24Yr Old Musician FIRST time seeing Johnny Cash - Hurt!

[@jaybartlett4090]

Have you ever heard the phrase "love like Johnny and June" his wife June Carter Cash passed away and he soon passed as well basically of a broken heart. He had fought health problems for years but without her, he gave up

[@DavidPChristian2]

June, with an assist from her Mother Maybelle and Jesus, saved his life.

[@sandralybrand9425]

Yes it was only a few months between their passing.

[@nielsjensen4185]

The concept is well-known in health circles. In the case of death in older hetero couples that have a traditional lifestyle. If the woman dies first the man will die shortly after while if the man dies first the woman will often live for a long time. This is all in addition to the sadness of losing someone you have known and cared for for a long time.. The reason is far more pragmatic than romantic. The man has little in the way of practical skills, he's often unable to cook, do laundry, etc. Being able to lift heavy things has few applications in everyday life, cooking, cleaning, and laundry do. Because he has few practical skills his physical health will trend downward as he's eating and living worse, in addition, the toll on his mental health will accelerate this decline. Because she has all the practical skills she can maintain her way of life as her age and physical state allow for. For her, the toll on her mental health is just a period that she'll hopefully be able to get through.

[@laupstad]

@@nielsjensen4185 I don't think it's just pragmatic and it certainly wasn't in this case. It's not like June Carter Cash was any kind of "period correct" housewife in the first place. She was a star in her own right and spent a lot of her time on the road as well. Cash could afford and had a full staff of people to take care of him before and after she passed. He just lost his most important reason to stick around. There are statistics to prove this point though. Among men of this age they often pass shortly after their wife and that's not the case when the roles are reversed.

[@nielsjensen4185]

@@laupstad No, it's a literal phenomenon. In older, straight couples if the wife dies first the husband will, depending on how traditional their lifestyle was, have no skills in cooking, laundry, or anything other skill that involves daily living and unless he at some point lived alone a woman has always done those things for him and he has to learn them late in life. They also rarely if ever go to the doctor because they prefer to "ignore the pain like real men" and there's no sensible woman to push them to the doctor. As a result, the quality of life of the man plummets and he dies shortly after her due to a combination of missing her and an inability to live alone. This is almost never seen in older queer couples since they have a much more equal distribution of activities. Both shop, both do laundry, and both cook, they just take turns. Cash was also fatal. No amount of help, aid, or medical services could ever have saved him. He knew already then that he was going to die soon and that was months before June died.

[@iesickboy]

The way closes his piano, like a coffin. Chills. Another great reaction. I like this kid. My son was born in 2000 as well. It's so convenient. 40!

[@steve2070]

I can recall my grandfather doing that motion over keyboards.... it makes this hit hard for me.

[@donapaterson832]

9 nich nails wrote this song “Hurt” is a compelling testament to the ongoing power of music. Originally written by Trent Reznor and released by Nine Inch Nails on the 1994 album Downward Spiral, the song was brilliantly reimagined by Johnny Cash and producer Rick Rubin (Def Jam records, etc.)

[@JamieSargent-n3v]

Thank God somebody said it I've seen so many people react to this thinking Jonny cash wrote I I love Jonny cash and I love that Trent said its his song now but do some research if you're going to do a reaction

[@_Common_Logic_]

@@JamieSargent-n3v - WTH are you two on about? "So many people" seem to comment without even watching the video... All you needed to do was watch until 6:50 (the first min of the song) to hear B.P. stop the video and literally make the point that this was indeed a N.I.N. song as he even included the fact the Reznor wrote it. No research needed. The funny part is that if this had been a reaction to something like Ren's Jenny and Screech trilogy, people would SH%T themselves if he had done "research" and ruined the bombshell ending for himself. Reactions are "first time listens"... Learn the details (or read them in the comments) later if something was missed.

[@Defiance-77]

@@JamieSargent-n3vBP literally said those exact word in this very video. Did you even watch the reaction?

