(Ghost) Riders In The Sky (Johnny Cash Cover)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2021
- Sp00ky season is probably my favorite season, so I'd be remiss to let it pass by without sharing an appropriately spooky song. Stan Jones wrote it, Burl Ives covered it, Bing Crosby, Vaughn Monroe...but Johnny's version is arguably the best-known today. Huge thanks to Josh for not only appearing in this video, but for suggesting the full-band approach, talking me down from my anxieties re: recording drums AFTER the guitar and vox take, and providing clutch mixing help when all the low-mid-frequency-heavy instruments started getting the best of me. This video truly wouldn't exist without him.
Special thanks as well to my Patreon patrons who allow me the opportunity to celebrate Halloween as part of my job, and to AVID for the sonic MVP of some of my latest recordings, the Carbon.
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Yippie Kay-O, my man. Thanks for having me.
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
You guys should start a band or something!
Seems like Carson’s voice and your Tele were made for this 🥰 fantastic harmonies too. Finally, super glad you’ve got Carson puttin “full band” stuff on his channel now 👍
Is this a Die Hard reference?
Josh your harmony here a amazing!!!!
Burl Ives would be proud !
This is one of the finest versions of Ghost Riders I have ever heard. I'm going to have to listen to a lot of Carson McKee's work.
You always. Do. Your songs with. Respect. To t to he artist. I appreciate this. Your very talented. ❤❤❤❤
Wonderful, and Carson’s voice is perfect. Thanks.
This song is 70+ years old and has been recorded by dozens of performers. Some made the charts. This recording has to rank near the top.
The bolo is a nice touch for this one!
Even better is that it tops a flannel shirt.
Awesome version of the song. So inspiring. 🎉
My dad loves this song. As a kid, I didn't realize the lyrics were well crafted and spooky.
A lot of wonderful performers have covered this song, and these young men are second to no one!
Goosbumbs when the voices blend. You made that song into something new.
Besides your awesome musical talents, you two always have such great production values. But this really stands out, with Carson’s vocals sounding so incredible. Hard to believe you can get such fantastic sound without being in a dedicated recording space, like a studio. Also noteworthy in this one are Josh’s look of intensity… and his wicked hairstyle! 😁
pretty sure that is a warm audio 47 up there. consider it $1k between the eyes.
@@ruthlesscutthroat4030 And it is a treated room even if it looks like a none dedicated space. Doesnt detract from anything though, these guys really are good.
And there's also the Kelly Factor in play ;)
The bass and the drums man 😮
That transition was amazing and unexpected 😅
Josh looks like he was drug out of bed to record this.
“Get up Josh”! “I feel like recording Ghost Riders in the Sky”!!!
Awesome, I prefer this to the original. Carson's voice is perfect for this. The slower tempo makes it easier to understand and more mysterious.
It´s one of my favourite songs. You make me happy
There's only two kinds of music, my grandma used to say - country and western. Great cover!
Always thought this song was a metaphor. Until that night. Dear God, until that night!
Carson you have an amazing vocal range. Fabulous!
Very nicely done, you guys have amazing talent. Shame an angry beaver attacked Josh’s head on the way over to the studio.
Single malt vocals, Mr. McKee. Hints of caramel and sneaky peat, not to mention the gleam of big iron.
You guys are fantastic. Carson's voice is one of the smoothest, versatile and wonderful voice i've ever heard. Thanks
Very, very good alright, the Bloke on the left remind me of a very young Micheal Caine, John Lennon and Buddy Holly, I have to say, (not just because all 3 wore glasses either) , lol, big fan of these guys so far already , only just discover them today,
When you two get with Toni Lindgren again do this but end up with Josh and her doing the Outlaws ending where they just start speeding it up faster and faster. You two did a wonderful job of it but the two of them ending it in a blistering fret burning guitar duel would be epic.
With all due respects to Those Who Came Before, this is, imho, the best version of this song I’ve ever heard. Thank you.
Totally agree.
Really, better than the original , give it a rest
Charting versions were recorded by The Outlaws, Vaughn Monroe ("Riders in the Sky" with orchestra and vocal quartet), which topped the Billboard magazine charts, by Bing Crosby (with the Ken Darby Singers), Frankie Laine, Burl Ives (two different versions), Marty Robbins, The Ramrods and Johnny Cash.
Your choice?
I’ve not heard all the versions, but this is my favorite that I’ve heard. Sorry Johnny.
@@jamesbarros950 Same here, this is my favorite
Josh’s expression playing guitar looks he’s mad cuz because he thought it was NEXT Saturday morning when they were gonna record “Ghost Riders In The Sky”, so he stayed out late last night partying and planned on sleeping in and watching football games all day.
