Johnny Cash - Sam Stone video free download

elamite66

I have to say I don't like the changing of lyrics although I can understand it. I was in Nam although my only wound was some small mortar fragments which did not leave me with any permanent injuries. I became a dope addict but I got no excuse as I got when I was back home in NY and had in fact did it for a time before putting on a uniform. In that way the character in the song is less culpable than me as he only got addicted after the wound. I sniffed it as needles could be dangerous if not sterile and it only takes one time of being sloppy to get HIV, HepC or HepB among other things. They cut dope with quinine back then which after two years left me with an ulcer in my sinuses and nose bleeds One night it wouldn't stop for over six hours so I started shooting it. I worked the whole time driving a truck in NY and for about 50 miles and more around the city. Finally I got on a methadone clinic which though still leaving me a drug addict stopped the spending of so much of my income on dope. I'm not trying to make excuses or point fingers at others but I wonder why someone in that position would not get on a methadone clinic and either attempt to ween him/herself off of it or if not able just stay on methadone? That was no perfect solution and I did at times use coke and alcohol but for the most part it allowed me to live a normal life. The song by the way is great and so too Johnny's rendition! RIP Johnny Vaya con Dios

Brandon Veracka

I really love this song. It has such a strong message and a significance that is still relevant today. But Johnny and his band did a terrible job with it on this particular performance. The band is playing the song too fast, and with litte feeling. For a song about death and addiction, Johnny is just rushing through the lyrics and not putting any emphasis on the subject matter. I was also really surprised that, of all people, Johnny Cash changed the lyrics (obviously) so as not to insult his Christian audience. Like I said in my other comment below; this was the dark ages of Johnny and his band. They all seem tired and bored of playing the same tunes. If the young Johnny could meet the `80s era Johnny, he'd probably kick his arse for being so soft!

Brandon Veracka

I really love this song, but he totally butchered it here. "Sam Stone" has such a strong message and a significance that is still relevant today, at least when it's performed with some feeling. But Johnny and his band did a terrible job with it on this particular performance. The band is playing the song too fast, and with zero passion. For a song about heroin addiction and war, Johnny puts almost no emphasis on the subject matter. I was also really surprised that, of all people, Johnny Cash changed the lyrics so as not to insult his mostly-Christian audience. As I said in my other comment. this was the dark ages of Johnny. I'm a big fan, but the late `70s and `80s were a very bad time for him, and I'm sure he would agree. If the young Johnny could meet the older Johnny in this video, he'd probably kick his own arse for being so soft. Even the band looks like they're bored; they sure play that way. This performance is so pathetically lackluster, it's like a cold mashed-potato sandwich!

Cesar Brito

"Jesus Christ....died for nothing...I suppose" I love Cash but he shouldn't have changed the line. 

Zeratul723

What a song.... damn.

ItsWaldo (Walter Brinkman)

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Abdul Mahal

i really love Cashs version of this song, and i like it that he changed that one particular phrase!

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