Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down

Live at The Johnny Cash Christmas Show, in 1978.
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No copyright violation intended.

[@yancey11]

"Up to now that was the proudest moment of my life... this might be the proudest..." Said from the heart and what a nice thing to say....

[@huggyboarmcluvin8075]

It was so genuine, just like the music and the two preformers.

[@mona2242]

Two Legends! 💕

[@carlsmith1263]

Humility

[@MrandMrsWestie]

That quote warms my heart

[@bettykeif9087]

@@mona2242 llllllllll

[@cosmicowboy111]

Man, I miss Johnny ... individuals like he and Kris are a dying breed and the beauty of their songs will remain forever in my heart.

[@sevintrix2962]

and us all.

[@raymondhatton959]

yup counrty never been same

[@dawnbates2557]

Kris, Johnny, & Willie have lived this song. Love both of these guys.

[@louisethomson7553]

So very true and totally agree ❤️.

[@englishlanguage6199]

Cash might come back again and again and again and again and gain as he said in his song highwayman.

[@kingwilliamorange]

Mr Kristofferson is so humble and respectful of Mr Cash.... what a great friendship and musical relationship those two had. I love it. I love this song.

[@kriskarsonkristoffkristoff6078]

Germany mafia BdMS

[@joycebrannen1943]

My 1st Johnny Cash Album! 🇺🇸🕊❤️

[@joycebrannen1943]

Greatest Hits Kris Kristofferson! Aw, it’s Sunday 12/25/21!!!

[@kriskarsonkristoffkristoff6078]

Oh for crying out loud

[@AbbyNormal777]

Kris Kristofferson is such an interesting person; he's a Rhode's scholar; a brilliant songwriter..wrote "Me & Bobby McGee".. & also a top notch helicopter pilot; served during the Vietnam war. His father was a highly ranked, military officer & thought Kris would follow suit. But, instead Kris moved to Nashville & pursued a music career. Johnny Cash was his hero & Kris started out there, cleaning recording studios; one that Johnny worked at & Kris once said, that when he first met Johnny, he was doing drugs, especially speed & Kris said, that Johnny looked like a live wire, all in black, skin & bones, twitching. But, he adored Johnny & wanted him to record one of his songs & actually landed a helicopter in Johnny's backyard, to get his attention. It worked.

[@dylandream2248]

+AbbyNormal777 Yes my older brother taught me that when I was 16! I had seen Johnny Cash and June Carter way back in the 80' , followed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the 90's and finally last year I got to see Kris !!

[@borderlord]

One thing wrong..Kris didn't serve in Vietnam although he did volunteer....he served 5 years in Germany mostly.

[@borderlord]

One thing wrong..Kris didn't serve in Vietnam although he did volunteer....he served 5 years in Germany mostly.

[@helenmunger2638]

+AbbyNormal777 To bad he can't sing!!!

[@dylandream2248]

Really? Kris is a fantastic singer! and I finally got a chance last year to hear him live! He was the last of the 4 that I had not seen.

[@plasteredbastard]

You sense the adulation Kris has for John, and you can tell the appreciation John had for Kris. It was a perfect friendship.

[@joycebrannen1943]

He’s like a “Kid” when he’s playing with The Highway Men!! Thank you Lord..For All Those OutLaws! And Sweet Kris Kristofferson. 🇺🇸💫❤️🇺🇸🕊🌟🎄 ❤️

[@melissagray5348]

Hearing Kris call that the proudest moment of his life just touched my heart how sweet and honest! I love both of these talented guys.

[@Miracleedafiogho34]

Wow that's awesome Melissa how are you doing?

[@user-re9kn5gg8o]

Good just got off of work 😅

[@user-re9kn5gg8o]

Good just got out of the shower

[@user-re9kn5gg8o]

​@@Miracleedafiogho34😢

[@user-re9kn5gg8o]

Why

[@juanitaashmore4797]

Music will never, ever be this good again.

[@dylandream2248]

+juanita ashmore You are soooo right!!!

[@lupara27]

+juanita ashmore Sure QQ

[@CashPresley32]

My opinion is, this music will be revived.

[@juanitaashmore4797]

+CashPresley32 I sincerely hope you're right while I'm still around to see it.

