# Top 6@6 Week #28: Post 6 Fave Johnny Cash Songs WITH DC5 & Bonzo Results From Week 27 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 29, 2002, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328 "2002-10-29T01:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/21 "2002-10-29T18:32:22Z")
At last, a poll I can sink my teeth into. But hard to narrow it down. In no particular order Ghost Riders in the Sky Ring of Fire I Walk the Line Folsom Prison Blues The Ballad of Ira Hayes Daddy Sang Bass ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/22 "2002-10-29T19:11:00Z")
No Particular Order: Ghost Riders in the Sky Ring of Fire I Walk the Line Folsom Prison Blues Man in Black Cocaine Blues ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/23 "2002-10-29T19:24:24Z")
OK, here we go. 1. Wreck of the Old '97 (love those train songs) 2. Wanted Man (one of the best Dylan covers) 3. Drive On (reminds me of my dad) 4. Ring of Fire (still better than the Social Distortion version) 5. Folsom Prison Blues (“I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” is one of the all-time great lines in music.) 6. A Boy Named Sue (pretty ballsy move to premiere this song at a prison show) Honorable mentions: Mean Eyed Cat, I’ve Been Everywhere, and the Ballad of Ira Hayes. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/24 "2002-10-29T21:51:53Z")
Going with my gut… Rusty Cage I’ve Been Everywhere I Walk the Line Folsom Prison Blues Get Rhythm Ring of Fire …duplicates a lot of popular selections, but hell, those are my favorites. Right now. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/25 "2002-10-29T22:57:41Z")
1. I Walk the Line 2. Ring of Fire 3. Folsom Prison Blues 4. Boy Named Sue 5. Jackson 6. Man In Black ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/26 "2002-10-30T04:24:08Z")
Did I miss the **Alice in Chains** poll, or did we skip them? -brianjedi ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/27 "2002-10-30T08:13:21Z")
> [@](#): > > (dont remember name of the song, but it had this line in it " …and the drummer was a methodist" in it) I believe it’s called _The One On The Right Is On The Left_. > [@](#): > > Is this Nick Cave’s Mercy Seat? Sure is. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/28 "2002-10-31T06:38:26Z")
1. Ghost Riders in the Sky 2. Ring of Fire 3. I Walk the Line 4. Folsom Prison Blues 5. Cocaine Blues 6. Long Black Veil ---
**Author:** ![thermalribbon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@thermalribbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thermalribbon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/29 "2002-10-31T13:44:52Z")
Not that I could ever answer with the same 6 songs in the same order again, but just this is just how I feel right now. 1. I Still Miss Someone 2. The Man In Black 3. Tennesee Flat Top Box 4. Ring of Fire 5. I Walk the Line 6. Three Feet High And Rising ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/30 "2002-10-31T14:05:39Z")
Well, I acquired me a copy of Mr Cash’s **The Mercy Seat** , and while it doesn’t quite match the majesty of Mr Cave’s version, I must admit that it is more than good enough for me to vote for. As such, I’ll add this to my vote for _The Wanderer_. Who would have thought that I could find two Johnny Cash songs that I like to vote for? ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/31 "2002-10-31T18:19:13Z")
Say, did anyone happen to catch the segment on _All Things Considered_ yesterday about the two Johnny Cash tribute albums - _Dressed in Black_ and _Kindred Spirits_? There is some great stuff there! Dwight Yokum doing **Understand Your Man** , Bruce Springsteen doing **Give My Love to Rose** , Hank III doing **Wreck of the Old 97** , etc. But what blew me away was Little Richard doing **Get Rhythm** on one tribute album and Rev. Horton Heat performing it on the other. Their styles couldn’t be further apart, but each of their takes on the song is perfect. Usually I don’t care for tribute albums, but I think I’ll go buy both of these records today! ---
**Author:** ![waits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@waits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waits)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/32 "2002-10-31T21:06:03Z")
1. I Walk the Line 2. Folsom Prison Blues 3. Big River 4. Drive On (“my children love me, but they don’t understand”) 5. Give My Love to Rose His birth certificate simply lists him as “J.R. Cash” and for the first part of his life he was _always_ called “John.” Supposedly, he got really pissed when Sam Phillips put “Johnny Cash” on his first single. ---
**Author:** ![waits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@waits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waits)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/33 "2002-10-31T21:08:40Z")
And: 1. Jackson Sorry 'bout that. ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/34 "2002-10-31T23:04:28Z")
1. Orange Blossom Special 2. I Still Miss Someone 3. Man in Black 4. Folsom Prison Blues 5. Hey, Porter 6. Sunday Morning Coming Down ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/35 "2002-11-01T03:15:06Z")
In no particular order: Tennessee Flattop Box Get Rythm Folsom Prison Blues Five Feet High and Rising Peace in the Valley Sunday Morning Coming Down ---
**Author:** ![Fish42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fish42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish42)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/36 "2002-11-01T18:26:15Z")
1. I Walk the Line 2. Folsom Prison Blues 3. Come In Stranger 4. Sunday Morning Coming Down 5. Drive On 6. Rusty Cage ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/37 "2002-11-02T05:50:33Z")
I’m hoping this will still make it in time to count: 1. Sunday Morning Coming Down 2. I Walk The Line 3. Folson Prison Blues 4. City of New Orleans 5. Orange Blosson Special 6. Ring of Fire _Honorable Mentions:_ Long Black Veil and Highwayman ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328/38 "2002-11-02T05:52:14Z")
Damn, now I want a Merle Haggard song poll. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-28-post-6-fave-johnny-cash-songs-with-dc5-bonzo-results-from-week-27/134328.md?page=1)