I will never pick which version is better. By virtue of the performances, they’re two different songs now. They’re both excellent versions.

@KP-xn7bq

7 ай бұрын

Well said sir

@zacharyhobson4043

7 ай бұрын

This

@wadsworthred9940

7 ай бұрын

Faaaaaaaaacts !!

@cgroom23

6 ай бұрын

Of course you can't say this "objectively", but we can all decide which version we connect with more subjectively. And the award goes to....Trent Reznor and Johnny Cash! Dammit I tried. No seriously I won't ever be able to replace Reznor's version because I grew up as a depressed teen listening to NIN's version. Love that Cash covered it though.

Although I understand why people love Johnny Cash's version so much, I still find it baffling that NIN's original is so overlooked. It's not just the power of the song, the way it transmits all the pain and anger and sadness and self-loath, the emotional singing, everything is outstanding, but also it's even more powerful because it bookends the whole The Downward Spiral arc, the narrative and the worldbuilding of the album - yes, it sounds even better in a full album playthrough, the whole record is in itself a downward spiral that ends in Hurt, a possible end or the beginning of the way back up, since the small glimmer of hope remains.

@puppetmaster8551

7 ай бұрын

This version is so so much more relatable when you’re going through some super rough shit, for that reason alone the original will always be far superior even if the Cash version is great on its own

@nathanpapp432

7 ай бұрын

Its also just so much better from an instrumental standpoint. The production and arrangement of the original blows the cover out of the water, imo.

@Screwpipe669

7 ай бұрын

Unpopular opinion, but Sevendust’s live acoustic version of Hurt might be better than the Cash version… still, the original just hit so different on that album when it came out. The Downward Spiral and Pretty Hate machine are special.

@natalierozean5989

7 ай бұрын

I agree. I loved the original NIN HURT. It was a HighSchool song, club song, and I knew no one who didn’t own the CD. I went to what was supposed to be NIN last concert w Janes Addiction at Fiddlers Green in Colorado. People think Cash had the original. Yes, the interpretation diametrically different. As it should be. Most vocalists who write their own lyrics don’t explain the lyrics so their words can mean whatever the listener interprets it to mean. HURT can mean so much to so many people. If you asked a classroom of teens unfamiliar w the song to write an essay of their interpretation… you’d probably get over a dozen different meanings. NIN is still my favorite.

@paulschmich5577

6 ай бұрын

This is so much better way more emotional, i tear up every time i hear it

Johnny Cash's cover of this song is also great. But I love how Trent Reznor keeps you in suspense with the way he sings his lyrics.

Trent is an amazing musician. Besides how amazing NIN was (and you should check out Head Like a Hole, Wish, and Closer) but the dude Has been nominated for 3 and won 2 Oscars, a Bafta, an Emmy, 2 Golden Globes, and 2 Grammy's. Beyond talented as a rocker and a composer.

NIN’s version all day. I think that live versions hit harder when you know the studio version first. It is also the ending to the Downward Spiral album so it is part of something bigger. I think what helps Johnny Cash’s version is the video. If you think about it, anybody who has lived a long life and puts their images would have a similar effect. Trent’s video doesn’t break it down the same way so people can’t relate or see a direct correlation to the lyrics which were about depression. When Trent first heard Cash’s version he didn’t think too much of it until he saw the video. Rick Rubin was the person that brought this song to Johnny Cash.

Hurt was written by a younger man, at the end of a downward spiral, looking up at a faraway light he perhaps didn't fully believe he could reach but was bloodyminded enough to drag himself towards if it killed him. Cash redefined it as a song about looking back at a long life of mixed blessings and curses, of lost loved ones, successes and failures... and choosing to not change who you are deep down, to not let your fears and regrets shape you. Both are poignant readings that speak to the timelessness of the lyrics, but if Trent/NIN's version has changed at all, it's in how it now serves as a reminder of how far he has come since then, and how our lowest point doesn't always define who we are. He kept himself, and found a way.

@LimeGuy101

7 ай бұрын

Beautifully said, thanks for this comment.

