Johnny Cash - Hurt

[@Thatcanadianguyehh]

“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

[@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.

[@TurtleIsSlow1]

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

[@patricksavage3104]

@@TurtleIsSlow1 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

[@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.!

[@megiraffe79]

I'm 53, was never a big Johnny Cash fan or Nine Inch Nails fan for that matter, but was blown away by the lyrics and haunting melody of this. good luck y'all. And take care, 2024

[@EvelynLogan-od7zc]

Colin 🤓

[@SirKoko]

❤

[@samanthahughes7783]

And the video gives us AAAAALLLL the feels. 😢

[@lightravenn]

same to you man, same to you

[@alekha3166]

we will

[@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."

[@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!

[@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

[@Goofygoober_84]

It truly does

[@georgeshaparev6702]

Listening to Hurt performed by Johnny Cash, you can feel his indescribable pain and sorrow. Every note, every word is infused with a sense of loss, regret, and farewell. There’s no pretense here, just a pure, raw soul telling of a pain that has accumulated over the years. This cover is not just a song; it’s a cry from the heart that resonates in the heart of everyone. Johnny, thank you for allowing us to touch your feelings and for leaving this eternal, sincere memory.

[@_VOID532]

I know from your vocab your definitely older than a teenager and im only 11 and ive loved him since i was a baby

[@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 .

[@johnwallace7694]

He gave it to to the man.

[@bluecollarprepper4981]

He meant it as the greatest honor and gratitude, ole Johnny Boy did Trent solid I would say

[@SophiaMoshiachPocahontasJew]

Even better when you realize he's telling you he raped his daughter walking around Jenny's rape house from Forrest Gump

[@SheriFromDetroit]

😢

[@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.

[@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

[@ClassicCountryMusic8386]

To anybody reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind may clarity replace.

[@Reapper002]

I appreciate it 🙏

[@SpeakingSparrow]

Thank you...May Jesus bless you.

[@e1t164]

Blessings to you as well!!

[@Reapper002]

​@e1t164 means alot

[@Db07805]

Pray with me brother

[@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 !

[@treehouseofbees]

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

[@treehouseofbees]

@@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

[@theJukeboxHero40]

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

[@hrvackinavijac7911]

Amen brother, amen....

[@hrvackinavijac7911]

@@navyvet84 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

[@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.

[@DSMChip]

absolutely phenomenal how johnny turned this song from a person with mental struggles at the very end of their rope into the final, mournful declaration of an old, dying star that knows he'll be gone in the coming days

[@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]

💔😭

[@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.

[@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.

[@GamingTank]

This song along with this video is probably the greatest piece of musical media ever.

[@TacoStacks]

This song still hits hard

[@terriwebb5093]

Not as hard as my dads belt does..

[@BettingLargeLLC]

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

[@kortcobane]

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.hernandez68]

'nuff said you said it best

[@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.

[@stephensmith3184]

What a amazing man,soo exposed...so humble!!!

[@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

[@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]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5_PkpZqe96bepo

[@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 ;)

[@LukasBlau]

The fact an old man sitting on a chair singing about sad things in life makes me fucking cry ...

[@netkosent1620]

Yeah, same. The sad thing is we're all doomed to that same fate. Everyone we know goes away in the end. :(

[@gildog391]

Hes talking about being addicted to heroin,,,,in case you couldn't tell. And the way it affects your friends and family. Now go listen to the song again. And understand the real pain.

[@netkosent1620]

@@gildog391 By the way, I forgot to mention in my rant, pay attention to the video Mr. Righteous Brave Heart. Clearly you're capable of reading between the lines whereas the rest of us can't.

