Mar 03 2008
“I Hung My Head,” by… Sting?
Yup. Not Johnny Cash. I had no idea Sting wrote “I Hung My Head.” I would have never guessed it.
Sting’s original:
Johnny Cash’s cover (just a static image):
Archive for the tag 'johnny cash'
Jul 18 2007
Up Yours
I love this photo of Johnny Cash. His expression drives home the poignancy.
Johnny Cash Gives You the Finger provides a good write-up about it and its origin:
…[the photographer] snapping pictures of Cash before a concert at San Quentin Prison, asked Cash for a shot “for the warden,” and got this result.
Dec 21 2006
WOW: The Noob Who Pwned
The Ballad of the Noob, a tale from the game World Of Warcraft that’s told using the song A Boy Named Sue, which was made famous by Johnny Cash. I laughed.
Some explanation to those who don’t get it:
- WOW (World Of Warcraft) is a multi-player online game where you live vicariously through a fantastical [...]
Nov 19 2005
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”
When Joaquin Phoenix says those words while on stage in the movie, Walk The Line, you don’t doubt it. His performance is remarkable. It’s a movie about how Johnny Cash got into music, his influences (personal and musically), and how he ended up marrying June Carter. I was disappointed when the movie [...]
Mar 10 2005
Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan - 1969
For those of who tuned into Mud Radio today (the number was large) and heard Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash singing together, what you heard was a 1969 unreleased CBS Studios session recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. The 3 additional tracks recorded before a live audience were taken from a subsequent recording of The Johnny Cash [...]
