@layedbakdfr hey man! love your reactions been subscribed a long time! Keep it up! React to Sturgil Simpson- Turtles all the way down (you like lyrics so I think you'll like it) 🤘🏼
High Cost of Living by Jamey Johnson...not the music video tho!!!!! Brantley Gilbert's music is good too, I love the songs "One hell of an amen" or "You don't know her like I do."
The sad thing is that this was written by a much younger person speaking about his friends dying from drugs, rather than an old guy reflecting on his legacy. Both equally heartbreaking, nonetheless.
@@Evilrose0611 Yes .Drugs and alcohol . He was very regretful of the pain he caused his wife and children over the years.This song speaks very well to Cash, reflecting on his life knowing he was about to leave this world
Trent Reznor says about the Cash version of Hurt: "I'd been friends with Rick Rubin for several years. He called me to ask how I'd feel if Johnny Cash covered Hurt. I said I'd be very flattered but was given no indication it would actually be recorded. The idea sounded a bit gimmicky. Two weeks went by. Then I got a CD in the post. I listened to it and it was very strange. It was this other person inhabiting my most personal song. I'd known where I was when I wrote it. I know what I was thinking about. I know how I felt. Hearing it was like someone kissing your girlfriend. It felt invasive". Johnny played this song over 100 times before he recorded it. He called it "The best anti-drug song I ever heard." The song was released as a single in 2003. "One Hour Photo" director Mark Romanek said: “I begged Rick Rubin to let me shoot something to that track” being instantly enamored of the rendition, he offered to shoot the video for free. Universal eventually agreed to the music video, but with 71-year-old Cash’s health declining and being unwilling to stay long in the cold Tennessee weather as he was going on holiday to his ranch in Jamaica that coming Saturday, Romanek had only days to make the video and after scouting in Nashville, he decided upon Cash’s home and museum in Hendersonville, Tennessee, The House of Cash. "Arriving on Friday with no idea of what I was going to make" Romanek said. "I looked around the house and made a few suggestions of where we might film Johnny performing. I was making it up off the top of my head. Then I went to the House of Cash Museum and found it in total disrepair. There was no time to clean it up so I decided that I'd just film it, and Johnny, exactly as they were. He was no longer in his prime - he was fading and that was what I wanted to show. The place was in such a state of dereliction. That’s when I got the idea that maybe we could be extremely candid about the state of Johnny’s health - as candid as Johnny has always been in his songs. While I was filming the opening segment of Johnny playing guitar in his living room, his wife, June, came down the stairs and watched. The look on her face was so complex: full of love and pride and concern for her husband. So I asked her if I could film her too and she agreed. But the most important element was when we discovered a film archive in the museum. When we looked back at the rushes we'd filmed at the house we thought they were good but not great. But once we dropped in the archive footage of Johnny we realized that was the soul of the video. The whole thing was so spontaneous. It's made me realize that sometimes you can be too prepared and that there's some value to urgency." The music video speaks about the transience of life, the gracelessness of death, the Ozymandian crumbling of an oeuvre and the decline of a genre, an era and an attitude. The ‘closed to public’ sign on the museum. The cracked platinum records. The caviar and lobster banquet with no diners. The clips from earlier in Johnny’s career. His wife June looking on. The closed piano lid. The video was so intimate that Cash's management didn't think it should be released, and Johnny was leaning in that direction. According to Rick Rubin, it was his daughter, Rosanne Cash, who convinced Johnny to let it go. June died May 15th, 2003, three months after filming, Johnny died September 12, 2003 four months after his wife. Rick Rubin said of the video: “I cried the first time I saw it. If you were moved to that kind of emotion in the course of a two-hour movie, it would be a great accomplishment. To do it in a four-minute music video is shocking. I think the hurt video is a historical document, it's like looking back across a life." Trent Reznor was sent the video while in the studio with Rage Against the Machine’s Zach De La Rocha, and, when the pair sat down to watch it, any doubts he had about the cover were long gone. “We were in the studio, getting ready to work and I popped it in,” said Reznor. "Tears started welling up. I realized it wasn't really my song anymore. It just gave me goose bumps up and down my spine. By the end I was really on the verge of tears…there was just dead silence. There was, like, this moist clearing of our throats and then, ‘Uh, okay, let’s get some coffee.' It really, really made sense and I thought what a powerful piece of art. I never got to meet Johnny but I'm happy I contributed the way I did. It felt like a warm hug. It's an unbelievably powerful piece of work. After he passed away I remember feeling saddened, but being honored to have framed the end of his life in something that is very tasteful. For anyone who hasn't seen it, I highly recommend checking it out. I have goose bumps right now thinking about it. Having Johnny Cash, one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time, want to cover your song, that's something that matters to me. It's not so much what other people think, but the fact that this guy felt that it was worthy of interpreting. " There will NEVER be another Johnny Cash, and there will NEVER be another video like this. A sad footnote to a sad story, Cash’s home of nearly 30 years in which the video was shot, burned down in 2007.
