Hey y’all, Joanna here. This is the first and probably last time you’ll see me comment, but guess I felt compelled to set the record straight. Keith already told you the story of why I requested this song. I did knowing Keith would hate it, but I did it anyway for my dad. Johnny gave our family a gift- he was there in the last days of my dad’s life. My dad was a pastor, a friend of Bill W.’s for 61 years and someone who did prison ministry in the 60’s and 70’s. I think he identified with Johnny. I was blessed to be at his side in his last days, and Johnny’s music seemed to bring him comfort. And for the record…I was able to be there because of Keith. My dad loved Keith, and he watched this channel even though he hadn’t had a drop of alcohol since 1963. Part of why he loved Keith is why I do too…he tells you his truth. The thing is it’s his truth. He’s not telling anyone else how to feel. Some of you decided not to watch anymore which is totally your right. He will probably be annoyed I’m even posting this, but I also tell my truth. So y’all can be mad, and disagree, and say what you want but I’m not letting the idea stand that Keith is somehow disrespectful, or unkind or not a wonderful human being. Furthermore had Johnny heard his opinion I doubt he’d have cared either. Hope you all have a good weekend 😋
Thank you for this Joanna. Johnny Cash was just speaking his mind about us all being kind to one another. (Or at least try to be kinder) I have huge respect for you and your comment here. Everyone has their own opinion and don't ever let others dictate yours is what I have always believed.
I respect that Keith and Dustin say what they think. I appreciate that they encourage others to do the same. I like how when provided more background and explanations sometimes their opinion changes. They are always open minded which is why I would never stop watching. Thank you for the suggestion Joanna, I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad almost 17 years ago. I want even 30 years old. The pain gets less sharp but if he was as great as my dad, there will always be missing piece. Your family is in my prayers.
There's no "his", "your", or "their" truth. Truth isn't subjective like that. There's only _the_ truth. What you're describing is perspective/opinions. Opinions are subjective. Truth isn't. That being said, I wasn't bothered by his honest opinion of this song. But I certainly wasn't expecting it. Lol
Hi Joanna, I'm late to the party here but I wanted to tell you I'm so sorry for your loss. I also wanted to note that 2 days before this video dropped, I happened to watch the movie about Johnny Cash. In the movie there was a scene where his first band was trying to find what they were going to wear. The only things they all had in their closet that matched was black shirts. And that was how he began wearing the black. Knowing that and watching this video made this song feel a little disingenuous to me. But over the years I've heard Johnny say that people always ask him why he wears black. My guess is this story sounded better to Johnny than the actual reason. lol. I wasn't offended by Keith's comments because they kind of rang true to me. And I understand that now Johnny's voice will always bring memories for you. Don't worry, most of us like Keith BECAUSE he says exactly what he thinks. That and the fact that he and Dustin are Like the cool kids back in school. You couldn't resist watching their antics. May God bless you all.
I was getting ready to lambast Keith on his opinion of this song (because it is one of my favorites) and I saw your comment and it changed my opinion. Your comment reminded me that everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
Johnny Cash had an appreciation for all people. This wasnt a the world sucks song. It was a lets be nicer to everyone. Lets show some respect to others song. Johnny Cash was a difficult but great man. He deserves respect. He was right about injustices in the world.
Johnny had a weekly TV show in Nashville. The lead-up to this is missing from the beginning of this clip; he was out on the campus of the local Vanderbilt University and talking with random students. He invited many of them to the next week’s show, so that was the majority of the crowd. This was 1971, Vietnam, 100 young men a week killed, etc. Almost all asked why he always wore black so he wrote the song to answer that question.
As a veteran your attitude is wild to me, Keith. This was during the Vietnam war & our soldiers were drafted & many went unwillingly, only to be spat on by the people who should have been supporting them when they returned. My brother served 3 tours & it happened to him every time he came home. These young men were either dying by the thousands or were being treated like they were monsters & murderers. Artists display their hearts through their music.
I call them as I see them. And you do not get to define "veteran attitudes," especially in any attempt to bend any of us to your will. Futher, speaking for me personally, an entire class of society aside, you'll find the same result as anyone before you who has attempted to coerce my thinking. It will not go well. - Keith
Context is germane here. It was the Vietnam era and the people Johnny mentioned talking with, and which conversations inspired the song, were students at Vanderbilt. I'm a Vietnam vet, Regular Army (iykyk) and never protested and thought that the guys who went to Canada should have been worth what a GI was worth at the time ($10K) Carter pardoned them - I appreciate the sentiment of the song. If I had to agree with the politics of the music artists of my time, I'd be ship outta luck.
