Trent on this performance: “One of the greatest moments of my life was standing onstage next to David Bowie while he sang ‘Hurt’ with me. I was outside of myself, thinking, ‘I’m standing onstage next to the most important influence I’ve ever had, and he’s singing a song I wrote in my bedroom.’ It was just an awesome moment.”
I know what kind of person Reznor is. He's the kind that can't be happy no matter how amazing he is. He got a little break from that during this performance. Otherwordly beautiful. I'm not a fan of egocentric living but THIS is definitely the way to do it, if one is inclined.
Thanks Caeden Cloud - always good to know those we respect remain humble. Its a rare thing in ''modern'' music to be humble. I apprieciate you knew words from actual Trent.
I had great tickets to a NIN concert, and I don't think I saw Trent smile once. This makes me grin like an idiot just seeing how so obviously happy he is to share the stage and have Bowie singing this song with him.
I was thinking the same thing. The legend, David Bowie, just quietly fading into the background and letting Trent do his song while David joined in and complimented without stealing anything away from the depth of the song.
Not only that, apparently he helped Trent realize he needed to get sober (especially considering Hurt was very much about his addiction)/arguably saved his life (considering the route many musicians in Trent's shoes went)! Fucking legend
Well, in fact is was dissonant, and it was supposed to be. It's an important part of the magic created here. Bowie once mentioned how he liked to experiment with dissonance.
The smile on Trents face, he must have thought, "Fuck wow I'm sharing a stage, at my gig, singing my song with the otherworldy god like figure of David Bowie...".... This version has always topped the lot for me ...
@@smellslikelayneThis is from a show during a joint U.S. tour segment that David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails did together in 1995. Each night both bands played; in the transition there were some "crossover" songs and this is an example. Bowie's band members featured here including Reeves Gabrels on lead guitar and Gail Ann Dorsey on bass. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outside_Tour
I saw this tour in Portland Oregon, they did this song and it was amazing and when it was time for the crossover nine inch nails band and David Bowie's band all the drummers did this amazing like 20 minute drum solo, it was too much for one brain to handle. Both were true showman. R.i.p. Ziggy
Sorry. Still Johnny Cash's version especially in conjunction with the video for me. The context and the words go with where he was at that point of his life perfectly.
Trent is trying so hard not to smile on the chorus but Bowie nails those harmonies so effortlessly and they just explode, and he's like, oh shit, that's David Bowie I'm locked into.
Man, that shit eating grin after that first bridge... I mean, who the fuck wouldn't? I'm pretty sure the audience would see a shit trail running down my leg if I looked over and saw Bowie harmonizing with ME.
well expressed. Bowie was the master of harmonies and singing duetts with himself. Listen to "sound and vision" to get my point. So he just narcissisticly assimilated "HURT".
True. Ive followed NIN since day 1. I have Neva seen Trent smile. Not 1x !!! He's actually smiling more than once..wow. I read He wrote Hurt during his Dark time.
@@ivankaramasov I agree. If anything, his vocals are just distinctively magnetic and captivating that can literally command the whole venue. He monetized on that uniqueness and I'm a huge fan of his.
@@ivankaramasov Listen to Bing Crosby & David Bowie - "The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)" ... he was a chameleon. No Freddie Mercury, but sang alongside him and Bing. Top notch.
if i didn't have a proclivity for going down youtube rabbit holes when i should be sleeping, i'd never know that this exists, and my life would be less unbeknownst to me.
I was lucky enough to be at this show in St. Louis. One of the best concerts of my life... I'm happy that I was sober enough to remember it then and now. It was incredible.
I was there, too. 95 or 96, I believe. Got thrown out for starting a fire in the lawn. Damn shame. 18 year old me versus now 46 year old me. Wish I would have been paying attention to this amazing performance instead of creating havoc.
Bowie was all of us ,to define where we can go an what we can do not for ourselves but for ALL, we are all a treasure an the beauty cannot be found in words , it is to be lived with LOVE and COMPASSION ,because when I look upon you I see MYSELF.
This is beautiful. When Trent puts his head down you can see him grinning and it goes to show how happy he is that one of the most influential musicians is right next to him, singing his own song that he created.
@@virginiaknighten4687it’s grimacing to hold his emotions in. It’s darkness. It’s light. It’s the convergence of the two. Everything all at once. But forget what I’ve said. It’s endless. It’s nameless. It’s spectacular. Holy shit.
The more you see of Bowie the more it is like he was a musical angel that left us all the right ideas and songs. The more you see of NIN and Trent the more you see talent and passion. As for the video - you don't need me to point it out - masterpiece.
Trent’s mid/high sharpness and Bowie’s deeper haunting vocal are so complimentary in this. Got hints of Type O Negative from Bowie on this one. This must have been an amazing experience for Trent.
I'm a huge fan of both Trent and Bowie... this is my first time watching this live performance and I am just awe-struck by the perfection of Bowie's harmonies and Trent's transparent joy and happiness. He couldn't even contain himself. What a beautiful moment we all get to observe and keep forever... we are all blessed to see this kind of art
@@jenniferevans2596 Actually, it *is* Trent's song. Johnny Cash covered it on his "American IV: The Man Comes Around" album in 2002, but Trent wrote it for "The Downward Spiral" in 1994. Cash's version is awesome, don't get me wrong, but he didn't write it.
