First Time Hearing "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2023
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I would if I had the money for it, and that’s saying something.
@@jake-uh4uq it’s all love and I 100% appreciate you watching and commenting on these vids, bro. You’re supporting hella ✊🏾💯 and I know everybody has bills. Trust!
This was your introduction to real music!!! Now, PLZ check out Every Bird That Flies by Larkin Poe. They're Edgar Allan Poe's great great great great grandkids and they're awesome. Quote the Raven, FOREVERMORE!!!
Thanks for the shout out, bro! I thought you would like this one. The genre of this particular song is dark/outlaw country. The man from Galilee is a reference to Jesus and you are correct that is about karma. It came out in the same album as Hurt (American V). The album was all covers of songs from other artists with Cash's unique take. Loved the reaction and I look forward to the next one!
If interested in learning more about Johnny Cash, watch the movie Walk The Line … it’s excellent!
Johnny Cash was the first gangster rapper. "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die." That shit is gangster.
This is a dope ass comment lmao. What song is that
@@HollywoodRobTV Folsom Prison Blues
@RobTVgaming you need to listen to Folsom Prison Blues immediately.
Naw I think for first gangster rapper you have to go with Tennessee Ernie Ford. "I got fist of iron, the other of steel, and if the right one don't catch you the the left one will"
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I feel like this guy had to be the first. Robert Johnson, a man whose music was so good they thought he sold his soul to the devil.
Cash is blues, country and rock...as his voice got older he almost just speaks the words, he's a story teller and he is AUTHENTIC, one of kind that crosses genres.
Perfectly said
man, I miss people like Cash. It's been hard being a country fan when country is being mass produced by conservatives and record labels.
Johnny did it all. He married the girl he fell in love with after hearing her voice on the radio, June Carter, a couple decades later. He was there at SUN records when rockabilly became rock n' roll. He played shows with Elvis. He played the Muppet Show. HE DID ALL THE DRUGS. He was outsider rebellious country music when the country establishment didn't want him and he told 'em to get fucked (in his way). He recorded with U2, Tom Petty and a ton of other people outside of country music and covered "Hurt" so well that Trent Reznor admits Johnny's version is the new definitive article. He showed everyone what could be done, in a way that no one could copy. Like Public Enemy did. Like Nine Inch Nails did. Like Bowie did.
Johnny Cash was a rebel back in the days when church music was played mostly on the radio. Thats why they called him the man in black. He gave a concert in prison. Nobody had ever done that.
Cash's voice is amazing, it's like half silk half sandpaper
I love this explanation lmao. Accurate
This is so accurate!
Don't forget he was a devout Cristian.
His voice is pain, sorrow, regret… more than anyone it’s the voice of someone who’s reached the end of their journey
When I hear his voice I think of the word gravitas.
The video for Cash's version of Hurt is amazing. And it hits even harder when you find out that Cash was suffering from Alzheimer's, so the lyrics, "Everyone I know/goes away in the end" is literally him forgetting everyone he knows due to the disease.
He recorded this song just before he died. In fact, the official video was done by several celebrities who helped to make the video in his honor. Cash is the real deal. You might like "A boy named Sue." He has some concerts he did in San Quentin and Folsom Prison that are worth watching.
A Boy Named Sue was written by Shel Silverstein, who has many other hilarious songs.
Okay a prison performance sounds dope as fuck!
@@HollywoodRobTV His prison performances were epic... and also has a slippery slope to Merle Haggard. Haggard was serving time in one of the prisons Cash played for, and was immediately inspired. Haggard is part of the OG famous singer/songwriters in country.
@@trismegistus7638 ain’t that the childrens book author?
@@fishingtheseas1570 Yes. Listen to his song "Fuck em"
It's worth watching the video for this one. This song was released after Johnny passed away but an absolutely insane about of artists from all genres got together to make the video. A final tribute to the legendary Man In Black.
This is in fact country music yep.