@dream_in_digital

7 ай бұрын

I second that. Thank you for pointing out that Trent isn't the same man he was when he wrote the song. It's a great credit to him that he had the strength to get sober at a young age, got married, had five kids and transformed himself and his career into an award-winning songwriter and composer.

@radicaladz

7 ай бұрын

As a recovering addict, I have felt the same way as Trent describes in these lyrics, many times - the self-loathing, the belief that everyone I care about will eventually abandon me, that I will let down and hurt them. What keeps the song affirmative, if not totally hopeful, in my experience are those final lines. I have been clean almost a year. I have a wife, a job, and pretty soon we will have a home of our own for the first time, maybe even kids. There is always a way out of the spiral, and it doesn't have to be oblivion. So when you are at your lowest, when nothing feels like it's going to work, when fear dominates your thoughts and none of your choices seem to matter, remember: there is always a way. Get up, crawl, kick and scream if you have to. But never surrender, never give up on yourself. For years, these words have kept me out of hopelessness and despair: *I have NOT come this far to fail now.* If you're reading this and needed it, I hope that you too find the inner strength to escape the spirals we all fall into. Good night.

@dream_in_digital

7 ай бұрын

@@radicaladz 🤍🤍🤍

@vicavon9276

7 ай бұрын

Wonderfully said. Words that resonate with me.

It's about time for a dive into NIN's discography

This song was the theme song of a breakup I had 30 years ago. To me it’ll always be a song about heartbreak, regret, deep depression and despair. I heard Cash’s version once and I felt he ruined it. Like seeing a derelict wear and soil your favorite silk blouse. I avoid hearing that again. Listen to the NIN album version. I’ve seen Trent do the song by himself onstage with just keyboards, pretty much like the album. It’s incredibly powerful. And as the liner notes attest, NIN albums are all Trent, except when he brings in Manson or whatever on a track to add vox. He credits contributing artists and there are usually none. His touring band was the same crew for years but he doesn’t tour much now so idk.

In memory of Kevin " Geordie" Walker who recently passed away you should check out Killing Joke, a band that many from the industrial genre sited as an influence. Trent Reznor certainly did.

Trent is in a lot of interviews, fascinating character so do seek them out! He also does a lot of soundtracks, most notably he won an award for the Disney film Soul. He also co-produced some songs with Halsey and worked with Bowie. With this song, he had written about a difficult time in his life as a young man; Cash wrote it as a man having lived a long painful life. Trent said that the song is now Cash's.

Trent is just a musical genius. I'd love to see y'all react to Every Day is Exactly the Same, it's one of my favorites from him.

I saw NIN and David Bowie in 1994… it was the best show ever…. Trent said after Johnny released his cover, he said that Hurt became johnnys song… ❤

NIN version imo is miles better but to each their own. Man, I would love to see you guys do about 15 more NIN songs, mainly from their 1st 2 albums. Check out "Dead Souls" from The Crow soundtrack also....it's straight 🔥

@kristaspecht

7 ай бұрын

Yes more NIN!!

@petermaylin256

13 күн бұрын

When you here the original first, when it came out, it's the only version. No disrespect to Jonny but when I was 13 this changed me

It's been a while since I've heard this song. NIN was the oddball goat back in the 90s. I know what im gonna be listening to today.

You should do Skinny Puppy - Assimilate (live '87) they are the Industrial pioneers and they infuenced NIN.

@mikethemotormouth

7 ай бұрын

THE industrial pioneers? I'd have to say that title goes to Throbbing Gristle and/or Foetus, who got started in '76 and' 78 respectively

@Kyle-kj7ef

6 ай бұрын

F**k yeah. Skuppy fans may call me a poser for saying this but assimilate has always been my favourite song of theirs . Local band for me as well :p

Speaking of Industrial, why not do one of the founders of the genre, Skinny Puppy, who have now retired after their last tour two days ago. Maybe start with "Smothered hope" or "Far To Frail", two of the earlier tracks from the early 80's.

