It's not sad, it's power. The story of someone realising that they let it all go but can get it all back. But to do so they need to stand, and fight. Themselves.
@@TurtleIsSlow1 So what. It is considered to be one of the best covers and greatest videos of all-time. When the guy who wrote and originally performed the song remarks: "that song isn't mine anymore", that says it all.
Cash's version of this song is great, but the old footage interspersed throughout the video just enhances the meaning and pushes it over the top. Like life flashing before his eyes in his final days.
The fact he sang this not long before his death makes it even more special. He was full of grief, remorse and regrets. A lifetime of unhappiness masked by fame... Rest in peace, king.
Yep. Especially after "what have I become, my sweetest friend". Its a gut wrenching song, with different meanings, but both versions can rip you in two. Pure brilliance.
@@ShainAndrews I don't doubt for you there was seemingly nothing, however I believe it differs for many people. For example some people who have died and been revived have recounted seeing their loved ones that have passed, seen Saint Peter, Jesus/heaven, seen their loved ones still alive from above, some have even seen what could resemble hell, scary things etc.
Reznor's version is a young man battling self-destructive tendencies. Cash's version is an old man near the end of his life, looking back on past regrets.
@@patraic5241 i just decided to learn playing this song today like right now.and yeah I saw that interview where Trent said it's not his song anymore. Thats comming a lot from someone like him his songs are too personal.
@@patraic5241 originally he hated the cover. Saying it was like someone fucking his girlfriend. After seeing it blow up and actually listening to it he admitted it was like realizing "his girl" was better off with someone else.
@@R0FLC4T5 not exactly true. He liked it when he watched the music video before it was all released and that's when he understood it and fell in love with the cover.
Thank you, That means the song will get 21 years better for me before I am your age. And I already love it with all my heart. This is the soundtrack to ROCK BOTTOM. :)
I'm 45 mate and this song still makes me cry like a baby 😢and I grew up with the original nine inch nails song 😢 it doesn't belong to Trent razor anymore 😢
@@wizewizard1840 Of course I know that Trent Reznor wrote the song. But it takes on a whole different perspective with Johnny Cash singing it. The song is applicable to both of them. But as Reznor said, “the Song is no longer mine anymore”. To me, it’s like Reznor Received this song From that magical place where songs come from and he was just a vessel to get the words to Johnny Cash. And the rest is history as they say. Kudos to Rick Rubin for getting this out of Johnny Cash.
@@frankinvan You should look up the rest of that quote, you're taking completely out of context. Trent still plays his superior version of his song live. The woman beater Cash received Trent's song from that magical place he received every other one of his songs from, an actually literate song writer.
Jan 15, 2025. My grandfather passed away, so many sweet memories from my childhood still remain. I know time heals everything but a man is allowed to be sad sometimes. Thank you Johnny, your music is still healing so many souls.
I saw this on a friend's 50-inch TV, really loud,I starting crying,went past all my defense,hit "home", being an American-born songwriter living in Sweden...
I know he didn't write this song but it resonated with him because of its message. What really matters at the end of our lives isn't the awards, promotions or financial success. What counts are the decisions we've made and how they affected others. I hope this was cathartic for him and that he also remembered he did a lot of good things.
Johnny was a brilliant man, he found what truly matters in life. God Bless You Johnny, May the Perpetual Light of Jesus Shine Down Upon You Forever!!! Rest in Eternal Peace my Friend!
Im not too much of an emotional person but wow. This song just had me blubbering. Watching a man near the end of his life coming to truly accept the worthlessness of worldly things just hits me.
@@Superkaioken87 I just checked it out. Thank you for introducing that to me. I love that Johnny probably has plenty of non Christian fans, but he isnt afraid to reference the Bible.
@@untio i think as hes reflecting he now starts to see that all the money and fame he had and all the people he knew cant save him from facing mortality.
ABSOLUTELY NEVER would we have forgotten this man's amazing life and story or music! I just introduced the 18yo on the line at the factory last night to this amazing artist with the song "One Piece at a Time ".
this video had something like 50M views back before they deleted the 'unofficial' channel's video and put this up. It was one of the most viewed music videos on youtube at the time.
...well after all every one of us is still searching for the comfort in The Music... Depending on our in-the-time situation we do apply for ourselves "something" that soothes our minds... The "Hurt" fills everything I need at the moment... It is just PERFECT
Seeing a young man regret his life decisions is sad, but we know they have time to make plenty of good decisions in the future. Seeing Johnny Cash here, at the end of his life, is straight up tragic. The way he sings it with so much emotion, the fantastic video showing his legacy and life. It's the most heart-breaking piece of media ever.
I often relisten to this song when I'm angry... I don't like being angry anymore... not one bit. :( I don't like arguing with my family - even over normal, everyday things... I don't like getting upset over not-too-difficult things I'm struggling to accomplish (cleaning my room, having a routine, etc.)... and I can't help but feel broken about my life sometimes... ...like as if everything is all my fault. :( No amount of praying is ever going to reassure that...
Trent wrote this song from the perspective of a young man battling to keep control of his life over his drug addiction. Johnny sung this song from the perspective of an old man who has battled his whole life with drug addiction, and the mountain of pain/guilt/regret it's caused. I like both perspectives of the same painful struggle, but God this version makes me cry.
Never did drugs or even a little drop of alcohol. From my14 years until nowadays i kept smoking regular cigarettes. My addiction never caused no harm except to me. But this song always reminds me about things that i`ve done and i`m not proud about them . Unecessary revenges, lies , swindles in which i played a role. Most of times, it was just to survive, specially in my job, but not only in it. One way or another it was always to survive, but i wasn`t as brave AS i could be.
@Bloodyrebel I just found this song and have listened to both versions. i think I relate more to Johnny's take - because at my age I'm closer to the end than the beginning. I still struggle to deal with the "pain/guilt/regret" stuff while trying to remember the good stuff I've done in my life. But Johnny Cash's take on this song is a gut punching make me bawl like a baby masterpiece. Anyone, whether or not they have substance issues, who listens to this piece and is not moved to some self reflection is not human.
it’s beautiful that this song was originally sang by a young man who was searching for himself that was just beginning life, and was then covered by a man at the end of his life looking back at his accomplishments and wishing he could go back. truly beautiful, and truly one of the greatest covers of a song ever.
What tops it all off is Trent gave Johnny the song. Not because it was Johnny Cash, because he put more power to the words he written. A rare instance of giving back the torch so he could burn that much brighter.
@@uncleseamus4289 "Reznor was initially unsure about Cash covering his song, fearing that it would be “gimmicky”, and he was not blown away when he first heard Cash’s version. But when he saw the video, this changed. With “tears welling, silence, goosebumps”, he recognised its significance. Reznor’s “valentine to the sufferer” at that point became Cash’s swan song. After watching it, Reznor said: “That song isn’t mine any more.” ---The Financial Times
I think he had come to peace with his past, forgiven himself, and found happiness with God and June. When she was gone, I think he was ready to join her.
I think his wife passing was the nail in his coffin. He had no reason to stay anymore. Exactly what my granpop told me when my grams passed, " Just waiting impatiently to be reunited with my best friend cause the world is cold and dark without her!" were his words. They were together since she was 14 & she passed at age 69. Anywhats, yes... u can hear the weariness in his voice.
This was quite literally Cash's final farewell song to the world. It was filmed in February 2003. His wife, June Cash (seen in the video at 2:34), died 3 months after this video was made in May 2003. Cash died just 4 months after his wife at the same hospital as his wife in September 12, 2003. At the time of this filming, Johnny Cash and his wife were both experiencing serious health problems. He surely spent a lot of time reflecting on his life and mortality during these painful times.
2:05 “I cannot repair” he turns his head to show his face that still droops from a stroke. He sits in front of a table of rotting food. He had autonomic neuropathy which means causes the stomach to severely delay emptying among other symptoms. This video is such an amazing use of visual metaphor
The saddest part for me is :"everyone I know, goes away, in the end." My grandfather said once something similar to me, and this makes me scared of being old.
The sadness I've always thought of, is that people cannot possibly live long enough to see the true depth of their works. I don't always care for his music, but this song just gets me. And as long as the song exists, it will touch people. Maybe he DID get to start again. He died as a man, and was reborn in the spirit of his music.
