Get rhythm
Get Rhythm is a country rockabilly song by the American musician and songwriter Johnny Cash . He recorded it in 1956 with the Tennessee Two on Sun Records under the production of Sam Phillips . The piece appeared as the B-side of the single I Walk the Line , Cash's first number one hit on the US country singles chart and million seller . In 1969, a revised version of Get Rhythm was released as a single and reached number 23 on the country charts.
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The song is about a man who meets a shoeshine boy. He asked him why he wasn't sad and depressed about his ungrateful work, but rather happy and cheerful. The boy replies that you can suppress such feelings with a brisk rhythm and that a suitable song removes all worries in your head.
Emergence
Cash wrote the song after a shoeshine boy cleaned his shoes on the street. The piece was originally intended for Elvis Presley , but he never recorded it. In addition to Cash (vocals and rhythm guitar), the "Tennessee Two" Luther Perkins ( lead guitar ) and Marshall Grant (bass) can be heard.
Cover versions
One of the most famous cover versions of Get Rhythm comes from Ry Cooder and appeared on his CD of the same name in 1987. Martin Delray brought out a cover version with Johnny Cash as a guest singer on his CD of the same name in 1991. Joaquin Phoenix recorded the piece in the studio in 2005 for the soundtrack of the Johnny Cash biography Walk the Line . The song can also be heard in the film in a differently orchestrated version. In addition, Dr. Feelgood the song in 1986 on their album Brilleaux .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Hogan: Johnny Cash, Stories and Songs compact, p. 22