**I know this has been up for almost 5 years, but algorithm is algorithming. The first half of this music video seems to be ok but not the second. Many of my song reactions are getting blocked so I have to mute where I can. I know you all have heard this song before, this is not a market substitute. Play it along with us if you have to. HUGE thanks to those who understand! My sincere appreciation. ❤ Let me know if you'd like to see my Mom react to another song. Any suggestions? Keep in mind she probably won't do rock or rap. I've been mostly thinking of covers of songs she grew up on. May do Jolene by Miley Cyrus next. If you want to listen to the actual song you can listen to that somewhere else this is about a reaction.
This really is a hard-hitting song, and so fitting for Johnny Cash, even though it wasn't originally written for him - thank you for the reaction to it. I hope you don't mind a stranger dropping by with another suggestion - I don't know if your mother would know the Oakridge Boys, but they did a version of their song Elvira with the group Home Free, who are popular with a lot of RU-vid reactors. That might be worth considering for another video.
@@sallymaria She does know of them, I learned about them growing up. She hasn't heard of Home Free, but I've seen the video. I'll write it down and consider it! :)
That was beautiful. My father was a violinist who played his violin everyday of his life starting as a preteen. At 96 he told my mother he was feeling tired and went to lay down he laid in bed with his violin in his hand. 18 hours later he died in his sleep still holding his violin. That scene of cash caressing his closed key lid brought that memory back.
When his daughter first heard the song she said " It sounds like you are saying goodbye" He replied " I am" and died shortly after. He was pouring out all his regrets. The Gold discs, the awards, the platitudes all meant nothing compared to the people he pushed away.
You are so right about when they show June, I can pretty much hold it together until I see her there with him on the stairwell, and the water works can no longer be contained!
I see people saying this in every reaction, but in the interview I watched where she recounts the first time she watched it, she didn't say that. I've been asking everyone for a video or source where she says that, but no one has ever given me any.
The thing that gets me everytime is June Carter watching him on the stairs. The beautiful tragedy and testament of their bond is Johnny Cash died 4 months after June. While officially Johnny died from diabetes it's hard not to think it was because of a broken heart after June had died. As the lyrics state, "Everyone I know goes away in the end."
I’m a 58 year old guy and I’ve probably watched this video 100 times. However, I still get teary eyes.and a lump in my throat. Undoubtedly one of the most powerful music videos of all time. My daughter can’t even stand to just hear the song. Not because she thinks it’s bad...it’s just too sad for her.
I'm about the same age, and have watched this so many times the main song and the reactions, it still brings me to tears. The passion the hurt in the song hits me so hard. This is his song
I'm an old man who has, in my past, has done a lot of terrible things to a lot of good people (including myself). I've spent the last 25 years trying to burn off that bad karma. Unfortunately, this song is my anthem too. I wish it weren't.
John, Johnny had regrets sure but there is a reason why Jesus' crucifixion is in the video. Johnny is one Christian out there who resonates with me - there is no self-righteousness or holier than thou BS with Johnny. He knew he sinned, many times and there was no way he was going to reach perfection on Earth. But he also knew the power of God's forgiveness. I pray he forgave himself. That is harder. I hope that you can forgive yourself and accept God's forgiveness too. I am struggling with that myself. We need to lay aside our baggage of the past because the weight of that can't be carried alone.
When Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails, and the person who wrote this song in 1994) wrote this, he framed it through the eyes of a young drug addict. Johnny turned that song into a song about an old man at the end of his rope talking about the pain in his life that he can't let go of. Both versions are as deep and heavy as they are beautiful.
This song is about the regrets and shame of an addict and has nothing to do with the age of the singers, every addict goes through what has been described in the lyrics of this song in their life
Johnny fought drug addiction, built a family with June and a music legacy. His music is part of my life going back to my earliest memories. I pray that he is resting now in peace. He nailed it, I think, and he took Reznor's song and owned it.
Your mom was all smiles until the guitar started. I could relate watching it fade and seeing the gravity of the song come over her. I felt the same way.
