Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down | Reaction 

Cash was already dead when they made this video. It was a tribute to how influential he was to such a wide range of people.

Look at all the different people who agreed to make a cameo in the video...they all loved and respected Johnny Cash and his musical talents.

J.C.+R.I.P? JOHNNY CASH. REST IN PEACE. Yes, he was dead when this was released. (It was his funeral song.) Yes, everyone was wearing Johnny's colors and mouthing the lyrics. Yes, Johnny WAS in the video, but it was footage from when he was young. GUESTS INCLUDE (But Not Limited To): Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, Billy Joel, Kris Krissofferson, Kid Rock, Tommy Lee, Travis Barker, Bono, Anthony Kiedis, Adam Lambert, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, Drew Barrymore, Cuba Gooding Jr, Woody Harrelson, Chris Rock & Kanye West.

The people who are in this are in it for 2 reasons. To pay respect to one of the most powerful forces in music, and because they know God damn well they are the epitome of this song.

Johnny Cash recorded this cover in 2003 and released it on July 4th of 2006. "The lyrics warn sinners that they cannot avoid God's judgment." "God's Gonna Cut You Down" (also known as "God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down", "God's Gonna Cut 'Em Down", "Run On" and "Sermon") is a traditional folk song. It was first recorded by Golden Gate Quartet in 1946 and first issued later that year by The Jubalaires. Since then, the track has been recorded in a variety of genres, including country, folk, gospel, alternative rock, electronica and black metal. Too many have covered but none like J.C. RIP.

You hit the nail on the head. You can't run from your sins, eventually you'll have to answer for them.

I talked to JC on my cb radio in the 70s.. North of Nashville. June was sitting next to him. Customized van.. Saw him in Atlanta 72.. My dad got his autograph in 69 on a plane. Dad said my boy sure likes you. He said what's his name. Dad said Mike.. He wrote Best wishes Mike.. Yours truly Johnny Cash!

In the video, on the Bono segment, he paints "Sinners make the best Saints" - JC R.I.P that's an homage to Johnny

Everyone is basically paying their respects by being in this video. It was after he died and so to me there are 2 points for the video itself - showing how many other celebrities are fans of Cash and wanted to participate, and then echoing that it doesnt matter who you are: actor, musician, rapper, whatever, the message applies to all

To understand Johnny Cash you need to listen Man in Black it is the story of his beliefs

The video was made after he passed... iggy pop, kanye, jay z, sheryl crow, keith richards, brian wilson, kid rock, johnny depp, bono, anthony kiedas, lisa marie presely, chris rock, kris kristofferson, dennis hopper, dixie chicks... cant remember who else i saw in there, but yeah as others have said, this is all walks of life, all backgrounds, showing respect to an icon... first guy talking might have been sam phillips, not sure though

I remember hearing this played before a local high school football game. It was a chilly misty October night, the setting was perfect. Perfect song for football hype

It was released posthumously after he died and all the actors and musicians were in the video tribute to how influential he was when he was alive

I love this tribute video to Johnny. Rest in peace

This song ages like fine wine. Can't say the same for all the cameos... An all time banger. Spread the word John. 👃

He had a influence on almost everyone that heard or meet him. They all realize no matter what they do the day will come.

Every person in this video is a star and he is also in the video, but a younger Johnny Cash.

It was a sort of memorial to Johnny with a lot of people appearing to demonstrate their admiration for the legend that is Cash.

Johnny Cash had already died before this video was ever put out I believe this was a tribute to Johnny Cash by his daughter

So many people, across every genre of music, movie and life were touched, not just by his songs, but more by the human character he was, the personal struggles with our inner demons, temptations and coming to the light we all must choose for ourselves. He didn't judge but shared his hope of redemption, in prisons, on stage and wherever he went, without shame or guilt.

It's amazing how many other people had a part in this. It shows how much respect that this man had in the music world. All of those who paid respects to the Johnny Cash.

Johnny was truly a deep thinker and had his demons.. he spoke from the heart all things good and bad . He wasn't afraid to step out of the mold and say to the world.. i'm a mess and so are you its gonna be alright... god forgave him and gave him a second chance through failed marriage and addictions...and an inspiration to many musicians.. love is all there is...❤❤❤

The reason for all of the celebrities in this video is because Johnny Cash unfortunately passed away before shooting a video to the song so they called in all the celebrities that looked up to and were friends with Johnny Cash to shoot this video for the song as tribute to Johnny Cash. The song was recorded in 2003 but the video released in 2006

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This was made after he passed and was a tribute by some of the biggest stars of the time. And you are correct on the meaning of the song Jonny had a lot o Christian music though out his career as well.

