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I am addicted to Jonny Cash's 'Hurt'

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited December 2007 in Other Music
Just wow..... just wow.
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    one of my favourite covers of all time

    the video is so sad
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Possibly THE greatest cover version EVER

    I challenge anyone to do it better
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Agreed.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    I hope this works.....:)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    I'll be honest.
    I was bored to tears by it.

    I think Cash is a legend.
    But, to borrow from Rolling Stone when they ripped Manson on Sweet Dreams (before they fell in love with him), i found it to be a "unncessary and self-indulgent cover".

    The idea of Cash even covering bands like NIN and Soundgarden struck me funny to begin with. Slowing down an already slow nails song just never did much for me.

    The fact that such a loner would choose songs that were the most popular mainstream hits for these two "alternative" bands also never sat well with me.

    But to each his own.

    :D
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,853
    there should be a forum specifically for the hundreds of threads started by harmless_little_f*** and pjoasisrule
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  • writersuwritersu Posts: 1,867
    urbanhippie wrote:
    I hope this works.....:)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go


    wow. that video is awesome. it is so reflective when they show the scenes of his life, you know?
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    there should be a forum specifically for the hundreds of threads started by harmless_little_f*** and pjoasisrule

    When you can tell me what's wrong with starting a lot of threads, then you can talk... Tell you what, I'll just bugger off and quit the forum. I guess there isn't room for 2 village idiots.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • pouch15pouch15 Posts: 436
    What song did he cover from soundgarden??
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    Love this cover, just love it.
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  • zircona1zircona1 Posts: 293
    pouch15 wrote:
    What song did he cover from soundgarden??

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  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    zircona1 wrote:
    Rusty Cage
    sucks!!!
    I liked his cover of the beatles "in my life"
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    zircona1 wrote:
    Rusty Cage

    It is excellent though.... *waits to get slaughtered*
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • sexysurfergirlsexysurfergirl Posts: 159
    jonny cash is a legend! no one can deny he was awesome! hurt is my fav. though it makes me cry!!
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    great cover but I will always contend that the original is better. When I saw it live I nearly cried. I think Trent actually did, as did the guy next to me.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    sexysurfergirl wrote:
    jonny cash is a legend! no one can deny he was awesome! hurt is my fav. though it makes me cry!!

    I dunno.
    Saying "Johnny Cash is a legend" followed with "Hurt is my favorite" kind've discounts the statement.

    Kinda like "Pearl Jam is a Legend, Last Kiss is my favorite. It makes me cry."

    ???

    Hurt was the most commercial radio friendly song on NINs most commercial, radio-friendly album.

    Why would you guys want to leave that as Cash's be-all-end-all?

    I'm not arguing against commercial success or pretty songs. It just struck me as a bit of a cover based on cash-merit, and not artistic integrity.

    Besides, it would have been more redeemable, imho, if Cash had taken a HARD nails song and slowed it down. NOT a SLOW song and slowing it down even further.

    Hell, why didn't he take Gave Up or Wish, or ???
    :D:D:D
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    Why would you guys want to leave that as Cash's be-all-end-all?

    Hey dude don't paint us all with the same brush. My favourite cash song is 'A Boy Named Sue' or 'Man in Black'. The only person who's doing what you're suggesting is the girl you replied to.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    I dunno.
    Hurt was the most commercial radio friendly song on NINs most commercial, radio-friendly album.
    How in the hell is The Downward Spiral radio friendly? :confused:
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Hey dude don't paint us all with the same brush. My favourite cash song is 'A Boy Named Sue' or 'Man in Black'. The only person who's doing what you're suggesting is the girl you replied to.


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  • sexysurfergirlsexysurfergirl Posts: 159
    poo sticks. its his most moving, put it this way, its the only song he's done thats moved me to tears! so i stick by that. be it if im 'wrong' in the eyes of others.
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    audiodave wrote:
    How in the hell is The Downward Spiral radio friendly? :confused:

    The radio liked it?
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    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    Tiss the season to be jolly, tra, la, la la, la :o

    LOL

    :D

    Breathe.... breathe... breathe...
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    audiodave wrote:
    How in the hell is The Downward Spiral radio friendly? :confused:

    Hurt, March Of The Pigs, CLOSER, (to a lesser extent Reptile).

