Why did Johnny Cash cover Personal Jesus?
When the singer was asked why he did a cover of this song, he has this to say: The song is more stripped down because Johnny Cash wanted it to be more personal. He knows the message of the song so he wants to give justice to his cover. This is why Johnny is respected not only by the country fans but all music fans.
Who originally wrote Personal Jesus?
Martin Gore
Personal Jesus/Composers
What album is Personal Jesus on by Marilyn Manson?
Lest We Forget: The Best Of
Personal Jesus/Album
“Personal Jesus” is the lead single of the first greatest hits album Lest We Forget – The Best Of, originally written and performed by Depeche Mode in 1989.
Who made the song personal?
Hrvy
Personal/Artists
When did the song Personal Jesus come out?
1989
Personal Jesus/Released
When did Marilyn Manson release Personal Jesus?
2004
Who died first June Carter or Johnny Cash?
They died just four months apart Carter died of complications following heart surgery on May 15, 2003, in Nashville. A devasted Cash died later that year, on September 12, from complications associated with diabetes.
Why did Marilyn Manson make the song ‘Personal Jesus’ so offensive?
Marilyn Manson did it as a protest song. When personal Jesus first came out the lead vocalist’s last album had Blasphemous rumours on it and this was sort of a continuation of that. He was angry at God for killing his cousin who had just turned sixteen and had given her heart to him, three weeks later she committed suicide
What does Manson mean by ‘your own personal Jesus’?
Manson is commenting on how religion exploits this (he makes the narrator sound very eager) in people by telling them that their god “listens to you personally” (“your own, personal Jesus”) and is someone you can tell anything to, so long as you give the church money.
What is the meaning of Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus?
Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” Lyrics Meaning. This song is centered on a telephone hotline people call in order to get personalized religious advice – in other words giving them access to their own “personal Jesus”. The writing of the track was inspired by the excessive admiration Priscilla Presley had for her famous husband
Why did Johnny Cash sing the song Personal Jesus?
The song personal Jesus was written by Depeche mode, Johnny Cash sung it because he thought it would be a good witness to take a song sung by unbelievers and make it a song to evangelise. Marilyn Manson did it as a protest song.