Johnny Cash : the perfect example of someone who tried to put himself back together but like when you lose a puzzle piece, he was missing a few of them making him unable to fix himself up in the end, sadly.
a lot of people miss the visuals there at the end where it shows Jesus being crucified intermixed with Johnny's past.. as if it's trying to show us each of his sins were one swing of the hammer into the spikes, another way he made someone else hurt, much like his addictions did to his family during his life. The video is all about regret to me. That he's reached this point and he's trying to tell everyone he's sorry. That all of his success and fame didn't make up for the pain he caused them. At this time he knew June wasn't long for this world and it's like an apology to her mostly but the kids too.
@@dxb8086 who the hell are you?? If you've ever heard Cash talk about his life growing up, you don't need anything but the ability to hear what a man says. Sounds like you don't know shit!
The older you are the more this song will affect you......we all have regrets and his are well documented......this song makes us all think and we live with our choices
I think this song written by NIN so closely reflected his life that he was able to make a retrospective of it as an old remorseful man over an angry young man.
i grew up in texas and heard alot of johnny's earlier music. and i didnt get into it much. and i wasnt a nine inch nails fan but did like this original version of this. but when i heard this version the first time. i cried. i heard so much pain in his voice. and i became a fan of his because of this song. its so good. everyone needs to listen to this song
He came from my state, Arkansas. Why is that song sad to me?? He’s a true legend ❤️ perhaps he was hurt. He passed soon after June did 💕 he sang “I will make you hurtl and my tears rolled down
When he was younger he turned to God. But he would go back to booze and drunks. It was a back and forth thing with God with him. My opinion with the image of Jesus he may have returned to God at the end of his life. At least I hope so.
Dana Lynch Johnny was raised in a strict christian home and he was a strong believer in God and the Bible his entire life. He first wanted to become a gospel singer, and gospel was a strong influence throughout his carrer. His nemesis was pills. In the 50-60:s he became addicted to amphetamine and barbituratets. Then he became sober with the help of God and most important - June Carter. In the 90:s he started taking pills for pain and anxiety. He had an addictive personality and was soon abusing them. He was never a big boozer. That was not the christian way. He was naive when it came to pills and saw it as medicine and therefore not unchristian. Much like Elvis did.
@@korvkioskshelvete yes very much like Elvis. I imagine he thought often of Elvis throughout his life. Hopefully they are both with the God now. I know the both were believers of Christ our Lord and Savior.
This was a cover of the Nine Inch Nails tune. I get so emotional whenever I see it, it hits me on so many levels. From one junkie to another, from all the mistakes I've made as a husband and a father, all the mistakes of my childhood, this song brings it all up in a vastly overwhelming way. It's worth mentioning that Johnny got the CMA's Single of the Year for this cover in 2003; He also won Album of the Year for "The Man Comes Around", and also best video awards from both CMA and MTV. All this after the record labels in Nashville that he made so many millions for over the decades had rejected him. Johnny got his own back despite those bastards.