Then Carson came in and woke him up: “Hey buddy! Shakey, shakey! Time to wakey!”
Josh was like, “Dammit Carson! Leave me alone!”, and pulled the sheets back over his head.
Carson was like, “C’mon buddy! It’s time to record Ghost Riders In The Sky!”
Josh was like, “Dammit Carson! That’s NEXT Saturday!”
Carson said, “Sorry buddy, it’s THIS Saturday. It’s today!”
So Josh got out of bed and went in the bathroom to wash his face, brush his teeth and comb his hair, and couldn’t find his comb.
“Dammit Carson!”, Josh said,
Carson knew what Josh was yelling about, and said, “Ohhhh...sorry buddy, I borrowed your comb this morning.”
And Josh was like, “Dammit Carson! Stop taking my combs!”
So then Josh went to the kitchen and was gonna grab a quick bite to eat. He looked in the pantry and saw an empty PopTart wrapper. He was furious! Josh turned around and saw Carson standing there with a shit eating grin.
Josh was like, “DAMMIT CARSON! Stop eating my PopTarts!”
He grabbed the PopTart box...it was empty. “Dammit Carson! That was my last PopTart!”
Carson was like, “Ohhhh...sorry buddy....”
So Josh was like, “Dammit Carson! I’m hung over. I’m sleepy. I’m hungry. I’m out of PopTarts. I need a new comb. And my breath stinks. Can we just play the damn song already?”
Carson was like, “Sure buddy...”
Josh was like, “And I’m not gonna be happy at you today, CARSON! I’m not even gonna smile!”
Then Reina came in and said, “Dammit Josh! Thanks for eating the last PopTart!”
At which time Carson said, “Ghost Riders In The Sky...take one...”
“Dammit Carson!”
Good rendition.
Stan Jones and the Death Valley Rangers, 1949
That vocal .... Seriously like
Love that STANKY BASS FACE 1:37
"Good lord, what now? I reckon I'm a-ridin', an' purdy durn fast, too!" Pete became aware of something like thunder, only it was all around him. A kind of fog lifted from his sight, and he realized he wasn't just riding, he was herding! Or, at least trying to, as the herd was way out there in front, keeping well out of reach of him, and.... his fellow riders? Somehow, Pete managed to stay in the saddle through all these revelations. Although, as fast as his mount was galloping, more of his weight was on his feet in the stirrups, his knees gripping a stallion as big as a draft horse, and the passing landscape seeming like something out of a dream. But, it wasn't so much a landscape as a... what? There was land sure enough, and plenty of it, but the perspective was all wrong. Then his eyes sort of reset, and he realized he wasn't so much as passing _through_ the landscape, as _above_ it! This amazing, headlong, barely-under-control careening was up among the clouds!
Looking over to his left, Pete could make out a familiar face. Was that Bill on one of these unbelievable horses? Riding skills, long burned into his muscle memory, took over and through a combination of nudging with his knees and working the split-reins of as rich and polished a tack as he had ever gripped (coal black, it was, with red painted accents worked into it), Pete guided the impossible horse over to his left. "Bill! Hey Bill, is 'at you?! Bill!"
A terrified face, pale, dirty, sweating, turned toward Pete. "Pete! Wh-whut are we a-doin' here?"
"I don't know." Then, after a pause, Pete bawled out incredulously, "I thought yew wuz dead!"
Bill appeared to think this over, then said, "I know'd yew was dead! I put at least 3 right in the middle of yore chest! In that saloon, on the edge of San Antone!"
"Right after I tossed my big ol' Bowie knife in-ta the middle of your'n! The last thing I remember before I blacked out was you yellin' you was a-takin' me with ya!" recalled Pete. But he saw he'd lost his companion's attention, whose gaze was now locked onto the head of Pete's horse.
"Pete, that there horse just snorted fire!" A fact that Pete could readily believe, as he had just seen the same behavior out of Bill's horse.
"I don't think we're in San Antone anymore, Bill! An' what's up with that herd out in front? I ain't never see'd no cattle sech as that! An' I don't know how I know, but I think we's a-spos'ed ta catch 'em!"
"How long we been at this?" wondered Bill aloud. But both riders seemed to know the answer -- years, decades maybe, as remnants, distant memories of this same conversation at last started drifting into their shattered minds, over and over, cutting, shredding its way into their bleeding consciousness, a fresh hell each time the realizations and memories were visited upon them. Always and forevermore on the same unending, exhausting, disheartening cattle drive!
"All I know", answered Pete, "is I'm plumb wore out!" Then, "I reckon this is our punishment, since we done kilt each other! Why'd you have ta cheat at that last hand, anyways?"