Roseanne Cash said the first time she heard it, she was deeply upset, and told her Dad, "It sounds like you're saying 'Goodbye'. . " to which he replied, "Maybe I *am."*
I don't think it's fair to say he perfected *it*. He made his cover a perfect reflection of his life, but the original was already perfect in its own right.
He didn't perfect it, he changed it's meaning by the way it sounds. The original is of an abused and forgotten child who's given up on everything, Jonny Cash's cover is about how empty he's been left after reaching the point he wanted, the summit of his mountain.
This was the last song he recorded. The lady standing on the stairs watching him is his wife. She slipped down the stairs just to watch him make this video. She was not suppose to be in it but when they looked at the playback and saw her in it they said leave her in it because of the love for Johnny that you can see in her face. They died about 3mths apart from each other. It shows that they couldn't live without each other.
This is actually a cover song of Nine Inch Nails. The original is about heroin addiction - something Johnny Cash knows plenty about. The music video was recorded a few months before Cash died though, so they made it a reflection of his life.
this is the last video Johnny Cash made with his wife she passed away May 2003 and passed away 4 months later September 2003....The Man in Black is and always will be a legend
"you can have it all my empire of dirt" All the money i've ever made, my empire you can have it. it means nothing in the end. truly sad song, its hella deep
For some reason it reminds me of that Mike Tyson interview where they go to his house and ask him about all the belts he has. "Oh theese, theese are gawbage" and proceeds to throws them off the table.
no matter what type of music you like.. you cannot deny johnny's cover of this song is so good,deep,emotional and sad but still one of the greatest songs ever
I wouldn't say best or greatest. I would however call it one of the most legendary musical performances though. Because of everything behind the scenes and for the reasons you stated.
A cover song, originally written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. After Reznor heard Cash's rendition, he said it was Cash's song now. It fit his lifestyle well. The bridges he burned during his amazing career, the parts of his life that aren't glamorous and the people he lost that he can't get back due to his behavior.
Actually, when he first heard it (Rick Rubin sent him a demo), Reznor didn't get it. It wasn't until he saw the video that he got what everyone was talking about.
It was Rick Rubin's idea and when he asked Trent if Cash can do it he wasnt sure if it was a good idea but he still agreed. He was flattered just like any artist would be when a legend asks to cover their song. When he heard the song for the 1st time he said that the song "sounded alien." Not in a negative way but it was just a different sound than what he was used to (rock to country). His feelings changed when he saw the video. He said "the song isn’t mine anymore."
@@mewtwo150clone it's nothing about regret, he's just emphasising that there are more important things in life than his music empire. He refers to family and his faith which was renewed as said in his testimony
I'm definitely all about rap/hip hop but there are a few songs that always pulls me in from other genres, this being one... Another is Lynard Skynard "Simple Man"
@Jeff Fowler See this is was what I hate about comments... People always have to turn it into an argument... What may speak to you doesn't speak to others and rap to me has had way more content i can relate to and has had much more influence on my life then rock... At the same time I completely understand how you could feel the same about rock... What he's trying to do here is to bring people from different genres together so saying one is outright better then the other is counterproductive and closed minded. I've heard amazing soul touching songs in every genre I've listened to and I listen to a lot of music from Dropkick Murphy to Hank Williams to DMX to Steve Miller Band to you name it but my heart and soul will always be rap.
@@capnbubbles5329 Just listened and I tell you one thing I love about rock is its simplistic lyrics... It really leaves a lot for interpretation... This song really embodies that to me in a good way. With a lot of rap they can really really beat you in the head with a specific topic which I enjoy as well. Not to say there's not exceptions on both sides. But thanks for the recommendation I'll listen some more for sure.
My grandmother was an amazing person. Shortly before she passed this song came out, I bought the CD and brought it over and we listened to it start to finish. During this song I looked over and she had tears and a little smirk, she understood his message. I think of that moment everytime I hear this song.
It's amazing that Johnny covered this song and even though he didn't change any words he was able to give the exact same lyrics a completely different meaning. Even this guy thinks the song is about growing old, but when Trent wrote and performed the same song, there was no question it was about heroin addiction. Johnny cash was and will always be a gift to the world. Trent's alright too.
He did change ONE word. In the NIN version it's was "My empire of shit." Our boy Johnny C didn't swear. So he changed the word to "dirt" same meaning, same message.
