Haha! "lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be" - only Johnny Cash could've gotten away with that line in 1968! The thing about Cash is that EVERYONE liked the man. He wasn't a hypocrite- he sang and talked about everything and included EVERYONE. He spoke up for and tried to lift up the down and out, spoke out against drugs yet preached understanding for the addict. He spoke up about racial inequality and civil rights, financial inequality, the U.S. treatment of Native Americans etc. Johnny was a Christian and would talk about God, but never tried to push his religion on anyone. In the same show where he would sing a gospel song, he would also sing songs about shooting a man just to watch him die!! He spoke out about prison reform, higher pay for workers, the list just goes on and on. Johnny Cash was a hero to both liberals and conservatives. Republicans thought that he was a Republican, and Democrats thought that he was a Democrat. In reality, he was a little of both. Like I said, everyone just loved the man! In my opinion we need more people like him in the spotlight today, more inclusive and less divisive. Merle Haggard was an inmate at San Quentin Prison when he met Johnny during a show there. Mr. Cash inspired him so much that he decided to turn his life around... we all know how that story turned out, ol' Hag became as equally as famous as Cash himself! Merle said "Johnny Cash came in to a prison full of hardened convicts and stole the show from a bunch of strippers... you wouldn't think that is possible for a man to steal the show from a bunch of naked women in front of convicts that haven't seen a female in years, but if you are Johnny Cash IT IS"!
The convicts that he sang this to really reacted positively to it. Johnny basically ignored the wardens plea not to stir things up. Thanks once more for another reaction.
Hi PJ, Please do not ever put something in front of your handsome face again. Not even Cash. We can't see you react. Love that SMILE. Makes My Day. Bless You.
I don't recall hearing this song on radio. I discovered it by Hank III. about the late 90s. Then I saw it on Johnny's live albumn. Mind blown. Then I learn that Hank Sr. sang it??....boom!
When I was a small girl back in the early 50's, I remember hearing this on the radio a lot. I actually learned all the lyrics by heart. Our radio always played country music, so likely I was hearing the one by Hank Williams Sr. My mother told me that cocaine wasn't anything that should be taken by anyone who "had any gumption", so I knew that it was the wrong thing to be like the guy in the song. But I still liked the tune and just hearing it sung. Anyhow, I grew up fine, been married for 61 years to a wonderful man and neither of us has ever taken any illegal drugs! But I still like hearing this song, lol. Thanks, Dj - love your reaction vids ~
I think this became my favorite Johnny Cash song when it was done on Walk the Line. But have always love Johhny's songs. He was and still is a "legend. "🎸🥰
First time I heard this song was when I watched Joaquin Pheonix sing it in "Walk The Line" I had to find Johnny Cash's version it's one of my favorites
I love that you love Johnny Cash! He's my fav 😍 My first concert was Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and (I think) Carl Perkins. I was a kid. Life long fan but my favorite recordings are the last albums he did with Rick Rubin. Johnny's storytelling got better with age.
This a great song & you can't go wrong with Johny Cash. But there is another song called "Cocaine blues". I heard it sung by Billy Strings. That's a artists that I havnt seen you do. If your looking for recommendations I recommend you check out Billy Strings. He is a fairly young man that dous blue grass & he has unbelievable talent!
Hey brother I'm glad you're digging Johnny but I would love to see you react to Randy Travis song he walked on water for a while back in the late 80s he was the man
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I think it was a fair hit, and has produced at least one other song, Real Cocaine Blues. You might also try Delis's gone, for another song in a like vein. He did have a drug problem at one point, not sure what he was on, but overcame it. And he was no angel, there is an iconic picture of him flipping the cameraman the bird with a rather defiant look on his face. I am sure a google search will turn it up, if you are interested. Despite his many songs about prison, I don't believe he ever actually served time at more than the county jail level. But he seemed able to connect with those doing hard time, just as he connected with the rest of us. To quote a line form a Kris Kristofferson song "he's a walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction ...". I don't know that it was written about Cash, but it fits! Continuing on to next week sounds good to me. I imagine you will eventually want to come back to him, too, you have barely scratched the surface of his catalog. Thank you for delving into Johnny Cash. It is good to hear him again!