His wife, June Carter, that we can see in the video, died a couple of months after the video was filmed. Johnny Cash died 4 months after her. This video is an epitaph.
it has to be said though that neither of them believed it was a good idea. To Reznor it felt just strange when he heard it. it was when he saw the video that he was convinced.Twas Rick Rubin who got them to do it.
I love this version. It’s just a man at the end of his life singing about what it’s like to be human. The truth in this song speaks to my soul. Such a great version.
Storm Ghost that ones up there. Jimi certainly made that song his own. The difference for me is that the entire perspective and view point of the song changed between Cash’s and Trent’s versions. You can sense Johnny feeling his own interpretation of the lyrics.
@@Ralphanthonybianscomusic you're right, hendrix make watchtower 100x more awesome but cash took hurt, combined it with his own life and pain, and completely changed the song
Hearing this song yesterday brought back the reality of who I have become in the past few years. I had brain surgery for epilepsy back in 2021 and I haven't really felt the same since. I often feel like I have lost myself, and since then have lost others that know the real me. I love music, and often listen to it to help with my memory loss, and just to get my emotions out, but this song brought back those feelings so quickly and my God, it was great. That wasn't what the song was written about, but I am so grateful that I happened upon it once again, when I really needed it.
yes, and it speaks to people like me who at 45 was told I had cancer. The dr. left the room and I didnt know if my teenage kids would have a dad for a month. Mortality is a fact. Many dont grow old. Im 52 now and my life was turned upside down, but I am still here.
My Grandpa died a few weeks ago. Johnny was mine and his favourite to listen to together. I said my final goodbyes to him, got in my car and drove aimlessly with this song blasting. Uncontrollable tears, but a part of me knew that he had lived a good life. Much like you can tell Johnny had lived and it was his time. Johnny will always take me to a place where I'll always feel close to my Grandpa. We'll meet again Gramps.
@@midoribookstore I know we'll meet again some sunny day, keep smiling through just like you always do, till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away!
Hes talking about being addicted to heroin,,,,in case you couldn't tell. And the way it affects your friends and family. Now go listen to the song again. And understand the real pain.
@@gildog391 By the way, I forgot to mention in my rant, pay attention to the video Mr. Righteous Brave Heart. Clearly you're capable of reading between the lines whereas the rest of us can't.
@@gildog391 Nah, you don't need to apologize bro. I was being a dick about it and could have went about it like a normal dude. I should be the one to apologize. I'm having a extremely shit day and took it out on you man. I apologize about that. NIN's version, the original, was exactly as you said. That's how the song itself was created. Cash used it for other purpose, which also included his addiction, and even with that being the case, I was being a real dick about it. Anyways, I apologize for that and really have no ill intent toward you for what you said. Truly hope you have a good evening man and again, sorry about being a shit head.
@@mondobananas1832 I've been there in Trent's version. And Cash's version is true to what you say, he misses his buddies as apparent with a table laden out for a banquet for one
How fkn powerful & emotional is that song and video!!! At 2.35, the look on his wife's face brings me to tears. She knows she's losing him. I believe it was such a struggle to complete the video, his health was that bad. RIP Johnny Cash. You always will be the man.
the fact that there are so many people(including me) who can feel this pain and grief is sad but astonishing and the older you get the more you can understand him
I think .... that his pain was/is real .... and the "way", he expresses it through this Song goes deep in people hearts, who felt or feel that pain. The Artist, is all about expression. A good Artist is able to express his subjective reality to the people, so that their reality gets shaped by the Artist. Or shorter: Johnny Cash is a Legend !
dealing empires, ok, something in the background tells me that neither Russia, India, China r Japan ever had a QUEEEN. so forget britannia rules the world
@@simeonrubko1218Bro, hope you can find the peace, but let me tell you something, even in the dead always remember, your father and ur wife stay with u, never give up
@@simeonrubko1218 brother I have been going through similar issues, my suggestion is seek to find the lord Jesus brother, this is what saved Johnny cash and myself, because of prophesies written thousands of years ago I know the end of the world is around the corner, god is taking some of those that he loves early so that they don’t have to go through the mess that is coming, they are blessed ones 🙏 stay strong brother 💪
@@simeonrubko1218 Grief and pain can feel unbearable in times like these as they come and go in waves, but I hope you find something to hold on to life as I am sure your wife and father would want you to go on. Start with watching the sun rise and try to grab every single day for you. The pain will mute down in time and change you. All the best to you mate.
@@simeonrubko1218 I feel your pain.Words cannot express what you are going through right now.I pray for you that you will not give up and have the strength to continue.psalm 147/3,4,5 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
The fact he died shortly after covering this masterpiece is a blessed ending to a blessed life. You can see in his and his wife's eyes they know. Man went out with a bang. Truly the champion. R.i.p Cash
yeah this song is really great but fun fact he just take it from an another band, if you are curious to see where it from it's a band called nine inch nails and the tittle is just same.
Source? Not doubting you but I've always thought that this was just him coming to conclusions that he doesn't have long left on earth so he wanted to make one last song *"beneath the stains of time"* sings to me that he knows he's on his way out but I didn't know if this was genuinely a goodbye or not 😢
@@SSNebula this was never a problem before and I hate when people say "source" as if what someone is saying isn't true. If you know you know, sadly that's how it is, or you could do some simple research but even then this generation somehow can't even do that right. I remember when this song was a lot newer and everyone understood the message and felt it, but now somehow the next generation completely forgets everything and needs scientific proof of a song, most of this generation can't even dissect music and are trying to question others as if something isn't right. Everything you need to know is right in front of you if you slow down and look at what's going on.
@@4oh8cal You do know this was a cover, right? Trying to attribute something to a song without even knowing the facts is a problem with the older generations, feeling their opinion sometimes has meaning even if it is uninformed and not supported by the facts. tl:dr Ok boomer
@@bassoijer9227 I know it's a cover but people running around asking "source" as if something isn't true is ridiculous. If someone says something that doesn't make sense you have the whole internet to figure it out. And like I said, do some basic research.
It's crazy to think that his health was failing while singing this song. Rubin said sometime he couldn't even get the words out they'd sou d so raspy... The fact he took the song and sang it going through all the health problems he was facing, then the lyrics of this song with him singing just makes it so powerful. Especially know his life's story and what hes ben through. What a life and what a way to end it. He'll be remembered forever through all of us. Mental health is a real issue that many people ignore. Legendary cash.
I believe few people truly understand the depths of this song, many might think they do, and maybe that’s enough, but for those of us that experienced it in an all to similar way; living more in one lifetime than most would ever do in 20 lifetimes. From the greatest highs and feelings of invincibility to the oblivion of addiction and the ever-encompassing sadness. He sang this song -Hurt, because he LIVED it. Every word, feeling, and verse was him, all the pain, anger, lies, addictions, sorrow, and regrets of a lifetime summed up in a song that, although he didn’t write, he could leave the world with.
@@sugarpants21 NIN song slaps, but johnny cash's cover has more emotion behind it, especially if you know his past which makes the song that much more emotional
I love Johnny Cash and June Carter's music and Johnny Cash's version of Hurt is hands down the best in my humble opinion. But the Bible clearly says he will be in Heaven with his first wife Vivian Liberto and not the woman he had an affair with and who broke up a family. June Carter will be in Heaven with Carl Smith her first of three husbands and the father of her first child.
R.I.P. Johnny Cash. This version, with how close to his death it was and with how much experience it's sung, gives that song a really special feel to it.
Is it possible to see museum or house he lived? I am European living in California and my company will send me to work 2 weeks in Henderson. His music was very popular in my country.
The links above suggest, at least, that his last primary home burned to the ground after his death, but I'm not sure about that. @@modricaninmodricki7559
Jose Hernandez he literally said “...’”real gets you hated.”’ ... R.I.P to one of the realest man we’ve known “. It was a joke on what he said. r/whoosh
Same here. I’ve been going through a very hard time since my dads passing in May what with me being 19 and this song sort of explains how I feel in some ways. It’s somewhat a comfort but it also kind of makes me feel validated in terms of how I feel
My big brother who was also my best friend passed away in the beginning of april in the current pandemic at the age of 52. I found him dead in his appartment when I was worried cuz he didn't answer text-messages and phone calls. We both love love this song and this hurts more than ever now. I miss you my brother. In my native swedish: Vila i frid älskade bror.