Man this song brings me to tears every single time. I cant listen to it without an emotional response. I am a heroin addict and an alcoholic in recovery...alive today by the grace of GOD and only GOD and this song is so powerful. Also, Johnny Cash is so incredible R.I.P. to him his story is so deep and so relatable, may he rest on the wings of angels my brother my friend.
May you continue to find peace and strength, gonna lift you up in prayers. Cuz you are not alone in your climb, as you know! Just last year a lady in a fb group shared her battle with drug addiction and alcoholism, one day she tells us she'd had the most harrowing experience in the middle of Mass, like nothing she'd ever felt before when triggered for prior relapses, described it as a (painful) battlefield over her soul that seemed to hit out of left field and for some reason *this* time..."it" finally detached its grip, it almost felt physical even. Sounds hooey to some, but she was pretty shook/relieved. This was after like a consistent year of "two steps forward one step back." But really years before leading up. Keep a support group if you can, even online. You were meant to be free. Be strong, warrior!
UMA I’m not super religious but you’re just an asshole And you’re a horrible person God is the hope And love in your heart It doesn’t matter what you believe in
@@joebidenlikeslittlekids5133 I understand that and I apologize for being an asshole but look at the world now, sickness,disease and hundreds of thousands dead. What hope does god bring if he brought all this into the world?
@D'oh! I respect what you believe in, but I do not believe I'm full of hate. If I was full of hate I would always be an asshole to all my friends and family, but I'm not always an asshole to them, just occasionally I was being an ass a 2 months ago. Spread love and positivity everyone✌
I absolutely love this song. I just read that Trent Reznor said that Johnny Cash's version is so powerful that he no longer considers it his song. Pretty amazing in my opinion!
"I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down/Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town/I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime/But is there because he's a victim of the times."
he is one of the reasons why I like the color black and wear it so often he impacted my life in such a way im a gen z and im glad this beautiful man existed
You wanna know how you can tell what’s real music and what’s not? This song will still be listened to 100 years from now. Most of the stuff that comes out today won’t be listened to 5 years from now lol. Music is like anything else. The good stuff stands the test of time.
This idea is really nice. We see a lot of hip hop and R&B reviewing channels lately, but this idea of branching out and identifying the cultures of a plethora of chapters and experiences is a great spin for your channel. Keep up the good work. Blessings to you, your health and your aspirations.
Johnny cash’s version of the song is about sorrow and Regrets, as he knows he’s nearing his final days, And looks back on his life The original NIN song is about A man slowly falling deeper into depression as he inches closer to ending it all until the final loud ending when he supposedly shoots himself and the static is the sound of his mind being cleared of it all.
When Johnny sings about his "Empire of Dirt" I think he's referring to how fame is ultimately an illusion. When he sings "I am still right here." "You are someone else". I think he's talking to himself. He's saying you famous guy, is not the real person. I think this video is so deep. I have tears every time I watch, but they are of joy. Johnny R.I.P. you beautiful soul. You gave me so much. Thank you!
If I remember correctly his wife had passed away a short while before he covered the song. Then after performing it like one time, Johnny passed soon after. Absolute legend for any music fan
To clarify, Jonny Cash - Hurt was released in 2002 on the album ‘American IV, the man comes around’. His wife ‘June’ passed away May 15th 2003 and Jonny passed away sadly on September 12th 2003 some 4 months later. The last song Jonny Cash wrote / worked on was the ‘like the 309’ from the American V album which he did to take his mind off / in memory of the passing of his wife.
Trent Reznor's original version and this cover to me are equally amazing, moving, and yet different. Trent wrote it about his drug addictions and I feel like Cash used this song to express feelings associated with getting near the end of his life. Brilliant how the same words can tell different stories so perfectly.
Dude... I break into tears every damn time I watch or hear this version. I pulled myself together super hard to watch your reaction this song, and I'm glad I did. You really understood the song, in THIS version, sung by THIS artist. You were given a great moment. And so was I.
This is one of the few songs that makes me feel the same every time i listen to it. You can't hear johnny cash's "hurt" and not feel a deep sorrow in your soul.
Johnny was a beautiful soul...and a junky. Although this song is a cover, Johnny is expressing regret for the pain that he has caused others and himself.
@@TheProrage509 You must be fun at parties. Other than you calling me out of my name, nothing you wrote differs from what I wrote. If I didn't mention the when's and the how's that Johnny got cleaned up it is because it wasn't germane to my comment. My comment was in no way a slur on John, but yours suggests that there was no goodness in John until he got clean. I always thought that there was a goodness to the man even when he was using.
