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.
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.
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.
To anybody reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind may clarity replace.
@@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.
@@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.
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'm 53, was never a big Johnny Cash fan or Nine Inch Nails fan for that matter, but was blown away by the lyrics and haunting melody of this. good luck y'all. And take care, 2024
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.
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
Listening to Hurt performed by Johnny Cash, you can feel his indescribable pain and sorrow. Every note, every word is infused with a sense of loss, regret, and farewell. There’s no pretense here, just a pure, raw soul telling of a pain that has accumulated over the years. This cover is not just a song; it’s a cry from the heart that resonates in the heart of everyone. Johnny, thank you for allowing us to touch your feelings and for leaving this eternal, sincere memory.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 😢
absolutely phenomenal how johnny turned this song from a person with mental struggles at the very end of their rope into the final, mournful declaration of an old, dying star that knows he'll be gone in the coming days
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
@@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 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.
No, Johnny & June's voices suck. Watch both videos to find out who beats them out: m.th-cam.com/video/Foi0so2CHPM/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1 m.th-cam.com/video/CevxZvSJLk8/w-d-xo.html
In all fairness, Johnny Cash made an assload of money. Any 'good woman' with any fading echo of former attractiveness left in her aging body will dump a man like a bad habit if he stops making bread. Doesn't matter if they've been married 40 years.
@@rainbowunicornnun Telling it like it is is pitiful? Look everyone, this is a good song and all, but Johnny Cash had a damn good life compared to most people!
In my opinion there's nothing to apologize from Johnny about his long journey to the famous and rich. He must done lots and lots of work to become what he was and is still remembered. There's a man who deserved to be a legend!
Truly! I think he is referring to the price of fame and what it costs to become famous??? He is however trying to reach out as a Christian through many of his songs and show that Jesus saves. In my opinion.
@@love.6312 Both youth and elderly, a reach which i did and named it: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY. Get to know who they are - where they are - how and why they deceive - how they communicate, then expose them. There is NO EVOLUTION, every living creature got created by GOD after its own kind. No mattering what and how many schools/university you attend to, feather you`d be in or out of schools system, you are still living with the lack of knowledge if not daring to read the BIBLE nor search and expose masons. Dare to ask - dare to seek - dare to knock: Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
The music video is one of the cases where happenstance works out perfectly. They had a plan to shoot at the Johnny Cash museum, and that was about it. The state it was in was what inspired the direction of the video, and little things, like the moment when June is on the stairs looking down at Johnny, that wasn't planned either, but all works perfect. Short of it, it has that raw and real feeling because it wasn't scripted or planned beforehand.
Trent has stated "this is Johnny's song now". I've seen the chair from the set of this performance in Nashville at the JC Museum off Broadway and it's surreal. Worth the trip if you're a fan. 😥😥 RIP Johnny
@@horrorflixurdu9138 uhm..no buddy. Majority never have that. He was very illl. And he died young. My grandpas are in their 90s and exercise and jog. Have jonissues. Cash was a massive drunk and did drugs too, shit lifestyle. There you go
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.
He recorded 60 more songs after this. He knew June Carter was on her way out and recorded this song. He knew when she died he would die soon after, so in a way he was saying goodbye for the both of them, while she was still alive. She told him to continue working after she died and he recorded 60 more songs in the next 4 months than died from diabetes complications. You can argue I am wrong, but I believe Cash just didn't take his insulin and gave up. After June died, all he had left was the music and I guess those 60 songs represented the last of what he wanted to say.
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!
In so many words right now, this is my anthem. My dad passed away due to tonsil cancer today. My dad's life relates to this version and somewhat to Trent Reznor's version. My dad was a great dad. He provided for my family, he was a great cook, he was great with numbers, along with his character to help people that really stood out. His last words to me were "Glory to God" and "I love you buddy" from Saturday before he passed away. For his celebration of life, this song will be played in the video as it reminds me of how my dad had redemption to come back to Christ before he passed away. (Timothy Voss 1/22/73-11/19/24) I will always love you, Isaiah
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. 😢
im so glad people still come back to this. i see new comments all the time and it makes me happy that this old man cleansing his soul is never forgotten.
эпический loser there is something special about this song. i am just 20 year old trying to find my purpose in life still i sometimes listen to this song
There is hope even for the most horrible human when one is still alive there is hope. But your faith in Jesus like this man. Even empire of durt will have salvation.
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
I lost one of my closest friends this week and this song was our go to. To know what and to relate what someone else has gone through and is feeling is a sick sense of comfort and understanding
Yes, that is the condition of our dead souls. God confronts us through our conscience yet, we still resist him. We need his mercy and our condition begs for a savior that would lead us back to life and life with meaning!!! Jesus Christ, the only hope for man. There is still time. God bless you friends.