There are a lot of songs that can cut deeper than this one does. Many of them are considered Gothic. Gothic music is a genre that is greatly misunderstood by people who don't listen to it. It's a genre that the music industry can't seem to wrap it's head around, as well. So if you are interested in hearing them, don't get turned away by the label, "Gothic." I guaranty you have heard and liked at least 1 Gothic song, without even realizing it was Gothic. They are used in movies quite often. Many of them have made the charts.
That is totally true bro the man in Black stayed the man in Black for the rest of his life he kept his word and his promise but sad it never came to be
Bro if you listen to all his songs he struggled with so many issues just not with world Peace he thought one day it would come to be he truly believed and with the state that the worlds in today he would still have that faith
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@@areshotrod6395 Wasn't it, though! This song is a BRILLIANT summation of Cash's career. Trent wrote a masterpiece with this song, and Cash made that masterpiece come to life with so much emotion.
and to think he didn't want to do this song originally i am so glad he managed to do it and see himself back on top one last time before he went away (not to mention the execution is brilliant)
When I hear Trent Reznor’s version, I hear pain and self-loathing. When I hear Johnny Cash’s version, I hear looking back at the end of life with regrets.
@@roninskater1128 even trent Reznor said hearing johnny and the cover were so emotional for him and I look at them as two different songs. The way each artist sang it and the meaning it had to each of them is a beauty in and of itself
Most of the music I listen to is metal but Johnny Cash songs are all so beautiful and relatable, even the sad ones bring me inspiration. And make me see the world slightly differently.
Yup. That's how I feel too. Watched my family pass one by one, watched friendships and romances fade away, and I know I'm doomed to outlive my love... they all go somewhere else, but we are still right here. 😔
@@themisfitowl2595 Change is the cruelest but sweetest promise. Everyone and everything will change, in one form or another, but its really up to us to make it for the better.
@@themisfitowl2595 I understand. More than I can explain here. In the end, it’s whether we can persevere or succumb to the despair of losing our loved ones. Whether family, friends, or that one special person in our life. It becomes harder every day.
@@themisfitowl2595thinking of you, I have destroyed some fantastic relationships in my youth I'm 60 now and still single I deserve to be how I cheated on girls when I was younger, lots of regrets I hope they forgave me, but I don't think you forgive yourself when you change as you get older, anyway take care and good luck
My grandfather said he liked cash's music but not what he did. Because cash divorced his first wife and gave himself to drugs, I think. But may God rest both their souls. They're both in the other place now.
@@prayunceasingly2029 from what I read in the Johnny cash museum was that his first wife left him because she couldn’t put up with his lifestyle as he had fallen into drugs. But June helped him recover from his addiction and that’s when he gave himself to God. I think that’s a true testament of no matter how bad you might think you are, there is always hope. That is why I love him, because he portrays real life, and how you can overcome those drug addictions and become a better person!
I am truly sorry. I lost my oldest brother two years ago this March and my youngest brother 45 years ago. I wish I could ease your pain, but I am unable. I will say it gets softer. Cherish your time.
Standing riddled with cancer, literally standing in his shoes, this song is such a release, a song to cry to and to see it all so clearly. Just hug the ones you love and do it today. Bless you all.
these are lyrics from the Dax song searching for a reason "Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt Bein' real gets you hated, so tell me what it's worth" literally took half a minute to search, stop lying on the internet for attention
And when the broken-hearted people Living in the world agree There will be an answer, let it be For though they may be parted There is still a chance that they will see There will be an answer, let it be - The Beatles
I wish we could tell Johnny that even in his 70’s his singing was still great and almost 20 years later people still come back and listen to his later work, he never let us down
I was 5 when this came out and my friends and I agree that this song makes you tear up more than any other song. The original is great but the the way Johnny sings it and the context given his situation just makes it so good
At 67 years old and having lost both my parents, father in law, and my best friend I find myself reflecting back more and more these days. I can feel his pain when he sings! Maybe we should all try to be a little more kind to those we love, life is much too short!
my condolences for you. heavenly Father YHWH loves you with all his heart dont ever think u are alone. .Psalm 71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my G_d, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
At 42 youngest of 8. I had heart attack. Widow maker as Drs told me after. I'm lucky to be alive. Only 12% make it. I'm thankful to be alive. I've busted my ass since I could remember. Have had success business last 20 years. But with that caused a lot of pain, lonely ness. I know the pain and regret he sings in song. I don't know if I have I have much time left. I retired and trying to spend time with my family.
I'm 27 and have been more active than ever. The sad thing is, only people around your age acknowledge me and even say hi when I walk by. I make an effort to be a human being, but people just ignore me most of the time even if I say hi politely :(
@@the77don I'm 60 and have lived a great life hard at times but more good than bad.... people probably don't notice you because we all have a lot going on and are mostly focused on our task at hand... People are so stressed out and miserable with the kinds of life we're living these days they go through life like zombies
@@jonah666 the feelings of despair and dread are gone my life is in a much better place now. So when I hear it, it reminds me how far I’ve come and how much further I have to go.
@johnboi6916 Maybe Trent Reznor (NIN) was referring to a specific person in his life. (Originally written and performed by Nine Inch Nails.) Their video is super creepy to the point it could give some people nightmares...so- in response to the comments above mine- yes. It sounds very profound coming from Johnny. And maybe that was his take on his own life.
I honestly think Johnny knew his time was coming to an end soon when he agreed to do a cover of this song. So much of him is in it. Raw emotion, longing, regret, and yes, hurt. Whenever I need to feel sad (and yes, sometimes you need to, it's a healthy emotion) I listen to this song. Strangely, it also makes me feel better to know that someone else looked back over their life and acknowledged the roads both taken and not taken and the regret that causes. Rest in Peace, Mr. Cash. You are sorely missed. I sincerely hope that you are in a better, happier place with June. 😢
“Money can’t buy back your youth when you’re old, a friend when you’re lonely, or peace to your soul.” Johnny Cash
So fucking true the truest thing I ever heard
Thats beautiful
Money can’t buy love
That’s fucking deep , but so true ... everyone I care about goes away eventually... Just how it’s always been I honestly don’t know why
True men, but its ironic. His surname is Cash
“One of the saddest and most memorable songs in all of history.”
It's not sad, it's power. The story of someone realising that they let it all go but can get it all back. But to do so they need to stand, and fight. Themselves.
th-cam.com/video/KR4DjYczINM/w-d-xo.html it was a cover.... a good one but it was in fact a cover song
@@TurtleIsSlow1 So what. It is considered to be one of the best covers and greatest videos of all-time. When the guy who wrote and originally performed the song remarks: "that song isn't mine anymore", that says it all.
Agreed
REM all around me is sadder
Cash's version of this song is great, but the old footage interspersed throughout the video just enhances the meaning and pushes it over the top. Like life flashing before his eyes in his final days.
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So true 💔
So true
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The fact he sang this not long before his death makes it even more special. He was full of grief, remorse and regrets. A lifetime of unhappiness masked by fame... Rest in peace, king.
I understand that feeling exactly, I don't have long now and with each day this song makes more sense .
@@Brianhugetool. Praying for you man.
Sending you love Brian!
Last song he wrote/sang I believe.
@@georgewright2564 Look up 9 inch nails
I know I’m not the only one, but “everyone I know goes away in the end” hits harder and harder the older I get.
Your not the only one
Well I’ll see you in the end hope somethings there ?
Yep. Especially after "what have I become, my sweetest friend". Its a gut wrenching song, with different meanings, but both versions can rip you in two. Pure brilliance.
And we'll miss them. We always will. And is not a bad thing.
They do all go away, don't they? The reality of "life" is that it always ends in "death."
An old man reflects on his life before he faces eternity. God bless Johnny Cash's soul.
Amen brother, amen....
@@Non-BUY-nary With everything going on in the world in these current times, I believe you're very right. Soon.
Perhaps he may become a highway man again.
@@ShainAndrews I don't doubt for you there was seemingly nothing, however I believe it differs for many people. For example some people who have died and been revived have recounted seeing their loved ones that have passed, seen Saint Peter, Jesus/heaven, seen their loved ones still alive from above, some have even seen what could resemble hell, scary things etc.