Johnny, like most celebrities back than was a hardcore coke head, they didnt know how dangerous coke was so they just treated coke as something you do to pick up your energy... Like a redbull or monsterdrink...
If you haven't already (and if you have I apologize for missing it) I really urge you to react to the video of Cash's "Hurt". It's intense as Hell and totally moving.
This is quite an old song from back when cocaine was legal and you could get it at a drug store with syringes and all. It's been done by several artists with a bit of a difference in Lyrics.
It's no secret that Johnny had his own struggles with substance abuse. I really respect Johnny. He had no problem singing about unpopular topics. He sang about his experiences and what he observed going on around him.
Haha! "lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be" - only Johnny Cash could've gotten away with that line in 1968! The thing about Cash is that EVERYONE liked the man. He wasn't a hypocrite- he sang and talked about everything and included EVERYONE. He spoke up for and tried to lift up the down and out, spoke out against drugs yet preached understanding for the addict. He spoke up about racial inequality and civil rights, financial inequality, the U.S. treatment of Native Americans etc. Johnny was a Christian and would talk about God, but never tried to push his religion on anyone. In the same show where he would sing a gospel song, he would also sing songs about shooting a man just to watch him die!! He spoke out about prison reform, higher pay for workers, the list just goes on and on.
Johnny Cash was a hero to both liberals and conservatives. Republicans thought that he was a Republican, and Democrats thought that he was a Democrat. In reality, he was a little of both. Like I said, everyone just loved the man! In my opinion we need more people like him in the spotlight today, more inclusive and less divisive. Merle Haggard was an inmate at San Quentin Prison when he met Johnny during a show there. Mr. Cash inspired him so much that he decided to turn his life around... we all know how that story turned out, ol' Hag became as equally as famous as Cash himself! Merle said "Johnny Cash came in to a prison full of hardened convicts and stole the show from a bunch of strippers... you wouldn't think that is possible for a man to steal the show from a bunch of naked women in front of convicts that haven't seen a female in years, but if you are Johnny Cash IT IS"!
I am so happy you are here my man. Thank you!
The convicts that he sang this to really reacted positively to it.
Johnny basically ignored the wardens plea not to stir things up.
Thanks once more for another reaction.
He was one of many speeding performers in the 50s and 60s. I’m grateful so many survived for so long.
Hi PJ, Please do not ever put something in front of your handsome face again. Not even Cash. We can't see you react. Love that SMILE. Makes My Day. Bless You.
Thanks V
One of my favorite of Johnny Cash songs
A lesser known song…. Drunken Ira Hayes.., based on a real ww2 hero
The actual title is The Ballet of Ira Hayes. Even if you don’t review it….a tale worth listening to.
I don't recall hearing this song on radio. I discovered it by Hank III. about the late 90s. Then I saw it on Johnny's live albumn. Mind blown. Then I learn that Hank Sr. sang it??....boom!
When I was a small girl back in the early 50's, I remember hearing this on the radio a lot. I actually learned all the lyrics by heart. Our radio always played country music, so likely I was hearing the one by Hank Williams Sr. My mother told me that cocaine wasn't anything that should be taken by anyone who "had any gumption", so I knew that it was the wrong thing to be like the guy in the song. But I still liked the tune and just hearing it sung. Anyhow, I grew up fine, been married for 61 years to a wonderful man and neither of us has ever taken any illegal drugs! But I still like hearing this song, lol.
Thanks, Dj - love your reaction vids ~
Thank you bee
One of his first hits was Ballad of a Teenage Queen.
I think this became my favorite Johnny Cash song when it was done on Walk the Line. But have always love Johhny's songs. He was and still is a "legend. "🎸🥰
First time I heard this song was when I watched Joaquin Pheonix sing it in "Walk The Line" I had to find Johnny Cash's version it's one of my favorites
One of my favorite Johnny Cash songs. Hank Williams 111 does a great job on it too.
And people used to complain about hip hop being violent!
LOL
So true. Quite a few songs in country with violence, right off the top of my head. Remember Miller’s Cave by Bobby Bare?
@ColonialBuckeye Lots of lamenting in Rap music as well. Perspective, although not everything is something.