“Everyone I know goes away in the end” for an awkward autistic in her late 20s it’s actually a double edged sword. Whether you are talking about friendships ending, people moving away, getting dumped or elder family members starting to die off, it means two things to someone young. When my grandparents talk about their best friends that they hadn’t heard from in 30+ years (My grandparents moved away from the city due to a job change) who could be dead for all they know. I think of this line. The older you get the lonelier life can become. To me Johnny’s version and the way he delivered that line is like him telling me “Spend as much time with your loved ones as you can. They don’t last forever.”
My grandfather is dying this weekend and he was a mean, ornery old man who was hard to be around and I was one of the few who could put up with him. Last I saw him he was in a bed, helpless and unaware of the world. It hurt to see him like that. This song makes me think of him.
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.
We can’t just pretend this isn’t the most heartbreaking, gut-wrenching song ever recorded. One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Long live the Man in Black.
I must have heard this over 100 times and each time it leaves me a blubbering wreck. Trent Reznor wrote a lyrical masterpiece. Johnny Cash made it his own. No other voice has ever conveyed pure agony like the man in black. Can't type anymore, crying too hard.
@@saraleaward7899 Exactly. I must admit I do like this version better than Nine Inch Nails original version, even though it was written and recorded by Trent Reznor and I'm a huge NIN fan, but Johnny Cash did a raw and powerful version of this song and made it an absolute masterpiece Respect, and R.I.P. gone but never forgotten.
Whoever put that production together is a genius. Ann and Nancy are fantastic. And of course, Led Zeppelin is the best rock band of all time and STH is a rock anthem.
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.
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.
@@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
@@cavemanO11 i've seen Nine inch Nails live once and Trent Reznor performed this song last. Before, he said it that "this is not my song anymore, it belongs to 'the man in black' "
Both versions of this song are so beautiful and different imo. Original NIN version feels like a young man confessing his sins and shame but this one feels like a epilogue of someone’s life. Love both versions amazing song
The NIN version feels like a "i fucked up. I need to own it up and get my shit together!". This cover is from a man who accepted defeat and is more of a "oh well, thats what it all has become. Whish it was different, but i guess its time to go." it shows how music can transport so much more than the lyrics.
@emojack No,old or yound,this is reality. Better to realize the end of a man than ols in years. He realized that all of his ' stuff' is nothing. Just ,' dirt'! At least he faced facts b4 it ,well he had NO CHOICE,BEING SANE!
Its been a year since i last truly sat down and listened to this song. This song revitalized my faith in Christ, when i heard the line "What have i become, my sweetest friend." it hit me so hard, i was living in unrepentant sin. I was feeling depression at that time and wanted to simply die, i wanted the world to end, and i started to listen to music that reflected my emotional state. Then i came to listen to this song, it hurt me to listen to this song, but afterwards i wanted to live a better life. Since then i've had ups and downs in my battles against sin and today i decided to come back to this song and listen to it with new ears and its such a beautiful song. My sweetest friend Jesus Christ of Nazareth used this song to save me from myself.
Johnny Cash, the man in black. The man who represented everyone, the poor, the old, and the tired. It’s rare to find singers who can sing with as much meaning and soul as Cash did. It’s Cash when I need to get rhythm. It’s cash when I need to be reminded of that ragged old flag. It’s cash when I need a place to reflect, cry and laugh.
A dying man living with regret that knows his time has come and so gracefully stared down life’s finale…..almost like he was given 4 minutes to say goodbye....he was ready for the next life❤️hope he greeted it like an old friend🙏🏻
@@paigeanne1325 Oh NO!!! Me and my dad were close. I just wasn't there in time to talk to him. Is that what you meant? He called out to me when I was getting ready to go to the hospital. HE CALLED MY NAME!!! He was my best friend.
Acabo de perder a mi hermano mayor, hace dos días. Esta canción me desangra y me redime. Sólo queda honrar su memoria con una vida digna. Hasta las estrellas, Tuta.
After hearing this....Trent Reznor said "it is not my song anymore"....the highest compliment paid to a performer and the greatest thing that could happen to a songwriter....
and the videographer who worked with Johnny, born to do that, perhaps ? Somewhere Trent says when Johnny's audio track arrived he listened and thought "okay" and then the video version arrived & he thought "that's not my song anymore." ( another time he more graphically compared it to finding someone else f*
@@solarnaut true. That video says so much. It’s amazing that the song came from an album about a man completely loosing his faith in God and this video is about a man loosing his faith in himself and reaffirming his faith in God.
@@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.
