Legacy of Cash - The Saint and Sinner

Cash without a doubt embodies American culture, and thrives as a representative for the ill-treated, all through his wide-spread, mainstream appeal. As an iconic figure in and out of the music industry for nearly five decades, his image is spread throughout popular culture to embed his popularity even after his death. His legacy was shown in the video for "God's Gonna Cut You Down" a song who's accompanying video was a mass of celebrities from different musical genres, and actors that had all been inspired by Cash. The stars included Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop, Kris Kristofferson and Kate Moss (and others) and it was released three years after his death to pay homage to the late country, rockabilly star. This video alone worked as a representative for the appeal of Cash, and the influence he had on so many people, regardless of their background or beliefs...

While the video for "Hurt" stands for most as Cash's emotional final farewell, "God's Gonna Cut You Down" was the dedication to him that he would never get to see. The mashup of stars that had been inspired by him both directly and indirectly gathered to pay homage to the inspirational man who's career spanned and affected generations. The song suggested that people couldn't run away from their sins, and they would eventually catch up with them, which meant it proved so powerful to be the song which was a dedication to Cash.

His early career (and even some later years) were spent in drug fuelled stupors, and he was fully aware of his sins but never chose to ignore or try and hide that fact. The contradictory relations with his beliefs, religion and spirituality lie parallel with his sins and create the Cash which cannot be categorised, and the legacy and icon which he will remain to be for years to come.