I was yelling "The Frozen Tundra!" at my phone like a lunatic!🤣🤣🤣💜

You two made my day today w this drop. Thank you! Well, I'm gonna get a lot of looks from my friends tonight for my choice of music lol😂

Beautiful song, such pain and dispair, you can feel it.

This looks like the 2009 Lights In The Sky Tour. I was lucky enough to see it. One of the best sounding concerts I've seen. The bassist ended up playing for Maynard on the Puscifer album Money Shot.

Why we always gotta compare stuff? March of the Pigs, Wish, Terrible Lie, Down in It

Trent Reznor was amazing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction of the Cure! You wouldn't think Trent was as passionate about the Cure as he is!

Ouch 😢 I definitely felt Trent’s pain. I can’t compare. The age difference alone makes it a different song to me.

@Brotha_Teresa

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. Two totally different perspectives coming from a young man spiraling out of control and an old man reminiscing on his life.

My favorite song is “something I can never have” (still) version

@marasmusine

5 ай бұрын

Good pick. I like The Great Below. Reaction videos are always Closer or Hurt, it's hard to find much else. ixi music did some great analysis on a lot of NIN songs.

The original NIN demo was called Purest Feeling and that was recorded in 1988. Its almost full 80's sounding. In 1989 Pretty Hate Machine came out which was an Industrial version of the Purest Feeling album. so a lot of people attribute modern industrial coming from that.

Thanks for doing this today you guys, Love NIN, such a breath of fresh air when he first came out we were Ready for it! I have one of his CDs in my car right now LOL Trent Reznor is definitely an enigma, and he was good friends with another Enigma called Tori Amos back in the day, they both have incredibly interesting esoteric enigmatic lyrics, they helped each other a lot with their music in those days and they pulled from each other's lyrics occasionally... don't know who came up with the term Nine Inch Nails as a lyric or a band name first but they both use it, also Pretty Hate Machine is the name of one of his albums and lyric in one of her songs, others that are escaping me right now but I always thought it was a really cool connection. She will cover his songs from time to time, I've never heard him cover hers though most people wouldn't even try LOL Normally I wouldn't recommend this particular song to anyone unless they need it, it's very deep and hard to listen to, but if you want to see the power of Tori Amos it's one you want to check out... can she get a crowd riled up like any good rockstar, but she also has the power to silence a room with thousands of people when she sings the words "5:00 a.m. Friday morning" leading into ME & A GUN... Tori has a massive underground following that doesn't mind staying in the shadows and when you hear this song you'll understand why. Watching her do this live at the Montreux in 92 is something you'll probably never forget. Keep the Nine Inch Nails coming I'm here for all of it, so so good🤘🖤😎🎹

Hi there guys you always post early before I even get up 😂, but as soon as I can I watch you guys just love you guys so awesome

@Hollywood6IX

7 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

All the bands you name are metal industrial. True pure industrial are bands like skinny puppy, front 242 and front line assembly. I could name 50 others but those are a good start.

Nice reaction! I was lucky enough to see NIN at the 1st Lollapalooza in 1991 in San Fran and again in 1994 on their Downward Spiral tour with Marilyn Manson and the Jim Rose Circus of Freaks and saw NIN again for their Fragile tour - no band will ever be as good live as NIN was period... Ever. You need to see the official Hurt video it is live from the 94 performance from the Spiral tour it will tear your heart out chew it up and spit it out I was right there at the front of the stage. I would give ANYTHING to go back and be at these concerts again🖤🖤🖤 Please keep going down the NIN rabbit hole I subbed for this especially. So many songs to recommend I don't know where to start🤣Thanks!!!!

