The Highwayman" by The Highwaymen (Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristoferson and Willie Nelson) was a pretty badass song. I think it would fit right in with some of your other selections.
As I recall, both he and Willie Nelson had these "American Masters" or some such best-of CDs released a few years ago, covering the highlights of their long & storied careers. They may have been double discs.
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