I absolutely love that Trent Reznor is grinning the whole way through. its so nice to see how happy he is singing a song about his pain with one of the most legendary people in the music industry.
A good song is complemented when other notable artists sing it with the passion that it was written with. I've not seen this version, and David Bowie is the perfect, perfect cherry on top. I have to admit, while this is an excellent song of it's own merit, seeing Johnny Cash sing it the way he did - knowing his history - broke me. It's as if the song has come full circle, the way Trent intended it. It's the perfect evolution of this song: Trent as the young beginning genius artist, David as the middle-aged experienced artist, and Johnny Cash as the dying, understanding regretful artist. Each version carries it's own individual story, and yet they're all the same. By the Gods. It's Brilliant.
I was blessed in my life seeing David Bowie perform with Nine inch Nails in this tour. It was a moment that i honestly felt Bowie....like he filled the space....and it was fucking magic.
This particular version of the song feels like someone retrospectively looking back at the darkest, lowest point in their life now that they have overcome that and found peace and can cherish life once again. It has more of a self reflective tone to it
Holy shit, David Bowie performing Hurt live with NIN....just wow, I think I just had an out of body experience. David's harmonies and his presence are other worldly!
Bowie and Nails also performed reptile together going line for line, and Bowie fucking rocks it! They ended the set by performing scary monsters and super freaks
theres something about this version that sounds more mysterious yet optimistic than the original. theres a feeling of 'over coming' the melancholy if that makes any sense
Not only is Bowie on stage but your guitar player is Adrian freaking Belew. Who not only played with Bowie in the 70s but also Frank Zappa, Talking Heads AND King Crimson. Yea Trent had to smile during this performance. It was perfection.
Marshall Mott I also was fortunate to see this tour in Hartford, CT. My only regret is not knowing more of Bowie’s catalog back then but I still appreciated his performance. I got to meet all of NIN after that show and have a pic with Reznor and the entire band signed my Downward Spiral book. Absolutely epic show and experience for a die hard NIN fan. RIP David!!
95? I was 17. Thank god for my sister, 8 years older, that introduced me to music i would have missed. And my friends older brother that was constantly playing Jane's Addiction, R.E.M. and early "Grunge"
thank you for pointing out who’s playing guitar...i knew it wasnt adrian belew, but that’s the only person i could think of when trying to figure out who’s playing guitar. reeves gabrial...brilliant!
The way Bowie makes this song vocally his own in the first two lines is brilliant and still their voices fit together in an unusual and so not mainstream way is remarkable. Never was very much into Bowie but this is just musical genius.
OMG I have never seen Trent smile quite like that B4. I can't imagine how U must feel as the writer of any particular song and have icons like Cash & Bowie admiring & performing that song!
Trent once said watching Johnny sing hurt was like watching a stranger kiss your girlfriend. Lots of great musicians of all genres but only a few one would consider Genius through and thorough --- Trent is pure musical genius.... I'm an old dude almost 60. Been a fan since Pretty Hate Machine---what's awesome is seeing kids, young generation of brand new fans awed by NIN. Fuckin Awesone is all this old fart can say. Sorry for the novel it's Christmas morning and my two year old (NIN fan by the way) is opening presents and my wife put a two pound Reese's in my stocking which I consumed in it's entirety and my head is buzzing like Cornholio in conjunction with edible weed I believe I am becoming invisible. Peace Out
Cash still owed this song. Trent will forever be the originator and he grew to accept Cash's version. As a funny aside my newest "step" father a few years ago was trying to learn the Cash version. An aside, I am now 48 and he is a hypocrite Christian and 70 years old. He was mid sixties at the time. Spending my mother's money trying to make a Christian album and he intended to put this song on it. I waited until he got his "final cut" to explain who originally wrote the song and the subject matter (heroin)...lets just say he still hates me to this day. And I bring that up every Thanksgiving and X-mas...cuz I am a total ass.
Bowie created stunning sounds. These go straight in a scar we all have between our brain and our soul- and there, they take root- and generate our inner music....
My favourite iteration of one of my favourite songs. The perfect culmination of artistic ability on this version. Trent and Bowie are such an inspiration to me. I wish I could thank both of them for everything they did for me.
i couldn’t imagine what’s going through trent’s head because he’s singing a song about being in such a low point in your life and singing that song in front of thousands with your childhood hero/idol. the chorus even affects me and i’m not the one singing the song.
@@annwhite2346 the problem isn't addiction. It's self-loathing, anger, regret, misery, pain, hatred, agony. Anyone can sing this song the right way and know it is right because they know it is. It's an invocation into an awareness. That's why this is the best version.
How I feel about this song probably isn't what it really says, but even though I've heard it 1000 times, it still kicks me in the face every time I hear it. These 2 singing, the lyrics & how well David & Trent go together is magic...