@@KickingAssDaily another awesome tune
Reznor's version is a young man battling self-destructive tendencies.
Cash's version is an old man near the end of his life, looking back on past regrets.
Reznor said in an interview after hearing Johnny Cash's cover it was weird. He realized the song wasn't his anymore.
@@patraic5241 i just decided to learn playing this song today like right now.and yeah I saw that interview where Trent said it's not his song anymore. Thats comming a lot from someone like him his songs are too personal.
Crazy how the exact same song can be two totally different songs at the same time!
@@patraic5241 originally he hated the cover. Saying it was like someone fucking his girlfriend. After seeing it blow up and actually listening to it he admitted it was like realizing "his girl" was better off with someone else.
@@R0FLC4T5 not exactly true. He liked it when he watched the music video before it was all released and that's when he understood it and fell in love with the cover.
This was the first time I saw a man cry... No tears, no pain in his face or anger, just pain in his heart, his soul and his voice.
the man in black.
I just need to say, who right and truthful your reply was.
Real men aren't afraid of crying and this is what it looks like.
I’m not afraid of dying
I’m afraid of everyone I care about dying.
same
Marcus Witting 15*
Me too
Marcus Witting why does their age matter?
Ur like 15 relax
I'm 71... this song makes me cry like a baby.... the closer you get to The End. The more profound this song becomes...😢
Thank you, That means the song will get 21 years better for me before I am your age. And I already love it with all my heart. This is the soundtrack to ROCK BOTTOM. :)
It feels heavy for me and I'm just 13
I'm 45 mate and this song still makes me cry like a baby 😢and I grew up with the original nine inch nails song 😢 it doesn't belong to Trent razor anymore 😢
Just 28, but..ç
@Isaac Gould little brother... don't worry to much. Just have fun.
It's just a gamble from day 1.
I don’t think there has ever been a more pure look into the window of someone’s soul than this recording. It’s a masterpiece.
Masterpiece, how this man reflects on his past, it's real.
It's extremely fitting that he didn't write the song either, just like all his other shit
Seems like you don't know that it is just a cover and not his song at all.
@@wizewizard1840 Of course I know that Trent Reznor wrote the song. But it takes on a whole different perspective with Johnny Cash singing it. The song is applicable to both of them. But as Reznor said, “the Song is no longer mine anymore”. To me, it’s like Reznor Received this song From that magical place where songs come from and he was just a vessel to get the words to Johnny Cash. And the rest is history as they say. Kudos to Rick Rubin for getting this out of Johnny Cash.
@@frankinvan You should look up the rest of that quote, you're taking completely out of context. Trent still plays his superior version of his song live. The woman beater Cash received Trent's song from that magical place he received every other one of his songs from, an actually literate song writer.
Jan 15, 2025. My grandfather passed away, so many sweet memories from my childhood still remain. I know time heals everything but a man is allowed to be sad sometimes. Thank you Johnny, your music is still healing so many souls.
💔
My condolences for your loss.
My condolences.😢
He's *71,* his voice is wearing out, he's 6 months away from dying, but he still picked up his guitar and did the best he could do. LEGEND!
Not just did his best but the best. This song can never been done better.
he didnt play the actual melody, did he? i've heard he wasnt able to.
Sounded like a goodbye and sorry for past hurts. Nine Inch Nails cant touch that old boy.
RIP Man In Black
@@AutisticGamer2K5 I've looked and there's no reports of Clint Eastwood's death, Alex Trebek is dead tho
Man, it hurts, no pun intended. I know a 76 year old and the day he dies will be the worst thing to happen to me.
even in 2020, we still miss you, Johnny.
He had a hell of a life
On god
Very true
@@eddyavitia1177 *satan
Me too
This song still hits hard
Not as hard as my dads belt does..
Rip to my pop pop who showed me Johnny Cash ):
do you checkmarked people just reply to random popular stuff to promote your channel?
Good old days
Facts
You didn’t let us down,
But you did make it hurt.
Rest in peace, Johnny
1932 - 2003
Absolutely.
tears...
When Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuked he was 13.
WWE Monday Night RAW In Memory of Eddie Guerrero. 1967-2005.
What a legacy! Love this man!
RIP Mr. Cash
1932 - 2003
Your music and memory will live on forever and ever.😔
My Uncle Johnny Cash is alive and well.
marco garza - That’s right, brother Johnny is in the presence of the absolute Holy God and has bowed at Jesus feet. He is alive and well as is Jesus.
Better than what we have today
@Dzianis Liahkou He was great on picking out those base notes in his early songs.
Then take away the "rip" from your last comment
Hearing Cash refer to all of his wealth and fortune as an “empire of dirt” really hits you right in the soul
I saw this on a friend's 50-inch TV, really loud,I starting crying,went past all my defense,hit "home", being an American-born songwriter living in Sweden...
@@chadtheboris wouldn’t go that far
I know he didn't write this song but it resonated with him because of its message. What really matters at the end of our lives isn't the awards, promotions or financial success. What counts are the decisions we've made and how they affected others. I hope this was cathartic for him and that he also remembered he did a lot of good things.
@@chadtheboris means a lot when you can ensure your kids kid’s grandchildren will have good lives
It truly does
Johnny was a brilliant man, he found what truly matters in life. God Bless You Johnny, May the Perpetual Light of Jesus Shine Down Upon You Forever!!! Rest in Eternal Peace my Friend!
Im not too much of an emotional person but wow. This song just had me blubbering. Watching a man near the end of his life coming to truly accept the worthlessness of worldly things just hits me.
You should check out his song "The man comes around". Oof that shit is pretty powerful too and beyond biblical rapture shit.
Me too
@@Superkaioken87 I just checked it out. Thank you for introducing that to me. I love that Johnny probably has plenty of non Christian fans, but he isnt afraid to reference the Bible.
It is almost he would have been a bad man, in the way he says, wouldn't he? I don t say he was.
@@untio i think as hes reflecting he now starts to see that all the money and fame he had and all the people he knew cant save him from facing mortality.
I read that Cash felt that a year after his death, the world would have forgotten about his music and his life...
169 million views...
RIP, Sir...
Very well put!
ABSOLUTELY NEVER would we have forgotten this man's amazing life and story or music! I just introduced the 18yo on the line at the factory last night to this amazing artist with the song "One Piece at a Time ".
this video had something like 50M views back before they deleted the 'unofficial' channel's video and put this up. It was one of the most viewed music videos on youtube at the time.
...well after all every one of us is still searching for the comfort in The Music... Depending on our in-the-time situation we do apply for ourselves "something" that soothes our minds... The "Hurt" fills everything I need at the moment... It is just PERFECT
169 million views and counting. Nobody should forget Johnny Cash and the impact he made on this world.
Seeing a young man regret his life decisions is sad, but we know they have time to make plenty of good decisions in the future. Seeing Johnny Cash here, at the end of his life, is straight up tragic. The way he sings it with so much emotion, the fantastic video showing his legacy and life. It's the most heart-breaking piece of media ever.
Why did it got deleted?
@@lukasrbic6008 Because they wanted to upload it in this channel i guess
@@uncleelement2570
To add to that, they probably didn't want the two to be confused.
@@lukasrbic6008 da postuju sa oficijalnog kanala
Fuck. TH-cam.
This is where grown men come to cry.
So true.
😢
I often relisten to this song when I'm angry...
I don't like being angry anymore... not one bit. :(
I don't like arguing with my family - even over normal, everyday things... I don't like getting upset over not-too-difficult things I'm struggling to accomplish (cleaning my room, having a routine, etc.)... and I can't help but feel broken about my life sometimes...
...like as if everything is all my fault. :(
No amount of praying is ever going to reassure that...
@@trumediamix1yeah if only therapy was easier to get hope u get better
@@trumediamix1just try to not be so angry
@tamplushboy8452 Ty, my friend.
Trent wrote this song from the perspective of a young man battling to keep control of his life over his drug addiction. Johnny sung this song from the perspective of an old man who has battled his whole life with drug addiction, and the mountain of pain/guilt/regret it's caused. I like both perspectives of the same painful struggle, but God this version makes me cry.
Both performed this song with death knocking on the door.
agreed. It gets me every time. "What have I become.....i will let you down, i will make you hurt..." 😢
@@larrylinn8589 Agreed, everytime I listen to the song, I have to hear both. And for the NIN one, the live version Hurt (live) 1995.