Johnny Cash is one of those dudes I haven't met anyone who dislike his music, even if they hate country. Cash lived a hard life, one that not a lotta folks could have and survived to old age. He put that pain, and his experience into all his later albums. This is off I think his final album before his death
The first posthumous album, actually. The song was recorded back in 2003, but wasn't released until 2006
Johnny Cash goes in one genre. LEGEND.
Johnny cash kind of transcends categories. Calling him country is accurate, but only to a certain point.
Outlaw Country?
@@Moerchandise New Gospel From and For Us Sinners
Country and soul connected like punk and hip-hop. You not losing cred anywhere; only gains in music appreciation.
The 2005 film Walk the Line chronicles his life. It was a rough ride throughout for Johnny Cash. I grew up in rural West Virginia and I can tell you that your assessment of a grampa picking his acoustic around a campfire for his grandkids is spot on. This really happened
And then after that watch the parody Walk Hard which is one of the best stoner comedies ever made
@@trismegistus7638I love Walk Hard!!! Wrong kid died!! That movie has some of the best parody music I’ve ever heard. The lyrics to “Let me hold you midget man” are the funniest thing every time it plays.
Turns out accidentally cutting someone in half with a machete is easier than I thought...
Hurt was actually a song done by Nine Inch Nails. Cash redid it.
Both versions are absolutely incredible
@@bearpaw7007 facts.
I’ll have to check out the Nine Inch Nails song. It’s hard to imagine anyone doing one that even compares to Johnny’s tbh lol
@@HollywoodRobTV Trent Reznor of NIN has said that Hurt is a Johnny Cash song now
Make sure it’s the live version for NIN Hurt. So good
Johnny Cash was a true original. Man, we need more voices like his again.
Cash was practically the first Punk. He kicked out the stage lights at the Grand Old Opry, lol. Got banned from playing there. Rick Rubin produced several albums and brought Cash out to a whole new audience. Check out the full page ad in Billboard magazine where he is shooting the bird at the Nashville country music establishment. 😂
When he's talking about "The Gambler", "The Midnight Rider", "The Rambler" and names like that are actually other musicians.
Johnny Cash transcends both generations and genres.
His voice is what a glass of whisky would sound like if it could talk. Smooth, and yet, gritty.
You don't have to be a fan of country music to enjoy his stuff. His voice delivers a believable guilt and pain. It's not disingenuous. I grew up in the '90s. My Grandmother was a Jazz musician back in the late 50's. I've grew up with everything from Louis Armstrong to Wu-Tang, and just about everything in between.
Never got on the country music bandwagon. But there is something about Cash that speaks to me. It hits deep in your soul.
"Hurt" is definitely worth the watch. A very powerful video.
Only Johnny Cash could go on tour with metal and alternative bands and win the crowd over. Absolute legend.
Cash got on the stage back when rock, country, rockabilly, bluegrass, blues, folk, and gospel mingled and weren't the separate genres they had been. He crosses over between all of them quite a bit.
This is a traditional folk song first recorded in 1946! It's been recorded in virtually every genre of music. I encourage you to check out other artists covers, though Johnny's is my favorite.
My grandfather (lead) and his buddies (backup) played on the radio in the 20s (guitar and harmonica). He liked Cash because he could tell the story of those who were working hard labor or doing hard time. This folk music was born out of the coal mines and rail yards of the depression just as blues out of the segregated New Orleans and jazz out of the speak easy. It was mostly angst with every once in a while a sprinkling of frenetic joy.
Moby's "Run On" is the same song, yet sounds completely different.
Johnny is a bad ass for as long as I've even alive and thats a while. His voice is like a worn leather water bottle. Amen brother John
The man in black! He was fighting for prison reform back in 1971. Even back then his country was popular with the counterculture. He cuts across genres. In the 90s he did several albums, the American Recordings I - VI, with a bunch of covers from NIN to Queen Lili'uokalani. They are lit.