[@JamieSargent-n3v]

@Defiance-77 I really like black Pegasus watch all the time and yes in my opinion he had no idea Jonny cash didn't write that song

[@_Common_Logic_]

@@JamieSargent-n3v - Well you didn't watch THIS time because BP literally TOLD YOU who wrote this song. How is this so difficult?

[@STEVENROBINS-s4e]

June Carter his wife passed while the album was in post production and he past just a few month later making it even more incredible.

[@GarnetJ]

To me the Johnny Cash remake is powerful but heartbreaking. He had success and riches, but they were overshadowed by so much guilt and regret. And he knew he was nearing the end of his life and couldn’t change any of it. It’s a tragic goodbye. I still love the NIN version. It hits you on a different emotional level. You can feel the pain in both, but thankfully Trent was able to make changes in his life.

[@nielsjensen4185]

As I see it the NiN version is about a young man who currently can see no way forward in life due to his decisions. Johnny Cash's version is about an old man who with the benefit of hindsight can see that many of the decisions he took while he was happy with them at the time ultimately led his lived life to become of little value in the end and now he's feeling the consequences.

[@magoospsoriasismagic]

Rockers need to check out the NIN version. Then the Cash version becomes more emotional. Rick Rubin asked him to try it. Cash thought it was too dark and scary. Then they demoed it for him and he realized how much related to it and how he'd perform it. Trent and Cash both geniuses. It's such an emotional song because it was so personal even Trent was freaked out to hear Cash sing it. Said it was like seeing someone kissing your girlfriend. But then the flattery kicked in and he realized it's a different song in Cash's voice. Trent's was more about suicide and drugs. Cash's is more about the end of a life's journey. So its just so deep. And no one ever did deep better than Johnny Cash.

[@celestialangel666]

I did read that about it too. NIN version was very in-the-moment personal, while Cash's was reflecting on the past and what he'd survived. Both of them dealt with drug use and I think it was only when he read the lyrics that Cash decided to do the song. Both are their own beast and both are great in their own way, but Cash's version really resonates with a lot more people, I think.

[@lisajones2210]

As I understand it, Cash was one of Reznor's heroes, and he considered it an honor to let his hero do his song. Well, it's one thing to be 20 something and trying to repair your life. It's another to be 80 and unable to do a dang thing. Reznor was right when he said, "It's not my song any more."

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

Nobody will ever be as high as Johnny Cash sitting under a tree eating a birthday cake 😅 r.i.p to a legend.. I also appreciate jelly roll going out and kind of being with the new Johnny Cash and putting on a concert at a prison

[@mothermaclean]

Johnny Cash was asked to cover this, but he really didn't want to at first, then he did

[@saltyaussie7702]

Originally a Nine Inch Nails song.

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

I love how you are just showing everyone because it is so powerful

[@jacks9624]

Andy is wise for his age, yes. And very articulate. That's why we love his reactions. 40!

[@Hawk-ODA212]

Great reaction. One thing most reactors miss in my opinion is the very last few moments of the video. The moment when he closes the cover on the keys of the piano. That in itself is a powerful statement summarizing the lyrics and his life by saying without words, "It's over". Thanks for the great reaction.

[@motleydigger]

Johnny Cash when the man comes around

[@toodlescae]

When his daughter heard this she told him it soubded like he was saying goodby and he said "I am". At the time I think he meant more that it would be his last album before retiring completely. Unfortunately it really did become his goodbye to everyone. His wife June died 3 months after they filmed this. Johnny followed her 4 months later.

[@CiphecDec]

Dude I tear up every time in this video when I see June standing looking at Johnny on the steps in this video knowing Johnny died 4 months after she did.

[@janetclaireSays]

Frank Sinatra didn't write "My Way" or any of his songs. But he owned it, just like Johnny Cash didn't write this song, but he owned it. Another case of this would be Prince's song "Nothing Compares 2 U" ... even a Prince song can be owned by another artist, which is what Sinéad O'Connor did when she sang it - she owned it. GREAT REACTION GUYS!

