Hurt (3:36)
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“Hurt” was written by Trent Reznor and first released on Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 album The Downward Spiral. Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt” was released on his 2002 album, American IV: The Man Comes Around.
Rick Rubin, producer of Cash’s American series and a friend of Reznor’s, suggested the song to Cash. The line “crown of shit” was changed to “crown of thorns”, not only removing profanity from the lyrics, but also more directly referencing Christ. The cover was released on a single with the B-side “Personal Jesus”, a cover of the Depeche Mode single.
Reznor said that when Rubin first asked if Cash could cover his song, he was “flattered” but worried that “the idea sounded a bit gimmicky.” He became a fan of Cash’s version, however, once he saw the music video: “I pop the video in, and wow… Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps… Wow. I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn’t mine anymore… It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form. I wrote some words and music in my bedroom as a way of staying sane, about a bleak and desperate place I was in, totally isolated and alone. that winds up reinterpreted by a music legend from a radically different era/genre and still retains sincerity and meaning - different, but every bit as pure.”
Johnny Cash’s version was awarded the Country Music Award for “Single of the Year” in 2003. It ranked as CMT’s top video for 2003, #1 on CMT’s 100 Greatest Country Music Videos the following year, and #1 on the Top 40 Most Memorable Music Videos on MuchMoreMusic’s Listed in October 2007.
Rick Rubin, producer of Cash’s American series and a friend of Reznor’s, suggested the song to Cash. The line “crown of shit” was changed to “crown of thorns”, not only removing profanity from the lyrics, but also more directly referencing Christ. The cover was released on a single with the B-side “Personal Jesus”, a cover of the Depeche Mode single.
Reznor said that when Rubin first asked if Cash could cover his song, he was “flattered” but worried that “the idea sounded a bit gimmicky.” He became a fan of Cash’s version, however, once he saw the music video: “I pop the video in, and wow… Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps… Wow. I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn’t mine anymore… It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form. I wrote some words and music in my bedroom as a way of staying sane, about a bleak and desperate place I was in, totally isolated and alone. that winds up reinterpreted by a music legend from a radically different era/genre and still retains sincerity and meaning - different, but every bit as pure.”
Johnny Cash’s version was awarded the Country Music Award for “Single of the Year” in 2003. It ranked as CMT’s top video for 2003, #1 on CMT’s 100 Greatest Country Music Videos the following year, and #1 on the Top 40 Most Memorable Music Videos on MuchMoreMusic’s Listed in October 2007.
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Hurt,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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Hottie2cool wrote:
This video made me cry, I watched it twice more, and it made me cry twice more. We had to watch it and the Nine Inch Nails Video for my AP Literature and Composition class, so I was glad that I was alone to see how sad the video was, but in the end, his warning others against the same pattern in life, is touching, and very beautiful in and of itself.
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Illumynatuz wrote:
first cover that I listen that is actually better than the original. also: dam beautiful.
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Onkifant wrote:
Never before I was so touched, looking a music video
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Ronald_O wrote:
Damn, This is the most sad and beautiful song that i ever heard, and the video (holy shit) the most sad video ever made.
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SyntheticDiz wrote:
very, very good. You hear the sadness in his voice. Waaay better than NiN
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amazing {2}
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Jelenino wrote:
+++
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Lemminkainenf wrote:
Totally great, so beautiful.
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Chi-Ga wrote:
amazing
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RenandGreg wrote:
A beautiful song, for a beautifully gifted man, RIP Johnny, your legend lives on mate!
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IcarusB wrote:
Could this be one of the best covers of all time? This is one of those songs that stays with you for life! Beautiful!
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v00d00cHiLe wrote:
sad song :'(
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Foggster wrote:
thank you johnny...hope you're fine up there !
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thebigyin28 wrote:
Beautiful this and the nin version
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lagunabeachlive wrote:
everyone I know...
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Xarthok wrote:
one of the most heartbreaking songs I know.
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mistermond wrote:
Not a fan of Johnny Cash but this is going on my playlist
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krustywazoo wrote:
This song got me into NIN. I love it. :)
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