[@gildog391]

@@netkosent1620 dang brother. I apologize. Was just making an observation based on life experience. I meant no harm.sorry brother

[@netkosent1620]

@@gildog391 Nah, you don't need to apologize bro. I was being a dick about it and could have went about it like a normal dude. I should be the one to apologize. I'm having a extremely shit day and took it out on you man. I apologize about that. NIN's version, the original, was exactly as you said. That's how the song itself was created. Cash used it for other purpose, which also included his addiction, and even with that being the case, I was being a real dick about it. Anyways, I apologize for that and really have no ill intent toward you for what you said. Truly hope you have a good evening man and again, sorry about being a shit head.

[@travisfrederick7543]

I don’t know how you could watch this and not get emotional.

[@BLVCKSCORP]

I come here every now and then to see if I still feel

[@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!

[@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

[@malikhamidon7905]

Cash's version touches a man to the core...

[@mikehawk9773]

I may have only been on this earth for 15 years... it still does and forever will

[@the_libyan_dude6500]

@@mikehawk9773 ikr

[@mondobananas1832]

Malik Hamidon Trent’s version is like someone who’s going insane and is about to kill himself. Cash’s is like that he’s ready to die from age.

[@christopherboles9834]

Yes. Yes it does. In an insane way

[@malikhamidon7905]

@@mondobananas1832 I've been there in Trent's version. And Cash's version is true to what you say, he misses his buddies as apparent with a table laden out for a banquet for one

[@grahamerickson4041]

Trent has stated "this is Johnny's song now". I've seen the chair from the set of this performance in Nashville at the JC Museum off Broadway and it's surreal. Worth the trip if you're a fan. 😥😥 RIP Johnny

[@larrywhinnery1808]

Johnny couldn’t have done a better song at the end of his career and life. It cuts right through the soul.

[@anediareese]

Amen.......

[@adriannavarrete9332]

Amen

[@CarlosFlores-bn3lz]

It's a cover of 9 inch nails. But yeah, it's kinda his song now, probably the best cover ever.

[@justinb3209]

@@CarlosFlores-bn3lz Everyone knows that, Trent Reznor even said it isn't his song anymore. Absolutely the best cover in history

[@Tangerine_Juices]

@@justinb3209 if someone says that the cover is now the original song,then you know that the person who did it deserved

[@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.

[@OvertheHedge06]

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

[@lithesteel9599]

ya

[@oldboyamv2543]

Thats because it is true

[@walkemdownsigma]

It reminds me of red dead redemption 2

[@sallydavies9253]

The sad thing about living into advanced old age.

[@FLUFFenterprise]

Yes, it does.. doesn't it?

[@isaiahvoss]

In so many words right now, this is my anthem. My dad passed away due to tonsil cancer today. My dad's life relates to this version and somewhat to Trent Reznor's version. My dad was a great dad. He provided for my family, he was a great cook, he was great with numbers, along with his character to help people that really stood out. His last words to me were "Glory to God" and "I love you buddy" from Saturday before he passed away. For his celebration of life, this song will be played in the video as it reminds me of how my dad had redemption to come back to Christ before he passed away. (Timothy Voss 1/22/73-11/19/24) I will always love you, Isaiah

[@_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

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@robshearing2131]

sure is true, has much more emotion than his other songs such as the man comes around and the passenger, rip mr cash 👍😢 i hurt my fruit today

[@PeacefulAutistic]

“Everyone I know goes away in the end” for an awkward autistic in her late 20s it’s actually a double edged sword. Whether you are talking about friendships ending, people moving away, getting dumped or elder family members starting to die off, it means two things to someone young. When my grandparents talk about their best friends that they hadn’t heard from in 30+ years (My grandparents moved away from the city due to a job change) who could be dead for all they know. I think of this line. The older you get the lonelier life can become. To me Johnny’s version and the way he delivered that line is like him telling me “Spend as much time with your loved ones as you can. They don’t last forever.”

[@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

[@Frodojack]

I'm a grown man nearly 60 years old and I've heard this song countless times, yet I can't help but cry each time I hear it.

[@89trosky]

Me too. I feel every word deep in my soul. God bless

[@ericgilbert7194]

I cry as well brother.

