So maybe you two could pursue something special with old Willy ?!

@@Geronimo7-7-7 You're invited too, old Gerry.

@@stevensmith6019 lol. You seem cool. You’re wife’s lucky enough with you, bud.

@@Cogitavi Who? Will Oldham?

@@Cogitavi Are you sure? Is your shop in Louisville?

Hope you find some peace bro

Never forget how strong you are, even if the dark side of feelings seems stronger. All the love brother, it’s all going to be alright.

50 50

I hope your father's story found an ending after so many years. Apart from that I can only send you love. Hope that helps.

@Pazq I am just responding because to this post is one of the most moving things I've read this week.

This is such a great song!

And never go to sleep

this the best

@@hbecker123 I agree with you. All great but this is the one I come back to.

Which versions?

@@amyy801 1. The original sad Version of Billy Prince 2. The sad Cover of Johnny Cash. 3. And this Happier Version.

@@hbecker123 i see thank u :)

"the original one"?? Is not this the original version? (if there is another version, it would have to be BLOODY good to be better than this) I have heard Johnny Cash's version, and as much as I love Cash, his version is not a patch on BPB's version.

Agreed. I've felt that way about it too, the original is stuck in the depression and can't shake it. In this one, he's more optimistic and feeling better. He knows its gonna come back sooner or later but right now he's celebrating the reprieve at least.

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There you go, my friend

It's really absolutely none of the latter. The entire song is reminiscent of Poe's "Alone". It's just as dark as the original and despite the upbeat tempo it managed to sacrifice nothing. That is its brilliance.

@@christophert320 I loved the original one. And please, don't tell me that I "don't get it".

The original is bleak as you mentioned. I just struggle to see how an upbeat tempo makes this warm and redemptive. It just isn't.

Ah I'm sorry I thought you were the OP. Liking the original is fine. There's nothing wrong with having that preference.

I'm not entirely sure what transubstantiated means, but I'm with you all the way.

Never too late to discover masterpieces of art.