Since you like Rage, have you heard of Tom Morello's side project, The Nightwatchman? After playing with Audioslave Tom wanted to get back into more activism and he took a page from the old protest songs and went solo and acoustic. Check out One Man Revolution, House Gone up in Flames, or Maximum Firepower.
You really don't get much more legendary than Johnny Cash, the Man in Black. His music is primal and archetypal, even when he's covering other artists' songs. I'd recommend his AMERICAN I to VI albums (produced by Rick Rubin) for his later-stage greatness, which is where this song is from. There's also a really good 3-discer called THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH that's a good career retrospective.
For more Johnny Cash check out Ghost Riders in the Sky, Ring of Fire, Man in Black, A Boy Named Sue. The man is a LEGEND.
Fun fact about Johnny Cash: He was one of the first Americans to learn that Joseph Stalin died.
Listen to At Folsom Prison. It's a live album with prisoners for the audience.
Enjoying your reactions... i understand that you're young... don't worry about letting anyone or anything "down" but yourself in life... Keep on with your musical journey my friend... a famous quote about music that i love and is loved by many is by Harlan Howard... a great singer/songwriter that says... "all you need is 3 Chords and the truth" meaning like that campfire vibes your getting from this song... when it comes to music... you dont have to be some virtuoso per say... with a guitar, "all you need (to know how to play) is 3 Chords and (Sing) the truth" ✌🏽
'Dig Deep' in them old Crates man... 👍🏼
If you ever played Left4Dead2 - the final chapter of the dark carnival portion is the stage for a ‘Midnight Riders’ concert which I always considered a reference to this song. (That the fictional band from the game maybe named themselves after this…)
Johnny Cash would fall squarely into the country music genre, but he started out as a gospel singer, and he sang gospel all throughout his career. I think he was even inducted to the gospel hall of fame. This was a fun video! 😊
In 1968 Johny Cash put on a concert inside an actual prison, recorded it live and turned it into an album. Really think about how insane that is. Everyone should experience that album from start to finish. At the very least listen to the opening song “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Cocaine Blues” yeah you read that right. He played a song called “Cocaine Blues” in a prison and he did it in 1968!
Cash is universal.
The only two people in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of fame are Cash and Elvis.
My father was Johnny Cash's mechanic, but I don't think he actually met him. My dad would go to his house to pick up his cars to take to his shop and Johnny's wife handled all that.
My great uncle whose farm I lived on with SC in the summer reminded me of the late Johnny Cash with his deep, bellowing Southern voice, dedication to the truth & God, & family. A man who wore the scars of growing up shoeless in the depression & a hungry pre WW2 society, then the scars of war literally after the war, farmer, rural local cop with conviction from God, and the first non-lawyer to become a magistrate judge in SC with a 6th grade education. He was an example of coming from absolutely nothing and allowing God to make something of him. He was my best friend, taught me to grow watermelon, cantaloupe & corn; how to drive a tractor & a truck at 12. And I was his favorite nephew that he would tell stories of war in Europe and his childhood no one else knew; and showed me attention I wasn't used to getting as the youngest of three boys at the same time leading by example where at home things were different during the rest of the year. He and Johnny Cash died the same day when I was 18 yrs old. I still miss him today over 21 years later and look forward to seeing him again, and also meeting Mr J.R. Cash when I pass into the next life.
Johnny Cash' voice will always sound like he is your big brother that is years older than you and you always looked up to... or that one uncle who was always so awesome and yet always bent down to talk to you... not quite a Dad because Johnny made mistakes and would tell you about them and you trusted him and thought he was awesome anyway... yeah. Johnny was just awesome and always caring.
His whole career is amazing.
I don’t understand how your videos don’t have more views yet. You’re always so spot on with your analysis of these songs and performances. I’m so glad I found your channel, man. God bless.
Time to try some classic rock!!
