Cain's Blood

Cain's Blood

Cary Morin

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Cary Morin's rendition of "Cain's Blood," originally written by Michael Johnson in 1975, feels startlingly relevant to our current moment—a timeless meditation on the ongoing struggle between good and evil that resonates Read more

Cary Morin's rendition of "Cain's Blood," originally written by Michael Johnson in 1975, feels startlingly relevant to our current moment—a timeless meditation on the ongoing struggle between good and evil that resonates just as powerfully today as it did five decades ago.

Morin brings his signature fingerstyle guitar work and warm, weathered voice to this classic, breathing new life into its themes while honoring the song's original spirit. In his hands, the track becomes both a tribute to Johnson's songwriting legacy and a mirror held up to our present cultural moment—proof that some stories, and the questions they raise about human nature, never lose their urgency.

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Cary Morin's rendition of "Cain's Blood" reaches back to 1975, when Michael Johnson first recorded the song for his album For All You Mad Musicians. Co-written by Johnson and Jack Sandrud, the song would go on to have a long life of its own—later covered by the country group 4 Runner and eventually landing back with Johnson himself as a Top 30 country hit two decades after its debut. 

It's a song built to endure, and Morin's interpretation proves why. Fifty years after it was written, "Cain's Blood" feels almost uncannily suited to this moment—a meditation on the ancient, ongoing struggle between good and evil, temptation and conscience, that each generation seems destined to relearn. 

Morin approaches the material with the same qualities that define his own catalog: intricate, emotive fingerstyle guitar work and a voice that carries both weathered wisdom and quiet conviction. Rather than simply covering a classic, he inhabits it, drawing out the song's moral urgency and letting it speak freshly to present-day audiences grappling with their own reckonings between light and darkness. 

In Morin's hands, "Cain's Blood" becomes more than a nod to a bygone era of songwriting—it becomes a bridge between generations, a reminder that the oldest questions about human nature remain the most pressing, and that a well-crafted song, given room to breathe, never really goes out of date.

Liner Notes:

Cary Morin – songwriter, guitars, bass, vocals, programming drums & percussion

Photo - Olivier Longuet

Cover Design – Cary Morin

Recorded at Maple Street Studio, Fort Collins, CO (2026)

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