Never did drugs or even a little drop of alcohol. From my14 years until nowadays i kept smoking regular cigarettes. My addiction never caused no harm except to me. But this song always reminds me about things that i`ve done and i`m not proud about them . Unecessary revenges, lies , swindles in which i played a role. Most of times, it was just to survive, specially in my job, but not only in it. One way or another it was always to survive, but i wasn`t as brave AS i could be.
@Bloodyrebel I just found this song and have listened to both versions. i think I relate more to Johnny's take - because at my age I'm closer to the end than the beginning. I still struggle to deal with the "pain/guilt/regret" stuff while trying to remember the good stuff I've done in my life. But Johnny Cash's take on this song is a gut punching make me bawl like a baby masterpiece. Anyone, whether or not they have substance issues, who listens to this piece and is not moved to some self reflection is not human.
it’s beautiful that this song was originally sang by a young man who was searching for himself that was just beginning life, and was then covered by a man at the end of his life looking back at his accomplishments and wishing he could go back. truly beautiful, and truly one of the greatest covers of a song ever.
Same can be said of his cover of "In My Life"
And realized it was all "dirt."
What tops it all off is Trent gave Johnny the song. Not because it was Johnny Cash, because he put more power to the words he written. A rare instance of giving back the torch so he could burn that much brighter.
@@uncleseamus4289
"Reznor was initially unsure about Cash covering his song, fearing that it would be “gimmicky”, and he was not blown away when he first heard Cash’s version. But when he saw the video, this changed. With “tears welling, silence, goosebumps”, he recognised its significance.
Reznor’s “valentine to the sufferer” at that point became Cash’s swan song. After watching it, Reznor said: “That song isn’t mine any more.”
---The Financial Times
'nuff said you said it best
Probably one of the greatest covers ever made.
this song feels almost like it was writen for him, it is probably the best cover ever just for that fact alone
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th-cam.com/video/8AHCfZTRGiI/w-d-xo.html this is the greatest cover of all time
@@pappar2669 this cover is best along with jimi hendrix all along the watchtower
@@manzarek74 why don't you click on the link ;)
What hurts the most was the fact that Cash was ready to leave, the tiredness of his voice says it all.
😢
I think he had come to peace with his past, forgiven himself, and found happiness with God and June. When she was gone, I think he was ready to join her.
I think his wife passing was the nail in his coffin. He had no reason to stay anymore. Exactly what my granpop told me when my grams passed, " Just waiting impatiently to be reunited with my best friend cause the world is cold and dark without her!" were his words. They were together since she was 14 & she passed at age 69. Anywhats, yes... u can hear the weariness in his voice.
@@riotgirrrlwise5513 Well, someday you'll see them again. God bless you.
@@riotgirrrlwise5513 Hey, I hear you . Weren't our folks the best? Let's teach our kids the same.!
This was quite literally Cash's final farewell song to the world. It was filmed in February 2003. His wife, June Cash (seen in the video at 2:34), died 3 months after this video was made in May 2003. Cash died just 4 months after his wife at the same hospital as his wife in September 12, 2003. At the time of this filming, Johnny Cash and his wife were both experiencing serious health problems. He surely spent a lot of time reflecting on his life and mortality during these painful times.
Santo Diego where do you see that he calls him a Hero?!
@Santo Diego let he among us without sin be the first to condemn
2:05 “I cannot repair” he turns his head to show his face that still droops from a stroke. He sits in front of a table of rotting food. He had autonomic neuropathy which means causes the stomach to severely delay emptying among other symptoms. This video is such an amazing use of visual metaphor
@Santo Diegothey didn't mention anything of him being a hero, they were just sharing a sad fact about the video
Santo Diego Yeah. When he was like 20, and than he dropped drugs and got married in. 1968 and lived married to June for like 33 years
An old man facing his end, looking back at everything he’s ever done, knowing he’s gonna die soon. Such a sad song...
Sad yet beautiful.
U must find joy in the life u were giving make it a good one because it's the only lufe it going to have
The saddest part for me is :"everyone I know, goes away, in the end." My grandfather said once something similar to me, and this makes me scared of being old.
The sadness I've always thought of, is that people cannot possibly live long enough to see the true depth of their works. I don't always care for his music, but this song just gets me. And as long as the song exists, it will touch people. Maybe he DID get to start again. He died as a man, and was reborn in the spirit of his music.
His wife, June Carter, that we can see in the video, died a couple of months after the video was filmed. Johnny Cash died 4 months after her.
This video is an epitaph.
Trent Reznor responded to Cash’s “Hurt” cover and video with: “I wasn’t prepared for what I saw, and it really then, wasn’t my song anymore.”
it has to be said though that neither of them believed it was a good idea. To Reznor it felt just strange when he heard it. it was when he saw the video that he was convinced.Twas Rick Rubin who got them to do it.
I love this version. It’s just a man at the end of his life singing about what it’s like to be human. The truth in this song speaks to my soul. Such a great version.
Agree!! And yes
$$$$$$$$$# no Elvis Double seen in Vegas since 2004. Johnny who please? quit smoking george
No doubt 🔥
@@Blueluise 🤔
💔😭
Can’t get through this song without getting choked up. Never has someone so completely owned a cover song like Johnny did here.
five finger death punch gone away !
Hendrix all along the watchtower
Storm Ghost that ones up there. Jimi certainly made that song his own. The difference for me is that the entire perspective and view point of the song changed between Cash’s and Trent’s versions. You can sense Johnny feeling his own interpretation of the lyrics.
It is amazing - as is the original from 9 inch nails what about Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
@@Ralphanthonybianscomusic you're right, hendrix make watchtower 100x more awesome but cash took hurt, combined it with his own life and pain, and completely changed the song
Singing up until the day he died. He is incomparable.
Try 'call me kevin'
James brown did that too
@@mrhydratedhydrated2175 have you praised the dear leader today?
B.B king did that as well
mr hydrated i just saw that like an hour ago 👌
Hearing this song yesterday brought back the reality of who I have become in the past few years.
I had brain surgery for epilepsy back in 2021 and I haven't really felt the same since. I often feel like I have lost myself, and since then have lost others that know the real me.
I love music, and often listen to it to help with my memory loss, and just to get my emotions out, but this song brought back those feelings so quickly and my God, it was great.
That wasn't what the song was written about, but I am so grateful that I happened upon it once again, when I really needed it.
Hello how are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
6 years clean from Heroin. Never have to feel that sting again. We do recover!
congrats homie
10 years of the bottle. Yes we do
Congrats!
Good luck on 7 man
👏🏻
Jesus, this is a whole different song when it's about an old man facing the end.
yes, and it speaks to people like me who at 45 was told I had cancer. The dr. left the room and I didnt know if my teenage kids would have a dad for a month. Mortality is a fact. Many dont grow old. Im 52 now and my life was turned upside down, but I am still here.
I mean did ya really think it was about heroin coming from an elderly Johnny Cash?
@@bombasticbusterii6926 Good, Thomas. Glad you are still here.
привет из россии. всем здоровья.
@@cholesterol6703 Huzzah!
My Grandpa died a few weeks ago. Johnny was mine and his favourite to listen to together. I said my final goodbyes to him, got in my car and drove aimlessly with this song blasting. Uncontrollable tears, but a part of me knew that he had lived a good life. Much like you can tell Johnny had lived and it was his time. Johnny will always take me to a place where I'll always feel close to my Grandpa. We'll meet again Gramps.
The last song he listened to was 'Ring of Fire' and just about summoned enough energy to tap his finger to the tune, will always be good memories.
I'm sorry about that but I happy you know there never gone there always in our hearts no matter what
I’m sorry for your pain. Don’t think if it as a loss
@@midoribookstore I know we'll meet again some sunny day, keep smiling through just like you always do, till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away!
I actually cried reading this sorry about that man
Trent said this was now Cash's song. He was blown away by it, and honored that a legend such as Cash chose his song to cover.
The king. His ability to pluck at someone's heart strings through song is unmatched to this day.
I can think of no greater honor than to have Johnny Cash cover a song you wrote as his final goodbye.
Trent Reznor, from Nine Inch Nails, said once Johnny Cash covers your song, it's no longer yours. Trent said this with immense respect and gratitude .
