That's fair. I have a certain nostalgia for Cash's music and love his last few albums of covers. For me, I love this version because the idea of an old man reminiscing on all those he's hurt and the pain he's caused throughout his life has a certain powerful aspect to it. Especially one who led the sort of life like Cash's full of addiction. Knowing he recorded it just before his death is the icing on the cake.
I think so. A quote from an article about the song - "The musician was suffering from autonomic neuropathy brought on by diabetes and by the time he recorded Hurt, his health was failing."
Whole New Level: Johnny Cash's Version of Hurt
I genuinely thought the cover version was the original for the longest time.
Original: Nine Inch Nails
Fun fact Trent Reznor said that Hurt “wasn’t really my song anymore” after listening to that cover
I don’t like JC’s Hurt.
That's fair. I have a certain nostalgia for Cash's music and love his last few albums of covers. For me, I love this version because the idea of an old man reminiscing on all those he's hurt and the pain he's caused throughout his life has a certain powerful aspect to it. Especially one who led the sort of life like Cash's full of addiction. Knowing he recorded it just before his death is the icing on the cake.
Did cash suffer in the later stages of his life?
I think so. A quote from an article about the song - "The musician was suffering from autonomic neuropathy brought on by diabetes and by the time he recorded Hurt, his health was failing."