I think the greatest part of this song is that he is not forgiven or freed at the end, it's that he understands very well, no matter what his intentions were, a man is dead. He knows he is fully responsible, and he accepts the consequences of his actions. He finds salvation, not in prayer; the jury, or the family, he finds solace in the fact that he is being punished for what he has done because he knows there is no other way to bring the rider justice than to accept the consequences.
I do like the idea he found peace with the person who he killed taking him to heaven, although that could be something different than what I interpret.
johhny cash showed us that country music could be compassionate. He asked hard questions and the country music scene hated him for it but im so grateful he kept on. Guns kill people, the prison system is corrupt, native americans deserve better, poor people deserve better. This is what johnny cash taught me.
Hurt was on "The downward spiral" in 1994. It even got a grammy nomination in 1996. Johnny Cash recorded Hurt in 2002, so Nine Inch Nails Version is the original. I guess Johnnys version was more successfull, but definetely not the original. Ask wikipedia if you don't believe it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)
I think many people underestimate the influence Johnny had on metal metal music. These are some of the most metal lyrics I've ever heard, and as someone who doesn't listen to country much, I still appreciate everything Johnny has done for not only country music, but music as a whole. Such a heavy song.
Makes me cry everytime I hear it. Heard it at work today, had to take a little walk, with tears in my eyes and now I'm sitting here and crying like a baby again at home..
"I felt the power of death over life I orphaned his children I widowed his wife I begged their forgiveness I wish I was dead" The guy he killed takes him to heaven after his hanging. I don't have to believe in heaven to find this song a dark masterpiece.
I first heard this song when I was 16 and in high school. I loved it. Then I continued my life. Joined the US army and went to Iraq and the stan. I learned what it was like to see the lone rider drop from his horse. Ive felt what its like to have a shot ring out across the land. Afterwards I felt what its like to want to run forever with my head in my hands. I hung my head, I hung my head. Having everyone around me thinking I was are a murderer. I knew the power of death over life. I widowed his wife and orphaned his kids.
Sorry you had to go through this. My grandfather served in Korea in the 24th infantry, he had to see some awful things. I’ve seen pictures of him standing next to holes with dead bodies in them. I always knew him as a loveable and funny man but my mom would tell me about how sometimes when she was younger he would drink and get angry. Later on when he was old he explained to my mom why he acted out like that, as a result of his mother going into fits of rage and threatening him when he was young, along with his experiences with war at a young age. A mix of a poor childhood and being a 25 yr old officer in Korea kinda messed with him, but luckily he got over the anger and made it through a long and happy life, he lived to be 92. I hope you can fight off your demons, and one day come to terms. Sorry, didn’t mean to make this reply all about my own stories, but I was just trying to tell you that many others have felt what you’re feeling and understand it. Stay strong, friend.
I am terribly sorry and yet eternally greatful for each and every sacrifice you endured on behalf of mine and my children's freedom and sense of security. It is not without notice brother.
@@meaghanrichter5835 when i think of the awful events that i made come real, just thinking and admitting it to myself radiates this invisible sense of savage beast and dark energy around me, It wards away good amd intimidates my loved ones while subconsciously shunning away others I Hung My Head,,,,, hmmm hm mmmmm I Hung My Head... Daaaa da ra raaaa' Bless those hands of you, bless the USA, bless our soldiers and remember, ag the end of the day you did thw right thing and for the right reason
Plot twist for the movie... The line Rider is Jebb coming back from war where he survived hell all to get back to his only living family member... John. John had been vandalized and abused by people in town cause he was a "quiet" kid. There father was hung when John was a small boy, thus the reason for his quite demeanor. His mother died while Jeb was away due to sickness. John had made it only a year without anyone and had written Jebb letters but they all came backretuned. Return to sender.
Im wrighting a book and a script for a movie about my home town having a shoot out and mass murder story: a man invited my grandpa his broters to but they didint go but 6 pepole went to drink and smoke some pot the man that invited them was insert name he grabed a 45 some mags knife baseball bat and went he pulled out his weapons and killed 5 then shot a woman then he pulled the trigger on his self the woman went to a farm and honked then they came out and got a hospital vehicle and she sent the officers to the place it happend i also have another story a man was sniffin spray paint and said will you take care of my kids and she said yes and he pulled the trigger on his self all true event 1 happend in 19:72 in new Albany indiana
The song says to me - We all have to be accountable for our actions no matter how young, careless or unfortunate. There are others who suffer because you made a wrong decision you need to atone.
