Get Rhythm

"Get Rhythm" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was released in September 1969 as a single.



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[hide]  *1 Content  ==Content[ edit] == The song is about optimism, centering on a shoeshine boy who "gets rhythm" to cope with the tedious nature of his job. ==Critical reception[ edit] == Alice Randall in the book "My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music" asks the question, "racist, racialist, or race appreciating? You decide. Maybe the grinning "boy" hides something worth knowing in his mask as well as behind his mask."[2] ==Chart performance[ edit] == "Get Rhythm" was released in 1956 as the B-side to Cash's first Number One hit, "I Walk the Line." In 1969, the original recording of "Get Rhythm" was released as a single itself, with sound effects dubbed in to simulate the sound of a live recording.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[1]  This rerelease went to #23 on the country charts. ==Martin Delray version<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In 1991, Martin Delray recorded a cover of the song on his debut album, also entitled Get Rhythm. Released as his debut single, Delray's version featured guest vocals from Cash, as well as a guest appearance by him in the music video.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_3-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[3]  It peaked at #27 on the country charts. ===Chart performance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * 2 Critical reception
 * 3 Chart performance
 * 4 Martin Delray version
 * 4.1 Chart performance
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links