• blockhouse@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Based on the title of this post, my first thought was “Hurt,” and I was like “Who doesn’t know that Johnny covered Trent Reznor?”

    But then I read the article. Cool find, OP.

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      1 year ago

      Yep… same… It’s why I had to read the article.

      I had no idea Glenn Danzig had written anything specifically for Johnny.

      It’s a great song… maybe a bit of a stretch calling it one of Johnny’s best but I didn’t want to alter the title.

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        1 year ago

        I like the NIN version of hurt, but I love the Johnny Cash version. It’s just resonates so much better with me.

        There was apparently a lot of shit going on in Johnny Cash’s life at the time too. He ultimately died 7 months after filming the music video and June died 3 months after he filmed the music video.

        Saddest music video of all time article

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        1 year ago

        Well, Reznor didn’t secretly write Hurt for JC. He released it on Downward Spiral in 94. JC just covered it. Same for Rusty Cage and Personal Jesus.

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      I don’t want to sound confrontational or like an asshole but they’re different. I mean, we’re blessed with both versions. Now that I know this, Danzig’s version actually holds more weight. I had no idea he wrote it for Cash. They tell different stories. Fucking cool.