Johnny Cash - Hurt

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Official Music Video for Hurt performed by Johnny Cash.
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[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

I know I’m not the only one, but “everyone I know goes away in the end” hits harder and harder the older I get.

[@wayshock0740]

Your not the only one

[@serpent3136]

Well I’ll see you in the end hope somethings there ?

[@neilcope29]

Yep. Especially after "what have I become, my sweetest friend". Its a gut wrenching song, with different meanings, but both versions can rip you in two. Pure brilliance.

[@ICE_1861]

And we'll miss them. We always will. And is not a bad thing.

[@charlyrae]

They do all go away, don't they? The reality of "life" is that it always ends in "death."

[@dnicolle]

“Money can’t buy back your youth when you’re old, a friend when you’re lonely, or peace to your soul.” Johnny Cash

[@danamarie7860]

So fucking true the truest thing I ever heard

[@Kinobambino]

Thats beautiful

[@dallenlowsayatee8770]

Money can’t buy love

[@jh5588]

That’s fucking deep , but so true ... everyone I care about goes away eventually... Just how it’s always been I honestly don’t know why

[@honca2566]

True men, but its ironic. His surname is Cash

[@stellarwind1946]

I can think of no greater honor than to have Johnny Cash cover a song you wrote as his final goodbye.

[@crazycatlady4551]

Trent Reznor, from Nine Inch Nails, said once Johnny Cash covers your song, it's no longer yours. Trent said this with immense respect and gratitude .

[@Daughterofgreatmen]

During my last visit with my father , before he passed away, he made the comment that he’d not accomplished much. I was taken aback by this statement as he’d accomplished so much and was so giving of his talents and gifts to others. I later realized he was speaking as a man who could see his life coming to an end. We will always wish we could have done more. Rest in peace, my precious, beloved daddy, my hero.

[@anabelletalstein2479]

So sorry for the loss of your father. I bet he was an amazing person ❤

[@jaddy11mash]

❤❤❤love man ❤

[@miguelangelo8887]

Meu filho é apaixonado por esse cara,por sua história de vida ,seu grande amor e suas músicas. Acho que já viu o filme da vida dele uma dezena de vezes. Tenho 58 e meu garoto 20 anos,aprendi a gostar de J.Cash com meu filho. Deus abençoe você e receba J.Cash.

[@BeforeY0uG0]

rest in peace GOAT 🕊🙏

[@ohsorprised]

We all leave behind our experiences and wisd9m. Sometimes, it is not that evident, little things are never forgotten

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Cash's version of this song is great, but the old footage interspersed throughout the video just enhances the meaning and pushes it over the top. Like life flashing before his eyes in his final days.

[@kaifriedrich1763]

Wow

[@jaxboo8858]

So true 💔

[@gabestuhlsatz5773]

So true

[@thatonefpsgamer1339]

Oh damn y'all here too for the free snacks

[@moneyman1995100]

Love your channel guys!

[@82dorrin]

Reznor's version is a young man battling self-destructive tendencies. Cash's version is an old man near the end of his life, looking back on past regrets.

[@patraic5241]

Reznor said in an interview after hearing Johnny Cash's cover it was weird. He realized the song wasn't his anymore.

[@jayxlaboy1531]

@@patraic5241 i just decided to learn playing this song today like right now.and yeah I saw that interview where Trent said it's not his song anymore. Thats comming a lot from someone like him his songs are too personal.

[@cafce2567]

Crazy how the exact same song can be two totally different songs at the same time!

[@R0FLC4T5]

@@patraic5241 originally he hated the cover. Saying it was like someone fucking his girlfriend. After seeing it blow up and actually listening to it he admitted it was like realizing "his girl" was better off with someone else.

[@Peglegkickboxer]

@@R0FLC4T5 not exactly true. He liked it when he watched the music video before it was all released and that's when he understood it and fell in love with the cover.

[@LD-bv1pm]

The way June looks at him breaks me every time. She passed three months later.

[@trollmagnet8265]

Who is June?

[@TheFirstWhiteRanger]

@@trollmagnet8265 Johnny Cash's wife. He died a few months after her

[@DarkRanger-tj9tm]

@@TheFirstWhiteRangerScary how that happens. My pappy died and, like I think not even a week after my grandma died. I didn’t know them that much, but my pappy was a cool dude from the times I do remember seeing him.

[@Wrenchr2]

I like to think this was John's way of apologizing to June.

[@donaldzickau3177]

​@@trollmagnet8265June cash his wife

[@erikp6505]

It is truly shameful that the CMA's didn't recognize the brilliance of the American Recordings by Cash until after his passing. Cash is on the Mount Rushmore of Country music and will always be seen as a pioneer. This just shows his greatness even later in his life.

[@Belva73]

Yes...

[@kevinchandler179]

Agreed, Merle, Conway, Waylon, George Jones, Charlie Daniels, Don Williams as well!!!

[@GarageSaleBrady]

People don’t love you till you’re gone….

[@jamesteichler1290]

And I say who cares what plastic people think

[@Itshouldntbefinished]

They wouldn't care anyway

[@YeahIDontKn0wEither]

He's *71,* his voice is wearing out, he's 6 months away from dying, but he still picked up his guitar and did the best he could do. LEGEND!

[@DjAmaratziOfficial]

Not just did his best but the best. This song can never been done better.

[@itouse7545]

he didnt play the actual melody, did he? i've heard he wasnt able to.

[@centauri9458]

Sounded like a goodbye and sorry for past hurts. Nine Inch Nails cant touch that old boy. RIP Man In Black

[@YeahIDontKn0wEither]

@@brodie2005thegamer I've looked and there's no reports of Clint Eastwood's death, Alex Trebek is dead tho

[@TheKingDrew]

Man, it hurts, no pun intended. I know a 76 year old and the day he dies will be the worst thing to happen to me.

[@avp1874]

“One of the saddest and most memorable songs in all of history.”

[@Atom.Storm.]

It's not sad, it's power. The story of someone realising that they let it all go but can get it all back. But to do so they need to stand, and fight. Themselves.

[@TurtleIsSlow2469]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYOXdZ2PmN98hK8 it was a cover.... a good one but it was in fact a cover song

[@patricksavage3104]

@@TurtleIsSlow2469 So what. It is considered to be one of the best covers and greatest videos of all-time. When the guy who wrote and originally performed the song remarks: "that song isn't mine anymore", that says it all.

[@randowithgun_or2580]

Agreed

[@wendypope37]

REM all around me is sadder

[@summeryknight7451]

My teacher gave this for homework, so here I am. Never heard of Johnny Cash or this song, but it was well worth it and I see why our teacher wanted us to watch it.

[@troutfish8590]

That is a good teacher.

[@Yourmothersbigdig]

W Teacher

[@fatstax_fwg]

Im not a country fan but my dad loved Cash and he passed it down to me, you should watch the movie about his life, Walk the Line, its excellent

[@talostalos7689]

watch metokur next

[@theblueking1008]

“Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt and being real gets you hated.” -Johnny cash

[@uncleelement2570]

Seeing a young man regret his life decisions is sad, but we know they have time to make plenty of good decisions in the future. Seeing Johnny Cash here, at the end of his life, is straight up tragic. The way he sings it with so much emotion, the fantastic video showing his legacy and life. It's the most heart-breaking piece of media ever.