[@R989D]

Have you ever heard Chris Cornell’s cover of Nothing Compares 2 U? That’s as powerful as Sineads (I love her version too). Sad both are gone now they both hit harder now.,

[@DamienWillis]

What Trent said about Johnny is basically the same thing that Bob Dylan said about Jimi Hendrix when he first heard "All Along the Watchtower." "He can record any song of mine he wants to," basically.

[@patrickquinlan3056]

If you react to Cash I will watch. And that song deserves an eternal "WOW!".

[@meatychief]

You need to checkout Sunday Morning Coming Down. It’s a definitive song of Johnny’s recorded during the drug years and written by Kris Kristofferson.

[@hasselindblom2494]

Love your content. A small correction: Frank Sinatra didn´t actually write "My Way". Paul Anka wrote the lyrics especially for Frank Sinatra. The original song is french "Comme d'habitude"

[@hasselindblom2494]

The original song kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWOVmZSGac2aqbM

[@CindyNavarro]

"Comme d'habitude" was written by Jacques Revaux and Gilles Thibault.

[@tiborkadar9918]

You have to talk about Rick Rubin in the context of this song. It was he who convinced JC that he must cover 'Hurt'. It was his idea to make one more record to Johnny Cash, and they did it. JC did not want a new record then.

[@RockPowerUSA]

Well that worked out well. I'm pretty sure God had a hand in that coordination. The Big Guy has been known to move the needles. It looks so perfect. It feels so perfect. 🙄😇💫🌌😊

[@TheRokjok]

Yes props to Rick Rubin

[@xheralt]

Trent Reznor sang the song from the standpoint of a young man who thought his life was finished. Johnny sang it as an old and frail man who _knew_ it was.

[@Arkryal]

I'm going to propose a musical trifecta - "God Will Cut You Down". This is a very old American Folk song, everyone has recorded their own cover, it seems. But there are three notable versions. Odetta Holmes - An American Blues/Jazz singer popular in the 50s and 60s, called the "Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her version was outstanding, but very minimalistic. Johnny Cash - He covered it a few years after Odetta, and his version is often regarded as the definitive version. The instrumentation he added made it incredible. Many mistakenly believe this is a Cash original, he brought the song to people in a very different demographic who had never heard it before. Marylin Manson - I don't care what anyone says, despite the shocking persona and heavy sound to some of his more popular music, he is perhaps the most talented Blues artist of our generation. Yes, you read that right, "Blues", lol. People are skeptical of that, which is fair, but if you aren't familiar with his catalogue, it would be easily missed, as those aren't the songs he's generally known for. But when he goes for Blues sound, holy shit... It's the same song, a classic, but in three wildly different styles, spanning about 60 years of music. The meaning seems to transform with each of them. It's a fairly short song, so if you want a reaction video, run those back to back, people's minds will be blown.

[@illeagle8041]

Immediately after you recognized, Trent Reznor wrote the song you both talked about how Johnny Cash wrote it right before he died 😂

[@markrobertson-pd1sw]

Check out David Bowie's Lazarus, it's in the same vein as this song at the end of his life.

[@gusswier3952]

That was the last time he touched a piano. His old friend.

[@intothedepthscoco]

The NIN version is just as passionate. The song is from 1994. It's coming from a completely different place, a young man stuck in addiction and regret. But that's the beauty of the lyrics, because Johnny's version brings you to the end of a life, with past addiction and regret . they both mean something.

[@Courier_Seven]

The shot of him pouring the wine onto the table goes harder than it has any right to. What a legend. Rip

[@sabrinapittsley2304]

Paul Anka wrote “My Way” and Frank made it famous. Elvis sang it too, I believe. Johnny Cash sings with such feeling. 😢

[@CindyNavarro]

Jacques Revaux and Gilles Thibault wrote the original song that Paul Anka based "My Way" on.

[@xScooterAZx]

"Hurt" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from its second studio album, The Downward Spiral (1994), written by Trent Reznor. It was released on April 17, 1995, as a promotional single from the album. This is a cover. Reznor heard it and said that it wasnt his song anymore. It was Johnny Cash's now.

[@irmaoksanen6830]

It's like watching a father trying to teach a son who just doesn't get it. Don't give up BP. You're doing God's work. The Fairy Voice Mother does a very emotional reaction to this song.

