Kris Kristofferson wrote the song. It is about "coming down" from a Saturday night high. When you're an addict, there's nothing more lonely than that morning after when the high is gone and you're coming down off the high. Alone. Sober. Faced with a reality you do not want to face. Wishing you were stoned. Seeing in things around you pieces of a life you have lost.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't being stoned back then mean getting drunk? Obviously cocaine and weed was still used at the time but it wasn't really mentioned in music as much as it is today. Just curious if my information is wrong
Kris Kristofferson, a former Army Ranger and helicopter pilot, was an unknown songwriter when he famously landed a chopper on Johnny Cash's back lawn to get a demo of this song into Cash's hand. There was, the two admitted, alcohol involved. But this song became one of Johnny's biggest hits and the two became close friends for life.
Johnny got into a lot of trouble with his TV network because he left the stoned reference in the song. He was directly told not to sing it, but it was live TV that 1/3 of the nation was watching on a Sunday night. And he looked directly at Kris Kristofreson and sang the lyric to the nation.
You said you couldn’t put your finger on “what it is” about Johnny Cash…I think listening to him is like sitting down with your father and him sharing a parable of wisdom with you through a story. He makes you feel comfortable and that he cares about the person listening to his songs. This man was such a treasure.
I grew up with Johnny. This is my favorite song of his. It gets more interesting with the stories behind it. I will find myself so Sunday mornings singing, "stumbling down to meet the day". What makes this song great is realizing everything that he did on Saturday night, which is party night. Then Sunday, the Lord's day, and feeling that call in a way, but yet drawn to the vices of the previous day.
His last performance ever, long after he retired from touring, is available on RUclips. During that period of time, the only shows he did were at the “Carter Fold” in Maces Springs, VA, off on a back road between Gate City, VA and Bristol, VA. It is there at the old Carter Family home place, and still in operation. He and June would come and spend time in her old home place. “The fold” as it is known, was established with grant money to preserve mountain music. It is a small venue set on a hillside, and is lined with telephone poles which provide structure for the walls. The seats are old school bus seats. It is still in operation. Electric instruments and amplifiers were not allowed, except for Johnny Cash. His shows were unannounced, except by word of mouth. He did shows there to benefit the venue. I was fortunate enough to see his very last show there with June and his very first show there alone, after June passed. He did one more show after that, and died shortly thereafter.
My Momma's favorite JC song. She and Daddy took me to see him for my first concert at age 6. 1975 seems like yesterday...sometimes. God Blessed us all, that have memories like mine to look back on.
Genuine, he sang with whatever emotion was in his heart at that time. What he sang was heart felt because he could identify with what the song was about. Didn't matter if it was heartbreaking,silly.
Definitely worth looking Kris Kristoferson. He wrote a lot of really good songs like this. He used to date Janis Joplin and he wrote one of her most famius songs “Me and Bobby McGee.” He’s also in a lot of movies. You will recognize him when you see him
This was my favorite song when I was 6. I had a seriously alcoholic aunt and cousins and friends older bros that "smoked." I my precocious self got all the references, and understood the song. Now I am in my 50s and living that life.
Johnny Cash's performance had an "HONESTY" about it that made him unique and one of a kind. When he sang a song you believed that what he sang about was true, not something that was made up. Listen to his rendition of "Ragged Old Flag" and you'll hear the sincerity in his voice that makes you believe that it actually happened. Keep on doing your thing. BCNU...
I had never listened to Johnny Cash until "Hurt" came out. He had some fantastic stories inside his music. Thank you for your WIDE variety of reactions!
Way back in the day on the Jhonny Cash show… he was asked to not say wishing lord i was “stoned” right on tv live… Kris was in the audience… and Mr Cash gave him half a nod looked at him and said it anyway live action lol! Coming down off a bender lol
I was the youngest of 3 (70s and early 80s). My brother loved country muisc and my sister loved disco. I was the long-haired Rock/Punk kid who hated what my siblings listened, too. Johnny Cash was a Punk Rocker who played Country and even the biggest metal kids or the Punk kid with a safety pin in their nose all loved and respected "The Man in Black"
I'm friends with a county legends daughter that was nominated for a Grammy for his first country album, he lost to johnny and June, but jack Blanchard fooled google, it says he 82 but he's older than Willie Nelson he's still alive at 97 but he fooled thehell out of google
Britt, Britt, Britt I will try again. Kind Suggestion. The most amazing and biblical song Johnny Cash ever wrote was "The Man Comes Around". He wrote this song over several decades from what I have heard. I truly believe you will love it.