[@CashPresley32]

juanita ashmore I will be one of the ones to do it, and I am only 26 years old.

[@wyndsagio]

It's honestly an incredibly depressing song, but I love how Kris simply can't help but smile during the whole thing.

[@robertuljancic5775]

This song is a true story and you can feel it and smell the frayed chicken in the Sunday sunny morning ... Haha* ( to pick the cleanest dirty shirt and one more beer for desert ) ... Genius .:!

[@bsvenss2]

Depressing? So you're saying all my Sunday mornings are depressing?

[@jackwalker1822]

This song is like a great piece of art. It forms a picture in the listener's mind of a man who gets up on the Lord's day and experiences misery. A kind of lonely feeling of separation from the rest of humanity. Genius songwriting. And of course who could sing it better than Johnny Cash?

[@TheBlueskyson]

@@bsvenss2only you can answer that bro. Are they?

[@ptmacp]

"And there's nothing short of dyin' Half as lonesome as the sound Of a sleeping' city sidewalk Sunday mornin' comin down" That is pure and perfect.

[@DivineSimply]

Being the ex-wife of an alcoholic Vietnam combat veteran (who is now sober), I can attest to the authenticity of these lyrics. Whatever words I heard here I could once see in the tormented, hung-over morning eyes of my husband.

[@Veggiemanjim]

I too lived this life for many years after returning from Vietnam. sober 10 + years now. Thank you for your service.

[@DivineSimply]

James Smith Thank you for yours, James. And stay sober - with the grace of God, your own willingness, one day at a time.

[@Texan1981]

Ditto on the thanks for your husband's service, DivineSimply, and for your service, James Smith! You're so right about the authenticity of the lyrics. It was so weird when I first heard this song (over a decade and a half ago) how it took my mind right back to Sunday mornings in my own life. Though I was a Christian at the time, memories of going through a time in my life having wild Saturday nights (not just those nights, if I'm honest) then skipping church the next day while hungover, spending Sundays by myself came flooding back. Wise lyrics with a good lesson in this song Kris wrote. God bless you both and your families!

[@jimbarnhart9052]

DivineSimply 66 the 8o

[@jimbarnhart9052]

DivineSimply

[@liloldlady1]

It never ceases to amaze me how many people continue to view and comment on Johnny Cash videos, almost ten years after his death (September, 2003). It is a testament to the man's greatness and his incomparable contribution to country/folk music. And we should also appreciate the great Kris Kristofferson who is still with us and still making music.

[@angelakelly1884]

And now another 9 years on. Love all these videos and songs still and it is now 2022.

[@waldemarakrapsata8406]

Už to bude 20let a stále ho milujeme❤

[@PolinIV]

И вот уже 21год прошёл, и мы очень давно любим и слушаем до сих пор Джонни. Их дуэт с Джун, бессмертен ❤

[@Jharug87]

wow this happend 9 years before i was born and today i sit here 24 years old and watching 2 masters doing this lovely song together over the internet. I can only give thanks to the world for the internet witch enables me to watch all the musical masterpieces of the time before my birth. Thank you. Rest in piece Jonny

[@krisjohnson6355]

So THAT'S the guy I was named after.

[@clintc724]

Be kinda cool if your middle name was Kristoff

[@glenndouglas8822]

​@@clintc724His full name is...Kristoffer Kristofferson..

[@joeydemucci7259]

WTF people it doesn't get any better than this. A classic.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

The only thing that can make this song any better is seeing both these guys performing it together when you put two Icons like this together it’s just more Magic

[@MrJericho07]

Damn right

[@grahamestewart3320]

The joy and proudness of Kris to be singing with his idol , has to be life changing , beyond music .

[@doakturner1110]

"My Cleanest Dirty Shirt" of of my all time favorite lines and one that inspired me to start writing songs!

[@chezik100]

+Doak Turner Kris has a way with words. he can set a scene with one short sentence. Find a recording of his called "the best of all possible worlds" off the Bobby McGee album (if you don't already know it). Lyrics are brilliant.

[@nickratliff7560]

Doak Turner C

[@ASSman864]

whole song is genuis, i always though cash wrote it

[@themudpit621]

inspired me to do laundry...