He gave it to to the man.
He meant it as the greatest honor and gratitude, ole Johnny Boy did Trent solid I would say
Even better when you realize he's telling you he raped his daughter walking around Jenny's rape house from Forrest Gump
😢
The fact an old man sitting on a chair singing about sad things in life makes me fucking cry ...
Yeah, same. The sad thing is we're all doomed to that same fate. Everyone we know goes away in the end. :(
Hes talking about being addicted to heroin,,,,in case you couldn't tell. And the way it affects your friends and family. Now go listen to the song again. And understand the real pain.
@@gildog391 By the way, I forgot to mention in my rant, pay attention to the video Mr. Righteous Brave Heart. Clearly you're capable of reading between the lines whereas the rest of us can't.
@@netkosent1620 dang brother. I apologize. Was just making an observation based on life experience. I meant no harm.sorry brother
@@gildog391 Nah, you don't need to apologize bro. I was being a dick about it and could have went about it like a normal dude. I should be the one to apologize. I'm having a extremely shit day and took it out on you man. I apologize about that. NIN's version, the original, was exactly as you said. That's how the song itself was created. Cash used it for other purpose, which also included his addiction, and even with that being the case, I was being a real dick about it. Anyways, I apologize for that and really have no ill intent toward you for what you said. Truly hope you have a good evening man and again, sorry about being a shit head.
Cash's version touches a man to the core...
I may have only been on this earth for 15 years... it still does and forever will
@@mikehawk9773 ikr
Malik Hamidon Trent’s version is like someone who’s going insane and is about to kill himself. Cash’s is like that he’s ready to die from age.
Yes. Yes it does. In an insane way
@@mondobananas1832 I've been there in Trent's version. And Cash's version is true to what you say, he misses his buddies as apparent with a table laden out for a banquet for one
How fkn powerful & emotional is that song and video!!! At 2.35, the look on his wife's face brings me to tears. She knows she's losing him. I believe it was such a struggle to complete the video, his health was that bad. RIP Johnny Cash. You always will be the man.
Doesn’t matter if he’s 20 or 70, he’s got the best voice in country history
Damn right
Agreed
Honestly I'd say third best(across all genres in terms of conveying emotion) after Freddie Mercury and Paul Anka. That's my personal preference.
@@neckromancer9050 elton john
No, I think somebody else's are. Watch this to find out whose voise is better than Johnny's: m.th-cam.com/video/9c1-EttBOpc/w-d-xo.html
He just sang with his whole soul. Raw emotion and no lies
That why it is perfect.
Lying to yourself about what’s important. Then what actually matters is gone, and you’d trade everything
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Bob Barker died.
@@bedroombully9614 here 3 years later but I’m at that cross road in my life brotha
" Everyone I know goes away in the end" This song is so brutally honest and depressing but beautiful at the same time. Love it.
ikr I'm graduating from college this semester and the amount of people I've seen come and go in the past 4 years is crazy
@@tvbnine793 haha I am graduating too!
I'm going through this.... I have hate.
@@Sanctus_Manifesto I will pray extra for your freedom from that hatred.
you could have it all. My empire of dirt
1:16 -- and you could have it all, my empire of dirt
Damn that hurts 😞 the way he said it
Empire of dirt……hurt
Johnny couldn’t have done a better song at the end of his career and life. It cuts right through the soul.
Amen.......
Amen
It's a cover of 9 inch nails. But yeah, it's kinda his song now, probably the best cover ever.
@@CarlosFlores-bn3lz Everyone knows that, Trent Reznor even said it isn't his song anymore. Absolutely the best cover in history
@@clipdumpforspace if someone says that the cover is now the original song,then you know that the person who did it deserved
Well, I didn't think I'd cry today but here we are.
Today you cried too yourself
Dude......
@@popeofsimps2924 #ThankYouEddie
every time. it's my allotted 3 1/2 minutes.. else I'd lose my shit completely
It's like a pallet of cinder blocks on your chest.....
the fact that there are so many people(including me) who can feel this pain and grief is sad but astonishing and the older you get the more you can understand him
I know him through his way of connecting with us the music is just a vehicle
U cannot escape it unless u follow me.
😔🇧🇷😘
I think .... that his pain was/is real .... and the "way", he expresses it through this Song goes deep in people hearts, who felt or feel that pain. The Artist, is all about expression. A good Artist is able to express his subjective reality to the people, so that their reality gets shaped by the Artist. Or shorter: Johnny Cash is a Legend !
Very true, I know your pain 💜✌️
Слова из сердца человека,а человек-не имеет национальности-у него просто есть душа!Душа-говорит на всех языках мира!!!
When he closes the piano and caresses it at the end, it's a very special moment. Thank you Johnny for all the music.
From what I read it has never been opened again, and there is no intention to do so in the future from his family.
It's like closing the lid on his coffin
You stay the hell away from me you hear
dealing empires, ok, something in the background tells me that neither Russia, India, China r Japan ever had a QUEEEN. so forget britannia rules the world
Schindlers list, the needle tears a whoele..the other stuff Luouisianna or slavery orgingianl times?
Cash died 7 months after the video was recorded. His wife June died 4 months earlier. Truly his swan song.
@@simeonrubko1218Bro, hope you can find the peace, but let me tell you something, even in the dead always remember, your father and ur wife stay with u, never give up
@@simeonrubko1218 brother I have been going through similar issues, my suggestion is seek to find the lord Jesus brother, this is what saved Johnny cash and myself, because of prophesies written thousands of years ago I know the end of the world is around the corner, god is taking some of those that he loves early so that they don’t have to go through the mess that is coming, they are blessed ones 🙏 stay strong brother 💪
@@simeonrubko1218 espero estes bien, te mando muchas fuerzas.. saludos desde argentina
@@simeonrubko1218 Grief and pain can feel unbearable in times like these as they come and go in waves, but I hope you find something to hold on to life as I am sure your wife and father would want you to go on. Start with watching the sun rise and try to grab every single day for you. The pain will mute down in time and change you. All the best to you mate.
@@simeonrubko1218 I feel your pain.Words cannot express what you are going through right now.I pray for you that you will not give up and have the strength to continue.psalm 147/3,4,5 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Almost 20 years since his death folks... But his music will always be remembered.
Not his music
Best music ever
This song may not be his originally but he still did a good damn job to transform it to something personal
@@Forgiveness-AdeptTechnically it is.
Trent Reznor said"Johnny owns that song now"after seeing this video.
Yes Bro, the 12th of september. Lovely song, very Ad-hoc to Logan Movie
The fact he died shortly after covering this masterpiece is a blessed ending to a blessed life. You can see in his and his wife's eyes they know. Man went out with a bang. Truly the champion. R.i.p Cash
Yeah.
yeah this song is really great but fun fact he just take it from an another band, if you are curious to see where it from it's a band called nine inch nails and the tittle is just same.
This isn't a cover, my friend. Trent Reznor covered this one
@@ZiggyStardustKitty Trent's came out 8 years before Johnny's mate. This is a cover. A magnificent one, but still a cover.
@@ZiggyStardustKitty yeah Nin did it first still a great cover though
Died of a broken heart and this was the symphony of that broken heart.
This was Johnny’s way of goodbye to everyone. We truly don’t appreciate what we have to it’s gone forever, we miss you Mr. Cash.
Source? Not doubting you but I've always thought that this was just him coming to conclusions that he doesn't have long left on earth so he wanted to make one last song *"beneath the stains of time"* sings to me that he knows he's on his way out but I didn't know if this was genuinely a goodbye or not 😢
@@SSNebula this was never a problem before and I hate when people say "source" as if what someone is saying isn't true. If you know you know, sadly that's how it is, or you could do some simple research but even then this generation somehow can't even do that right. I remember when this song was a lot newer and everyone understood the message and felt it, but now somehow the next generation completely forgets everything and needs scientific proof of a song, most of this generation can't even dissect music and are trying to question others as if something isn't right. Everything you need to know is right in front of you if you slow down and look at what's going on.
@@4oh8cal grow up!
@@4oh8cal You do know this was a cover, right? Trying to attribute something to a song without even knowing the facts is a problem with the older generations, feeling their opinion sometimes has meaning even if it is uninformed and not supported by the facts.
tl:dr Ok boomer
@@bassoijer9227 I know it's a cover but people running around asking "source" as if something isn't true is ridiculous. If someone says something that doesn't make sense you have the whole internet to figure it out. And like I said, do some basic research.
