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Hurt was always a great track. But Cash picked it up and put a folk singers life of real pain behind it. In addition he picked it up and blessed it right squarely in front of the faces of the original nine inch nails fans that are starting to age, like you saying see what's coming. It almost made it personal.
I’m a huge NIN fan, and the first time I hear Cash sing Hurt, I cried.
Every thing you said his soul is just there so raw and worn.
Even Trent has said it is not his song anymore
I stopped listening to radio and spotify some time ago. I only pop out a few times a year and look for new stuff to add to my repo. I had heard this came out which is a bit unusual. New tracks don't make the news very often.
I expected it to be good because Cash is historically good. I expected it to be just another cover that I would like and respect but not like as much as the original.
The first time I heard it it was very strong, I didn't really shed any tears though. I knew Trent's history with the song, and I knew he put his experiences into that song.
I think it was when I read the piece the independent did on his cover before I realized the actual gravitas.
When cash recorded this, his wife was on her deathbed and he not far from it. You can almost feel him slipping away while he's singing it. It's the last prayer of a dying man.
That's some amazing work.
American IV was a powerful album of covers. We'll Meet Again makes me cry every time. He's talking directly to his wife, and you can feel the fear and despair behind his words as he's comforting and reassuring her as she's dying. Ugh, feels for Christmas this year it is.