My Girlfriend's First Time Hearing: Johnny Cash - Hurt (HARD TO WATCH EVERY TIME)

[@betsybabf748]

The woman in the first picture was his mother. His wife was the woman standing there watching him. His wife June died shortly after they did this, and Johnny died just 5 months after losing her.

[@sherribrock2726]

The woman in the picture was June’s mom. Johnny really considered Ms. Carter like she was is mother!

[@Precisa72]

@@sherribrock2726 That photo is not Maybelle Carter, although her nickname was "Mother". It is Johnny's Mother, Carrie Cloveree. You can tell by the chin and the type of glasses she is wearing

[@ryanawilson8549]

Thank you!

[@nicholassoucy1543]

He followed her into the dark.

[@toddoglesby9849]

4 months

[@timmorin69]

Karen has a big heart, you can clearly see that. Only kind, companionate, and empathetic people get emotional from hearing of other people's hurt. You've struck gold with this woman Cliff. Protect her at all costs! It's tough to find a woman that is not only incredibly beautiful, but also has a kind and pure soul. You all make a great couple, wishing you both many many years of happiness together.

[@timothypark2447]

Trent Reznor rarely gets mentioned since Johnny covered this song. A masterpiece of song writing that has meaning for any listener. Trent deserves the credit, but Johnny will always be the “owner”.

[@lakelanddentalarts]

When Trent heard it and saw the video, he said it was Johnny's song now because he was as touched by what Johnny said to us through the song and video as all of us are.

[@RichieWands]

Depeche Mode, have a listen 👌

[@LiquefiedVision]

Johnny Cash covering this Nine Inch Nails song was amazing. He brought the feeling of pain and suffering to this song. RIP Mr. Cash.

[@diannechislett2048]

I was shocked when I heard that years ago. It was like that song was written for Johnny.

[@LiquefiedVision]

@@diannechislett2048 that's what I thought as well.

[@thomasbarr5940]

9 inch nails cover by Cash...he did it proud though

[@derekramsaroup3883]

I only really discovered Johnny Cash After he passed away ..what a legend ...

[@neoncatfish4038]

When his daughter heard the song and seen the video! She said it sounds like you're saying goodbye! Johnny told her I am!

[@PutzysTransport]

True story

[@MarvRoberts]

It's okay, Karen, we're all crying too. ❤

[@kylengriffin5285]

Amen, I remember when this came out and listened to it on repeat and it still gets me. As a kid, the Man in Black was 10 feet tall and bulletproof, to see him age was painful. But being 50 now, a lot of the performers from my childhood are heading this direction.

[@J-Rod91]

RIP Johnny Cash! I’m a grown man and I have heard this song MANY times! Every time I watch the music video, I cry!

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

Old, grown woman here who always ends up weeping.

[@Mhantrax]

We all cry during this.. This song hurts.

[@Tinkerbell9332]

This is one of the most gut wrenching, haunting songs ever! I love this song!

[@TheNeonNinja]

Trents lyrics. Johnny's cadence and tone. It's amazing. People need to also recognize that Trent Reznor wrote this in a just as personal state dealing with addiction and suicidal thoughts and friends etc....was a very personal song for him that he would even berate people at concerts in the early 90s to be respectful and quiet while he performed; or he would not perform it.

[@TheNeonNinja]

Johnny did not want to cover the song. He didn't think he could do it justice the way heard it from Trent (early 90s Industrial Rock that Trent basically invented the sound). Rick Rubin convinced him by giving him a reference track of basically this; a guitar and folk singer just laying out the lyrics. Then he fell in love with it, said let's do it. We all owe Rick Rubin a thank you as well.

[@MJ-tg7wv]

This is such a powerful rendition of this song - and even the guy who composed it said that it wasn't his song any more. Johnny Cash produced some brilliant material in his American series. You would have thought this song was written for him - but the strength and dignity he brought to this. Yes it is his wife - and they were great performing together in the past.

[@Lunzatis_Palemoon]

The biggest reason this song sticks with people is because of the first impression they get seeing this video and hearing the song. You were right by not warning her because she deserves the chance to experience this masterpiece like the majority of us did when we first heard it. Johnny Cash also had his issues with addiction which is why this song was perfect for him to cover. Trent's version = young man struggling with addiction. Johnny's version = that same man at the end of his life realizing that everything that happened is what made him who he was, thus the words "I would keep myself, I would find a way".

