He's performing live at San Quentin. It took alot of work to make that happen and you can tell he's playing it up. Cash always had an affinity for the underdog, including inmates. I agree with another comment on the recommendation for The Man in Black. My Momma introduced me to his music and I am eternally grateful. He didn't write Hurt but shortly before he died he made an album covering other artists. The selections were from the heart. Being a storyteller is such a gift and he was so good at it! Thank you for sharing young man! 😽💋🎶

@smallblockchevy1022

Жыл бұрын

Undedog??? Specifically in the situation where a person is in prison??? (Now of course there are VERY rare rare raRE RAAAAAARE instances where people are falsely imprisoned, and those are exceptions to my point) Do you seriously consider people who make conscious choices to do things that result in them being imprisoned as........ UNDERDOGS?????? People who willfully put themselves in disadvantageous positions are not ...quIIIIIIIIte... what comes to mind when I think of what it means to be an "underdog."

@MaryMonet

Жыл бұрын

@smallblock Chevy Don’t you know everyone in prison is innocent? 😂 To your comment though: some people are a victim of circumstance. Two men rob a gas station, get caught. Both are guilty of robbery. The difference is one man did it because he wanted some cash to go out and party. The other did it because he needed some cash to feed his family. The former was too lazy to work. The latter having a hard time finding solid work. Though the second man is guilty would you not consider him an underdog of society? I do.

@zodarian6705

Жыл бұрын

​@@smallblockchevy1022the falsely convicted exist in far greater numbers than you know apparently

"Man in Black" or "Folsom Prison Blues" Early Cash "Cocaine Blues" Peak Cash "God's Gonna Cut You Down" Late Cash (The official video was put together posthumously by friends who attended his funeral).

@Flernaffinor

2 жыл бұрын

Man in Black is a good one.

Johnny's "Man In Black"' has got to be next . It explains why hes The Man In Black

@heyjoe9228

2 жыл бұрын

Chicken in black was a good song to

Johnny Cash is one of the best storytellers. If you want to see him singing with his wife, June Carter Cash, check out "Jackson".

Written by the great Shel Silverstein. Other poems and songs by Shel in his eclectic career include: 'Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout," "The Giving Tree," "The Smoke Off," "Boa Constrictor," "Someone Ate the Baby," "Ballad of Lucy Jordon," and "On the Cover of the Rolling Stone."

@dorothyirby5740

Жыл бұрын

Ny preschool class loved The Giving Tree!! I believe they learned something from it. I did not know he was the lyricist from this song. Still love Where the Sidewalk Ends!

@pixiegirl1730

Жыл бұрын

TIL

@HellbillyHalloween

8 ай бұрын

Silverstein is very popular where I live because he’s from Evanston IL and I’m from the Chicago area

@tiw2572

7 ай бұрын

There is a youtube video of Shel and Johnny singing the song together. In addition to everything else he wrote, he had many contributions to the Dr. Hook song portfolio.

Fun fact. This song Is the work of shel Silverstein of Where the Sidewalk ends and the Giving Tree.

@Mallykins

Жыл бұрын

Honestly makes a ton of sense.

@smallblockchevy1022

Жыл бұрын

@@Mallykins I've been aware of this for many years now, but yes, you can definitely sense/recognize his poetic style in this song, can't you?

@christianwilliamson9752

Жыл бұрын

Meaning shel.wrote it?

@smallblockchevy1022

Жыл бұрын

@@christianwilliamson9752 Indeed he did!

@d.t.r.8036

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact #2: Shel had a very warped side to him -- he wrote a lot of Dr. Hook's more...unusual... stuff.

I love this. There was a old fellow that no one talked to that was on my way home from school. He said, I am naming you Charlie. I said I am naming you Sue to him. He said you know Johnny Cash. I said yeppers. You need to Walk the Line ..... He laughed so hard he almost fell over.....we had so much fun running Johnny Cash stuff back and forth. I knew I was getting home cause Sue was watching out for me.

I always liked that one and still listen to it every once in a while and it gives me a smile. Johnny cash was a great story teller and a national treasure forsure

Great reaction. Johnny Cash was a great story teller. He's a member of The Country Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

Johnny Cash is a legend. 💕

The only man that ever had the balls, or even the ability to perform live at a damn prision.

@okantichrist

2 жыл бұрын

BB King

1 piece at a time is one of my favorite Johnny cash songs

If you like story singers you'll LOVE Tom T Hall. Heck, he was even called "The Storyteller".

“One pièce at a time” was another fun song/story that Johnny did

Johnny & Elvis were friends, they met in 1954 & did a few early shows together, in fact Elvis introduced the woman who became Johnny's wife to him, June Carter

Another great "story" by Cash, with humour, "One Piece At A Time" - and sometime back someone actually built one.

If you liked Johnny Cash I would recommend Jim Croce start off with Bad,Bad, Leroy Brown or Don't Mess with Jim or Roller Derby Queen or Car Wash Blues. Jim was an exceptional story teller that had a short career with many terrific songs that you will love.

@_Y.Not_

7 ай бұрын

Great choices in the same vein as Boy named Sue!

