Kneel to Knuckle

Heaven could be any place at all …

“Kneel at the Feet of Jesus,” Willie Nelson
“The Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea,” Johnny Cash
“Knife,” Aztec Camera
“Knife,” Grizzly Bear
“Knife Chase,” Tom Waits
“Knife Going In,” Tegan & Sara
“Knights in Shining Karma,” XTC
“Knock ‘Em Out,” Lily Allen
“Knock on Wood,” Eddie Floyd
“Knockin’ in a Room,” Twitchen Vibes
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” Bob Dylan
“Knowing Me, Knowing You,” Abba
“Knoxville Girl,” Nick Cave
“Knuckle Too Far,” James

Couldn’t find a video of Johnny Cash singing “Drunkard’s Prayer,” so the link above is to a version by the Carter sisters, from back before June Carter became June Carter Cash.

That song was a hit for the Louvin Brothers — here’s their version. They had an even bigger hit with their oddly chipper rendition of “Knoxville Girl.”

Wikipedia has an interesting, if short, entry on that song, an Appalachian murder ballad first recorded in 1924. It’s an odd and very, very dark song detailing the murder of the girl of the title. No reason is given for it and the song’s narrator — the murderer himself — seems just as puzzled by it as anyone else. I don’t understand that song. I suspect I don’t want to understand that song.