Top 6@6 Week #28: Post 6 Fave Johnny Cash Songs WITH DC5 & Bonzo Results From Week 27

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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

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No Particular Order:

Ghost Riders in the Sky
Ring of Fire
I Walk the Line
Folsom Prison Blues
Man in Black
Cocaine Blues

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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.

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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.

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  1. I Walk the Line
  2. Ring of Fire
  3. Folsom Prison Blues
  4. Boy Named Sue
  5. Jackson
  6. Man In Black
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Did I miss the Alice in Chains poll, or did we skip them?

-brianjedi

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I believe it’s called The One On The Right Is On The Left.

Sure is.

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  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
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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
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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?

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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!

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  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.

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And:

  1. Jackson

Sorry 'bout that.

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  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
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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

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  1. I Walk the Line
  2. Folsom Prison Blues
  3. Come In Stranger
  4. Sunday Morning Coming Down
  5. Drive On
  6. Rusty Cage
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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

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Damn, now I want a Merle Haggard song poll.