If you haven’t already heard it have a listen sometime to the tragic true story of Ira Hayes. The title is The Ballad of Ira Hayes (official video) on the Johnny Cash RUclips channel. It’s a bit of a history lesson.
This ballad is a true story. One part of history that the song about Ira Hayes doesn’t cover is that he was fighting for water rights for the Pimas clear up until his death. The saddest part is that he was found facedown in about 2” of water where there used to be a river. And, as a Native, we are doomed to walk the Earth if we die facedown.
I just watched you react to the Doobie Brothers and just so you know everything they sing is awesome they are still playing live and Micheal Mcdonald digo solo
I heard this song as a kid and wanted to know what it meant to be stoned. Parents and older siblings wouldn't tell me. No internet to help me at that time.
You really should watch Kris Kristofferson's video version of this song Kris Kristofferson - Sunday morning coming down (1970) ruclips.net/video/vbqGWTxwZEA/видео.html
Kris Kristofferson wrote the song. It is about "coming down" from a Saturday night high. When you're an addict, there's nothing more lonely than that morning after when the high is gone and you're coming down off the high. Alone. Sober. Faced with a reality you do not want to face. Wishing you were stoned. Seeing in things around you pieces of a life you have lost.
exactly right. Seeing the pieces, and I say feeling the draw of what you want.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't being stoned back then mean getting drunk? Obviously cocaine and weed was still used at the time but it wasn't really mentioned in music as much as it is today. Just curious if my information is wrong
@@twoohhunohthese guys were hardcore addicts, alcohol, pills, cocaine.
I think Jimmy Buffet once said, "There's a thin line between Saturday Night and Sunday morning".
Sunday morning's redemption from Saturday nights drinking.
Kris Kristofferson, a former Army Ranger and helicopter pilot, was an unknown songwriter when he famously landed a chopper on Johnny Cash's back lawn to get a demo of this song into Cash's hand. There was, the two admitted, alcohol involved. But this song became one of Johnny's biggest hits and the two became close friends for life.
One of Kristofferson's masterpieces. Him getting it to Johnny was a gift to us all.
Johnny got into a lot of trouble with his TV network because he left the stoned reference in the song. He was directly told not to sing it, but it was live TV that 1/3 of the nation was watching on a Sunday night. And he looked directly at Kris Kristofreson and sang the lyric to the nation.
❤❤❤ what he speaks of. Every poor person probably understands better than other people. No disrespect intended.
You said you couldn’t put your finger on “what it is” about Johnny Cash…I think listening to him is like sitting down with your father and him sharing a parable of wisdom with you through a story. He makes you feel comfortable and that he cares about the person listening to his songs. This man was such a treasure.
I grew up with Johnny. This is my favorite song of his. It gets more interesting with the stories behind it. I will find myself so Sunday mornings singing, "stumbling down to meet the day". What makes this song great is realizing everything that he did on Saturday night, which is party night. Then Sunday, the Lord's day, and feeling that call in a way, but yet drawn to the vices of the previous day.
His last performance ever, long after he retired from touring, is available on RUclips. During that period of time, the only shows he did were at the “Carter Fold” in Maces Springs, VA, off on a back road between Gate City, VA and Bristol, VA. It is there at the old Carter Family home place, and still in operation. He and June would come and spend time in her old home place. “The fold” as it is known, was established with grant money to preserve mountain music. It is a small venue set on a hillside, and is lined with telephone poles which provide structure for the walls. The seats are old school bus seats. It is still in operation. Electric instruments and amplifiers were not allowed, except for Johnny Cash. His shows were unannounced, except by word of mouth. He did shows there to benefit the venue. I was fortunate enough to see his very last show there with June and his very first show there alone, after June passed. He did one more show after that, and died shortly thereafter.
My Momma's favorite JC song. She and Daddy took me to see him for my first concert at age 6. 1975 seems like yesterday...sometimes. God Blessed us all, that have memories like mine to look back on.
Johnny Cash was an icon.
Thank you Britt! Classic artist of our time. What a great song.
Johnny Cash “One Peace at a Time”.
Genuine, he sang with whatever emotion was in his heart at that time. What he sang was heart felt because he could identify with what the song was about. Didn't matter if it was heartbreaking,silly.
Definitely worth looking Kris Kristoferson. He wrote a lot of really good songs like this. He used to date Janis Joplin and he wrote one of her most famius songs “Me and Bobby McGee.”
He’s also in a lot of movies. You will recognize him when you see him
One of my favourite songs by Johnny Cash. 🥰
Johnny Cash singing Chris Christopherson songs is magic. 😎
This was my favorite song when I was 6. I had a seriously alcoholic aunt and cousins and friends older bros that "smoked." I my precocious self got all the references, and understood the song. Now I am in my 50s and living that life.