The story I got from Johnny's sister Margaret almost 45 years ago is thus: WHen he was a boy JR loved the serial westerns, particularly Lash Larue and Zorro, which is why he started wearing black on stage. Some reporter asked him if the reason he was wearing was because the world was so dark. Johnny then adopted the policy.
this song is about having empathy for others. he was a man who faced many demons and knew that he could have easily wound up where a lot of those he mentioned ended up. in other words for the grace of god there go i. if you can't understand that sentiment than you are not the person i thought you were. he is not a martyr he is hoping by wearing black that it reminds you of how blessed you are and to treat everyone with respect and civility. there is not enough of that sentiment around in the last 10 years. It is no different. than the different color bracelets they wear or the pink bows some people wear all year.
"I wear black because everything and everyone sucks." Yeah, I understand it perfectly. Break out the black eyeliner and fire up the Type O Negative. - Keith
The real reason he's known for black? When he first got started, he wanted matching outfits for himself and his backup band and it was the only color all of them had their closets.
He didn't have to keep it up after that point though. We can all start doing something for one reason and then reach a point where we consciously choose to continue doing it but for a different reason/with a different intent than what prompted us to do it the first time. Whether that sort of shift in the "why" happened here or not, I really don't know. What I do know is that Johnny obviously wanted us to think of the folks mentioned in his song every time we see him because, in this song, he made that explicit connection of him wearing black with being a reminder of the folks that society tends to overlook/forget about. To use more modern vernacular: he made a choice to use his platform to bring attention to injustices experienced by lots of folks who didn't have a platform and reach like he did.
Coming at this as someone who prefers wearing black but is very much not emo or goth… I wear black because I feel comfortable in the color. Half my wardrobe is black and the other half is blue. Honestly, I’ve never understood why black is associated with sadness. In some countries, yellow is the mourning color, or white. I don’t understand those choices either. When my cousin died, she asked everyone to wear purple to her funeral. We did. It didn’t feel weird or wrong. Music has a way of reaching the unreachable. When my composer uncle was dying of pancreatic and liver cancer in 2022, we played his piano compositions for him to de-stress him. He couldn’t talk anymore, was heavily drugged, really wouldn’t engage with anyone. Until we put on his music. He’d cry during his emotional pieces, move his foot as if he was pressing down the pedals, move his hands as if he was playing the keys… it was honestly beautiful and peaceful to have one final concert. Even if he wasn’t truly playing, he believed he was and it gave him such joy. Something similar happened when my great-grandmother passed as well. She was in hospice about 5 days and we played Lawrence Welk for her the whole time. He was her favorite. She never woke up to say goodbye but we never saw her agitated either. Earlier this year, I had major surgery that went great. But in recovery I had a dangerous reaction to my meds that brought rapid response to my room. My heart rate started spiking, my body shaking and tensing, my eyes clamped shut, teeth started chattering, started crying, couldn’t feel my tongue and my gums felt tingly. I got super groggy as well, like my brain was shutting down my consciousness to keep me from panicking. It was so weird. Apparently one of the five rapid response nurses suggested they play music to try to calm me down so my heart rate would slow and I said “Judy Garland playlist.” 30 seconds into one song and I was able to stop shaking. Two songs later, I was able to open my eyes and my heart rate was almost back to normal. After 3 songs, you’d never have known I had ever needed rapid response at all. I was absolutely zen. I’ll never understand it, but I just zone into zen whenever I hear Judy sing. She’s calmed me down since I was four.
I am sorry you did not care for the song or meaning. But I am pleased we live in a country and place where we can voice our ideas and opinions. I'm not going to try to convince you or give my opinions. But I will give some history if that is ok. Johnny Cash along with other country artists are known for the OUTLAW COUNTRY movement. It was a group of musicians who wanted to be allowed to play their music with their own style. Just like we are able to gives our thoughts and opinions on youtube, many people thought country music should keep to the "Nashville Sound" and the label and management would get to decide what sound and look the artist would portray. Johnny Cash once said he liked to wear black for many reasons. It was a black shirt he wore on his first performance. He said he felt smart in it, but he also felt like it was a little rebellious because it was not your typical wardrobe worn by muscusions of that day. Many of them wore fanct rhinestones. Tassels, and tended to have more of a cowboy look. Cash would be the first to thank you for your assessment and shake your hand for standing up for your ideas and what you believe in. That was the entire point of how he wanted to portray himself. He didn't want to go with what was expected of him. He wanted to go with who he was and understood he was part of the forefront of this movement. As far as the Emo movement starting with Johnny Cash....I dont really seeing that generation really liking country music. I am not sure what their ideas are or why they wear black. It is some kinda statement. But I think if bands like KISS and others who donned on different looks as a statement to allow them to be their own unique style. Side note .... I am not saying KISS is the reason for the EMO movement either. I used them because they really had a unique style. Thank you for letting me share. 😊
The part in the song where Johnny says you'll never catch me wear a suit of white isn't that a remark at Elvis presley. Can someone tell me if this is true?