Artists appear in this order: Rick Rubin, Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Chris Martin, Kris Kristofferson, Patti Smith, Terence Howard, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Q-Tip, Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Chris Rock, Justin Timberlake, Kate Moss, Sir Peter Blake (Sgt Peppers Artist), Sheryl Crow, Denis Hopper, Woody Harrelson, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Tommy Lee, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire (Dixie Chicks), Mick Jones, Sharon Stone, Bono, Shelby Lynne, Anthony Kiedis, Travis Barker, Lisa Marie Presley, Kid Rock, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, Corinne Bailey Rae, Johnny Depp, Graham Nash, Brian Wilson, Rick Rubin and Owen Wilson. The video finishes with Rick Rubin traveling to a seaside cliff with friend Owen Wilson to throw a bouquet of flowers up in the air.

Great song! Johnny had a REALLY big thing about the wrath of God. Lol He's got a couple of others like this.

Cash was a legend. His life story was so interesting and alot of heart break. Especially his childhood.

"Hopefully this one isn't too emotional." Oh. Oh dear.

We all meet our maker and answer for our doings-yep🤔🙏❤️

All cameos: David Allan Coe, Patricia Arquette, Travis Barker, Peter Blake, Bono, Sheryl Crow, Johnny Depp, the Dixie Chicks, Flea, Billy Gibbons, Whoopi Goldberg, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Terrence Howard, Jay-Z, Mick Jones, Kid Rock, Anthony Kiedis, Kris Kristofferson, Amy Lee, Tommy Lee, Adam Levine, Shelby Lynne, Chris Martin, Kate Moss, Graham Nash, Iggy Pop, Lisa Marie Presley, Q-Tip, Corinne Bailey Rae, Keith Richards, Chris Rock, Rick Rubin, Patti Smith, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Brian Wilson and Owen Wilson

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You should check out "The Man comes around" by Johnny Cash.

There’s a whole different video where Johnny sings this song with thirties dust bowl images in the video with old time mug shots with one of Johnny’s and other more modern singers mixed in.

Amen to the message from the legendary man in black!

I think you hit the nail on the head... no matter what you do, who you are, how well you think you hid it- eventually we all answer for our sins. We cannot outrun fate.

thats exactly right.you will answer for every thought,word, and deed

Great take Doc. Subscribed

I didn't know you were a Buckeye fan, young Sir. True that to your reaction. John R. Cash is laying down truth, as always. Keep on. I'm with you (Ohio State class of '80).

love ur reaction and in depth review

You need to hear Johnny and June’s song Jackson and If I were a Carpenter. Another light hearted song is One piece at a Time

This was a tribute video to Johnny Cash after he died. And all the musicians and actors volunteered to be in it to show love and respect for his life and music.

Great reaction, this is an awesome tribute video.

Yes, it's a tribute to Johnny Cash but it is an ironic one. The song warns about superficiality and worshipping false idols in the guise of celebrity culture and yet the video is nothing but shots of various celebrities. I've always wondered how many of the celebrities in this really understood what the song was about and what the message in the video is.

Brother, the song and video and celebrities, it’s about redemption for they all sold their souls!

Knew the song years before coming to your review 3 years after you did it. 😆

Nail on head. You WILL answer for your sins. Well stated Doc.

Best way for me to explain this video it is saying that no matter who you are or what you have done your sins will be reviled. I believe the imagery is giving an example saying even those we view on high shall one day answer for their sins that even the mightiest or most well loved will fall to sin. Aka the reason it showed so many famous people

I will never forget the day he died. I was in New York City, Doing a show at Madison square garden with the Black Crowes, and I saw it scrolling across one of the screens on one of buildings. It said John Ritter and Johnny Cash had died. That was a very sad day

Johnny also did a great job with Tom Petty’s “I won’t back down”!

Johnny Cash amazing!

Johnnys first wife is African American....she is stunningly beautiful and did not put up with disrespect of her or their four children.....

This was done after Johnny died.All of these greats of stage and screen got together with a music tract of this song to create "the last legacy"song because of their love and respect for Johnny.

I love the shirt. Go Bucks!!!

this is a old old old spiritual song

YES! ITS HAPPENING!!

Always liked the double edge of this video - that on the surface it's a wide array of great artists paying tribute, but the solemn tone and the black & white photography gets across that no matter how pretty, rich, or famous any of these celebrities are in the present, they too will face death and God's judgment one day.

It was released in 06 3 years after he died

This video was done after he died as a tribute. You probably heard the music from Chevy commercials, please react to... DISAPPOINTING YOU- RADNEY FOSTER

Every person that you see in this video is a rockstar all of them

The video was created by people who attended his funeral. They did it in honor of Johnny Cash. Part of the message is that we are ALL ON BORROWED TIME and that God sees all.

