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What makes this song even more poignant is that scene where he closes the piano. That's actually the last time Johnny played ANY music. This video was a very deliberate and calculated message. From the choice of the song, to the visuals, to the tone of his voice. Johnny was telling a story with this video. He was looking back at his life, measuring its worth, then saying goodbye. It hits me every time I hear it.

Johnny's daughter infamously heard this and said "Daddy, it sounds like you're saying goodbye". And Johnny allegedly said "I am."

It doesn’t matter how old you are, this song will hit your soul like a truck. What a legend. RIP Johnny Cash.

This was the last track Johnny laid down. He left this earth shortly after, September 2003. This was his swan song where he laid it all out about his life in a way that Reznor hadn't intended in the original. He wasn't all that keen on the idea of Cash recording it, he thought it might be "gimmicky" But when he heard the finished product all he could say was "This is Johnny's song now". I love the last few seconds of the video when he closes the piano cover an gently caresses it. His music is finished...

I knew Johnny. I handled his advertising whenever he came to Maine. The last time I saw him, we were at a lobster feast in a back room at the Augusta Civic Center, and he was really angry that older country stars were taking gigs as opening acts for new entertainment. He was really heated up as he spoke to my dad about it. I was mesmerized by his ring. It looked like a class ring with a super-charged yellow, gleaming gem in the middle of it. When things were a little quiet, I asked him about it. His mood turned right around. He took the ring off and plopped it in my hand. The thing was hefty. He started telling me about how June bought him the yellow diamond, and all about how she did it. I'll be honest. I don't remember all of what he said. I could fit two of my fingers in that ring. His fingers were ENORMOUS. I guess fingers can get muscle-bound when you're such a prolific guitarist. I loved that man, and June, too. Thank you for being a youngster who appreciates Johnny. He lived a complicated life, and was a beautiful, REAL person.

His wife June was alive when he made this video. She died 3 months after it was finished. The woman in the picture was his mother and that is June standing behind him when he was playing the guitar. Johnny Cash died not long after June did. Honestly it was the perfect ending to their love story. Johnny worshipped the ground she walked on.

The broken frame is painful. Columbia records was JC's label for sixty years. They dropped him flat because they thought he had become irrelevant. John never forgave them for it. The smashed record shows he still, near his death, that he still hadn't forgotten. Rick Rubin is a genius taking John for those brilliant American Recordings sessions and stripping everything down so you can hear John's flats and sharps but feel the power and charisma and huge talent the man possessed.

I don't want to take away from Cash's performance on this cover, it really is a 10/10. That said, the talent that constructed and directed this video deserves praise. It is so well done. From the flashbacks, to the tainted luxury at his dinner table, to the "closed to the public" at the House of Cash. It is all on point and impactful, it really hits me. There's a goldmine of moments where the videography accentuates the music. My personal favorite is @1:19. I don't know what it is but when he looks into the camera I get chills every time. The quick closeup of the broken record and the reveal of his wife are up there too. Ugh.. It's too good.

"Was Johnny Cash arrested" So many times. So many. Including once in my hometown while drunk in a random flower bed.

Reznor said that after hearing he was mixed between feeling gratefull and invaded. He said 'it was like someone kissing your girlfriend' and 'it really then, wasn't my song anymore'. Kind of birthing the phrase 'Once Johnny Cash covers your song, its not your song anymore'.

Johnny as an artist.. Was so unique.. He pushed alot of boundaries.. He went through so much.. He conquered so much.. He fucked up , but was able to right his wrongs and marry the love of his life . its said he passed of a broken and lonely heart.. Without June.. He was done.. And i believe that.. This song perfectly portrays it all and i think that's why he chose it.

Hes not only talking about drug addiction. The last couple of years He was still alive, he was also dealing with severe Diabetes.

Cash's version is all about a man seeing his life coming to an end

This might be the greatest cover ever. When you know Johnny Cash’s life history this song hits hard from beginning to end. There’s nothing like it.

Trent Reznor himself reacted to this cover, stating “I wasn't prepared for what I saw, and it really then, wasn't my song anymore.” That's the biggest compliment you can get when making a cover. Then again, it's Cash.

I think my favorite thing about the history of this song is that Trent Reznor even came out in interviews after Johnny Cash did this and said "It's not our song anymore. It's his," because of how emotionally charged it felt to Trent hearing Johnny sing it.

Cash made thisd only a couple months after his wife June died, and not long before he died as well. I cry every time I see him close that piano at the end. This was his goodbye. To the point that when NIN saw this, they basically said "Nah, that song is his now. "

the fact that you knew this was a cover of NiN hurt is amazing. Not many people know that their first time seeing this. This is one of those rare occasions where the cover is more popular than the original. This was his fair well song. it wasn't close relations but my grandfather was like 5th or 6th cousins to Johny Cash. Please check out gods gonna cut you down by Johny Cash

for me, the song told from cash's perspective as an aged person reflecting on his life, whereas reznor was young and dealing with his demons as best he could, is soul-crushing. hits me in the feelz every time