I finally received my copy of the new Johnny Cash boxset today. It's pretty overwhelming and exhaustive. The first song I listened to literally made me weepy, though. It's two of my heroes, Johnny and Joe Strummer, trading lines on Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." The liner notes for the track gave me a sly smile. Rick Rubin writes...

There was one line I was wary about because it was not good English (MRW - certainly one of the many lines like "pirates, yes they rob I") and I said, "Johnny do you want to change this word to say it the way you'd say it?" And he looked at me and said, "Bob Marley wrote that. I can't change that!"

Keb' Mo'? Paging Keb' Mo'. Didja hear that, Keb'? Jackass.

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