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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This is still a mind-blowing farewell, 20 years later. Cash could sing the phonebook and make it sound good, but the unlikely choice of Reznor's song was tailor-made for him, despite sounding nothing like anything he had done before. So he went out on an emotional and creative high point at a ripe old age. How many people can claim that?
Absolutely. Most of us are destined to rot away as a shadow of our former selves for as many years we have after we’ve outlived our economic utility, 10, 20, 30+ years. And that’s if we’re lucky!
@@infamousllll I did not say it was "his creative high point", I said it was *an* emotional and creative high point. Obviously, he had others or we would not be discussing him now.
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 !
This is one of the rare songs. Where you listen to it: then listen again… and again, and repeat. This song brings a tear to my eye whenever I hear it. I can only compare it to hearing Paul sing “Yesterday” for the first time or listening to Skynyrd sing “Simple Man” for the first time again
I won't say i like one version better then the other as the NIN original has special meaning to me for a few reasons, but i will say i love this version as much without a doubt!
@@decemberkat Trent said in a interview that the first time he heard the cover he felt like someone robbed his girlfriend. He also said that it's not his song anymore... (powerful words in my mind)
@@bluealvey I know right! I was there and helped record it at Le Pig studios (10050 Cielo Drive) where Trent and the band set up shop to record The Downward Spiral.
"Hymn to eternity" is such a haunting sentiment. This was one of my Dad's favourite songs and reading that helped me process his loss a little more, thanks for writing.
@@metahater2994 the singer of NIN heard Cash sing it and said “It’s not my song anymore”. Therefore, you are correct. Even if it is a cover of NIN version, Cash knocked it out of the park.
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 like the line "you can have it all, my empire of dirt." Its shows no matter how much material wealth you acquire, it doesn't mean anything at the end of your life.
But it does; to the people (family) you leave behind. Medical bills, funeral costs debt just as examples. I recently had to bury my mother. It cost my wife and I a little over $10,000. My mother was not great at managing her finances.
@@kevinmarshall808 I think they meant, “you can’t take anything with you when you die.” type of thing. No matter how much money or possessions you claimed while living, when you die everything that was holding you to this earth disappears like vapor.
@@ephemeral783: I understand that, I was just trying to make a point. Always, and I do mean always, prepare for the inevitable so your family does not suffer the financial consequences.
That spilling of the wine always gets me. The shaking hand. The look in his eyes. So much emotion. Regret, anger, fear resignation, pain dear God it just hits me like a sledge hammer to the chest.
Right there with you. The emotion is real, raw, and close to the heart as can be. This man was a gift to us all, and this his final triumph. May you rest in victory and absolution Man in Black.
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
When she's standing on the staircase behind the bannister, it's as if there is a barrier between them both. She wants to help her husband but there is nothing she can do. She's completely helpless and has no choice but to watch him fade away before her very eyes, just as she is 💔💔
@@omgxtay972 I guess you've never met a kid with basic anonymity on the internet. It's just disruption. "Hung my Head" and "Redemption Day" might give ya similar chills.
"Everyone I know goes away in the end" Can basically feel the pain on his voice stabbing you in the heart. Hope he can have peace with his new beginning in the other side.
As we get older, that's the sad truth.Nothing more painful in life than losing loved ones .I'm old myself, well not that old,but have a bad heart ,my days are very limited. I've lost alot of loved ones ,and like I said,nothing more painful than that,but its something we all will face.I put my faith in the Lord Jesus, he helps me deal with the pain alot.Couldnt do it without him,,my time is not gonna be long and I've accepted that, I'm not worried about it,like I said , I've accepted the Lord,hope you all do.GOD BLESS!
Our Lord blessed us with this gift of a man who was all to human and his ability to sing about his fallibility is a reckoning we will all come to bear. But God assures use everlasting joy in his holy house where he has prepared a place for his children.
This song has the shattering sound of a dying man. And it has so much power, pain, and love simultaneously. It's just human. Perfect in all the wrong ways. Thank you, Mr. Cash. RIP.
Damn this whole song is full of wisdom, emotion and heartbreak at the same time. It truly is amazing how humans can tell stories through music, our milestones, our suffering. Johnny Cash is someone I'll always come back to, no matter how my taste in music changes. He truly is timeless
Full Lyrics : I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that's real The needle tears a hole The old familiar sting Try to kill it all away But I remember everything What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know goes away In the end And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt I wear this crown of thorns Upon my liar's chair Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Beneath the stains of time The feelings disappear You are someone else I'm still right here What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know goes away In the end And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt If I could start again A million miles away I would keep myself I would find a way For better experience : th-cam.com/video/nz7Jiy9u7_8/w-d-xo.html
No-one should know these lyrics word for word. If you've listened to this song that much and that frequently, you need to go get some help. This song is amazing, but it is pure sorrow
@@crash8542 Most of us knew the NIN original version word for word (which is how a lot of us Gen X'ers know the words by heard), and it is NO WHERE near the gut punch of this. I can hear Reznor's Hurt and go "huh." But this??? Bawling.