Dude, you cannot let anyone down by loving music, it transcends race, age, sex and social economic status. I grew up in a lily white upper middle-class neighborhood back in the late 1970's. I ended up having a huge range of friends from various countries and races due to being into all types of music. One of my best buds was Herman. He was a Rastafarian from British Honduras... I used to party with him in the sketch part of town. Most of the time, I was the only white dude and many times most of the crowd did not speak English, but we communicated. Herman went to see Bob Marley and partied with him after the show. At the after party, Herman said Bob Marley dumped a whole paper grocery bag of ganga on the table. He brought me back some ganga directly from Bob Marley. Good times!!!
Rick Ruben produced Johnny's last four albums, including this one.
Johnny Cash hit it big in the 1950s along with Elvis Presley. They were both discovered by the musical genius Sam Phillips from the tiny Sun Studio in Memphis. Johnny went on to record thousands of songs and got inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Few musicians have ever come close to his success, but the Country Music Industry ditched him by the late 1970s.
In the early 1990s, Rick Ruben asked him if he wanted to record some albums with him. Cash asked why he should do this and Ruben replied "because I'll let you do whatever you want." The result was some pretty cool albums.
Johnny cash is actually my 3rd cousin, met him twice but was too young to hardly remember and i didn't really start listening to his music till i was like 14, now that ive been a fan for years i wish i could've gotten to actually know him or have a good conversation with him before he passed away but i was too young so thatll just be something i think about the rest of my life
When the Man Comes Around is Johnnys best.
We are ALL BROTHERS!! Inspired music is inspired music!! I don’t care if it’s R&B; folk; rock; country … Only human beings make the distinctions.
As for Johnny Cash, he belongs in the Johnny Cash category. He transcends all labels.
This ain't 'country' music. This is blues....pure Mississippi Delta blues.
Mate, this is one of my favourite songs of all time. Glad you love it too!
I see why!
Also his last few albums were produced by rick rubin. They were all made while he was well aware he was dying.
P.S. great lyrics and songwriting can transcend all genres. Cant deny true talent like that.
PPS. Im very happy to see you having an open mind and expanding your tastes. There is so much incredible music out there for people to discover once they are not afraid to step outside of the boxes that they thought they were relegated to.
The American Recordings are the best 5 album stretch in music IMO. You can hear Johnny going from pissed about growing old to accepting his fate. Fucking beautiful.
From Folsom prison to drug addiction to alcohol the man was one true soldier for God once he got clean he loved his wife like nobody ever loved a woman he always wore black. Cause he felt the pain he never could get rid of it God blessl johnny cash
"Folsom Prison Blues" and "The Man in Black" are the two songs that defined Johnny Cash's early career. In his later years, he did a lot of crossover music. You might like his cover version of U2's "one." He had his own TV show, so you'll find lots of video of him on UA-cam.
This is a cover of a classic gospel song called "run on" loads of people have done it over the years. I knew it first from a Moby track & then my dad showed me an old old version by the Blind Boys Of Alabama, damn it even Elvis did a version. Johnny Cash's version is posibly the most well known now.
Cash may be considered country, but dude was a fucking Rockstar.
Johnny, Waylon, Willie, Kris (The Highway Men) were the country Rebels that changed country music forever back in the day! They were outlaws, addicts, and non-conformists to societal rules, yet genuine men who loved their fans! I grew up on all their music, going with my parents to see them live in bars and gyms and I even have pictures with them sitting on their laps as they drank and mingled with their fans after their shows! Mr. Cash also played a major role in getting a man named Shepley out of Folsom Prison…he recorded songs Shepley had written while in prison as well as helping sell his songs to others in country music at that time. Sadly Mr. Shepley committed suicide in 1978 and Johnny paid for his funeral.
