Johnny Cash

[Dannyalcatraz]

That is a nice playlist.

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!

 

[Joker]

That is a nice playlist.

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.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Honestly, I haven't seen it, but it got good reviews. The clips I've seen of it were pretty well done, IMHO.

Walk the Line (2005)

 

[El Mahdi]

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).

 

[JediSoth]

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.

 

[Mark]

Excellent thread. I concur on the movie; it's worth watching. I'm going to have to build that same list for my own iPod.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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.

I'm surprised I forgot to mention them!

 

[Rel]

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.

NICE playlist by the way!

 

[Janx]

Streets of Laredo
Sunday Morning

Johnny's version of Sunday Morning is better than Ray Stevens' version, I think. It's actually a Kris kristoferson song if I recall.

American IV had a lot of dark songs on it. I got it just for When the Man comes around, which was awesome in the beginning of Dawn of the Dead.

One of the songs I wrote last year was a Cash style parody.

I've got 2 of his CDs, need to get some more of his stuff, though I not interested in the gospel stuff he was doing for awhile.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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.