Hurt was actually made by Nine Inch Nails, he just sang it much later. Inch Inch Nails said he did it so well that they now call it Cash’s song

@cautionTosser

2 жыл бұрын

but wasn't it funny that it was the only other Cash song he could name? :D

@CarolynLoweRmldt

Жыл бұрын

Ty 4 this. I just recommended johnnys cover.

Every classic country singer sung stories. My pawpaw was lead guitarist for George Jones in his early years and I loved him breaking out his guitar on Sunday's telling us handmaid's those stories. And there's always a moral! 😂 RIP Pawpaw

I relate to this song, my first name is Tracy, I'm a third generation Detroiter. Except it was my mom who named me, she divorced my dad when I was about 2 years old and I havent seen him since, no loss according to some of his own relatives. I was in many fights growing up over my name, but I can't think of many where I lost

@RLucas3000

Жыл бұрын

Would you name your son Susan or Mary? I feel like Trace could be short for Tracy and is a really cool name. John Wayne’s first name was actually Marion.

@mr.anderson3369

Жыл бұрын

@@RLucas3000 most people do call me Trace, and of course, some also call me "Mr. Anderson" 😎🤣

"kickin' and a-gougin' in the mud, the blood, and the beer" is a line that has always grabbed at me... the cadence and the sound pattern. I'm new to ya, so am not sure what all you've done in country just yet, so pardon if I'm mentioning something you've already covered -- Johnny's got plenty of good ones, but given the three or four total country reactions of yours I've watched tonight, I'm thinking you'll enjoy The Baron.... and maybe even One Piece at a Time. You found humor in this, don't sleep on Bobby Bare's stuff --- The Winner; Numbers; Marie Laveau; Daddy, What if (not humor exactly but what you said about your son prompts me to suggest that one) ; The Jogger

That is still one of my favourite songs, it always makes me smile.

My father was a huge Cash fan. I also like The Carter Family, the family band his wife, June, grew up performing in. Johnny and the Carters performed some of the most beautiful gospel music together. The funniest part of “A Boy Named Sue” is that it was written by Shel Silverstein, the children’s poet!

1 Piece at a Time by Johnny is another funny song to check out sometime!!

The man in black. That's a great song by Johnny Cash.

The majority of people my age, 67, grew up living in tough situations, whether it was poverty or bad neighborhoods or both. Living it will definitely make or break you. I'm glad I grew up that way as it prepared me for the world in which we live in now.

Great song! Thank you for the reaction!

If you want to hear songs by Johnny Cash where he tells stories, try "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" or "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" or "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" or "Cisco Clifton's Fillin' Station" or "Miller's Cave". Johnny Cash ripped a lot of hearts out with his version of "Hurt" but he can also make you laugh so if you want to react to other comedic songs by Cash, listen to "The One on the Left is On the Right" or "One Piece at a Time". He also had some amazing gospel songs like "Were you There" or "Why Me, Lord" or the beautiful gospel song with his wife, June Carter Cash, "Far Side Banks of Jordan". There is no shortage of Cash songs that tell a story because he is pure country and OLD country, CLASSIC country was primarily story telling.

Johnny had a line of very funny and enteraining songs in the 70s.One Piece At A Time is another one of them.

I am late to the party. On a binge now lol. I love seeing folks find joy in different music. If you havent already check out hurt by johnny cash.

I grew up a short bike ride from the Carter mansion. Elisabethtown TN. He would play every year for free at Slagels pasture 👍

As others have mentioned, definitely check out Man In Black (live college campus performance). You’ll learn a lot about Johnny Cash as both a performer & a person! Nice reaction; Thank You! Stay safe & love much💖

You definitely have to listen to more of Johnny Cash!!!! Also you should listen to Jim Croce's "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" or "You don't mess around with Jim" 😂

We want our kids to have it better. Even if the tough times made us know we could survive by sheer endurance it was at a cost we hope they never know.💕

Merle Haggard was a inmate at San Quentin during this show .His first song after he got out of prison was Mama Tried.

They're not playing the whole song. He's not playing, "Some gal would giggle and I'd get red and some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head. I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue. Well I grew up quick and I grew up mean..."

I hope you listened to Sunday morning coming down Sun by Johnny Cash, and written by Kris Kristofferson. It’s one of the best country songs ever written.

"That was like a stand up comedy show" lol One of my favorite comments ever on this legendary song.

Fun fact: Courtney, Kelly, Ashley, and Stacy among others that many consider "girly" in modern US culture were actually traditionally boy's names in their originating cultures.

JC was just simply one of the best story teller musicians ever!

Johnny was in some great westerns and tv shows. Pretty good actor. ❤

Oh you kids missed so much!!

I’d love to see you react to “the man in black” .It’s a song that describes why he always wears black outfits.

I'm pretty sure that was Johnny Cash performing at folsom prison.

Johnny Cash humor is rough fun.

This song was written by Shell Silverstein. A band called Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show did. a whole lot of his songs. Check out Freaking at the Dreamers Ball!

