‘Sunday Morning Coming Down‘ is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, about the low point he was in, and recorded by Ray Stevens and Johnny Cash in 1969. I was going to post the Johnny Cash version, but then I found a duet by Cash and Kristofferson and was leaning on posting that.
But then I discovered that Kristofferson recorded ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ himself and released it in 1970 in his debut album ‘Kristofferson‘. Listening to Kristofferson’s version put a quick end on my dilemmas. It made it crystal clear what version I should post:
You can almost feel the pain in Kris Kristofferson’s soul. The video isn’t official (there’s no official video) but made using clips from Kristofferson’s movies. BTW, here’s the story of how Kristofferson brought ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ to Cash’s attention. Hint: at one point Kristofferson landed a chopper on Cash’s house.
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Sunday, by Klangkarussell, remix by Max Manie:
Jim And The French Vanilla – I Have To Slow Down
When You’re Down
Moe – Not Coming Down
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Another Day Full of Dread
smile awhile, forget the bile, and watch it all come down
The Cult – Coming Down
I worked on an indie movie called Bloodworth with Kris. He was delightful. It also had Val Kilmer, Dwight Yoakum and Hilary Duff. It was really low budget, but a really pleasant experience.
How’d the movie turn out? It looks lovely from that video. And the song is terrific.
I haven’t actually watched it, so I’m not sure. It’s based on a book called Provinces of Night – in fact that’s what it was called while we were working on it. We had to shut down a couple of times because the funding got pulled early on – but finally managed to get it made.
It had a really limited release and then went to streaming. I just tried to find it – but doesn’t look like it’s streaming anywhere.
Colin James – Roll Me Sunday Morning
One of those voices that perfectly matches the songwriting.
exactly. and both are terrific!