“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
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.
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 🤔
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To anybody reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind may clarity replace.
I appreciate it 🙏
Thank you...May Jesus bless you.
Blessings to you as well!!
@e1t164 means alot
Pray with me brother
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.
An old man reflects on his life before he faces eternity. God bless Johnny Cash's soul.
Amen brother, amen....
@@navyvet84 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
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
I'm 53, was never a big Johnny Cash fan or Nine Inch Nails fan for that matter, but was blown away by the lyrics and haunting melody of this. good luck y'all. And take care, 2024
Colin 🤓
❤
And the video gives us AAAAALLLL the feels. 😢
same to you man, same to you
we will
“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
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.!
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
Listening to Hurt performed by Johnny Cash, you can feel his indescribable pain and sorrow. Every note, every word is infused with a sense of loss, regret, and farewell. There’s no pretense here, just a pure, raw soul telling of a pain that has accumulated over the years. This cover is not just a song; it’s a cry from the heart that resonates in the heart of everyone. Johnny, thank you for allowing us to touch your feelings and for leaving this eternal, sincere memory.
I know from your vocab your definitely older than a teenager and im only 11 and ive loved him since i was a baby
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@@piligrim7778 👍👍👍
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.
💜
The way his voice and hands shake, and the pain in his eyes, oh boy it gets me
Sorry for intruding into your privacy, lovely song, how re you doing.
Yes
@@dividscott5377 Creepy
@@dividscott5377 bro that’s a minor
@@dividscott5377 even on TH-cam you're creepy as fuck
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.
Wow
So true 💔
So true
Oh damn y'all here too for the free snacks
Love your channel guys!
This song along with this video is probably the greatest piece of musical media ever.
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?
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."
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.
absolutely phenomenal how johnny turned this song from a person with mental struggles at the very end of their rope into the final, mournful declaration of an old, dying star that knows he'll be gone in the coming days
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
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
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
I don’t know how you could watch this and not get emotional.
I come here every now and then to see if I still feel
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.
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Tappychef International treasure!
LEGEND.... FROM 🏴
"You can have it all, my empire of dirt."
Stay safe out there...
"September to Remember"
Mad respect to June for sticking by him through thick and thin. What a wonderful woman she was
@@rainbowunicornnun nowadays she would divorce him just to get his money
She truly was beautiful, inside and out. Women like her and her generation will sadly take that quality with them.
No, Johnny & June's voices suck. Watch both videos to find out who beats them out: m.th-cam.com/video/Foi0so2CHPM/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
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In all fairness, Johnny Cash made an assload of money. Any 'good woman' with any fading echo of former attractiveness left in her aging body will dump a man like a bad habit if he stops making bread.
Doesn't matter if they've been married 40 years.
@@rainbowunicornnun Telling it like it is is pitiful?
Look everyone, this is a good song and all, but Johnny Cash had a damn good life compared to most people!
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
@@brodie2005thegamer 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.
In my opinion there's nothing to apologize from Johnny about his long journey to the famous and rich. He must done lots and lots of work to become what he was and is still remembered. There's a man who deserved to be a legend!
The most terrifying thing about these lyrics is how they are delivered. This is just totally open and soul baring
Not sure that "terrifying" is the right way to put it, but he certainly sings the song with meaning and conviction.
Because it's utterly truthful
It’s sad, he knew he was dying and it was bc of a broken heart😢
It's terrifying good, cause it's sung with so much defenceless truth.
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!
This is one of the most emotionally raw and real music videos of all time.
Truly! I think he is referring to the price of fame and what it costs to become famous??? He is however trying to reach out as a Christian through many of his songs and show that Jesus saves. In my opinion.
@@love.6312 Both youth and elderly, a reach which i did and named it: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY.
Get to know who they are - where they are - how and why they deceive - how they communicate, then expose them.
There is NO EVOLUTION, every living creature got created by GOD after its own kind.
No mattering what and how many schools/university you attend to, feather you`d be in or out of schools system, you are still living with the lack of knowledge if not daring to read the BIBLE nor search and expose masons.
Dare to ask - dare to seek - dare to knock:
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Hence the 238 million views.
The music video is one of the cases where happenstance works out perfectly. They had a plan to shoot at the Johnny Cash museum, and that was about it. The state it was in was what inspired the direction of the video, and little things, like the moment when June is on the stairs looking down at Johnny, that wasn't planned either, but all works perfect. Short of it, it has that raw and real feeling because it wasn't scripted or planned beforehand.
