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Johnny Cash — Hurt
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ferwoman
Posted: May 05, 2013 - 17:44
 
VERY smooth transition from Rodrigo y Gabriela, it was like the song just continued right into this.

Love this song, brings lots of memories, not happy ones but still .... 

ccjemmett
Posted: Apr 28, 2013 - 12:10
 
Another perspective.   Never heard this song before and wow, just wow!  Love Cash and now I have a new door to open about this song and its creator. RP is good. Live and learn.
Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Apr 28, 2013 - 12:04
 
 Cynaera wrote:

Well-said.{#Clap}  I still can't listen to this song without crying.  Why do all the good artists have to die, while the crappy ones seem to be eternal?

 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

brilliant song...
 

gillespp
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Mar 28, 2013 - 10:36
 
The haters seem to be a little too loud recently here, which is not reflected in the average rating. My two cents: this is a brilliant cover, truly fantastic. Transcends the original, which is also brilliant.

domreo
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 16:24
 
Agree with the posts that recognize this as a brilliant interpretation, perhaps better than the original, and the video if you haven't seen it is also excellent.  If you don't know or like Johnny it may not strike you as much but those of us who understand and appreciate his place in the pantheon find the relationship of the song lyrics, performance, and visuals to his personal life to be sublime.

linzie
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 16:20
 
 LizK wrote:
Johnny on the pity pot.  Ugly song.
 
Christ your stupid....

linzie
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 16:18
 
Ive said it b4, I'm not a country fan, but this BLOWS ME AWAY every time I hear it!!!!

RedTopFireBelow
(Jersey shore, USA)
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 10:28
 
Love Johnny, but I just wanna vomit when I hear this song.....   yuk...

bhallmark
(I really can see Russia (well, the embassy anyway) from my house!)
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 10:22
 
I'm having some work done in my house so it is pretty noisy.  Turns out Bill just said, "...especially not followed up by Johnny Cash."

I thought I heard "...especially not followed up by John Tesh."  I immediately ran to the window so I wouldn't miss the Four Horsemen.  What a relief to discover it was only an aural misunderstanding.

 

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 10:21
 
 le_colonel wrote:
Never was a cover version so much better than the original.
 
Never was a cover so much more overplayed than the original.

Except the damn Gary Jules cover of Mad World.

What is it about overexposure that makes one dislike something one used to like? :( 

Nadine
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 14:20
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
One of the most powerful music videos you will ever see.{#Yes}
 
definitely.

plaid
(Tech nexxus o' my house)
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 10:29
 
Ah, Johnny. We miss you buddy. Hope you and June are together wherever you are.

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 10:27
 
Johnny on the pity pot.  Ugly song.

oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Dec 24, 2012 - 08:18
 
sonic napalm

CanuckMakem
(Medicine Hat)
Posted: Dec 24, 2012 - 08:15
 
This is now Johnny's song, Trent even admiits that.

So powerful, almost brings me to tears with every listen.

silby
Posted: Dec 15, 2012 - 20:18
 
 mrgus wrote:

Here here, first time I hit PSD for Johnny.
 
I'm in agreement.  It sure hurt to do that for Johnny...  ha

mrgus
(Salt Lake City)
Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 07:24
 
 Typesbad wrote:

Agree.  I like it, but after just a few listenings, it starts to become just a matter of waiting for the next song.
 
Here here, first time I hit PSD for Johnny.

max_p
Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 07:21
 
 hidey wrote:
This song usually moves me to tears but after an attack of U2 and Paul Weller it's making me SMILE ;-)
 
same sequence today

Kanuffen
(Trelleborg, Sverige)
Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 23:45
 


d48m02h1918
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 11:20
 
I agree with the earlier posting....this cover is much more striking than the original version.

Haunting and mesmerizing... {#Eek}

linzie
Posted: Nov 06, 2012 - 15:59
 
I can def appreciate this after Floyd...really!

le_colonel
Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 23:11
 
Never was a cover version so much better than the original.

hidey
(NZ)
Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 23:11
 
This song usually moves me to tears but after an attack of U2 and Paul Weller it's making me SMILE ;-)

Typesbad
(Not quite Orange County CA)
Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 17:25
 
 MirageRF wrote:
Great song, but I hear it a lot.  Not just on RP.
Overexposure can ruin a great song quickly. 
So an 8 soon becomes a 5 or less.............IMHO.
 