[@lukasrbic6008]

Why did it got deleted?

[@uncleelement2570]

@@lukasrbic6008 Because they wanted to upload it in this channel i guess

[@dragonkfg]

@@uncleelement2570 To add to that, they probably didn't want the two to be confused.

[@johnnybgood9098]

@@lukasrbic6008 da postuju sa oficijalnog kanala

[@cathair9295]

Fuck. KZbin.

[@mrquackadoodlemoo]

9 Inch Nails "Hurt": A man slowly losing his mind wanting to die. Cash's "Hurt": A tired old man who is ready to die.

[@milk5002]

mrquackadoodlemoo really shows it in his voice. Plus the fact that he died 7 months after this

[@Adelaide_Transit]

@Lorem Ipsum Jonny cash was talking about heroin abuse as he was a successful rehab patient, the song is about how drugs destroy the person and their family.

[@TheOsfania]

Thank you. That was a nice add.

[@Donker449]

Ki Joyce No he wasn’t because he didn’t write the lyrics

[@jnynotoes]

Aedon L. Actually yes he was . He was quoted saying he wish he wrote this

[@walkerpilotassassin9404]

This man saved my life. His words guided me through a darkness I never imagined walking through. Addiction to heroin is horrible. its so sad how people treat you. I remember asking myself WHAT HAVE I BECOME, saying EVERYONE I KNOW GOES AWAY IN THE END I DID LET THEM DOWN, I DID MAKE THEM HURT. Until i met my wife to be ..., and then i remembered he said If i could start again, a million miles away, i would keep myself, i would find a way. I did keep myself, i found a way. I started again, a million miles away. A million miles away from the hell i was in. To the love, unconditional love from my wife. My Pap admired this man. He played that song when I confessed my addiction. He said he understood, and that I should try and do as he said, ajd he was right, I found out the others were someone else, i am still right here 😊

[@elowyn9664]

Blessings to you ❤️❤️❤️

[@LarryBarbo]

Glad to hear this! Keep moving forward!! God bless!

[@jefersonnationalkid8874]

Conseguiu vencer !

[@davids5551]

I didn't have the addiction but I HAD the despair. Live long and prosper.

[@whatthefleeb]

One thing I noticed that shows how powerful and encaptivating this song is is that when you hover over the play bar, there are no spikes or sudden drop-offs; it's a solid line. Nobody is skipping to any part; they all want to hear it start to finish.

[@TJRayne]

There is one spike. The beginning….

[@jamesteichler1290]

So be it

[@frankinvan]

I don’t think there has ever been a more pure look into the window of someone’s soul than this recording. It’s a masterpiece.

[@pjousma]

Masterpiece, how this man reflects on his past, it's real.

[@Wildmilly]

It's extremely fitting that he didn't write the song either, just like all his other shit

[@wizewizard1840]

Seems like you don't know that it is just a cover and not his song at all.

[@frankinvan]

@@wizewizard1840 Of course I know that Trent Reznor wrote the song. But it takes on a whole different perspective with Johnny Cash singing it. The song is applicable to both of them. But as Reznor said, “the Song is no longer mine anymore”. To me, it’s like Reznor Received this song From that magical place where songs come from and he was just a vessel to get the words to Johnny Cash. And the rest is history as they say. Kudos to Rick Rubin for getting this out of Johnny Cash.

[@Wildmilly]

@@frankinvan You should look up the rest of that quote, you're taking completely out of context. Trent still plays his superior version of his song live. The woman beater Cash received Trent's song from that magical place he received every other one of his songs from, an actually literate song writer.

[@gabrielbarragan1472]

I’m not afraid of dying I’m afraid of everyone I care about dying.

[@mr.maxilos4006]

same

[@gabrielbarragan1472]

Marcus Witting 15*

[@pedroreis8044]

Me too

[@deshaunmeans81]

Marcus Witting why does their age matter?

[@chrisjordan9662]

Ur like 15 relax

[@IsaacParent]

If Johnny Cash covers a song you wrote, it is no longer your song. It belongs to the ages.

[@marytaylor475]

💯 ❤

[@musik3030]

I Think Trent Reznor said the same thing when he hears Johnny Cash’s version

[@donaldzickau3177]

​@musik3030 that comment is 💯% true

[@IsaacParent]

It's indeed a quote from him. I modified it somewhat with some of my own thoughts.

[@milanvaidya4263]

Doesn't matter how old you are but when you sing this one, you'll sing as if you're 84..

[@theJukeboxHero40]

An old man reflects on his life before he faces eternity. God bless Johnny Cash's soul.

[@hrvackinavijac7911]

Amen brother, amen....

[@hrvackinavijac7911]

@8-Bit Andy With everything going on in the world in these current times, I believe you're very right. Soon.

[@KickingAssDaily]

Perhaps he may become a highway man again.

[@hrvackinavijac7911]

@@ShainAndrews I don't doubt for you there was seemingly nothing, however I believe it differs for many people. For example some people who have died and been revived have recounted seeing their loved ones that have passed, seen Saint Peter, Jesus/heaven, seen their loved ones still alive from above, some have even seen what could resemble hell, scary things etc.

[@garyhighley9022]

@@KickingAssDaily another awesome tune

[@wintersnoob]

Sad fact: Johnny died a few months after the death of his wife of 34 years, and his stepdaughter died one month after. They are all buried together.

[@TorahObservantUnitarian]

Not sad beautiful really

[@wintersnoob]

@@TorahObservantUnitarian Death is both tragic and beautiful

[@TigDegner]

I was curious and confirmed this. June Carter Cash passed in May '03, Johnny that September, and Rosie Nix Adams in October. They're buried at Hendersonville Memory Gardens along with some other Carter family musicians. And yes, the Carters are distantly related to POTUS Jimmy Carter. For anyone else curious. Sad and beautiful indeed. Just like "Hurt."

[@spanishflyevh9606]

@hello is it me youre looking for it's the best and most scary ride you will ever go on

[@capira_games616]

​@@wintersnoob What the heck? Why the hell death should be beautiful? Death is the End for everything, this is not beatiful, is just the end.

[@briangregory8223]

Every time I watch this, I just sit quietly when it's over. Art like this deserves your reverence.

[@Justaguywithmemories]

Is your life boring as your pfp?

[@musiclova2112]

When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and then jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - In The Moment” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💝

[@frankt5682]

We've never met. We never will. But I'm hugging you, and I'm proud, and I'm smiling. I hope you are too.

[@f4keinternetgrll820]

it’s beautiful that this song was originally sang by a young man who was searching for himself that was just beginning life, and was then covered by a man at the end of his life looking back at his accomplishments and wishing he could go back. truly beautiful, and truly one of the greatest covers of a song ever.

[@falstaff0808]

Same can be said of his cover of "In My Life"

[@johntiggleman4686]

And realized it was all "dirt."

[@uncleseamus4289]

What tops it all off is Trent gave Johnny the song. Not because it was Johnny Cash, because he put more power to the words he written. A rare instance of giving back the torch so he could burn that much brighter.

