[lbo-talk] June Carter Cash RIP

[N P Childs]

>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] June Carter Cash RIP
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>
>Dennis Perrin wrote:
>
> >R:
> >
> >"how did you stomach [the Cashes'] religiosity?"
> >
> >Didn't bother me -- in Johnny Cash's case it saved his life and
> >helped to free him of a crippling pill addiction.
> >
>
>Yeah. How far do you want to take this?

I defy anyone with a shred of soul (however you define it, secular, sacred, 
psychological artifact) not to be moved by the Allison Krauss version of 
'Down to the River' in 'O Bother...'.

Channel surfing last night and caught the video for Cash's version of  the 
NIN song 'Hurt' on CMT (I suspect they have no idea what NIN or who Trent 
Reznor is), with June in it, powerful stuff, and probably the closet you'll 
get to seeing into JC's ravaged soul.

Last, to echo the comments above, check out the lyrics to 'Man in Black';

http://maninblack.net/lyrics/MAN%20IN%20BLACK.htm

from 1971 and ask yourself if any of the flag waving chimps calling 
themselves country these days would write stuff like that today.

PC

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