Cash is one of my favorite OG country performers. But I agree with you 100%. This song always came off a little "cringe" to me. He always wore black. Not for the reasons in this song, but because it became his " thing" later on in his career. He originally started wearing black because he wxnt to match his backup band and wanted to stand out from the brightly colored and sequined suits worn by many country artist at the time. I guess he didn't want to be seen as a " rhinestone cowboy ".lol
I'm sure you know you're gonna catch shit from people on this Keith.😂 I respect your opinion but I don't think he wore black because he had a gut. From everything I've ever seen or read of Johnny Cash he genuinely loved people and wanted to be a voice for those who didn't have any. He also spoke of the underdog. Please consider reacting to his song Ira Hayes. It's about one of the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
johnny became a devout christian and followed gods 2 greatest commandments. jesus told the disciples that the 2 greatest commandments were to love god above all others and to love thy neighbor as i have loved you. he always reminded people to look out for those less fortunate than themselves and treat all people with dignity. I know that is a strange code these days to some people.
Nah. More people than most realize actually view the world that way. It just doesn't attract views, likes, shares, etc.. in the way that negativity does. The reason for that ... hell ... maybe I should break this down on channel at some point, but fear sells. Fear sells better than any other human emotion. Sells ads. Sells votes. Sells anything. Thus the constant barrage of negativity in our world. - Keith
@@BourbonCountryReacts that is why do not fear appears in the bible 365 times. fear drives people to act and think in ways that they would never even contemplate in a normal state of mind. that is why politicians have become the biggest purveyor of it.
Politicians have capitalized on it throughout human history, but fear as a sales tactic is pervasive in our society. It's the digital world that has brought the deluge of it upon us. And it is corrosive. - Keith
Thank you to anyone who helps those to read. It is comforting to read the words that Jesus said. Thank you to all who served in Vietnam. My family still mourns the ones we lost and those whose bodies never made it home.
No. I definitely don't. We definitely don't. I think we've stated multiple times that we do the channel because it's fun. We're both pretty successful in life, and don't care about views/money from it. Not caring about that provides us the freedom to truly say what we think. It's a freedom I exercise often. And I rather enjoy it. - Keith
@@BourbonCountryReacts Your core audience realizes that and appreciates it. Also, if both of you had the same exact thoughts and opinions as me, there would be no value in watching your videos.
If you dont like this one, dont listen to "What Is Truth". Lol. I tend to the liberal side myself and you remind me of my brother who 1000% does not - and that is ok, we all have our own opinions and we can still bond over the music we love and all the values and other things we have in common even if we disagree about politics. I love the song myself - the empathy of Johnny especially in this song speaks to me.
@@AuntCoke it seems like so many Americans have forgotten how to agree to disagree. I appreciated that Keith and Dustin work hard to keep politics off the channel, from what I've noticed it tends to bring out the worst in people!!!
I just watched your reaction to Dixie "Chicks" Not Ready to Make Nice. Google the meaning of this song. There is no interpretation. You missed it by a mile. Go back and listen, and you'll get it and enjoy the song much, much more. Peace.
You’ve got to remember that at the time this came out there were no or at least very few emo’s. For the time it came out he was right. Today we don’t need a man in black. Today we need a man in white. Today everyone thinks it’s cool to be dark, to be the bad guy. That’s why the people in country who were considered outlaws didn’t like the term.