Johnny's life was spotty before he returned to and was redeemed by the Lord. He was very dedicated to his 2nd wife and the Lord after that.
Johnny Cash's performance had an "HONESTY" about it that made him unique and one of a kind. When he sang a song you believed that what he sang about was true, not something that was made up. Listen to his rendition of "Ragged Old Flag" and you'll hear the sincerity in his voice that makes you believe that it actually happened. Keep on doing your thing. BCNU...
I had never listened to Johnny Cash until "Hurt" came out. He had some fantastic stories inside his music. Thank you for your WIDE variety of reactions!
Thank you for watching!!
I was very much of a fan of his when Hurt came out. The first time I heard I started crying, I knew what it meant.
Way back in the day on the Jhonny Cash show… he was asked to not say wishing lord i was “stoned” right on tv live… Kris was in the audience… and Mr Cash gave him half a nod looked at him and said it anyway live action lol!
Coming down off a bender lol
Ray Stevens was the first to record "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" in 1969 for Kris Kristofferson.
I was the youngest of 3 (70s and early 80s). My brother loved country muisc and my sister loved disco. I was the long-haired Rock/Punk kid who hated what my siblings listened, too. Johnny Cash was a Punk Rocker who played Country and even the biggest metal kids or the Punk kid with a safety pin in their nose all loved and respected "The Man in Black"
one of my favorite johnny cash song is the general lee used to watch that tv show as a little kid in the early 80's
Kris Kristofferson wrote this in a very low point in his life. You need to follow this up with Kris's "Why Me Lord".
I'm friends with a county legends daughter that was nominated for a Grammy for his first country album, he lost to johnny and June, but jack Blanchard fooled google, it says he 82 but he's older than Willie Nelson he's still alive at 97 but he fooled thehell out of google
Back in the day, they also used the term "stoned" to mean "drunk". So you have to take it in context.
Kris was an amazing writer please listen to him singing Why me Lord?
The word is authentic. I loved the Johnny Cash show
Many of us lived these songs Darlin.
6:53 Back in the day "stoned" also meant drunk.
johnny cash and Waylon Jenning bridged the way between early rock and roll ad country music. and brought real issues to country music like this song.
We're all living on borrowed time; don't see how we can keep going on like this for a whole heck of a lot longer. CHEERS !
Britt, Britt, Britt I will try again. Kind Suggestion. The most amazing and biblical song Johnny Cash ever wrote was "The Man Comes Around". He wrote this song over several decades from what I have heard. I truly believe you will love it.
If you haven’t already heard it have a listen sometime to the tragic true story of Ira Hayes. The title is The Ballad of Ira Hayes (official video) on the Johnny Cash RUclips channel. It’s a bit of a history lesson.
This ballad is a true story. One part of history that the song about Ira Hayes doesn’t cover is that he was fighting for water rights for the Pimas clear up until his death. The saddest part is that he was found facedown in about 2” of water where there used to be a river. And, as a Native, we are doomed to walk the Earth if we die facedown.
I just watched you react to the Doobie Brothers and just so you know everything they sing is awesome they are still playing live and Micheal Mcdonald digo solo
Hey Britt, another of your favorites artists covered this song. Yes, Ray Stevens did a cover of "Sunday Morning Coming Down" in 1969.
I love this song great reaction Britt
Thanks!
It’s his persona.
Back in the day, stoned also meant drunk. It hits different now.
Ooohhh ok!
I heard this song as a kid and wanted to know what it meant to be stoned. Parents and older siblings wouldn't tell me. No internet to help me at that time.
Gotta check out "Legend of John Henry"
Coming down from the Saturday night high.
Have you done When The Man Comes Around or 25 Minutes To Go?
Please react to Willie Nelson’s and Loretta Lynn singing, Lay Me Down.
I ❤ you my girl
🥰
Kris Kristofferson's version is very good also.
Johnny was addicted to amphetamines when he was younger. He almost lost everything.
You really should watch Kris Kristofferson's video version of this song
Kris Kristofferson - Sunday morning coming down (1970)
ruclips.net/video/vbqGWTxwZEA/видео.html
I've got a Johnny Cash t-shirt... it's a bit rude...🖕😡....... don't take that personally. That's my Johnny Cash t-shirt! 😆
Here is Johhny Cash - One Piece At A Time if you haven't already reacted to it. A Funny song. ruclips.net/video/Hb9F2DT8iEQ/видео.html
Sorry but Kristofferson does a much better version of this song. Well he did write it.
Another Kris Kristofferson hit