This came on my pandora (which mostly consists of punk rock and metal) i sat there for a second listening said "fuckin country" right before i was getting ready to skip the song Johnny Cash's voice started then i gave it a chance cuz i do like Johnny Cash. Glad i didn't because as i was half listening i realized what he was singing about got my full attention... and by the end… had feelz in me heart. Old country is the only good country imo.
+Drunk Sloppy I'm the same way bud. I would suggest checking Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, and all the other classic 'Outlaw' Country stars.
is it not amazing how many songs written by other people that JC nailed and made his own ? And of course his own songs , his best is when the man comes around.
Listening and crying to this song for almost 20 years now. It gets me every time. The imagery of the riderless horse continuing to run and the rider come to fetch him in the end are particularly moving to me. I always got the double meaning of “time to kill” but reading along today I realized that “I hung my head” also has a double meaning. “I hung my head in despair “ and taking responsibility for his fate. Like “ I dug my grave”
Johnny Cash put so much emotion even into songs that weren't his. that's why he was so great, he could take twinkle Little Star and bring you to tears or bring your hands together in a applaud. that is why he is my hero.
This is one of the best, yet saddest, songs that Johnny had ever made. In fact, I am using this song in a story that I am writing on Wattpad because it is so sad. Long live the legend of Johnny Cash, and long live his amazing music!
Songs can embody rage, triumph, heartbreak, and love but this is the only one, so far, I've ever found to embody the pure agony of guilt. Of doing wrong and knowing you did wrong, of having all the sympathy you could hope for but still knowing you did something wrong. Whatever the intention. It takes a special talent to achieve that.
Johnny Cash: the man, the myth, the legend. Proved yet again what a once-in-a-lifetime artist he was with this masterful version of a great song which didn't reach its full potential with the original version. This is the definitive "I Hung My Head" iteration; Cash really made it his own, improving on the original and in the process making a great song truly classic.
According to the AI, the saddest song in history is Hurt, by Johny Cash, but I think this one beats it. "i orphaned his children, i widowed his wife".. incredible. I also didn't know that the original song was by Sting
I had a friend almost shoot me in the back of my legs with a 12g shotgun one time. The shot hit just behind me and sprayed my back with dirt. His excuse was “ I didn’t think it was loaded!” Needless to say I haven’t been out shooting with him since. Your words are true. If he had hit me and I had died, I’m sure he would have wished he never played with it
This song perfectly described Shane's situation after he killed Lem. Oh gosh that was such a sad scene, and this song just made it that much more meaningful.
This is a beautiful song about forgiveness. The man he accidentally killed came for him and took him to heaven. I know there isn't a heaven but the first time I heard this I got choked up.
I love the part we're the lone rider was waiting on him maybe to take him to heaven before the noise. In my mind a act of forgiveness. What a picture Johnny paints. Incredible yet so simple!
I am only 13 years old, and for all of that time, i have been listening to modern " artists" like eminem and lil wayne, who sing about being high and how the ghetto is so cool. but now, i have found muscial enlightenment. i have found johnny cash. Thank You, Mr. Cash, and Rest In Peace.
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I agree. When I was seven there were so many beautiful songs, such as this. Twelve years later, you get a bunch of "hip" people together to talk really fast and now that's what they call music.
I remember when Sting sang this 30 years ago or so. I played that song out on my CD 💿 but I have to say Johnny Cash really owns this song now. Sinatra had that same magic where he’d sing a song and you’d forget anyone else ever sang it.
When he says, "I kept running in to the South lands and that's where they found me, my head in my hands." It just sends chills down my back and... It's a great song.
you're wrong, so i must tell you to help you or anyone who may feel the same. the mind is a beautiful thing. realize the power of your thoughts. an how you let emotion attached to thoughts. sit back and realize you don't have to attach you're emotions to every thought that pasts in you're head. in short, learn to let things go.
Patrick Roswell I don't think you understand. It's the most dangerous thing on this earth. Sure, dangerous things exist without minds or not, but minds use it for devilish uses. The right mind in the wrong hands is a powerful weapon of extreme destruction.
Patrick Roswell I understand what you are saying, but I'm just adding to the hypothesis you've created. Yes, what you've said is all true, but what I said is true to. Henceforth, both of our statements are reasons for both good and evil on this place we call Earth.
Blue Wolf actually man, you told me i dont understand loL then proceeded to prove the projection of you're imagination. so how can you now say their is polarity in what we've both have typed of?
Personal favorite song of his, pure realism in reaction to what is spoken and it is incredible in how it tells a story. A story that won;t be forgotten by those who hear and learn the moral of it.