[@jimwade7680]

Doak Turner thought he was talking about a woman..

[@scallaghan2118]

One of the best songs ever written, sung by two of the best.

[@Kayte-tv2cw]

Great!! I think Kris K. Is the most brilliant songwriter of all time.

[@dbcampbell8739]

"This might be the proudest moment of my life" Kris Kristofferson

[@TheMohicks]

Possibly the greatest song ever written,Sunday Morning feeling,we've all been there,Well done Kris for telling it like it really was.

[@BrenB125]

What? The greatest song is not about being hungover. Listen to I Can Only Imagine sometime.

[@petermcculloch4933]

The song is deeper than a person suffering a hangover.It is about being on a downward spiral and looking back up.

[@hectorrivera6624]

Thank you Drunk History for letting me the story behind this song

[@paulveriteverite1004]

Being 84 , still love THOSE Fair Dikum true Yankees !!!times have passed AND now we have Lady Gaga !!!( Not bad mind you !!) God bless from France !

[@kulmainer]

A great song with Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, this is just awesome, two American Heroes, thank you so much Johnny Cash and Kris!!

[@gerhardperotti8371]

two ganzes of countrymusic!

[@gerhardperotti8371]

two giants of countrymusic!

[@gerhardperotti8371]

two giants of countrymusic!

[@kulmainer]

+Gerhard Perotti Yes, thank you, thats what it is, my great respect to these great men, may god bless them!

[@CashPresley32]

Two more giants of Country music are Waylon and Willie.

[@boomba361]

40 years later... still a great song.

[@rosebarton7478]

Fabulous 👌 love it

[@SteveDeHaven]

What a treat for John, to get to perform this with the guy who wrote it and so many other great songs. And what a treat for Kris to get to perform this song with the country legend who made this song famous.

[@firesnuffer45]

Two legends singing a legendary song.

[@bebabasile8851]

Bravo

[@loriholman6125]

That Kris wrote

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

The depth and beauty of this song and the two legends singing it is almost beyond measure.

[@doubleghod]

This is really one of the saddest songs you'll hear. It illustrates in words what loneliness truly is.

[@WalkerBait]

I can see the peace of sobriety in Jonny in this prefomance. I'm so glad he had such a wonderful wife, and friends that helped him pull himself together. He really lived.

[@MsJOETHEBOSS]

This Song really brings me back to the Bad, Sad old days when I was a lost Human Being, longing to be part of the human race, but isolated on the outside with no way back. Thank you GOD, and thank you for sharing this beautiful Real Life Song.

[@pussymaggotdetroit7546]

JOHN JOE WALSH I feel the same way bro. This song was my brother marks song, I always think of him

[@katherinewilliams4479]

JOHN JOE WALSH i

[@hoobadooba2000]

JOHN JOE WALSH AMEN!!!

[@paulveriteverite1004]

Yes sir !! Being 84 , still love Johnny, Kris, Wilson , and OTHER yankee RASCALS of that time !!!now we have lady Gaga and Bradley ( Cooper ) not bad !!! Love from FRANCE !!!

[@normanbuchanan9710]

two of the deepest voices in music, what a duo

[@jonathantaylor6125]

Kris Kristoferson was brilliant. Raw, exposed but genuine and humble - a great great song and singer/s!!!

[@elizabethwightman4700]

Beautiful Description♥️🌹💞🥰

[@helenheeney2284]

Yes couldn't agree more always loved him

[@bernadettebarry3099]

Not only gave us beautiful music they have beautiful hearts and love one another have you heard the song kris wrote for john called john that beautiful too thank you from ireland

[@seaniebarry1928]

One of the best country songs ever written or sang, I used to say you could smell the frying chicken and hear the church bells. At the time Kris wrote it he was a troubled man but he found his way out of it and the world is a better place because of it

[@roncarter328]

This song always makes me well up with sadness with the poignancy of the lyrics and the beauty of the structure and music, These are two of the greatest artists in any time.

[@cathycoleman8964]

I'll never get tired of these playing together. You can just picture everything they say...

[@WilliamRolls]

Hello friend, how are you doing today??

[@Miracleedafiogho34]

Hello Cathy Coleman How are you doing today May God bless you

[@TheBlueskyson]

@@WilliamRollshi bill.

