Johnny Cash - Best Covers

Johnny Cash was one of the most outstanding American singers and songwriters The twentieth century. Although he was known for country music, his work has influenced such genreshow rock and roll, blues, Folk, gospel and rockabilly. Most of all, Johnny remember for deepbaritone voice. Cash was nicknamed "the man in black"because he always wore dark clothes during speeches and sang songswhich were based on the "dark" topicsThe following is an example of the kind of past and motives pathos, oddities, несчастий and redemption. The musician became famous for such songs as "I Walk the Line.", "Ring of Fire", "Man in Black, "Jackson.", "Hey, Porter.", "Rock Island Line." and "A Boy Named Sue".

Also Johnny Cash  recorded many interesting covers of other songs artists.

Leonard Cohen - "Bird On A Wire" (1968)

"Bird On A Wire" - one of the most famous singles Leonard Cohen. The song was recorded by at the end of 60s Nashville, Tennessee, and was part of the longplay 1969 "Songs from a Room.".

In the 1960s. Cohen lived in Greece on Hydra Island with his significant other Marianne Ihlenwhich depicted at back cover "Songs from a Room.". She confessedthat helped Cohen get out of the depressionby giving him guitar. He began to play tunewhich in the future will become the "Bird on the Wire". Leonard was inspired. birdsitting on one of the recent established telephone wiresfollowed by Memories about summer nights.

Cohen described "Bird on the Wire" as a simple country songBut later on he's got a little bit of a changed. Various versions compositions are part of the composition live albums. В Comments Off on reissue "Songs from a Room." In 2007, the song was characterized by as "at the same time prayer and anthem, a kind of bohemian "My Way.

Johnny Cash wrote down his version on the album "American Recordings (1994), as well as at concert with orchestra (released on the 2003 compilation "Unearthed.").

Kris Kristofferson - "Why Me Lord" (1972)

"Why Me Lord." - American country- and gospel songcomposed by by and composer Kris Kristofferson. "Why Me Lord." was recorded by the musician in 1972 With backing vocals from the wife-to-be Rita Coolidge and prospective singer and songwriter Larry Gatlin. The composition was part of the record "Jesus Was a Capricorn" in 1973 and became the most large a hit in his career.

As he said. historian country music Bill Malone, Kristofferson wrote a song in sophisticated period lives after visits of the religious service conducted by Rev. Jimmy Rogers Snow. Kristofferson told me that he went with his friends to the Church servicewhere he was touched by The song Larry Gatlin "Help Me (Lord)". He saidI've never thought about what it's like need in help, but then he feltthat his life goes on наперекосяк. When pastor asked parishioners: "Does anyone feel lost?", Christopher Retrieved hand. He later confessed: "I am so touched this moment, I survived such an experience that even complicated talk".

Johnny Cash also recorded version songs called "Why Me Lord." On the 1994 album "American Recordings.

Bob Dylan - "Forever Young" (1973)

"Forever Young." - composition Bob Dylan.composed in California in November 1973. The song for the first time appeared (в two various versions of(tempo differences) on Dylan's 14th studio album "Planet Waves (1974). Demo version single, recorded in New York Summer 1973, was part of the composition Dylan's 1985 collection "Biograph.". IN notesincluded in this album, Dylan admitted that he had written "Forever Young." in Tucson, Arizona, remembering one of his sons. Concert a version of the song recorded in Tokyo on February 28 1978 and included in the Dylan album "Bob Dylan at Budokan", came out as a European single in 1979.

"Forever Young." was over-sung. by the dozens other artists, including Johnny Cashham.