I was at this show in Phoenix, I remember there was no break between NiN and Bowie, instead bowie came out and they sang 6 songs together (3 NiN and 3 Bowie). I could not tell you any of the other 5 they did together that night. ;)
Still can't believe our beloved Bowie has moved on to another realm, would have just died to see this in person. The more I see of Bowie I realize he was captured in image and voice in so many iconic rock moments in time. thank you for this post, a lovely opportunity I would elsewise not have had.
I wish they had done a studio recording of this version. I love Reeves Gabrels’ guitar arpeggio in the verses. It’s so odd, yet works very well for me.
Ive come back to this video so many times. Never will this be again such a special time and performance. Sure do miss bowie and this time of trent. So much passion conveyed . They harmonize beautifully
i got to see this with my MOM on 9/22/95 in camden NJ She was a HUGE!!! Bowie fan,, it was so groovy NIN played we moshed it up but when Bowie came out everyone just chilled and really listened to him sing and watched a true performer work. Fantastic show
Ozz Freak wow i went w my mom 2 on sept 12, 95 in mass to see them wat a awesome show i was 13 my first concert and my first contact high lol wow times were so much better back than.
I really do not know what is the best version of Hurt. This is great, The original is great and the Johnny Cash version is great. 3 entirely different versions and they are all superb and worthy of 4 stars each. I could listen to all 3 played back to back all day long.
Its insane to have two music icons of different genres/decades sing one of your songs. Trent is so different than Bowie or Cash its a testament to the idea that music, lyrics can truly connect people. Johnny, Bowie you are each missed by millions
David Bowie really got that stage charisma that even if he just simply stood there without doing anything, I feel overwhelmed and can't take my eyes off him. Damn I was born too too late....
Don't complain. I discovered Bowie the day he died, and I was in London the same time as Ziggy. I was completely oblivious. But the ride back through his career has been wonderful, and I discovered all those bands, like NIN.
I played on stage amongst some of my metal heroes for 14 yrs, 5 months after walking away I performed one last song, 'Hurt' this version is an absolute gift!
Wow. I was there. Southpark meadows. May 2005. Peak of the most fucked up and best times of my life and I was with them that night. Thanks for uploading.
To me, music is a painting. You have the backing, the tone, the structure... One could look at the colors on the album cover and feel the match for the songs. Then there's Bowie, who brings an entirely different palette of vibrance and inherent darkness. The choruses take a turn from this dismal spiraling despair, and replace it with a feeling of letting go and peace in a sort of death, or change. This was amazing to hear and thank you for sharing.
Two of my all times favourite singers singing together I'm screaming!!! And Trent smiling and Bowie so amazing as usual!!! AAA it means so much for me🖤🖤🖤😭 Also it feels like they both didn't want to outsing one another and my heart's melting for that, they're such incredible performers, simply the best!
Wow. This was awsome to come across surfing TH-cam. I saw NIN 3 times in 1987 when Trent was opening act for The Jesus and Mary Chain, Peter Murphy and Meat Beast Manifesto. He blew all three of them away. I was hooked on Industrial music after that.
@@anonentropy3171 I'm Afraid of Americans came well *after* this 1995 tour. David Bowie's song "I'm Afraid of Americans" was recorded for Bowie's album Earthling that came out in 1997. Reznor did a *remix* of that song and also appeared, with Bowie, in the video.
NiN and Gary Numan came a bit later... equally good collab, except it's a bit reversed - Trent ends up just playing backup synth and tambourine for Gary! But let's face it, no-one upstaging Gary Numan!
Definitely one of Trent's greatest songs, plus David Freaking Bowie! I love this performance! Two of my all time favorites on one stage. Let the magic begin...
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Trent on this performance: “One of the greatest moments of my life was standing onstage next to David Bowie while he sang ‘Hurt’ with me. I was outside of myself, thinking, ‘I’m standing onstage next to the most important influence I’ve ever had, and he’s singing a song I wrote in my bedroom.’ It was just an awesome moment.”
That’s just beautiful.
Fab!
I know what kind of person Reznor is. He's the kind that can't be happy no matter how amazing he is. He got a little break from that during this performance. Otherwordly beautiful. I'm not a fan of egocentric living but THIS is definitely the way to do it, if one is inclined.
Thanks Caeden Cloud - always good to know those we respect remain humble. Its a rare thing in ''modern'' music to be humble. I apprieciate you knew words from actual Trent.
Wow!
Trent smiled for a total of 57 seconds during this video, proof that Bowie was magic.
This song/video literally gives me a hard-on and I have a vagina
They are enjoying the moment :D
We have two of the greatest in term of "musical univers" creation , Together on stage, one word EPIC :D
Haha, so true!
I think he's a little overwhelmed to be actually sharing the stage with Bowie singing his song
I had great tickets to a NIN concert, and I don't think I saw Trent smile once. This makes me grin like an idiot just seeing how so obviously happy he is to share the stage and have Bowie singing this song with him.
Imagine writing a song and having it sung by David Bowie and Jonny Cash.
The three of them... Would fuckin kill me
Trent deserves it.
better yet, imagine being on the same stage with your childhood musical idol
I can't...
Tren is musical genius. so?
