June Carter ( Reese Witherspoon ) le dice a Johnny Cash ( Joaquin Phoenix ) esta descripción de su voz en uno de sus primeros encuentros en la estupenda película “En La Cuerda Floja” cuyo estreno fue hace más de 2 años y que pude disfrutar nuevamente ayer por tercera vez.

No es el country uno de mis estilos predilectos, pero en una época en la cual Elvis, Beatles o Dylan lo eran todo, decenas de canciones de Johnny Cash inundaban las listas de éxitos, y eso es admirable si escuchamos las letras acerca de la muerte, el amor, la traición, el pecado y la fé que entonaba junto a su banda de forma magistral.

La peli es un retrato desde que era el hijo menos querido por su padre en el Arkansas de la Gran Depresión hasta que el éxito lo eleva a lo más alto y lo deja caer en una espiral de drogas y alcohol que apunto estuvo de acabar con su existencia.

Brillantes son las interpretaciones de Reese y Phoenix… como firme e intensa es la labor de James Mangold en la dirección y el guión basado en gran parte, en la autobiografía del propio Cash.

Legiones de fans idolatraron su retorno con el mítico concierto en la Prisión de Folsom en 1968…

La película “Walk The Line” es un título imprescindible para las personas amantes de la música y el Séptimo Arte…


Estas son algunas de sus letras más admiradas:

“WALK THE LINE”

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine,
I walk the line
I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, i'll admit i'm a fool for you
Because you're mine,
I walk the line
As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness i've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine,
I walk the line
You've got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that i can't hide
For you i know i'd even try to turn the tide
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

“RING OF FIRE”

Love is a burnin' thing,
and it makes a fiery ring
bound by wild desire --
i fell into a ring of fire.
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire --
i went down, down, down
and the flames went higher,
and it burns, burn, burns,
the ring of fir, the ring of fire.
The taste of love is sweet
when hearts like ours meet.
i fell for you like a child --
oh, but the fire ran wild.
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire --
i went down, down, down
and the flames went higher,
and it burns, burn, burns,
the ring of fir, the ring of fire.
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire --
i went down, down, down,
and the flames went higher,
and it burns, burn, burns,
the ring of fir, the ring of fire.
The ring of fire (and fade)

y dejo para el final una de las mejores:

“FOLSOM PRISON´S BLUES”

I hear the train a comin'
it's rollin' 'round the bend,
and i ain't seen the sunshine,
since, i don't know when,
i'm stuck in folsom prison,
and time keeps draggin' on,
but that train keeps a-rollin',
on down to san antone.
When i was just a baby,
my mama told me, "son,
always be a good boy,
don't ever play with guns,"
but i shot a man in reno,
just to watch him die,
when i hear that whistle blowin',
i hang my head and cry.
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
in a fancy dining car,
they're probably drinkin' coffee,
and smokin' big cigars,
but i know i had it comin',
i know i can't be free,
but those people keep a-movin',
and that's what tortures me.
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine,
i bet i'd move out over a little,
farther down the line,
far from folsom prison,
that's where i want to stay,
and i'd let that lonesome whistle,
blow my blues away