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Originally Posted by Thursday Next
Two interesting things about this original/cover combination. First, the videos. Second, that a lot of people seem to think that the Cash version is the original. I see that as a tribute to just how accomplished and assured the cover is. It's not that different to the original, really, but Cash still somehow owns the song while he's singing it.
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I have to say I've never understood why so many people like the Cash version better. I like Johnny Cash a lot and he has a lot of great covers in his back catalogue but "Hurt" isn't one of them. He and Rick Rubin basically removed everything that was interesting and good about the original and turned it into an incredibly bland folk song. Give me the Reznor version any day of the week.