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U2's Johnny Cash Song -- The Wanderer

What was the song that U2 sang on the Johnny Cash special?

In a show filled with some pretty solid performances, U2 did a mesmerizing version of their song, The Wanderer.  If you're trying to track the song down, it shows up in a couple of places. 

First on the Faraway, So Close soundtrack.  (A great Wim Wenders film, although I liked the previous film in the series, Wings of Desire, a little better.)

The song is also the last song on Disc Two of The Essential Johnny Cash.

For those of you that missed the special, I'll try to have a review posted in the next day or so.

NEW! Kinky Friedman Reality TV Show on CMT!

Texas Gubernatorial Candidate, Mystery Writer, and Country Singer Kinky Friedman is Getting His Shot at Reality TV with a New Show on CMT!

This Wednesday November 9th at 1 am Eastern, Midnight Central, and 10 pm on the west coast, CMT will air two episodes of Go Kinky, a reality TV show that follows Kinky Friedman in his quest to become governor of Texas.

The series currently consists of two half-hour episodes which CMT will run back to back.  If they do well -- and how could they not, running at one in morning on a Wednesday night with absolutely no promotion from the network? -- CMT may bring the series back in early 2006 to coincide with the political primary season.

By the way, it looks like CMT's really behind this one.  A search for "Go Kinky" on their website returned no results.  So, if you want to find out more about the show, you'll have to go here.  Or, subscribe to the feed from this blog, and I'll keep you posted.

Then, stay up late or set your recorders to catch Kinky Friedman's new reality show, Go Kinky, on CMT this Wednesday, November 9th at 1 am eastern/ Midnight central.

I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash Tribute Special on CBS

On November 16th, two days before the movie release, a music special... I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash tribute show, will air on CBS.

I, personally, can't hear enough Johnny Cash music, yet I always cringe whenever non-country music folk plan a night like this.  I've got to say, though, with just a few exceptions CBS has put together a solid and eclectic line up to honor Cash. 

Performers include... Kid Rock, Cheryl Crow, Dwight Yoakam, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Lee Lewis, U2, Coldplay, Nora Jones, Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride (fresh off her Timeless CD), Allison Krauss, Montgomery Gentry, and the star of the movie, Joaquin Phoenix even performs a song.

They taped the show last week in Hollywood, and at least one early report indicates that Jerry Lee Lewis stole the show.  Go figure!  For more on that story, check out this CNN article on the taping of the special.

I don't have a time yet, so check your local listings to find out when I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash will air in your area.