[@PutzysTransport]

💯 ❤

[@johnnyboots481]

At 53. With loosing 2 friends/aquantaces in 2 weeks this year. Every time i watch this video it gets me. Perhaps alot of thinking back of what ifs, could of ,,should of been,. You 2 look young, live you life with no regrets and have fun.

[@meganmiller8232]

The way he caresses the piano at the ended...feels like his goodbye to life and music...which it WAS....its allllll his song great move trent!!!! BOTH are true artists!!!!! loved the reaction!!! Peace out guys!!!! HUGZZZZ

[@RocketQueen71]

❤❤THANK YOU, Cliff Beats and Erin!THANK FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO OF THE SONG, "HURT"! This means alot to me. This song, "Hurt" is very personal to me because I can relate alot to the lyrics. Back in 1994 , I was a junkie /crackhead and spiraling downward more and more in addiction. The price of my addiction led me to lose custody of my 2 young kids, my son and my daughter, some stints in county jail, homelessness, detoxes,rehabs, whatever else drama and chaos happened . In 1998 , I had to relinquish my parental rights with my daughter. My mother couldn't take care of both of my kids financially and emotionally. It was the most difficult thing ,I had to do in my life but, I loved my daughter very much and I wanted her to have a life that I know in reality couldn't give her. But, after that, I felt like a failure, ashamed , guilty, "HURT". So,that gave me the excuse to keep doing what I was doin'. I pretty much gave up ; I didn't care anymore,escpecially what would happen to me. Also, I just want to say, THANK GOD FOR MY MOTHER because she used alot of "TOUGH LOVE " on me many , many times through my addiction. I truly believe, by her doing that, saved me and my life! God was watching over me too. Back in 2004, I saw on MTV , Johnny's rendition of, "HURT".Even though I was in a haze and a daze, it made such a huge impact on me, that I FINALLY decided to get myself clean and sober, FOR ME,NOT ANYBODY ELSE! ME! It was the 2nd hardest thing I had to do in my life. Getting clean and sober sucks at 1st, for a couple of years even. But, with alot of support and actually doing what I NEEDED TO DO,sticking with it at all costs......HERE I AM! I have been in recovery from crack and heroin since 2004;alcohol since 2011. I feel truly grateful and blessed. I should've been dead yeeeeeeeeeeeears ago! Life isn't perfect but it sure beats the hell of me being 6 feet under! When I still hear this song, I break down and cry. It's very cleansing for me and reminds me just how far I've overcame. Now,my mission is to help those strugglin' with addiction/ alcoholism and/or mental illness . With all, that being said, THANK YOU, Cliff Beats and Erin FOR SHARING AND DOING THIS EPISODE! I APPRECIATE YOU AND WHAT YOU DO! YOU ROCK! 🤘😎

[@0331KJ]

music can be powerful, it is powerful. It can be a drug or a medicine! God bless you two!

[@Unplugged_Toaster]

I can still remember when this first came out. If anything, it hits harder the older you get. Especially the finality at the end when he closes the piano. I believe his daughter said to him it sounded like he was saying goodbye..to which he replied that she was right.

[@Justin.Q]

First time I heard that song was by Nine Inch Nails who originally released it in 1994 I believe and i dug it but didn't get emotional. First time I heard Johnny Cashs version i cried as well. Cliff just wanted you to feel the song not just hear it. If he would have told you what to expect you wouldn't feel it as much. The NIN version is worth the listen too. RIP JOHNNY CASH #BringKarenBack

[@patchesblue155]

Trent Reznor said it was Johnny Cadh's song now.

[@sherribrock2726]

Johnny took this Nine Inch Nails song and made it his own. Trent wrote this song but once he heard Johnny’s version and said it was ow Johnny’s song!

[@RonSnow23]

I grew up on nin and this was one of my favorites, it hit so hard, so raw Trents performance was tear inducing. Reznor wrote such such a great song that it took on a whole new meaning and still hit just as hard. Trent Reznor is an underrated national treasure in his own right. Johnny Cash would be one of only very few that could do it justice.