[@AdamBazille]

Remember when he redid this 20 years ago! Loved Nine Inch Nails but Johnny owns this song now.

[@Vampagan]

No he doesn't.

[@AdamBazille]

@@Vampagan Trent Rezner says he does to. Ill take his word for it.

[@illeagle8041]

Trent says he does and Bruce Willis says Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie. They are both wrong lol. Says me. I love Cash and his version but Trent’s versions are still my favorite.

[@Vampagan]

Reznor is showing respect. But nobody will ever convince me that Cash's shaky voice version is "better" than the screaming passion Trent put into his original creation. @@AdamBazille

[@OG_Wakanobi]

Dude, I'm 53 going through the hardest struggle of my life.

[@missmary8878]

I hope you're ok. I'm 55 times can be challenging but the tough times will pass and things will get better, step by step they will improve, hang in there. Best wishes from Ireland.

[@TheTexasCowboy56]

Something that don’t get mentioned really is how much powerful Johnny can make something with just a simple guitar and piano. I could be wrong but pretty much think that all he used in this version. This is why Johnny regraded as one of the greatest he didn’t need a lot to tell a story and move people.

[@MBighk]

Fact check: Sinatra didn't write My Way. He recorded it at age 53, about 30 years before he died.

[@StevenBreault-o2f]

You are a MAN! MUCH RESPECT.

[@marianclough8577]

The hardest thing to do is to forgive but it's the best thing that you can do for yourself.

[@AB2B]

Folsom Prison Blues is most definitely worth listening to; he actually performed it live at San Quentin. Johnny Cash was an amazing man, and honestly there are just so many from him that are must listens. His life is such an interesting story, so if you ever have the time or inclination, look it up.

[@ryanawilson8549]

He performed it closer to about a year before he passed. The original singer now says it belongs to Johnny.

[@debragonser745]

Johnny did have an addiction in his life! His wife June stuck by him through all of it!

[@Britishshadow]

A song worth watching is Gary Numan - My name Is Ruin (live at Brixton academy) a new rabbit hole for you ;)

[@SleepingTiger-vlog]

This song is one of those that stop time for me. Great reaction.

[@toni0kay]

Johnny Cash's rendition of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails has a similar effect to Disturb's Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel Both versions of each song are good but the differing versions bring out different themes to the song, evoke different emotions.

[@zachhenderson7982]

Andiroo is my favorite guest by far. So young, but so insightful. Makes me think my kids might actually have a good future. We'll see, but I'm hopeful.

[@doomhunter697]

Another moving 'last song' would be Lazarus by David Bowie. He was aware of his limited time, and saw his last album, Blackstar, as his epitaph. It was released 2 days before he passed.

[@sharoncarlisle9453]

This is a brilliant work of art by an uncompromising artist!

[@Brandi6666]

Can you imagine the weight on a persons shoulder, of being a legend while you live and breath🤔 and knowing folks will still know of you many many years after your death

[@gailspaw5521]

Johnny is A Legend❤

[@ricksurratt9034]

I hurt myself today to see if I still feel. I hit myself in the thumb with a hammer the other day. It hurt like crazy I just thought to myself I am alive.

[@jdw9397]

This is a masterpiece. I tear up every time I listen to it 👍👍

[@def_not_dan]

I hung my head.

[@757optim]

This is Johnny near the end. "The Man In Black" was Johnny at the peak of his power, performed on his own TV show. Both are powerful.

[@jimmyhudzgarage]

Andy is so cute. Do yourself a favor and go rock with him. Cute boy, interesting young man. Peace. 👍👍👍

[@FrankUli]

his voice was so haunting but yet very enjoyable my favorite is Ring of Fire

[@brheinfeldt]

This reaction from both of you guys is... brilliant, hopeful and inspiring! BRAVO!!&!

[@ronnycornett81]

Truly love your reactions to Johnny Cash. Here’s one that shows his sense of humor. One piece at a time.