[@TheBlueskyson]

@@Miracleedafiogho34 hi friend

[@markram3048]

Real country ! And that’s all I’ll say about that!

[@krusher181]

It’s folk/country. I’d call it pop, though tbh.

[@241244]

Absolutely wonderful, but just sad to think that Johnny is no longer with us. No one can replace him!

[@mikestanley9176]

No one could ever replace Johnny,Merle or Waylon, for that matter.

[@Krasspouille]

Reminds me of so many sunday mornings. Beautifully written and so true to what sunday mornings can feel like.

[@jeffbranchick1516]

Two iconic monuments of Country Music’s legacy.

[@anyasilka2325]

Kris K. is such a modest top class Artist and his legendary status never changes his decency! Johnny Cash was so genuine saying such beautiful, complimentary words to Kris K. Kris is such a pleasure to look at and listen to.....God Bless them all!! Sad song in my depression or out of it....love it!

[@tomsammon2918]

Absolutely love how humble and respectful these two men are for each other what talent form each of them amazing men!!!

[@tonyska]

Two legends, humble in each others company.

[@brianmcd9492]

Great song melody duet. Well done kris and the eternal JC🙂

[@blahblah606]

I saw Johnny in an old beer hall after his first release on American records. The greatest show I've ever seen. Pure and sincere to the last drop.

[@nanetteochoa8156]

that's amazing the simple fact that Johnny gave the credit where it was due. He was/ is amazing, just cause he passed doesn't mean that his spirit is it's in his music & fans hearts. If it wouldn't have been for him we probably wouldn't know who Kris Kristofferson was, & that would be a damn shame.

[@hankluvsdagny]

With all due respect--and that's a LOT of respect--to Johnny, if we had to make a choice between having only Johnny Cash or Kris Kristofferson in our culture and completely exclude the other, I'd take Kris every day of the week and twice on Sunday. It's because of the reason my son was invited to be in so many bands even though he was just a slightly above-average average drummer/vocalist. He was told by many front men: "Hell, players and singers are a dime a dozen. We need guys who can WRITE!" Everybody's glad we never had to choose.

[@miehaga]

The best version I know about..Just love it so much..This is also my favourite from 1970..Love them both Johnny and Kris..Thanks a lot ..

[@WilliamRolls]

Hello friend, how are you doing today??

[@Miracleedafiogho34]

How is everything with you Marie I hope you're doing good God bless you

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Una grande performance! 😊😊😍😍🎶🎸🎶💘💘💘💘

[@gunnarbiker]

Hell yeah these are legends...something that today's crap will never be...legends!!

[@smishsmash8790]

👍 Thank you, you put it perfectly! 😊

[@rochellecochran7592]

Erik Vinson it no no no you by chance What

[@erikmamelund236]

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[@irishpaddy99]

this song is one of the greats, and the artists will always be around in their music.

[@magbrown1]

This is magic with two of the best country singers

[@prmrose22]

Those lyrics always brought tears to my eyes.

[@LynettDurgin]

I love this song, and this performance. These guys were the best. John Cash is alive and well in heaven.

[@WilliamRolls]

Hello friend, how are you doing today??

[@Davidmoore-ib8xg]

David Moore Hello dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you over there,i hope all is well?

[@bryanjeske6856]

Excellent song !!! Nice performance by two of the best in the business !!!

[@jerilane4420]

No one even CLOSE to legends like this today!

[@carolecarr5210]

I just watched this 20 years after Johnny left us. Kris recently announced his retirement due to poor health I believe. Sure enjoyed this.

[@keystone49]

Kris is 1 of Thee best song writers ever! Had a lot of famous people sing his songs. I also loved him singing Why Me Lord. Thanks for sharing this!

[@kemalesilvera6107]

This beautiful and soulful song brings back memories of my childhood and a few sprinkling of tears as the lyrics resonate. thank you.