Agree.  I like it, but after just a few listenings, it starts to become just a matter of waiting for the next song.

hendon
Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 17:24
 
I think the song was meant for Cash too sing. You can here the hurt, the realization.

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Oct 22, 2012 - 17:09
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
I think what Cash's interpretation has done, far more than the original, is allow the listener to appreciate just how great Reznor's poetry is. What a song
 

man is that ever true!  T.R. couldn't have a more loyal fan base than the one that exists in our household... But....the original version is "soft" and somewhat overproduced...although  we'ed never know that unless Cash did his rendition..so raw and stark with a haunting edge and that "impending doom" overtone. kinda erie (but irresistable) listening to it in retrospect.

MirageRF
(Clemmons, NC, USA)
Posted: Oct 22, 2012 - 15:20
 
Great song, but I hear it a lot.  Not just on RP.
Overexposure can ruin a great song quickly. 
So an 8 soon becomes a 5 or less.............IMHO.

Saire
Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 06:54
 
 drsteevo wrote:
A great cover like this reveals the quality of the songwriting in the original.
 



So true!

Merritt
(Tennessee)
Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 06:53
 
Very nice cover.  Towards the end of his career/life, he really did some great covers.  Sad that he is no longer with us...

Racquel
Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 06:53
 
A 10 for the lyrics alone.

Saire
Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 06:52
 
Love this version even more than the original. Beautiful!

quesarah
(Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: Oct 02, 2012 - 13:24
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:
 
 
Thanks. - the images add tremendously to the impact of this song. Best way to experience it I think.

It didn't paste for some reason.  Youtube

Stingray
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 05:59
 
I do not like Cash - prefer real silver!

BobLoblaw
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 05:59
 
Awesome song. I wish the recording was a little better as the song clips during the climax. Too bad as a lot of the American stuff by Cash sounds really great.

Timothy_Acton
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 07:35
 
Truly an awesome performance of an amazing song.

vanmas
(Leiden, Netherlands)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 02:57
 
Beautiful!

drsteevo
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 13:26
 
A great cover like this reveals the quality of the songwriting in the original.

shakitten
(Trying to get back into a good dream)
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 18:54
 
I love this cover. Gutsy material for Mr. Cash. That's what made him the master.

ScottN
(Condo in Gaza full time now. Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 17:38
 
The last few records Cash released, and all produced by Rick Rubin, completely immortalized this great artist.  This cut is wonderful and helps make the point.

AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 14:38
 
 Decoy wrote:
Best. Cover. Ever.
 
For me there are two others that rank up there.
Mad World - Gary Jules  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4&feature=related 
And this kid: Sexy and I know it - Noah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvlsuLau5c

 



lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 14:31
 
What makes a great cover.

Start with a great song.

Add a brilliant re-interpretation that is consistent with the covering artist.



htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 14:30
 
 LizK wrote:
Awful. Real Awful.  {#Rolleyes}
 
Not representing Htown very well, LizK.  {#Snooty}

To me, an amazing cover. 9

sajitjacob
(Christchurch NZ)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 14:29
 
That voice and that song, such expression. damn this is good.

macbags
(atlanta)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 07:55
 
 LizK wrote:
Awful. Real Awful.  {#Rolleyes}
 

exactly right on discription.

Decoy
(Milliway's, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 07:41
 
Best. Cover. Ever.

ick
(...out of the primordial ooze)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 07:39
 
 FrankThuis wrote:
annoying music
 
annoying post

yurasuka
(just on the far side of nowhere)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 07:37
 
Nice selection this afternoon!

Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: Jul 20, 2012 - 05:07
 
OFF OFF OFF! {#Skull}

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:25
 
I think what Cash's interpretation has done, far more than the original, is allow the listener to appreciate just how great Reznor's poetry is. What a song

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:20
 
One of the fastest times I ever downloaded a song from iTunes was when The Man Comes Around was played over the closing credits of the final episode of Generation Kill, an HBO series. Credits had been rolling no more than 60 seconds — on a song I was hearing for just the first time — and I had completed the circuit from TV to ear to iTunes to iPod and then back to my ears. And I play Man Comes Around frequently. What a great and chilling closing line: And Hell Followed With Him. 
Ever since, though I never knew much about Johnny, I always listen. A lot more to him then Ring of Fire A Boy Named Sue.