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Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, many others, star in new Johnny Cash video

Contributed by brodave_17. Posted by aubin on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 12:00 PM (EST)

More than 36 artists appear in the first video from Johnny Cash's final album.

There are 36 cameos throughout the black & white video, including Iggy Pop, Bono, Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Johnny Depp, Dixie Chicks, Terrence Howard, Patti Smith, Dennis Hopper and Chris Rock. Each artist is dressed in black to honor Cash.

The video was directed by Tony Kaye and the video concept was created by Kaye, Justin Timberlake, Rick Rubin and Mark Romanek, who directed Cash's award-winning video "Hurt."

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SteveJonesTheRealBones (November 11, 2006)

how come punkNEWSrecords hasnt had any NEWS lately, fucking posers

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

SteveJonesTheRealBones (November 11, 2006)

that list of stars is like a whos who of has beens, shit, and old washed up past their timers

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770-@yahoo.com

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TrailerParkJesus (November 11, 2006)

yeah where are Panic! at the disco, MCR and whoever else is in the mainstream nowadays?

SteveJonesTheRealBones (November 11, 2006)

what do they have to do with anything?

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (November 11, 2006)

yeah, we should've had D4, the Lawrence Arms, Propagandhi and Against Me! in this video. but then we'd all call them sellouts.

Someone (November 11, 2006)

you people are so fucking stupid

shot_in_the_dark (November 11, 2006)

i hope i missed the point. else that was fucking retarded.

Someone (November 11, 2006)

It's better to be a has been than a never was, like yourself.

clamum (November 11, 2006)

Hahaha!

SteveJonesTheRealBones (November 11, 2006)

never was in entertainment, sure, but then again, i wasnt trying.

on the other hand, i was/am a lot of things these people will never be, or never could be, so eh..

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

FuckYouOiOiOi (November 11, 2006)

isn't that fitting for a johnny cash video?

Smithy (November 11, 2006)

No.

sprainedsoul (November 11, 2006)

Good song. Cash's voice got more haunting with time.

Someone (November 11, 2006)

justin timberlake isn't fit to lick the grime off cash's toenails.

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Someone (November 11, 2006)

neither cash or timberlake have any talent. cash was a phony.

notfeelingcreative (November 11, 2006)

I went to the Kiss farewell tour back in 2000 and I ended up sitting next to Justin Timberlake and the rest of N-Sync, point being, I don't think Justin TImberlake likes Kiss, Johnny Cash or any of the other stuff he pretends to like, I think his "people" advise him to get involved in projects like this and attend a plethora of shows to "broaden" his musical horizons and make the public think that he listens to something other than Michael Jackson, Milli Vanilli and the New Kids on The Block. You're not fooling anyone!

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SenorPotpourri (November 11, 2006)

You were a member of N-Sync? For shame, for shame.

- Senor Potpourri

notfeelingcreative (November 11, 2006)

((((((hangs head)))))))))

sprainedsoul (November 11, 2006)

He was young. And needed the money.

FuckYouOiOiOi (November 11, 2006)

kiss sucks almost as bad as nsync. and they're just as big corporate whores (if not bigger).

punkbytheounce (November 11, 2006)

Dude, obviously bigger. They have so much Kiss garbage that you can buy, I don't think I've ever actually come in contact with a Kiss album, but everywhere I go there's fucking t-shirts, lunchboxes, shot glasses, the works.

ChokingVictim (November 11, 2006)

Kiss sucks.

Someone (November 11, 2006)

HAH. bono with the fucking angel's wings. always with the fucking self-important messianic bullshit, even in a video made to honor another artist.

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Someone (November 11, 2006)

yeah, if it wasn't for his band selling millions of records he'd be in some mental asylum by now i'm sure

Someone (November 11, 2006)

i mean, don't get me wrong. the humanitarian work he's done for raising aids awareness in africa and helping to raise funds for medicine has been invaluable. but the way he does it (bringing camera crews from MTV along, holding press conferences, etc) makes me think of that fucking South Park episode where everybody buys a hybrid car and gives each other the smug thumbs-up.