[@johncole282]

Life is very short you’ll be old before you know it .make the best of it . Know matter what you acquire in your life you’re not taking it when you die

[@claudballs5679]

Best ever episode of Columbo is when Johnny Cash is the preacher lady's boyfriend who ends up murdering her and ends up getting pestered by Colombo one of the scenes in the videos from that

[@Trampus002]

And I think he did a great job. One of my favorite episodes

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

Speaking of original version. Well Reznor sings about his own problems in life and Cash about his. I think it is a beauty of masterpiece that everyone can use same lyrics yet put so many different senses to it.

[@ThroughGreyEyes]

Did NOT know andi and i are within the same month in age. Damn, i'm slacking.

[@_griffin82_46]

When Johnnys daughter, Rosanne, heard the song she turned to her dad and said 'it sounds like you're saying goodbye' he said "yeah, I am." He knew.

[@MW-go9rh]

I always thought this song was about drugs “The needle tears a hole, that old familiar sting” and regret… a lot of regret “I will make you hurt.” 😢

[@Mallykins]

Definitely another absolute masterpiece of a last work.

[@jro341]

I like "The man in black." I have worn black for years.

[@p.j.morris]

I only wear black.

[@ricksurratt9034]

I believe this was produced by Rick Rubin

[@gary2kr1]

If we could all start again.........

[@oldspiritart]

I knew Jonny wouldn’t stay without June. Every time Jimmie Carter is mentioned, I think the same thing, he won’t stay long without his dear Roslyn…they go like that.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

I think it hits harder when you have lost people and almost yourself. Almost everyone in my life has died from drug addiction/ODs. I nearly lost myself countless times but somehow survived and the guilt threw me back in the cycle of just hoping every time would be the last time. That I’d fade blissfully into nothingness and the pain would finally end. I have 4 years clean and it’s still a daily struggle. I just want to let others know that it’s not impossible even though it seems that way. ❤

[@F5RacingF5]

If you ever have a couple hours to spare, watch Walk The Line, a movie about his life. You’ll understand a lot more about the man in black.

[@williamswiniuch7527]

Andy is by far my favorite guest on here. I love young people with old souls

[@esteban280889]

One of the greatest covers of all time. Even trent renzor who wrote it says its no longer his song

[@frederickhale6495]

Just throwing this out there you should check out avenged sevenfolds, fiction of the album nightmare. The drummer wrote and sang on the song. They were in the studio recording the album when the drummer the Rev sadly passed away. The song speaks for itself

[@johnnycashfan3398]

This was his goodbye a reflection of his life I was only a few years old when Cash passed away but I listened to his music heavily growing up and still do as a 25 year old.

[@ronaldgines171]

He's no longer knocking on my door...... I've opened the door and we're staring eye to eye...

[@fishboy91]

This song gets VERY serious VERY quickly

[@crystal95405]

One of the best covers ever. you should also check out "the sound of silence" by disturbed it is also a great cover.

[@bhorza]

Like how one of your earlier reaction videos to Hurt is one of the videos being displayed as a suggestion. 😉

[@joankisloski6972]

One song can open a can of worms. LOL. You mentioned "My Way". That song was actually French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François. The English lyrics of the song were written by Paul Anka and are unrelated to the original French song. Sinatra asked Paul to write him a song while having dinner. "We went to dinner and he told me that he was retiring". He finished 'My Way' in five hours.

[@williamparrish9954]

you really should do Delia's gone by Johnny cash one of my favorites

[@sharoncarlisle9453]

This is such a great song! You should do the original version by Nine Inch Nails too. They are very different songs, even though they have the same lyrics. Johnny Cash's version is an older man coming toward the end of his life, singing about regret. Trent Reznor's version is a young man struggling with depression and addiction. I would do a live version. Trent closes every show with this song.

[@sharoncarlisle9453]

Okay, sounds like you've already heard it. Andy, you should check out the NIN version. I like both, but prefer it.