Well said!
Trent has stated "this is Johnny's song now". I've seen the chair from the set of this performance in Nashville at the JC Museum off Broadway and it's surreal. Worth the trip if you're a fan. 😥😥 RIP Johnny
The way his hand shakes while pouring out the wine cup...my heart.
Oh we all are going to experience this buddy just wait untill the time played all it's cards😭
@@horrorflixurdu9138 Yea I'm well aware. Tempus fugit.
@@horrorflixurdu9138 uhm..no buddy. Majority never have that. He was very illl. And he died young. My grandpas are in their 90s and exercise and jog. Have jonissues. Cash was a massive drunk and did drugs too, shit lifestyle. There you go
@@Immortal_Liberty Even in 90s a person is hell a old and is always in the last stages
39 but it's starting
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
There will NEVER be a greater farewell song than this, most amazing goodbye from a total legendary man
Well written , may he find Peace now.
He gave it all
Except this wasn't written by cash
He recorded 60 more songs after this. He knew June Carter was on her way out and recorded this song. He knew when she died he would die soon after, so in a way he was saying goodbye for the both of them, while she was still alive. She told him to continue working after she died and he recorded 60 more songs in the next 4 months than died from diabetes complications. You can argue I am wrong, but I believe Cash just didn't take his insulin and gave up. After June died, all he had left was the music and I guess those 60 songs represented the last of what he wanted to say.
@@MrSkrillaMaka read the interview with the nine inch nails singer/songwriter. Awesome tribute to Cash remake of the sonf
I prefer this to NIN. Much more beauty and sorrow in this version
Imagine such talent between the song writer and the performer. Making something so pure and honest about the human condition. Such a gift.
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
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
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
😢
In so many words right now, this is my anthem. My dad passed away due to tonsil cancer today. My dad's life relates to this version and somewhat to Trent Reznor's version. My dad was a great dad. He provided for my family, he was a great cook, he was great with numbers, along with his character to help people that really stood out. His last words to me were "Glory to God" and "I love you buddy" from Saturday before he passed away. For his celebration of life, this song will be played in the video as it reminds me of how my dad had redemption to come back to Christ before he passed away. (Timothy Voss 1/22/73-11/19/24) I will always love you, Isaiah
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". 😫
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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.
im so glad people still come back to this. i see new comments all the time and it makes me happy that this old man cleansing his soul is never forgotten.
I couldn't said it better
greetings from Greece :)
эпический loser there is something special about this song. i am just 20 year old trying to find my purpose in life still i sometimes listen to this song
Well, this video was only put on TH-cam a few months ago.
We can't forget legends
pain is the only thing that's real... great song, great times . good day
There is hope even for the most horrible human when one is still alive there is hope. But your faith in Jesus like this man. Even empire of durt will have salvation.
"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
The most haunting song that I have ever heard. No human being could fail to be moved by that.
I lost one of my closest friends this week and this song was our go to. To know what and to relate what someone else has gone through and is feeling is a sick sense of comfort and understanding
I totally agree, a masterpiece!
thank Trent Reznor
I don't know which version is the most haunting. NIN's version can make you feel very uncomfortable
Yes, that is the condition of our dead souls. God confronts us through our conscience yet, we still resist him. We need his mercy and our condition begs for a savior that would lead us back to life and life with meaning!!! Jesus Christ, the only hope for man. There is still time. God bless you friends.
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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@@pappar2669 this cover is best along with jimi hendrix all along the watchtower
@@manzarek74 why don't you click on the link ;)
“Everyone I know goes away in the end” for an awkward autistic in her late 20s it’s actually a double edged sword. Whether you are talking about friendships ending, people moving away, getting dumped or elder family members starting to die off, it means two things to someone young.
When my grandparents talk about their best friends that they hadn’t heard from in 30+ years (My grandparents moved away from the city due to a job change) who could be dead for all they know. I think of this line. The older you get the lonelier life can become.
To me Johnny’s version and the way he delivered that line is like him telling me “Spend as much time with your loved ones as you can. They don’t last forever.”
My grandfather is dying this weekend and he was a mean, ornery old man who was hard to be around and I was one of the few who could put up with him. Last I saw him he was in a bed, helpless and unaware of the world. It hurt to see him like that. This song makes me think of him.
oh sorry about that i can you are real man.the song is one of the best
i am Debbie i am 34
@@debbiefrost4636 shut.
My wishes are with you my g❤️
Just so you know, he wanted ONLY the best in his life, your family and you!
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.
We can’t just pretend this isn’t the most heartbreaking, gut-wrenching song ever recorded. One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Long live the Man in Black.
Don't forget to thank Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails for writing it.
