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However, it may be his unflinching look at a PTSD-afflicted Vietnam veteran who can’t get the monkey off his back, “Sam Stone,” that caused the biggest waves - specifically, the line “There’s a hole in Daddy’s arm where all the money goes / Jesus Christ died for nothin’, I suppose.” In a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone, Prine mentioned that the song would provoke audience members to walk out back then.
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John Prine’s self-titled 1971 debut album was revolutionary in the topics it broached, with warm, empathetic songs about blind patriots and lonely senior citizens. John Prine Releases Controversial Ode to Opioid Addiction in America’s Vets He even took it a step further by adding his own mirthless line - “I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down.” Considering it was sung 50 years ago, one can only imagine how that language would suck the air out of the room. “Red” Arnall in the mid-’40s as a reworking of the folk song “Little Sadie,” its story of an intoxicated, spurned boyfriend gunning down his unfaithful girlfriend is still a tough pill to swallow - and it ends with an admonishment: “Come all you hypes and listen to me / Drink all you want to, but let that cocaine be.” Famously, Johnny Cash covered this song at Folsom Prison, where he sang this tune to some characters that you can imagine were in for their own cocaine blues. The western swing classic “Cocaine Blues” has a long and rich history that simply begs for its own article. Johnny Cash Performs Song About Drugged and Drunk Homicide at Folsom Prison
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Willie Nelson Announces New Album 'Last Man Standing': Watch the Video For Title Track