@@freyamikilson6511 You're right. Someone being a junky doesn't make them "bad" or a bad soul. There are those, which is likely a good majority, that want so badly to stop, because they see what it's causing those they love. Those that go full tilt their whole lives might end up "bad". But people who always struggle to stop and are able to take "sober breaks" want to stay that way. They try, but addiction is a DNA thing, and once a substance is introduced; the DNA takes over. Johnny tried so hard to be a good Christian. Sang some of the best hymns I've ever heard, and he felt it so deeply, he brought the spirit. You can feel the spirit in your presence when you listen to his hymns. He was a sinner. He admitted it. I truly believe that even he would call himself a junky because he hated that part of his life with passion. So, I don't think saying he was a junky was a bad thing. However, he always had "the light", addiction dimmed it at times, but it was always there.
He wasn't a junky he was addicted to pills not heroin retards, trent Reznor was the junky and this song was about his struggle with it, cash covered it about his struggle with life in general.
This actually isn’t his song it was a rock song but once he sang it the band that wrote it thought it was so beautiful that they said this is now johnny cashes song.
Don't worry ThatOneGamer, he knew he was dying. That's why this song became so epic. Someone else may have written those lyrics, but he knew it was his own his regret and and his own goodbye. Though I do tear up every time I think about this song, I think we should be glad, rather than sad, that he got in his own last words.
This was s cover from “Nine Inch Nails” as stated below but Johnny made it his own by letting us peer into his life. I believe that every song is deciphered by each listener and helps if you know a little about the singer. Johnny was an individual who lived and when I mean lived he took it to the edge and jumped. For me this song was talking about mortality. He was not holding up his accomplishments but instead saying he’d give it all away if he could start over and live again. He knew his time grew close and it makes me sad each time I hear it. He also did a cover of sound gardens “Rusty Cage”. It’s pretty good more like Johnny of old but this one had meaning behind it that everyone will understand one day. If they are lucky enough to reflect. Another good song is “The Man Comes Around” by Cash.
@@thanley99 --- Sorry...the lyrics are the same...still Heroin. 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
06:05 'as a young dude, I always want to listen to an older person, they got the wisdom.....certain things the can tell you about life that you can't get from a person your age'. That comment shows wisdom!
You go back to think like Folsom country blues Johnny was an artist way ahead of his time. He was talking about really intense subjects even in the 50s and 60s. Drug addiction, murder, prison. He was like the OG like the first Gangster Rapper. Lol
Aegon Targaryen As well as his songs: Highwayman Matador The Woods Wish it Were True I Got You House of Pain ...and probably a lot more that I’m forgetting.
You have a sooth & fair outlook. Trent Reznor who wrote this wasn’t gone on the idea of Cash doing his song but his manager urged him to give it a listen first, Trent was in awe. He said upon hearing this legend’s powerful voice he almost fell to his knees & said ‘Now it’s Johnny’s song, I defer to the great’
Evidently my roof is leaking while I was listening/pondering this message...it hurts to hear this song. Thank you Johnny for allowing us to share your humanity. Go out today and do a good deed and you will find you do "feel".
If you saw me, I'm your stereotypical big white guy. Im Tall, strong, and bearded guy with a large body frame. But if you were to record me in my car listening to the second half/after the song ends..... you would think I was a teenage girl weeping after finding her puppy who was ran over.
This is a classic, Johnny Cash is a legend! It's a complete different type of song but do Tennessee Ernie Ford 16 tons. I believe its from the 40s I think
It is a cover of nin, but when the singer from nin heard it for the first time, he said it's not my song anymore, it's his now. He cried when he heard it.
My grams parents use to to own the Lone Star Ranch and they would get musicians like Cash and Dolly and Hank Williams and the stories I’ve heard are incredible.
You are exactly right.Jonny reliezes that riches are nothing in the reality of life.It who you love, family,and his dearest wife June,who stood by his side through all.Rest in peace and may God be comforting the Man in Black😔🇺🇲
This was actually a cover, the song was originally written and sang by nine inch nails. But Trent Reznor actually said that Johnny cashes version was better
You yourself are wise to realize that respecting the wisdom of older people is a smart play. Yes, we've seen more, lived longer, and our BS detectors become more finely tuned. As will yours too, with age. Great honest reaction, keep them coming
Word is he did this song and put the twist of his life to it do to the fact deep.down he knew his time was close to a end . And he was reflecting on him self
This is one of the BEST covers ever made. I cry every damn time. I miss the man in black. Im a metal head emo for the most part but damn, Johnny had my fucking heart.
Your reaction and perspective on this is refreshing, since you're coming from a place where you didn't know the background on him and this song he covered. It's great to hear!