David Bowie offered himself as a backing singer to so many up and coming bands. What a perfect musical role-model. RIP, DB. xx
I was thinking the same thing. The legend, David Bowie, just quietly fading into the background and letting Trent do his song while David joined in and complimented without stealing anything away from the depth of the song.
He looks and acts like my farther. Here and in merry Christmas… the love of my life…❤️
Saw him playing keyboards/backup singing for Iggy during The Idiot tour. Van BC
Not only that, apparently he helped Trent realize he needed to get sober (especially considering Hurt was very much about his addiction)/arguably saved his life (considering the route many musicians in Trent's shoes went)! Fucking legend
@@matthewcromeyes indeed, we have DB to thank partly for still having Trent with us today 🥰
I love that Bowie backs his voice off to not overshadow Trent's voice and balance the dissonant harmony between them.
Bowie was a proper gentleman & grand performer
There’s nothing dissonant about the harmony man. Bowie just nails it and it’s mixed very well together
Loved it too!
Well, in fact is was dissonant, and it was supposed to be. It's an important part of the magic created here.
Bowie once mentioned how he liked to experiment with dissonance.
@@peterzon9303 Yes. Dissonance is a really powerful musical tool, it’s only bad if it happens unintentionally.
When you're honest and passionate in your music, legends will sing your songs. RIP Cash, Bowie
I have always been open to every thing ..love music 🎶 * discovering new awesome things ..makes me happy 😊
Tell that to Chris Martin 😂
Well said sir.
@@bmojo7118 or ma'am as in my case 😉☮️💜
@@tinyrick2921 *there's always an exception.....
The smile on Trents face, he must have thought, "Fuck wow I'm sharing a stage, at my gig, singing my song with the otherworldy god like figure of David Bowie..."....
This version has always topped the lot for me ...
@@smellslikelayneThis is from a show during a joint U.S. tour segment that David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails did together in 1995. Each night both bands played; in the transition there were some "crossover" songs and this is an example. Bowie's band members featured here including Reeves Gabrels on lead guitar and Gail Ann Dorsey on bass. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outside_Tour
I saw this tour in Portland Oregon, they did this song and it was amazing and when it was time for the crossover nine inch nails band and David Bowie's band all the drummers did this amazing like 20 minute drum solo, it was too much for one brain to handle.
Both were true showman.
R.i.p. Ziggy
Sorry. Still Johnny Cash's version especially in conjunction with the video for me. The context and the words go with where he was at that point of his life perfectly.
Trent is trying so hard not to smile on the chorus but Bowie nails those harmonies so effortlessly and they just explode, and he's like, oh shit, that's David Bowie I'm locked into.
Man, that shit eating grin after that first bridge... I mean, who the fuck wouldn't? I'm pretty sure the audience would see a shit trail running down my leg if I looked over and saw Bowie harmonizing with ME.
is a performance
Yes, Trent has said Bowie was a HUGE influence on his musical life. Can you imagine what Trent was feeling right then? Awesome !!
well expressed. Bowie was the master of harmonies and singing duetts with himself. Listen to "sound and vision" to get my point. So he just narcissisticly assimilated "HURT".
❤❤❤❤❤ I just found this this morning in my brain exploded I can't even form a thought but I had to come give this comment love cuz ya holyshit
Hurt is one of the most amazing songs ever written. Bowie one of the most amazing artists ever. I never knew this performance existed until today!!
Right, but Johnny cash version is the Best of the world
I love that Reznor is so excited he can't even maintain his emo/angst face; the smile is constantly breaking through.
❤️
Most ARTISTS have "hurt"
Agree on the Johnny Cash ..
His version cuts deep, but this is another world ..
Great.
True. Ive followed NIN since day 1.
I have Neva seen Trent smile.
Not 1x !!!
He's actually smiling more than once..wow.
I read He wrote Hurt during his Dark time.
I mean, how could anyone not be? Standing next to a legend, listening to him sing the song you wrote? #Impossiblegoals
Emo angst gets olde. Joy can be ever new, no matter how olde ye get.
Is there anyone still out there who loves the darkness from the 90s music....... so darkly beautiful...
Always, an underrated era, bands like stabbing westward, my dying bride and type o made my teenage years
Jamie Smith type o negative is one of my all time favorite bands, I got lucky I got to see them live before he died. Just an amazing show
@@jeremypeele8010 I saw them twice in once weekend in London, outstanding
@@jeremypeele8010 haha, I must admit I didn't make that one...
Still here. Still wondering how they fucked it all up so badly since.
That smile when they start harmonizing. Their voices really complimented each other’s.
Is so spontaneous and honest that the joy is contagious. Makes you feel happy like you were there.
So true!
Ur hott
@@chris-wt7ol No you're hot
I just don't get it. For me it sounds like they are completely out of sync, singing their own thing over the other, and its horrible.
Bowie was a monster vocally. His vocal ability and range deserves just as much attention as his song writing ability. RIP🥺.
He probably wasn't the greatest vocalist technically, but his ability to convey any emotion is unparalleled.
ivankaramasov I think that’s half the magic of vocals, being able to make people feel something.