"Cheat?! yelled Bill. "That there was the luckiest hand I was ever dealt! You never could stand ta lose, ya dumb ol' cowboy! Well, you've lost this one, ain't ya? Lost this one forever, ya durn fool!"
Just then, the herd made a sweeping left turn, and headed up into a kind of canyon in the clouds. As Pete was working out in his head how they might cut them off, he noticed his path led past the top of a tall butte up ahead on the right, where a cowboy, a _live_ one by the looks of him, sat disbelieving, mouth hanging open, on a pretty bay mare. A reg'lar one, too, not so much as a spark coming from her nostrils. "Cowboy!" Pete called out.
Bill couldn't hear what followed, as Pete's voice was drowned out by another peal of thunder off to their left. Or was it the hoofbeats of the other poor souls riding along with them, innumerable, wailing, damned. "What'd you say ta that feller, Pete?" Bill shouted.
"Told 'im ta change his ways or he'd end up a-ridin' with us! Mebbe it'll do him some good. An' mebbe tellin' 'im'll do me some good! Can't hurt, I reckon!" Then clucking his tongue and flicking his reins back at his mount's flanks, and with a good kick in its sides t'boot, Pete yelled out to the horse, "Alright you hellion, let's see if this is all you got! Hyaaaahhh!"
WOW!!! Man, is this your own writing? If so, I commend you. You're a pro. :-)
@@belascialoja4812 You're too kind. :)
Yeah, something in their rendition kinda brought out something new for me, felt like jotting something down. But I didn't do it justice. You should have seen the version in my head! lol
@@billparrish4385 The versions in my head _always_ outshine those on the page. /// Btw, some good reads you may enjoy, if you haven't already: _Warlock_ - by Oakley Hall. "A Mother's Story" by James Agee.
This reminded me of the blues brothers and got me thinking. Please cover something they did. Like sweat home Chicago or something. Some blues baby.
My favorite Johnny Cash song of all time
Love the sound of that electric guitar.
As a life-long Man In Black fan, that was a Pure T JOY to listen to!!!
Amen
Reminds you just how great Johnny Cash really was though.. Carson sounds bland in comparison
I always thought what a perfect representation of hell this was. You're a cowboy, bringing in a herd to round-up can be a rough part of a rough job anyway, and you're given the devil's herd of demon cows to catch, and they will not be caught, and you can never ever stop trying until you do catch them, but you never can! 'Cowboy, change your ways today, or with us you will ride' indeed!
And you guys really did justice to an old favorite, which I guess is why I talked here more about the story than the performance -- your excellent performance told the story, made it believable, celebrated it and not yourselves. Which is all anyone can hope for from a good performance.
In short, nailed it!
That's a very nice Americanised version of Bill Hill's smash hit "Portree Kid".
Although I am not into country music….Wow. I do enjoy this cover.
Pure silky voice and perfect harmony! Thank you for posting.
Carson, what a voice!! Josh, what a guitarist!!
Your voices together are always wonderful! Beautiful cover :)
Great cover. This is a great tribute to the original.
I looked it up, original was in 1940s looks like.
Funny. I never said it was Johnny Cash. I said it wasa great tribute to the original. No mention of Johnny Cash.
Awesome sound!! We'll done!! Love it. ❤❤
Almost didn’t push this because I didn’t want this grand ol’ song to get ruined (I love it so and it hold a special place in my heart with my dad and I) - so I thought- I’ll give it a second, and with my eyes closed I heard a surprise-a wonderful damn surprise- it wasn’t a ruin to this song - it was a tribute to this song! I took a deep breath- relaxed and listened to the rest in a relaxed and comfortable state- thank you making this song a wonderful cover- great voices- great instrumentals - wonderful all round! ❤❤❤❤❤
4.3k thumbs up…..15 thumbs down……
What were those 15 watching….
You guys mix so much talent with such incredible precision… thumbs up on all you do!!
Love that you dressed in flannel and the bolo is a nice touch.
That electric guitar tone is spot on👌
Another awesome job
One of my favorite songs expertly done by 2 of my favorite singer/ musician duos.
Oh boy that tasty palm muted spring reverb...
Awesome, just awesome. Done just right.
And looks like the Buddy Holly band reincarnated!
Очень хорошее исполнение, спасибо, ребята!
Fantastic….great line forgot to record the whistling….wonderful bit of fun.
Josh's face during this
Great song, (I like the bolo tie for the western theme).
Utterly brilliant cover there Carson (and Josh) - quite amazing, and every bit as good as any other version I've heard in the 69 years I've been on the planet - and for 54 of these, I've been a musician, but NOT anywhere near as good as you two
Same here, youngster...
The only way you could be more country than that would be to wear cowboy hats ! Great performance !
I love their shirts......
OMG this so suits your voice Carson!