    Find me ANY nin album with more radio songs.

    I didn't say it WAS radio friendly, i said it was the MOST radio friendly.
    :D

    As in, if ever there was an album they (he) made.
    And FYI, Downward Sprial 100% WAS their most commercial album, "radio friendly" or not.
    It was THE album that put them squarely in the mainstream. When alternative became mainstream for about 3 years. :D

    And, though Closer got more radio play, Hurt was the one all the girls would yell and giggle over ... "OH i just LOVE nin\trent and HURT" ... "oh HURT is so beautiful" ... blah blah blah ... i can't tell you how many wanna be fuckin' goth girls drooled over that song when i was in High School.

    That is one of the big reasons i have trouble giving Cash any credit for covering it.
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    LOL

    :D

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    Thats more like it. we can all be friends.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    audiodave wrote:
    How in the hell is The Downward Spiral radio friendly? :confused:

    Alternative radio I presume, not like pop radio.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • sexysurfergirlsexysurfergirl Posts: 159
    youve got issues.


    esp with girls.
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Alternative radio I presume, not like pop radio.

    Yeah.
    I don't really understand what the question is.
    If you were alive and conscious during the early-mid 90's, and near any big city that wasn't ultra-conservative, you heard Closer and Hurt on the radio ad naseum ... and you would hear March Of The Pigs every so often as well ...

    You CERTAINLY saw all three on MTV over and over and over again. I wanted to beat the shit out of that fucking monkey on the closer video i got so damn sick of seeing that fucking song.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    Yeah.
    I don't really understand what the question is.
    If you were alive and conscious during the early-mid 90's, and near any big city that wasn't ultra-conservative, you heard Closer and Hurt on the radio ad naseum ... and you would hear March Of The Pigs every so often as well ...

    You CERTAINLY saw all three on MTV over and over and over again. I wanted to beat the shit out of that fucking monkey on the closer video i got so damn sick of seeing that fucking song.

    LOL

    But you have to admit.. March of the Pigs DOES fucking OWN..
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    Hurt, March Of The Pigs, CLOSER, (to a lesser extent Reptile).

    Find me ANY nin album with more radio songs.

    I didn't say it WAS radio friendly, i said it was the MOST radio friendly.
    :D

    As in, if ever there was an album they (he) made.
    And FYI, Downward Sprial 100% WAS their most commercial album, "radio friendly" or not.
    It was THE album that put them squarely in the mainstream. When alternative became mainstream for about 3 years. :D

    And, though Closer got more radio play, Hurt was the one all the girls would yell and giggle over ... "OH i just LOVE nin and HURT" ... "oh HURT is so beautiful" ... blah blah blah ... i can't tell you how many wanna be fuckin' goth girls drooled over that song when i was in High School.

    That is one of the big reasons i have trouble giving Cash any credit for covering it.
    Well, the only NIN i've ever heard played on the radio is from [With_Teeth]. I think it is a far more commercial album. The Hand That Feeds, Only, Every Day I Exactly The Same are all "radio friendly" singles, and a lot of the other songs from the album could be called "radio friendly", such as All The Love In The World, Getting Smaller, Right Where It Belongs.

    I don't really think March Of The Pigs is very "radio friendly", nor are the likes of Mr Self Destruct, Heresy, Ruiner, The Becomming, I Do Not Want This, Big Man With A Gun, Eraser...

    What makes something "comercial" for you? Don't FYI me, as it's just your opinion. Mine happens to differ.
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Alternative radio I presume, not like pop radio.

    Fair enough.

    And DriftingByTheStorm...are you in America?

    Back to the original point of the thread...i've never taken to Cash's cover, and very much prefer the original.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    audiodave wrote:
    Don't FYI me, as it's just your opinion. Mine happens to differ.

    LOL..

    'Don't FYI me.' Nice.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
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