Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Can I just ask anyone who will name it, or Nell who has, why the Johnny Cash version of Hurt is so loved?Is it because he's dead? Or you feel an obligation to Johnny Cash? If you do just like the song, fair enough, but to me personally it sounds like a zombie getting bed-bathed.
-AC
They are both great versions of the song, in my opinion. I don't like it just because he's dead, but its just.....just a different flavor of the song.
I prefer NIN's though. Trent's lyrics seem more moving when he sings it.