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Hurt
One of the best cover versions i know
- ScottyTM, Bonn, Deutschland, 30.10.2005
Johnny Cash
2002 |
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Nine Inch Nails
1995 |
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Comments about Hurt:
OK people the fact is Trent wrote that song when he was at his lowest with drink and drug problems, so the song to Trent is DEEPLY personal. Johnny Cash covered the song because the lyrics reminded him of his Life and similar Problems *Alchohol* Plus after this song was released by Cash his wife shortly died and so did he leaving the song to into over drive and win many awards...for me its Trent Reznor all the way...Even Trent Reznor said "Its a song that isn't mine anymore"
- Liam O'Brien (age19), London, England, 02.12.2006 |
Fact is. Trent made the song, It is his own work and feelings, No one can take that away from him Their should be no vs.
BUT, i've listened to his version many times. Never once had i cried. Everytime i hear Cash singing that song, I break down. It's as if it were him who made that song. He made it Glorious.
- Autumn, Desplaines, United States, 21.11.2006 |
The NiN version has more emotion, basically because it meant so much to Trent. He made the words, they cannot be emphasised with as much feeling and heart by somebody else, because the words are from another heart. The original is epic, i lose myself in its glory, by the end i feel sad, yet honoured. Johnny Cash's version is too commercial, the lyrics aren't the emphasis on such a deeper level. Trent Reznor is a lyrical genious and it saddens me to think others don't appreciate that as much...
- Ellios, Birmingham, England, 22.10.2006 |
To summarize...Without NIN, the song doesn't exist. No Cover to admire and compare. 1 point to NIN. Without JC, no accolades to both musicians on a level that never would have existed weren't it for the cover. 2 points to Cash. Sorry, although credit must be given to the creator, Johnny took it to the bank. I'm sure Trent is not only compelled by the legend singing his song, but also by the haunting images left with it. The video rocks. They both win, game over.
- Joe D., Sacramento, United States, 27.09.2006 |
Nine Inch what?
- Bulbous, TB, Canada, 08.09.2006 |
There really is no "better version" seeing NIN live twice performing Hurt was fantastic. but I would think Johny Cash recording this song to be an honor to Trent, both recordings have a little different emotions to me both very beautiful, I say there is no vs.
- grant, Seattle, United States, 07.09.2006 |
NIN's version is better end of. I'm suree Trent Reznor must of written that song about someone close to him, theres no way someone other than Trant Reznor whom could make it more personal. 100% agree with Silv.
- aCoffeeMachine, London, England, 06.09.2006 |
"Silv" has a pretty good point. I've been in and out of bands for many years now, and I've put my own spin on all the songs we've ever covered, but it's still someone else's. What we did was try to spin the song into sounding like our original music sounding like. We had many compliments, and many people asking us how we came up with those original songs, even though they were cover songs. We even did a cover of a cover. There's a band called (Was) Infectious Grooves and they covered the Immigrant Song by Led Zepplin. That cover was Badass! Both bands I love, but would NEVER go as far to say, no matter how great it was, that the cover of the song was better than the original. Funny thing is, again we had people telling us how great that original song was (but it wasn't ours), AND people telling us we did it better than Zepplin when we were covering the cover. People just don't know. If you prefer the cover to the original, there's nothing wrong with that, but don't be as foolish as to say someone made it personal or made it great, etc... Just say you prefer it, and that's all. Without the original, the cover that you like, done by the band you prefer, doesn't exist.
- Shelly, MySpace, United States, 24.08.2006 |
OK, personally, I don't know ANY crappy country music fans that like, listen to, or even know who Nine Inch Nails are, or should I say who NIN IS... A country music fan, couldn't possibly appreciate this song for what it's worth. Many of you are saying the song Hurt, as sung by JC is the best, or greatest ever. HE'S COVERING SOMEONE ELSE'S SONG! Any person that can say JC's version is better, is nothing but an American Idol watching idiot, that also believes the children singing on that show have talent! THEY'RE SINGING OTHER PEOPLE'S SONGS! "NIN gets props for writing it but JC made it personal..."???! How about I show up at your house, steal your wife and car... Props for the nice ride and sweet wife, but would I be better for making them personal to me?? Ridiculous....
- silv, philadelphia, United States, 23.08.2006 |
The Cash version breaks me down everytime I listen to it. This song is like kryptonite to me, it is just so raw emotionally and deep intellectually that I have no defense from the sadness. I've played both NIN and JC songs in bands over the years and I don't really have a preference for either, they are both great. However, Hurt by JC is a highwater mark is in my opinion the greatest song of all time. The recording was a perfect confluence of existential writing TR and an honest and fearless rendition by the courageous and naked JC. It will never happen again - props to Rick Ruben for letting Cash be Cash.
- Tom Dunham, Ann Arbor, United States, 16.08.2006 |
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