"Hurt" Reaction (Part 2) - Vocal Coach Analysis feat. Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails Cover) 

I saw an interview on tv with her telling that story years ago and have been looking for it ever since and can’t find it anywhere. I can’t remember who was conducting the interview or which network I was watching.

@@davidwalton3604 well, maybe that’s why I can’t find it. Thanks.

Not trying to nitpick, but his reply was "Well maybe I am."

His daughter passed away before he did.

@@Heartstrings_Skyla one did but he had more.

There’s only one word changed in Johnnys version, he wears a crown of “Thorns”, Trent’s crown was made of something else entirely.

@@dwaynehorton8983 I was just about to say that Trent's was definitely not thorns. It was a crown of shit.

I understand that one word differed, but the lyric means the same no matter which version is sung... It's wearing a false crown. But thank you for the clarification.

@@WilliamRoop-xt6rp it actually has a slight difference in meaning, the crown of thorns is a biblical refrence referring to the one placed upon Jesus’s head, it was a symbol of pain, suffering and discomfort where Trent’s crown of shit is more of a symbol of unimportance and disgust, like being the king of nothing. That’s how I interpret the change. It also lends to Johnnys version connecting with his life story in a more visceral way. Even Trent said the words seemed to mean more when he heard Johnny sing them.

One is theist one is an atheist.

I'm 43 and can't get through this video without some tears.

Good moments. Family, laugh, vacations, sunsets. The journey. We'll all end sometimes. It's up to each individual to find that WHY.

I wanted to tell you that many people from the other side of the world, including me, share your feelings.

We feel the same. Thank you for being who you are. God Bless us all. We will see what the future holds in store for us....

“- Why me? - That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber? - Yes. - Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why.” ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five Don't believe everything you think. It's great to have you here, in this lifetime.

A comment ive seen is reznor wrote it as a suicide note, cash made it a eulogy

​@@dorktriogamer2865both of these are really good points

Same, buddy. Same.

This is definitely one I only like to listen to on solo drives in the truck

Yes I seen that and he’s right

Trent's version is still better.

@@nathanpapp432 not according to trent

@@danewood2309 When did trent ever say he thought this version was better?

@@nathanpapp432 in Interview ""Reznor was eventually able to realize the work of art that Cash had created from the track. The poignant music video for the song was what did it for him. "It really, really made sense and I thought what a powerful piece of art ... For anyone who hasn't seen it, I highly recommend checking it out. I have goose bumps right now thinking about it," he said, then patted himself on the back for his part in the whole thing. "I never got to meet Johnny but I'm happy I contributed the way I did. It felt like a warm hug." After the video won him over, Reznor went on to say what he should have said the moment he heard that Cash was interested in recording 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. He said afterwards it was a song that sounds like one he would have written in the '60s and that's wonderful." The cover was released to critical acclaim, and as the Financial Times noted in 2019, the song pretty much became a Johnny Cash song. "That song isn't mine anymore," said Reznor.""

After hearing this version and seeing this video, Trent Reznor is said to have stated "This is no longer my song. It's his."

I heard that Mr Reznor's first reaction when they ask him about Johnny Cash doing his song that it was "I don't know how anyone thinks they could feel the pain that I felt when I wrote this song" after listening and seeing it he is said to have commented "I don't know how I could have known I was writing this song for him to sing" whether it's true or not I have no idea

Hip Hop Legend Rick Rubin brought this song to Cash and convinced him to record it.

well said !!!!!

One thing that is unfortunately lost when hearing Hurt by Nine Inch Nails on its own instead of within the context of the album on which it appears is that it loses that sense of finality. Because within the context of the concept album, it is extremely extremely final. It is still powerful on its own but it really is best when heard as part of the whole.

This is like what have I done to be alone in old age

Every. Time.

I was doing okay 'til they showed June looking on.

Same

The moment Rick Rubin suggested this song to Cash was the moment Rubin went from a wildly successful producer to a certified GREAT producer.

@@PristineTX Yeah, Rick Rubin deserves a lot of credit... it's a great, great production

It was a hell of a way to go out. I still prefer the NIN version, but I respect the hell out of this cover.

Johnny legitimately made this great song his own and its possibly Johnnys masterpiece

​@@PaulMella-f4bI like both versions. For me, i prefer Johnny's version, but music is subjective. I respect Trent Reznors talent and voice.

I've watched this video for a while now and it's always emotional. This was first time I watched it since I suddenly lost my wife about a month ago. Like a sledge hammer of emotion.

A year or so before my grandmother passed away her best friend passed. At the time she commented that all of her close friends were gone.

For real. I feel the same but I still keep coming back to those song.

Agreed

Agree fully. What I like about the 2 pieces is regret with different contexts. Both feels like regret. Cash's version feels more like a sad regret. Definitely reflective with clarity. Like he is accepting and making peace. Where Reznor's version has a feeling of Anxiety. I agree a sense of urgency feels accurate. Almost like he is still trying to make sense of his situation. Definitely like a deep depressive feeling with energy and anxiety. Both amazing.

For reals

Love me some johnny cash😊

very subtle...

And doing it much better

Yes, But after he watched the video he completely changed his mind and said "It's Cash's song now"!

@@UseLogicNotEmotion He said that before he watched the video. You are so correct.

he didn't say " kissing" lol

Cash was never a needle junky he was addicted to pills.

Johnny was a pill popper. He never did heroin. I'm not down playing how horrible heroin addiction is at all. I've lost friends to that poison. Young guys too.

To me the lyric "Everyone I know Goes away in the end" is very telling. For Cash it's a reflection on HIM going away (he died soon after this album was complete and knew it was coming). And for Trent it's about him pushing away people. @DM_Mrs_vocalyst-on-TeIeGrm

I hear you. Even Trent Reznor said, after hearing Johnny's version, that it was now Johnny's song.

I resisted listening to Disturbed's "Sound of Silence" for a couple of years because I couldn't picture a group with that name being respectful to the original. It's been my favorite version since the first time I saw the Conan video.

​@@asquare9316Not what he said lol. Trent didn't even like the cover but once he saw the video his opinion changed

@@Lemon-qs3uz Here's a quote from an interview with Trent by Geoff Rickly of the Alternative Press: " I pop the video in, and... wow. Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps... Wow. I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine any more." lol