It's crazy to think that his health was failing while singing this song. Rubin said sometime he couldn't even get the words out they'd sou d so raspy... The fact he took the song and sang it going through all the health problems he was facing, then the lyrics of this song with him singing just makes it so powerful. Especially know his life's story and what hes ben through. What a life and what a way to end it. He'll be remembered forever through all of us. Mental health is a real issue that many people ignore. Legendary cash.
A legend
His family commented that he sounded like he was going to die. " I am."
100% so real.
@Evan Jon truth
I believe few people truly understand the depths of this song, many might think they do, and maybe that’s enough, but for those of us that experienced it in an all to similar way; living more in one lifetime than most would ever do in 20 lifetimes. From the greatest highs and feelings of invincibility to the oblivion of addiction and the ever-encompassing sadness. He sang this song -Hurt, because he LIVED it. Every word, feeling, and verse was him, all the pain, anger, lies, addictions, sorrow, and regrets of a lifetime summed up in a song that, although he didn’t write, he could leave the world with.
When we get close to the end, we are worthless and own nothing, just memories which will soon be washed away.
This is the most honest and devastating song I've ever heard.
have you the original by nine inch nails? also pretty hard hitting as well
Ayla Pluhar NIN is good’ but Johnny sings it better and you can understand him more
@@sugarpants21 NIN song slaps, but johnny cash's cover has more emotion behind it, especially if you know his past which makes the song that much more emotional
So true
sure is true, has much more emotion than his other songs such as the man comes around and the passenger, rip mr cash 👍😢 i hurt my fruit today
This song grounds us all.
Definitely hitd the spot in any year
More like puts us 6 feet underground
Yes sir
Yes it does
always stay strong, I want yall to know you're loved and life is beautiful even when it may not seem so
I'm a grown man nearly 60 years old and I've heard this song countless times, yet I can't help but cry each time I hear it.
Me too. I feel every word deep in my soul. God bless
I cry as well brother.
Alex Trebek & Bruno Mars have died.
You cry like me because we are all fragile humans trying to wriggle our way through the ant hill of life. Stay strong 💪🏼
@@AutisticGamer2K5 the fuck are you talking about
285 million ppl feel this same pain. God loves y’all and so do I. Keep pushing. Never give up. Love hard.
May Johnny Cash rest in peace with his wife in heaven
I hope so.
You realize Johnny cash was an absolute snake ?😂
a little bit of sarcasm.........................
@@GinaBean-hr5ff You don't think he redeemed himself by the end?
I love Johnny Cash and June Carter's music and Johnny Cash's version of Hurt is hands down the best in my humble opinion. But the Bible clearly says he will be in Heaven with his first wife Vivian Liberto and not the woman he had an affair with and who broke up a family. June Carter will be in Heaven with Carl Smith her first of three husbands and the father of her first child.
Whoever directed this Video deserves an Academy Award.
he got one for this
@@nikosscharp2918 Amen brother
I think it was rick ruban
100% it was.
Trent Reznor originally wrote the song. Rick Rubin produced Johnny Cash's version. Mark Romanek directed the video.
This is the only song that legit make me cry
Insomnia listen to paul Anka-Papa
@@Iampapabeats i'll try, but idk man, i relate so much with hurt
Insomnia after this song
The worlds music went all modern
Breathe me by Sia is pretty moving
Me to
I still have tears running down my face when I hear this.
You can hear everything, good or bad, he's done, in his voice. There will never be another Johnny Cash. National Treasure.
Wrong, my good man. _Universal_ treasure.
💯🖤
Tappychef International treasure!
LEGEND.... FROM 🏴
"You can have it all, my empire of dirt."
Stay safe out there...
"September to Remember"
R.I.P. Johnny Cash. This version, with how close to his death it was and with how much experience it's sung, gives that song a really special feel to it.
R.I.P
a god of the music
Is it possible to see museum or house he lived? I am European living in California and my company will send me to work 2 weeks in Henderson. His music was very popular in my country.
The links above suggest, at least, that his last primary home burned to the ground after his death, but I'm not sure about that. @@modricaninmodricki7559
@@modricaninmodricki7559 in *Nashville, Tennessee there's a Johnny Cash museum
My god, incredible!
What I love is that an old artist knew the value of a young artist.
"Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt and being real gets you hated."-Johnny Cash.
R.I.P to one of the realest man we've known.
For sure man. Rest in peace Cash
stop being a hater
Ryan Hallberg how’s he being a hater?
Jose Hernandez he literally said “...’”real gets you hated.”’ ... R.I.P to one of the realest man we’ve known “. It was a joke on what he said.
r/whoosh
Ryan Hallberg oh, I’m sorry then
Rest in peace Johnny Cash you'll be missed and never forgotten.
True that
He went out with a bang with this cover
It is "you'll be missed but never forgotten. What u wrote is just wrong.
@@cookieboss904 it's not that big of a deal
@@cookieboss904 go away and be a rooster somewhere else.
@@cookieboss904 in the politest way possible fuck off
2023 and this song still brings tears to my eyes may your soul rest peacefully Mr Cash 🕊️
In hindsight how did trent not write this song for Johnny?
@@unclereub4024destiny xP
Same here. I’ve been going through a very hard time since my dads passing in May what with me being 19 and this song sort of explains how I feel in some ways. It’s somewhat a comfort but it also kind of makes me feel validated in terms of how I feel
❤❤❤
Same here…my husband just had a heart attack and I won’t make it without him.
same feels, 35 yo male russian bornd
The people behind this video deserves much credit. Just brilliant. Johnny made his own path.
My big brother who was also my best friend passed away in the beginning of april in the current pandemic at the age of 52. I found him dead in his appartment when I was worried cuz he didn't answer text-messages and phone calls. We both love love this song and this hurts more than ever now. I miss you my brother.
In my native swedish: Vila i frid älskade bror.
Vila I frid
Hang in there buddy shits tough right now
RIP to your bro. And all consolations to you man.
My condolences man.
Vila I frid
To me, this is the saddest song ever made. So deep and true. Not holding back.
Im crying right now :'(
Trent reznors lyrics with johnnys voice is amazing
I also think like you. I heard this song of the coverd version of NINE INCH NAILS
Gothic Bible,"no repeats"
There are a lot of songs that can cut deeper than this one does. Many of them are considered Gothic.
Gothic music is a genre that is greatly misunderstood by people who don't listen to it. It's a genre that the music industry can't seem to wrap it's head around, as well. So if you are interested in hearing them, don't get turned away by the label, "Gothic." I guaranty you have heard and liked at least 1 Gothic song, without even realizing it was Gothic. They are used in movies quite often. Many of them have made the charts.
For some reason, the pain in his voice brings tears to my eyes.
Because it is real.
And the pain in lyrics come the tears.
Regrets
TuT always I listen this song, makes me cry...
Yeah that’s how I feel like I feel his pain
Great Song for Emotional People, Very Sweet and helpful
He kept his promise, he never lied. He's the Man in Black...
That is totally true bro the man in Black stayed the man in Black for the rest of his life he kept his word and his promise but sad it never came to be
Bro if you listen to all his songs he struggled with so many issues just not with world Peace he thought one day it would come to be he truly believed and with the state that the worlds in today he would still have that faith
@@paulconnors9213 Leslie chow made this song
You're right
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He knew that his time was limited. This was his goodbye.
And it was a perfect one
All our time is ...
he didn't want to do this song, it was Rick Rubins idea.
@@areshotrod6395 Wasn't it, though! This song is a BRILLIANT summation of Cash's career. Trent wrote a masterpiece with this song, and Cash made that masterpiece come to life with so much emotion.
and to think he didn't want to do this song originally i am so glad he managed to do it and see himself back on top one last time before he went away (not to mention the execution is brilliant)
When I hear Trent Reznor’s version, I hear pain and self-loathing. When I hear Johnny Cash’s version, I hear looking back at the end of life with regrets.
Well said Joe
Same
And that's why Johnny's version hits so much harder than Trent's
@@roninskater1128 even trent Reznor said hearing johnny and the cover were so emotional for him and I look at them as two different songs. The way each artist sang it and the meaning it had to each of them is a beauty in and of itself
The video also pushes that perspective on the listener.
