I was driving the other day and listening to Outlaw Radio on SiriusXM and they were playing "Ring of Fire" by Social Distortion. So far, so good.
Then, as the song ended, the DJ talked about how Merle Kilgore co-wrote the song with June Carter Cash, although Johnny Cash made it a hit. He then went on to talk about how the song almost ended up in a commercial, so I did a little investigating.
It turns out that Preparation H approached Merle Kilgore about using the song in one of their ads and he thought it was funny. Anyhow, Roseanne Cash and other family members put a stop to it. I wonder if they would have changed the words at all...."I sat down on a Ring of Fire...." Okay, I'll stop.
Anyhow, it gives a whole new meaning (or thought, anyhow) about "Ring of Fire". A link to an article about it is here.
Then, as the song ended, the DJ talked about how Merle Kilgore co-wrote the song with June Carter Cash, although Johnny Cash made it a hit. He then went on to talk about how the song almost ended up in a commercial, so I did a little investigating.
It turns out that Preparation H approached Merle Kilgore about using the song in one of their ads and he thought it was funny. Anyhow, Roseanne Cash and other family members put a stop to it. I wonder if they would have changed the words at all...."I sat down on a Ring of Fire...." Okay, I'll stop.
Anyhow, it gives a whole new meaning (or thought, anyhow) about "Ring of Fire". A link to an article about it is here.
