First thought: "Bill, is it you???"
 

Cool cover...

bravo...

I guess Cash could make anything sound decent!

... what a cover version! Marveleous!

Great song.

Wonderful artist.

Johnny Cash is one of the greats I wish I had been able see before his departure.

Ulises wrote:

...thank you for that bit of honesty - Cash was special, wasn't he?

I really wish I could give this one another 10.

mZk wrote:

mZk,

I believe in your right to a different opinion on this or any other tune.

But listen to Mr. Cash's voice. Can you not here the hurt of a lifetime coming through?

Call me sentimental, but the Man in Black often makes me stop and weep.

exeter wrote: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7378167/in_other_words_trent_reznor

I really like J.Cash, but hearing this makes me sad. I don't much like his cover of this tune. I like his older / classic stuff.

there is no higher compliment than the man in black covering your song...

Ick.

Oh god, this is one is awful :puke:

Odyzzeuz wrote:

Yeah, I agree, overall. This is one of his better covers, but definitely not his best. Still quite good, though.

Odyzzeuz wrote:

I've got to agree with your choice. In fact, I read an interview somewhere with Trent Reznor where he says he no longer considers it his song -- it belongs to Johnny now.

Better than U2, but then again I have never been too impressed by U2. JC is amazing, but you can tell he is stretching in this cover. Wish he was 40 years old now, and had tried this at 35.

Side note: Bono and U2 are amazing because they have been around for 30 years cranking out hits. How long was Johnny Cash around? Just something to think about.

I feel the same. This version changed what I thought of the original. I enjoy both now.

Woot! Another 10 for the Man in Black (R.I.P.).

To answer your question Bill: no, that last song sucked.

Where's the LRC this awful song again???

No, its not a teleprompter. JC sounds that way because he's doing this cover at an advanced age after performing for decades and his voice is just a fraction of what it once was. But it still grabs me every time.

kaz wrote:

I love Hurt as an awesome cover that dramatically improves on the original with more passion. This, however, is a disppointing cover of one of my favorite tracks of all time.

It sounds to me like he's reading it off a teleprompter...

Odyzzeuz wrote:

Wow I really like this :D But the original is definitely better. I love the emotion U2 pours into the song. Have to agree with you that Hurt is definitely a better cover by Cash.

This is the first time a cover of a song made me reevaluate the original. I'd never really listened to the lyrics until I heard Cash sing them. Now that I know what the song is about, I think it's fantastic and I love both versions.

Quite Likeable.

SpamNRice wrote:
"Have you come here to play 'Jeeezus'" has great inflection, as always with JC.

When you hear Mr. Cash singing this song, you know he means it! RIP

hanssachs wrote:

Wow, that would be awful! I'm sorry to hear it.

Some people hate covers. I personally tend to like them. This is pretty good, though not Cash's best cover. That would be his cover of ''Hurt.''