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Johnny Cash — Ghost Riders In The Sky

 (1964)
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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 11:17
 

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 

joelbb
Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 22:43
 
What I'm talkin' 'bout.  Not the original, but a damn fine version.  The original is "Godlike", this one an 8 to 9.

spiggy
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 13:39
 
Reminds me of my grandad and childhood.. :).. Love this song
RobN
(In the flatlands of East Anglia)
Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 06:00
 
The Burl Ives version was a soundtrack to my early childhood. It must have got a lot of airplay in the UK - I used to tear around on my tricycle, cowboy hat on, Colt 45 at my hip and Winchester slung over my shoulder,  with this going round in my head.

Interesting genesis http://www.westernmusic.com/performers/hof-jones-stan.html

I think I prefer the Peggy Lee cover to Cash.

Bleyfusz
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 05:51
 
 shellbella wrote:
I know people just love Johnny Cash... I don't like his music, his voice, nadda... Doesn't do anything for me.....
 
Can´t see anybody around here denying you the right.

oldfart48
(boulder creek ca.)
Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 21:31
 
bill, please play kalidiscops  (spl.? ) version of this tune. it most "gets it "of all covers ever done. seriously ghost riders spooky and strange. you used to play it on fat radio.....

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 20:49
 
 Stratocaster wrote:
The definition of Classic Country.
 
Absolutely wrong.

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 20:47
 
Amen. (play this at a party, never a bad reaction)

jpfueler
(Alvarado, Texas, (A Bit FurtherSouth o' Ft Worth))
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 20:45
 
 DD rabbi_phil wrote:


pardon the kibbitz but... you can Never watch too much nude womens volleyball...

 
amen

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 02:28
 
 fredriley wrote:

You've been watching too much nudist women's beach volleyball, Poacher :o)

 

pardon the kibbitz but... you can Never watch too much nude womens volleyball...


ofanansky
Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 03:27
 
one of the weirder Muppet Show bits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5HRSmLlaiA
 

hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: May 28, 2012 - 10:16
 
A great version. The first I heard was by the Spotnicks , (instrumental).

drivingunit103
(around the 4 western provinces)
Posted: May 12, 2012 - 06:52
 
 Byronape wrote:

Brilliant!
 
... not to mention hilarious

oldfart48
(boulder creek ca.)
Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 16:52
 
i think that kolideiscope did the best cover of this tune ever made. john is always a joy tho.

ubuntourist
(Brain-Washington)
Posted: Apr 10, 2012 - 13:38
 
Did Stan Jones REALLY write this?  Or did he have a "ghost writer in this guy"?

lawfitzg
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 15:51
 
Try Vaughn Monroe.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 15:49
 
 Poacher wrote:
Bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, etc, etc  
 
You've been watching too much nudist women's beach volleyball, Poacher :o)


Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 15:48
 
 kcar wrote:

Make up your mind, Poacher, and grab one. 
 
Brilliant!

Kokoloco53
(Southeastern Arizona)
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 06:48
 
"Yippie-Ki-Yay MF". To quote one of best lines from Bruce Willis in the movie Diehard. And then there's the varation, Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, from "I'm an Old Cowhand", performed by one of my favorite groups, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, which same song was also recorded by Frank Sinatra.


Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 06:47
 
Hahhaha, my son and I went to see the new "Ghost Rider - Spirit of Vengeance" movie last night. I have to admit I am a comic book geek and I just had to.

Can't recommend it but the "Ghost Rider" effects were pretty cool. 

Stratocaster
(Bermuda)
Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 13:49
 
The definition of Classic Country.

kcar
Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 14:31
 
 Poacher wrote:
Bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, etc, etc  
 
Make up your mind, Poacher, and grab one. 

AndyJ
(Oregon)
Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 14:25
 

Great song...great singer... Thank you... This set is why I love RP and never fail to tell everyone to come and listen...Eclectic, old-new-human picked... No algorithm can match this and hit so many good songs. PLUS... NO paid play from A&R guys building a new star... Love the mix... 