In my honest opinion Johnny's later songs are his best especially close to his death when he knew was gonna die soon and these songs are deeper than any new country song or any genre the lyrics are simple but tgats why they're so deep
Amber Jae It was written by Sting, not Johnny Cash. Cash just did a cover version. The lyrics and melody are Sting's. Why not give him the credit HE deserves for this song?
Michael Ehlert thanks for getting it right! if you loved johnny cash singing this song, please check out the version bruce springsteen did on the concert video, beacon theatre, sting's 60th birthday 2011! if you watch this video, notice lady gaga's kick ass version of king of pain! i don't always care for her music, but she definitely has singing chops! she and sting rock the house! there a couple of other good songs, rufus wainwright rocks, and stevie wonder does some nice work! warning! some of the video has only long range video and sound and is not as good as the rest! other than that it rocks!
Jamie runestrand oh, i forgot! there is another i hung my head, by bruce on the 2014 kennedy center honors sting, it isn't as driven as his beacon theatre version, not as much axe, but the sound is clear and the chorus is magnificent! thanks again!
Ok thank u all the people who told me sting wrote it. thank u sting. sorry i dont keep up on music and stuff as avidly as u do lol. good song whoever wrote it and i doubt it matters who i give credit to as I know they will never see the comment but thanks for correcting me
Matter of opinion of course, but IMO, THIS is Johnny's best song. If I haven't heard it for awhile, it always brings a tear. Kinda funny story - first time I heard Sting singing this, I said to my buddy 'Wow, Sting sure f'ed up this Johnny Cash song...' He laughed and told me Sting had written it. I didn't believe it until I researched it and found he was right. This song just SO fits Johnny more than Sting. I could tell the same story about 'All Along the Watchtower' and Jimi and Dylan too - I thought Dylan f'ed up Jimi's song... :/
JOHNNY CASH, THE ONE AND ONLY, A GREAT CHRISTIAN SINGER SONG WRITER, THE VERY BEST THERE IS!!! ... + + + GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!! GOD BLESS YOU MR CASH!!!
JC does all his covers incredibly but i still like stings original better. at least some versions. Well i cant find the sting version i liked... so maybe its just memory. The lyrics to the song "I Hung My Head" by Sting on his album Mercury Falling. This is what Sting had to say about the song in his lyrics' book: "The song is now confirmed as a bona fide 'country' song, having been covered by the late, great Johnny Cash in the final years of his life. I was so proud to hear my words and music interpreted by the 'master,' although he did replace the last word in the second line of verse two, stream with sheen, for some reason. Whatever, he was probably just reading a misprint, and, even so, it didn't detract one bit from the final result. "I wrote my version of the song in 9/8; the guitar riff just occurred to me that way and reminded me of the gait of a galloping horse dragging a corpse. The story of a terrible accident, guilt, and redemption materialized out of the title and out of the haunting image of the riderless horse" (Sting 195).
some may never understand why this song sung by Johnny instead of sung by STING, is more popular..I do understand....I feel more emotion in Cash his voice, the same for all the songs he sings. That's my personal oppinion, .... wish Johnny was still here....miss him!
It's funny bc I'm just rewatching that show, for the 4th time. Only on season 1 rn, I'm anxious to get to that part, Lem was such a great character that never deserved to go out that way
Am obsess with this song john killed it 😍😍😍😍😍😍 "I begged their forgiveness, I wish I was dead. I pray for God's mercy, for soon I'll be dead" gets me all the time 😢😢😢😢
I like it how your sentences are independent but yet you just put an "and" between to link them up. Here I will try: Tyres are rubber, and nothing can stop the Juggernaut!
![Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash • “Jackson” • 1968 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]](/img/n.gif)
I think the greatest part of this song is that he is not forgiven or freed at the end, it's that he understands very well, no matter what his intentions were, a man is dead. He knows he is fully responsible, and he accepts the consequences of his actions. He finds salvation, not in prayer; the jury, or the family, he finds solace in the fact that he is being punished for what he has done because he knows there is no other way to bring the rider justice than to accept the consequences.
Thanks for the essay
I do like the idea he found peace with the person who he killed taking him to heaven, although that could be something different than what I interpret.
@@shiitakegaming4010 youre welcome, punk
That was deep, never saw it that way. Thanks
This explanation is Beautiful
This song destroys me every single time, but I love how it humbles me, don't do bad things to others.
I only wish is to be forgiven for my past sins.
Amen!
And you are
They already are if you believe in Jesus. th-cam.com/video/Km1Dp5pC0fg/w-d-xo.html
Good thing you can , through CHRIST
Jahannam is waiting for you
johhny cash showed us that country music could be compassionate. He asked hard questions and the country music scene hated him for it but im so grateful he kept on. Guns kill people, the prison system is corrupt, native americans deserve better, poor people deserve better. This is what johnny cash taught me.
