An absoluteky outstanding song by Cash btw. If you haven’t checked it out, I suggest you do so. Even if you have zero interest in Country do yourself a favour.
Literally a Cautionary tale, and still one hell of a banger! OUTLAW COUNTRY! WOOOO
I know this is obvious, but Cash’s beliefs are endlessly fascinating. The same man who recorded “Ragged Old Flag” also wrote “Man in Black” and covered “Out Among the Stars.” The latter is a song about a kid who commits suicide by cop because he doesn’t feel like his life matters.
His cover of NiN’s “hurt” is so good Trent Reznor sees it as the best version.
All of Johnny’s covers are fantastic. His cover of Tom Petty’s Won’t Back Down with Tom singing backup vocals, for example.
We listened to the song in English class when I was about 14 years old and we discussed it quite a bit afterwards. I guess it was kind of a first transitioning into adulthood for me, seeing how much is going wrong and hurting people. Since then about 95 % of my wardrobe is black. It’s a statement and a reminder for myself and I want need to carry it everywhere I go.