[@DG-dy4tv]

She's on some Willie Nelson. 🤣 She brings another dimension to your already fabulous channel. This version of the song still makes me cry.

[@berniewatts5028]

Yeah!!! You better go take care of her. And even if you prepared her, her heart cares. Love you guys and Johnny Cash, was in my late teens when he was really shining. Thank you Mijo❤️❤️❤️👵🏼 Gmaw

[@localnetsolutions]

My favorite of all the songs he has sung, mostly because of the emotional content. It tears me up every time I hear it.

[@heatherphillips5983]

He recorded this about three months after his wife of over 50 years passed, then he passed about six months later. He loved miss June, and as a Johnny Cash fan, you'd could tell that as tough a old sum bitch he was, when she died, he was lost and broken, and wasn't long for this world without her. Dudes a legend.

[@FallenAngel53]

HE HATED SAN QUENTIN TOO.

[@johnk275]

He couldn’t have recorded it AFTER her death because she is in the video… may have been three months before maybe?

[@betsybabf748]

He didn't record this after June's death considering she was in the video! June died after this was recorded, and Johnny died 5 months after she died.

[@TheNeonNinja]

well no....she's in the video with him. she died after this was shot, and then JC died 6 months after she passed...months before the entire album was released.

[@timradde4328]

She died soon after this was recorded, and he died a few months after that.

[@Lord_Shal]

If she your fam, she’s our fam! A lovely addition to your old mug! Keep it up FAM. 🍻

[@joshuacraig6447]

Don't worry Karen. As a long time Johnny Cash fan since I was a kid in the 80's, this song punched deep because I knew it was his farewell song. The life he led was tumultuous at times, and then he found peace. Here, he lays his final demons to rest. Though the song was written by the lead singer for NIN, they admit that this is no longer their song. It is Johnny's.

[@neiloliver4745]

There's no way to prepare for a summation of a man's life. It's monumental.

[@CoastalNomad]

To Answer her question..... Photo on the wall, lady wearing Red was his Mother, The lady on the Stairs was June, his wife......

[@libby215]

To over prepare someone to hear something, you effectively deny them the full impact of the experience. Karen did Johnny Cash full justice 🌻🌻

[@skygazer858]

Don't worry Karen. I'm a 68 YO man and I tear up every time I listen to this song and I've listened to it quite a bit.

[@v8ko]

When I was about 8 or 9 (late 60’s early 70’s I would put some Johnny Cash on the record player and he seemed like such an outlaw at the time to me that I always thought I’d get in trouble for listening to it lol. It’s such a powerful performance and this was an amazing reaction.

[@Tar-Numendil]

Johnny Cash released his cover of Hurt in March of 2003. He passed away September 12, 2003 at the age of 71.

[@elceenomoun8115]

Music is an art form. It should make you feel an emotion. Both the song & video are really powerful.

[@Vetgurl-Jen]

Karen you were on point with nobody could give an appropriate warning for this video. It’s haunting, and beautiful. I would enjoy seeing you guys do a reaction to Johnny Cash “Man in Black”. That song always gives me perspective on what he wanted to represent. As always enjoyed it Cliff & Karen! #bringkarenback

[@CosmicVagabondPixie]

Makes me cry every single time

[@marlarae9313]

This is such a raw and hard song. I love everything about Johnny Cash!! Your girlfriend is beautiful and I’m glad you’re sharing her with us. ❤

[@carladewitt1947]

This is such a difficult video to watch. And yet I do it, every time it comes up in my feed. It always brings tears to my eyes, especially when June looks down on him from the stairway. To see your man in such existenial pain and know there is nothing you can do to ease his suffering. It's heart rending.

[@toddoglesby9849]

I've been listening to this song for years and it still gets me

[@lakelanddentalarts]

It was his goodbye-song to us and the message it delivers about what should be most important in our lives is powerful. RIP Johnny. We miss you.

[@robertjohnston8531]

Perfect reaction at the start. It hits me every time, but I'm an old bastard associate with it more than most young people can.