[Added preface: unintentionally long heartfelt anecdote but hopefully useful to someone.] I only heard this song today, oddly enough. Found it when looking up the lyrics to practice singing (my voice is eerily similar to Johhny Cash according to my buddies). Odd I never found out about this song before now. A little sunshine and rainbows 🤪anecdote to hopefully make you, or whoever else might stumble upon this likely incoherent ramble, feel a tiny bit better about their life, at least for a short while, you know, silver lining and such. It will exemplify what music can mean to some humans (with empathy). As a reference, first half of the movie Joker felt eerily like looking in the mirror back then, minus all the delusions and crazy, but the asking for more medication bit was 100% my life. Since release of the song I've treasured dearly Johhny Cash's hauntingly beautiful and equally intense version of it that perfectly mirrors the darkness I've been struggling and cursed with since my late teens some 26 years ago. Darkness alleviated pretty successfully by good times for a long long while (never ever marry btw, divorce might literally kill you - if you're a man with kids) and had I been a Yank with easy access to guns (or a hunting license giving head to a shotgun like Cobain) 2 years ago I wouldn't be here now to type this rambling whatever this is. The darkness was always dormant (and forever will be, at best 🤞) with 2 exceptions, latter one resulting in me ending up 4 viscous red pints lighter than before) deep beneath the surface. Like a volcano that's been inactive for decades or centuries, but it'll always be there no matter what you do. Ignore and hope it won't erupt again? Prepare actions if it's about to? Who knows? I'd personally recommend trying therapy (no harm in at least trying antidepressants to see if it works for you). I now have a somewhat firm grasp of psychology and especially psychiatry. I'm a former medical student + 1 year with a psychologist until last summer after release on D-Day 2019 (June 6) from the 11 weeks in the closed psych ward (diagnosis was depression, no crazy stuff or hearing voices like some weirdo fellow inmates, I mean, patients, after the cops at 4 am interrupted my attempt at vacating my meat suit. Strong heartfelt advice: cultivate and work real hard to overcome distances, and whatever else, to maintain close friendships with genuinely good people. No one can predict the future and this song will forever make me think fondly, in a weird melancholic way, of my much loved friend since 6th grade (drinking, whoring etc. age 17-23). No one ever fully realized "the kind of thoughts I got" (boys and men, sadly, tend not to turn their soul inside out, hence suicide statistics for us guys. When someone, without hints or encouragement, calls you up like weekly or every other week (back then), seemingly out of the blue, out of concern, just to talk for 1-2 hours, well, let's just say that he does at least now know how much I fucking love him and always will. "Did you know how much I love you? Here's a hope that somehow you Can save me from this darkness." 3 other great guys did something similar as well, despite us having rarely talked or met (distance) in years. My ex-wife, the 2 legged antithesis of loyalty, family values and integrity means parental alienation and, on account of her now court facilitated de facto kidnapping and brainwashing having resulted in me not having seen, or even talked to, my beloved now 12 year-old daughter for 2 years and counting. Maybe I'll see her in 6 years, but by then I'll no longer care. She lied her ąšś off in family court, but hey, that's life with a Y chromosome. Join the club. Besides gender, appearances matter in court (statistical analysis shows pretty = fewer charges, fewer convictions and shorter sentences. She's a somewhat attractive lady (by rational evaluation compared to the abysmally low average here in Denmark even excluding the overweight ones) at least once all the fakeup has been skillfully applied plus she's just 5 feet with a kinda girly face despite being so old, thus looks quite innocuous and very skilled at putting on the "woe me, vulnerable, big sad Bambi eyes face" coupled with the prerequisite childlike upwards voice pitch change. To the judge, may he one day soon forever roast in the fiery pits of Hell, if Hell actually existed. I wish MLK's great "content of their character" was reality, but alas, it never will be. Judge's (and other's) opinion: She's self-evidently, being a woman, plus above-mentioned leveling up, incapable of lying about anything and also unthinkable even considering the possibility that she might have ulterior motived. I daily utilized my 146 IQ and extensive educational background and, courtesy of my conservative parents, very high diligence and work ethics to make her excel at school, especially in math and languages, but hey, we can't all go into STEM or whatever, so that will inevitably be her lifelong loss brought upon herself. Enough waffling. In short, if your life gets nuked, loyal true (male) friends are actually not their weight worth in gold, but worth whatever you weigh at the time when you, hopefully not, end up itching to see the inside of an urn. BS not scientifically supported lockdown🤬 Can I, pretty, pretty please🙏😇 emigrate to Florida from Denmark like yesterday? Lockdown = now unemployed for a year and counting. That ain't exactly doing wonders for my mental health either, but those 4 life-saving wonder boys will, just like the sun will always set in the west, continue having my back like I will always have theirs as needed. My 42nd birthday is in 2 days, April 27. April 26 (2019) I was "admitted" 🙄 40th birthday spent in (hospital) "jail", in stitches and a wheelchair, very out of breath and constantly lightheaded (blood loss), alone apart from the crazies. That's likely why I'm now ever so slightly "happy" these days. Good thing is that from rock bottom the only way is up (or 6 feet down, for the most unfortunate) 🤔 but that's what friends are (or should be) for. Yay, I managed to end this damn novel on an upbeat, non-depressing, non-semi-zooicidal note. 😁 Focus, observe, remember. Pay attention. If a friend or relative stops posting, writing, calling, whatever, know that social withdrawal is a key early warning sign and much more alarming is a sudden happy, content, or calm state of mind for no apparent reason, which is caused by them finding inner piece of sorts having finally decided to punch their own ticket. Basically like "Oh, it's all good, I just have to live thru a few more days before I'm finally free." Happy people are worse at spotting signs of depression (unless they've tried real unhappiness previously). Give your loved ones a hug from me and tell them it was just from some kind-hearted Danish weirdo who's way too obsessed with Johhny Cash. 🤪 🤗 PS: Listen to the Cash version or you'll sadly force me to put a curse on you. 😜

Forgot to give some great musical advice. Listen to the stellar and haunting song "The Balcony" by The Rumour Said Fire (unknown internationally, afaik, Danish band) and the original version of Blues Run The Game by Jackson C. Frank. (almost everyone only know the Simon and Garfunkel cover version). He's the guy singing "My Name is Carneval" gem of a song used in Joker.

Dame here, just heard a live version last week and it's been in my head all week

@@4shitsandgiggles122 i hope you are okay

***** Weird, I love both versions, this one just has a different vibe but it's still good.

MagusMirificus Wow, thanks for the information.

waaaaay late to your response...i fell in love with this song when cash sang it, just the tone and tempo hits a chord with where im at in my life but i did enjoy this. going to check the "original" out now to really judge you and maybe make angry/happy comments at you on youtube

No way,. You guys crazy! The rank officially goes: this one; then the Cash; then the original. Will only really got into his prime in later years, IMHO. From a native Louis-villain that remembers Will-with-Hair playing the downtown shows and lanky-legged Will tooling around his bike by Bardstown Rd.... Seriously though, I just dig the up-tempo stuff. The slower is good, too--just too much depression out there...

Cash was always making covers of great songs.

limnificant and whores.

@gramme parsons limnificant is the original poster. The guy you’re responding to was saying “and whores” as in, the song’s about whores as well.

"is there any other song that deals with this theme so well?" ...or at all? I could name a couple, except one of the friends there is a cat (who meant a lot to the songwriter, obviously). But if we are talking humans-only, I am at a loss.

@@schwarzeseis4031 smelly cat?

"Did you know how much I love you is a hope that somehow you can save me from this darkness?" That's a bloody amazing line.

♥️👍🏼🎵⭐️

what do you mean version? is this not the original?

@@tman6799is you've probably found this out by yourself by now but no, this is not the original version, this one is a more upbeat and much less melancholic and bleak version of the song, but they're both by the same artist.