[@brodie2005thegamer]

Alex Trebek & Bruno Mars have died.

[@mixmaster09777]

You cry like me because we are all fragile humans trying to wriggle our way through the ant hill of life. Stay strong 💪🏼

[@JordanMendoza6899]

@@brodie2005thegamer the fuck are you talking about

[@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 💜✌️

[@markg3169]

Imagine such talent between the song writer and the performer. Making something so pure and honest about the human condition. Such a gift.

[@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.

[@tappychef1098]

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

[@VeryUselessPerson]

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"

[@Motorhead02]

Johnny Cash, the man in black. The man who represented everyone, the poor, the old, and the tired. It’s rare to find singers who can sing with as much meaning and soul as Cash did. It’s Cash when I need to get rhythm. It’s cash when I need to be reminded of that ragged old flag. It’s cash when I need a place to reflect, cry and laugh.

[@nicolaleye6777]

Best comment I've ever read ♥️💔♥️

[@Redemption1911]

That sums it up partner, you'll never find someone who put it as good as you did.

[@bemotivated8443]

You’re gonna carry that weight....

[@GodsArtGallery111]

This Comment is so true & absolutely touched my heart. ❤️ Like others have said, It’s Beautifully put.

[@longt3776]

Very well said sir!

[@duckcars7439]

This song has the shattering sound of a dying man. And it has so much power, pain, and love simultaneously. It's just human. Perfect in all the wrong ways. Thank you, Mr. Cash. RIP.

[@mimusisica]

Singing up until the day he died. He is incomparable.

[@mrhydratedhydrated2175]

Try 'call me kevin'

[@dannyaguiluz818]

James brown did that too

[@dvr8987]

@@mrhydratedhydrated2175 have you praised the dear leader today?

[@captainrex2283]

B.B king did that as well

[@gamerkidsalyards9308]

mr hydrated i just saw that like an hour ago 👌

[@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

[@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.

[@DominicPPG]

Whoever put that production together is a genius. Ann and Nancy are fantastic. And of course, Led Zeppelin is the best rock band of all time and STH is a rock anthem.

[@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.

[@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.

[@SSNebula]

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]

​@@SSNebula 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.

[@SSNebula]

@@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.

[@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.

[@hellfiretaco5672]

I’m a completely full grown man, and I still cry every time I listen to this

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@ToBeFranklyn]

0:55 "What have I become? My sweetest friend" 😭

[@vutusputus2784]

Bad ass song ❤

[@ToBeFranklyn]

@vutusputus2784 It's one of the best, deep emotional songs. He did a phenomenal job on it ❤️

[@kdbenoit75]

😭

[@yes8100]

Stop.

[@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

[@joshjuggler1279]

This is one of the most emotionally raw and real music videos of all time.

[@love.6312]

Truly! I think he is referring to the price of fame and what it costs to become famous??? He is however trying to reach out as a Christian through many of his songs and show that Jesus saves. In my opinion.

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@love.6312 Both youth and elderly, a reach which i did and named it: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY. Get to know who they are - where they are - how and why they deceive - how they communicate, then expose them. There is NO EVOLUTION, every living creature got created by GOD after its own kind. No mattering what and how many schools/university you attend to, feather you`d be in or out of schools system, you are still living with the lack of knowledge if not daring to read the BIBLE nor search and expose masons. Dare to ask - dare to seek - dare to knock: Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

[@SeventyGTX]

Hence the 238 million views.

[@Axterix13]

The music video is one of the cases where happenstance works out perfectly. They had a plan to shoot at the Johnny Cash museum, and that was about it. The state it was in was what inspired the direction of the video, and little things, like the moment when June is on the stairs looking down at Johnny, that wasn't planned either, but all works perfect. Short of it, it has that raw and real feeling because it wasn't scripted or planned beforehand.

[@robd3085]

Well said!

