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lastclearchance:

--- Quote from: KharBevNor ---Hurt is one of Cash's saddest tbh. It lacks the insubstantially light-hearted streak that runs through a lot of the rest of his work, especially after his conversion to christianity.
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Especially with the heartbreaking Romanek video, the only failing of which was over-reliance on "Cash=Jesus" imagery.  

Oh, and randomly, one more song: the Joe Strummer cover of "Redemption Song."

mechorg:

--- Quote from: My Aim Is True ---
Why is that the only Johnny Cash song anyone ever talks about? He has songs that would BREAK your heart years before he died.
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But I didn't listen to Johnny Cash years before he died.  I only started listening to his stuff after the tremendous NIN cover.  I grew up with nails, so Hurt already had an impact on me.  I started listening to more of Cash's stuff after I was blown away by the cover.

Yes, he does have many, many great and sad songs out there and truly lived a tragic life.  Its just that Hurt was my first realization (and introduction) of how amazing of a person and musician he was, so you should be happy about that and now annoyed.  He spread to a whole new generation with that song.

SECProto:

--- Quote from: My Aim Is True ---The Pogues- And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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good choice!

also, one probably little known in forums such as this:


Three Fishers - Stan Rogers

(a canadian folk singer, wrote and sung truly heart wrenching songs, many about the sea)

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