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Personal Jesus
Johnny Cash Lyrics

Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares

Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who's there

Feeling unknown
And you're all alone

Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer

Take second best
Put me to the test
Things on your chest
You need to confess

I will deliver
You know I'm a forgiver

Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith

Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares

Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone to care

Feeling unknown
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer

I will deliver
You know I'm a forgiver

Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: AL GREEN, MABON HODGES, ANTHONY C. II WILLIAMS

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Jonny Roxx

5y↑217

I think Johnny could sing ANY song & somehow make it his own; make it personal.

I don't know of anyone else that could pull that off quite the way he could.

I don't know about anyone else, but I am still Touched, every time I listen to the man.

He never get's tiresome to me & I've been a musician for a long time.

Long Live Johnny Cash & his music.

Thank you Johnny; you gave me & continue to give me so much inspiration to Live Life on My Own Terms.

Peace. JR

All comments from YouTube:

General Outis

2y↑1.1K

Everybody gansta til johnny cash comes on

Qiqa Mda

@Tracey Flowers Cartwright 0000p00pp00p000000000 please op p0 op 00p0ppp

Soulo Dolo Music

@FreshNews247 It's just a joke that goes with the comment lol. He said that everyone is gangster until Johnny Cash comes on. The same thing happened when GTA: San Andreas came out. A lot of people acted normal, then those people pretended they were gangsters from the hood.

FreshNews247

@Soulo Dolo Music what does that even mean

FreshNews247

1y↑1

Wtf JC would never had called himself "Gangsta" dipshit

John Anon

1y↑1

@Nathan Vankoughnett Please tell me your car ride is that "One Piece at a Time" Cadillac that Bruce Fitzpatrick made for Johnny in 1976.

lol I didn't have to search much for the picture of that specific car its even on wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_at_a_Time

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Frank D'Elia

4y↑2K

I'm no country music fan, but ANYTHING Johnny Cash does is gold.

R.C Jones

I've always considered him Rock'N Roll

Christine Chapsal

18w

that's a bit much ; )...

Alan Gonzalez

21w

This isnt even good????

john

22w

I love guitar peroid! I love old country, not new country 😂 thrash metal, banjo, and classical music.

Zed

24w

Preach

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Kun Slavov

2y↑376

If Johnny Cash covers your song, its not yours anymore.

The Black Dog Chronicles

It is certainly a nice version, but it doesn't compare to the Depeche Mode version. It doesn't have the same energy.

DWCtek

Thumbs up!

Johan Johansson

Cash did a great cover but this song is first and foremost a Depeche Mode classic!

Russell James Calio Jiménez

7w↑1

unfortunately he passed ayway

Niamh Dempsey

12w↑2

John 8:12 NKJV☀️
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” #john316 ✝️🙏🌏🙏
https://youtu.be/nyxjRcyrj8s
https://youtu.be/Khj9gSGn8pE

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cptreech

3y↑787

I suspect the reason that Johnny's cover have such power is that he only covered songs that touched him and he then put that emotion back into his interpretation.

Remo Cores

10w

@chookvalve Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode is a Christian believer too.

Erica Paz

34w↑1

@Synth Toaster I think that is personal Jesus of Depeche Mode

Caden Cooper

44w↑1

For years as a kid I thought Johnny Cash wrote this song.

Werner Kockerols

He didn't covered a song .He makes it, that it that the song looks he has written the song. He uses his own emotions.After he covered a song ,he makes the song is his song!

FreshNews247

1y↑1

Agree 100%

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Bob Johnson

8y↑139

"Human beings are the only creatures on earth that claim a God and the only living thing that behaves like it hasn't got one." said a very wise lobster.

frank bonini

Sebastian?

Mary Braunschweig. maiden name - Erwin

15w

Ya,

Mos Kito

34w

How do you know?

Chris Anagn.

42w↑4

@Wiking Andersson Ι can only presume it's Cash himself

Wiking Andersson

42w↑2

That was one of the best qoutes ever! Who is the wise lobster?

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Benedikt Graf

47w↑166

Depeche Mode
Marilyn Manson
Johnny Cash

'Personal Jesus' is reserved for legends of their genre only.

Kris Trznadel

You forgot about Nine Walking Trees 😀

Ben Caldwell

@Nancy La Selva ask most millennials about Depeche mode....they probablynever heard of them even tjo they have heard their songs...the song isn't a factor of legendary status.