I'm of the opinion that a good amount of people look at things "nowadays," (as if I can truly say that with how little I've actually been on this planet) and see a bit of emotional or yes sometimes OVERLY emotional lyrics or stories or messaging, and roll their eyes at it because, "Oh everyone wants to have something to weep about and feel down about." But I've always had the question, what's wrong with a bit of emotion? There's definitely the intent behind it, if you're doing it just to look cool that's more what you would say is "edgy" in more recent online terminology. Like you're trying to gain something out of it, make people feel sorry for you, attention. Though if you're being genuine about the message and you know that you actually believe and feel something about the message that you want to spread, what's the problem? This song is a story about someone, anyone, doesn't have to be Johnny, just someone who actually cares and thinks about the underdogs of society, those seen by others as "lower," or "lesser," those who are brushed off in thought, and that's a concept a lot of people DO think about but maybe don't openly say or show. I don't see any grandstanding with this, what would he have to gain? He made it here, he already had a good image, he had his popularity, and what does he do? He wants to use his platform to spread the message that the underdogs do matter, that they are thought of. I'm fine with people not being touched by emotions or a message and making light jokes here and there, I'm just not on board with the idea of scoffing at it.
While I'd LOVE to see that, I really don't think it would be considered country, so I don't think it's something they would react to on channel. Plus they may have already listened to it, I told them about it a while back and said it wasn't country so they were safe to listen to it off channel and I think it was Keith that replied he would check it out. I would really love to see Keith's reaction to Ren's guitar on the Tails, especially Violets!!!
Definitely not my favorite Cash song, but it's iconic for sure. It's interesting listening to it in today's day and age knowing how Emo and Sad depressing music took over a large part of music. I wonder what I would think about it if I'd have listened to it when it first came out? Would it have hit different without the backdrop of all the music that has come after it?
i am 63 years old and grew up listening to country music and most of it was about being heartbroken for whatever bad event had happened in you life. divorce, cheating spouse, some one or your dog or horse dying. ti was tied very close to the same sentiment blues were or told of the hardships face by poor people sense its roots come from the poverty of the appalachain mountains. why do you think country was not very popular in the 50's-90's. there were few radio stations that played country music.
I understand just fine. And today's black-wearing, mascara-dripping emo youth are signing about current wars and other events of their youth. It's not a mindset I'm going to entertain. - Keith
People are really upset because you don’t just love this song? This is why we can’t have a nice country anymore! People aren’t even allowed to have a difference of opinions without having something to say about it and agreeing to disagree. 🤦🏻♀️ I liked your reaction to it. I’ve never heard the song the whole way through either and I’m a CM fan. It’s not one of my favorite songs of his. I’m so sorry Joanna for the loss of your father 🤍
There might be a case to be made that Johnny created emo (right beside the one about him being the father of gangsta rap), but the black is even simpler. When he got started with his first band it's the only thing they all had that matched.
I love Johnny Cash but not particularly this song! My condolences to you and Joanna, Music can be so powerful and calming. When my grandma passed we played some old German music for her that she and her choir used to sing. It helped keeping her calm. Thank you for your reaction! I’m so glad you are back!
I'm going to be honest, I saw red with your reaction Keith... You have your opinion and I have mine, and you come off really cynical sometimes. This has been one of my favorite songs for years, I see nothing wrong with someone wanting the best for everyone. I certainly don't think it's something to be made fun of. I have been watching y'alls channel forever now, and I will continue to. But on this one I believe you're way off base! 🤷🏼
Probably only a 2 hour flight and maybe a 40 minute Uber ride. If they still have any. I've been telling everyone I know to go get a bottle. - Keith PS: Not that I would *ever* go to that level of effort/expense for a bottle.
Hey y’all, Joanna here. This is the first and probably last time you’ll see me comment, but guess I felt compelled to set the record straight. Keith already told you the story of why I requested this song. I did knowing Keith would hate it, but I did it anyway for my dad. Johnny gave our family a gift- he was there in the last days of my dad’s life. My dad was a pastor, a friend of Bill W.’s for 61 years and someone who did prison ministry in the 60’s and 70’s. I think he identified with Johnny. I was blessed to be at his side in his last days, and Johnny’s music seemed to bring him comfort. And for the record…I was able to be there because of Keith. My dad loved Keith, and he watched this channel even though he hadn’t had a drop of alcohol since 1963. Part of why he loved Keith is why I do too…he tells you his truth. The thing is it’s his truth. He’s not telling anyone else how to feel. Some of you decided not to watch anymore which is totally your right. He will probably be annoyed I’m even posting this, but I also tell my truth. So y’all can be mad, and disagree, and say what you want but I’m not letting the idea stand that Keith is somehow disrespectful, or unkind or not a wonderful human being. Furthermore had Johnny heard his opinion I doubt he’d have cared either.
Hope you all have a good weekend 😋
Thank you for this Joanna. Johnny Cash was just speaking his mind about us all being kind to one another. (Or at least try to be kinder) I have huge respect for you and your comment here. Everyone has their own opinion and don't ever let others dictate yours is what I have always believed.
