 | | 
11-07-2010, 07:11 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | Take it sleazy.
Join Date: Oct 2009 
Posts: 10,514
Likes: 2,129
| Johnny Cash is Amazing.
I never had any idea how great Johnny Cash is/was until recently, I had never given him a chance and thought I wouldn't like him because of my age. But there's something about his music that I think everyone can attach themselves to, I'm just disappointed I didn't find this out earlier.
If anyone has any cool stories about him, or anything like that then please post them, allong with your favorite song.  | 
|   | |
11-07-2010, 09:18 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 4,568
Likes: 164
| He is amazing. He was arrested back in the 60's in Starkville, Mississippi for trespassing and public drunk. He had been playing at my father's fraternity house (PI KAPPA ALPHA) and was caught picking flowers in some one's flower bed at 2 am. My dad said he probably went through a whole fifth of whiskey on stage and smoked a joint with them. He wrote a song about it called "Starkville City Jail." Here is a live performance of it at Folsom Prison. YouTube - Starkville City Jail - Johnny Cash | 
| | |
11-07-2010, 09:29 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 36,030
Likes: 740
| Boy Named Sue. Funny song | |
| | |
11-07-2010, 09:33 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 4,568
Likes: 164
| Quote:
Originally Posted by lylsmorr  Boy Named Sue. Funny song | +1
OP,also if you've never seen the movie "Walk the Line" you should check it out. Joaquin Phoenix portrays Cash in an Academy Award nominated performance. | |
| | |
11-07-2010, 09:37 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | No Words
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nutopia
Posts: 43,322
Likes: 1,928
| (Why I'll Always Be) The Man In Black | |
| | |
11-07-2010, 09:44 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 4,568
Likes: 164
| His music video for "hurt" (recorded less than 6 weeks before he died) is probably one of the best music videos of all time. Very powerful. YouTube - Johnny Cash - Hurt **HQ Video** | |
| | |
11-07-2010, 11:07 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | @insidetweeter
Join Date: May 2007 Location: BOC
Posts: 32,028
Likes: 1,155
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabanocchio Powerful video. Better rendition of the song. Sad in an exploitative type of way. | fify
That could be debated forever though.
OP, listen to more music that dates you.
__________________  | |
| | |
11-08-2010, 10:10 AM
|
#11 (permalink)
| | Down with Double D
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Franklin Tn
Posts: 1,686
Likes: 38
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Costigan +1
OP,also if you've never seen the movie "Walk the Line" you should check it out. Joaquin Phoenix portrays Cash in an Academy Award nominated performance. | That movie sucks. If you want to know about Johnny Cash hear from the man himself and read his autobiography, Cash. It's still my favorite books and usually read every other year or so. | |
| | |
11-08-2010, 11:19 AM
|
#12 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 4,568
Likes: 164
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Roughneck That movie sucks. | Wow... ok, I respect your opinion. Sorry it wasn't Iron Man 2 or Transformers. | |
| | |
11-08-2010, 11:28 AM
|
#13 (permalink)
| | Down with Double D
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Franklin Tn
Posts: 1,686
Likes: 38
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Costigan Wow... ok, I respect your opinion. Sorry it wasn't Iron Man 2 or Transformers. | Any fan of Johnny Cash knows that film is garbage. It just tried too hard. I never once felt like I was watching Johnny Cash. Not to mention Biopics suck in general | |
| | |
11-08-2010, 11:28 AM
|
#14 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 24,426
Likes: 0
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Roughneck That movie sucks. If you want to know about Johnny Cash hear from the man himself and read his autobiography, Cash. It's still my favorite books and usually read every other year or so. | Agree, Waylon's autobiography was pretty awesome as well, those guys pulled minor miracles living as long as they did. | |
| | |
11-08-2010, 07:32 PM
|
#15 (permalink)
| | Take it sleazy.
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,514
Likes: 2,129
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Costigan +1
OP,also if you've never seen the movie "Walk the Line" you should check it out. Joaquin Phoenix portrays Cash in an Academy Award nominated performance. | I've seen it, very good movie.
I'm gonna have to go pick up that autobiography. | |
| | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | | |
 | |
Forums |