Nancy La Selva

@Ben Caldwell it’s their song but okay whatever you say

Dragoner Sounds

18w↑3

@TheSalmuse7 Don't mind. I know Depeche Mode are legends.

Jessie Diane Ryan

18w↑1

MM I could not be bothered by his foolishness.

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Patrick Bateman

2y↑376

Johnny Cash had great taste in music. He knew bands like Depeche Mode and NIN were a cut above the rest.

Frank Castle

1y↑4

This is funny coming from Patrick Bateman.

David

1y↑5

@bossfan49 ah, I wondered how he found these tunes. It was Rubin? Shit. It's a wonder he never covered a chili peppers song. Now that would have been awesome.

pit2ryan3

1y↑4

Or, at least, Rick Rubin knew that...

Josh Porter-Taylor

1y↑11

@bossfan49 he was actually reluctant because he couldn't initially hear how hurt would work... Rubin pushed for it.

Undoubtedly resonated with the man in black at some point but Rubin was undoubtedly the touch paper for some of the classic covers !

Mr. hrfister

1y↑8

I read the other day that Depeche Mode, 25 or so years after their hey days were outselling today's garbage bands! I TOTALLY believe it!

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Charles Kuckel

3y↑299

Previously, I couldn't IMAGINE this song without synthesizers and that distinctive drum beat. ONLY Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, could've pulled this off. He did JUSTICE to the song!

Mens Hominis

18w↑1

@Charles Kuckel -- the way the guitars interpret the drum beat is actually pretty usual (not bad in any way) for originally electronic songs. Don't get me wrong, this instrumentation is brilliant, but it's not an "ONLY Johnny Cash" thing.

Haron Allisson

23w

Nah. This is the Wisdom of God. Dont attribute this to him, not even him did what u said.

Marilyn Russell

24w↑1

Phat Tony I agree and I used to play the Depeche Mode version constantly.

Marilyn Russell

24w↑1

NYC 42 I forgot that. I had the cassette single and played it over and over in my car. Both sides.

Midnified 222

30w↑1

@Charles Kuckel enjoy, if you haven't already! https://youtu.be/oawfo4HECf0

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Carlton Donaghe

2y↑28

Wow. Johnny Cash rocks. How awesome that at the end of a long and storied career he was still willing to be so experimental.

Johnny Doe

He is a legend and will always be

Nick R

39w↑1

Not many other people can pull that off in general, let alone in a state of declining health that johnny cash was in at the time. He really was a legend.

SparkJoy

3w↑7

Martin Gore himself, of Depeche Mode has gone on the record to say that Johnny Cash's cover version of "Personal Jesus" is the only one that counts.

actualitypossibility

No doubt this version is an honor for Martin Gore and Depeche Mode in general, but David Gahan's voice OWNS this tune. (:

Dave Vile

2y↑357

Piano in the back is great

Niamh Dempsey

12w

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jujubest

28w↑2

Matimanarchiste totalement d’accord

dragon beast

31w↑1

Yup

Leonard Richardson

31w↑2

Piano yes
Ol->

Craig Schruhm

32w↑2

Piano almost has a touch of honkytonk, love it.

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GlassDeviant

29w↑93

JC doesn't cover a whole lot of other peoples songs, but when he does he either equals their performance or betters it.

finton mainz

He did a LOT of covers. Some amazing performances.

MB2340

Absolutely right.

Alan Gonzalez

15w

@Christian Skidmore I can drop it but I'm just saying hes making a very bold statement. If he said in my opinion then cool

Alan Gonzalez

15w

@Jizz Master liking johnny cash and saying someone else has a shit taste in music lmfao

Alan Gonzalez

15w

@Jizz Master cant even fucking spell

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raul figueroa

1y↑29

con Fruciante en guitarra esta versión es EXELENTE. Jhony es UNICO.⚘

Luz Maria Gonzalez Rosas

1y↑1

Así es

Francisco Sánchez

1y↑2

Con Frusciante todo es excelente uwu

Carlos Cruz

6y↑123

Una voz como el vino, entre mas añeja mejor. Grande Jhonny Cash

c d

10w

Whaouuuu what a cover

Hector Quintana

popular knowledge

Sergio Berrio Vasquez

es cierto que en esta canción ayudó john frusciante?

Joe Stone

+Nathan Hernandez Now who can argue with THAT!!