Unless I didn't go back far enough and someone already shared this, (my apologies) here's the rest of the story! If this is new info you may want to go watch it again, it's pretty revealing? First recorded by the Golden Gate Quartet in 1947, this traditional American folk tune warns evildoers of God's inescapable wrath. Johnny Cash recorded his version in 2003, the idea came from Justin Timberlake (2013). The concept came to him while he was listening to Cash's album with producer Rick Rubin while on a break in the recording studio. When they got to this track, Timberlake told Rubin - the video should feature celebrities wearing Cash's signature black as a tribute to the late singer. Nearly 40 stars appear in the black-and-white clip, including Timberlake, Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Bono, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis and Flea, Adam Levine, Keith Richards, Sheryl Crow, Graham Nash, Mick Jones, and Johnny Depp, among others. Footage was shot in New York, Los An and features close-up shots of the black-clad celebs, whose expressions capture the emotion of hearing the song (some of them, like a teary-eyed Shelby Lynne, for the first time). "Each person got to design their own moment," Rubin told MTV. "But Tony was looking more for the instant emotional impact than a sync, so pretty much everything was spontaneous." Source - Songfacts If you are wondering how do you run to God I stead of away from Him. I suggest this from Myron Golden, I love this guy! Life, game changer ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xKaAj-j2XNs.html

You got exactly what he meant by this song. No matter who we are, what we look like, God will "cut us down".

Man I forgot how star-ass-studded this video was.

This is a powerful song

Thank you Man for clear anderstsnding of each word coming out of Johnny cash 🤔

If you notice the people in the video at some point God cut them down. Kanye at this point was when he rushed the stage on Taylor swift, Kate Moss was a supermodel who someone got pics of her snorting cocaine and ruined her reputation all of them.

Some music videos don't have meaning... people just demand a background for music lol. This was a bunch of famous people who supported J cash.

Johnny cash one piece at a time ! Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash " I am going to jackson "

Ten years ago. Makes me think; if you haven't reacted to Pink Floyd's "Time", now's the, um, time.

Not sure if you’ve ever heard of the actor/rapper Khleo Thomas, but he used this sample a beat for one of his songs.

2:24 your smile when you see chris rock.i smile the same way when i saw the video the first time

Another great artist did this song a few years ago. He was friends with Johnny Cash and Elvis and Tom Jones still performs today. If you haven't heard of Tom Jones before, it could be that the time for you has come to discover one of the few living legends of the 60's who can still impress the viewer with his fantastic voice even at his age! Also check out his song Tower Of Song.

You probably heard the song when it was used in a truck add as well one of the Call Of Duty games.

exactly. all your fame, all your money mean nothing. we all must answer.

Hi buddy I live in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada which is sort of the centre of the province, I just subscribed and I`m 60 {ha ha also a Metis, which is an aboriginal} so i listened to Johnny for 40ish years. I think what your doing is cool - PS we used to say cool in the 60s, 70s 80s,ish. Here`s a song to try " Drinking Gasoline " I think the Band is the Baboons, came ut about 8 yrs ago, have fun and good luck,

1)Crowder “Red Letters” (Official Music Video), 2)For King & Country “God Only Knows” (Official Music Video).

This video was made after he passed, all of these celebrities were cash fans

You got the total meaning of the song>

fyi with music videos they dont always reflect the meaning of the song, sometimes they do have a direct link to the song, sometimes they are their own thing (also if you see the vevo watermark, its the official video)

This song what released in 2006

Little bit of Elvis in there and he didn’t notice. 😎

the bill comes due for all of us

Amen... We're all gonna face God one day

A partial list of stars in this video. David Allan Coe, Patricia Arquette, Travis Barker, Peter Blake, Bono, Sheryl Crow, Johnny Depp, the Dixie Chicks (now known as The Chicks), Flea, Billy Gibbons, Whoopi Goldberg, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Terrence Howard, Jay-Z, Mick Jones, Kid Rock, Anthony Kiedis, Kris Kristofferson, Amy Lee, Tommy Lee, Adam Levine, Shelby Lynne, Chris Martin, Kate Moss, Graham Nash, Iggy Pop, Lisa Marie Presley, Q-Tip, Corinne Bailey Rae, Keith Richards, Chris Rock, Rick Rubin, Patti Smith, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Brian Wilson and Owen Wilson.

I think it was Snoop Dog who called Johnny Cash an O.G., partly for his Folsom Prison Blues....."I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die...."

Some of those celebrities have already been cut down!

I think some videos are explaining things certain people get, when some people show up in videos, or they are part of something bigger then that label is. I got it soon as you questioned Kanye, idk Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson all have a certain role in messages in lyric, or on stages with gold mics, or circles ovals, on floor of stage they stand in, kid rock too, updated probably, I think that, but many artists may have arranged these updated for release in these times. It is very awakening.

Timberlake did this as a memorial to JC. He had to turn ppl away to do this video.

I’m amazed that you didn’t recognize the people in the video except for Chris and Kanye .Every one of them is a famous artist .

It did show J.C in this video

Tom Macdonald dropping a new video Friday. I’ll be on the lookout for your reaction

This is a lot of celebrities

Correct!

The devil will never stop with making evil, he's the midnight rider working all the whole time. Amen

you got Kid Rock You Got Lisa Presleythere's a bunch of stars in that video

Johnny was the real deal. Absolutely love him. I'm not sure if you have ever listened to Mad Season with Layne Staley, but if not you should, even if you dont' make a video. Cheers.

That was Presila Presley