northern lad 2,292 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Used to be able to play that OH the shame.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AKA-BRINDLE 879 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Doubt if it would go down as an all time great song but probably my favorite.....always sends a chill down the spine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc I agree with you .. its Cashes performence for me piano lid at the end gets me every time if you listen to the very first few lines i think its about the insulin injections he was diabetic , the needle ,the sting , just my take on it Its a cover of a Nine inch Nails song...its about a smackhead...Cash does the song with a ton more class than the original...in my opinion I remember reading somewhere that Cash,s version was meant more in terms of getting old/watching your friends die etc......hence " everyone i know go,s away in the end ".....plus he,s sitting on a throne in the Johnny Cash museum,pictures of him with Elvis......seemed like a retrospective memory of his life before the accepted innevitable end he knew was coming..... i forget the guys name who wrote the song but that was the idea behind Cash,s version apparently. Never seen the nine inch nails one not sure i want to either. Im not a fan of the original either...Cash's version has a lot more class...personaly the song reminds me of an old dog of mine...i held the old boys head in my hands and looked him right in the eye as they put him to sleep...i was 29 when i got him 44 when he died a few years back...like you said kinda retrospective of a life...anyway on a lighter note Lol...would have thought Cockny Rejects or CockSparrer would of been one of your greatest?...seen them both many times...classic punk rock'n'roll Sounds like a nice respectful send off wouldnt be a dry eye in the house with that song in the background !..............like i said i was never into the music,i knew Jeff and Micky a little bit through the football but there used to be a pub called The Bridgehouse in Canning Town it was run by the boxer Glen Murphys dad,you might remember him from Londons Burning,both them bands used to play there what a f****n racket it wasnt a bit of me at all i used to give the place a wide berth when they was there........i did used to have a natter with a few of the boys out of East 17 though some years later that was more my sort of thing Just reminds me of that moment...wernt playing in the background or anything...that would be a bit weird...But.. East 17??!!! i thought the Rejects was compulsory for you Westham boys!?...the Bridgehouse was a bit before my time...did used to come down London for gigs at the 100Club, marquee and a ton of others back in the 80's...there was a venue in a unit amoungst the scrapyards at the back of Canning town station called the Bridgehouse2 a few years back...went to gigs there...seen Rejects and Sparrer many times over the years even been over Germany to see Sparrer...was big into that scene in my younger days...even if you ae not into the music i recomend the film they made about the Rejects...'Eastend Babylon'...loads of history about the area...both Jeff and Mick where decent boxers and the ICF did their security...worth a watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hareydave 1,214 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 http://youtu.be/ZsXjCp_f1h4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
just jack 998 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 great divorce tune Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,056 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Doubt if it would go down as an all time great song but probably my favorite.....always sends a chill down the spine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc I agree with you .. its Cashes performence for me piano lid at the end gets me every time if you listen to the very first few lines i think its about the insulin injections he was diabetic , the needle ,the sting , just my take on it Its a cover of a Nine inch Nails song...its about a smackhead...Cash does the song with a ton more class than the original...in my opinion I remember reading somewhere that Cash,s version was meant more in terms of getting old/watching your friends die etc......hence " everyone i know go,s away in the end ".....plus he,s sitting on a throne in the Johnny Cash museum,pictures of him with Elvis......seemed like a retrospective memory of his life before the accepted innevitable end he knew was coming..... i forget the guys name who wrote the song but that was the idea behind Cash,s version apparently. Never seen the nine inch nails one not sure i want to either. Im not a fan of the original either...Cash's version has a lot more class...personaly the song reminds me of an old dog of mine...i held the old boys head in my hands and looked him right in the eye as they put him to sleep...i was 29 when i got him 44 when he died a few years back...like you said kinda retrospective of a life...anyway on a lighter note Lol...would have thought Cockny Rejects or CockSparrer would of been one of your greatest?...seen them both many times...classic punk rock'n'roll Sounds like a nice respectful send off wouldnt be a dry eye in the house with that song in the background !..............like i said i was never into the music,i knew Jeff and Micky a little bit through the football but there used to be a pub called The Bridgehouse in Canning Town it was run by the boxer Glen Murphys dad,you might remember him from Londons Burning,both them bands used to play there what a f****n racket it wasnt a bit of me at all i used to give the place a wide berth when they was there........i did used to have a natter with a few of the boys out of East 17 though some years later that was more my sort of thing Just reminds me of that moment...wernt playing in the background or anything...that would be a bit weird...But.. East 17??!!! i thought the Rejects was compulsory for you Westham boys!?...the Bridgehouse was a bit before my time...did used to come down London for gigs at the 100Club, marquee and a ton of others back in the 80's...there was a venue in a unit amoungst the scrapyards at the back of Canning town station called the Bridgehouse2 a few years back...went to gigs there...seen Rejects and Sparrer many times over the years even been over Germany to see Sparrer...was big into that scene in my younger days...even if you ae not into the music i recomend the film they made about the Rejects...'Eastend Babylon'...loads of history about the area...both Jeff and Mick where decent boxers and the ICF did their security...worth a watch. In the early days of the Icf you was either into music or far right groups .....and like i say i wasnt into music .....I can never remember which ones the oldest but it was the younger brother who was the better fighter i think he boxed for England a few times there was also another brother i cant think of his name Dave was it he was a better fighter than both of them,big family if i remember right about 4 sisters who liked a tear up as well ......Eastend Babylon ive heard folk talk about it but never watched it i,ll give it a look ..........but judging by the trailer i might just keep the volume off !!!....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDTA6wk6r3Y Anyway whats a nortnerner doing coming down to London for punk bands didnt they have none up there ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,872 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 great divorce tune just had L/R singing 3 times a lady Class , forgot how good he was them old songs deff kick the old heart strings, fook me just thinking of some old girlfriends back then, better get me mind right before the wife askes do you want another cup of tea Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Silversnake 1,099 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Close to you by John butler trio or anything off ...and justice for all by metallica Quote Link to post Share on other sites
herdwick 52 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acB15vnsowc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery_Weasel 460 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Probably worthy of a mention Edited February 15, 2015 by Slippery_Weasel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 It's realitivly new but I think it's well written. I'm obsessed with him ever since I heard the first line of this song now I've everything he's sang/written. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 not sure about that gay kiss in it though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunny tickler 876 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 words so futuristic so true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawki 1,431 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 This song is one of my favourites "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" when i close my eyes and listen to this tune i can visualise the battlefield and everything else on my mind seems to disappear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZqN1glz4JY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greengrass 201 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 For anyone who's taken drink and lost someone due to it the song has to be Misery and Gin by Merle Haggard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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