And that is his rendition of “Hung My Head.”
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The tune tells the story of a young man who borrows his brother's firearm and accidentally shoots dead a horseman riding off in the distance. Per a report from People, the inspiration behind the song came from Sting’s admiration for Hank Williams, whom he considered a “songwriting mentor,” as well as “TV Westerns like Bonanza, which he says he was"obsessed" with as a kid.”
Enter Johnny Cash
In 2002, Cash took the song and made it his own for what would become his final album, American IV: The Man Comes Around, before his death at age 71 less than a year later. Cash’s rendition brings even more weight to the tune’s lyric with his stripped-back acoustic style. His weathered vocals add a haunting touch as he simply unveils the story line by line.
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