[@guinevere7494]

I just watched your reaction to this song and saw Karen also reacts and has to watch. Was a wee surprised there was no this song is deep warning after you said it. Glad you learned about the NIN connection to tell her. Love when she is on reacting as well. Always watch those! Thank you both. Peace and love

[@mitchjackson8262]

Very powerful song and his shutting the piano says alot

[@RockPowerUSA]

"I'm bad with all of this" That's an interesting introduction by your girlfriend. 😅 We're all glad you brought her. She's honest when she was affected. She's great at this stuff. 😊

[@xDarkTrinityx]

It's ok, this song is heavy, full of emotion and even packed on top knowing him and his wife both passed on not long after... Brilliant to make this his goodbye and much love to Trent for recognizing how important this song was to Johnny Cash's life and death.

[@pdat5]

Arguably the best cover of this song ever.

[@malachistillettoe8434]

I listen to Ragged Old Flag every year for independence day.... Long Legged Guitar Picking Man by Johnny Cash & his wife June is classic. Great possible couples reaction... He was also in The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings & Kris Kristofferson, they are absolutely timeless together True Love Travels A Gravel Road would be a great couples reaction! Very underrated song, too!

[@MMcGrew]

hurt for her know what the song did to me first time i went though it but this is a very powerful song and Cash is the man a Legend honest reaction was good way to go you learn so much more that way keep bringing her back if she wants i love the honest reaction and brother love how you want to protect her you are a real man

[@Nkloud]

Got to sit on stage with the Man in Black when I was a kid, he was a great guy.

[@Partisan1]

This song always chokes me up. Watching this young lady watching it brought actual tears.

[@davidgessin-mccully3919]

Trent Reznor on hearing the cover felt weird and strange to hear someone else singing lyrics that came from such an intimate and dark place in his life. It wasn’t until he saw the video that he was quoted as saying it was no longer his song it was Johnny’s.

[@suepoole8323]

Never gets any easier Cliff.. A lovely couple doing a great review..

[@duncansbuddy]

Most impactful musical video I have ever experienced.

[@kenennis6287]

It tears me up every time. One of the most powerful performances I have ever seen in my 71 years

[@terryjohnson5579]

This man couple months before he passed his last interview he said he believed he'd go soon. He said he had done everything he dreamed and more had an incredible love and sadly watched her pass. Honestly I think by the end he was probably just tired. Man went through hellfire and came out a legend.

[@_Love_-ru7pz]

My reaction the first time watching this song. Was the same as your beautiful lady. I just couldn't stop crying.

[@DSWilkes]

Trent wrote the song, NIN recorded the song. When Trent heard Johnny was going to do a cover, he was not completely happy about it. It was a personal song to Trent and he didn't write it to be a country song. He said hearing Johnny singing his song was like seeing someone else kissing his girlfriend. His opinion changed once he saw the video. That's when he proclaimed the song really belongs to Johnny..

[@kerrylewis2581]

All the feels hit in this song

[@thejohnson9204]

Best human reaction i have seen to this song. Thanks.

[@LewMinatti]

Cliff, hold on to this girl, bro! She's a keeper.

[@KLIK_INCEPTION-]

Nine Inch Nails. What an honour it was for him to cover their song. Same with Sting and the song Johnny covered of his.

[@AngB517]

It's a beautiful video and he definitely took Trent Reznor's lyrics as his own for sure. Since Kris Kristofferson passed, only Willie Nelson is left of the Highway Men :( Roseanne Cash is Johnny and June Carter Cash's only child, she said when he was filming this she asked "daddy why does it sound like you're saying goodbye" . . . .but he had a great life, he helped the downtrodden, the outcasted, and prison inmates. His song *The Man In Black* actually explains why he always wore it. Are you ever ready though? I've seen the video a lot, and I get choked up every time.. If you're in any way empathic, songs like these will hit a little harder. #KarenNeedsToComeBack a fresh perspective is always awesome.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

It's a very powerful song.... he did this after his wife June of many years ...died. He's saying you can have all the cars and houses and things that you want ..but those don't mean anything! People ...Love ...that's what gives you meaning in life. When they're gone..... what do you really have left...?

[@bakercarl8518]

God bless the legend. Rip. Give her a hug for us.

[@flushedphoenix81]

Trent Reznor originally didn’t want Johnny Cash to cover this but allowed it and after the fact he said it was JCs song now. It was written by a young man throwing his life away with drug addiction but with JC the meaning completely changed

[@iluvrolaz]

Don't feel bad, I've watched that video literally at least a couple hundred times, n I still cry every single time. If you don't cry watching this video at least the first time you see it, you have no soul lol

[@jamesanderson5268]

Remember the lyrics and melody were written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails but it fit Johnny really well and he nailed it.