[@royferguson3909]

love your truth

[@fran77cars]

ALL MY HEARTS TO THESE LEGENDS UNFORGETIBLE

[@craigmonteforte1478]

It’s kind of Funny I grew up on Country Music as my Dad always had the radio on some Country Music station either in the car or the garage where we spent many hours together I know this is a Kris Kristofferson song but i guess I’m so used to Johnny Cash singing it that it sounds strange hearing Kris sing a few verses Johnny Cash is one of my favorites of all time and I’m proud to say that when my own son was just a kid i found a working Stero with a 8 track player in it and gave it to my son for his bedroom not long after that family was cleaning up a vacation property and they came upon a large box of old 8 tracks many of which were Country Western Artists I must say that one of my proudest moments as a parent was when i walked into my sons room and he had a group of his friends listening to Johnny Cash albums my Son is a grown ma now and he still has a liking and love for Artists like Johnny Cash, John Denver ,Hank Williams Jr. and many other greats i too still listen to all my Dads old records many of which ive digitalized for myself and the ease of playing them. On modern radio / stereo equipment on my fishing a boat , Work truck, and any other place i might be at having them in that format allows me to carry them around on a small device although in all honesty i prefer listening to them on Analog equipment personally its funny because my Sons era thinks like they discovered something new using the old equipment that myself and my friends owned in the 1970s and 80s ! Ironically in the 90s i started collecting and Hoarding many components as i came accross them in Thrift Shops and Yard Sales many Family and Freinds knew i liked the older equipment and very often gave me their old things at that period most of the eqipment wasnt valued very high monetarily And i could /would trade items or services for some of it and could clean pots, replace belts , or lubricate parts pretty cheaply to restore them to their former working Glory to listen to

[@debbieb4308]

I knew Kris wrote this song. First time I heard Johnny and Kris singing it together. Many THANKS TO YOU!!!

[@WilliamRolls]

Hello friend, how are you doing today??

[@AguirreFurorediDio1]

Two great great artists, musicians and poets

[@thaler67]

Never realized a song about hangover could be so wonderful.

[@SuperGrandlady]

Two great men, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. Love their ways of singing.

[@kkw1965]

Love them both!! My Dad was in a country band all of his life and could always pick some Johnny Cash Tunes. He always said that Kris wrote this song and Johnny sang it.

[@judiekleng]

***** true!

[@thailien]

Kris sang it better.

[@scotie690]

The great ones are like this, humble and simple people.

[@hobbitbex]

love listening to Kris and Johnny my dad introduced my siblings and me to these great men and their sound we love the music and enjoy it today thank you dad RIP

[@eternalitemission422]

Thanks guys. I just realized how damn old I am!

[@donnabillings912]

Have played this song on many Sunday mornings, while coming down.

[@WilliamRolls]

Hello friend, how are you doing today??

[@lilliwitt4941]

Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down

[@WilliamRolls]

Hello friend, how are you doing today???

[@khrishnakumarigossai6559]

Where can we hear such wonderful melodies.....NOWHERE!!!!!

[@jewishman2687]

Johnny Cash was my hero when I was in grade school. I loved his music and his stories. Wore nothing but black clothing and a stetson hat all through high school. The other kids laughed and called me the "Man in black" A title of which I was proud. It was the Sixties, and no one else was listening to "Country Western" in New York... Thank god for W.J.R.Z.

[@diegocosta1615]

JOhnny e Kris? Isso sim é música.. Ohh Country lindo

[@lbcharlie05]

These two greats survived many a Saturday Night! The music will live on

[@diggyourgrave]

I've worn may a "cleanest dirt shirt" lol. These are two of the greatest artists in the history of Americana. I thank my father for introducing me to such great artists and music at a young age. Looking back I would think that his taste was corny, boy was I way off! Thanks again POP, love you.

[@RaroTio]

I grew up with Johnny Cash, June Carter and The Stattler Brothers, so They are like family to me - Thanks God for letting me knowning the best of country.

[@robertreynolds1606]

Well it's Sunday so this song has a stronger meaning today. Always loved this song thanks for the video.

[@sofakingdrunk66]

Superb heart tugging lyric's in this masterpiece written by Kris Kristofferson..

[@keithsage7258]

Without Johnny Cash in our world, there is a space that cant be filled by any person..Good by old friend..

[@plasticbudgie]

When Kris said this could be the proudest moment, made me tear up man fully grown man nearly weeping. God Bless Humanity.

[@gregtrent5782]

Two legends. One stage. Perfection !