I respect that Keith and Dustin say what they think. I appreciate that they encourage others to do the same. I like how when provided more background and explanations sometimes their opinion changes. They are always open minded which is why I would never stop watching. Thank you for the suggestion Joanna, I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad almost 17 years ago. I want even 30 years old. The pain gets less sharp but if he was as great as my dad, there will always be missing piece. Your family is in my prayers.
There's no "his", "your", or "their" truth. Truth isn't subjective like that. There's only _the_ truth.
What you're describing is perspective/opinions. Opinions are subjective. Truth isn't.
That being said, I wasn't bothered by his honest opinion of this song. But I certainly wasn't expecting it. Lol
Hi Joanna,
I'm late to the party here but I wanted to tell you I'm so sorry for your loss. I also wanted to note that 2 days before this video dropped, I happened to watch the movie about Johnny Cash. In the movie there was a scene where his first band was trying to find what they were going to wear. The only things they all had in their closet that matched was black shirts. And that was how he began wearing the black. Knowing that and watching this video made this song feel a little disingenuous to me. But over the years I've heard Johnny say that people always ask him why he wears black. My guess is this story sounded better to Johnny than the actual reason. lol.
I wasn't offended by Keith's comments because they kind of rang true to me. And I understand that now Johnny's voice will always bring memories for you. Don't worry, most of us like Keith BECAUSE he says exactly what he thinks. That and the fact that he and Dustin are Like the cool kids back in school. You couldn't resist watching their antics. May God bless you all.
I was getting ready to lambast Keith on his opinion of this song (because it is one of my favorites) and I saw your comment and it changed my opinion. Your comment reminded me that everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
Johnny Cash had an appreciation for all people. This wasnt a the world sucks song. It was a lets be nicer to everyone. Lets show some respect to others song. Johnny Cash was a difficult but great man. He deserves respect. He was right about injustices in the world.
Rainbow back then was just colorful.
Johnny had a weekly TV show in Nashville. The lead-up to this is missing from the beginning of this clip; he was out on the campus of the local Vanderbilt University and talking with random students. He invited many of them to the next week’s show, so that was the majority of the crowd. This was 1971, Vietnam, 100 young men a week killed, etc. Almost all asked why he always wore black so he wrote the song to answer that question.
As a veteran your attitude is wild to me, Keith. This was during the Vietnam war & our soldiers were drafted & many went unwillingly, only to be spat on by the people who should have been supporting them when they returned. My brother served 3 tours & it happened to him every time he came home. These young men were either dying by the thousands or were being treated like they were monsters & murderers. Artists display their hearts through their music.
I call them as I see them. And you do not get to define "veteran attitudes," especially in any attempt to bend any of us to your will. Futher, speaking for me personally, an entire class of society aside, you'll find the same result as anyone before you who has attempted to coerce my thinking. It will not go well. - Keith
You can't think of the song in today's world it was fitting to the times it was written in
Another commenter noted this could actually have been the genesis of emo. I really have no idea, but, it sure sounds plausible. - Keith
When this song was written the rainbow did not mean what it does today. It meant happiness and God's promise
Rainbows back then symbolized “everything was Okay after the storm”
Context is germane here. It was the Vietnam era and the people Johnny mentioned talking with, and which conversations inspired the song, were students at Vanderbilt. I'm a Vietnam vet, Regular Army (iykyk) and never protested and thought that the guys who went to Canada should have been worth what a GI was worth at the time ($10K) Carter pardoned them - I appreciate the sentiment of the song. If I had to agree with the politics of the music artists of my time, I'd be ship outta luck.
The story I got from Johnny's sister Margaret almost 45 years ago is thus: WHen he was a boy JR loved the serial westerns, particularly Lash Larue and Zorro, which is why he started wearing black on stage. Some reporter asked him if the reason he was wearing was because the world was so dark. Johnny then adopted the policy.
Still very relevant today! We need Johnny's successor to carry this song on, whoever they may be.
this song is about having empathy for others. he was a man who faced many demons and knew that he could have easily wound up where a lot of those he mentioned ended up. in other words for the grace of god there go i. if you can't understand that sentiment than you are not the person i thought you were. he is not a martyr he is hoping by wearing black that it reminds you of how blessed you are and to treat everyone with respect and civility. there is not enough of that sentiment around in the last 10 years. It is no different. than the different color bracelets they wear or the pink bows some people wear all year.