JustLikeDelilah (November 11, 2006)

thaayanks!

SenorPotpourri (November 11, 2006)

Why would you start off the cameo list by explaining that Iggy Pop is in the video, follow it with a slew of people (aside from Patti Smith) that most of us don't give a damn about, and top all of this off by omitting Mick Jones?

Think of the amazing jokes we could have had if Mick Jones were including...

what is this, mickjones.org?

- Senor Potpourri

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SenorPotpourri (November 11, 2006)

included.

fagpatrol (November 11, 2006)

Was he the balding guy with the guitar?

Someone (November 11, 2006)

he's the black guy.

Someone (November 11, 2006)

why don't you all shut the fuck up. these people are in this video because they probably have respect for johnny cash and what he did. and i'm sure 50% of the people on this fucken board didnt give a shit about johnny cash or knew who he was until 3 years ago

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SenorPotpourri (November 11, 2006)

This coming from a kid who probably wasn't even born until after the first American recording was released.

- Senor Potpourri

Someone (November 11, 2006)

this video blows. perhaps it would have seen more heart felt if there were actual people in it (you know, like fans) and not a bunch of overpaid has-beens that will do anything to get in the limelight if only for a few seconds. All "characters" portrayed in this video would have been better represented, I think, by people who were actually moved by Cash. Respect Cash, not for Timberlake.

ChokingVictim (November 11, 2006)

I don't get it when the same people who constantly bitch about how the masses have a shitty music taste get pissed when the masses start listening to something good.

shot_in_the_dark (November 11, 2006)

we all love having something to bitch about. dont take that away from us.

SuperRad (November 11, 2006)

I hate you so much right now.

ChokingVictim (November 11, 2006)

The new Bomb The Music Industry! track is fucking awesome.

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FuckYouOiOiOi (November 11, 2006)

what are you talking about? and did you get that vinyl yet?

ChokingVictim (November 11, 2006)

www.quoteunquoterecords.com

It's on the bottom left hand corner music player. They have a new EP coming out soon.

Someone (November 11, 2006)

raise your hand if youre an atheist

Someone (November 11, 2006)

raise your hand if youre an athierst

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FuckYouOiOiOi (November 11, 2006)

science damn you!!!

Dusticles (November 11, 2006)

science damnit!!

FuckYouOiOiOi (November 11, 2006)

oh my science!

capitalist_pig (November 11, 2006)

Science H. Logic!

JonathonFallow (November 11, 2006)

Your mother is an athierst.

el_matt (November 11, 2006)

You people don't get it. This is actually a parody of the Me First and the Gimme Gimme's video for I Believe i Can Fly. Only this one had a bigger budget.

SalsaShark (November 11, 2006)

What a terribly lame video for such a great artist. Some of these artists seem like they have no relevance in being this video (particularly Jay Z and Justin Timberlake, neither of whom seemed to have any Cash influence and make sub-par music), while others seem sort of lost (like Keith Richards... but I think that's always the way he seems).

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Badmouth (November 11, 2006)

Jay-Z is the greatest though? who else can retire from rapping, hmm? no one haha anyways best appearance was billy gibbons of zz top

clamum (November 11, 2006)

Jay-Z sucks dick. There's way more talented rappers out there than him.

SalsaShark (November 11, 2006)

Jay Z is lame. His songs are catchy I guess, but he subscribes to the same misogynistic self-centered materialistic bullshit most of the rappers on MTV do, and for that, I can't really listen to him.

at_the_drive_in_21 (November 12, 2006)

To say Jay-Z is sub-par or not relevant in the rap world is laughable at best.

SalsaShark (November 12, 2006)

You've got me on the relevant part, but sure not on the "sub-par" part.

Someone (November 12, 2006)

He is these days, but Reasonable Doubt is classic and the Blue Print is pretty good, too.

-Will

Someone (November 11, 2006)

Brian Wilson is fucking crazy

Badmouth (November 11, 2006)

I would watch this movie, when's it coming out?

BrandonSideleau (November 11, 2006)

About three or four decent artists among a whole boatload of hacks, posers and fakes.....great!

