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What kind of man you want? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] PolydoreSmith@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

June inspired it when she told Johnny “loving you is like being caught in a ring of fire”, but she didn’t write the song. It’s a common myth that she penned the actual song.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

Huh, I may have it wrong... but that would mean wikipedia has it wrong.

Says June Carter and Merle Kilgore wrote the original version, sung originally by June's sister Anita.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_(song)

Maybe Johnny edited it a bit?

I... struggle to say this pun but uh:

This is some real Folk-Lore.