"I wear black because everything and everyone sucks." Yeah, I understand it perfectly. Break out the black eyeliner and fire up the Type O Negative. - Keith
You have it all wrong
@@itchyandred4131 do tell. please inform of my errors. lol
The real reason he's known for black? When he first got started, he wanted matching outfits for himself and his backup band and it was the only color all of them had their closets.
He didn't have to keep it up after that point though. We can all start doing something for one reason and then reach a point where we consciously choose to continue doing it but for a different reason/with a different intent than what prompted us to do it the first time.
Whether that sort of shift in the "why" happened here or not, I really don't know. What I do know is that Johnny obviously wanted us to think of the folks mentioned in his song every time we see him because, in this song, he made that explicit connection of him wearing black with being a reminder of the folks that society tends to overlook/forget about.
To use more modern vernacular: he made a choice to use his platform to bring attention to injustices experienced by lots of folks who didn't have a platform and reach like he did.
Enjoy!!
Coming at this as someone who prefers wearing black but is very much not emo or goth… I wear black because I feel comfortable in the color. Half my wardrobe is black and the other half is blue. Honestly, I’ve never understood why black is associated with sadness. In some countries, yellow is the mourning color, or white. I don’t understand those choices either. When my cousin died, she asked everyone to wear purple to her funeral. We did. It didn’t feel weird or wrong.
Music has a way of reaching the unreachable. When my composer uncle was dying of pancreatic and liver cancer in 2022, we played his piano compositions for him to de-stress him. He couldn’t talk anymore, was heavily drugged, really wouldn’t engage with anyone. Until we put on his music. He’d cry during his emotional pieces, move his foot as if he was pressing down the pedals, move his hands as if he was playing the keys… it was honestly beautiful and peaceful to have one final concert. Even if he wasn’t truly playing, he believed he was and it gave him such joy.
Something similar happened when my great-grandmother passed as well. She was in hospice about 5 days and we played Lawrence Welk for her the whole time. He was her favorite. She never woke up to say goodbye but we never saw her agitated either.
Earlier this year, I had major surgery that went great. But in recovery I had a dangerous reaction to my meds that brought rapid response to my room. My heart rate started spiking, my body shaking and tensing, my eyes clamped shut, teeth started chattering, started crying, couldn’t feel my tongue and my gums felt tingly. I got super groggy as well, like my brain was shutting down my consciousness to keep me from panicking. It was so weird. Apparently one of the five rapid response nurses suggested they play music to try to calm me down so my heart rate would slow and I said “Judy Garland playlist.” 30 seconds into one song and I was able to stop shaking. Two songs later, I was able to open my eyes and my heart rate was almost back to normal. After 3 songs, you’d never have known I had ever needed rapid response at all. I was absolutely zen. I’ll never understand it, but I just zone into zen whenever I hear Judy sing. She’s calmed me down since I was four.
I have always found music to be incredibly powerful, and in various ways. I've seen plenty of evidence of that power over my lifetime. - Keith
I am sorry you did not care for the song or meaning. But I am pleased we live in a country and place where we can voice our ideas and opinions. I'm not going to try to convince you or give my opinions. But I will give some history if that is ok. Johnny Cash along with other country artists are known for the OUTLAW COUNTRY movement. It was a group of musicians who wanted to be allowed to play their music with their own style. Just like we are able to gives our thoughts and opinions on youtube, many people thought country music should keep to the "Nashville Sound" and the label and management would get to decide what sound and look the artist would portray.
Johnny Cash once said he liked to wear black for many reasons. It was a black shirt he wore on his first performance. He said he felt smart in it, but he also felt like it was a little rebellious because it was not your typical wardrobe worn by muscusions of that day. Many of them wore fanct rhinestones. Tassels, and tended to have more of a cowboy look. Cash would be the first to thank you for your assessment and shake your hand for standing up for your ideas and what you believe in. That was the entire point of how he wanted to portray himself. He didn't want to go with what was expected of him. He wanted to go with who he was and understood he was part of the forefront of this movement. As far as the Emo movement starting with Johnny Cash....I dont really seeing that generation really liking country music. I am not sure what their ideas are or why they wear black. It is some kinda statement. But I think if bands like KISS and others who donned on different looks as a statement to allow them to be their own unique style. Side note .... I am not saying KISS is the reason for the EMO movement either. I used them because they really had a unique style. Thank you for letting me share. 😊
It was sort of a protest hippie vibe. I like the tune and the recognizable Johnny Cash guitar sound. The message was never something I was into.
The part in the song where Johnny says you'll never catch me wear a suit of white isn't that a remark at Elvis presley. Can someone tell me if this is true?
I too have always wondered about this!
