*First Listen* [Industry Ghostwriter][Hiphop Head] Reacts to: Johnny Cash - Hurt (This was hard)
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Published 2022-01-25
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All Comments (21)
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No one’s ready. He took a great Nine Inch Nails song and made it extraordinary. I cry every single time he closes that piano 🖤
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After Trent heard this he said "It's your song now." I can't imagine higher praise than that.
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The older you get, the more powerful the song gets. As for me, it burns.
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His closing of the piano at the end, as if to say: "That's it. I'm done." is like a punch in the gut.
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To see his wife June in this, knowing she died 3 months after filming, in the scene where he sings, “everyone I know goes away in the end”…you can’t be ready for that.
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My father works at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. He provided all the background archival footage for this video. Anyway- we were talking about this song just the other day and he told me when Johnny showed this video to his daughter, Roseanne- she said "It looks like you are saying goodbye", and he replied "Well, I am". Always gives me the chills.
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The fact that this song can be interpreted as both an incredible powerful song about the pain and struggle of addiction AND a heartbreaking song about an older person reflecting on his life depending on the artist makes this a candidate for greatest song ever written.
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No one is ever ready for this version of "Hurt". I rarely listen to this version cause I break down into tears every time. He brought a whole deeper layer to the song it hits hard. I love Johnny.
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The original is from a young man’s perspective battling drug addiction. When Johnny sings it, the song takes on a new life where he is at the end of his life full of regret. This was one of the last things he did before he died. His daughter said that the song sounded like he was saying goodbye to them and he said “that is because I was”. The cover was Rick Ruben’s idea and he produced it. Trent Reznor (original artist) said the song now belongs to Johnny Cash. Beautiful.
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This song still gets me. I have actually carried this man’s groceries to his car. Where I’m from , he was a staple to see him in Kroger’s. I talked with this man so many times with him and June. So yes… this song is definitely deep! I was 15. I’m 49 now. He always wore his black. He always tipped me $5. Back then it was no big deal. Now I’m so glad I got to experience the little conversations I had with them.
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From IMDB: "His frailty is evident in the video. He died seven months later, on September 12. His wife, June Carter Cash, who participated in the video (shown gazing at her husband in several sequences), died three months after filming, on May 15, closely preceding him in death." This one rips me apart every time I hear it. I'm well past the half-way point, and this hits hard.
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It says something when the band that wrote and performed this song says, “this song is no longer our song, it’s Johnny’s”. That is the ultimate compliment, and reverence to a legend!!!
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The most heartwrenching story about this song, to me, is that when he showed the video to his family before it was released, his daughter said "Daddy, it sounds like you're saying goodbye.", to which he replied "I am."
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The moment Mr. Cash opened his mouth, that song became his. No one can touch his version.
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Proud of you man. I am a Heavy Rocker. And yet, No one can sing like this except Johnny Cash. Singers like him, Do not come around often. We are blessed to have had him in all of our Generations. And that is the gift that will never quit giving.
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Johnny Cash was a firm believer in the old saying “Only one life, it will soon be passed, only what’s done for Christ will last.“
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The more you know about Johnny Cash, the more heartbreaking this song is.
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His cover of this song is perfect imperfection. It has always haunted me. The shaking in his voice, the sadness and the way he sounds almost like he's begging. The crescendo of the piano from a steady, calm beat to a desperate pounding...this man sang this song how it was meant to be sung. I get emotional everytime I hear it. But well worth the emotional roller coaster ride for sure!
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Trent Resner wrote this song about addiction, he didn't see it as a song for those who have reached the pinnacle or end of their life, Johnny gave even further meaning to the song which weighs so much on the human soul. That's why this song means so much to you.
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My ex-husband was killed in 2015. He had suffered from addiction for many years. It had cost him everything. We put this song on his memorial CD. To me, these words said it all. You're right- an absolute masterpiece ❤