[@kabukiarmadillo]

@@uncleseamus4289 "Reznor was initially unsure about Cash covering his song, fearing that it would be “gimmicky”, and he was not blown away when he first heard Cash’s version. But when he saw the video, this changed. With “tears welling, silence, goosebumps”, he recognised its significance. Reznor’s “valentine to the sufferer” at that point became Cash’s swan song. After watching it, Reznor said: “That song isn’t mine any more.” ---The Financial Times

[@mr.buentello68]

'nuff said you said it best

[@karstendejong9970]

Im not too much of an emotional person but wow. This song just had me blubbering. Watching a man near the end of his life coming to truly accept the worthlessness of worldly things just hits me.

[@Superkaioken87]

You should check out his song "The man comes around". Oof that shit is pretty powerful too and beyond biblical rapture shit.

[@Filin_off]

Me too

[@karstendejong9970]

@@Superkaioken87 I just checked it out. Thank you for introducing that to me. I love that Johnny probably has plenty of non Christian fans, but he isnt afraid to reference the Bible.

[@untio]

It is almost he would have been a bad man, in the way he says, wouldn't he? I don t say he was.

[@karstendejong9970]

@@untio i think as hes reflecting he now starts to see that all the money and fame he had and all the people he knew cant save him from facing mortality.

[@dianebaum2754]

regrets? you bet. This is so haunting and a confession in itself.

[@Paul-sq1pz]

Hello is full of the lovely things like the morning sun, the gleaming dew drops, the sparkling rain, the vast blue sky, the whistles of chirping birds, the beauty of the sea. Hope you're doing great and in good health?

[@gdrockstar2160]

This is the anthem of a man realizing what matters in life.

[@Fatpumpumlovah2]

Exactly right. most dont get it, most think its a goodbye, when its really just sticking it to them all that let him down and i hope they do enjoy his Empire of Dirt he left for them. because thats all its really worth in the end... Dirt! I am 55 almost 56 this year, listened to this man from birth as my parents loved him so much.. this is the saddest song ever and something i would even put in my wishes during burrial to play. My last Hoorah. Lifes Tough, then you die. thats when we will finally have peace. much love from the caribbean.

[@Fatpumpumlovah2]

my other favorite song is by James Blunt, Chase the monsters away... I actually sat with my dad in his last few minutes of life listening to this song together. I believe it helped him not be afraid... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoWpk3qZo9FjptEsi=b-KLRfWbp8Tdpyj7

[@richard-gn3es]

It the final roar of a great lion.. Knowing he's close to the end. It's impactful now looking at my daughter getting so big.. And her realizing I'm not immortal or the one that will be forever protecting her

[@angelcarballo2161]

Which is ironic because the NIN version is of a man who doesn't care for it

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Well said. All the money I’ve made and the stuff I have bought doesn’t mean damn thing. The people that I have loved and have loved me I have found to be priceless.

[@Spailon]

You didn’t let us down, But you did make it hurt. Rest in peace, Johnny 1932 - 2003

[@kimsullivan5576]

Absolutely.

[@VolcanoTimeLapse]

tears...

[@lyricsevoq]

When Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuked he was 13.

[@AmosNg555]

WWE Monday Night RAW In Memory of Eddie Guerrero. 1967-2005.

[@terrinegrete3173]

What a legacy! Love this man!

[@doubleuplsst3149]

I read that Cash felt that a year after his death, the world would have forgotten about his music and his life... 169 million views... RIP, Sir...

[@MoDukPai]

Very well put!

[@imkranlopez5426]

ABSOLUTELY NEVER would we have forgotten this man's amazing life and story or music! I just introduced the 18yo on the line at the factory last night to this amazing artist with the song "One Piece at a Time ".

[@Milosenpotion]

this video had something like 50M views back before they deleted the 'unofficial' channel's video and put this up. It was one of the most viewed music videos on youtube at the time.

[@lukaszmackowiak5747]

...well after all every one of us is still searching for the comfort in The Music... Depending on our in-the-time situation we do apply for ourselves "something" that soothes our minds... The "Hurt" fills everything I need at the moment... It is just PERFECT

[@joshinthesauce4636]

169 million views and counting. Nobody should forget Johnny Cash and the impact he made on this world.

[@jamesgannon6192]

Trent Reznors Words and Johnny Cash’s Voice / Life…. A Collusion of Greatness… a 69 year old man who is Facing the End… this Video Cuts Deep ❤️

[@myrkkur]

2024, 35, going through a divorce, financial issues, depression... This song hits me really really hard now, Johnny.

[@artemisxw8708]

Be strong, the pain will pass and you have a new life ahead. Focus on the future, that you will be in control of.

[@damienroughley7243]

keep your chin up. life is beautiful, as are you.

[@allendebono3460]

I wish you so much luck going through it...

[@stupadasso5023]

Keep up the faith that things will be better….I myself, married for 32 years, am going through hell with a wife that needs hormone treatments or something. We raised 3 sons and after the last one moved out, empty nest syndrome kicked in. She went from being a heart of gold to the Wicked Witch….I am being patient but it’s definitely hard to live with her being like this. Thought the Golden Years were when the kids moved out, not here!

[@user-kq5ln5dr5k]

You will find a way to

[@johntindell551]

I'm 71... this song makes me cry like a baby.... the closer you get to The End. The more profound this song becomes...😢

[@leandrowolf2151]

Thank you, That means the song will get 21 years better for me before I am your age. And I already love it with all my heart. This is the soundtrack to ROCK BOTTOM. :)

[@isaacgould5974]

It feels heavy for me and I'm just 13

[@solomonkane6442]

I'm 45 mate and this song still makes me cry like a baby 😢and I grew up with the original nine inch nails song 😢 it doesn't belong to Trent razor anymore 😢

[@tolgasar6392]

Just 28, but..ç

[@chrissett4245]

​@Isaac Gould little brother... don't worry to much. Just have fun. It's just a gamble from day 1.

[@4EyedFox]

I love this version. It’s just a man at the end of his life singing about what it’s like to be human. The truth in this song speaks to my soul. Such a great version.

[@thatbee3585]

Agree!! And yes

[@Blueluise]

$$$$$$$$$# no Elvis Double seen in Vegas since 2004. Johnny who please? quit smoking george

[@robertcronin6603]

No doubt 🔥

[@robertcronin6603]

@@Blueluise 🤔

[@kuhmuh4610]

💔😭

[@suzannesellers7383]

Johnny would be surprised and thrilled at the success of his cover of Trent Reznor’s masterpiece. He did it his way and it was marvelous. Thank you Trent and Johnny.

[@Innomen]

"That song isn't mine anymore." ~Trent. Respect 100. I am an old 90s goth kid so naturally Trent is well known to me. My grandmother also always (kindly) called me the man in black because of said gothness, and her fondness for Mr. Cash. So when this "cover" arrived, I was moved.

[@JAlexanderCurtis]

This was quite literally Cash's final farewell song to the world. It was filmed in February 2003. His wife, June Cash (seen in the video at 2:34), died 3 months after this video was made in May 2003. Cash died just 4 months after his wife at the same hospital as his wife in September 12, 2003. At the time of this filming, Johnny Cash and his wife were both experiencing serious health problems. He surely spent a lot of time reflecting on his life and mortality during these painful times.

[@Apple-ct9wc]

Santo Diego where do you see that he calls him a Hero?!