[@demetriom8799]

Wow never knew how much I needed to hear that, thank you mate

[@electricshrek7894]

He kept his promise, he never lied. He's the Man in Black...

[@paulconnors9213]

That is totally true bro the man in Black stayed the man in Black for the rest of his life he kept his word and his promise but sad it never came to be

[@paulconnors9213]

Bro if you listen to all his songs he struggled with so many issues just not with world Peace he thought one day it would come to be he truly believed and with the state that the worlds in today he would still have that faith

[@steaksauce_4172]

@@paulconnors9213 Leslie chow made this song

[@MrDonKP]

You're right

[@freddysnijder1255]

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[@kidc_7951]

i like the line "you can have it all, my empire of dirt." Its shows no matter how much material wealth you acquire, it doesn't mean anything at the end of your life.

[@yashuab.2979]

But with material wealth, cheese!

[@kevinmarshall808]

But it does; to the people (family) you leave behind. Medical bills, funeral costs debt just as examples. I recently had to bury my mother. It cost my wife and I a little over $10,000. My mother was not great at managing her finances.

[@samurai_entertainment]

Very inspiring

[@ephemeral783]

@@kevinmarshall808 I think they meant, “you can’t take anything with you when you die.” type of thing. No matter how much money or possessions you claimed while living, when you die everything that was holding you to this earth disappears like vapor.

[@kevinmarshall808]

@@ephemeral783: I understand that, I was just trying to make a point. Always, and I do mean always, prepare for the inevitable so your family does not suffer the financial consequences.

[@eagle666100]

One of a kind. People say Elvis was king. Johnny was Eternal

[@izaiahlee1842]

Well said

[@baunilhabaiana]

Elvis was a legend, Freddie Mercury was a legend, Johnny Cash was a legend, Kurt Cobain was a legend, MJ was a legend, John Lennon was a legend, Frank Sinatra was a legend, all these people were,stop arguing who was the best

[@biohazard2304]

@@baunilhabaiana Amen

[@RoseHipDipss]

Wow I couldn’t have said it better myself thank you for this moment in time !

[@mkefayati473]

@@baunilhabaiana you are a legend yourself, never forget that.

[@JVenger]

Johnny Cash did such an emotional and heartful rendition that even Trent Reznor admits that this is no longer his song. Wow.

[@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.

[@ZiggyStardustKitty]

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

[@ulgrimthemad]

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

[@bhmc8155]

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

[@branteagans7036]

“What have I become? My sweetest friend.” This song hits so hard

[@johnboi6916]

Explain plz???

[@christiekel2578]

Nine Inch Nails song- Johnny covered it...and Cash's is better!

[@christiekel2578]

@johnboi6916 Maybe Trent Reznor (NIN) was referring to a specific person in his life. (Originally written and performed by Nine Inch Nails.) Their video is super creepy to the point it could give some people nightmares...so- in response to the comments above mine- yes. It sounds very profound coming from Johnny. And maybe that was his take on his own life.

[@DamnAIITheNamesAreTaken]

@@johnboi6916 The song is about heroin addiction

[@Rob-r8y]

​@@DamnAIITheNamesAreTaken"The old familiar sting"

[@montanamccarty4420]

Rest in peace to the man in black. Lost, but will NEVER be forgotten.

[@joshthehawk746]

Welp i forgot

[@babyblues3205]

@@joshthehawk746 stfu

[@makembounce69]

@@joshthehawk746you pig

[@theinternetlawyer7126]

Men in black international?

[@laurazaragoza951]

@@theinternetlawyer7126 no just no

[@scoonyer]

Both versions are great buy this. Especially coupled with the video takes the edge. Maybe the greatest video of all time, subtle, matches the music, musically and story wise. Just a masterpiece.

[@AzureAlufei]

"Everyone I know goes away in the end" Can basically feel the pain on his voice stabbing you in the heart. Hope he can have peace with his new beginning in the other side.

