Wife just had some TV show on that played Johnny Cash singing Hurt. I had to stop and go in and listen. I really like the video of him doing the song. There is also a "Requiem for A Biker" video that is sobering using the song. The original was a NIN song.
I just found out that I will NOT have it played at my funeral; my real hopes were for it done on the pipes. Maaybe I would rather be around to hear it, though.
My memory is foggy, but I seem to remember in an interview he was asked why he would cover a NIN song. His reply was something to the effect that a great song is a great song, no matter who sings it. Trent Reznor gets props of course, but Johnny Cash is the man..
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My buddy's wife had Cash's "Hurt" playing in the background of his video montage at his funeral. Suicide. I think of him every time I hear Johnny Cash's haunting interpretation.
My favorite off that album is "When the Man Comes Around". I think he was telling us he was ready after June died.
IMO, Hurt and God's gonna cut you down are two of Johnny Cash's best recorded songs. He has the perfect voice for God's gonna cut you down and Hurt is just so powerful. It really sums up his life about perfectly.
Rarely am I a fan of cover songs, but Johnny Cash completely owned the song and made it his. He put every ounce of his life's experiences into the song. I'm also a big fan of when the man comes around.
My dad got me into Cash a very long time ago. He and Cash were in the Air Force together. Dad followed him all the way from when he was just starting out and wept when he passed.
Trent Reznor was quoted as saying that when he wrote Hurt, he never realized it was for Johnny Cash, and Johnny's version vastly overshadowed his own...true words.
It is an incredibly powerful song. I remember flipping through the channels before his death and seeing the video of Hurt on one of the music video channels VH-1 or MTV and being caught off guard as I would not expect to see stations like that playing his videos. I became an instant fan of the song. He nailed it.
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Trent Reznor was quoted as saying that when he wrote Hurt, he never realized it was for Johnny Cash, and Johnny's version vastly overshadowed his own...true words.
didnt realize Reznor said that.....been a NIN fan for a long while.....
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