I must have heard this over 100 times and each time it leaves me a blubbering wreck. Trent Reznor wrote a lyrical masterpiece. Johnny Cash made it his own. No other voice has ever conveyed pure agony like the man in black. Can't type anymore, crying too hard.
@@saraleaward7899 Exactly. I must admit I do like this version better than Nine Inch Nails original version, even though it was written and recorded by Trent Reznor and I'm a huge NIN fan, but Johnny Cash did a raw and powerful version of this song and made it an absolute masterpiece Respect, and R.I.P. gone but never forgotten.
@@TickleFingers yes, and tren thanks johnny for recording it
trent that is
Whoever put that production together is a genius. Ann and Nancy are fantastic. And of course, Led Zeppelin is the best rock band of all time and STH is a rock anthem.
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.
" 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
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.
Johnny Cash was the man in black 🎸 rest in peace 😭
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
I can’t even describe how beautiful this is. There is no better cover of a song in all time.
Hendricks covering Dylan is a distant second
Whitney covering Dolly, but I still agree with you.
I legitimately didn't know this was a cover until about a year after it came out :l
@@cavemanO11 me too, man 😂
@@cavemanO11 i've seen Nine inch Nails live once and Trent Reznor performed this song last. Before, he said it that "this is not my song anymore, it belongs to 'the man in black' "
Both versions of this song are so beautiful and different imo. Original NIN version feels like a young man confessing his sins and shame but this one feels like a epilogue of someone’s life. Love both versions amazing song
The NIN version feels like a "i fucked up. I need to own it up and get my shit together!". This cover is from a man who accepted defeat and is more of a "oh well, thats what it all has become. Whish it was different, but i guess its time to go." it shows how music can transport so much more than the lyrics.
@emojack No,old or yound,this is reality.
Better to realize the end of a man than ols in years.
He realized that all of his ' stuff' is nothing.
Just ,' dirt'!
At least he faced facts b4 it ,well he had NO CHOICE,BEING SANE!
Love
@@emojackI mean.. with NIN, you’re right about the “I fucked up” part, but not sure about “get my shit together”
Totally. There are few things more powerful seeing a man go from the vigor of youth to the frailty of age.
Its been a year since i last truly sat down and listened to this song. This song revitalized my faith in Christ, when i heard the line "What have i become, my sweetest friend." it hit me so hard, i was living in unrepentant sin. I was feeling depression at that time and wanted to simply die, i wanted the world to end, and i started to listen to music that reflected my emotional state. Then i came to listen to this song, it hurt me to listen to this song, but afterwards i wanted to live a better life. Since then i've had ups and downs in my battles against sin and today i decided to come back to this song and listen to it with new ears and its such a beautiful song. My sweetest friend Jesus Christ of Nazareth used this song to save me from myself.
"Everyone I know goes away in the end." Truer words have never been said.
Who did you lose ?
DeadEnder he doesn’t have to lose anyone but every body goes away in the end
Oh
Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony
“You’re a slave to money then you die”
Oh so true
Johnny Cash, the man in black. The man who represented everyone, the poor, the old, and the tired. It’s rare to find singers who can sing with as much meaning and soul as Cash did. It’s Cash when I need to get rhythm. It’s cash when I need to be reminded of that ragged old flag. It’s cash when I need a place to reflect, cry and laugh.
Best comment I've ever read ♥️💔♥️
That sums it up partner, you'll never find someone who put it as good as you did.
You’re gonna carry that weight....
This Comment is so true & absolutely touched my heart. ❤️ Like others have said, It’s Beautifully put.
Very well said sir!
even in 2020, we still miss you, Johnny.
He had a hell of a life
On god
Very true
@@eddyavitia1177 *satan
Me too
Johnny Cash did such an emotional and heartful rendition that even Trent Reznor admits that this is no longer his song. Wow.
A dying man living with regret that knows his time has come and so gracefully stared down life’s finale…..almost like he was given 4 minutes to say goodbye....he was ready for the next life❤️hope he greeted it like an old friend🙏🏻
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That is (crying) something. I miss my dad every day. If he could talk I wonder if he'd say anything like that.
@@jenniferdavis6115 I’m sure you’ll make up for the lost conversation in the next life b❤️❤️u will see him again✨✨
@@paigeanne1325 Oh NO!!! Me and my dad were close. I just wasn't there in time to talk to him. Is that what you meant? He called out to me when I was getting ready to go to the hospital. HE CALLED MY NAME!!! He was my best friend.
@@jenniferdavis6115 that’s what I mean he’ll get to say everything he wanted to and more! You guys will catch up you’ll have the rest of time to😌
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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@@bedroombully9614 here 3 years later but I’m at that cross road in my life brotha
When he is pouring the wine and his hands are shaking is such a powerful message.
