TS: "Sunday Morning" vs. "Sunday Morning Coming Down"

they're both melancholy, aren't they?

both great, but "sunday morning coming down" is greater.

(ts: johnny cash version vs. kristofferson version)

(vs the dozen other versions that I can think of just off the top of my head)

they're both melancholy, aren't they?

Well, they're both soaked in regret, and neither is concerned with the future much, but one is "nothing short of dying quite as lonesome" and one is "watch out, the world's behind you."

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are we talking about this? If so it wins.

Sunday you need love, Monday be alone.

True.

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are we talking about the Velvet Underground?

Voted for The Velvets, but it was pretty close.

I vote 'Sunday Morning' - it wasn't easy, but there's more special memories with that song than the other. Specifically, being an American exchange student in Canterbury UK and how wonderful and goddamn special it was to get baked in some old cemetery and spin it up on the boombox while a beautiful Sunday morning sun arose.

Y'all voting for "Sunday Morning Coming Down" should definitely get that Best of the Johnny Cash show DVD.

Sunday Morning Coming Down, though they're both great.

I voted for the Velvets because that song is so much less... healthy. Kinda nasty and sarcastic and itchy.

With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

This dude is pretty unhealthy ;)

cleanest dirty shirt

One of my all time fave lines.

... which Mark E. Smith nicked for "Hip Priest"

Wow. I didn't know that. Cool. I wonder who had the cleaner dirty shirt? Probably Kristofferson.

Well, they're both soaked in regret, and neither is concerned with the future much, but one is "nothing short of dying quite as lonesome" and one is "watch out, the world's behind you."

-- kenan, Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:11 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Link

Kristofferson definitely does not say "quite" in that song, and it would sound ridiculous if he did.

Nope. Nobody does. It's "half as lonesome." I accept full responsibility for this grievous error.

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A victory for common sense

Ok, as long as Kristofferson doesn't go around acting like he has some kinda mandate. It was a squeaker.

;)

was considering this exact same poll this morning

tried to pull off a medley of these two songs a little while ago with my band, didn't quiiiiiite work, but i think it's possible.

James Redd otm above, version I know/love is off a Johnny Cash show soundtrack record