Johnny Cash's voice is comforting and hard ass at the same time. He grew up Southern Baptist and according to him became Christian when he was 12. His life was hard and sometimes he was his own worst enemy, but he kept coming back to his faith openly. A lot of ppl thought he was a hypocrite bc of some of the things he live through, but in my opinion the hardness he lived through gave him a lot of compassion for ppl that others rejected. In fact, he said he wore black as a form of protest in solidarity for the downtrodden--and because he liked it. You can hear his soul in his voice. Unapologetic, wise, experienced, forgiving. He sounded like an old warrior you could trust with your safety. Regarding this song in particular, "God's gonna cut you down" is a traditional folk/gospel song. That beat at the beginning reminds me of the choir singing it in church, stomp clap stomp clap stomp clap ... pointing back to the shuffling of the angel's feet as he listened to the voice that sounds so sweet--the voice of God that called to him. Those are just my impressions.
Young brotha'...please keep doing what you're doin!
Cash is totally amazing, when I hear his voice I get shivers down my spine.
This is eternal music, equally appropriate if you're hopping a train in the 20s or sitting around a pile of burning mutant corpses in the post apocalypse.
If this isn’t the honest truth.
I don't know if anyone has already said it but, "Hurt" was originally a song by NIN - Nine Inch Nails. That Johnny Cash - Black Album was a lot of re-makes of other Artist's Music. Johnny Cash was definitively a badass!! - Keep on Keepin on Brother!
Dude, San Quentin & Folsom Prison Blues. There's a version of him playing them live in San Quentin prison to the inmates. (I can't find the original 1958 online, but there is a newer version from 1969 on here.) He was big on prisoners' rights and thought the law was too hard on them, which is still true today unfortunately. If you can find original 1958 video, some of the prisoners are in tears by the end of San Quentin. Having someone treat them like people and sing about how it felt to be them was like a gut punch. He was an awesome dude and this was one of the times he proved he meant what he was singing about. I would suggest listening to the live versions of the songs if you can't find the videos, they are really good.
I managed to get a hold of this album in Iraq when it came out, and yeah, this song meant a lot at the time. The entire album is great, just a bunch of covers and traditionals that Cash knocks out of the park. If you get the chance, listen to "Further on up the road" and "If you can read my mind" Love these reaction videos my man!
I appreciate you ability to communicate how the music makes you feel.
Seeing your pure joy hearing these songs.....Amazing!!!
this song is a cover. this is a old song that was once called Run On when Elvis Presley did a version. Elvis version was an upbeat gospel tone. there is a third verse that was not included in the Cash version of the song.
Johny ran many tours with Elvis and was very popular in his time as a country musician. But, in his later years crossed all genra.
BTW... even I've covered it because.... damn thats real life.
Rob, I have been watching your videos for a while now, but this reaction and your Billy Joel one pushed me to sub. It’s wild what you said about being around a campfire hearing someone sing this song as a story…I almost couldn’t make it through this reaction because hearing Johnny Cash feels like sitting beside my grandfather when he was still with us.
I didn’t expect to have so many emotions tied to either of these videos, but your enjoyment of and appreciation for these songs I have heard hundreds (or thousands) of times literally gave me goosebumps.
I've slowed down watching to reaction videos lately....until you. Thanks for the laughs and good time!
man I love your vids , your energy and enthusiasm is infectious. its like im back in high school sharing music with a new friend. 10/10
I absolutely love these reactions. Your enthusiasm and charisma is magnetic. Seeing you discovering music that I have loved for years is so great, since it puts these songs into a new light. Keep doing what you're doing. I wish you all the success in the world.
Your description of the imagery the song gives you is beautiful. I experience my favorite music the same way. All the best stuff makes you imagine something. Love live Johnny Cash!
Love this series, and love this reaction in particular. Thank you for RobTV.
Johnny had his own vision of what country should be.
He isnt strange, just different.
JR Cash, became John R Cash when he entered the military, since they didn't accept a single letter name, so he chose John. When started making records, Sam Philips from Sun Records, same guy that Elvis was working with first, basically chose Johnny Cash as his name to put on the cover.
What a beautiful description of the vibe of this song. I just loved what you said about the campfire with your grandpa telling stories.