[@robertworkman1419]

This blows NIN out of the water.

[@ricklaine4064]

As we get older, that's the sad truth.Nothing more painful in life than losing loved ones .I'm old myself, well not that old,but have a bad heart ,my days are very limited. I've lost alot of loved ones ,and like I said,nothing more painful than that,but its something we all will face.I put my faith in the Lord Jesus, he helps me deal with the pain alot.Couldnt do it without him,,my time is not gonna be long and I've accepted that, I'm not worried about it,like I said , I've accepted the Lord,hope you all do.GOD BLESS!

[@illinoisvisuals]

@@ricklaine4064 bless you

[@mikegates127]

Our Lord blessed us with this gift of a man who was all to human and his ability to sing about his fallibility is a reckoning we will all come to bear. But God assures use everlasting joy in his holy house where he has prepared a place for his children.

[@geterdonegranny1639]

I hope so too

[@jameswilson6374]

At 67 years old and having lost both my parents, father in law, and my best friend I find myself reflecting back more and more these days. I can feel his pain when he sings! Maybe we should all try to be a little more kind to those we love, life is much too short!

[@cel7665]

my condolences for you. heavenly Father YHWH loves you with all his heart dont ever think u are alone. .Psalm 71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my G_d, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.

[@joespooner3966]

At 42 youngest of 8. I had heart attack. Widow maker as Drs told me after. I'm lucky to be alive. Only 12% make it. I'm thankful to be alive. I've busted my ass since I could remember. Have had success business last 20 years. But with that caused a lot of pain, lonely ness. I know the pain and regret he sings in song. I don't know if I have I have much time left. I retired and trying to spend time with my family.

[@the77don]

I'm 27 and have been more active than ever. The sad thing is, only people around your age acknowledge me and even say hi when I walk by. I make an effort to be a human being, but people just ignore me most of the time even if I say hi politely :(

[@carpenter5575]

@@the77don I'm 60 and have lived a great life hard at times but more good than bad.... people probably don't notice you because we all have a lot going on and are mostly focused on our task at hand... People are so stressed out and miserable with the kinds of life we're living these days they go through life like zombies

[@patrickoneal5533]

I Kudos, James

[@martinh8679]

The way June looks at him is heartbreaking, but is such a testament to their love.

[@bjmcmahon722]

Agreed....just watched this on a react video 1st, then this. Honestly...idk the music+home video...choked me up

[@hid4834]

Yeah, that does happen, my friends grandpa died, and her grandma died a few months after because she couldn't live without him.

[@ZBmechanical]

Damn straight. This song and the video always bring me to tears. You can feel his emotions throughout this song.

[@alexanderskorloff7321]

@@bjmcmahon722 hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@fu2ufp]

it hurts sometimes in life...we cant win them all...just keep fighting my friends

[@Stryker176]

I love this man. God bless my brother. I look forward to playing with you in the after life.

[@subhasisbharali303]

For some reason, the pain in his voice brings tears to my eyes.

[@Skjdljr]

Because it is real.

[@InLoveWithPsycho]

And the pain in lyrics come the tears.

[@peterclement3763]

Regrets

[@mikapul5199]

TuT always I listen this song, makes me cry...

[@Canev821]

Yeah that’s how I feel like I feel his pain

[@mynameberamen1779]

The worst thing isn't dying, its having others die before you. The only problem is that, if you die earlier than them, they will experience what you would have experienced. It never ends well for anybody.

[@MANIKO5]

We are all in this together my friend.

[@gfunk63901]

@@MANIKO5 no we are not. bunch of back stabbers and leaches

[@MANIKO5]

@@gfunk63901 This is true , thankyou.

[@DirkjeA]

Totally true words. I lost my soulmate in February 2020. I am devastated. Feel so lonely en broken. He was my rock. We were together for 40 years and now my house is so empty and the silence is killing me sometimes. I try to get my life back on track and most of the times I succeed, but sometimes I realise I miss his guitar, his scent, his arms around me, his nonsense talk we laughed so often about. And no, I would not wish this upon him, I am glad he went first, because I loved him to much to feel like me at the moment.