Also Faith with God
This is a Sting song...
Who tf cares about Sting?@@tonymaner5510
@@tonymaner5510And Johnny Cash chose to cover it for a reason.
@@xChemistryFTWx I m not American, sorry...What's the reason?
"I felt the POWER OF DEATH OVER LIFE" the line gives me goosebumps each time
for me it's the part when he sings "I begged for forgiveness, I wish I was dead"
YES
The one that gets me is "the horse keep running,the rider was dead."
People say hurt is Johnny cashes saddest song, this is his saddest song
hurt was by nine inch nails
and "I hung my head" is by Sting (where it is 9/8 instead of Johnnys 4/4)
+Kaleb Frick no Jonny cash is the original version nine inch nails are not
Hurt was on "The downward spiral" in 1994. It even got a grammy nomination in 1996. Johnny Cash recorded Hurt in 2002, so Nine Inch Nails Version is the original. I guess Johnnys version was more successfull, but definetely not the original.
Ask wikipedia if you don't believe it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)
He may of been wrong but chill it wasn't that big of a deal
this song is so sad because of the one line "i orphaned his children, i widowed his wife" that hit me hard
Especially the end of the song
But inorder to orphan his children he would have to kill the mother as well so its impossible to orphan his children and widow his wife.
+Pharaoh Atem could be that once she was widowed she committed suicide.
tense box top box
so it wouldnt have been sad if he was a bachelor?
two things johnny cash taught me. 1 love burns 2 even dead men forgive
dead men cant forgive, it's forgiving yourself that's the issue.
sometimes that's the hardest thing to do in life
amen
@@sonny5528 no
@@BobbyLewis Yes
I think many people underestimate the influence Johnny had on metal metal music. These are some of the most metal lyrics I've ever heard, and as someone who doesn't listen to country much, I still appreciate everything Johnny has done for not only country music, but music as a whole. Such a heavy song.
This song was actually written by Sting of The Police. Johnny Cash covered it here.
Beautiful song about how stupidity can incriminate a good man. I think we all can relate in some ways.
NinjaTrickVideos Even if it's not as an extreme way, I believe you are correct.
NinjaTrickVideos piss of , his aim was too good
Lol crazy how life can put you in perdicaments where you act on impulse.
sadly yes bad pass
I wouldnt call it stupidity. Just a bad mistake.
Makes me cry everytime I hear it.
Heard it at work today, had to take a little walk, with tears in my eyes and now I'm sitting here and crying like a baby again at home..
"I felt the power of death over life
I orphaned his children I widowed his wife
I begged their forgiveness I wish I was dead"
The guy he killed takes him to heaven after his hanging.
I don't have to believe in heaven to find this song a dark masterpiece.
I like when he did that wrestlemaina song for undertaker
Bravo sister!
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Long time since I posted this, I think I do too now.
Katt AD but you do have to say you're an atheist?????? Why
I first heard this song when I was 16 and in high school. I loved it. Then I continued my life. Joined the US army and went to Iraq and the stan. I learned what it was like to see the lone rider drop from his horse. Ive felt what its like to have a shot ring out across the land. Afterwards I felt what its like to want to run forever with my head in my hands. I hung my head, I hung my head. Having everyone around me thinking I was are a murderer. I knew the power of death over life. I widowed his wife and orphaned his kids.
stay strong brother.
Sorry you had to go through this. My grandfather served in Korea in the 24th infantry, he had to see some awful things. I’ve seen pictures of him standing next to holes with dead bodies in them. I always knew him as a loveable and funny man but my mom would tell me about how sometimes when she was younger he would drink and get angry. Later on when he was old he explained to my mom why he acted out like that, as a result of his mother going into fits of rage and threatening him when he was young, along with his experiences with war at a young age. A mix of a poor childhood and being a 25 yr old officer in Korea kinda messed with him, but luckily he got over the anger and made it through a long and happy life, he lived to be 92. I hope you can fight off your demons, and one day come to terms. Sorry, didn’t mean to make this reply all about my own stories, but I was just trying to tell you that many others have felt what you’re feeling and understand it. Stay strong, friend.
I am terribly sorry and yet eternally greatful for each and every sacrifice you endured on behalf of mine and my children's freedom and sense of security. It is not without notice brother.
I Hung My Head
I hung my head
@@meaghanrichter5835 when i think of the awful events that i made come real, just thinking and admitting it to myself radiates this invisible sense of savage beast and dark energy around me,
It wards away good amd intimidates my loved ones while subconsciously shunning away others
I Hung My Head,,,,, hmmm hm mmmmm I Hung My Head...
