"I've Been Everywhere", Johnny Cash, American Recordings II: Unchained (1996)The man, the myth, the voice. Hearing Johnny's take on this standard, at the beginning of his creative resurgence is nothing less than a punch in the stomach. His thoughtful, calling baritone implies that he isn't lying...he has been everywhere, man. And not just in the geographical sense, but this is the voice of a man who has loved, and already lost, but is preparing for a more devastating loss than he can possibly imagine. But Cash is as ready for it as anyone can be, because he's been everywhere, man.
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