I woke up this morning kind of uncharacteristically early. My Mom had to handle things on the phone so I just sat in my chair, took my vitamins, drank water, brushed my teeth, and drank my breakfast. It was still kind of early in the morning so rather than turning the TV on, I just went down the rabbit hole of watching YouTube videos on my phone. I’m not sure how this one showed up but I watched it and posted it on Facebook as well:
I heard Johnny Cash‘s cover before I heard Nine Inch Nails’ original. I was completely blown away when I heard it and I vaguely remember talking about it with my Dad. He loved Johnny Cash. I learned a couple new things in watching this video. I did not know that he had a song on U2’s album Zooropa. The most important thing I learned was that he covered, “One.”
So, just as my Mom finished her business on the phone, she walked into the living room with me watching this video and crying. Having had PBA for so many years, I do not mind crying at all. I just let the tears stream down my face whenever they want to. Sometimes, my Mom will ask me why I am crying and I shake my head or shrug my shoulders and sometimes I can say, “I don’t know.”
My Mom looked at me in disbelief and she couldn’t understand why I was crying about Johnny Cash singing a U2 song but I don’t like her IL Volo singing a U2 song?! I looked up at her when the song was over and as I wiped my tears away, I told her, ”Well, “One” is easily one of my top five U2 songs!” “Beautiful Day” well NEVER evoke tears from me but “One” easily can! It’s my JAM!!!