Daaaa da ra raaaa'
Bless those hands of you, bless the USA, bless our soldiers and remember, ag the end of the day you did thw right thing and for the right reason
Does anyone else think the story here would be a GREAT book/movie?
I start to listen this song because a friend is writing a novel inspired by it
Adapting the idea for a northeast brazilian ethos (where we live)
This song reminds me of an Albert Camus novel called The Stranger.
So you can say it's already a book.
Plot twist for the movie... The line Rider is Jebb coming back from war where he survived hell all to get back to his only living family member... John. John had been vandalized and abused by people in town cause he was a "quiet" kid. There father was hung when John was a small boy, thus the reason for his quite demeanor. His mother died while Jeb was away due to sickness. John had made it only a year without anyone and had written Jebb letters but they all came backretuned. Return to sender.
yea a good movie
Im wrighting a book and a script for a movie about my home town having a shoot out and mass murder story: a man invited my grandpa his broters to but they didint go but 6 pepole went to drink and smoke some pot the man that invited them was insert name he grabed a 45 some mags knife baseball bat and went he pulled out his weapons and killed 5 then shot a woman then he pulled the trigger on his self the woman went to a farm and honked then they came out and got a hospital vehicle and she sent the officers to the place it happend i also have another story a man was sniffin spray paint and said will you take care of my kids and she said yes and he pulled the trigger on his self all true event 1 happend in 19:72 in new Albany indiana
A friend of mine that was a vietnam vet once told me " Jimmy killing a man is easy..It's living with yourself afterwards thats hard".. RIP Hooter
The song says to me - We all have to be accountable for our actions no matter how young, careless or unfortunate. There are others who suffer because you made a wrong decision you need to atone.
delving deeper74 smoke weed every day
delving deeper74 wow I know that's what the song meant but your words described exactly what I felt. God bless.
delving deeper74 I wouldn't have stopped running until I was in another state. Become an outlaw
Atone? You are joking right?
henry smith Ha. Atone right. Back then you would be hanged for almost anything
This came on my pandora (which mostly consists of punk rock and metal) i sat there for a second listening said "fuckin country" right before i was getting ready to skip the song Johnny Cash's voice started then i gave it a chance cuz i do like Johnny Cash. Glad i didn't because as i was half listening i realized what he was singing about got my full attention... and by the end… had feelz in me heart. Old country is the only good country imo.
+Drunk Sloppy I'm the same way bud. I would suggest checking Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, and all the other classic 'Outlaw' Country stars.
Yeah I agree, new "country" music isn't even real country music, it's just like pop with country lyrics haha
U wanna hear a musician who plays old country, doom metal, and other badass shit? Listen to Hank III
+Drunk Sloppy jc is the best country singer ever......isn't he dead? if so the R.I.P.
Also if u want to hear country mixed with rob zombie or korn listen to GhoulTown
is it not amazing how many songs written by other people that JC nailed and made his own ? And of course his own songs , his best is when the man comes around.
Because JC makes them 10 times better.
he sure does , he even got one over on colombo and that does'nt happen very often .
true
you, me, and the devil makes three
This was Written and composed by STING
This is one of the most beautiful songs I have even heard. I wish I had been able to see this amazing man live, rest in peace you beautiful man.
Listening and crying to this song for almost 20 years now. It gets me every time. The imagery of the riderless horse continuing to run and the rider come to fetch him in the end are particularly moving to me. I always got the double meaning of “time to kill” but reading along today I realized that “I hung my head” also has a double meaning. “I hung my head in despair “ and taking responsibility for his fate. Like “ I dug my grave”
I know how he feels some times you do one stupid thing and screws everything up, everything you worked hard for
Johnny Cash put so much emotion even into songs that weren't his. that's why he was so great, he could take twinkle Little Star and bring you to tears or bring your hands together in a applaud. that is why he is my hero.
This chestnut brings tears to my eyes every time. What a talent.
This is one of the best, yet saddest, songs that Johnny had ever made. In fact, I am using this song in a story that I am writing on Wattpad because it is so sad. Long live the legend of Johnny Cash, and long live his amazing music!
theloneshadowwolf But this song wasn't written by Cash, so it wasn't "his" music. It was written by Sting.
theloneshadowwolf what is the story called I would like to read it
theloneshadowwolf I think STING originally created this song. ? not too sure tho
You're right
Songs can embody rage, triumph, heartbreak, and love but this is the only one, so far, I've ever found to embody the pure agony of guilt. Of doing wrong and knowing you did wrong, of having all the sympathy you could hope for but still knowing you did something wrong. Whatever the intention. It takes a special talent to achieve that.