To see that live is something special

Not sure if anyone has answered this yet but Trent Reznor has been the only permanent member of Nine Inch Nails and the only other permanent member who Trent recognized in 2016 is Atticus Ross who has worked with Trent since 2005. Trent and Atticus have also worked on a number of scores for movies which have earned them both two Oscars. The other members of the touring band have varied over the years but most folks stuck around for a while. Among them are Danny Lohner who was there in the earlier days until 2003 and then played with bands such as A Perfect Circle and Pusifer, Richard Patrick (89-93) who later started the band Filter, and Josh Freese (2005-2008) who is now the drummer for Foo Fighters after the death of Taylor Hawkins. The current live lineup of Robin Finck on guitar, Alessandro Cortini on bass and synth, and Ilan Rubin on drums have been together since 2013. When Nine Inch Nails was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, they included 7 members; Trent and Atticus, the 3 other current members Robin, Ilan, and Alessandro along with Danny Lohner and long-time drummer Chris Vrenna who later played with Marilyn Manson. Fun fact, in September of 2020, Ilan Rubin became the youngest person to ever be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at just 32 years old. The kid can play. Sorry for the long post...

@graciezundt4201

7 ай бұрын

I loved your long post. Danny Lohner is actually from my home town in Tx. I have a guitar pic from The Edge that Danny caught at a U2 concert in Austin. He was in the 2nd row and my date and I were further back. Fun night.I still have the pic in my cd case of the Achtung Baby cd .

@toxygeneification

7 ай бұрын

@@graciezundt4201 That's wild! Thanks for sharing...

I saw NIN live in '94. Possibly my favorite concert ever...🤘

We can all argue till the cows come home which version is the best(Trent's), but I think one thing we can all 100% agree on is this song is amazing. Probably one of the best songs of all time in my opinion, won't say the best but damn it is up there. With that out of the way, I'd highly suggest some Fear Factory, anything from the Obsolete album is just amazing. A very good, very underrated Industrial band.

Yes Smokey!! Throwing out KMFDM, Fantastic!! Skinny Puppy after that would have been Extra!! Yall are just Awesome!! Gonna finish watching this now... Love Yall & Everyone Involved that helps Yall Do Yall!!!

I love Johnny Cash’s version because the lyrics strike a sentimental chord as a tribute to Johnny’s life. Hurt is most effective when listened to in the context of the downward spiral album that sets up the protagonist’s narrative. I think your connection to Johnny creates a subjective and emotional attachment to Trent’s lyrics

Right where it belongs. Please!

NIN records are arranged in a way to where the tracks flow from one to another. Even Trent admitted the Cash’s made it his song. The lyrics from an elderly man at the end of his life is more powerful than a young depressed heroine addict. Cash died before any live collaboration on stage was possible.

I did see him do a duet with David Bowie on this song. It was pretty fuckimg amazing

If i could start again, a million miles away... 🤘

@bonniebennett6866

7 ай бұрын

I would find a way- but would you? Chills such a relatable portion of lyrics

Saw them live in NY, MA and CT.

Morning fellas! I love NIN!!! Such a good song! And wished it was longer too! Love johnny cashs version too! Check out more songs by NIN album pretty hate machine! Great album front to back!❤️🤓

Awesome guys, i used to release my angst to NIN and other industrial and gothic metal type bands.

Nine inch nails is a reference to an interview done by Al Jorganson the founder & lead singer of the band Ministry. The Godfathers of industrial metal. He said listening to Ministry is like driving nine inch nails into your skull! 🤟

Amazing song

This was such a rad tour.... the visuals were amazing, QOTSA opened, 2 of favorites... ended up with a black eye and a TON of bruises.... so worth it!! ❤

I prefer the version by NIN better but both versions of this song are incredible. Both versions have completely different meanings although both come from the same source. NIN's version is about a dude who is ready to end it all from depression and drug addiction. Cash's version was about life choices that were also influenced from drug addiction It is okay to like the Cash version better. It is all personal preference. This is why we are all unique

I can pinpoint when my love of metal started. It was 1991, i heard Head Like a Hole and i was gone. I was 12.

He was up there with David Bowie. Awesome version!

@tigg1972

7 ай бұрын

I saw that one in Mt. View. So amazimg.

Was a teen on my own when Downward Spiral came out. This song so related to my problems at the time.

