Best Johnny Cash song

ballad of a teenage queen
new orleans parish prison
papa played the dobro
solitary man
big river
country trash

there's just too many great ones, and no bad ones at all. it's been said that when johnny cash covered a song, it instantly became his... so even though he didn't write all of them, they all are so dang good.

-bobby

Boy Named Sue
i Think it's great

I've been stuck on his cover of Dylans' "It Ain't Me Babe" with June lately. "Jackson" too....

boy named sue , and hot rod licson( i know i havent spelt that right) are my faves i have the live uncencered version of a boy named sue from his prison gig

The Man Comes Around
I Hung My Head

Give My Love To Rose

I dunno about my favorite all time, but right now I'm really digging on Daddy Sang Bass and Don't Take Your Guns To Town.

My favorite Cash songs and/or covers:

Sunday Morning Coming Down
I Walk the Line
Ring of Fire
Hurt
The Man Comes Around

Sunday Morning Coming Down is one of my all around favorite songs.

[Edited on Mar 02, 2006 by NuKe]

I See A Darkness

I've had American III in the car this week and that track is really growing on me. I've been a Johnny Cash fan for years, but my Dad only found out about it when I mentioned it at the time he died (Johnny Cash, not my Dad). Turns out he was the biggest fan ever back in the day, but doesn't listen to music much any more so he went into the attic and dug out all of his original LPs for me.

it is just to hard to choose.......

it changes daily, hourly even..........

right this second??

"If I Were A Carpenter"

Folsom Prison Blues

by some distance.

"I Still Miss Someone."

Also, Linda Ronstadt's cover, from back in the day before she sang with orchestras, is remarkable.

Sam Hall
Folsom Prison Blues
Jackson
Give My Love to Rose
I Still Miss Someone

Yay, it made the list.

I was thrilled and a little amazed when they asked Joachim Phoenix to name his favorite Cash song, and he wouldn't do it, and they pressed ... and he said "I Still Miss Someone."

"My name is sue, how do you do, now you're gonna die!"
I really love the reaction from those inmates to this song, they're laughing and yelling.
edit: oh yeah, and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" is a beautiful piece.

[Edited on Mar 02, 2006 by mst3kfan]

The mercy seat.

But I only know the cover albums, still haven't checked out any original stuff.

"The Ballad of Ira Hayes."

At the moment it is cocaine blues.

how odd that this would be the top music thread. i just bought live at folsom and my favorite is cocaine blues

my three favs are:

long black veil
cocaine blues
manin black