Nathan Hernandez

if you want to be a great evening and then I will be in the morning but I am not sure if you have any further details please do not have any other person is not the same day as

ATP

7y↑14

impresionante mi admirado Johnny Cash con esta canción.

Teresa Grotius

2y↑8

I love old country and Cash is amazing. He also does Heart of Gold by Neil Young.

Jonny Roxx

5y↑217

b phillip

Imagine if Johnny Cash had covered one of John Lennon's more personal songs, one of his hurting painful emotional songs, Beatles or solo, or imagine if Cash sang Strawberry Fields Forever

Die Bart Die

@Leonardo Chavez cash is the showman here. We are not comparing

Leonardo Chavez

made by his own?? this cover was made by john frusciante, johnny just recorded it

AlinzPark

@JIMMIE BROWN Ray is almost cheating. he was another music god like Cash.

Die Bart Die

He was a beast!

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Maria Smith

3y↑26

I love how the meaning changes completely from the original meaning. I love the original version, and I love this too.

R. Cooke Keshia

con Fruciante en guitarra esta versión es EXELENTE. Jhony es UNICO.⚘
Una voz como el vino, entre mas añeja mejor. Grande Jhonny Cash

Brian D'Onofrio

5y↑535

Personal Jesus, recorded by Depeche Mode for their album "Violator", the bands seventh studio album released in March 1990. Personal Jesus was released as a single in August 1989, and was their first top 40 hit since " People are People" from 1984. This song has been covered by Johnny Cash, Gravity Kills, Marilyn Manson, Sammy Hagar, Jerry Williams, Lollipop Lust Kill, Nina Hagen, Richard Cheese, and Mindless Self Indulgence...though none of these other covers have the panache of the one by Johnny Cash.

Cara Biner

32w

Appreciated. My TBI brain forgot half of that. Cheers.

biertrang

best part of this song is " you know i'm a forgiver. " take care all of you.

Tina Nel

@Black Manson does the very best version, IMHO

3rdstone1

2y↑1

It's kinda weird. I remember hearing Depeche Mode's original when it came out, and thought it was great. Still, when I heard this version it felt like they wrote this song for Cash, and just had waited for him to be ready for it.

Rhi Gilligan

Don't forget the relentless

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Joseph Ancion

2y↑12

I really appreciate this cover. He really made this song his own.

John Kempton

1y↑26

Can you imagine being Depeche Mode and your agent says Johnny Cash is own the phone.........

Jamie O'Connor

1y↑1

Apparently when Dave got the call he was like "When Johnny Cash asks to cover your song you say YES". Then Martin was hemming and hawing about doing it: "Well I'm just not sure..." He was right. Look how many bad covers of this soon followed...

Seth Dunavant

2w↑2

who the F are the people who dont like this?!?

alejaaw

7y↑167

Depeche mode es buenísimo, pero esto es brutal, impresionante Cash!.

Daimien Hone

2y↑1

No you can't impersonate Johnny cash

Axel Galán

2y↑2

@Drosher Lo superó en cuanto el guitarrista de Red Hot Chilli Peppers tocó la primera nota Mi en la guitarra acustica.

Th3_G0th

@Sebastian M You are obviously uncommon with French..

Saitama

2y↑6

Es como sentirse en el desierto encima de tu corcel xD

Sebastian M

2y↑3

@buffalo8304 was that google translator?

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Christian Trevi

6w↑8

Johnny Cash suprises me every time I hear him, like a good wine, he gets better with age

berkoYT

2y↑23

first song I ever learned on guitar - I encourage anyone else to its a great riff.
Johnny Cash is/was/always will be a legend.

E-mito o

13w

Ele é e sempre será para todo o sempre! encontrei uma música que transmite essa realidade de forma perfeita, vou deixar o link aqui pra vcs ouvirem https://youtu.be/TYExiixEp7Y - EbsQ1y2Vul

Negative Zero

1y↑12

There’s just something so dark in Johnnys voice when he got to his later years.

freejoco

1y↑1

That was normallly ,he got old,and he was very ill..And the drug didn't do him any good either..But he was a good man..

Vincent P

1y↑18

Whoever thumbs down this song is a lost soul.