[@Mirjana633]

Two great! Thanks for wonderful upload!

[@thomaspetersen3208]

If you've been read my pasts you know how Kris changed my life. The love and humility of the he shows here should prove the man is all about LOVE

[@profsat5]

Wish Johnny Cash was still with us.He looks really great,him and Kris.The sound coming thru is 100 percent talent,no auto tune or other junk.RIP Johnny and the best to you Kris.

[@galeriarossmore2057]

Sounds of my childhood! Legendary!

[@kspeed419]

I just learned something new... Kris Kristofferson can sing!!! Fuck yeah!!! He is forever burned in my brain as Whislter in Blade.

[@jefflaliberte7]

Yeah Katie ! Check out ; 'Everybody Loves Jamie' ......by me. I think You will like it..............................

[@jezdukowski]

Hell yes - He's written a TON of great songs as well! Check out "Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin just tore that one up... One American Badass, that Kris.

[@chhaze25]

Incredible actor, songwriter, and musician. I hope you have since discovered "The Highwaymen".. if you haven't, you MUST.

[@coreyroberts2831]

chhaze25 Dude the Highwaymen haven't been together since probably before you were born!... and you're talking about 4 of the guys who made country music what it use to be, I almost said today.

[@ANOMALY1ate]

Hahaha

[@kebab969]

Just listen to your people close by, there is poetry like this every where

[@dickpound2485]

This always makes a grown man shed a tear.

[@dennisjohnson4460]

when i was on the road this is what its like spot on thanks two great guys see you soon john

[@tommyregan]

Absolutely BRILLIANT!!!

[@edwardmoriarty2012]

K.K. Has a way with words. Only a few are blessed with such a talent.

[@lelandhowell480]

kris and his wife are so talented, they touch the core of the heart with their blending voices.

[@rosegosnell8152]

Leland Howell ex-wife.

[@russellmakar579]

Gotta love Johnny Cash

[@christianosouza5621]

Sou fan de todos dois , Johnny e Kris, aqui no Ceará - Brasil bate um coração country.

[@nancyridge8813]

This is my friend ter and his daughters song. Brings a tear to my eye.

[@AndyGilbert-el5lp]

Hello Nancy, how are you doing?

[@brigittebonkowski6165]

Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end. The days of normalcy - the days of music transcending humanity's hopes, dreams, love and flaws. Johnny & Kris fought their demons through music, not with cash on the counter for an assault weapon. Forever grateful to have their brilliant minds to turn to when the darkness tries to overshadow the light.

[@SamuelDaiz-rb4rk]

How are you doing today! I hope it been a beautiful day today?

[@judiekleng]

The story is Kris wrote this song and hired a helicopter and landed on Johnny's lawn in Henderson Tennessee to pitch it. Johnny loved it and sang it on his weekly tv show but not before his producers told him to leave out the word 'stoned'. Kris was told about it and was surprised when Johnny said stoned very clearly. Great song!

[@jimg20aia]

I heard him tell the story about this. He did land a helicopter in Johnny's yard to give him a song. No, it was not "Sunday Morning..." He also points out that no one wants to ask the last question. No, Johnny did not record that song. In that same interview the woman asked Kris if he thought he was a good singer. Kris laughed and said, "No! No one thinks I'm a good singer!"

[@orbitring]

To omit the word "stone" from this song would have definitely, minimized the effect on the listeners ! Many of us have woken up on a Sunday morning from a black out , in places we would have never went had we been sober !

[@danielconfalone5748]

remember this song was one my DadsFavs.....

[@deborahwood9304]

A lot of people don't realize what a BRILLIANT songwriter Kris Kristofferson is ... including this one, Me and Bobby McGee, Help Me Make it through the Night which he wrote after after reading an interview with Frank Sinatra, in which Sinatra said that he believed in “booze, broads or a Bible … whatever helps me make it through the night.” and one of the most powerful and underrated songs EVER - They Killed Him (a brilliant song about Gandhi, MLK, Jesus Christ, the Kennedy Brothers, The Highwayman -- just a BRILLIANT truly inspired poet.

[@sixpakshaker88]

I was 6 when I first heard this song. It ingrained in me that there were really awesome songs out there that were not on the top 40.