[@Arkryal]

Yeah, I loved the original NIN version when it came out, but Johnny Cash took it to a whole other level in his cover. Let's be honest, the coolest aspect is that Cash in his old age was still listening to contemporary music in wildly different genres. That's a true musician. So many get stuck in their own sound and style, especially as they get older. It's very common for younger musicians to cover the music of the older generation, as that's what they grew up with, but you very rarely see the reverse. Cash was 70 years old when this was recorded. How many 70 year olds would consider industrial metal as anything other than noise, even now, 22 years later? But Cash was always well ahead of his time.

[@sharoncarlisle9453]

@@Arkryal I agree that it's awesome he was listening to current music. His cover of Rusty Cage by Soundgarden is great too. I think his cover of Hurt is amazing, but it's a whole different vibe/mood/perspective, so I think which version you prefer depends on your own frame of reference and perspective, as well as style preferences.

[@JohnSheehan72]

Oh, NiN covers Johnny Cash's Hurt? Just kidding - both versions definitely have a totally different vibe and take to them. I heard Trent's version way before Johnny covered it. But I do agree with Trent, Johnny just somehow took ownership of the song. From what I read at the time, Trent was very against it until he heard it.

[@sharoncarlisle9453]

@@JohnSheehan72 Haha! He didn't like it until he saw the video. There is a youtube video with him talking about it in an interview. I can't post the link here, but if you search, it's called "Trent Reznor says he "dismissed" Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt the first time he heard it" I think both versions are amazing.

[@alitram5942]

His beloved wife June Carter Cash died ( complications from surgery) four months before Johnny did. They were married in 1968.

[@MathewBall]

Johnny Cash was suffering from autonomic neuropathy brought on by diabetes and by the time he recorded Hurt, his health was failing. Johnny Cash covered the song Hurt for his album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. Three months later, after Hurt was released June Carter Cash, the musician's wife of 35 years, died, after which Johnny Cash passed away on September 12, 2003, just under a year after the release of his album American IV: The Man Comes Around. Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter Cash is seen alongside him in the music video for Hurt. The Music video for Hurt was filmed at the House Of Cash which doubled as a Museum for his musical career and was closed to the public for years because of the lack of visitors. Johnny's old home/museum was falling apart it was in such a state of dereliction and filming there would be a candid way to show Johnny's life and health struggles late in his life and it was a great place to show Johnny's mental baggage on top of a deep, and intense song. The video itself amplified the themes of the song's bleak outlook on life and the sad inevitability of death themes of regret and joylessness of possessions as Johnny's house and museum of lifetime achievements crumbled and fell around him. It was the perfect heart-wrenching backdrop for an already intensely sad song the video included as many symbolic moments as possible. Showing off a lavish/Decadence feast with only Johnny around to eat it with many clips of Johnny's early career placed close together throughout the video for contrasting effect. He's cracked platinum records along with his pouring away red wine. Pouring one out refers to “the act of pouring a liquid (usually an alcoholic beverage) on the ground as a sign of reverence for friends or relatives that have passed away. It also can symbolize the Holy Spirit Wine traditionally is the central symbol for transformation. Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal, and transformation in our lives. Wine is a mirror held up to nature. Closing a piano lid showing the end of his career/life tragically the song itself embodied an omen of what was to come when June is seen standing over Johnny and June's death 3 months after the music video was released would recontextualize the music video as it looks as if June is watching over Johnny from above in the video. Four years after the passing of Johnny Cash his dilapidated home the House Of Cash which doubled as a Museum in which he lived for 30 years burned to the ground which eerily Symbolises the music video for Hurt.

[@TheRokjok]

Check out Producer Rick Ruben's stories about helping and coaching Johnny through the times of June's death and Johnny's diabetic disease and blindness which Cash would eventually succumb to. "My Way" was a French tune that Paul Anka wrote the english lyrics and was covered by many artists including Elvis Presley and Sid Vicious (The Sex Pistols).

[@deafheaven99]

You have me wondering what you would think of Canadian Legend Leonard Cohen’s album You Want It Darker which was released shortly after his death. It was his goodbye album.

[@jilliant.4550]

I love Johnny Cash. He was a man of the people. Loved nature and America. Ragged Old flag is one of my favorites, mostly spoken more than sung. But awesome. His daughter tells a story of how he would get his coffee every morning and sit out on the front porch just to listen to nature.