7 St

c sabe q é uma voz experiente <3 adoro isso OMG

Thirty Thirty

21w

Yeah! Johnny Cash 🎸📲 i Love his Gosspel Songs too. The Best Cash ! He is a Pure Artist. He lives what he sings 🎸

Hamlet Fortinbras

35w

Thank you— a devotional that spoke to me before I came to Jesus and watered the seed of faith toward life.

Dennis Gilley

This needs a ❤️button 🙌🙏

giuseppe mancini

5y↑49

Very good cover. The best one of this song.

H G O

6y↑16

Somehow I miss the triplet feel of the original but Frusciante and Cash did a good job as far as I am concerned.

tMatt

6y↑117

John Anthony Frusciante on guitar

JadieB22

2y↑6

What's even more fucking amazing is that he played it through once and sent it straight to Rick Rubin. This is his one and only take. - Heres the source -

"Upon hearing it, Cash needed help translating the electronic original into an acoustic track. Rubin contacted Frusciante, who took on the task with ease. "I recorded it in the amount of time it takes to play the song, and I sent it to Rick," Frusciante explains. "And Johnny sang along with the scratch vocal. I never met him!" The track is now available on Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around (Universal)."

arnaud mahu

2y↑1

Frusciante so underrated genious

Shawnathan

3y↑3

Wrong! That's actually JOHN ANTHONY MOTHAFUCKIN FRUSCIANTE on 🎸

tomislav tojcic

Thanks!

Freaky Styley

tMattLZ yessss!!!!

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caillin kelly-bartolucci

4y↑21

He made this his own.. deep!

Rowdy cowboy Randy Miller

@Pugler no I mean Johnny Cash made the song his own I know who made it as in put it out

Pugler

2y↑1

@Rowdy cowboy Randy Miller no Depeche Mode made it

Rowdy cowboy Randy Miller

Yes cause didn't Marlin Manson do this originally?

Ward Fenton

Heikki J Hautanen

He brought such genuine gravitas to these old pop and rock tunes, Rip sir Cash, you will be eternally missed.

Paul S.

42w↑1

Best coverversion from depeche mode ever🥰👍👍

jamblman

18w

Wow!! I love it!! That bluesy piano in the background sounds super 🆒️ 👌!!

Miss Q

1y↑13

The coolest man ever. .

Kevin Martin

4y↑78

turn up the piano

Mateusz Magier

2y↑1

Agreed. This version is great, but with piano turned up it would be more... bluesy.

Isabel Echeverry

Kevin Martin r222xa

Victor Morgado

3y↑2

Right

Elaisa Grace

I do. All~ways ... as You Know ... Thank You for Always BEing there for me! 🙏🏽

Sidef Dwfyf

51w

Depeche mode es buenísimo, pero esto es brutal, impresionante Cash!.
Piano in the back is great

Trina Tremblay

6y↑46

Reach out and touch faith.

James Shunt

2y↑1

@CRAZY KELLY WFO Yeah, you're just 30 years too late. Still a song that lives on as a cover always has an audience so all's good.

CRAZY KELLY WFO

3y↑1

SWEETEST FUCKING WORDS I'VE EVER HEARD. fuck this song makes me cry.

Carlos Eugenio Lobo

Dijo Martin gore " ahora este tema es de el' al enterarse que Jhonny cash había hecho está versión

L Buster

7y↑3

He is right, start praying ,God bless you Johnny well see you in paradise

Robotron 123

15w

I will deliver, ou know I’m a forgiven!!!

Michael Brune

this cover is one of the best songs Johnny ever made! Thanks for that !!!

R Casper

18w

All these years i thought that it was Jerome's personal pizza man I had it all wrong

Christine Ambrose

7y↑2

This is so awesome , I had no idea he sang this song !!

Mike Fitzgerald

6y↑6

I love Johnny! This cover of Depeche Mode is killer!

Jessie Diane Ryan

18w

Love the guitars.

benjamin hamby

2y↑2

John Frusciante on guitar, perfection.
wow first time i hear this version!! Great voice of Johnny cash
so touching..

Marco Yana

1y↑1

alguien más vino por Migala?

Scott Ferguson

6y↑3

Once again, he can cover any song, and he owns it @*****

Kazmin

14w

These keys are🔥🔥🔥

Sergio Lopes

22w

I'm a belivier when I ear this man...

TheLastDarkVanguard

12w

Johnny's Version Subtly merges the aspects of "Gay Cowboy" and "Black Goth" that Depeche Mode and Marilyn Manson both respectively offer: Moody, yet Swinging.