[@IchigoTomago]

@Santo Diego let he among us without sin be the first to condemn

[@MrDesbreko]

2:05 “I cannot repair” he turns his head to show his face that still droops from a stroke. He sits in front of a table of rotting food. He had autonomic neuropathy which means causes the stomach to severely delay emptying among other symptoms. This video is such an amazing use of visual metaphor

[@huntershannon4216]

@Santo Diegothey didn't mention anything of him being a hero, they were just sharing a sad fact about the video

[@KingRiverVlogs]

Santo Diego Yeah. When he was like 20, and than he dropped drugs and got married in. 1968 and lived married to June for like 33 years

[@jeffsullivan2044]

One of my father's favorite performers. Rest in Peace Dad ( August 1st 1939 - March 9th 2022 ). HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD.....August 1st 2022.

[@ryangault3010]

Im sorry for your loss, I lost my dad july 18 2011.. It never goes away that hole in your heart but it gets easier. My dad was only 56..

[@Chadabi]

Didn’t ask

[@thenimazeraatpisheh]

God bless your father

[@Gavin-mr1zs]

@@Chadabi you need to seek help

[@jimbojimbo8]

It's tough losing a loved one my friend keep your spirits High know that there's love in this world to fill your heart By all knowing and powerful creator ELOHIM who loves you dearly kind of Savior Jesus Christ who makes it possible for you to return and see him and love him embrace it.. please know that your father is closer than you know. veil is very thin and if you take a moment to stop and pay attention you'll see that he's always nearby touching your heart from the other side. I know that to be true for my mom died 11 years ago. @ 53 years of age. Her life that was cut so short I dearly miss her and I dearly Miss her parents with whom paassed 18 months before she did. I know that they're close and their love is for you and they're helping all they can are helping me and your family's helping you my friend.

[@kevinchandler179]

Jonny, Merle, Conway, Waylon, George Jones, Charlie Daniels and Don Williams are frickin legends 👏 and Rip 🙏 to all of them!!!!!

[@HaleyMedley]

Trent wrote this song from the perspective of a young man battling to keep control of his life over his drug addiction. Johnny sung this song from the perspective of an old man who has battled his whole life with drug addiction, and the mountain of pain/guilt/regret it's caused. I like both perspectives of the same painful struggle, but God this version makes me cry.

[@larrylinn8589]

Both performed this song with death knocking on the door.

[@awildirishrose4ever]

agreed. It gets me every time. "What have I become.....i will let you down, i will make you hurt..." 😢

[@ichadc]

@@larrylinn8589 Agreed, everytime I listen to the song, I have to hear both. And for the NIN one, the live version Hurt (live) 1995.

[@romyschinzare6182]

Never did drugs or even a little drop of alcohol. From my14 years until nowadays i kept smoking regular cigarettes. My addiction never caused no harm except to me. But this song always reminds me about things that i`ve done and i`m not proud about them . Unecessary revenges, lies , swindles in which i played a role. Most of times, it was just to survive, specially in my job, but not only in it. One way or another it was always to survive, but i wasn`t as brave AS i could be.

[@murraystewartj]

@Bloodyrebel I just found this song and have listened to both versions. i think I relate more to Johnny's take - because at my age I'm closer to the end than the beginning. I still struggle to deal with the "pain/guilt/regret" stuff while trying to remember the good stuff I've done in my life. But Johnny Cash's take on this song is a gut punching make me bawl like a baby masterpiece. Anyone, whether or not they have substance issues, who listens to this piece and is not moved to some self reflection is not human.

[@TheF0xskibidbopmmdada]

An old man facing his end, looking back at everything he’s ever done, knowing he’s gonna die soon. Such a sad song...

[@ploddebokse]

Sad yet beautiful.

[@vested420]

U must find joy in the life u were giving make it a good one because it's the only lufe it going to have

[@Skyline68230]

The saddest part for me is :"everyone I know, goes away, in the end." My grandfather said once something similar to me, and this makes me scared of being old.

[@nathanjones6638]

The sadness I've always thought of, is that people cannot possibly live long enough to see the true depth of their works. I don't always care for his music, but this song just gets me. And as long as the song exists, it will touch people. Maybe he DID get to start again. He died as a man, and was reborn in the spirit of his music.

[@dastruc]

His wife, June Carter, that we can see in the video, died a couple of months after the video was filmed. Johnny Cash died 4 months after her. This video is an epitaph.

[@user-ts3vq1zu6r]

U have to look back to learn To move Forward RIP Mr. Johnny Cash

[@CarlFincham]

Im a 13 year old boy, and I have always admired Johnny Cash, and in all my heart I say that I can just see the pain in this poor mans heart, and when I say I cried, I mean I really cried hard. You can see this poor mans pain, and it really hurts to see a fine gentleman like Johnny Cash suffer with pain. I was raised around both my mother, and my grandpa, and being around my grandpa taught me about hundreds of amazing song writers and legends, and one of those ledgends would be a Man In Black, Johnny Cash.

[@sandrakenney567]

@CarlFincham. For a 13 year old you seem like a nice person.Your heart is in a good place and your words are beautiful on what you said about Johnny Cash.He's in a good place with June his true love.Godbless them both 🙏🙏🕊🕊🦋🦋🌹🌹AMEN. I wish you good luck and happiness in life Carl👍✌from🇮🇪👋

[@bennettrogers7944]

The way his voice and hands shake, and the pain in his eyes, oh boy it gets me

[@dividscott5377]

Sorry for intruding into your privacy, lovely song, how re you doing.

[@richardevans2056]

Yes

[@ericcricket4877]

@@dividscott5377 Creepy

[@AtomIsTooTiredToStream]

@@dividscott5377 bro that’s a minor

[@shawncc89]

@@dividscott5377 even on KZbin you're creepy as fuck

[@Matt-zu2lu]

Hearing Cash refer to all of his wealth and fortune as an “empire of dirt” really hits you right in the soul

[@josephkemler4488]

I saw this on a friend's 50-inch TV, really loud,I starting crying,went past all my defense,hit "home", being an American-born songwriter living in Sweden...

[@Wankle.]

@@chadtheboris wouldn’t go that far

[@JR-fh9xb]

I know he didn't write this song but it resonated with him because of its message. What really matters at the end of our lives isn't the awards, promotions or financial success. What counts are the decisions we've made and how they affected others. I hope this was cathartic for him and that he also remembered he did a lot of good things.

[@Wankle.]

@@chadtheboris means a lot when you can ensure your kids kid’s grandchildren will have good lives

[@nativesonya1865]

It truly does

[@Walterwhite-uc1tk]

Johnny Cash is still the man guy is timeless

[@gsxr750moto]

How a song can have a completely different meaning depending upon who sings it.

[@YasaiDayo]

What hurts the most was the fact that Cash was ready to leave, the tiredness of his voice says it all.

[@battlefield_vclips9654]

😢

[@grnacrz]

I think he had come to peace with his past, forgiven himself, and found happiness with God and June. When she was gone, I think he was ready to join her.

[@riotgirrrlwise5513]

I think his wife passing was the nail in his coffin. He had no reason to stay anymore. Exactly what my granpop told me when my grams passed, " Just waiting impatiently to be reunited with my best friend cause the world is cold and dark without her!" were his words. They were together since she was 14 & she passed at age 69. Anywhats, yes... u can hear the weariness in his voice.