Hey my friend great reaction
Do the man in black another great classic with a great message
I love that you love Johnny Cash! He's my fav 😍 My first concert was Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and (I think) Carl Perkins. I was a kid. Life long fan but my favorite recordings are the last albums he did with Rick Rubin. Johnny's storytelling got better with age.
We will definitely do more JC on the channel
Great reaction! Love your "Cash" journey!❤What a legend!
Hahaha, I have never heard this! What a song. Great P.J.
What a song indeed, loved it.
It’s a great song, and Johnny most definitely knew his audience!
He knew how close he'd come to being with them.
My favorite Cash song is "One Piece at a Time". It's a brilliantly written song that's funny. You'll love it.
A seemingly serious topic. But as usual You still can't help but smile as it plays.
Love JC and love your reactions.
This a great song & you can't go wrong with Johny Cash. But there is another song called "Cocaine blues". I heard it sung by Billy Strings. That's a artists that I havnt seen you do. If your looking for recommendations I recommend you check out Billy Strings. He is a fairly young man that dous blue grass & he has unbelievable talent!
Love your reactions
Thank you JP
Hey brother I'm glad you're digging Johnny but I would love to see you react to Randy Travis song he walked on water for a while back in the late 80s he was the man
One of his best
I agree
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Thank. you James.
Sylvia - Nobody (song)
I think it was a fair hit, and has produced at least one other song, Real Cocaine Blues. You might also try Delis's gone, for another song in a like vein. He did have a drug problem at one point, not sure what he was on, but overcame it. And he was no angel, there is an iconic picture of him flipping the cameraman the bird with a rather defiant look on his face. I am sure a google search will turn it up, if you are interested. Despite his many songs about prison, I don't believe he ever actually served time at more than the county jail level. But he seemed able to connect with those doing hard time, just as he connected with the rest of us. To quote a line form a Kris Kristofferson song "he's a walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction ...". I don't know that it was written about Cash, but it fits!
Continuing on to next week sounds good to me. I imagine you will eventually want to come back to him, too, you have barely scratched the surface of his catalog.
Thank you for delving into Johnny Cash. It is good to hear him again!
Thanks RE, that Kristofferson line fits for many of us. Have a great day.
This is a good song. Now you should check out A Boy Named Sue, One Piece At A Time, Ragged Old Flag, and Song Of The Patriot.
I just did a boy named Sue, loved it.
Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard are the most Hip-Hop figures in country music.
Johnny, like most celebrities back than was a hardcore coke head, they didnt know how dangerous coke was so they just treated coke as something you do to pick up your energy...
Like a redbull or monsterdrink...
Cocaine is a hell of a drug...I'm Rick James, bitch!!
Cash's drug of choice was pills, mainly amphetamines.
If you haven't already (and if you have I apologize for missing it) I really urge you to react to the video of Cash's "Hurt". It's intense as Hell and totally moving.
james I finished it up a few days ago. I posted it and it got blocked. I'm hoping it gets rekleased soon.
@@DjPjrocReacts911 Well that sucks (it getting blocked, I mean). +1 on hoping they allow it to post.
Wow It's been a long time since I've heard this one. Thanks for this hun.
How are you feeling T?
Recorded LIVE at Folsom Prison. 1968 or -69. (Don't remember...)
...and listen to how hoarse he is in parts...
He was still on the pills here...amphetamines.
Monday, or even Friday is ok with me :D
You should react to “Man in Black “ by Johnny Cash
I did, check out my play list.
25 minutes to go by JC .. be safe... HAKAD
Junkies Prayer is good one by Cash
Hank Williams 3 did a good cover of this song.
Sounds like good advice, Try a Natural High!
Listen to Eric Clapton & others sing this song PJ!
This is quite an old song from back when cocaine was legal and you could get it at a drug store with syringes and all. It's been done by several artists with a bit of a difference in Lyrics.
Hip Artist us profanity in childish ways but Johnny-oh man that was some serious sh i t!
LOL
It's no secret that Johnny had his own struggles with substance abuse. I really respect Johnny. He had no problem singing about unpopular topics. He sang about his experiences and what he observed going on around him.