Y’all should do “One Piece at a Time” the next time you do a Johnny Cash reaction!
Cash is one of my favorite OG country performers. But I agree with you 100%. This song always came off a little "cringe" to me. He always wore black. Not for the reasons in this song, but because it became his " thing" later on in his career. He originally started wearing black because he wxnt to match his backup band and wanted to stand out from the brightly colored and sequined suits worn by many country artist at the time. I guess he didn't want to be seen as a " rhinestone cowboy ".lol
Great song. Tell Joanna hello.
I will tell her you said hi, Barbara. - Keith
I'm sure you know you're gonna catch shit from people on this Keith.😂
I respect your opinion but I don't think he wore black because he had a gut.
From everything I've ever seen or read of Johnny Cash he genuinely loved people and wanted to be a voice for those who didn't have any.
He also spoke of the underdog.
Please consider reacting to his song Ira Hayes.
It's about one of the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
johnny became a devout christian and followed gods 2 greatest commandments. jesus told the disciples that the 2 greatest commandments were to love god above all others and to love thy neighbor as i have loved you. he always reminded people to look out for those less fortunate than themselves and treat all people with dignity. I know that is a strange code these days to some people.
Nah. More people than most realize actually view the world that way. It just doesn't attract views, likes, shares, etc.. in the way that negativity does. The reason for that ... hell ... maybe I should break this down on channel at some point, but fear sells. Fear sells better than any other human emotion. Sells ads. Sells votes. Sells anything. Thus the constant barrage of negativity in our world. - Keith
@@BourbonCountryReacts agree 💯 Keith.
The news doesn't show anything positive.
Most of the world isn't doom and gloom it's the negative that sells.😊
@@BourbonCountryReacts that is why do not fear appears in the bible 365 times. fear drives people to act and think in ways that they would never even contemplate in a normal state of mind. that is why politicians have become the biggest purveyor of it.
Politicians have capitalized on it throughout human history, but fear as a sales tactic is pervasive in our society. It's the digital world that has brought the deluge of it upon us. And it is corrosive. - Keith
Thank you to anyone who helps those to read. It is comforting to read the words that Jesus said. Thank you to all who served in Vietnam. My family still mourns the ones we lost and those whose bodies never made it home.
My condolences to you and Joanna.
Thank you. - Keith
Nice reaction.
Well, we certainly know that Keith doesn’t pander to a crowd. Can’t knock you for that!
No. I definitely don't. We definitely don't. I think we've stated multiple times that we do the channel because it's fun. We're both pretty successful in life, and don't care about views/money from it. Not caring about that provides us the freedom to truly say what we think. It's a freedom I exercise often. And I rather enjoy it. - Keith
@@BourbonCountryReacts Your core audience realizes that and appreciates it. Also, if both of you had the same exact thoughts and opinions as me, there would be no value in watching your videos.
If you dont like this one, dont listen to "What Is Truth". Lol.
I tend to the liberal side myself and you remind me of my brother who 1000% does not - and that is ok, we all have our own opinions and we can still bond over the music we love and all the values and other things we have in common even if we disagree about politics. I love the song myself - the empathy of Johnny especially in this song speaks to me.
@@AuntCoke it seems like so many Americans have forgotten how to agree to disagree. I appreciated that Keith and Dustin work hard to keep politics off the channel, from what I've noticed it tends to bring out the worst in people!!!
@@MrNiccholas it absolutely does. Unfortunately.
I just watched your reaction to Dixie "Chicks" Not Ready to Make Nice. Google the meaning of this song. There is no interpretation. You missed it by a mile. Go back and listen, and you'll get it and enjoy the song much, much more. Peace.
You’ve got to remember that at the time this came out there were no or at least very few emo’s. For the time it came out he was right. Today we don’t need a man in black. Today we need a man in white. Today everyone thinks it’s cool to be dark, to be the bad guy. That’s why the people in country who were considered outlaws didn’t like the term.
This was back when Vietnam was going on dummies rainbow was more hippie then
I'm of the opinion that a good amount of people look at things "nowadays," (as if I can truly say that with how little I've actually been on this planet) and see a bit of emotional or yes sometimes OVERLY emotional lyrics or stories or messaging, and roll their eyes at it because, "Oh everyone wants to have something to weep about and feel down about." But I've always had the question, what's wrong with a bit of emotion? There's definitely the intent behind it, if you're doing it just to look cool that's more what you would say is "edgy" in more recent online terminology. Like you're trying to gain something out of it, make people feel sorry for you, attention.