Both versions are incredible and hold a somewhat different perspective from each singer. Trent was in an incredibly dark place when writing this entire album but he overcame it all and now has a secondary career as a music composer. He’s scored all of David Finchers films (with Atticus Ross) since The Social Network (‘10)

In reality, the two versions can't be subjectively compared because they are presented from two vary different narratives from each other. When Trent Reznor created this song, he was offering us a glimpse from the point of view of someone struggling with addiction and mental health issues while simultaneously having considerable success in his career. He was faced daily with being in the public eye and everyone only being concerned with his music and rising fame, while privately his personal life (in his eyes) was falling apart. He was using heroine at the time as well as trying to cope with a feeling that he didn't belong in that environment and possibly dealing with the feeling that he doesn't deserve his success while also knowing what his skill level was, which I would think would clash against each other pretty chaoticly. Because of this personal connection with Hurt he took it very seriously, and other people had approached him asking to do a cover of it and he always completely refused them the rites to cover or perform his song. Until one day he was approached by someone on Johnny Cash's behalf requesting permission to cover the song, at first Trent wasn't going to let it happen but he thought about it (and I don't know if there was any conversation between the two during this time) and he decided to give Johnny a chance but he wanted to hear it before they released it. So when it was done Trent got to hear Johnny's cover and was impressed and granted Johnny permission to use the song as he wished, saying something along the lines of, "This is his song, I wrote it for Johnny, I just didn't know until now." (It was something along those lines, I don't remember exactly how he said it.) As for Johnny's approach, he sang it from the point of view of a very successful elderly man who's approaching the end of a life lived hard as he realizes that his kingdom means nothing and he would give everything to have more time with people he cares about that were or still are in his life.

Actually, trent was said to have said that when he heard Johnny's version, it was his song in meaning it no longer belonged to trent

Great reaction. I'd love to see some more NiN from you guys. I'd also love to see you dip your toes into the Dave Matthews Band pool.. If you want a goosebump inducing song, look for Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Bartender - Live radio city music hall. It's one of the most amazing live performances I've ever seen. Universally loved by one and all.

So, he didn't perform it live with Cash, but he DID perform it with David Bowie in 1994!

guys, you missed out Skinny Puppy. why has no one informed you of them until now 😄 their sound, image, vocals and bass lines are insanely good! their sooo many groups that would not exist without them, including the great Fear Factory, as well as this band. you must stop by and pay them their dues and respect 🙏

Thanku for the music❤❤❤❤❤😊

I think theyre both equally great in their own right and both performed and conveyed with what they were feeling as a person. As I understand it and could be wrong Trent Reznor played keyboards/piano on Johnny Cash's cover of it.

When that piano kicks in it just snatches my soul

@zakarygibson2995

19 күн бұрын

And da drums of course

Industrial has some amazing bands! Nine Inch Nail is probably the best well known but from a little earlier like mid 80's or so is my favorite and that is Front 242! They were the first concert I ever saw with a friend and no family ! The concert was amazing and I spent the whole show in the pit. I still have something from that concert that will always remind me of it. Very bad Tinnitus! lol

@nathanclarke2777

7 ай бұрын

Also what is funny, the second concert I went to a month or so later was Nine Inch Nails!

@LSMSusan

7 ай бұрын

Yeah Front 242 I still have Headhunter on vinyl 👍

@nathanclarke2777

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! That was the first concert I went to and saw nipple rings for the first time lol I was getting a drink of water from the fountain and turned around and the hottest 20 something year old I had ever seen was behind me in a mess top! lol@@LSMSusan

One of the first cds I ever bought was his first in '90 or so. Then he releases the wish ep and that was awesome, then releases the game changer that was The downward spiral. I saw the downward spiral tour in 94 or 95, New and exciting stuff then to saw the least.

Hearing this live in Brixton was emotional. This song resonates so much for me

And also check out the song "disapointed" from the same concert. Amazing visuals.

I wouldn't assume because Trent hasn't lived 78 years that Cash has dealt with more. When everyday is a battle with your own mind it's exhausting.