This has been by far my most favorite espisode you've done! THANK YOU! This means alot to me. This song, "Hurt" is very personal to me because I can relate alot to the lyrics. Back in 1994 , I was a junkie /crackhead and spiraling downward more and more in addiction. The price of my addiction led me to lose custody of my 2 young kids, my son and my daughter, some stints in county jail, homelessness, detoxes,rehabs, whatever else drama and chaos happened . In 1998 , I had to relinquish my parental rights with my daughter. My mother couldn't take care of both of my kids financially and emotionally. It was the most difficult thing ,I had to do in my life but, I loved my daughter very much and I wanted her to have a life that I know in reality couldn't give her. But, after that, I felt like a failure, ashamed , guilty, "HURT". So,that gave me the excuse to keep doing what I was doin'. I pretty much gave up ; I didn't care anymore,escpecially what would happen to me. Also, I just want to say, THANK GOD FOR MY MOTHER because she used alot of "TOUGH LOVE " on me many , many times through my addiction. I truly believe, by her doing that, saved me and my life! God was watching over me too. Back in 2004, I saw on MTV , Johnny's rendition of, "HURT".Even though I was in a haze and a daze, it made such a huge impact on me, that I FINALLY decided to get myself clean and sober, FOR ME,NOT ANYBODY ELSE! ME! It was the 2nd hardest thing I had to do in my life. Getting clean and sober sucks at 1st, for a couple of years even. But, with alot of support and actually doing what I NEEDED TO DO,sticking with it at all costs......HERE I AM! I have been in recovery from crack and heroin since 2004;alcohol since 2011. I feel truly grateful and blessed. I should've been dead yeeeeeeeeeeeears ago! Life isn't perfect but it sure beats the hell of me being 6 feet under! When I still hear this song, I break down and cry. It's very cleansing for me and reminds me just how far I've overcame. Now,my mission is to help those strugglin' with addiction/ alcoholism and/or mental illness . With all, that being said, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS EPISODE! I APPRECIATE YOU AND WHAT YOU DO! YOU ROCK! 🤘😎
Johnny Cash is from Dyess, Arkansas but the museum shown in this video (The House of Cash) is in Hendersonville, Tennessee but it closed many years ago. The current Johnny Cash Museum is in Nashville, just a couple of blocks from the Ryman Auditorium which used to be the Grand Ole Opry until the Opry moved to its new location on Briley Parkway. I believe this video was actually recorded in his home in Hendersonville. The little white house that appears several times in the video and shows Cash looking in one of the windows, was the house where he was raised. The Cash family was planning to dismantle the house, and have it rebuilt inside the new Johnny Cash Museum, but I don't know if they have had that done yet. Although I have lived in Nashville for over 50 years, I never met Johnny Cash in person, but I have been a huge fan of his since I was a little girl in the mid-50's and he released Cry, Cry, Cry. I was raised on his music, both from listening to his records and from listening to my brothers as they struggled to teach themselves to play the guitar by playing and singing songs by Cash. Though, of course, he didn't know me from the man in the moon, I felt almost like he was one of my brothers and when he died, I cried like a baby. This song made you sad. If you want one to life your spirits, you should listen to "Boy Named Sue" or "The One on the Left is on the Right" or "One Piece at a Time". Some of his most beautiful ballads are, "Here Comes that Rainbow Again" and "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down". I would love to see you react to any of those songs.
Well, if I didn’t cry before (I did), I’m crying now at your mom’s words. This video is like his epitaph. June Carter died 3 months after filming this, and Johnny died 4 months after that. Great reaction! Thank you.
UR MOM NAILED IT WHEN SHE SAID ITS REGRET.... SHE GOT IT, THE WORDS, MEANING... ALL OF IT! Thats a lady that KNOWS what musics abt. thank u for this vid
I grew up listening to Johnny. My folks both loved him. He had more than his share of heartaches. And I don't remember him blaming others for his problems. I hope he is at peace. He certainly didn't seem to have a lot of it in this life. RIP Johnny Cash.
This song was recorded shortly before his wife, June Carter Cash, passed away. Knowing this, you get a different 'view' of what the lyrics mean to him. And, "Yes", Johnny passed away months later after recording this song in March of 2003. June died of complication from heart surgery. R. I. P. : June, passed away on May 15, 2003 and Johnny passed away on Sept. 12, 2003.
I really enjoyed seeing your mom react to this. I feel like the older you are the more this song gives you the feels. Can understand the pains and regret you have had in your own life. Also a very valuable lesson to learn for younger people too. Try to live a good life with family and friends and worry less about the material things in life.
