Which version of Hurt is better? Nine Inch Nails vs Johnny Cash

[kainedamo]

Simple question.

Which version of Hurt is better? Nine Inch Nails' original version or Johnny Cash's cover?

Nine Inch Nails

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Johnny Cash

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[Tempest19]

Johnny Cash gives a lot more 'something' to the song, more powerful. Can't really pin-point what it is. Probably just brought more life experience to it.

 

[LadyLane]

Johnny Cash. He's one of my most favorite singers, so I'll usually side with him.

 

[SpideyVille]

Johnny Cash gives a lot more 'something' to the song, more powerful. Can't really pin-point what it is. Probably just brought more life experience to it.

I agree, JC just has a more heart-felt version. Can't really describe why, but you feel more emotion in his than you do in the NIN version.

 

[Green Lantern]

Hell, even Trent Reznor says Johnny did it better. "That song is his now. It doesn't belong to me anymore."

 

[CieloAzul]

I agree with Tempest. I guess it sounds more... I dunno... raw when Johnny sings it.

 

[The Chris]

Cash. Same reason as Temptest. Didn't even know it was a remake.

 

[SuBe]

Definately Johnny Cash. Renzor even said the Song is no longer his after hearing Cash's version. I love Cash and that song fits perfectly with were he was at when he made it, after losing his wife to cancer and knowing his own end was near. It was almost an apology for all the wrong things he's done in life and making it right with god.

 

[Immortalfire]

The Man in Black is always better than anyone. Johnny's take is much more raw, dark and evokes more feeling, reminding us of the ravages of drug use.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

Johnny Cash = A Legend...His song is way better...

 

[LadyVader]

^ your legend, not mine.

Nine Inch Nails.

 

[Dkim]

Kinda sad for NIN that Johnny Cash owns their song.

 

[Immortalfire]

Johnny Cash = A Legend...His song is way better...

For real. Johnny's music will be remembered long after NIN goes the way of the Dodo.

 

[Kable24]

Can't go wrong with the man in black!

 

[Darthphere]

The problem is, in essence, they are two different songs. Johnny Cash changed a line or two of the song, and in a way made it something different from what Trent did. I can't really compare the two.

 

[Figs]

NIN

I disagree with the people who said Cash made it have more feeling.

I love Cash and all but the way he sung the song...he missed the feeling/point of what Reznor was aiming for.

I'm seriously questioning some people's opinions that I've read in here. I'm assuming that either some of you never heard the original or that just because he's Johnny ****ing Cash(a legend) he gets the vote...or it's both.

I love Cash's music but I felt Reznor's original(which obviously meant more to him since he wrote the song) had more sadness and loss to it. When Cash sung it, it just didn't have the same effect.

 

[Darthphere]

NIN

I disagree with the people who said Cash made it have more feeling.

I love Cash and all but the way he sung the song...he missed the feeling/point of what Reznor was aiming for.

He didn't miss it, he changed the feeling. Trent's version is more angry, Cash's version is more somber.

 

[moraldeficiency]

Kinda sad for NIN that Johnny Cash owns their song.

Not at all, in fact I find it all levels of awesome. I mean for starters you've got JC listening to a NIN cd and saying, "I want to cover that". Which is just cool.

Reznor's a fantastic writer and I'm not sure JC would have been able to write the song but when you hear him sing it you can tell it basically sums up his life.

The music video is all sorts of sad but perfect, if anyone's seen it.

 

[Green Lantern]

NIN

I disagree with the people who said Cash made it have more feeling.

I love Cash and all but the way he sung the song...he missed the feeling/point of what Reznor was aiming for.

I'm seriously questioning some people's opinions that I've read in here. I'm assuming that either some of you never heard the original or that just because he's Johnny ****ing Cash(a legend) he gets the vote...or it's both.

I love Cash's music but I felt Reznor's original(which obviously meant more to him since he wrote the song) had more sadness and loss to it. When Cash sung it, it just didn't have the same effect.

He changed the scope of the song, and as I said before Trent Reznor is quoted as saying that HE feels that Johnny's version holds more power and emotion than his own.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

The Johnny Cash version, although they're both very powerful songs.

 

[kainedamo]

Not at all, in fact I find it all levels of awesome. I mean for starters you've got JC listening to a NIN cd and saying, "I want to cover that". Which is just cool.

Reznor's a fantastic writer and I'm not sure JC would have been able to write the song but when you hear him sing it you can tell it basically sums up his life.

The music video is all sorts of sad but perfect, if anyone's seen it.

Yeah I'm wondering at what point he was listening to that and decided to cover it.

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

Johnny Cash sounds so sad in his.

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

That's probably the point, now I think about it.

 

[cozzie]

like like both versions, but i think cash just edges it

 

[moraldeficiency]

Yeah I'm wondering at what point he was listening to that and decided to cover it.

Yeah, I would pay to have been a fly on the wall when that took place. I mean who knew JC even listened to NIN?