@mikethemotormouth

7 ай бұрын

As Indiana Jones said "It's not the years, it's the mileage"

Should check out NIN "something I could never have (still) "

I've said this many times before but I'll say it again, you guys need to dedicate a day to Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor is an amazing artist and he has such an extensive catalog of music to go through that you could do a song a day and not run out for years. If you did do a song a day you could call it "Nightly Nails" or something like that.

Trent Reznor also makes music for movies. He won an Oscar for the music from the movie The Social Network.

Y'all should check out nine inch nails- something that I can never have

That was a fantastic live performance, I can't pick either version over the other, just glad that we have both to enjoy. Now, call me a grumpy old man but it really triggers me when the audience feel the need to scream, shout, whistle etc. during quiet songs. Why the fuck can't people just listen until the end?

Nine Inch Nails is probably my favorite 'band" ever. Trent is a God!! Maynard and Roy Orbison are the only two artist I consider to be in the same God tier as him. I've been waiting for you two to cover more NiN. I think I'll just have to become a Patreon member to force you two to listen to more 😅🤘🏼

Great video❤❤❤❤❤🎉😊

I wouldn't go as far to call Trent Reznor like Prince (who wrote and played all his instruments)... Yes, Trent Reznor can play keyboards, guitar and can program & produce in the studio... but he has also relied on a number of collaborators and co-producers to write, produce & record his music & songs - Flood, Alan Moulder, Chris Vrenna, Richard Patrick (of the band Filter), Sean Beavan, Charlie Clouser, Danny Lohner, Dave Ogilvie, Atticus Ross, etc. Some of the finest behind-the-scenes talents... Yeah, Johnny Cash took an NIN song and made it his own... Maybe even better. It happens now & then. Judas Priest covered Fleetwood Mac's 'The Green Manalishi'... and it became a fan fave. Santana covered ''Black magic woman' (also by Fleetwood Mac) and it became a huge hit. Status Quo covered John Fogerty's song "Rockin' all over the world"... and it became their signature song. Quiet Riot covered Slade's hit "Cum on feel the noize"... and they made it a bigger hit. Metallica's cover of Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey in the jar' sold more copies than the original Thin Lizzy version. Led Zeppelin covered Jake Holmes' song 'Dazed and confused' and outshone the original. Kiss covered The Rolling Stones' song '2000 man'... much better than the original. "Knockin' on heaven's door" (by Bob Dylan) was a bigger hit sung by Eric Clapton... and then Guns N' Roses. Otep did a great metal version of 'Royals' by Lorde. Pearl Jam covered 'Last kiss' (originally by Wayne Cochran) and made it a bigger hit. Jimi Hendrix also covered Bob Dylan's "All along the Watchtower" and made it a hit single. Scorpions recorded a superior version of "I can't explain" by The Who. Van Halen's cover of 'You really got me" (by The Kinks) was much better than the original.

A lot of those guys that toured with him toward so many times with him that they became synonymous with nine inch nails and actually got inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside him One of them was actually a drummer that started when he was 19 and was with him for 9 or 10 years before they got inducted I think he might be one of the youngest inductees ever

I always felt after Johnny did his, Trent's hit even harder for me, I love both.

Some industrial metal/techno sound I liked in the 80's. KMFDM, Ministry, NIN, Lords of Acid, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Flesh Messiah.

Really think you boys should check out the official video of the studio version.

@bonniebennett6866

7 ай бұрын

MUCH BETTER

@bonniebennett6866

7 ай бұрын

I was pretty upset to see this thumbnail.

I love your guys channel, we have the same taste in music. Have you guys ever reacted to Imminence???

Trent Reznor said in an interview that "Hurt" is now Johnny Cash's song, given how big Johnny's cover became.

Puscifer falls under the industrial umbrella for some tracks. This track is phenomenal on its own but it really works best in context at the end of the album. I definitely recommend a full album listen at some point.