[@ufafgd]

@@riotgirrrlwise5513 Well, someday you'll see them again. God bless you.

[@ufafgd]

@@riotgirrrlwise5513 Hey, I hear you . Weren't our folks the best? Let's teach our kids the same.!

[@caidenbyrd6367]

He died 4 months after his wife they say he died of a broken heart

[@chloezafonte3217]

Yes. That happens pretty often with elderly couples.

[@josef9001]

Very true. Broken hearts will kill you. He's proof.

[@migueloandroide]

Eso le pasó a mis abuelos, falleció mi abuela y mi abuelo la acompaño un mes después

[@bernhardsonn8996]

Could be

[@TheRandomEpicVideos]

@@josef9001 There was already proof. It's not some superstitious bullshit, it's called Broken Heart Syndrome.

[@dancarter7840]

Wow 😢 i felt every word he sang. This is Deep

[@ExploreWinnipeg]

i remember my sister basically forcing me to get in her car because she wanted to show me a song. The only time in my life this happened. She was a huge NIN fan and i was kind of a fan due to my proximity to her. I wasn''t a country fan and definitely not a johnny cash fan. We threw this song on and I was struck at tis beauty. I still listen to it all these years later.

[@Ralphanthonybianscomusic]

Can’t get through this song without getting choked up. Never has someone so completely owned a cover song like Johnny did here.

[@thomasnauss8397]

five finger death punch gone away !

[@JonsuJamma]

Hendrix all along the watchtower

[@Ralphanthonybianscomusic]

Storm Ghost that ones up there. Jimi certainly made that song his own. The difference for me is that the entire perspective and view point of the song changed between Cash’s and Trent’s versions. You can sense Johnny feeling his own interpretation of the lyrics.

[@savvythoughts5905]

It is amazing - as is the original from 9 inch nails what about Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

[@JonsuJamma]

@@Ralphanthonybianscomusic you're right, hendrix make watchtower 100x more awesome but cash took hurt, combined it with his own life and pain, and completely changed the song

[@gauravbhardwaj2939]

Trent Reznor says about the Cash version of Hurt: "I'd been friends with Rick Rubin for several years. He called me to ask how I'd feel if Johnny Cash covered Hurt. I said I'd be very flattered but was given no indication it would actually be recorded. The idea sounded a bit gimmicky. Two weeks went by. Then I got a CD in the post. I listened to it and it was very strange. It was this other person inhabiting my most personal song. I'd known where I was when I wrote it. I know what I was thinking about. I know how I felt. Hearing it was like someone kissing your girlfriend. It felt invasive". Johnny played this song over 100 times before he recorded it. He called it "The best anti-drug song I ever heard." The song was released as a single in 2003. "One Hour Photo" director Mark Romanek said: “I begged Rick Rubin to let me shoot something to that track” being instantly enamored of the rendition, he offered to shoot the video for free. Universal eventually agreed to the music video, but with 71-year-old Cash’s health declining and being unwilling to stay long in the cold Tennessee weather as he was going on holiday to his ranch in Jamaica that coming Saturday, Romanek had only days to make the video and after scouting in Nashville, he decided upon Cash’s home and museum in Hendersonville, Tennessee, The House of Cash. "Arriving on Friday with no idea of what I was going to make" Romanek said. "I looked around the house and made a few suggestions of where we might film Johnny performing. I was making it up off the top of my head. Then I went to the House of Cash Museum and found it in total disrepair. There was no time to clean it up so I decided that I'd just film it, and Johnny, exactly as they were. He was no longer in his prime - he was fading and that was what I wanted to show. The place was in such a state of dereliction. That’s when I got the idea that maybe we could be extremely candid about the state of Johnny’s health - as candid as Johnny has always been in his songs. While I was filming the opening segment of Johnny playing guitar in his living room, his wife, June, came down the stairs and watched. The look on her face was so complex: full of love and pride and concern for her husband. So I asked her if I could film her too and she agreed. But the most important element was when we discovered a film archive in the museum. When we looked back at the rushes we'd filmed at the house we thought they were good but not great. But once we dropped in the archive footage of Johnny we realized that was the soul of the video. The whole thing was so spontaneous. It's made me realize that sometimes you can be too prepared and that there's some value to urgency." The music video speaks about the transience of life, the gracelessness of death, the Ozymandian crumbling of an oeuvre and the decline of a genre, an era and an attitude. The ‘closed to public’ sign on the museum. The cracked platinum records. The caviar and lobster banquet with no diners. The clips from earlier in Johnny’s career. His wife June looking on. The closed piano lid. The video was so intimate that Cash's management didn't think it should be released, and Johnny was leaning in that direction. According to Rick Rubin, it was his daughter, Rosanne Cash, who convinced Johnny to let it go. June died May 15th, 2003, three months after filming, Johnny died September 12, 2003 four months after his wife. Rick Rubin said of the video: “I cried the first time I saw it. If you were moved to that kind of emotion in the course of a two-hour movie, it would be a great accomplishment. To do it in a four-minute music video is shocking. I think the hurt video is a historical document, it's like looking back across a life." Trent Reznor was sent the video while in the studio with Rage Against the Machine’s Zach De La Rocha, and, when the pair sat down to watch it, any doubts he had about the cover were long gone. “We were in the studio, getting ready to work and I popped it in,” said Reznor. "Tears started welling up. I realized it wasn't really my song anymore. It just gave me goose bumps up and down my spine. By the end I was really on the verge of tears…there was just dead silence. There was, like, this moist clearing of our throats and then, ‘Uh, okay, let’s get some coffee.' It really, really made sense and I thought what a powerful piece of art. I never got to meet Johnny but I'm happy I contributed the way I did. It felt like a warm hug. It's an unbelievably powerful piece of work. After he passed away I remember feeling saddened, but being honored to have framed the end of his life in something that is very tasteful. For anyone who hasn't seen it, I highly recommend checking it out. I have goose bumps right now thinking about it. Having Johnny Cash, one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time, want to cover your song, that's something that matters to me. It's not so much what other people think, but the fact that this guy felt that it was worthy of interpreting. " by Cody Flanagan

[@sarahgreidanus9093]

Thanks for posting this. I loved reading it.

[@clownmoshpit2778]

This felt like the most heartwarming/wrenching short novel ever, I'm going to have to watch the interview

[@winterroadspokenword4681]

Great stuff. An amazing insight

[@winterramos4527]

@@clownmoshpit2778 ohhh HI Blam

[@jess.0J]

Thank you

[@robertmoses5451]

One of the best covers ever! 😢

[@robertfeelio1961]

My life has been full of heartbreaks and letdowns. I used rock to this song when NIN came out with it. I somehow found myself at 50 with a fent addiction and lots of misery. I decided to go to the mountains. On the drive I was reflecting on all those I’ve lost and all of those I’ve letdown and how cruel this world can be to the good ones. I felt like I was living with ghosts who couldn’t hear me trying to say I’m sorry I wasn’t there when you needed me most. I thought I was broken but then this song came on and a flood of pain just tore through me. It was as if every lyric was written from the pages of my soul. This song hit like nothing I’ve ever known. Music is powerful stuff

[@kulmainer]

Robert, thanks for your great words. At the end money and property is nothing, but love to the family will stay! Best out of Germany.

