Im Februar 2009 wäre der 2003 verstorbene Johnny Cash 77 Jahre alt geworden. Am 13. Jänner 1968 absolvierte der "Duke of Country" einen legendären Auftritt in der Kantine des kalifornischen Staatsgefängnisses "Folsom Prison", der auch als Live-Album veröffentlicht wurde.
Nach einem schweren, aber erfolgreichen Drogenentzug erfüllte sich Johnny Cash einen langgehegten Traum, nämlich die Aufnahme eines Livekonzerts in einem Gefängnis. Durch dieses Engagement wurde Cash zum Anwalt einer Gefängnisreform in den USA. Die Doku schildert u.a. anhand von Originalaufnahmen aus Folsom und bisher unveröffentlichtem Archivmaterial diesen wohl wichtigsten Tag in der Musikerkarriere des "Man in Black", wie Cash wegen seine stets schwarzen Bühnen-Outfits auch genannt wurde.
ARTE, 17.12.2009 um 22.30 Uhr
Wiederholungen:
28.12.2009 um 09:55
29.12.2009 um 03:00
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
(USA 2008, 86 min)
Ein zeithistorisches Ton- und Bilddokument. Unbedingt anschauen, kann ich da nur sagen.
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.
I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.
I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.
And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.
Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black!
Gruß
Franz