Wait I don’t understand..
@@thatdamnguy9566 parkinson's
@@LyfeBroo He didn't have parkinsons, the shaking was due to severe complications from diabetes which later killed him.
@@TheInfamousDH twas but a joke
I think you’re reading too far into this
Acabo de perder a mi hermano mayor, hace dos días. Esta canción me desangra y me redime. Sólo queda honrar su memoria con una vida digna. Hasta las estrellas, Tuta.
"Dying is not hard. It is only difficult for those who are left behind."
You are a part of his empire of dirt and musical gold.
Thank you for existing.
This is why people want to live.
🤗
Logan. There's still time.
After hearing this....Trent Reznor said "it is not my song anymore"....the highest compliment paid to a performer and the greatest thing that could happen to a songwriter....
He also commented on that "he was born to write it, cash for born to sing it" (abrv)
@@rebeccaconlon9743 He didn’t say that part. Someone else said that about the two of them.
"Everyone I know goes away in the end."
That line hits the hardest.
ya
Thats because it is true
It reminds me of red dead redemption 2
The sad thing about living into advanced old age.
Yes, it does.. doesn't it?
Trent Reznor was born to write hurt and Johnny Cash was born to sing it.
100%
Awesome
and the videographer who worked with Johnny, born to do that, perhaps ?
Somewhere Trent says when Johnny's audio track arrived he listened and thought "okay"
and then the video version arrived & he thought "that's not my song anymore."
( another time he more graphically compared it to finding someone else f*
@@solarnaut true. That video says so much. It’s amazing that the song came from an album about a man completely loosing his faith in God and this video is about a man loosing his faith in himself and reaffirming his faith in God.
@@solarnaut how often does anyone get cucked by a married geriatric though?
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. 👍
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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This is still a mind-blowing farewell, 20 years later. Cash could sing the phonebook and make it sound good, but the unlikely choice of Reznor's song was tailor-made for him, despite sounding nothing like anything he had done before. So he went out on an emotional and creative high point at a ripe old age. How many people can claim that?
Absolutely. Most of us are destined to rot away as a shadow of our former selves for as many years we have after we’ve outlived our economic utility, 10, 20, 30+ years. And that’s if we’re lucky!
@@brodie2005thegamer noch sir, eastwood is good and Cash to.
Well … this is a nine inch nails song. So saying it’s his creative high point it’s an overstatement in my opinion. Edit - spelling mistake.
@@infamousllll I did not say it was "his creative high point", I said it was *an* emotional and creative high point. Obviously, he had others or we would not be discussing him now.
Thankyou for reminding me phonebooks exist.
I woke up at 4am humming this song, so I searched it on youtube and came here. I'm 60.
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
@@justinb3209 if someone says that the cover is now the original song,then you know that the person who did it deserved
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
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 💜✌️
This is one of the rare songs. Where you listen to it: then listen again… and again, and repeat. This song brings a tear to my eye whenever I hear it. I can only compare it to hearing Paul sing “Yesterday” for the first time or listening to Skynyrd sing “Simple Man” for the first time again
One of the most poetic songs ever written. Real, sad and hurt.
originally by Nine Inch Nails...
@@Tyborz Tell that to Trent Reznor
I won't say i like one version better then the other as the NIN original has special meaning to me for a few reasons, but i will say i love this version as much without a doubt!
@@decemberkat Trent said in a interview that the first time he heard the cover he felt like someone robbed his girlfriend. He also said that it's not his song anymore... (powerful words in my mind)
@@Tyborz the original is just as good
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
This song is a hymn to eternity. Thank you Johnny Cash
and too Trent Reznor for lyrics
@@caifothiazz yes Thank you NIN an Jonny an Sevendust to name afew
@@bluealvey I know right! I was there and helped record it at
Le Pig studios (10050 Cielo Drive) where Trent and the band set up shop to record The Downward Spiral.
"Hymn to eternity" is such a haunting sentiment. This was one of my Dad's favourite songs and reading that helped me process his loss a little more, thanks for writing.
❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹
IDC. Johnny Cash owns this cover.
I believe Nine Inch Nails even said this was his song
@@metahater2994 the singer of NIN heard Cash sing it and said “It’s not my song anymore”.
Therefore, you are correct.
Even if it is a cover of NIN version, Cash knocked it out of the park.
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.
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Fuck. TH-cam.
i like the line "you can have it all, my empire of dirt." Its shows no matter how much material wealth you acquire, it doesn't mean anything at the end of your life.
But with material wealth, cheese!
But it does; to the people (family) you leave behind. Medical bills, funeral costs debt just as examples. I recently had to bury my mother. It cost my wife and I a little over $10,000. My mother was not great at managing her finances.