„Josh, give me a mountain tempo in A minor!“ 😄
Can't wait to purchase ur covers CD. Both of u have mind blowing talent and have so many absolutely fabulous renditions. I'll pay whatever, I want that CD...
Holy cow! I've never liked Johnny Cash, and I have to admit that even at the beginning of this track my eyes rolled "Oh great, a kitschy cowboy track. What a laugh." But dang, such a cool song and well done! This will never be my *favorite* set of emotions associated with music, but I begin to understand the appeal: the mystery, the adventure, the drama. And that warbling strummed chord is such a cool sound. I'm just happy to have seen this, because it really *added* something to my ability to appreciate a new (to me) kind of music. Thanks!
May favorite version of this is by the Sons of the Pioneers, but you guys are right up there. Loved it! Thanks.
Many artist have left their mark on this ballad since Stan Jones. Instrumental and vocal. Carson does justice to this cowboy classic. Riders in the Sky version is now my second favorite.
This was a great scene in The Blues Brothers fun song
EXCELLENT. This my be the best version I’ve ever heard. Or is that herd? Lol
I like how you filled in about half way through. The voice is just right for the song too.
Great addition to Carson's Country Corner.
Carson's pickin' and vocals are amazing, as usual. If it has strings Josh can play it to perfection. Thank you, gents! Glad to see that Josh's hair has yet to meet a comb. 😂
Carson’s voice is perfect for this song. Josh is master of the guitar.
You brought back fond memories for me at 74 years old. My father loved this song and he'd be 105 now. My god I can only wonder what he would think. What a pair.
Superb cover - I can't imagine it being done better.
I had to pull out my bull whip and crack it for this one. Nice baritone vocals and playing.
I can smell the campfire and horses on the open range. 😝
I’ll tell you what! A cool refreshing beverage and listen to y’all. Ain’t no better.
Take care.
Bruce Willis just popped into my head for a second... lol
Carson’s singing is popping out! You guy’s folky style is really down to the earth while using all the simple contemporary equipments is great,
Yay, bed-head is now a style!
Wow. There will never be a better rendition of this classic. Never. Well, maybe the one by Johnny and Willie, but just . . .
Burl Ives made the definitive recording. Burl had a mournful cry.
I liked his Voice from the beginning... as I saw those two boys on you tube some years ago.... now hi s a great singer
You guys are so awesome and inspiring.yall make me want to break out my old martin and invite some freinds over for a jam. Thanks for doing all you do.
Do it! Do it! There is nothing like a jam session.
Had a recording of the Sons of the Pioneers doing this back in the day......great effort guys.
Perfect notice the cowboy tie
This song has Eddie Arnold vibes. Sounds pretty good!
Carson, I really like your voice. Good song to showcase it. I really like the line that Josh is playing. I imagined that very line when I was in my 20's, but I could never play it. good job !!
Johnny would be proud. Great arrangement.
Lovely to hear the full range of Carson's amazing voice. Great mix and wonderful performance. Thanks for leaving the outtakes in... always love those as part of these informal productions. You guys really are the best.
...this is so good! And josh is getting a beehive hairdo like Amy Winehouse?
I'm in my fifties and love all of these types of spaghetti western tunes.
I really appreciate that a few of the younger generation also appreciate classics like this.
There is hope for this woke world yet.
Thanks fellas !
Amazing job! Josh, you look like Dana Carvey there in some of those shots! Reminds me of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure! 🤔😅🙈✌️😎
Fantastic guys, how about some Marty Robbins tunes such as El Paso City. Thanks,Travis Blount
Now I have this song stuck in my head. Thanks a lot, Carson. 🙄
It's not fair that I can only like this once.
Probably the best version recorded. I am surprised to say I prefer it to Cash's version. Not just saying that.
Better than the original - This is your genre!
Keep it up Carson.
I sometimes think the cover band experience transcends the original as all are celebrating the achievements.
This is the best one I've heard but you are standing on broad shoulders.
Flipping heck, this is so awesome.
Can’t get enough of your videos.
Wow. Is there any song you can’t do brilliantly? This is amazing. 👍👍
That was brilliant! You covered it all. The bass vocals, the storyline intensity, the waa waa strum..and the eerie whistle.. that was sooooo cool. It's all in the execution and you executed! Thanks for doing this song! Rock on! 🤟
I’m old so was skeptical of you tackling this one, but damned if you didn’t nail it. Wonderful.
Yup, that's a whole lot of bottom end. Sounds great!
Not sure how I missed this one but pleased i have now heard it. You guys are amazing musicians and entertainers. If you get to Edmonton in Canada I will be in that audience.
Love the spooky October tune! Thanks for posting as always you guys do the best covers.