best version of Hurt

[DotCommunist]

The Man In Black FTW.

this is it! folsom/san quentin stuff is cash at his zenith, rather than at his broken nadir of hurt.

 

[isitme]

The thing I don't like about it, is it's an old man, singing a young man's song.

I don't agree. his interpretation of it suits him perfectly. It is a different interpretation to the original, reflecting on his life at it's end rather than coming to a point early on when he feels he can't go further, but it still works

"everyone I know, goes away, in the end"

 

[danny la rouge]

Johnny Cash's version is so obviously the better version; NIN's is just pointless now.

 

[brix]

"everyone I know, goes away, in the end"

I'm welling up just thinking about it

 

[DotCommunist]

but the 'empire of dirt' doesn't work so well for a man as all conquering in his sphere as cash was, although it could be a comment on the way he saw life as dirt-worthless and his achievements similar since the death of his wife.

 

[Balbi]

The cash version just hasn't got the piercing vocals and when divorced from what you know about the man, it isn't as good.

divorcing the man from the music? Your argument is invalid.

 

[DotCommunist]

divorcing the man from the music? Your argument is invalid.

Barthez says you are wrong. Death of the author brother, death of the author

 

[Balbi]

Some French goalkeeper can go whistle

 

[danny la rouge]

Some French goalkeeper can go whistle

And that would still be better than NIN's version.

 

[DotCommunist]

Some French goalkeeper can go whistle

I meant the theorist as you well know dammit.

once you strip the singer/author from a work it can be judged on merit alone and so NIN win

 

[Balbi]

I meant the theorist as you well know dammit.

once you strip the singer/author from a work it can be judged on merit alone and so NIN win

No, they really don't.

 

[redsnapper]

Cash for sure, he sings it as if he's drawing on some very personal experience with the subject matter. Amazing track.

 

[Dillinger4]

I think its time Dotcommunist accepted that he is wrong.

 

[DotCommunist]

I think its time Dotcommunist accepted that he is wrong.

I shall not. You lot are voting from base emotion informed by the tragedy of a great man bereft of wife and cursing senescence.

My opinion is based purely on the quality of of the actual work and therefor both I and NIN are winners

 

[Dillinger4]

I shall not. You lot are voting from base emotion informed by the tragedy of a great man bereft of wife and cursing senescence.

My opinion is based purely on the quality of of the actual work and therefor both I and NIN are winners

The only person who is really agreeing with you is kained&able, and he is frequently wrong about everything, ever.

 

[DotCommunist]

The only person who is really agreeing with you is kained&able, and he is frequently wrong about everything, ever.

I measure my rightness by knowledge and not who agrees with me, unlike the monothought clique

 

[Balbi]

Yeah, but if you were fighting a war and suddenly realised the bloke leading you was Hitler, you'd realise you're wrong.

I call Godwins

And I'm not sure if Hitler is dave or Trent, but never mind

 

[subversplat]

Yeah, but if you were fighting a war and suddenly realised the bloke leading you was Hitler, you'd realise you're wrong.

If it's a lie then we fight on that lie

 

[Augie March]

This is *really* the best version:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BcERe5pd8yI

Sad Kermit does better versions of other songs here.

I hear that his haunting cover of Hallelujah, has been tipped to be Christamas number one this year.

 

[DotCommunist]

Urban shocka: mawkish sentiment beats quality

 

[Balbi]

Steady on DC. You're a bottle of vino away from THIS IS NOT REAL URBANS

 

[DotCommunist]

*tops up glass*

 

[Balbi]

Dig your own grave ffs.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I'm suprised at just how big a landslide this poll has been tbh.

The cash version just hasn't got the piercing vocals and when divorced from what you know about the man, it isn't as good.

Yeah, but it's cool and with it to like everything about Johnny Cash.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I don't agree. his interpretation of it suits him perfectly. It is a different interpretation to the original, reflecting on his life at it's end rather than coming to a point early on when he feels he can't go further, but it still works

It's still the same lyrics. About the same thing.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Johnny Cash's version is so obviously the better version; NIN's is just pointless now.

We should have a giant bonfire and burn all the cds.

 

[isitme]

It's still the same lyrics. About the same thing.

words can have different meanings depending on their context

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

words can have different meanings depending on their context

Personally, I was embarrassed for Cash when I heard that song.

 

[isitme]

Personally, I was embarrassed for Cash when I heard that song.

Does that mean anything tho?

 

[Augie March]

Yeah, but it's cool and with it to like everything about Johnny Cash.

Yeah. I only like Cash cos like, all my mates at school think he's like, the coolest thing ever innit.