Hurt: Which is Superior?

[birdman]

I'm taking the idea from Bond and using it on one of the biggest debates yet to be covered: Who does Hurt better.

[Professor S]

Its very close, but I gave it to Johnny Cash because his version almost made me cry and the video is brutally effective. The entirety of Cash IV is just amazing as an album.

Great song, overall.

FYI: Fixed the thread title.

[birdman]

I know what you mean, but I give it to NIN because Trent sounds like a tortured soul when he sings it. Perfect tone for the song.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by birdman

I know what you mean, but I give it to NIN because Trent sounds like a tortured soul when he sings it. Perfect tone for the song.

I can see that. I've followed Cash for a while now, and I suppose what sways me is that while Trent sounds like a tortured soul, Cash WAS a tortured soul.

Did you ever get Cash IV (The Man Comes Around), the album?

[KillerGremlin]

There is something hauntingly beautiful about Reznor's version of Hurt that gets lost in the translation when Cash covers it. But it's a beautiful song and both versions have their own artistic vision.

[birdman]

Originally Posted by Professor S

I can see that. I've followed Cash for a while now, and I suppose what sways me is that while Trent sounds like a tortured soul, Cash WAS a tortured soul.

Did you ever get Cash IV (The Man Comes Around), the album?

I didn't but I've heard really good things about it.

When I hear Cash sing it, I hear a man at the end of his life, a person remorseful of what he did with his life. But when Trent sings it, I hear a man with nothing. A man so painfully alone that you can't do anything but feel sort of depressed at the state he is in now.

By the way, I believe Trent wrote this song when he was deep into his alcoholism, so it gives the song that extra oomph.

[Aladuf]

I was actually thinking about making this thread last night but I was apathetic... mostly because I was going to make the same thread about a different song though. I JUST CAN'T THINK OF WHAT SONG IT WAS!

Back on topic, both versions are great and I'm not a fan of either in any way (NIN just sucks, and Cash isn't my style of music). I guess I'd have to give the nod to NIN but just by a hair.

[Dylflon]

Cash because he actually brings some real emotion to it. I just didn't feel it in the NIN version.

[DeathsHand]

I'm not big on country music, mind you, but I find Cash's American albums to be a bit of a mixed bag... Some great songs on each, but plenty of meh...

That said... Next to the Johnny Cash version, the original just sounds... I dunno... Phony.
But I grew out of melodramatic angst a few years ago.

[Swan]

Got to go with the Man in black here.


His version just hurts me.....in a good way

[Typhoid]

Nine Inch Nails all the way.
All the way.

[uber_paddler]

Well I personally think the U2 version's the best, though I think I may be in the minority.