He was a genius....never be equalled
@@ivankaramasov I agree. If anything, his vocals are just distinctively magnetic and captivating that can literally command the whole venue. He monetized on that uniqueness and I'm a huge fan of his.
@@ivankaramasov Listen to Bing Crosby & David Bowie - "The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)" ... he was a chameleon. No Freddie Mercury, but sang alongside him and Bing. Top notch.
if i didn't have a proclivity for going down youtube rabbit holes when i should be sleeping, i'd never know that this exists, and my life would be less unbeknownst to me.
6:45 AM, glad I'm not the only one
Same here , at 5:08 am I have no regrets
4.30am for me
4 hrs after lights out...
Exactly what I am doing right now when I came across this hahaha!
I was lucky enough to be at this show in St. Louis. One of the best concerts of my life... I'm happy that I was sober enough to remember it then and now. It was incredible.
Same.
You so lucky to see this !!
You lucky bastard!!!
I was there, too. 95 or 96, I believe. Got thrown out for starting a fire in the lawn. Damn shame. 18 year old me versus now 46 year old me. Wish I would have been paying attention to this amazing performance instead of creating havoc.
Me, too! It was so good. Bowie is perfection ❤️
Their vocals. Reznor is like a work glove, and Bowie is like a silk glove, they are both clapping keeping perfect rhythm.
Great description 👍
Underrated comment^
Wow. You explain it perfectly.
Well said
What about a latex glove?
I still don't belive Bowie was human...he was far too perfect.
Gene Clark he was an occultist, he knew how to tap into the collective mind and much more.
Bowie was all of us ,to define where we can go an what we can do not for ourselves but for ALL, we are all a treasure an the beauty cannot be found in words , it is to be lived with LOVE and COMPASSION ,because when I look upon you I see MYSELF.
He would be the last person to agree with the last half of that statement.
Yeah what ever , we will never no , but him an his wife were a stunning pair. Be cool dude
he was too human
This is beautiful. When Trent puts his head down you can see him grinning and it goes to show how happy he is that one of the most influential musicians is right next to him, singing his own song that he created.
listen, that’s… not smiling…
@@devixszellI noticed that…What is it then?
Pure elation. Happiness and amazement leaking out of his face.@@virginiaknighten4687
@@virginiaknighten4687it’s grimacing to hold his emotions in. It’s darkness. It’s light. It’s the convergence of the two. Everything all at once. But forget what I’ve said. It’s endless. It’s nameless. It’s spectacular. Holy shit.
@@timbok83 it’s the beginning and it’s the end
The more you see of Bowie the more it is like he was a musical angel that left us all the right ideas and songs. The more you see of NIN and Trent the more you see talent and passion. As for the video - you don't need me to point it out - masterpiece.
I wish there was a studio version. This is gold.
Me too. like I would have begged for like a collection of this, the cash version and the original.
There's a version that made it to CD, 'Back in Anger' I think it's called. Probably about as studio as we're gonna get.
Absolutely!
Agree
Cory Anderson and it will never be done again
This is like the voices in your heading actually getting along for a while
When both your id and superego want you to get help
@@swolejeezy2603 Hahaha!
Damn so accurate
Wow! 😂
Who knew Trent could smile so much? 😆
Trent’s mid/high sharpness and Bowie’s deeper haunting vocal are so complimentary in this. Got hints of Type O Negative from Bowie on this one. This must have been an amazing experience for Trent.
DO you know what intervals they're doing? Just sounds great
@@theminotaursunfortunately not, I rely on the ears more than the mind, a blessing and a curse lol
Wow i was thinking type o negitive vibes too. Absolutely
I'm a huge fan of both Trent and Bowie... this is my first time watching this live performance and I am just awe-struck by the perfection of Bowie's harmonies and Trent's transparent joy and happiness. He couldn't even contain himself. What a beautiful moment we all get to observe and keep forever... we are all blessed to see this kind of art
I Agree with you ! This is my 1st time also ! What A TREAT !
Yes exactly
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Bowie sings this song with reverence, as if he gets completely what Trent was trying to convey when he wrote it. Great collaboration.
Given his history in the music industry, he probably did.
I think Trent knows how blessed he has been. I’m so glad he is still being fucking great. It’s such a joy.
Trent didn't write it. It's a johnny cash song
@@jenniferevans2596 Actually, it *is* Trent's song. Johnny Cash covered it on his "American IV: The Man Comes Around" album in 2002, but Trent wrote it for "The Downward Spiral" in 1994. Cash's version is awesome, don't get me wrong, but he didn't write it.
@@jenniferevans2596 you are mistaken.
I absolutely love that Trent Reznor is grinning the whole way through. its so nice to see how happy he is singing a song about his pain with one of the most legendary people in the music industry.
you can see in trent's face how blown away he is singing his own song with david bowie. It is so awesome to watch.
I come back to this every so often, not just for the awesome performance, but for Trent's completely uninhibited smiles throughout.
