So I'm putting down a few thoughts, something I've not done in awhile.
I first saw this video just a few months before he died. I was flipping the clicker late one night and ran across it. Scared the crap out of me, especially when I realized who it was. I guess the video won some awards.
The "album" it comes from is American IV, the last one released "pre-posthumously", so to speak, and is one of my favorites.
The last cut of this album is "We'll Meet Again". A particularly meaningful track considering it was the last song on the last album prior to his death. I think of that every time I listen to it.
So many things...Johnny reminded me of my father, so rugged like a mountain, you would never thought he would fade away or die. I don't know if Johnny was saved - his beliefs weren't focused on Christ only as his savior. 'I hurt myself' speaks to real heartfelt regret to his past life's actions. I think every human experiences that, though Christ is our hope. I guess I would just dissolve in tears to hear "We'll meet again". The way Johnny sang always touched your heart. Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. The appeal of Johnny is that you know he was a real man with a lot of flaws which he himself recognized. There justdoesn't seem to be any phoniness.
Who can discern the eternal fate of another?
Since I know you are a rocker at heart :), you might like Johnny's version of Man in Black which he performed with Christian punk rock group One Bad Pig back in the early 90's. I can't find it anywhere online for free for you to hear it, though.
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ReplyDeleteIf you find it, link me up, I don't know that I've ever seen it.