Most of the music I listen to is metal but Johnny Cash songs are all so beautiful and relatable, even the sad ones bring me inspiration. And make me see the world slightly differently.
Rest in peace to the man in black. Lost, but will NEVER be forgotten.
Welp i forgot
@@joshthehawk746 stfu
@@joshthehawk746you pig
Men in black international?
@@theinternetlawyer7126 no just no
Cash turned this song into the anthem of the survivors, those who endure the pain of living longer than those they love 😢
Yup. That's how I feel too. Watched my family pass one by one, watched friendships and romances fade away, and I know I'm doomed to outlive my love... they all go somewhere else, but we are still right here. 😔
@@themisfitowl2595 Change is the cruelest but sweetest promise. Everyone and everything will change, in one form or another, but its really up to us to make it for the better.
@@themisfitowl2595 I understand. More than I can explain here. In the end, it’s whether we can persevere or succumb to the despair of losing our loved ones. Whether family, friends, or that one special person in our life. It becomes harder every day.
@@themisfitowl2595thinking of you, I have destroyed some fantastic relationships in my youth I'm 60 now and still single I deserve to be how I cheated on girls when I was younger, lots of regrets I hope they forgave me, but I don't think you forgive yourself when you change as you get older, anyway take care and good luck
I'm there now missing my wife she passed 4-30 didn't even make it to 50
He wasn't unhappy, He enjoyed life. His wife was his everything, and when she passed he lost everything that was truly real.
rip we all loved him
Except his pain lmao
My grandfather said he liked cash's music but not what he did. Because cash divorced his first wife and gave himself to drugs, I think. But may God rest both their souls. They're both in the other place now.
@@prayunceasingly2029 from what I read in the Johnny cash museum was that his first wife left him because she couldn’t put up with his lifestyle as he had fallen into drugs. But June helped him recover from his addiction and that’s when he gave himself to God. I think that’s a true testament of no matter how bad you might think you are, there is always hope. That is why I love him, because he portrays real life, and how you can overcome those drug addictions and become a better person!
@@monicayami2298
Good points! Have a great day.
Today I learned that my younger brother has less than one year to live - I find that at times only music can really express pain, or understand pain.
I'm so so sorry 💔
Tonight we drink you n your brother
I am truly sorry. I lost my oldest brother two years ago this March and my youngest brother 45 years ago.
I wish I could ease your pain, but I am unable. I will say it gets softer.
Cherish your time.
This is the type of song that makes you feel something you really can’t explain.
Indeed.
It made me masturbate.
it makes me feel guilty of how i've treated the ones around me during this very short life i've been going through.
I uhh, I felt a large amount of sadness
Deep, deep empathy.
Standing riddled with cancer, literally standing in his shoes, this song is such a release, a song to cry to and to see it all so clearly. Just hug the ones you love and do it today. Bless you all.
i hope you get your second chance man... i will follow your advice and keep it with me
I hope you're okay, I'm so very sorry
Just know we are fighting along side you!
I agree it’s so masterful and honest. Thank you for sharing your comment, you have taught me something today, I will remember this.
💜
“Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt and being real gets you hated.” -Johnny cash
Awesome quote. Thanks for sharing.
Very relevant quote in today's world as the radical lefties are taking over society as a result of the good people living by that statement.
Cash didn’t say that. Thats a recycled quote
@@Ruggid111 Who was the originator?
these are lyrics from the Dax song searching for a reason
"Trust gets you killed, love gets you hurt
Bein' real gets you hated, so tell me what it's worth"
literally took half a minute to search, stop lying on the internet for attention
God's peace and joy be on Johnny and June, two awesome real people!!!!
His last songs before he died after his love of his life died. How can I not feel every word.... there will never be another
I agree
And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be - The Beatles
He definitely could relate but he didn't write this song
o cara foi louco do começo até o fim da vida ,o cara era louco mesmo.
@@slapcartel i dont think anybody said he did lol
I wish we could tell Johnny that even in his 70’s his singing was still great and almost 20 years later people still come back and listen to his later work, he never let us down
Amen 🙏
He knows! Watching from above ;)
Yeah every time i think about My brother i put and sing this song
I was 5 when this came out and my friends and I agree that this song makes you tear up more than any other song. The original is great but the the way Johnny sings it and the context given his situation just makes it so good
@Ryan Fever you just did my friend, words written or spoken are heard by us all...
This song hits my heart hard. This is one of the best songs recorded.
Hello how are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
At 67 years old and having lost both my parents, father in law, and my best friend I find myself reflecting back more and more these days. I can feel his pain when he sings! Maybe we should all try to be a little more kind to those we love, life is much too short!
my condolences for you.
heavenly Father YHWH loves you with all his heart dont ever think u are alone.
.Psalm 71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my G_d, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
At 42 youngest of 8. I had heart attack. Widow maker as Drs told me after. I'm lucky to be alive. Only 12% make it. I'm thankful to be alive. I've busted my ass since I could remember. Have had success business last 20 years. But with that caused a lot of pain, lonely ness. I know the pain and regret he sings in song. I don't know if I have I have much time left. I retired and trying to spend time with my family.
I'm 27 and have been more active than ever. The sad thing is, only people around your age acknowledge me and even say hi when I walk by. I make an effort to be a human being, but people just ignore me most of the time even if I say hi politely :(
@@the77don I'm 60 and have lived a great life hard at times but more good than bad.... people probably don't notice you because we all have a lot going on and are mostly focused on our task at hand... People are so stressed out and miserable with the kinds of life we're living these days they go through life like zombies
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Kudos, James
Never felt a song so deep before. I feel you man in black. Rip
It literally says his name in the title of the video
@@SirCambillius yes I know his name but for over 40 years he's been referred to as the man in black.
It makes me cry everytime
The Villain you didn’t know that his nickname??? Lol
Have you listen at the original from nine inch nails?but this one is such a good cover!!!
It’s crazy how differently you perceive things over the years. 7 years ago this song brought me so much despair and today it gives me hope.
No it fn sad I know where he's coming from I'm there
@@barbaralowe5487 keep your head up girl. It gets better I promise.
How does it give you hope? isn’t it about wishing back old times and getting a second chance?
@@jonah666 the feelings of despair and dread are gone my life is in a much better place now. So when I hear it, it reminds me how far I’ve come and how much further I have to go.
Well said. 👍
This is one of the best music ive ever heard. This was my grandparents favorite singer. Ill always love and think of them when ever i hear jc ❤
“What have I become? My sweetest friend.” This song hits so hard
Explain plz???
Nine Inch Nails song- Johnny covered it...and Cash's is better!
@johnboi6916 Maybe Trent Reznor (NIN) was referring to a specific person in his life. (Originally written and performed by Nine Inch Nails.) Their video is super creepy to the point it could give some people nightmares...so- in response to the comments above mine- yes. It sounds very profound coming from Johnny. And maybe that was his take on his own life.
@@johnboi6916 The song is about heroin addiction
@@DamnAIITheNamesAreTaken"The old familiar sting"
The older you get, the harder this hits. Best cover ever.
I must be getting old...
So true. The sand in the hour glass is slipping away.
You seriously are not kidding
I’m glad that there’s something to look forward to
Getting old is part of our lives. We cannot avoid that as long as we enjoy our life before we die.
I honestly think Johnny knew his time was coming to an end soon when he agreed to do a cover of this song. So much of him is in it. Raw emotion, longing, regret, and yes, hurt.
Whenever I need to feel sad (and yes, sometimes you need to, it's a healthy emotion) I listen to this song. Strangely, it also makes me feel better to know that someone else looked back over their life and acknowledged the roads both taken and not taken and the regret that causes.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Cash. You are sorely missed. I sincerely hope that you are in a better, happier place with June. 😢
Well said, brought a tear to my eyes.
IF you make it to 81 as I have, every word cuts deep.
RIP, Johnny Cash.🌹
@@JohnMoore-xf5wy Not 81, but 55. That said, 21 years in military and deployed to three different armed conflicts has left me drained and "hurt". 😫
@@thomashauguel6811
Of that I have NO DOUBT.
Welcome home.🌹🇺🇸
Im 28 but I feel like a old man. I am busted up body and broken down I really don't know how much longer I can go on.