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John Prine

Paradise
1971 · via John Prine
John Prine – Paradise
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Prine wrote it and cut it first, and the song kept traveling: the Everly Brothers, Lynn Anderson, and then Johnny Cash all took a turn. Hear Prine's, then hear what Cash does with somebody else's words.

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Written by John Prine.

First recorded by John Prine in 1971.

Also recorded by Lynn Anderson (1975), The Seldom Scene (1973), Johnny Cash (1982), The Everly Brothers (1972), Tom T. Hall (1976), Jim and Jesse (1990).

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John Prine wrote "Paradise" and recorded it first. Which of these artists picked the song up and put out a version of his own years later?Johnny Cash
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