Live at San Quentin! 😊

More Johnny Cash! 1 Piece at at Time Folsom Prison Blues (hint, it's a metaphor) I walk the Line Ring of Fire Man In Black (This is a must, if you're going to do Johnny Cash)

Another story by Johnny Cash is "One Piece At A Time"

I have bin everywhere, is also nice.

Fun fact this song was written by children's poet Shel Silberstein

I thought your reaction would be interesting and I wasn't disappointed! lol Classic track.

Man good ol outlaw country!

Oddly enough, both Cash songs you've reacted to so far are covers of other artists. You might like his songs Folsom Prison Blues and Don't Take Your Guns to Town, a couple that he actually wrote himself. Also check out Shel Silverstein, who wrote A Boy Named Sue. His version is a bit different. Silverstein is well known for his books Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic and The Giving Tree. Check out his songs I Got Stoned and I Missed It, You're Always Welcome At Our House and Never Bite A Married Woman On The Thigh.

Cash is bad ass

As someone mentioned this is written by Shel Silverstein. So is Silvia's Mother, highly recommend

Awesome reaction!

LOL When I was in college, one of my classmates told me about being assigned to the girls dormitory because his name is Terry.

@rbb9753

5 ай бұрын

“Success!”

My mom told me that there was a guard there that the inmates hated who chewed gum and that every time he wasn't looking, Johnny Cash would get them roaring by pretending to chew gum. There will never be another Johnny Cash.

You have to try Cash's Ring Of Fire.

I grew up a few miles from where he grew up.

Johnny Cash, The man in black. It's a very great song as to why he always wear black. Another song Oney, pretty funny but true story for the most of us. And Cocain Blues.

Johnny Cash had one other comedy song that I remember...One Piece at a Time. It's also very funny.

Im late to the game but check out one piece at a time by Johnny...he works at the Cadillac factory and steals one piece at a time so he can get a Cadillac

🤠Country Legend!🤠

Listen to Johnny Cash one piece at a time you won’t be disappointed

Another great fun song from him is "One Piece At A Time"

im sure someone else said as much, but "Folsom Prison Blues" is another Cash song you should here

welcome to the beginning of rap

Folsom prison blues should be next.

,try Folsom prison Blues, it breaks your heart.

Interesting to have subscribed to Polo for his Harry Mack journey, only to pull up a classic that shows mastery of wordplay, storytelling and delivery, where Johnny switches flows and goes off into the character to speak; only to pull it back and rhyme on the last word before he pivoted. So much more range outside of a direct 4/4 beat. There have been moments where Harry (being a jazz drummer) has switched between flows to ride a 4/4 beat, but actually do something like 3/5 or 3/4 internals to get to a specific drop in the beat. Imagine if Harry started freestyling over true abstract/jazz rhythms... He's already not quite doing it now! O_O

Now that's tough love! LOL!

Listen to Tom T Hall and C W McCall both great story tellers

You should listen to Mississippi Squirrel Revival!

React to Johnny Cash - Man in Black please. Thank You!

There are a couple of lines in this song that were intentionally omitted by J.C., I think, and that's because he was singing in front of inmates at San Quention.

This one is on the other end of the spectrum.

You gotta do Cash singing Folsom Prison Blues live at prison. Please.

Read up on Shel Silverstein!

Cover of the Rolling Stone

Now youll have to look up the parody song by roger allen wade, a sioux named boy

25 Minutes To Go is one you might like.

Try listening to Johnny cash sings the Obama blues

Hear his Got it One Piece at a time.

You listen to 'Marie Laveu' if you haven't yet

Check out his song one piece at a time.

Jerry Reed - The Bird

☮️💙💙💙

Check out Ring of fire.

Remember this song when @anthonyoliver is singing 😉

I sincerely hope you’ll do Folsom Prison Blues 😊

I haven’t gone through all your reactions if you haven’t done it already you have to do Johnny Cash‘s last performance/video “HURT “

Polo,. My son's name is Kelly Aron. He hates it. I to old him well it was gonna be. Elvis Aron. At first,. He said never mind I like Kelly Aron.🤣🤣🤣

Dude, I bet you are a great father. Don't have any misgivings. I think a lot of it is generational man I'm 60 and I'm tougher in a lot of ways than what I see now but I love all the kids going up man they're going to be cool in their own ways. And I guarantee you Man compared to my parents generation and there's and it just goes back down the line, tougher as I go because times were tougher back then right? So in the end there is just no reason to compare it really. Johnny Cash Merle Haggard in others are great storytellers and they all have connections to prison strangely enough. In fact this performance was in San Quentin and so he's performing for inmates. The man for a really great story that is autobiographical with him, check out five feet high and Rising. It's such a great song, it's about a flood that occurred oh, well I won't ruin it and you've got to listen to it. He is such a great storyteller

Hurt was a cover. It is a nine inch nails song.

If you like a good story song, try Doc Watson's Tennessee Stud. It is a fun song.

2:05 you laughing my ass off but you're saying the only tough Sue that I know is Ndamukong Suh, lol lol lol. Watch out, he will stomp you out!

One piece at a time is a good JC tune.

A good story song is I Hung my Head