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Smokin' Johnny Cash
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Wikipedia article
"'Smokin' Johnny Cash'" is a single by The Blackeyed Susans, released in May 1997. It was the first single lifted from the band's album, 'Spin the Bottle'.
The song reached #86 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997 and was featured in the Australian television drama series 'The Secret Life of Us' (Episode 3 Second Series).[https://web.archive.org/web/20040706223555/http://www.australiantelevision.net/secretlife/music.html Secret Life Of Us - songlist]
The video for the song was also aired on the national Australian music video program, 'rage', in July 2002.[http://www.abc.net.au/rage/playlist/archive/2002/20020720.htm rage playlist (2002)]
Track listing
# Smokin' Johnny Cash (Kakulas/Snarski/Dawson) 3:40
# You Rule Me (Snarski/Kakulas) 4:15
# Out of Our Skins (Kakulas/Jennings) 2:50
# Take Me Down (Kakulas/Snarski) 5:18
Personnel
Track 1-2
* Rob Snarski vocals, guitars, whistling* Phil Kakulas bass, omnichord
* Kiernan Box piano, organ, harmonium, string arrangement
* Dan Luscombe guitars, optigan, vocals
* Mark Dawson drums, percussion
* Jen Anderson violin
* Suzanne Simpson -violin
* Deirdre Dowling viola
* Helen Mountfort cello
* Matthew Habben saxophone
* Ken Gardner trumpet
* Adam Hutterer trombone
* Mark C Halstead backing vocals
* Graham Lee backing vocals
* Lisa Miller backing vocals
* Jodie Meehan backing vocals
* Kelly Nash backing vocals
Track 3
* Phil Kakulas* Gary Jennings
Track 4
* Phil Kakulas* Rob Snarski
* Graham Lee
* Mark C Halstead
Other credits
# Produced by Victor van Vugt and Phil Kakulas. Recorded by and mixed by Victor Van Vugt.
# Produced by Victor van Vugt and Phil Kakulas. Recorded by and mixed by Victor Van Vugt.
# Recorded by Phil Kakulas in a bedroom in Nedlands, Perth, long ago. Played by P.K. and Gary Jennings.
# Recorded by Phil Kakulas on an 8-track in a spare room in Abbotsford, Melbourne 1992. Mixed by PK & Julian Wu.
References
Category:The Blackeyed Susans songs
Category:1997 singles
Category:1997 songs
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