[@NetPwn]

Also the both of you, really. One of the last guitar Solos Gary Moore ever did , he passed away months after and you can feel it in the solo. Live Montreux 2010. This at the end you can feel his soul through those strings guy.

[@debbrarobinson1548]

She’s a keeper ❤

[@cptchaotic]

Nice to meet you both. I hope that life is treating you well.

[@diane_games1111]

Love you both and your reactions. Thanks.

[@Wickit96]

I either tear up or cry every time i listen to or watch a reaction to this. The last image being the last time he ever opened the piano too

[@FLArmyGuy]

Karen has a beautiful soul!!

[@conniepresley3344]

Your girl has a beautiful heart. ❤️

[@randystalnaker6700]

Love seeing both...I know you have reacted to Kasey Chambers covering Eminem's song Lose Yourself...that would be a great one for her to react to...😊 this is a tough one for anyone to hear, her reaction is real and honest

[@eviljeep]

Amazing hearted people on this channel ❤️👌 tx 🖐️

[@beverlycoulston8058]

I cry every time i hear this song❤

[@juantijerino6790]

Your girl is an angel with a beautiful soul.

[@90Beater]

Cliff you did good. Treat her right and keep her in your future. Including videos like this.

[@iankillion8031]

This was Johnny's goodbye song. The original by nine inch nails. The lead singer Trent Reznor even said that Johnny's version is the way it should be.

[@NetPwn]

True art. Respect Cliff and Karen ❣ 💜

[@djgrant8761]

‘Man in White’ is my favourite Johnny Cash song.

[@TheMuckful]

It's a heavy song and he really put his whole soul into this one. One of the best covers ever recorded. So much better than the original.

[@p.j.morris]

This hits you right in the feels.

[@mozmwhite2513]

Wow, she's lovely.

[@tashimoto]

It would be interesting for you both to hear Trent's two versions of the song. I might be remembering incorrectly but I think he did a piano version AFTER hearing the Cash cover.

[@shawnstarck826]

The original artist artist that wrote that from 9 inch nails said that Johnny owns that song now.

[@melvisroberts3715]

You find this out, truly, as you age. As you begin to lose those you love you really see how stuff means little

[@markperry8423]

Damn karen, you about had me crying too. Brought back emotions from the first time I heard it. Don't you dare let him have you listen to nf how could you.

[@jackschluckbier7051]

The sacrifices these superstars make are simply inconceivable to us mortals. They are Gods and to maintain that level they sacrifice everything, including themselves. To have it all…… and only at the end realize what they’ve done…… not to themselves but everyone they’ve ever loved who now are gone 😢

[@jasontaylor7833]

Storytelling done right!

[@jeffreywolff329]

She has to introduced to Pink Floyd any song She has a big heart and cares for others. The picture was his Mom his wife was with him

[@donofamerica5562]

We always focus on her when she is here 😉😂

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

Few mention the genius of Mark Romanek, the producer of the JC Hurt video. Why certainly an emotional cover (many define it correctly as ownership) of the song, Romanek somehow managed to incompass much of Cash's life and the current regrets of a superstar's life coming to an end, in just 3:49 minutes.

[@julianwaters7192]

Fire reaction guys 🔥

[@nate6382]

Johnny is a country legend and what the song means is everybody around are gone are reference to Merle Haggard Waylon Jennings he's best friend's and other OG COUNTRY legends from the 60s n 70s and with Willie Nelson being only one left of there close circle and also he's wife June Carter there relationship was the sweetest story when he was a about 12 15 years old he heard her voice on the radio and fell in love with her and said to somebody I don't know how or when but I'm going to marry this woman, and it's a amazing bio pic on he's life called walk the line I love Jonny cash he's so soothing

[@bruceminty9067]

A great song you don’t just hear. A great song you feel.

[@lisajohnson1528]

Just amazing x

[@Dakota-g9w]

You guys should react to walk the line or San Quentin By Johnny

[@Thanos1908]

Haven't watched a sec but knowing the context of the song...I bet she will tear up.