There is something about Johnny Cash that I've never seen in televangelists or other rant-and-roll hellfire preachers: authenticity. Johnny Cash believed -- and as he was a man of wisdom, what he believed was in essence true. You can hear it in every song he sings, especially those with religious themes or having to do with death, dying, and violence. As the lady said in this video
Johnny Cash will live on, through his music and those who loved him.
Oh, that is another favorite! It's so strange and haunting.
For some reason it has been such a comfort to me -- no matter what happens, life goes on, and so does the spirit. Plus the song is rich with humor. I just love it. All during the siege of wildfires in Southern California in 2007, I played this over and over and over -- I was born and raised there, and though I'm now in permanent exile from it, I love the land there, and seeing those fires hurt. This song comforts me because it speaks of life enduring in the face of every disaster.
I appreciated him because he knew and admitted his weaknesses and failures. He didn't make excuses. He knew he needed forgiveness from God and he had no problem saying it and singing it. I think that is why he could relate to so many different types of people from all walks of life, and they to him. You never got the impression that he felt he was better than anyone else just because he was famous. How rare that is!Yes. Because of it, he makes a far better preacher than just about anyone else
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Another one of his that does that - and for completely different reasons - is 'Delia's Gone'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJc5Kh8CnTk
How I loved that man.
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Johnny Cash will live on, through his music and those who loved him.
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For some reason it has been such a comfort to me -- no matter what happens, life goes on, and so does the spirit. Plus the song is rich with humor. I just love it. All during the siege of wildfires in Southern California in 2007, I played this over and over and over -- I was born and raised there, and though I'm now in permanent exile from it, I love the land there, and seeing those fires hurt. This song comforts me because it speaks of life enduring in the face of every disaster.
I appreciated him because he knew and admitted his weaknesses and failures. He didn't make excuses. He knew he needed forgiveness from God and he had no problem saying it and singing it. I think that is why he could relate to so many different types of people from all walks of life, and they to him. You never got the impression that he felt he was better than anyone else just because he was famous. How rare that is!Yes. Because of it, he makes a far better preacher than just about anyone else ( ... )
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