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Saturday, July 10. 2010

Saturday Tune

Wanted Man. Johnny at San Quentin.


I always thought Johnny had a bit of the redeemed sociopath in him, but it's just my intuition and it might just be his stage persona. Anyway, there is a darkness in all of us. God bless good ol' Johnny Cash.


 

Posted by Bird Dog in Music at 15:00 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I'd tend to disagree. His music seems too upbeat to echo some former dark self. And this song is a perfect example. A song about a lonely, haunted wanted man could, if not should, be in a minor key and at a slower pace, but this thing had that same skipalong upbeat as 'Ring of Fire' and all the rest. And, no offense, Johnny, but if you're going to sing a sad tale of wanted men, try not to smile so much.

Most sobering part: The 1000-yard-stares of the prisoners at the end.
#1 Dr. Mercury (Link) on 2010-07-10 18:41 (Reply)
Agreed. Cold stares.
#1.1 bd on 2010-07-10 18:52 (Reply)
complicated man.
#2 kab on 2010-07-10 22:07 (Reply)
Yes. Who is not?
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2010-07-11 17:18 (Reply)
He's in his life had a lot of trouble, mostly related to alcohol and drugs.
This caused the loss of his first marriage, and eventually his finding June Carter Cash and through her his religion.

During the depth of his life, he wrote some of his weirdest music, lost his recording contracts, and came near despair.

From that period come tunes like Chicken in Black and Boa Constrictor.
The series of prison concerts are from a happier time in his life.

Yes, he was a complicated human being.
#3 J.T. Wenting on 2010-07-11 05:55 (Reply)

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