May 15th, 2008 · Posted in Linkage ·
Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) writes a song.
Johnny Cash covers it.
Reznor says “I haven’t listened to my version since then.”
Cash’s version is pretty awesome. I think it’s the video that makes it.
By changing the tone just a little, he turns it from a song about heroin addiction to a song about the whole of life.
It’s a little depressing. But that’s not a bad thing.
RodeoClown: also hurt. But different.
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June 25th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Yeah it’s an awesome song. I too prefer Johnny Cash’s version but then I know more about him and his life than Trent Reznor so maybe that’s why it resonates more. And you’re spot on, the clip is a big part of it.