A sad video, but Cash still had his voice to the end.
Once of his best imho.
Excellent. Thx for posting it.
Seeing June standing there, watching Johnny, is utterly heartbreaking. It’s like she’s saying “Johnny, why are you doing this to yourself?”
“...The video was done 7 months before he died...”
it was done 3 months before June Carter Cash died also...
When Cash sings a song you believe it comes from his heart. I can think of no singer that can instill that belief in the listener as he does.
Johnny Cash‘s version is just excellent. As many people know Nine Inch Nails did the original. Cash’s is much better. Much much better.
As a huge NIN fan, and never a Johnny fan, I think his last CD was brilliant and soulful. I’d take his version of “Hurt” over NIN, all day long.
I love that video. You can hear the pain and regret. I shared it with my daughter, who despite not knowing “older” American music too much, really enjoyed it.
Cash’s video of “Hurt” is one of the few non-classical music pieces to be a part of my college classical music course. I consider it one of the best examples of a music video as art, the video equivalent of the best of Rembrandt in capturing in a moment the life, time, success, and ultimate collapse of a famous 20th century man.
It has also moved me personally twice, once 20 years ago in helping me connect with my father after his death, and once again this year in helping me deal with the death of my wife. It is what great art does.
I remember when it was first released. Still hits you in the feels.
I read Johnny was in real pain during this time. Rick Rubin was pressing him and they all knew it would be his final work. Haunting, and beautiful.
Raw truth has power
“Rusty Cage” by Johnny Cash (original by Soundgarden)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CrBqRb3VGM
I dislike soundgarden, but I can listen to this version.
A bluegrass playing friend of mine turned me on to this song. He had only lately started to add it into the mix. I was attracted to the power - and profound sadness of the song. Little did I know that my friend had an advanced and terminal case of cancer. He passed away just as the ControlaVirus insanity got started.