Though if you're being genuine about the message and you know that you actually believe and feel something about the message that you want to spread, what's the problem? This song is a story about someone, anyone, doesn't have to be Johnny, just someone who actually cares and thinks about the underdogs of society, those seen by others as "lower," or "lesser," those who are brushed off in thought, and that's a concept a lot of people DO think about but maybe don't openly say or show. I don't see any grandstanding with this, what would he have to gain? He made it here, he already had a good image, he had his popularity, and what does he do? He wants to use his platform to spread the message that the underdogs do matter, that they are thought of.
I'm fine with people not being touched by emotions or a message and making light jokes here and there, I'm just not on board with the idea of scoffing at it.
Here’s a fun song … Joe Diffie - pro me up beside the jukebox!
How do we get you guys to react to REN- Tale of Jenny and Screech trilogy
While I'd LOVE to see that, I really don't think it would be considered country, so I don't think it's something they would react to on channel.
Plus they may have already listened to it, I told them about it a while back and said it wasn't country so they were safe to listen to it off channel and I think it was Keith that replied he would check it out. I would really love to see Keith's reaction to Ren's guitar on the Tails, especially Violets!!!
My first unsubscribe over a preference for callousness
Bye!
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Check out johnny cash one piece at a time
Great one!
Damn Keith, is all I'm gonna say.
I'm sure I'll get more than that on this one. - Keith
Definitely not my favorite Cash song, but it's iconic for sure. It's interesting listening to it in today's day and age knowing how Emo and Sad depressing music took over a large part of music. I wonder what I would think about it if I'd have listened to it when it first came out? Would it have hit different without the backdrop of all the music that has come after it?
"Regardless of setting, all art is for the time in which it was created." - Some university art professor. Probably.
- Keith
@@BourbonCountryReacts lol!
i am 63 years old and grew up listening to country music and most of it was about being heartbroken for whatever bad event had happened in you life. divorce, cheating spouse, some one or your dog or horse dying. ti was tied very close to the same sentiment blues were or told of the hardships face by poor people sense its roots come from the poverty of the appalachain mountains. why do you think country was not very popular in the 50's-90's. there were few radio stations that played country music.
You don't even understand that time. Sad. He was singing about Vietnam War, and all the other events in my youth.
I understand just fine. And today's black-wearing, mascara-dripping emo youth are signing about current wars and other events of their youth. It's not a mindset I'm going to entertain. - Keith
Oh please 😕
People are really upset because you don’t just love this song? This is why we can’t have a nice country anymore! People aren’t even allowed to have a difference of opinions without having something to say about it and agreeing to disagree. 🤦🏻♀️ I liked your reaction to it. I’ve never heard the song the whole way through either and I’m a CM fan. It’s not one of my favorite songs of his. I’m so sorry Joanna for the loss of your father 🤍
It happens any time we (usually me) say anything negative about a song. People sure are fragile these days. - Keith
There might be a case to be made that Johnny created emo (right beside the one about him being the father of gangsta rap), but the black is even simpler. When he got started with his first band it's the only thing they all had that matched.
I would entertain that argument. - Keith
I love Johnny Cash but not particularly this song! My condolences to you and Joanna,
Music can be so powerful and calming. When my grandma passed we played some old German music for her that she and her choir used to sing. It helped keeping her calm.
Thank you for your reaction! I’m so glad you are back!
The effect on Joanna's dad was apparently stark. - Keith
I'm going to be honest, I saw red with your reaction Keith... You have your opinion and I have mine, and you come off really cynical sometimes. This has been one of my favorite songs for years, I see nothing wrong with someone wanting the best for everyone. I certainly don't think it's something to be made fun of. I have been watching y'alls channel forever now, and I will continue to. But on this one I believe you're way off base! 🤷🏼
What is this bourbon? All I got was a Bardstown Barrel Pick.
It's Bardstown. A barrel pick by Prime 47.
@@BourbonCountryReacts Thanks, I guess I don't have a chance to add it to my wall in Houston.
Probably only a 2 hour flight and maybe a 40 minute Uber ride. If they still have any. I've been telling everyone I know to go get a bottle. - Keith
PS: Not that I would *ever* go to that level of effort/expense for a bottle.
This was back in the 40’s and 50’s
1971...I imagine the 100 young men a week was a reference to Vietnam.
You're only off about 20 to 30 years, lol!
not one of my favarityJohnny songs
You all need to react to ant no love in Oklahoma by Luke combs
I love Johnny, but not SJW Johnny.
Damn you guys are cynical!