Love psalm

24w

Wow this is amazing, much more tasteful and raw than the original

Laura Padron

22w

Feeling alone and you’re all alone

José D

10w

Someone knows how to play the piano part of this song?

sikaerkki666

living fast and,got to jail and finally got his mind true,love june and be happy,my line pretty much,but i did not drugs.. still missing my love:)

Bruno Marcus Widmer

5y↑5

TOTALLY FANTASTIC GENIUS L Y R I C S !!!!

Antonio Pasolini

6y↑11

This is powerful!

josette ROBLES

5y↑2

meilleure version!super !

Elaine Cox

6y↑1

I sooo LOVE Johnny Cash!!!!!....may this Legend LIVE ON!!!!

Johnnie De Longhi

2y↑4

Very very amazing version!! Good Johnny!! ❤️

Leroy Lowe

Okay, NOW I've seen everything!

David Truong

2y↑8

One of the coolest covers I have EVER heard. Unreal...there are goosebumps on my goosebumps.

DJ. Justice

2w↑1

EXCELLENT VIDEOS WITH JOHNNY CASH ☦️🇺🇸🐾☦️💖🙏🔥💞💖🙏💞💖🏍️😘😘🌋💟🌋💋💋🎶🎵🎶🎼🎼📨🆘⚖️🆘⚖️

Nicolae Medina Tinajeros

Asuuu jhony si excelente cover a su estilo único saludooooos al más allá maestro

Grant Anderson

18w

i hear dope in the name of alice in chains (heroin)

to bollee

reach out and touch faith <3 love it & you

Sadie Clements

Wow wow Jonny cash done this .... just listened to depeche mode .love love it ❤️❤️❤️ Jesus ❤️❤️❤️

Jan Elsvor

3y↑21

Johnny Cash always picked carefully the songs he covered and added to their expressions. It is an impressive feat for an artists to take a song and make it their own.

Rowdy cowboy Randy Miller

Agreed he sure did as do I. Thanks to Mr. Cash.

Call Me AfterWords

30w↑17

Couldn't ever see this song being done acoustically...

MAN IN BLACK: Hold my beer

Johan Johansson

https://youtu.be/Ch6FFmOK0kc

Johan Johansson

Depeche did an acoustic version back in the day.

Butterfly W

12w

Great song DM or Johnny 🎶

Dominik P

Johnny Cash One Love <3 One Legend !!!

S B

29w↑4

Billy Preston tickling the ivories in the background. Billy Preston and Johnny Cash on the same track. Amazing.

Hot80s

5y↑25

I'll bet it made Gore proud.

Andreas Kamenz

love jesus and the evolution, take your telefone and make a revolution. than your be in my circle bye my odem (back) mode...isa star avatar

Ponko666

11y

amazing cover! very ingenious Love it!!

arnaud mahu

John Frusciante + Johnny Cash = <3 pure love

Helena Constantino

5y↑1

mozão <3

ferociousgumby

2y↑3

Hmm, I tried this in my church and they looked at me like I was crazy, so I stopped. None of that biblical stuff.

Per Østgaard

14w↑1

Need this song. 😊.

Kris. Rebo

God bless you Johnny, thanks for the music.

SunnySunshine Harvey

Interesting...... I never knew this was in existence...

Stephen Eskdale

Makes me feel humble, listening to the late great Johnny, missed by all. God bless.

Stephen Eskdale

Makes me feel humble, listening to the late great Johnny, missed by all. God bless.

Toula Zissis

37w

Damn 4 people sing this song just saw Def Leppard's version

Sedgeley Penniken

I just want to know who plays the piano in the song!! then I want to learn to play it one day...

José Manuel Fernandez

18w

Collector ❤️

matthew elder

Awesome, I grew up to Johnny Cash, along with Irish folk and country music, always loved the man in black but this is his best.

MrsDebbieJersey

7y↑1

Love the song. The best version ever

Sil Paglie

2y↑4

I can't believe Johnny covered this, love DM and love Mr Cash, this is amazing

Millermand

1y↑26

I feel nothing

I left it all to feel nothing

Oh, how I really feel nothing

So deeply it hurts

Like nothing

sam hill

36w

Dude you good buddy?

craig Thom

Love this version

sunset_Stars

5y↑16

preacher brought me here

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