[@MichelleCacace]

Here is the story of how this came about; In 2002, Trent Reznor had released three albums with his industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. The second LP was 1994’s The Downward Spiral, a gruelling concept album that tells the story of a character’s descent into darkness. The finale is Hurt: a brutal depiction of self-loathing and emotional numbness that begins “I hurt myself today / To see if I still feel.” When Cash appeared on U2’s 1993 album Zooropa providing vocals for the track The Wanderer, he came to the attention of producer Rick Rubin, who was looking for acts for his American Recordings label. Rubin had sent the song to Cash before, but the veteran musician couldn’t hear beyond the industrial noise and anguished howl that featured in the original. “I think it was hard for him to hear it,” Rubin told Rolling Stone. “So I sent him the lyrics. I said, ‘Just read the lyrics. If you like the lyrics, then we'll find a way to do it that will suit you’.” Cash was convinced by Rubin's belief in the song and agreed to try recording it at the producer's home in LA. The musician was suffering from autonomic neuropathy brought on by diabetes and by the time he recorded Hurt, his health was failing. “There were times when his voice sounded broken,” said Rubin. Instead of being a song about a young individual on the downward spiral to self-destruction, Cash interpreted the lyrics as a man at the end of his life. The result is heartbreaking as the veteran musician sings in a quavering, emotional voice: “If I could start again / A million miles away / I would keep myself / I would find a way.” The video was shot in bitterly cold weather in Nashville in February 2003. Three months later, June Carter Cash, the musician’s wife of 35 years, died. You see her in the stairs in the video. And his Mother in the photo. Johnny Cash himself died on 12 September 2003, just under a year after the release of American IV. The album was the first Johnny Cash studio LP to achieve Gold status in the US for more than thirty years. It introduced the legendary singer to new generations of listeners.

[@MarvRoberts]

They played this, on full rotation, with Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, etc. on MTV, before it collapsed.

[@Rangatology]

I would love for you to react to Johnny Cash perform “Gods Gonna Cut You Down”. You’ll love the beat. It was released after Johnnys passing, so his video contains some “guest appearances”.

[@MrTech226]

Black One of his children, Roseanne Carter Cash, who is also a singer, was asking her father, "are you saying goodbye in this song?" Johnny replied back, "yes" Video was recorded in February of 2003. Then his wife, June, who looked on the stairs died in May of 2003. With his health issues plus, heartbreak by losing his love, Johnny died in Sept. of 2003.

[@iowahooch]

Andiroo needs to see Kasey chambers cover of lose yourself!!

[@bjspeck4337]

I'm 73 and Cash's singing of this song that covers a lifetime increases the meaning. Seeing him walk around the house he grew up in, his wife June Carter looked at him from the staircase,, when he closed the lid to his piano was the last time he played it. When he showed the DVD to Roseanne, she said "It sounds like you're saying goodbye." He replied, "I am." June died just a couple of months after this, and Johnny died a few more months.

[@lisadavenport2390]

i just missed it oh no 🙈

[@kelleewolfe2834]

Love me some Andiroo!!!

[@DavidPChristian2]

The last handful of albums Cash released were produced by Rick Rubin, who talked Cash into doing Hurt.

[@tomleonard830]

The discussion about predicting your death in song reminds me of of Kurdt Cobain singing I Hate Myself and Want to Die shortly before taking his life.

[@limolnar]

So glad to see young folks knowing and understanding their history. Much love out to those who don't turn their back on their elders!

[@OntarioBoyo]

Young man knows his shit! Good review guys

[@sandramoore]

The singers sometimes write the song they are singing. But neither Johnny Cash on Hurt nor Frank Sinatra on My Way had a part in writing the song. They made it sound like they did.

[@damonbryan7232]

As far as retrospective songs go. This one and Johnny Paycheck "old violen" are two of the deepest.

[@jeremyhitchcock9182]

Great reaction guys.

[@tomantush4867]

I heard that was the last time that Johnny Cash ever played on a piano.