Love, Love, Love me some Cash! There is no other like him! This is the way music is supposed to be, storytelling!
Johnny Cash: the man, the myth, the legend. Proved yet again what a once-in-a-lifetime artist he was with this masterful version of a great song which didn't reach its full potential with the original version. This is the definitive "I Hung My Head" iteration; Cash really made it his own, improving on the original and in the process making a great song truly classic.
Will the man in black please come back.
god, if you Can bring him back well give you Justin beiber
+Thomas Wimer let's not get crazy here. just give him our worst in trade
james61985 As much as I'd love to meet him, I don't think he would want to come back. He's happy with his wife right now instead of being alone.
jtmingus1 Same with my Great Grandfather, He passed away in April 21st 2010 after being separated from his wife for 7 years
Outlaw Rocking We need More Cash.
According to the AI, the saddest song in history is Hurt, by Johny Cash, but I think this one beats it.
"i orphaned his children, i widowed his wife".. incredible.
I also didn't know that the original song was by Sting
Beautiful song. Thank you Johnny Cash.
Thank Sting
god sent these men to stir our hearts..
The two loudest sounds are expecting a bang and hearing a click.
And expecting a click, and hearing a bang.
Expecting screams and hearing silence
@@arianebolt1575 when the car radio turns on and it's accidentally on full volume
I had a friend almost shoot me in the back of my legs with a 12g shotgun one time. The shot hit just behind me and sprayed my back with dirt. His excuse was “ I didn’t think it was loaded!” Needless to say I haven’t been out shooting with him since. Your words are true. If he had hit me and I had died, I’m sure he would have wished he never played with it
So true
reptardedification idiot always treat firearms like they are loaded and ready to fire
This song perfectly described Shane's situation after he killed Lem. Oh gosh that was such a sad scene, and this song just made it that much more meaningful.
This was the first song I payed a surplus of attention towards. It was like he was telling a story.
He is telling a story
Johnny Cash ALWAYS Tells A Story!
Thats the bueaty of folk music, the great story telling!
This is a beautiful song about forgiveness. The man he accidentally killed came for him and took him to heaven. I know there isn't a heaven but the first time I heard this I got choked up.
RIP Curtis Lemansky
I love the part we're the lone rider was waiting on him maybe to take him to heaven before the noise. In my mind a act of forgiveness. What a picture Johnny paints. Incredible yet so simple!
have to give credit to sting for writing this, however we can thank cash for bringing it to life
JC had a great way to put u in his songs . Great story teller. Made u feel his pain . Love that dude
R.I.P. Curtis Lemansky
R.I.P. Lem
That scene introduced me to this song. Thematically it's perfect.
You were a great cop. You were a great friend. Here's the 21 you deserve man.
Fuck tha POleese
Still listening to this song.. Amazing
This song speaks the truth about one's actions even when the one does not realize what one has done.
My favorite Johnny Cash song !
Where has this song been all my life? Heard it today for the first time. Been listening to Cash for years!
Ditto....today. 😏
Hard,Deep,story from a true musical storyteller,Mr.Johnny Cash.
It's actually a cover
But he mastered it in my opinion!
I am only 13 years old, and for all of that time, i have been listening to modern " artists" like eminem and lil wayne, who sing about being high and how the ghetto is so cool. but now, i have found muscial enlightenment. i have found johnny cash.
Thank You, Mr. Cash, and Rest In Peace.
Damn bruv u 21 now?
This kind of reminds me of puritan times in the 13 colonies. A kind of " Idle hands are a sin" reference.
idle hangs do the devils work I believe
It's a Sting song,but Cash gave it such soul.First heard it at the end of a season of The Shield.
Gun Safety Rule #1 Never point a gun at anything you aren't willing to destroy
#2 always treat the weapon as if it's loaded even if your 100% sure it isn't
#3 Never out your finger in the trigger unless you are ready to fire
#4 Bullets go far so know what's behind what your aiming at and don't pull the trigger unless you are willing to destroy what's behind your target too
#5 Clean the weapon regularly to minimize the chances of misfires
Follow these rules when using fire arms and you'll never have any trouble with firearms
Sammuel Parris this info needs to be common knowledge props for sharing
I've been listening to this for years. and I still get goosebumps ....
Breaks my heart that many prisons are filled with people like Jebbs brother and many graveyards are filled with people like the lone rider💔
Amen to that, we’ve all made stupid mistakes, some end in tragedy
This is indeed Sting's song but it was def more suited to Johnny. So glad he redid this version is my favourite.
