Channeling Johnny Cash? What?
Sam Hunt took the to stage at the CMT Music Awards for a performance of his latest single, "Locked Up," that was introduced as "channeling Johnny Cash." But it sounded more like he was channeling Fergie singing the national anthem...
In the video for the song, Hunt dressed as Johnny Cash from his prison performances at San Quentin and Folsom Prison, as he laments how he almost lost the love of his life, his wife Hannah, thanks to his “young, dumb, rowdy phase.”
Of course the autobiographical song is referring to his November 2019 arrest for DUI that landed him behind bars, as well as his wife’s 2022 filing for divorce (which she retracted a couple of months later).
“The night I got locked up, everything went wrong
The night I got messed up, should’ve just stayed home
Pickеd up my phone, what can I say?
I thought that you’d walk away
But you stood by your man, Tammy Wynette
It hit thе fan, you could’ve just quit
Nah, but you showed me love
You didn’t go when the goin’ got tough, the night I got locked up”
The video not only features Sam dressed in black with his slicked back hair playing for inmates in a scene reminiscent of Cash, but also includes his wife Hannah evoking June Carter Cash as she stands beside him through the tough times.
But fans weren't impressed with his attempt at evoking the Man in Black during the CMT Awards...
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I mean, if you're going to claim to be channeling Johnny Cash, you can't sound like THAT...-----------------------------------
By: Aaron Ryan
Title: Fans Sound Off On Sam Hunt’s Off-Key “Johnny Cash-Inspired” Performance Of “Locked Up” At The CMT Music Awards
Sourced From: www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/04/07/fans-sound-off-on-sam-hunts-off-key-johnny-cash-inspired-performance-of-locked-up-at-the-cmt-music-awards/
Published Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 01:45:50 +0000
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