I saw NIN on The Downward Spiral tour live and it was amazing !!! Everybody in our group was tripping and that giant screen combined with the music and the deep bass is a show I will never forget ! Marylin Manson opened up for them before they were big time famous and super over the edge freaky looking as they ended up becoming . Marylin just had on leather pants and no shirt like your standard rock star look ya know ? Before all the theatrics . Great show still though .

I'd recommend the NIN song Happiness In Slavery from the "Broken" EP. Another favorite is Reptile from "Downward Spiral"

Johnny Cash didn't even want to do the cover of this song. He got convinced to do it while recording his last album by Rick Ruben (if I remember correctly ).

Trent's version pierces my soul. It is bare, powerful and pure. I saw this live and it marked me for life.

Man, if you wanna hear the BEST version of this, look up the live performance with David Bowie. Shit was other-worldly. Also, you asked if NIN was just Trent Reznor - yes it basically is. But there was another great musician that came out of this band. His name is Richard Patrick, who after leaving NIN started a band called Filter. You should check out "Hey Man, Nice Shot" from them. Another random fun fact about Richard Patrick - his older brother played the T1000 in Terminator 2. Ya'll do good work! Watched a few of your vids and have officially subscribed.

On nine inch nails 2005 album With Teeth lot of the drums were done by Dave grohl

Nine Inch Nails "Terrible Lie" 😁👍

Awesome reaction guys johnny cash is a legend and Trent Reznor is awesome ducess 🤣🤣🤣

NIN songs/vids you should react to are Wish , Head Like a Hole , Happiness in Slavery (definitely do this track !) and my favorite NIN song possibly ever Burn . That song gets me fired up on every level , lyrically , emotionally and sonically !!! Do me a solid yall !

Mr Hollywood if you ask me who did this song better I say both versions are separated song for me. NIN Hurt and Johnny Cash Hurt is a different "entity" and both are beautiful and give me different feelings (NIN - tension, Cash - sadness). To reply to your question: I wish to see Devin's Townsend version of this song. Fantastic reaction as always

They never did a duo. But you could check out the remix Trent did with David Bowie called I'm Affraid of Americans. There's actually a music video of it with Bowie and Reznor in it.

Trent Reznor wrote this song, Johnny Cash performed it as a cover - both are amazing versions of the song.

NIN touring bands have varied over the years but they’ve all been great, if you search they did an interview with several of the different members over the years all on one stage. Trent first got into a studio by working as a janitor at the studio. He was actually a roadie for Ministry for a while. Along the vein of industrial check out some of Einstürzende Neubauten’s live performances

Got goose bumps too❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊

Another industrial band is The Thrill Kill Cult which you may know from The Crow soundtrack . And Front 242 goes way back .

Afaik The name Nine Inch Nails unfortunately holds No deeper meaning, but he chose the name because he knew the NiN-logo would look good. Its really intresting to see how this song in its NiN-version is about drug addiction and alienation and how it transform into something completely else as Johnny Cash performs it with the weight of a man at the end of his life looks back at what was andwith regret realizes how little the most of it mattered to him. A truly awesome song.

here is a fun fact, westside connection which was a group with ice cube, WC and mc ren have a song that samples this the gangsta the killa the dope dealer

I do not think that Johnny Cash ever performed with Trent Rezner, but David Bowie did. There is a live version of this song of the two of them singing.

Johnny Cash sadly passed not long after he recorded and filmed the video, they sadly never got the chance to preform together 😢

I've been a NIN fan since the early 90's guys. Yeah I love Johnny Cash's version, but there has always been something so breath taking and chilling about Trent's version, especially live! Dudes, If you want another goose bump moment from NIN go way ,way back to "Something I Can Never Have" from the debut album "Pretty Hate Machine". It still gives me the chills after 32 years of listening to it. So good!

I'm super surprised you guys haven't went deeper into nine inch nails. Should definitely add it alongside all the tool love. The Downward Spiral full album reaction would be absolutely amazing. Hurt is the end of the entire album. It's a concept album meant to listened to start to finish.

Trent has studio musicians come in. He can play multiple instruments - keyboards, bass, guitar. He gets a lot of drummers in.