Johnny Cash - "Hurt"

[LonePirate]

I stumbled across this song after falling down a YouTube hole. I had not heard it in years which is a pity as it is easily one of the best songs released so far this century. The sheer amount of emotion and meaning in these three and a half minutes is immeasurable. The last minute of the video, in particular, is simply magnificent and reverential. The music industry could use a few more legends like Johnny Cash.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. One of my all time faves... better than the original 9IN version. Johnny is a beast!!

[LonePirate]

2. It is quite possibly the best cover ever recorded. It's perfection and beauty all in one.

[Docreed2003]

3. Trent Reznor...who initially balked at Cash recoding it

Said that the song was no longer his after he heard Cash’s cover. The song is hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking.

Interestingly, where that was filmed is walking distance from my house at the old “House of Cash” offices. Much of the memorabilia seen in the video is now housed at the Cash Museum in Nashville, including the chair he’s sitting in during the video.

[Ron Obvious]

4. That's beautiful...

It's so real, so genuine, so sincere.

As a fellow addict (in recovery), this really resonates.

[LonePirate]

5. Songs don't come along very often that are as real, genuine and sincere as this classic.

[Aristus]

6. This song is paired on my iPod with his version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

After "Hurt", "BOTW" is gentle, hopeful, redemptive, and incredibly beautiful. It brings the tears every time...

[LonePirate]

7. That's a terrific double play with those two songs. Much of his final music is simply heavenly.

[Solly Mack]

8. K&R

[LonePirate]

11. Another great song from an artist who sang dozens of great ones.

[Solly Mack]

12. I love me some Cash.

[CentralMass]

9. Thank you.

[LonePirate]

10. You're welcome. We could all use some Johnny Cash music in our lives nowadays.

[CentralMass]

13. That is the truth.