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Saturday, 4 November 2017

Covered By Cash - The Big Light


At last the Man in Black is finally on the score sheet - but only just.
 Johnny beats the Eagles by the narrowest of margins by 6 votes to 5 (7 if you count Mrs CC)
Swiss Adam even tried to vote twice. Sorry Adam, OMOV applies here.
So the score is now Johnny 1 The Rest 2

This week we have a cover offed up by the original surfer of the zeitgeist Ernie Goggins from the ever eclectic 27 Leggies blog and it is one that I am not familiar with.
I'm familiar enough with the original version by Elvis Costello from his wonderful 1986 album King of America(Credited to The Costello Show).
Johnny's version is from the year after and from an album called Johnny Cash is Coming to Town. Bang in the middle of the wilderness years before his career was rescued by Rick Rubin and the American Recordings series.
Nevertheless Ernie plumps for Johnny as in his opinion Johnny romps home what with the horns and assorted Carters on backing vocals
And who am I to argue with the great man.

 Others,of course, may choose to disagree

 Johnny Cash - The Big Light

 Elvis Costello - The Big Light
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11 comments:

  1. George4 November 2017 at 08:23

    Johnny Cash. Never heard his version before today.

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  2. The Swede4 November 2017 at 08:56

    Not one instalment of this series has been cut and dried so far and I suspect this uncomfortable situation will continue. Elvis, by a smidgen.

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  3. Walter4 November 2017 at 10:10

    Elvis Costello this week. Not that Johnny's version is worse but for me it is overproduced. A song Rick Rubin wouldn't have recommend for him.

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  4. Ramone6664 November 2017 at 10:19

    Elvis for sure.

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  5. C4 November 2017 at 14:52

    Yes, Elvis Costello for me too. Interesting how this series is panning out.

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  6. Rol4 November 2017 at 21:18

    Hard for me to vote against Elvis... but I think Johnny actually wins this one. I like the backing singers.

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  7. Alyson5 November 2017 at 19:30

    I'm going with Johnny this week - Elvis' version just didn't work for me.

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  8. Swiss Adam5 November 2017 at 21:57

    Yep, Johnny for me too.
    I'll be in to vote again later.

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  9. Ernie Goggins5 November 2017 at 23:55

    I'm not voting this week for obvious reasons, but just wanted to say that you should ALWAYS count Mrs CC

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  10. Spence11 November 2017 at 01:46

    It matters, I suppose, whether you care for or even like the original - in this case I don't, so...do you allow a draw? No, I thought not, in which case it's Johnny for me this week.

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