You can see Trent’s face feel with emotion, with happiness at the last chorus that is so wonderful amazing
A good song is complemented when other notable artists sing it with the passion that it was written with. I've not seen this version, and David Bowie is the perfect, perfect cherry on top. I have to admit, while this is an excellent song of it's own merit, seeing Johnny Cash sing it the way he did - knowing his history - broke me. It's as if the song has come full circle, the way Trent intended it. It's the perfect evolution of this song: Trent as the young beginning genius artist, David as the middle-aged experienced artist, and Johnny Cash as the dying, understanding regretful artist. Each version carries it's own individual story, and yet they're all the same. By the Gods. It's Brilliant.
Yes. You nailed it. I hadn't seen this before and it blew me away.
Near perfect comment^ 👏🏽
To reiterate what a nuanced opinion.
😊😊😊
I love love love your insight on this
I love the harmony because it blends an older wiser guys voice with a less controlled wild voice of a younger guy.
every system of a down song
@Jimaroc k
Jimaroc all 3 are amazing.
@Jimaroc soad is way better than Bowie, and tied with NIN
@@billrobertjoe excuse me wtf
Bowie had such an impressive stage presence. Together with Reznor, it is simply epic. Thanks for posting this.
I was blessed in my life seeing David Bowie perform with Nine inch Nails in this tour. It was a moment that i honestly felt Bowie....like he filled the space....and it was fucking magic.
Bowie’s presence in this song is otherworldly. Everything about it is mesmerizing.
Once upon a time, I liked the Johnny Cash version over the NIN version. Then I found this utterly beautiful duet online and now I have a new favorite
HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS EXISTED!?!?!?! WHAT HAS BEEN MY LIFE UNTIL NOW?!?!?!?!
Haha..
Ik! I considered myself a true fan but... I didn't know either!!!
I had no idea either, WTF, this is incredible!
I just found it in the midst of the Corona virus and it is my shield.
This and Prince doing Radiohead's Creep...I guess I've got to thank quarantine
People this isn't just music it's art
Right on 🤘🏻💜
Music is literally one of the Arts...
So it's music
The world is a colder place without Bowie. The second I hear his voice it reaches my soul. Shit.
Their dynamic is just insane.
This was the most memorable concert I'd ever seen. When Hurt was over (NIN killed it of course!) and Bowie lit up the stage, Oh My God!
Turtal I am sooo very jealous of you that you got to see this live! I would have for sure died happy if I got to see this, ahaha this is pure magic.
It was a night to remember.
I also saw this live !
This particular version of the song feels like someone retrospectively looking back at the darkest, lowest point in their life now that they have overcome that and found peace and can cherish life once again.
It has more of a self reflective tone to it
Holy shit, David Bowie performing Hurt live with NIN....just wow, I think I just had an out of body experience. David's harmonies and his presence are other worldly!
Bowie and Nails also performed reptile together going line for line, and Bowie fucking rocks it! They ended the set by performing scary monsters and super freaks
Amazing! Bowie is simply masterful
That's Bowie's band. Adrian Belew on guitar.
theres something about this version that sounds more mysterious yet optimistic than the original. theres a feeling of 'over coming' the melancholy if that makes any sense
I agree I really like it too. It's the more puff a major key shift since they cut out some of the more nuanced notes I the original broken chords
r vega Most brilliant sense of wording you have. Perfectly expressed my feelings 💎
Perfectly
mhm
IT BECOUSE OF DAVID
Trent is so happy here. Really enjoyed seeing him this way.
Not only is Bowie on stage but your guitar player is Adrian freaking Belew. Who not only played with Bowie in the 70s but also Frank Zappa, Talking Heads AND King Crimson. Yea Trent had to smile during this performance. It was perfection.
I just say: "Thank You" for this beautiful Moment and the Guy that loaded this up.
I'm watching this over and over and it still touches my soul to bits.anyone else?
Me
This gives me chills. Badass.
I still have tears in my eyes
Reeves Gabrels is an incredible underrated guitar player, incredible work with Bowie, guitar made low profile and great harmonisations
Extremely fortunate to have experienced this in Columbus 10/4/95
Marshall Mott I also was fortunate to see this tour in Hartford, CT. My only regret is not knowing more of Bowie’s catalog back then but I still appreciated his performance. I got to meet all of NIN after that show and have a pic with Reznor and the entire band signed my Downward Spiral book. Absolutely epic show and experience for a die hard NIN fan. RIP David!!
Te pasaste de verga carnal. Que chingón, la neta
Yes you are very fortunate and I am extremely jealous
i was there
95? I was 17. Thank god for my sister, 8 years older, that introduced me to music i would have missed. And my friends older brother that was constantly playing Jane's Addiction, R.E.M. and early "Grunge"
Reeves Gabrels’s reimagining of the guitar part of this song doesn’t get enough attention. Sounds awesome.
This. Reeves Gabrels kicks ass.
thank you for pointing out who’s playing guitar...i knew it wasnt adrian belew, but that’s the only person i could think of when trying to figure out who’s playing guitar. reeves gabrial...brilliant!
most forget who is playing that because here it does not looki like Reeves, but the guitar is his own, Reeves is very underrated
My first and most enduring feeling about this video. I didn't know who that was, I'll have to look him up.
