Black Cadillac by Roseanne Cash
From Black Cadillac (2006)
I was completely taken aback by the naked grief Cash displays in Black Cadillac. In the space of two years, she lost her mother, father and stepmother. Many other musicians have addressed their musical tragedies in fundamentally similar ways. Usually what we end up with, though, is “Tears In Heaven”, a song that seems to have been created out of respect or obligation or commerce and not the sort of desperate sadness this track conjures. Not to judge Clapton's grief at the loss of his son, but as a songwriter he's fair game, and in "Tears" he fails to do real grief justice. Cash’s grief feels so real that she easily pulls off a hoary cliche like “it’s a black heart of pain that I’m wearing” with aplomb. The bassline give the song a sense of pride and strength and the horn solo references June's "Ring of Fire". The overall effect is chilling.
From Black Cadillac (2006)
I was completely taken aback by the naked grief Cash displays in Black Cadillac. In the space of two years, she lost her mother, father and stepmother. Many other musicians have addressed their musical tragedies in fundamentally similar ways. Usually what we end up with, though, is “Tears In Heaven”, a song that seems to have been created out of respect or obligation or commerce and not the sort of desperate sadness this track conjures. Not to judge Clapton's grief at the loss of his son, but as a songwriter he's fair game, and in "Tears" he fails to do real grief justice. Cash’s grief feels so real that she easily pulls off a hoary cliche like “it’s a black heart of pain that I’m wearing” with aplomb. The bassline give the song a sense of pride and strength and the horn solo references June's "Ring of Fire". The overall effect is chilling.
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