Very inspiring
@@kevinmarshall808 I think they meant, “you can’t take anything with you when you die.” type of thing. No matter how much money or possessions you claimed while living, when you die everything that was holding you to this earth disappears like vapor.
@@ephemeral783: I understand that, I was just trying to make a point. Always, and I do mean always, prepare for the inevitable so your family does not suffer the financial consequences.
That spilling of the wine always gets me. The shaking hand. The look in his eyes. So much emotion. Regret, anger, fear resignation, pain dear God it just hits me like a sledge hammer to the chest.
The shaking hand was probably due to parkinson's
lmao bro you cant get that from that sence
He was pouring out his pain, like when someone dies, some people will pour one out in respect
@@NoBodyNoCrime758 open your heart
Right there with you. The emotion is real, raw, and close to the heart as can be. This man was a gift to us all, and this his final triumph. May you rest in victory and absolution Man in Black.
I’m a completely full grown man, and I still cry every time I listen to this
This is such a beautiful song. Cash put the hurt into it. You can see the pain in his eyes.
Yes
Yes
@@ClosNesnan Nine Inch Nails.
The pain but also the joy.
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...
The look June gives him after the “What have I become” line just breaks my heart.
Douglas Branch That’s his daughter. Not June.
@@DemonofLight80 That's completely June bro. Sadly, they both died about a year after this song released. June 5/03, Johnny 9/03
To be honest many people can find themselfs in that line
I SWORE I had read it was his daughter a few years ago. Sure enough though, every google search I do comes back saying June. My bad
DemonofLight80 that is a June.
“What have I become? My sweetest friend?” He no longer wants to be here, he wants to be with her, or gone, whatever is inevitable
To sum it up, he is ready to go.
What kills me being older now is the sorrow and love in June's eyes. That was pure and genuine in the recording.
💓
This life its short we are in exam the real life its after life
Literally the last time she ever was seen by anyone else in person besides her family.
100% true. It's clearly a song that the words resonated with someone at his end of life.
When she's standing on the staircase behind the bannister, it's as if there is a barrier between them both. She wants to help her husband but there is nothing she can do. She's completely helpless and has no choice but to watch him fade away before her very eyes, just as she is 💔💔
This song will always give me chills all the way through
Merry Christmas
You are not alone...
@@davelegathan694 What lmao
@@omgxtay972 I guess you've never met a kid with basic anonymity on the internet. It's just disruption.
"Hung my Head" and "Redemption Day" might give ya similar chills.
@@davelegathan694 what the hell is a "j*ggerboo" (making sure i censor that in case its a slur)
"Everyone I know goes away in the end"
Can basically feel the pain on his voice stabbing you in the heart. Hope he can have peace with his new beginning in the other side.
This blows NIN out of the water.
As we get older, that's the sad truth.Nothing more painful in life than losing loved ones .I'm old myself, well not that old,but have a bad heart ,my days are very limited. I've lost alot of loved ones ,and like I said,nothing more painful than that,but its something we all will face.I put my faith in the Lord Jesus, he helps me deal with the pain alot.Couldnt do it without him,,my time is not gonna be long and I've accepted that, I'm not worried about it,like I said , I've accepted the Lord,hope you all do.GOD BLESS!
@@ricklaine4064 bless you
Our Lord blessed us with this gift of a man who was all to human and his ability to sing about his fallibility is a reckoning we will all come to bear. But God assures use everlasting joy in his holy house where he has prepared a place for his children.
I hope so too
This song has the shattering sound of a dying man. And it has so much power, pain, and love simultaneously. It's just human. Perfect in all the wrong ways. Thank you, Mr. Cash. RIP.
Damn this whole song is full of wisdom, emotion and heartbreak at the same time. It truly is amazing how humans can tell stories through music, our milestones, our suffering. Johnny Cash is someone I'll always come back to, no matter how my taste in music changes. He truly is timeless
You can't lie with the sung words
This is an amazing cover of a Nine inch Nails song. But Johnny did it better
Exactly
so true
Ecclesiastes explains this song oh so well. Johnny knew that in his heart. He was Biblically literate.
Full Lyrics :
I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I'm still right here
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
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No-one should know these lyrics word for word. If you've listened to this song that much and that frequently, you need to go get some help. This song is amazing, but it is pure sorrow
@@crash8542 Most of us knew the NIN original version word for word (which is how a lot of us Gen X'ers know the words by heard), and it is NO WHERE near the gut punch of this. I can hear Reznor's Hurt and go "huh." But this??? Bawling.
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 💪🏼
@@brodie2005thegamer the fuck are you talking about
Как не хватает таких людей в это безумное время, спасибо Джон,всегда в сердце.