[@gilibeirtjensen2094]

That's why as Marilyn Manson said the perfect funeral would be one where theres a bomb and then we all die together

[@ColinRitter]

My grandfather is dying this weekend and he was a mean, ornery old man who was hard to be around and I was one of the few who could put up with him. Last I saw him he was in a bed, helpless and unaware of the world. It hurt to see him like that. This song makes me think of him.

[@debbiefrost4636]

oh sorry about that i can you are real man.the song is one of the best

[@debbiefrost4636]

i am Debbie i am 34

[@enricopucci7205]

@@debbiefrost4636 shut.

[@rishabh8502]

My wishes are with you my g❤️

[@frederikaleksandervirak2592]

Just so you know, he wanted ONLY the best in his life, your family and you!

[@Kevin-x2w]

This is one of the rare songs. Where you listen to it: then listen again… and again, and repeat. This song brings a tear to my eye whenever I hear it. I can only compare it to hearing Paul sing “Yesterday” for the first time or listening to Skynyrd sing “Simple Man” for the first time again

[@rallen399]

I'm a 60 year old man and I can count the times I have been brought to tears on one hand and watching this video you can see the pain in Mr. Cash's eyes and it got me.

[@tombaran1256]

Same

[@itsurhomie]

Soft azz

[@frissonsteemit2318]

it's amazing how he picked this song out of so many to cover, you can tell he really resonated with the lyrics. You have much life experience and am sure you can relate looking back to your youth

[@councilmanrahm5474]

Agree

[@davidsumrell1070]

I'm 60 as well

[@ryanfever8686]

I wish we could tell Johnny that even in his 70’s his singing was still great and almost 20 years later people still come back and listen to his later work, he never let us down

[@DaWarden16]

Amen 🙏

[@EgilHansen777]

He knows! Watching from above ;)

[@cyrus8708]

Yeah every time i think about My brother i put and sing this song

[@ProjectDarkHound]

I was 5 when this came out and my friends and I agree that this song makes you tear up more than any other song. The original is great but the the way Johnny sings it and the context given his situation just makes it so good

[@aaronkinkaid673]

@Ryan Fever you just did my friend, words written or spoken are heard by us all...

[@jongrover8763]

"You could have it all, My empire of dirt" - sung by a man who really had an empire.

[@stanimirstanev4365]

An empire of dirt it is because he took it with him

[@CptShenks]

Nothin can go wrong with a little Jonny cash

[@wyredmusic]

I can’t even describe how beautiful this is. There is no better cover of a song in all time.

[@wyredmusic]

Hendricks covering Dylan is a distant second

[@bryanwagner289]

Whitney covering Dolly, but I still agree with you.

[@cavemanO11]

I legitimately didn't know this was a cover until about a year after it came out :l

[@wyredmusic]

@@cavemanO11 me too, man 😂

[@Mrselfdestruct8341]

@@cavemanO11 i've seen Nine inch Nails live once and Trent Reznor performed this song last. Before, he said it that "this is not my song anymore, it belongs to 'the man in black' "

[@breakit46]

Standing riddled with cancer, literally standing in his shoes, this song is such a release, a song to cry to and to see it all so clearly. Just hug the ones you love and do it today. Bless you all.

[@noidontthinksolol]

i hope you get your second chance man... i will follow your advice and keep it with me

[@tsar389]

I hope you're okay, I'm so very sorry

[@joshuajewell700]

Just know we are fighting along side you!

[@estherwinter7733]

I agree it’s so masterful and honest. Thank you for sharing your comment, you have taught me something today, I will remember this.