@@gregoryrasmusson6661 Does anybody know how to play that tapping in the beginning? Are there tabs for that anywhere?
It's been so many years. Sounds better every time I listen to them together. Miss you Johnny & David. Keep it up Trent!
The way Bowie makes this song vocally his own in the first two lines is brilliant and still their voices fit together in an unusual and so not mainstream way is remarkable. Never was very much into Bowie but this is just musical genius.
2:41--The smile you get when you realize Bowie is singing your goddammed song with you! Nice!
I just discovered this version!!’ Thr harmonization of trent and bowie gives me chills!!!! Gods!
I was told that two gods could not exist on the same stage, but they told me wrong...
NIN makes me wanna crawl back into my 90's Turtle shell, that industrial rock feel, never gets old even in 2020
Bowie was the best musician that ever existed.
OMG I have never seen Trent smile quite like that B4. I can't imagine how U must feel as the writer of any particular song and have icons like Cash & Bowie admiring & performing that song!
No one should ever forget that Trent Reznor was the creator of this famous song..after all.
Trent Reznor is more than a song, he is the master of his musical univers. A pure genius, as Bowie of course (RIP) ;)
Trent once said watching Johnny sing hurt was like watching a stranger kiss your girlfriend. Lots of great musicians of all genres but only a few one would consider Genius through and thorough --- Trent is pure musical genius.... I'm an old dude almost 60. Been a fan since Pretty Hate Machine---what's awesome is seeing kids, young generation of brand new fans awed by NIN. Fuckin Awesone is all this old fart can say. Sorry for the novel it's Christmas morning and my two year old (NIN fan by the way) is opening presents and my wife put a two pound Reese's in my stocking which I consumed in it's entirety and my head is buzzing like Cornholio in conjunction with edible weed I believe I am becoming invisible. Peace Out
Cash still owed this song. Trent will forever be the originator and he grew to accept Cash's version.
As a funny aside my newest "step" father a few years ago was trying to learn the Cash version. An aside, I am now 48 and he is a hypocrite Christian and 70 years old. He was mid sixties at the time. Spending my mother's money trying to make a Christian album and he intended to put this song on it. I waited until he got his "final cut" to explain who originally wrote the song and the subject matter (heroin)...lets just say he still hates me to this day.
And I bring that up every Thanksgiving and X-mas...cuz I am a total ass.
@@michaelmunn1044 the truth has been told ;) You re fooking right dude, only 39 but really understand what you just said ;) Peace
Trent is no less than Bowie .. Bowie knew this
Bowie created stunning sounds. These go straight in a scar we all have between our brain and our soul- and there, they take root- and generate our inner music....
yes
Excellent comment. David felt this song with every fiber of himself and he understands the song. Those deep low tones he hit made me awestruck.
My favourite iteration of one of my favourite songs. The perfect culmination of artistic ability on this version. Trent and Bowie are such an inspiration to me. I wish I could thank both of them for everything they did for me.
David Bowie must be one of the coolest performers ever He's just..... Composed, awesome song.
i couldn’t imagine what’s going through trent’s head because he’s singing a song about being in such a low point in your life and singing that song in front of thousands with your childhood hero/idol. the chorus even affects me and i’m not the one singing the song.
Bowie had been to that low point himself, in the mid '70s. But then so had Johnny Cash. Only an addict could sing this song.
@@annwhite2346 the problem isn't addiction. It's self-loathing, anger, regret, misery, pain, hatred, agony. Anyone can sing this song the right way and know it is right because they know it is. It's an invocation into an awareness. That's why this is the best version.
How I feel about this song probably isn't what it really says, but even though I've heard it 1000 times, it still kicks me in the face every time I hear it. These 2 singing, the lyrics & how well David & Trent go together is magic...
I was at this show in Phoenix, I remember there was no break between NiN and Bowie, instead bowie came out and they sang 6 songs together (3 NiN and 3 Bowie). I could not tell you any of the other 5 they did together that night. ;)
@@NobodyCaresALot that's exactly it.
Still can't believe our beloved Bowie has moved on to another realm, would have just died to see this in person. The more I see of Bowie I realize he was captured in image and voice in so many iconic rock moments in time. thank you for this post, a lovely opportunity I would elsewise not have had.
I wish they had done a studio recording of this version. I love Reeves Gabrels’ guitar arpeggio in the verses. It’s so odd, yet works very well for me.
Totally agree! It’s just a bit off kilter, and it colors the melody so beautifully. Ethereal I think is the word for it.
Its that Parker Fly sound
Ive come back to this video so many times. Never will this be again such a special time and performance. Sure do miss bowie and this time of trent. So much passion conveyed . They harmonize beautifully
Love them both. Bowie's voice is like butter. Iconic
i got to see this with my MOM on 9/22/95 in camden NJ She was a HUGE!!! Bowie fan,, it was so groovy NIN played we moshed it up but when Bowie came out everyone just chilled and really listened to him sing and watched a true performer work. Fantastic show
Ozz Freak wow i went w my mom 2 on sept 12, 95 in mass to see them wat a awesome show i was 13 my first concert and my first contact high lol wow times were so much better back than.
