I discovered the song on a Kris Kristofferson compilation cd, as a heartbroken teen, looking for something that sounded like I felt. So his version is the definitive to my ears, Cash’s sounding stiff in comparison. Country was never a thing in Iceland, so anything that wasn’t a pop-crossover came to us seldom and randomly, through tv, movies and such.
My generation discovered Cash and 70s country, a revelation compared to, well, Achy Breaky Heart, and not much else.
I discovered the song on a Kris Kristofferson compilation cd, as a heartbroken teen, looking for something that sounded like I felt. So his version is the definitive to my ears, Cash’s sounding stiff in comparison. Country was never a thing in Iceland, so anything that wasn’t a pop-crossover came to us seldom and randomly, through tv, movies and such.
My generation discovered Cash and 70s country, a revelation compared to, well, Achy Breaky Heart, and not much else.
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