[@angeladavis9254]

💜

[@GuillaumeLeclerc]

Cash turned this song into the anthem of the survivors, those who endure the pain of living longer than those they love 😢

[@themisfitowl2595]

Yup. That's how I feel too. Watched my family pass one by one, watched friendships and romances fade away, and I know I'm doomed to outlive my love... they all go somewhere else, but we are still right here. 😔

[@Cosmic_Corpse22]

@@themisfitowl2595 Change is the cruelest but sweetest promise. Everyone and everything will change, in one form or another, but its really up to us to make it for the better.

[@darko7743]

@@themisfitowl2595 I understand. More than I can explain here. In the end, it’s whether we can persevere or succumb to the despair of losing our loved ones. Whether family, friends, or that one special person in our life. It becomes harder every day.

[@stoneisland6789]

​@@themisfitowl2595thinking of you, I have destroyed some fantastic relationships in my youth I'm 60 now and still single I deserve to be how I cheated on girls when I was younger, lots of regrets I hope they forgave me, but I don't think you forgive yourself when you change as you get older, anyway take care and good luck

[@thomasmansbach1378]

I'm there now missing my wife she passed 4-30 didn't even make it to 50

[@JordanJones-q3d]

Makes me cry everytime. So moving.

[@JediPhoenix1976]

The part where Cash is pouring the wine out of the glass is what always gets me. The lyrics, combined with (from my perception, anyway) the anger and anguish on his face....as if he's saying, "Here. All this money, fame, and glory. You want it? Take it. Take it! See all the good it's done me now? You want it? TAKE IT!"

[@carlososborne9116]

Yeah I love cash

[@scottdenniston7766]

That's an interesting part to pick up on. As did eye, its a song that I say think what I have it's a horror in many way. Which is a shame, great musician and very talented man!

[@anthonyphilips7171]

A very perceptive comment

[@sebastienmccarthy1483]

I kinda read that as pour one out for a friend, “everyone I know goes away in the end” but I like your interpretation better

[@JediPhoenix1976]

@@sebastienmccarthy1483 If he had poured the wine out at that line, yeah, I can totally get behind that interpretation.

[@Ainsquarius]

We can’t just pretend this isn’t the most heartbreaking, gut-wrenching song ever recorded. One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Long live the Man in Black.

[@TickleFingers]

Don't forget to thank Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails for writing it.

[@saraleaward7899]

I must have heard this over 100 times and each time it leaves me a blubbering wreck. Trent Reznor wrote a lyrical masterpiece. Johnny Cash made it his own. No other voice has ever conveyed pure agony like the man in black. Can't type anymore, crying too hard.

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

@@saraleaward7899 Exactly. I must admit I do like this version better than Nine Inch Nails original version, even though it was written and recorded by Trent Reznor and I'm a huge NIN fan, but Johnny Cash did a raw and powerful version of this song and made it an absolute masterpiece Respect, and R.I.P. gone but never forgotten.

[@redimade]

@@TickleFingers yes, and tren thanks johnny for recording it

[@redimade]

trent that is

[@Theshow1797]

When he is pouring the wine and his hands are shaking is such a powerful message.

[@thatdamnguy9566]

Wait I don’t understand..

[@LyfeBroo]

@@thatdamnguy9566 parkinson's

[@TheInfamousDH]

@@LyfeBroo He didn't have parkinsons, the shaking was due to severe complications from diabetes which later killed him.

[@LyfeBroo]

@@TheInfamousDH twas but a joke

[@darakenny5408]

I think you’re reading too far into this

[@AlanaMorris-z4o]

“What have I become? My sweetest friend?” He no longer wants to be here, he wants to be with her, or gone, whatever is inevitable

[@AlanaMorris-z4o]

To sum it up, he is ready to go.

[@NewJerseyJay]

He wasn't unhappy, He enjoyed life. His wife was his everything, and when she passed he lost everything that was truly real.

