Johnny Cash -- "The Matador"
From the "Ring of Fire" era, this song takes the same approach as that more famous number but relocates to a setting more central to the heart of that song's sound: the bullfighter's arena. Lyrically, the song is nothing brilliant, chronicling the thoughts of a bullfighter who hopes to win back the heart of his love through his valor in the ring. The matador may have lost his love, but he still maintains his dignity, and what would easily be a novelty coming from another artist, briefly entertaining but utterly forgettable, is a bold triumph for Cash, who manages to convey what seems to be genuine emotion through the bravado of his voice.
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