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 14:24
 
I know people just love Johnny Cash... I don't like his music, his voice, nadda... Doesn't do anything for me.....

andy_pomus
(somewhere between Fantastica and the Misty Mountains)
Posted: Oct 19, 2011 - 12:06
 
A good way to end a crappy day! Thanks Bill! {#Daisy}

calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 18:33
 

Ghost Riders (In the Sky) - Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash:

"They sing a great duet!!! i grew up on Johnny Cash's music,, my unlces played his songs all the time, as they sit and drink a beer lol. First songs I remember is "I walk the line", & The Ring of Fire"...Now Johnny is in Heaven with all the other great musicians, sitting there, playing their guitars singing their songs. Rest in Peace!"     yvonnejm51

 



Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 05:49
 
Bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, titty bum, etc, etc  

rebeccagrad
(Tucson, AZ)
Posted: Aug 17, 2011 - 11:55
 
Right, cause movies are always the best way to take the real measure of a person's life. {#Silenced}

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 14:15
 
 johnjconn wrote:
Don't misunderstand me, I love Johnny.  But "a life well lived, for sure"????????
Johnny's life would rarely be described as a life well lived.  Watch the movie, you'll understand.

 misterbearbaby wrote:
Johnny Cash- a life well lived, for sure.
 
 
Well he did get to play a bad guy on Columbo:

 

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 12:13
 
Don't misunderstand me, I love Johnny.  But "a life well lived, for sure"????????
Johnny's life would rarely be described as a life well lived.  Watch the movie, you'll understand.

 misterbearbaby wrote:
Johnny Cash- a life well lived, for sure.
 



MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 12:13
 
the MAN in Black...

ferwoman
Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 12:12
 
{#Bananajumprope}

Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land)
Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 12:12
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Just a great song no matter who does it, personally The Outlaws version if my fav, but this one is outstanding too! 8
 
I agree with the Outlaws version being great, except that they left out the last verse.  If it wasn't for that, I'd put it up there with Johnny's.


J_R
(Cuernavaca Morelos México)
Posted: Jul 21, 2011 - 12:12
 
{#Bananajam}


misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California)
Posted: Jun 15, 2011 - 11:15
 
Johnny Cash- a life well lived, for sure.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jun 15, 2011 - 10:56
 
 Jelani wrote:

What?! How did Johnny Cash and Bono wind up in the same sentence?!
Apologize to Johnny, please.
:) 
  Nonsense.  Listen to The Wanderer at the end of Zooropa

Great artists from different time periods who admire and respect each other

Enough with these narrow minded comments comparing artists.



katiediddler
(one of the dominoes, hopefully near the back)
Posted: Jun 15, 2011 - 10:51
 

Moves me to action, just not sure which type. Awesome.



bmeador
(24fps)
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 09:56
 
 lawman wrote:
Best. Version. Everrrr.
 
That post looks like Charlie Sheen sounds.


scmerriam
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 09:54
 
Gives me chills!

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 09:54
 
The trademark sound of cash guitars Dum dack dum. Turn up the tremelo and let er rip

lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 04:32
 
Best. Version. Everrrr.

januismer
(SW Michigan)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 04:31
 
 Cynaera wrote:
I spent my entire youth being deprived of country music because my parents hated it.  Once I was emancipated, I still steered clear of country for a long time.  Thank goodness, a door opened in my brain and I allowed country music into my realm.  And now, thanks to RP, I have a new appreciation for Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and the new generations of country artists.

Thank you, RadioParadise.
 
Its not Country... Its "Johnny".


sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 04:30
 
Just a great song no matter who does it, personally The Outlaws version if my fav, but this one is outstanding too! 8

maxgruv
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Mar 12, 2011 - 18:14
 
Legendary. 'Nuff said.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 23:02
 
I spent my entire youth being deprived of country music because my parents hated it.  Once I was emancipated, I still steered clear of country for a long time.  Thank goodness, a door opened in my brain and I allowed country music into my realm.  And now, thanks to RP, I have a new appreciation for Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and the new generations of country artists.

Thank you, RadioParadise.

natedog
(Victoria, TX)
Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 22:59
 
This song is cool! I love every version of it!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 10:24
 
 purplespider wrote:
Johnny Cash was cool before Bono was even born.{#Notworthy}
 
Huh?
cher, bono & zimmerman



fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 10:21
 
 markander33 wrote:
Godlike is the appropriate adjective for rating this song!
 
Given the song topic, maybe Devil-like would be more appropriate? ;)

Cheesier than the Wensleydale Creamery, yet fun with it. This is one of the very few Cash songs that rates a 5 from the Nottingham jury.


a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 13:19
 
I have never been so happy to hear this song, whew

cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC)
Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 13:18
 
Yippie ki yay, fother muckers