[@__888_____]

rip we all loved him

[@OcchiolismYT]

Except his pain lmao

[@prayunceasingly2029]

My grandfather said he liked cash's music but not what he did. Because cash divorced his first wife and gave himself to drugs, I think. But may God rest both their souls. They're both in the other place now.

[@monicayami2298]

@@prayunceasingly2029 from what I read in the Johnny cash museum was that his first wife left him because she couldn’t put up with his lifestyle as he had fallen into drugs. But June helped him recover from his addiction and that’s when he gave himself to God. I think that’s a true testament of no matter how bad you might think you are, there is always hope. That is why I love him, because he portrays real life, and how you can overcome those drug addictions and become a better person!

[@prayunceasingly2029]

@@monicayami2298 Good points! Have a great day.

[@petergrinham1518]

The most haunting song that I have ever heard. No human being could fail to be moved by that.

[@TheCaleb8700]

I lost one of my closest friends this week and this song was our go to. To know what and to relate what someone else has gone through and is feeling is a sick sense of comfort and understanding

[@tp5858]

I totally agree, a masterpiece!

[@0action847]

thank Trent Reznor

[@pierrebrunel3155]

I don't know which version is the most haunting. NIN's version can make you feel very uncomfortable

[@brunoferreira119]

Yes, that is the condition of our dead souls. God confronts us through our conscience yet, we still resist him. We need his mercy and our condition begs for a savior that would lead us back to life and life with meaning!!! Jesus Christ, the only hope for man. There is still time. God bless you friends.

[@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

[@roninskater1128]

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

[@luciferpetrenkoff5040]

@@roninskater1128 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.

[@emmabaker29]

Man this song does something to me deep down in the feels

[@alliecat13]

This is, and forever will be, the greatest cover to ever exist in music and nothing can change my mind.

[@a-person271]

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley is also a good contender

[@steb8953]

Times like these, covered by Glenn Campbell.

[@alliecat13]

@@a-person271 ooooh that's a good one too

[@ryanshearer6548]

I wish more music thought there was more to a human life than 5lappin' UR Gurls Phat Boot@y

[@stephendean1613]

Definitely the single most transformative cover as it flips the tone entirely and, as you said, the best. A crowning achievement.

[@omgxtay972]

This song will always give me chills all the way through

[@perfecto4903]

Merry Christmas

[@rudismith1975]

You are not alone...

[@omgxtay972]

@@davelegathan694 What lmao

[@diobrando6910]

@@omgxtay972 I guess you've never met a kid with basic anonymity on the internet. It's just disruption. "Hung my Head" and "Redemption Day" might give ya similar chills.

[@cybredeux]

@@davelegathan694 what the hell is a "j*ggerboo" (making sure i censor that in case its a slur)

[@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

[@melissaadams116]

I heard this song while I was cleaning a hotel room, I was in a very bad depression and this song spoke to me, it helped me get out of habits that hurt me, I love that Johnny did this cover, I hope it touched people like it did me

[@Hypatia00]

Both versions of this song are so beautiful and different imo. Original NIN version feels like a young man confessing his sins and shame but this one feels like a epilogue of someone’s life. Love both versions amazing song

[@emojack]

The NIN version feels like a "i fucked up. I need to own it up and get my shit together!". This cover is from a man who accepted defeat and is more of a "oh well, thats what it all has become. Whish it was different, but i guess its time to go." it shows how music can transport so much more than the lyrics.

[@josephagnello9335]

@emojack No,old or yound,this is reality. Better to realize the end of a man than ols in years. He realized that all of his ' stuff' is nothing. Just ,' dirt'! At least he faced facts b4 it ,well he had NO CHOICE,BEING SANE!

[@dionlarsen10]

Love

[@deadnetwork7803]

@@emojackI mean.. with NIN, you’re right about the “I fucked up” part, but not sure about “get my shit together”

[@matthewhallberg8256]

Totally. There are few things more powerful seeing a man go from the vigor of youth to the frailty of age.