The song “ HURT “ is originally from the band call - NINE INCH NAILS - they wrote the song they was known for their 1990 Rock Punk band and their take of this song is much HARDER, filled with ANGER, VILANT PAIN... Now the iconic Mr. Johnny Cash did a slower emanational hunting Western rendition of the song which Mr. CASH could relate too the song for his life was coming to its full circle. You see Mr. Cash was is known for the hard man in Black and didn’t give a Fuck Westin performer with the DARK SONGS as well. When I first seen this video of Mr. Cash doing his rendition of the song “ HURT “ I knew this may be the last time we will see this great iconic Westin song writer singer and actor again. You see being an EMPATH I could sense Mr. Cash was Dyeing... He could relate so much to the lyrics of that song for he lived a rough life with no apologies behind his actions. In his own way Mr. Cash was fighting against the system that time which kept a good man down or that would keep a poor cold miners son longing to not follow in his fathers lead in an Honest Man’s dirty job and lifeless wages. I knew shortly after this video MR. JOHNY CASH would be dead... This was Mr. Cash respectively his last Swan song. They don’t make most musicians and songwriters like this anymore God bless him and love him, may the lord keep his soul closest to the HEAVENS....
WOW!!! Your mum has the best and most accurate take on this song that I have ever heard "the whole song is just regret, shame, for what he has done to himself and his life". He has lead an amazing life but due to his addicction he will always remember and have regret for the lies that he told and the hurt that this has caused.
Personally as a 36 yr old man i love johnny cash hes got so many great songs like i hung my head, when the man comes around, aint no grave, folsom prison blues, ring of fire i could keep going. Oh and if you like that check out Charles Bradley covering black sabbaths Changes live
He loved music, and toward the end, he chose to cover songs. Beautiful and poignant thoughts about the song at the end. Great reaction. Beautiful and poignant thoughts about the song at the end. Great reaction. Go Chiefs!!!!
So Johnny cash redid this it’s originally done but nine inch nails Trent reznor samg it but I’m not sure she would like that version I absolutely love both versions tho
Damn... I've seen this version reacted to a dozen times but I realized somewhere between shades of blue that I hadn't taken a breath while watching the intensity on Mom's face. Not one frame of that video was lost on her. Keep her around... Maybe have her sneak some of her faves from yesteryear past you for a change of pace. Anyone that listens to music that closely surely has a few golden nuggets to share. :-)
I like the idea but I have a feeling that anything that would be considered one of her favorites Ive probably already heard. I was born in 69 and even as young as the age of 5 I remember having my own stack of 45s from the fifties and sixties to listen to.
@@kimwatchesstuff - Got it... That being said, has Mom heard Disturbed's version of the 1966 Simon and Garfunkel song "Sound of Silence"? My guess is it would be another winner with her... And (incidentally) it seems to generate a lot of views on these channels. ;-)
Hurt by Johnny Cash is a cover, the song is by NIN. The place where this was "The House of Cash", a museum dedicated to his life that by the time that video was recorded was already closed and was demolished in 2007.
I understand he probably has much regret in his final years. I don’t really see it though contrary to what he may or may not believe. He certainly left his mark on the world. He was a great story teller and entertainer. Many people including his family his friends and his fans loved him so what more can any of us ask for than to be remembered? His legacy lives on so in my eyes that means HE lives on.
i miss him he only country singer i liked i cry everytime i hear this one very powerful song everything we own even our body will turn to dust i wish we all could love one another i think that what will live on
He looks and sounds so vulnerable. He was beloved by so many but not everyone knew just how flawed he was. He laid it all down with this! One if his biggest regrets was feeling he had let so many down. Himself and most especially Jesus! He was honest in the end and had full belief in God. Rest in Peace sweet man!
His wife was in her last 3 months when he recorded this, she didn't live to see the release, He died 4 months after it's release, Trent Reznor, the original writer from Nine Inch Nails, stated he received the CD, heard the cover and wasn't truly impressed at time, but was rt in middle of new project and really didn't "listen" to it that well, a cpl weeks later the video showed up....Reznor said that blew him away....he felt so honored
i heard it was 4 mnths after the release of the video that he died and wife had died a few before he did this video it was his life and his addiction ,turned it around but all so the painkillers and stuff they stuck in him around this time before he died to keep him going,,first time i heard it and saw the video, as a hairy ass biker it had me in tears,i total connect to the song and still has the same effect on me every time i hear it,powerfull song true words music has that effect on the self and others
Three months after he recorded this spong, his wife died. Several months later, he died. To make it hurt more, the 'House of Cash' where this was recorded, burned to the ground...rest in peace June and Johnny...
