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Hands down, Boy Named Sue.

Walk the Line, or Folsom Prison Blues. Theres a lot to chose from.

Well, you can't tell the topic of the thread from the title, can you?;)

Edit: I'd better mention that I have an inkling for Folsom Prison Blues and Man in Black.

Hands down, Boy Named Sue.

Seconded.

Hurt.

Well, it's the best song ever performed by Johnny Cash.

His cover of Personal Jesus is pretty good as well.

Walk the Line, or Folsom Prison Blues. Theres a lot to chose from.

Yeah. He has plenty of good ones, but Walk the Line is one I usually enjoy more than others.

"Walk the Line."

This from a jazz, rock guy. Johnny Cash seemed to cross all genres pretty damned well. His cover of "Personal Jesus" was pretty awesome and I agree with IV Stalin unreservedly about "Hurt" although it is my second favorite.

Cocaine Blues or Folsom prison blues. Both are good.

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/cash-johnny/cocaine-blues-829.html

George Thorogood does a good cover of Cocaine Blues too.

Walk the Line
Hurt

Boy Named Sue is funny, and I do like that song, but I don't consider it his best.

Hung My Head

folsom prison blues.


im not a huge fan of johnny cash. his singing always seemed to be to be less passionate than the song lyrics. so "ring of fire" is a bland rendition of a song about extreme passion. same with "i walk the line"; i never feel that he is really walking a line.

thats why folsom prison blues is my favorite of his. its much more in a folk song style than an anguished song about a man who cant stand to hear the sound of freedom from inside his cell.

"Ring of Fire"

My personal favorite is Folsom Prison Blues, although I do have a major soft spot for One Piece at a time.

While serving in the United States Air Force. My Flight had a theme song that got played every day......Ring of Fire.

Boy named Sue.......I really relate to that song.

"Ring of Fire"

Seconded

Also Walk the Line--but that's too easy

There is a funny one about him getting arrested for picking an apple, it's named after a town in the south but can't remember the name.

Cocaine Blues from Live at Folsom Prison.

Also Hurt, Cash's version is possibly the most depressing song I have ever heard.

Too many to choose just one.

1. 'Five Feet High and Rising'. Mother Nature's always been a MF'er.

2. 'The One On the Right Is On the Left'. A great song about politics; I highly reccomend checking it out if you haven't heard it. Just like the rest of his music (timeless), it's so valid today...

3. 'Sunday Morning Coming Down'. Technically Kris Kristofferson's song, but I believe Cash's version is more well know.


I could go on and on and on and on. It would actually be easier to post which Johnny Cash songs I don't like...


R.I.P., Man In Black....

When the Man Comes Around

Long Black Veil :)

His cover of Personal Jesus is pretty good as well.
FTW

And you've never heard Folsom Prison Blues until you've sung at least one verse of "Pinball Wizard" to the tune.

I Walk The Line
Hurt
Folsom Prison Blues
Wanted Man
Man In Black
Silent Night
Amen
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky
In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home
One Piece At A Time

I just love listening to JC...

Cocaine Blues from Live at Folsom Prison.

Also Hurt, Cash's version is possibly the most depressing song I have ever heard.
I don't know. I find it almost inspiring. Especially the chorus (yes, I know that's kinda odd). For those who don't know the song, here are the lyrics to the chorus:

What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I heard it when he first released it, in 2002, and it gave me the strength to make an important decision in my life. Now I'm faced with a similar decision and I'm listening to it again.

Another vote for 'Boy Named Sue'.

I don't know. I find it almost inspiring. Especially the chorus (yes, I know that's kinda odd). For those who don't know the song, here are the lyrics to the chorus:

What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I heard it when he first released it, in 2002, and it gave me the strength to make an important decision in my life. Now I'm faced with a similar decision and I'm listening to it again.


Isn't Hurt a cover from NIN? I'm too lazy to look it up myself. If you've loved Cash's version, you have to see the video that goes with it. Wow.

Ring of Fire, Walk the Line, I'm So Lonesome (with Nick Cave) and actually my very favorite is his cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water.

This is so weird because I just finished listening to American IV before I came on over to General. :D

Ring of Fire.

Isn't Hurt a cover from NIN? I'm too lazy to look it up myself. If you've loved Cash's version, you have to see the video that goes with it. Wow.
Yep, it's one of those rare things - a cover version better than the original.

Yep, it's one of those rare things - a cover version better than the original.

Definitely. On the NPR piece I was listening to, they said that Trent Reznor about peed his pants when he heard that Johnny Cash asked to cover his song, and he absolutely adored the new version.

Isn't Hurt a cover from NIN? I'm too lazy to look it up myself. If you've loved Cash's version, you have to see the video that goes with it. Wow.
It is - and I have to agree. It's the best music video, nay, legacy I have ever seen.
This is so weird because I just finished listening to American IV before I came on over to General. :D
Excellent taste! Can't be wrong with JC. Never!
Yep, it's one of those rare things - a cover version better than the original.
That I second without a second thought!

There is a funny one about him getting arrested for picking an apple, it's named after a town in the south but can't remember the name.

I think the one you are thinking of is Starkville City Jail.

I've been collecting JC albums since 1967. I find the video of Hurt very poignant.

You and June are sadly missed John....

>The circle is unbroken<

I also have a soft spot for One Piece at a Time, but my favourite has to be the Ballad of Ira Hayes.
George Thorogood does a good cover of Cocaine Blues too.
My favourite version of Cocaine Blues was done by Hank Williams III.

Hurt
Why Me Lord?
Folsom Prison Blues
Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies

I don't know. I find it almost inspiring. Especially the chorus (yes, I know that's kinda odd). For those who don't know the song, here are the lyrics to the chorus:

What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I heard it when he first released it, in 2002, and it gave me the strength to make an important decision in my life. Now I'm faced with a similar decision and I'm listening to it again.

That's not entirely strange, at least not to me. I've personally found that some of the most morose, depressing yet introspective, and seemingly hopeless moments in life can be the most inspiring. Hurt, especially JC's version, captures that sentiment beautifully.

Hands down, Boy Named Sue.
That, Man in Black, and One Piece at a Time.

Ring of Fire and Walk the Line. Excellent.

That, Man in Black, and One Piece at a Time.

I also have a soft spot for One Piece at a Time, but my favourite has to be the Ballad of Ira Hayes.

My favourite version of Cocaine Blues was done by Hank Williams III.
Hoorays! I dig that song. Mostly because that is totally a plan I would hatch.

And then not do.

And then tell everybody about this cool ass plan I didn't do.




I'm going to go whimper in a corner right now...

Hurt.

personally I prefer Live's version of "walk the line"

San Quinten (spelled wrong?). Great song.

The Wanderer, with U2 backing him is a great one. I've felt "Sunday Morning Coming Down" once or twice (felt that bad, and I don't drink). Starkville City Jail is funny.... Ring of Fire...

Man.

I don't see how it's possible to have a favorite other than 'Man in Black', the song is just too damn good.

It depends on my mood. If I had to pick only one, Bird on a Wire.

"Ring of Fire"

A great Cash song, but the Social D cover is better ;)

While serving in the United States Air Force. My Flight had a theme song that got played every day......Ring of Fire.

Was your flight perpetually and habitually wasted on bad drugs or something?

A great Cash song, but the Social D cover is better ;)
Sounds much like blasphemy...:eek:

Ring of Fire.


I love Johnny Cash, he was a deadset legend.

Ring of Fire.


I love Johnny Cash, he was a deadset legend.
Now he's just a dead legend.

Now he's just a dead legend.

Well, yes, but he's still fantastic in my book.