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“Hurt” is a song written by Trent Reznor, first released on Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 album The Downward Spiral. In 2002,

Hurt was covered by Johnny Cash to critical acclaim; it was one of Cash’s final hit releases before his death.

Reznor’s comments after seeing the video of the Cash version of his song were:

“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.” Here is a link to the Johnny Cash video cover.

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cha0sm0nkey wrote:
Wednesday evening

Don't compare to the cover. Listen to both. Both are brilliant.

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mannomann88 wrote:
Monday afternoon

Reznor vs Cash is like arguing which side of a coin is better. They're of the same, only from different sides. [3]

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Ziggomaticv17 wrote:
Sunday morning

Reznor vs Cash is like arguing which side of a coin is better. They're of the same, only from different sides. [2]

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SiberianKissed wrote:
Friday afternoon

Once cash covered it, he made it his own.

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nkafke wrote:
last week

Reznor vs Cash is like arguing which side of a coin is better. They're of the same, only from different sides.

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niceverdict wrote:
last week

in my bed now, TRENT. NOW. NOW. NOW!!!!

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Toria5637 wrote:
last week

I hurt myself today to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real. The needle tears a hole. The old familiar sting. Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything..

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Clarissa_AV wrote:
last month

i tried to kill myself to this song as a teenage goth haha

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dannyboy182 wrote:
last month

Don't get me wrong, I love NIN, but the Cash version shits all over this track.

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dannyboy182 wrote:
last month

Obviously the Cash version is better, NIN fanboys >_>.

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BowieFreak wrote:
last month

Amazing lyrics

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doctorarcane wrote:
last month

I think both Trent and Cash did this very well. Even though they are the 'same' they are so different as if they each belong to the respective artist. The genres are so miles apart, I think they can both stand on their own without comparison to each-other.

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MCIS wrote:
last month

a beautiful wrench in the heart. i heard the cash version first, it's great but this is just so much more immense.

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Any_excuse wrote:
last month

So many emotions, this song has got me through some hard times

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rockerdude778 wrote:
last month

i love nine inch nails and i approve this song

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SomeOtherGirl76 wrote:
December 2011

Every time I hear this song...I fucking bawl my eyes out!! "Everyone I know goes away in the end"....

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otter_ wrote:
December 2011

the artist....as told from experience....perfect.

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otter_ wrote:
December 2011

the artist...as told from experience....perfect

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rayneonme wrote:
December 2011

This song breaks my heart over and over......@-->----

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edefakiel wrote:
December 2011

Full of broken thoughts, I cannot repair.

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