Loudon Wainwright - "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" (1973)

"The Man Who Couldn't Cry begins as a children's a poem: "There once was a man who just couldn't cry/ He hadn't cried for years and for years/ Napalmed babies and the movie Love Story/ For instance, could not produce tears..." ("There once was a man who couldn't cry/ He hadn't cried for years/ Even the burnt babies and the movie Love Story/ For instance couldn't produce tears..."). Film "A Love Story." (1970) was the motion picture with Ryan O'Neill in chief roleswhere he played the rich Student College man in love with a cancer patient Ali McGraw. This painting is known for the fact that it is capable bring tears to the eyes of even the real skeptic. But Lyrical hero "The Man Who Couldn't Cry doesn't cry even after watching this movie, that impossible. Songwriter Wainwright talked about origins and heritage track in one of the interviews:

"It's kind of a weird, long, allegorical composition. The best part is that Johnny Cash recorded it, even though I know it wasn't an easy decision for him. Every time I listen to 'The Man Who Couldn't Cry,' I think of Johnny.

Cache recorded a song during the speeches at a nightclub "Viper Room." Los Angeles. The track was part of the album "American Recordings 1994.

"Depeche Mode - "Personal Jesus" (1989)

To interesting to present this single to the listeners, the label "Depeche Mode "Mute has placed ads in some of the local newspapers with white by text "YOUR OWN PERSONAL JESUS" on the black square background and number phone in London. When the most Brave readers called on the номеруthey heard a new track. This is led to the fact that many people suspectedthat the song was about commercialization religion-especially in the USAwhere evangelicals were constantly asking for money donations on television. Nevertheless Martin Gore explained to the magazine "Spin." July 1990:

"It's a song about being Jesus to someone else, someone who gives you hope and care. It's about how Elvis Presley was a man and a mentor to his wife Priscilla."

In the summer of 1989. «Personal Jesus» took 13th place in the U.K. charts, and one special edition even included acoustic version. Deep Religious Johnny Cash the song was dashingly sung in 2002 on the album "American IV: The Man Comes Around".

"U2 - "One" (1991)

"One." - song by an Irish rock band U2. This is Third a track from their 1991 album "Achtung Baby.", and it was released as a Third singles From a record in February 1992. During records The album's members have been conflict On the direction of the sound U2 and the quality of their material. Tension Almost prompted the group to disintegrateUntil they achieved a breakthrough with improvisation "One.". Song was written after the members bands were inspired by the chord sequence that the guitarist Edge played in the studio. Textswritten by the vocalist Bono, were inspired by destroyed the relationships of the group members and reunion Germany. Although Texts songs allegedly describe "dissociation"they were interpreted by in a different way.

"One." was released as a charity single, and income went to research AIDS. Song led Irish, Canadian charts "RPM Top Singles." and American "Billboard Album Rock Tracks" and "Modern Rock Tracks.". He also reached third place in the New Zealand, the fourth place in the Australia, seventh place in the UK Singles Chart and tenth place in the Billboard Hot 100. For promotion The band filmed several music channels clips, although they were not satisfied, until the creation of the Third.

U2 performed "One." on most of the touring concerts From the moment of living debut songs in 1992, and she appeared in many concert films groups. After a while, his version of "One." recorded and Johnny Cash.

"Nine Inch Nails - "Hurt" (1994)

By 1994, the American musician Trent Reznor released three album with his industrial rock band "Nine Inch Nails. Second album became "The Downward Spiral, a grueling conceptual release, describing the process of dives The lyrical hero in the darkness. The final song. "Hurt." on the violent portrayal of hate to myself and the emotional numbnesswhich begins In the words ofI hurt myself today/ To see if I can still feel.

When Cache offered to write down their version songs, he first declined: veteran musician Couldn't hear that. industrial sound and excruciating войwhich appeared in the Reznora. But later on he still agreed.

Johnny suffered from vegetative neuropathycaused by diabetesAnd by the timewhen he recorded "Hurt."his health worsened. Instead of songs about a young man who aspires to self-destruction, Cash interpreted by the text in its own way. Version Johnny, like the original, leaves no one behind indifferent, especially at the point where sings: "If I could start again / A million miles away/ I would keep myself/ I would find a way.