Rest in Peace Detective Curtis Lemansky
i love you for knowing this
+THESATURNSSC1 the TV show really
No sir, he sure didn't...
LEM forever! Free ronnie
@@tapset I wrote to Bush, Obama, the other idiot and Biden about pardoning Ronnie...
Heard this song on The Green Hornet yesterday. Listened to it for the first time in full today. Love it.
Is it just me that always listens to johny cash while drinking?
Tim Cook you are not alone
@ Tim Cook no you not alone
We hear brothet
Yes and no
Best artist to drink to
I agree. When I was seven there were so many beautiful songs, such as this. Twelve years later, you get a bunch of "hip" people together to talk really fast and now that's what they call music.
this song gives me the chills
I remember when Sting sang this 30 years ago or so. I played that song out on my CD 💿 but I have to say Johnny Cash really owns this song now. Sinatra had that same magic where he’d sing a song and you’d forget anyone else ever sang it.
Man - one of the saddest songs I have ever heard....but so majestic!
When he says, "I kept running in to the South lands and that's where they found me, my head in my hands." It just sends chills down my back and... It's a great song.
i listen to johnny cash since i was born
Hey thanks for posting this it helped me with a school assignment. R.I.P. Johnnny Cash
1950s: I walk the line
2000s: I hung my head
Disappointed by how few of views on such an amazing song sung by a legendary artist.
no shit!!!
The Mind Is A Dangerous Thing
you're wrong, so i must tell you to help you or anyone who may feel the same. the mind is a beautiful thing. realize the power of your thoughts. an how you let emotion attached to thoughts. sit back and realize you don't have to attach you're emotions to every thought that pasts in you're head. in short, learn to let things go.
Patrick Roswell I don't think you understand. It's the most dangerous thing on this earth. Sure, dangerous things exist without minds or not, but minds use it for devilish uses. The right mind in the wrong hands is a powerful weapon of extreme destruction.
Blue Wolf I understand, just on a different plain then what you've allowed yourself to be taught but its ok.
Patrick Roswell I understand what you are saying, but I'm just adding to the hypothesis you've created. Yes, what you've said is all true, but what I said is true to. Henceforth, both of our statements are reasons for both good and evil on this place we call Earth.
Blue Wolf actually man, you told me i dont understand loL then proceeded to prove the projection of you're imagination. so how can you now say their is polarity in what we've both have typed of?
Personal favorite song of his, pure realism in reaction to what is spoken and it is incredible in how it tells a story. A story that won;t be forgotten by those who hear and learn the moral of it.
Well hey, his aim was good.
hush you're mouth this was a real story
+Julie Young no it's not.🤔
+Julie Young no it isnt
+Zabuza Momochi Iknow
he used aimbot. he's a noob.
i have viewed this over 1,000 times since 2012. it touches me. dunno how
The only thing that bothers me is that I became a fan of this Great man and his music after he died.
Damn! What a song!
Can't ever remember a song doing this to me. It's so powerful it's eerily disturbing but in a good way.
I love the feeling this song gives me :)
Props to Sting for writing this classic.
In my honest opinion Johnny's later songs are his best especially close to his death when he knew was gonna die soon and these songs are deeper than any new country song or any genre the lyrics are simple but tgats why they're so deep
Kyle Shiflet This is sting song though
@@bric3688 even if Cash didn't write this song he put in an emotional tone very few have the talent to do.
One of the greatest songs ever made in my opinion absolutely ridiculous how fire this song is
rip detective Curtis
Omg I love this song. Johnny Cash is the king of american folk/country and a true poet. hmmm wow... powerful.
Written by Sting, a brilliant song. It's on his Mercury Falling Album, 1996.
Amber Jae It was written by Sting, not Johnny Cash. Cash just did a cover version. The lyrics and melody are Sting's. Why not give him the credit HE deserves for this song?
Michael Ehlert thanks for getting it right! if you loved johnny cash singing this song, please check out the version bruce springsteen did on the concert video, beacon theatre, sting's 60th birthday 2011! if you watch this video, notice lady gaga's kick ass version of king of pain! i don't always care for her music, but she definitely has singing chops! she and sting rock the house! there a couple of other good songs, rufus wainwright rocks, and stevie wonder does some nice work! warning! some of the video has only long range video and sound and is not as good as the rest! other than that it rocks!
Jamie runestrand oh, i forgot! there is another i hung my head, by bruce on the 2014 kennedy center honors sting, it isn't as driven as his beacon theatre version, not as much axe, but the sound is clear and the chorus is magnificent! thanks again!
