{"id":4754,"date":"2011-07-27T21:47:47","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T01:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=4754"},"modified":"2011-07-27T21:53:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T01:53:50","slug":"midweek-makeover-gods-gonna-cut-you-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2011\/07\/27\/midweek-makeover-gods-gonna-cut-you-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Makeover: God’s Gonna Cut You Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I generally think of myself as somewhat informed about the genealogy\u00c2\u00a0of much music. \u00c2\u00a0One of my thrills in the early 90s was being able to instantly ID the 70s samples that 90s hiphop relied upon. \u00c2\u00a0And really, on the whole, I still like to think I’ve got a decent grasp of 20th Century American music.<\/p>\n

With an intro like that, you know where I’m going, right?<\/p>\n

Today, I followed a link to this God’s Gonna Cut You All Down mashup – a Johnny Cash\/All-Star Band mix that relies on a(n incredibly violent) Rambo video as the punch line:<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mEHh0bRnVL8[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

All-star video, that. \u00c2\u00a0But as I listened, I thought – huh, I’ve heard those lyrics before, no? [hamster wheels spinning] \u00c2\u00a0Ah, right. \u00c2\u00a0Moby’s Run On. \u00c2\u00a01999:<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rrBGUqNBEgE[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

And since we all knew Moby’s never started with any original material, it got me wondering. \u00c2\u00a0 Turns out I was *completely* clueless, and that it’s all based on an old folk song – God’s Gonna Cut You Down<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0Lyrics (beautiful, indeed):<\/p>\n

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You\u00c2\u00a0can run on for a long time
\nRun on for a long time, run on for a long time
\nSooner or later God’ll\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down
\nSooner or later God’ll\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down<\/p>\n

Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell that midnight rider
\nTell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
\nTell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut’em\u00c2\u00a0down
\nTell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut’em\u00c2\u00a0down<\/p>\n

Well, my goodness gracious let me tell\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0the news
\nMy head’s been wet with the midnight dew
\nI’ve been\u00c2\u00a0down\u00c2\u00a0on bended knee
\nTalkin’ to the man from Galilee<\/p>\n

He spoke to me in the voice so sweet
\nI thought, I heard the shuffle of the angel’s feet
\nHe called my name and my heart stood still
\nWhen he said, “John, go do my will”<\/p>\n

Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell that midnight rider
\nTell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
\nTell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut’em\u00c2\u00a0down
\nTell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut’em\u00c2\u00a0down<\/p>\n

You\u00c2\u00a0can run on for a long time
\nRun on for a long time, run on for a long time
\nSooner or later God’ll\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down
\nSooner or later God’ll\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down<\/p>\n

Well,youmay throw your rock and hide your hand
\nWorkin’ in the dark against your fellow man
\nBut as sure as God made black and white
\nWhat’s\u00c2\u00a0down\u00c2\u00a0in the dark will be brought to the light<\/p>\n

You\u00c2\u00a0can run on for a long time
\nRun on for a long time, run on for a long time
\nSooner or later God’ll\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down
\nSooner or later God’ll\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down<\/p>\n

Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell that midnight rider
\nTell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
\nTell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down
\nTell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down
\nTell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pretty much gets to the heart of humanity’s darker needs, doesn’t it? \u00c2\u00a0Incredible. \u00c2\u00a0An age-old theme, to be sure. Odetta Gordons knocked it out in 1956:<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KJZ5fFVO86A[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

Tell ’em that God’s\u00c2\u00a0gonna\u00c2\u00a0cut\u00c2\u00a0you\u00c2\u00a0down.<\/p>\n

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