This is the type of song that requires no interuption whats so ever. I can see her Mom thinking stop asking me questions I just wan't to watch and listen to this legend.
When his daughter said to him that it sounds like your saying goodbye. His answer was "I am" This video was the last time he played that piano. It seems like he is saying goodbye by to it.
House of Cash was in Hendersonville Tn just down the street from Johnny’s house and the older women in the picture was his mom who worked at house of cash.
As sad as this song and video are there's another even sadder aspect to it. It was Johnny's last song and it fit his life for sure, but this was a cover. The original was written and performed by Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails. The really sad part is that he wrote this song when he was at the peak of his success. He was selling out arenas making millions of dollars and this is how he felt on the inside. Johnny felt this way when reflecting on his past and his life, Trent was feeling this way during his success. That's so sad to feel like such a let down to those around you when you are absolutely killing it in your life and career. It really goes to show you that money and fame don't provide happiness. You can only get those things from self esteem and the love of others.
His wife, June Carter Cash, who participated in the video (shown gazing at her husband in several sequences), , on May 15, closely preceding him in death. The house where the music video was shot, which was Cash's home for nearly 30 years, was destroyed in a fire on April 10, 2007.
There is only one book that has made me cry in my life, only one book that has made me laugh, several movies that made me cry and only one song that has moved me and that is this. This song sung by Johnny Cash has great strength. The first time I heard it was in the year 2022. I am 46 years old and I had never heard it before. This song will accompany me for the rest of my life. It is beautiful and has a moral teaching. I once heard a bishop say that older people could achieve sainthood in their old age; Johnny Cash seems like a very self-aware person at the moment as he recorded this song and although he looks sad in the video it seems as if he has reconciled with God and achieved sainthood. I love it when her wife appears and she seems as in love with her husband as at the beginning.
That's the part people miss. They focus on the sadness and regret. But I think in the end even though he is closing a chapter, he is saying there is beauty in the pain. In a strange way his pain is a celebration of life. Even the newborn comes into the world with pain and tears. I never tire of hearing the song or watching the video.
after listening to dozens of reaction videos, Mom has it correct. Johnny's version of Trent Reznor's Hurt it totally about regret. If he could go back in time - a million miles away - he would find a way not to hurt his love.
Think it as an addict and you realize you've only caused pain and misery around you. If I could start again, a million miles away. I would keep myself. I would find... A way. A way out of hurting everything/everyone around you. Drugs do that to you.
Your Mom's face says something other than what she said. I think she understood the song far more than what you got out of her. I showed this to my Dad a decade ago....He sat there stone-faced. Only words out of him were "He's right." The song was too familiar.
As the story goes, after his daughter watched the finished video with him, she said "it's like you are saying goodbye" and he said, "I am". Watch the movie Walk the Line.
Thank you for putting this video on youtube and please do not take this comment the wrong way as it is meant to be constructive. I don't understand how you can ask your mother to react to this in a meaningful way. She is hearing little sections as you keep pausing it. Every time you pause it, you interrupt the emotion that was being projected by the song and that gives you time to recover your emotions - that is not the way to listen to any song. IMHO I think that you should have played the song in its entirety without any interruptions and then asked your mother to comment.
June Carter would pass away 3 months after this song came out, and Johnny 7 months after. Knowing that, it very much was a "farewell". And I believe they both knew it was that to each other as well as to us, their fans and CW Industry. It never ceases to bring a tear to my eye hearing this song and watching the video. I was raised on Cash/ Carter and the Carter Family music. May they rest in peace in each others arms.
I does feel like a goodbye. And once you know that it was recorded after June, his wife, died... it just gets even sadder. Johnny had to go. He had things to do in Heaven.