[@average_teen4226]

jesus

[@kulmainer]

@@average_teen4226 ,yes, this song is with Jesus!

[@kulmainer]

Thank you, all the Best and Greetings out of Germany!

[@loganwhite5016]

So glad you’re still here brother. Every breath you breathe is not just for them, but for you to get where you need to be. Stay strong my friend, you are not alone.

[@haydendhonydja5238]

RIP Mr. Cash 1932 - 2003 Your music and memory will live on forever and ever.😔

[@marcogarza3720]

My Uncle Johnny Cash is alive and well.

[@graycloud057]

marco garza - That’s right, brother Johnny is in the presence of the absolute Holy God and has bowed at Jesus feet. He is alive and well as is Jesus.

[@bemotivated8443]

Better than what we have today

[@cotswoldcuckoo775]

@Dzianis Liahkou He was great on picking out those base notes in his early songs.

[@alex63241]

Then take away the "rip" from your last comment

[@TacoStacks]

This song still hits hard

[@terriwebb5093]

Not as hard as my dads belt does..

[@simpsons3200]

Rip to my pop pop who showed me Johnny Cash ):

[@nm515]

do you checkmarked people just reply to random popular stuff to promote your channel?

[@freddiereagan6705]

Good old days

[@E2xE2]

Facts

[@aman2340]

"I will keep myself". most important words. never sell yourself.

[@shrutisuresh8]

" Everyone I know goes away in the end" This song is so brutally honest and depressing but beautiful at the same time. Love it.

[@tvbnine793]

ikr I'm graduating from college this semester and the amount of people I've seen come and go in the past 4 years is crazy

[@shrutisuresh8]

@@tvbnine793 haha I am graduating too!

[@Sanctus_Manifesto]

I'm going through this.... I have hate.

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

@@Sanctus_Manifesto I will pray extra for your freedom from that hatred.

[@sladval]

you could have it all. My empire of dirt

[@chrisoreilly3481]

It's crazy to think that his health was failing while singing this song. Rubin said sometime he couldn't even get the words out they'd sou d so raspy... The fact he took the song and sang it going through all the health problems he was facing, then the lyrics of this song with him singing just makes it so powerful. Especially know his life's story and what hes ben through. What a life and what a way to end it. He'll be remembered forever through all of us. Mental health is a real issue that many people ignore. Legendary cash.

[@Deity333]

A legend

[@hombreenojado]

His family commented that he sounded like he was going to die. " I am."

[@alicelovell3905]

100% so real.

[@garyburks4449]

@Evan Jon truth

[@trupyrodice4462]

I believe few people truly understand the depths of this song, many might think they do, and maybe that’s enough, but for those of us that experienced it in an all to similar way; living more in one lifetime than most would ever do in 20 lifetimes. From the greatest highs and feelings of invincibility to the oblivion of addiction and the ever-encompassing sadness. He sang this song -Hurt, because he LIVED it. Every word, feeling, and verse was him, all the pain, anger, lies, addictions, sorrow, and regrets of a lifetime summed up in a song that, although he didn’t write, he could leave the world with.

[@user-me5mm2gk1v]

His performance of this song still gives me chills. Coming up on 21 years after his death and 22 years after release. We love you Johnny Cash. Rest Easy hope you and June are together enjoying eternity.

[@elflingskitten]

A dying man in an empty house, sitting at a table covered in dead things. IMHO there's never been a more powerful video than this. How often in the realm of Hollywood or the music industry do we get a chance to look into the honest, raw, stark reality of someone's else's soul?

[@Just_Monika0830]

The fact he died shortly after covering this masterpiece is a blessed ending to a blessed life. You can see in his and his wife's eyes they know. Man went out with a bang. Truly the champion. R.i.p Cash

[@ChaseMcCain81]

Yeah.

[@gipeon5047]

yeah this song is really great but fun fact he just take it from an another band, if you are curious to see where it from it's a band called nine inch nails and the tittle is just same.

[@ChrisCuttCHMy]

This isn't a cover, my friend. Trent Reznor covered this one

[@ulgrimthemad]

@@ChrisCuttCHMy Trent's came out 8 years before Johnny's mate. This is a cover. A magnificent one, but still a cover.

[@bhmc8155]

@@ChrisCuttCHMy yeah Nin did it first still a great cover though

[@GeoZero]

When he closes the piano and caresses it at the end, it's a very special moment. Thank you Johnny for all the music.

[@Ralgimanek]

From what I read it has never been opened again, and there is no intention to do so in the future from his family.

[@MikeSmith-zn8sr]

It's like closing the lid on his coffin

[@keithurquhart2581]

You stay the hell away from me you hear

[@Blueluise]

dealing empires, ok, something in the background tells me that neither Russia, India, China r Japan ever had a QUEEEN. so forget britannia rules the world

[@Blueluise]

Schindlers list, the needle tears a whoele..the other stuff Luouisianna or slavery orgingianl times?

[@zzzchi]

Hallelujah, time passes and never stops, but beautiful songs remain forever. Thank you Mr. Cash

[@icecoldbluesonic]

Trent said himself that Hurt is Johnny's song which proves how talented he was. R.I.P Johnny Cash, you will be missed.

[@thomashauguel6811]

I honestly think Johnny knew his time was coming to an end soon when he agreed to do a cover of this song. So much of him is in it. Raw emotion, longing, regret, and yes, hurt. Whenever I need to feel sad (and yes, sometimes you need to, it's a healthy emotion) I listen to this song. Strangely, it also makes me feel better to know that someone else looked back over their life and acknowledged the roads both taken and not taken and the regret that causes. Rest in Peace, Mr. Cash. You are sorely missed. I sincerely hope that you are in a better, happier place with June. 😢

[@wilykayote]

Well said, brought a tear to my eyes.

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

IF you make it to 81 as I have, every word cuts deep. RIP, Johnny Cash.🌹

[@thomashauguel6811]

@@JohnMoore-xf5wy Not 81, but 55. That said, 21 years in military and deployed to three different armed conflicts has left me drained and "hurt". 😫

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

@@thomashauguel6811 Of that I have NO DOUBT. Welcome home.🌹🇺🇸

[@lucidrebuilds6129]

Im 28 but I feel like a old man. I am busted up body and broken down I really don't know how much longer I can go on.

[@_The]

even in 2020, we still miss you, Johnny.

[@briannabrown1410]

He had a hell of a life

[@eddyavitia1177]

On god

[@braydonwayne14]

Very true

[@chetmanley1229]

@@eddyavitia1177 *satan

[@renatagianotti]

Me too

[@henningjorgensen8528]

This reminds me of my father so much, 53 years old, 11 years since my father died and still I cry when I hear this. I grew up with Johnny Cash since my father loved his music which made me love it too. Even if this is a cover, it is the impact of his voice and the feeling that he means what he sings, just not words but a truth.

[@skullify553]

Johnny cash , you have been the greatest singer that i've ever known , and i hope that's the same to alot of people. May you rest in peace , cash

[@esch2602]

the fact that there are so many people(including me) who can feel this pain and grief is sad but astonishing and the older you get the more you can understand him

[@carldickerman5373]

I know him through his way of connecting with us the music is just a vehicle

[@kisms8590]

U cannot escape it unless u follow me.