SuperRad (November 11, 2006)

I just want to say that's the worst fucking video I've ever seen. Holy shit, is this really happening?

Unbelievable...

BrandonSideleau (November 11, 2006)

This is like one of those lame 80's "Say No To Drugs" music videos sponsered by Reagan. I'm not saying Cash was in ANYWAY related to that....this video just turns out looking lame like that, with trendy celebrity guests looking really stupid.

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Someone (November 11, 2006)

booyakasha

Someone (November 11, 2006)

cash's fifteen minutes are up... whats the big deal with this guy, anyway? he didnt write his own songs and he wasnt that good at playing other peoples. this guy blows. if you want to hear some good folk/country checki out townes van zandt, a dude who wrote all his songs and a lot of other peoples too.

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Someone (November 11, 2006)

Some songs that Johnny wrote:
I Walk the Line
Don't Take Your Guns to Town
Understand Your Man
Folsom Prison Blues
Flesh and Blood
Man in Black
Hey Porter
Cry, Cry, Cry
Get Rhythm
Give My Love to Rose
Big River
I Still Miss Someone
Five Feet High and Rising
Tennessee Flat Top Box
The Man Comes Around
Like the 309

and countless others. 15 minutes? Try 50 years.

xcm (November 11, 2006)

YOU GOT F'd IN THE A!
but seriously, get outta here troll

speeds (November 11, 2006)

what better way to honour johnny cash, then to put as many celebrities in a video as you can

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Someone (November 13, 2006)

Ha ha. Ouch.

kingofsuck (November 11, 2006)

You know, Aubin, it might be a good idea to have the name of the song somewhere in the article.

Just sayin'.

Someone (November 12, 2006)

Yes. A montage of celebrities who will never need to spend a day wondering how they'll find the money to eat really fits Johnny's songs of spite and revenge for the common man.

Such a great song deserves a much better video.

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at_the_drive_in_21 (November 12, 2006)

And to think that none of these figures suffered for their art before becoming famous?

Ghost_of_D_Boon (November 12, 2006)

Point goes to at_the_drive_in_21.

Ghost_of_D_Boon (November 12, 2006)

The only person who doesn't belong in that video is Kid Crock.

Almost everyone else in that clip, FYI, has had at least one track produced by Rick f'n Rubin.

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punk_sk (November 12, 2006)

prove it
plus rock knew cash and was even at his funeral, he has more right to be in there then some others

Ghost_of_D_Boon (November 12, 2006)

SK,

This article has many of the artists that Rick Rubin has produced:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin

Jay-Z, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea is in the video), Justin Timberlake, and probably a couple of others that I didn't catch in the video all have had recordings produced by Rick Rubin. And Rubin was in the running to produce the new Stooges album before Steve Albini got the nod (Albini is good, but how cool would a Stooges album produced by Rick Rubin have been?)

As a related aside,

Sheryl Crow also participated on the sessions for American III, while Flea played bass on some sessions for Unchaiined (American II).

Bono and Keith Richards both were friends of Johnny Cash.

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blixleigh-ziti-jones (November 14, 2006)

What has kid rock ever done? He's totally talentless.

skeetskurt (November 12, 2006)

whats a video without kid rock?

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Ghost_of_D_Boon (November 12, 2006)

A much better, more watchable video that won't make people change the channel.

Someone (November 12, 2006)

Justin Timberlake grew up in Tennessee and grew up listening to Johnny Cash. Simply because his music does not reflect that, does not mean that he should be mocked or ridiculed for being in the video. In other words, Timberlake has listened to Cash his whole life while most of you simply own the Walk The Line soundtrack and act like experts.

Someone (November 13, 2006)

Didn't suck.

blixleigh-ziti-jones (November 14, 2006)

what a nice surprise to see patti smith in this vid. keep on, keepin on, mrs. smith. "sympathy, empathy, acknowledge all man as fellow creations of the father's" don't crap negative on people in the vid. it's nice to see all the differnt faces together ..except kanye west and kid rock cuz they both big talentless dummies... and i can do without sheryl crow too. oh, and ps. rap is OVER!!!! its so over. good day

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