Love your words of togetherness ❤ We need to hear this. Glad I was a teenager in the 90's and got to listen to this music as it was coming out. I love you seeing you discover it!
That's right...eventually everyone has to answer to God
Hurt was a Nine Inch Nails song. Johnny was well into his 80s when he recorded this and Hurt. He’s definitely seen some shit. You should 100% check out his catalog and Nine Inch Nails too! He’s a bad MF!
Came to the comments looking for this!
yes but johnny cover is so much better
Johnny Cash died aged 71. He recored "hurt" in 2002 and "God's gonna cut you down" just a year later, right before he died in 2003.
Trent Reznor is a sick lyricist. I would love to see him react to Nine Inch Nails.
The Johnny Cash Biopic with Joaquin Pheonix is a great and entertaining way to learn Johnny Cash’s story
I'm happy you loved Johnny Cash. He was the first badass musician.
It's Soul. That's what's in his voice. Soul.
Oh yeah, Johnny Cash was/is a heavy weight! Great reaction Sir!
Without just recommending his whole last record I'd like to see your reaction to " when the man comes around" it's about revelations and it's the intro song to dawn of the dead.
Richard Rubin told Johnny you still have more to give in music. He suggests that Johnny pick out his favorite non country songs he wanted to record . Hurt and Gods going to cut you down are two of the songs
The movie Walk The Line is about Johnny Cash
Just subscribed. Your enthusiasm and accurate descriptions of what you see and hear got you a new subscriber.
old grandpa around the campfire is a wonderful description
There's a reason you may recognize the opening music. I can't remember which company did it, but they used that opening rift as background music for a tuck commercial.
the film clip for this is good need to see
Really glad to see you react to this. Would have liked to seen your first reaction to Hurt. You are just scratching the surface of an incredible amount of extraordinarily good music that is out there. Looking forward to seeing many more of your videos!
This song was used for promo packages for Undertaker v. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25. You might remember it from there.
Loving this series. Please do more!
it is amazing!!! country or not! Patsy Cline is some good old skool country as well... KEEP LIFTING!!
Someone probably already posted this, but this is a cover of the song "Run On" by Moby... and I love this version as it is such a Johnny Cash version of the song.
I love your reaction and excitement!
If your a WWE fan they used this on a promo with Undertaker. I am a big Johnny Cash fan, I'm glad you did this one.
I am, and that’s not surprising. He fits Taker’s vibe perfectly
That's exactly what I was thinking "maybe dude's watched WWE" cause that's where I heard this song first if I remember.
Dude I love your reactions to this gospel!!!
I love this version. A lot of other people recorded this song. One of the first was Odetta Holmes.
Johnny Cash was a country artist because they didn't really use Americana back in the day. This is an old folk song that's been covered by Odetta, Elvis, The Blind Boys of Alabama, even Marilyn Manson. Try some of his old stuff: "Folsom Prison Blues"; "I Walk The Line"; "Ring of Fire". Watch the movie Walk the Line with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, or the documentary The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash. Also listen to his daughter Rosanne Cash sing "Seven Year Ache".
The music of Johnny Cash is as Punk as it gets. It's beyond country, it's rebel music for the oppressed and fallen man.
Johnny was more than just country. Listen to his version of personal Jesus.
You are entertaining as all hell! I totally dig your reactions! Peace and love!
Most people know that Johnny Cash sang country. What is often overlooked is the gospel music he sang. Johnny Cash loved Jesus Christ. He travelled to the Holy Land a couple of times recording a film and an album the story of Jesus. He recorded a reading of the New Testament and he wrote a novel about Saint Paul a man that he admired. If you want to see a biopic that tells Johnny Cash’s story then I suggest you watch the 2005 film “Walk the Line” starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash. Elvis Presley records this song but it is called “Run On”.
The man in black by Johnny cash is amazing!!!!
"The devil's right hand" is a really simple, good song.