[@sofiaoliveiraduvalier1714]

😔🇧🇷😘

[@TB-eb6dw]

I think .... that his pain was/is real .... and the "way", he expresses it through this Song goes deep in people hearts, who felt or feel that pain. The Artist, is all about expression. A good Artist is able to express his subjective reality to the people, so that their reality gets shaped by the Artist. Or shorter: Johnny Cash is a Legend !

[@scrapmandan245]

Very true, I know your pain 💜✌️

[@HomeboyHomegrown]

My Grandpa died a few weeks ago. Johnny was mine and his favourite to listen to together. I said my final goodbyes to him, got in my car and drove aimlessly with this song blasting. Uncontrollable tears, but a part of me knew that he had lived a good life. Much like you can tell Johnny had lived and it was his time. Johnny will always take me to a place where I'll always feel close to my Grandpa. We'll meet again Gramps.

[@HomeboyHomegrown]

The last song he listened to was 'Ring of Fire' and just about summoned enough energy to tap his finger to the tune, will always be good memories.

[@ToxictheTryhard]

I'm sorry about that but I happy you know there never gone there always in our hearts no matter what

[@abdur-rahmankhan5583]

I’m sorry for your pain. Don’t think if it as a loss

[@HomeboyHomegrown]

@@midoribookstore I know we'll meet again some sunny day, keep smiling through just like you always do, till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away!

[@siicoviiciouse1629]

I actually cried reading this sorry about that man

[@ev446]

I'm an alcoholic and recently got my PhD in the science field, and no one in my family has been to college. My father didn't graduate high school. Everyone in my family is either fucked up, on drugs, scarred from abuse or in prison. My father died of cancer while I was getting my education and I went back to his house to settle the estate and walking around the property as Cash does in this video hits in a way. I've been listening to this song for decades since Trent wrote it and as you get older life has a way of washing over you that is profound and unique in it's own relativity.

[@oc2phish07]

Man, this is just so moving. I have watched it many times and it always reduces me to tears. R.I.P Johnny Cash.

[@frankoradix2745]

me too

[@darkobonovil521]

This isn't a song . This is something beyond just music. This is the representation of an broken down Soul

[@orlandopercyromeromachuca4640]

but what happened he had committed?

[@alicelovell3905]

It's Heart wrenching

[@cjaria444]

Heartfelt comment here, I listened to this song when I was severely depressed. I'm gonna be honest there was a period of time where I didn't want to do it anymore. But looking back I think this song was somewhat soothing to me. The lyrics are so relatable bc as u said they're a representation of a broken down soul which is how I felt. I'm thankful for this song existing, it made me feel understood. FYI I'm fine now, those days are long behind me :))) but just thought I'd share anyway

[@rednewt]

@@orlandopercyromeromachuca4640 his wife had died, he died not long after this. This song isn't an original Johnny Cash song though, it's originally done by Nine Inch Nails

[@michaelmchale9308]

After so many wars I decided I will become me.

[@LeeHawkinsPhoto]

It’s a testament to Trent Reznor’s brilliance and honesty in writing this song that the feelings he had as a young man in his 20s are so accessible to an old man like Johnny Cash. It proves that the best art comes from our experiences, and that we are all the same no matter our age. We feel it when young Mr. Reznor sings it-but it hits so much harder with Johnny Cash-because he is out of time. It motivates me to make good choices while I still can. Not every song can do that.

[@andrewfong6879]

@PlasmaStorm73 [N5EVV] Boy!! I'd love to hear Trent do this song in 10 years time!!

[@gray9818]

Also the fact that after hearing this recording Trent Reznor just went "That's not my song anymore."

[@willdavis3802]

@@PlasmaStorm73N5EVV You say that as if Johnny Cash didn't have his own fun romp through addiction, and didn't lose people he loved because of it. The old man knew EXACTLY the young mans feelings, and just knew how to make them sound better with the exact same lyrics.

[@justagamer363]

God that's so fucking insightful and such a beautiful sentiment. Don't you dare make me have any faith in humanity you jerk. This is youtube, you're supposed to be awful in the comments, all the time.

[@randomname4726]

@@willdavis3802 Agreed.

[@Kim-gv5bw]

😢I've suffered depression nearly my whole life,sometimes to the point of being unable to cry anymore tears.It's cathartic to let the tears come.Peace,love and healing to all 😂❤

[@killitngrillit922]

I know the feeling ✌️❤️🙏 peace love and blessings to you and yours.

[@Barnyard140]

The best mic drop of all times.

[@Justaguywithmemories]

He didn't drop his mic 🥺

[@werewolflover8636]

This was Johnny’s way of goodbye to everyone. We truly don’t appreciate what we have to it’s gone forever, we miss you Mr. Cash.

[@Kronorium]

Source? Not doubting you but I've always thought that this was just him coming to conclusions that he doesn't have long left on earth so he wanted to make one last song *"beneath the stains of time"* sings to me that he knows he's on his way out but I didn't know if this was genuinely a goodbye or not 😢

[@4oh8cal]

​@@Kronorium this was never a problem before and I hate when people say "source" as if what someone is saying isn't true. If you know you know, sadly that's how it is, or you could do some simple research but even then this generation somehow can't even do that right. I remember when this song was a lot newer and everyone understood the message and felt it, but now somehow the next generation completely forgets everything and needs scientific proof of a song, most of this generation can't even dissect music and are trying to question others as if something isn't right. Everything you need to know is right in front of you if you slow down and look at what's going on.

[@Kronorium]

@@4oh8cal grow up!

[@bassoijer9227]

@@4oh8cal You do know this was a cover, right? Trying to attribute something to a song without even knowing the facts is a problem with the older generations, feeling their opinion sometimes has meaning even if it is uninformed and not supported by the facts. tl:dr Ok boomer

[@4oh8cal]

@@bassoijer9227 I know it's a cover but people running around asking "source" as if something isn't true is ridiculous. If someone says something that doesn't make sense you have the whole internet to figure it out. And like I said, do some basic research.

[@joevach10]

When I hear Trent Reznor’s version, I hear pain and self-loathing. When I hear Johnny Cash’s version, I hear looking back at the end of life with regrets.

[@hammercanadian2666]

Well said Joe

[@jessicajones6121]

Same

[@roninskater1385]

And that's why Johnny's version hits so much harder than Trent's

[@luciferpetrenkoff5040]

@@roninskater1385 even trent Reznor said hearing johnny and the cover were so emotional for him and I look at them as two different songs. The way each artist sang it and the meaning it had to each of them is a beauty in and of itself

[@skylarlinden945]

The video also pushes that perspective on the listener.

[@mikefreeman6808]

2024. Most honest song there has ever been. The lyrics alone tell a tale of regret, shame and failure... for a man who, the world saw, as a legend and always will be. His own self worth is at question, so humbling. "I hurt myself today, to see if i still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real" - numb to success, grief, drama. "The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting" - used to be an abusive user but now on iv and drips. It's sad man, what success does to people

[@ferm8103]

He certainly has made a significant contribution to the song, in a way he is the perfect fit, but never wrote it, only doing a supreme job and justice to a supreme song

[@kr79071]

R.I.P. Johnny Cash. This version, with how close to his death it was and with how much experience it's sung, gives that song a really special feel to it.