One of my favourite performances ever. Absofuckinglutely amazing.
I really do not know what is the best version of Hurt. This is great, The original is great and the Johnny Cash version is great. 3 entirely different versions and they are all superb and worthy of 4 stars each. I could listen to all 3 played back to back all day long.
The Kermit version is surprisinly good.
the glen campbell version!!
Agreed. They all leave me feeling different and that's amazing
Peter Murphy's is great too.
@@scottcharney1091 I have not heard his but will have to look it up. But I am looking forward to him joining the Celebrating David Bowie Tour.
Wow. How did I just learn this exists? I’m blown away.
Huge fan of both of these legends. I did not know this existed and thank you for posting. It was mesmerizing.
Its insane to have two music icons of different genres/decades sing one of your songs. Trent is so different than Bowie or Cash its a testament to the idea that music, lyrics can truly connect people. Johnny, Bowie you are each missed by millions
David Bowie really got that stage charisma that even if he just simply stood there without doing anything, I feel overwhelmed and can't take my eyes off him. Damn I was born too too late....
100% YES. You feel his powerful presence even if he is just standing still
It's never too late... back catalogue, its timeless..
Bowie was such an all around musician...not just a front man...he had the humility to really compliment a song just as he did in under pressure....
@@jonocom777 this is perfectly put and not to be forgotten☺
The man could be so very Humble..
Don't complain. I discovered Bowie the day he died, and I was in London the same time as Ziggy. I was completely oblivious. But the ride back through his career has been wonderful, and I discovered all those bands, like NIN.
You know you've made it when you're onstage with David Bowie and he's singing a song you wrote!
I love bowie! This is amazing! I know Trent loved this. I couldn't imagine getting to be on stage with Bowie.
Hands down my favorite concert, I am so grateful I got to see it.
OMG incredible the two voices together...just marvelous! sheerly haunting. beautiful.
Wow, Bowie's voice is brilliantly complementary to this great song - natural fit!
I played on stage amongst some of my metal heroes for 14 yrs, 5 months after walking away I performed one last song, 'Hurt' this version is an absolute gift!
This was beautiful. I am so grateful to have found it. Trent’s smile makes me cry.
Wow. I was there. Southpark meadows. May 2005. Peak of the most fucked up and best times of my life and I was with them that night. Thanks for uploading.
sending shivers down my spine, again and again and again
awesome , a presence that will be missed , david bowie , what a duet
To me, music is a painting. You have the backing, the tone, the structure... One could look at the colors on the album cover and feel the match for the songs. Then there's Bowie, who brings an entirely different palette of vibrance and inherent darkness. The choruses take a turn from this dismal spiraling despair, and replace it with a feeling of letting go and peace in a sort of death, or change.
This was amazing to hear and thank you for sharing.
his smile is honestly simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming
What artistry
What artistry; music, vocals. So breathtaking. Wish I would have been there.
Rest in peace, David.
Damn... What a trip it must've been for trent to see one of his musical idols sing on a song he wrote in his bedroom... Epitome of made it
Actual goosebumps. The harmony between them. Amazing.
Wow… The palpable power behind this incredibly restrained performance..like nothing I’ve ever seen nor felt before. Artistry. Amen.
Two of my all times favourite singers singing together I'm screaming!!! And Trent smiling and Bowie so amazing as usual!!! AAA it means so much for me🖤🖤🖤😭
Also it feels like they both didn't want to outsing one another and my heart's melting for that, they're such incredible performers, simply the best!
Did anyone else get goosebumps while listening to this amazing collaboration? I did
Me too
Oh yeah 😎
And a shiver between the shoulder blades. Magic. Pure magic.
I cried
This is simply beautiful. Thank you, Trent Reznor, for writing such a song, even though you suffered so much along the way.
Amazing treatment to this song, such a Bowie arrangement!! Miss him :-(
Wow. This was awsome to come across surfing TH-cam. I saw NIN 3 times in 1987 when Trent was opening act for The Jesus and Mary Chain, Peter Murphy and Meat Beast Manifesto. He blew all three of them away. I was hooked on Industrial music after that.
I didn't even know this existed, but now I am so damn glad I do.
This is one of the best performances I've ever seen.
The harmony between David's and Trent's voices is incredible.
Bowie and Reznor, two badass musical geniuses singing this amazing song together. What could be better
NiN + david bowie... unlikely combination but greatfull they performed together this is an awesome performance!
They collabed before, in "im afraid of americans" (search it up)
@@anonentropy3171 I'm Afraid of Americans came well *after* this 1995 tour. David Bowie's song "I'm Afraid of Americans" was recorded for Bowie's album Earthling that came out in 1997. Reznor did a *remix* of that song and also appeared, with Bowie, in the video.
NiN and Gary Numan came a bit later... equally good collab, except it's a bit reversed - Trent ends up just playing backup synth and tambourine for Gary! But let's face it, no-one upstaging Gary Numan!
I saw them do this song together in LA..in the 90s..so amazing....i miss bowie .
Definitely one of Trent's greatest songs, plus David Freaking Bowie! I love this performance! Two of my all time favorites on one stage. Let the magic begin...