@@MiguelCoBMaggot actually no i was still under the impression that this was the original! i was introduced to it by the man in black and found this version and assumed it was the first version. guess ill have to go hunting for the og!

+Nathan Byer Exactly my reaction. I love both versions.

I couldn't agree more.... The original, is classic bpb, fighting human condition, (that's not accurate), the second this one is a revelation.

Nothing is fair

+Nathan Byer You nailed it in one, really. I love 'em both but it kinda depends on my mood when it comes to a version I wanna listen to.

Not fair? Honestly, either version isn't going to lock itself in the bedroom if you prefer the other...that's not how it works with songs! Say what you think. It's just shooting the breeze about music. Personally, i dont understand this version. It only exists as an opposite musically of the original...it would never have been written this way in the first instance. So, yeah, it's a bit of fun but the original is the genuine statement. Happy for you all to disagree. Either way is fair!

This isn't his original version, try the one off the album "I see a darkness" that's the one Johnny cash covered, not this version

Liam Coppedge Cash did it better, faster than the original, but not inappropriately upbeat like this.

***** Some people like hash?

ok so that was her?! thats awesome!

So many musical journeys lead me back to Angel Olsen. Thanks Will!

I thought that too. Pretty sure it is her....

yeah, like 4 years ago

she used to play and sing on will's band at the time.

Jesse -- i am becoming kinda obsessed with this one too .. the background singing (youtube "Angel Olsen") .. and the sentimental, hypnotic voice of Bonnie.

Mike Schneider I did not realize that was Angel Olsen lol

Pull the smiles inside mate... Life is short anyways!

wtf

Ah so you see a darkness too. I do too. It's all right though

How ya doing Paul? Be well!

I honestly relate more to this than to anything other. Youre not alone. I think we all see a little bit darkness...

Pissjugable I am obsessed with that part. It’s almost like a real moment and not planned

That “other guy” is one of the best guitarists in LA, Emmett Kelly. He founded the project, The Cairo Gang. Also plays guitar with Ty Segall’s Freedom Band (along with the guy on the far left of the three walking singers, keyboard player Ben Boye). This foursome (including Angel Olsen) are seriously a gift to this earth. Insanely talented and soulful beings.

+Sander L No matter. I've just fallen in love with this guy and his smile in 2:14

+Sander L It kinda creeped me out

Wow that sums this song up so well

@@gabrielbrennan4149 Hehe, I think this kind of songs are mostly helpfull, because they give validation. To me it's like being understood implicitely by some random stranger who just so happens to have found the word I couldn't, so i am not alone, and sometimes, that is all that matters -- some sense of belonging, even if you otherwise know nothing about each other.

What really matters: You're not alone.

❤️ I like you ❤️

@@anima6035 massive love xbless

You wrote this ten years ago, you should listen to it today!

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

“The original of Cash’s” how ignorant can people be lmao

@@nikiforosstaveris2484 Can you read? Lol

Lauren maybe he edited it, maybe i was high off my ass. We’ll never know

@@nikiforosstaveris2484 He didn't edit it, it would say if he did

You forgot the part where Billy was allowed to perform backing vocals on the Cash version.

The original is so much better though. Bonnie was the only artist Cash didn't completely outshine when he covered his song. Complete legends, both of them.

@@Green--X Fuck off. Trent Reznor's Hurt is still the best version. Johnny Cash's version is so cliche these days.

@@Metal-Possum "So cliche these days"? Wtf are you talking about??? Lmao Nine inch's version is great but Johnnys is the best without a doubt.

@@Metal-Possum it's cliche, but it's not Johnny's fault people inflated it the way they did, nor is it the song's fault... except for the fact it's a great song. I don't see why it being overused should ruin it for you

every time i learn something new about david chang, i love him more

Angel Olsen is one of them, she's a powerhouse

"Hmm. Fuck it. it's joyless. Let's keep it that way" - johnny cash

Actually (I could be wrong on this but this is what I remember reading) he wrote it to be dark and sad and then Johnny cash covered it (and had him sing the backing to it (that’s just how cool Johnny cash is)) but after cash’s cover came out he decided to make it more upbeat because Cash’s version was not only more popular but arguably far darker

Ayy

I thought it was Edinburgh

@James Donnelly where did you go then laaah

😅🤦🏻‍♀️😆😂

@cross hatch2 No it's fuckin no!

Superb

A typical lazy copy and paste that doesn't match the song

sendgeramessage Depression? Ever heard of it?

the eyes aswell?

I know exactly what you mean

It's better that way.

right? actually incredible. I've definitely been out drinking and spilled out those dark thoughts along with my assertions that we can't give up "will to live I won't let go"

MightyCondorman it is indeed, if you enjoyed Sister I highly recommend you look up her live performance of Creator Destroyer

i think she would've been about 15 here so probably not

Yes she is. She's also in the video