[@TIMNBProd_Off]

R.I.P

[@TIMNBProd_Off]

a god of the music

[@modricaninmodricki7559]

Is it possible to see museum or house he lived? I am European living in California and my company will send me to work 2 weeks in Henderson. His music was very popular in my country.

[@truthray2885]

The links above suggest, at least, that his last primary home burned to the ground after his death, but I'm not sure about that. @@modricaninmodricki7559

[@funnyshit2858]

@@modricaninmodricki7559 in *Nashville, Tennessee there's a Johnny Cash museum

[@russelmurphy4868]

When Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, who wrote the song, initially heard that The Man In Black himself was doing a cover, he felt both honoured that such a giant in the music industry had decided to do a cover, but also felt concerned about how it would turn out. After he saw this video and heard Jonny Cash's rendition, he said that the song was no longer his, and that now it belonged to Johnny Cash. This says a lot, especially about just how brilliant Johnny Cash was.

[@chuckmoney8721]

Yeah but that is bullshit. When Trent Reznor heard Cash was doing a cover her thought nothing of it, till he heard it, then realized how it transformed his song. With Cash doing a version her would never have thought of, they are the same song but looking at two different times in a mans life. Cash is the end and his a young man's eyes.

[@doniellestenson3502]

And how generous Trent Reznor is.

[@zfolwick]

@@chuckmoney8721 - "they are the same song but looking at two different times in a mans life. Cash is the end and his a young man's eyes." What a difference a lifetime of experiences makes. I heard this song when I was 20 and couldn't help but cry, but even then I didn't understand. Now I'm pushing 40 and I am only just beginning to get the depth of it.

[@marvelgeek9577]

Reznor actually wept when he first heard Johnny’s version. That’s when he realized it was no longer his song

[@damnright1968]

@@marvelgeek9577 yeah sure, not on video but you must have been there

[@j.dunlop8295]

He'll definitely be remembered for a song he didn't want to make! (Like us all, for our nature, not our vanity?)

[@Vloshko]

Originally written by Trent Reznor and released by Nine Inch Nails in 1994, the song gained a new layer of emotional depth and poignancy when Cash covered it in 2002.

[@chikish]

Probably one of the greatest covers ever made.

[@freakindamnshiki]

this song feels almost like it was writen for him, it is probably the best cover ever just for that fact alone

[@weberito]

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[@pappar2669]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnKrdJmQibd6n6s this is the greatest cover of all time

[@manzarek74]

@@pappar2669 this cover is best along with jimi hendrix all along the watchtower

[@pappar2669]

@@manzarek74 why don't you click on the link ;)

[@tonycabella5142]

This is the most honest and devastating song I've ever heard.

[@sugarpants21]

have you the original by nine inch nails? also pretty hard hitting as well

[@The_Man_In_Black]

Ayla Pluhar NIN is good’ but Johnny sings it better and you can understand him more

[@3LJ3F3]

I can't finish it without crying. It's the only song that's ever done that to me. NIN made a great song, but Cash owns it.

[@BossyScarface]

@@sugarpants21 NIN song slaps, but johnny cash's cover has more emotion behind it, especially if you know his past which makes the song that much more emotional

[@mirinaxo1663]

So true

[@2Nu]

I suppose only the universe will know why, but it was always meant for Trent Reznor to conceive and for Johnny Cash to deliver this timeless, raw and ever so revealing composition about the human condition.

[@rodrigolupinacci6899]

While I cry, I can say that you are absolutely right

[@sonialopez3247]

Trent Reznor's song + Johnny Cash's performance + Mark Romanek's video = heartbreaker timeless masterpiece

[@johnmichaelson9173]

And a mention for Rick Rubin who suggested "Hurt" to Mr Cash & signed Johnny Cash to his "American Recordings" label when all the Country label's in Nashville had decided that the age of Mr Cash meant he had nothing to offer anymore. The reason was because Johnny Cash no longer fit the demographics of Country music & wouldn't get any "airplay" on the Country radio stations. If you haven't seen it Google "Johnny Cash middle finger acknowledgment of Nashville music establishment" it's the best advert I've ever seen.

[@robfriesen2341]

The most terrifying thing about these lyrics is how they are delivered. This is just totally open and soul baring

[@CB-xr1eg]

Not sure that "terrifying" is the right way to put it, but he certainly sings the song with meaning and conviction.

[@evanm1364]

Because it's utterly truthful

[@sequoialehn9908]

It’s sad, he knew he was dying and it was bc of a broken heart😢

[@not2tees]

It's terrifying good, cause it's sung with so much defenceless truth.

[@hurttubergamer6059]

"Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt and being real gets you hated."-Johnny Cash. R.I.P to one of the realest man we've known.

[@vested420]

For sure man. Rest in peace Cash

[@pucie_boi]

stop being a hater

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

Ryan Hallberg how’s he being a hater?

[@pucie_boi]

Jose Hernandez he literally said “...’”real gets you hated.”’ ... R.I.P to one of the realest man we’ve known “. It was a joke on what he said. r/whoosh

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

Ryan Hallberg oh, I’m sorry then

[@sortaspicey9278]

This came out a month before my dad was diagnosed with a terminal neurological degenerative brain disease called FTD, he loves Johnny Cash

[@JosephLoxley-kn7pl]

This man has fame, money, everything but yet he feels pain as he grows. This is what I believe to be the human curse.

[@tappychef1098]

You can hear everything, good or bad, he's done, in his voice. There will never be another Johnny Cash. National Treasure.

[@I.B.Annoyed]

Wrong, my good man. _Universal_ treasure.

[@4evertulsagrl]

💯🖤

[@KimSenior]

Tappychef International treasure!

[@michaelhancox1986]

LEGEND.... FROM 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@miholju]

"You can have it all, my empire of dirt." Stay safe out there... "September to Remember"

[@GOMUNKUL6]

It is influential beyond words..

[@charleswade2716]

One of the greatest of all time. I won't say goat, because He is above that. One of the greatest Country Stars of ALL Time.

[@RobertEspinosa-kw2ss]

It's an old soul with pain and remorse. Sayeth the Lord

[@firsttimeisawjupiter1031]

He just sang with his whole soul. Raw emotion and no lies

[@Mickeyjenn123]

That why it is perfect.

[@bedroombully9614]

Lying to yourself about what’s important. Then what actually matters is gone, and you’d trade everything

[@waves4412]

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[@brodie2005thegamer]

Bob Barker died.

[@dilloncase3325]

@@bedroombully9614 here 3 years later but I’m at that cross road in my life brotha

[@OvertheHedge06]

"Everyone I know goes away in the end." That line hits the hardest.

[@lithesteel9599]

ya

[@oldboyamv2543]

Thats because it is true

[@Enriqueluvstohard]

It reminds me of red dead redemption 2

[@sallydavies9253]

The sad thing about living into advanced old age.

[@xFullOfF1UFFx]

Yes, it does.. doesn't it?

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

One of those rare occasions when the video truly enhances the song and takes it to a much higher level. The poignancy of a legendary musician at the end of his life, perfectly conveyed.