Ok thank u all the people who told me sting wrote it. thank u sting. sorry i dont keep up on music and stuff as avidly as u do lol. good song whoever wrote it and i doubt it matters who i give credit to as I know they will never see the comment but thanks for correcting me
why does the beginning remind me of red dead redemption
Rockstar should put it in Red Dead 2
Thomas Boyd they should
Get gaming
@@thomasboyd5875 welp... shieeeet
Because you accident shoot a lot of people because the shoot button is almost the same as the talk button. LOL
*One of the greatest covers of all time, as good as Sting's original*
Im so cautious around firearms because i know what can happen when mishandling firearms. Weapons in general, now i only have my 2 hands.
Greatest American story teller
And told by Johnny Cash, from Unites States of America
this and "rusty cage" are my favorites
FALA PT PORRA
The voice of him as he got older, just made this song perfect..
everyone has a bullet they can fire just have to ask if it's worth the consequence
Frankenberry blank beautifully said! Maybe it's about restraint. To have the bullet and not fire. Love your words
There are very few songs that genuinely make me emotional and this is one of those songs
This song is phenomenal...
this song makes me tear up each time it comes on my Pandora station. great song.. an amazing musician.
best johhny cash song....... hurt
Thats also a cover , "Hurt" is a Nine Inch Nails song. But Johnny did it justice.
Matter of opinion of course, but IMO, THIS is Johnny's best song. If I haven't heard it for awhile, it always brings a tear.
Kinda funny story - first time I heard Sting singing this, I said to my buddy 'Wow, Sting sure f'ed up this Johnny Cash song...' He laughed and told me Sting had written it. I didn't believe it until I researched it and found he was right. This song just SO fits Johnny more than Sting.
I could tell the same story about 'All Along the Watchtower' and Jimi and Dylan too - I thought Dylan f'ed up Jimi's song... :/
JOHNNY CASH, THE ONE AND ONLY, A GREAT CHRISTIAN SINGER SONG WRITER, THE VERY BEST THERE IS!!! ... + + + GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!! GOD BLESS YOU MR CASH!!!
I'm black and I love Johny cash lol
king Marley323 why is your skin colour relevant?
Tomorrow We Live because alot of people only think of a certain type of music belonging to a certain race but really it's universal
king Marley323 oh really, I thought you only listen to ragae and rap and hip hop
May this song find you in June...hold your head high. The devil has no chance with US ALL
JC does all his covers incredibly but i still like stings original better. at least some versions. Well i cant find the sting version i liked... so maybe its just memory.
The lyrics to the song "I Hung My Head" by Sting on his album Mercury Falling.
This is what Sting had to say about the song in his lyrics' book:
"The song is now confirmed as a bona fide 'country' song, having been covered by the late, great Johnny Cash in the final years of his life. I was so proud to hear my words and music interpreted by the 'master,' although he did replace the last word in the second line of verse two, stream with sheen, for some reason. Whatever, he was probably just reading a misprint, and, even so, it didn't detract one bit from the final result.
"I wrote my version of the song in 9/8; the guitar riff just occurred to me that way and reminded me of the gait of a galloping horse dragging a corpse. The story of a terrible accident, guilt, and redemption materialized out of the title and out of the haunting image of the riderless horse" (Sting 195).
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some may never understand why this song sung by Johnny instead of sung by STING, is more popular..I do understand....I feel more emotion in Cash his voice, the same for all the songs he sings. That's my personal oppinion, .... wish Johnny was still here....miss him!
Curtis Lemansky
R.I.P. Lem
+TheJohnnieKay The Shield will probably always be my favorite show
+WoozyMagicBean Same here. It has the best final season of any show I've watched.
It's funny bc I'm just rewatching that show, for the 4th time. Only on season 1 rn, I'm anxious to get to that part, Lem was such a great character that never deserved to go out that way
Am obsess with this song john killed it 😍😍😍😍😍😍 "I begged their forgiveness, I wish I was dead. I pray for God's mercy, for soon I'll be dead" gets me all the time 😢😢😢😢
Im a truck drver ,and it dont get no cooler than cash
I like it how your sentences are independent but yet you just put an "and" between to link them up. Here I will try: Tyres are rubber, and nothing can stop the Juggernaut!
Every flipping time, I'm in tears. Love it, will never stop listening to Mr Cash.
Now I need to hang my head 😩
Is it just me or does this song sound like it was meant for red dead redemption
Jonah Stanley it has nothing to do with that
He is like a story teller. And i sure as well know his stories will forever be known
With time to kill....
kek
The irony
such depthh. johnny cash was one if not the best lyricist and songwriter. Rest in Peaceee