ManetsBR Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McV7pjwVFbEObviously both versions are great and extremely powerful in their own ways. Which one is favorite, though? I've always prefered Trent's but this week I've been playing Cash's version on the guitar - it's extremly easy by the way - and I been having doubts. Edited May 20, 2013 by ManetsBR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Never cared for Cash's version.Trent's all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Oh, camon, Cash's version is incredible, even Trent admited that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsicoca Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 cash's version is more emotional, he's a better artist than reznor by a landslide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsys Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Cash's version gives me chills, chills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Well, both versions give me chills. Trent's chorus is just as powerful as Johnny's, specially live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Reznor...because he wrote it...but I'm not really fond of Hurt to be honest even though NIN is my favourite band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodonny Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Cash's video puts it over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 See, I used to think it was all about Johnny Cash's version, and the music video was brilliant.In the past few years I've come to realize that Johnny Cash's music video is kinda cheesy, and makes me cringe a bit, so once you remove that factor...Trent wrote the song, created it beautifully, and the chilling choice of using a harpsichord was purely fantastic.Trent wins easily. But Cash's version is still wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I love both versions... it's hard to choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Mark Romanek was the perfect man for the job. Without the video, it never would've had the impact it did on people. You also have to remember people didn't associate Cash as he was portrayed in the movie, they think of him as being a TV host and buddy of Willie Nelson and a Christian. This is Trent's commentary on Cash's video. Edited May 20, 2013 by dalsh327 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman007 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Cash. Probably because it was used when Eddie Guerrero died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Both. One day it'll be NIN and the next it'll be Cash. I don't really like the original studio version though. I prefer Hurt (Quiet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Trent wins easily. But Cash's version is still wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Both are great, but this is Trent's baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Both. One day it'll be NIN and the next it'll be Cash. I don't really like the original studio version though. I prefer Hurt (Quiet).I agree with everything you said, including about Quiet. I love Quit, but I think Still is better.Still's version of Something I Can Never Have (specially the video) and The Day The World Went Away gives me chills every single time. Edited May 21, 2013 by ManetsBR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 cash's version is more emotional, he's a better artist than reznor by a landslideWat a dumb thing to say about the guy who wrote the song. Cash is a better artist because you prefer his version to the original? Lol. It's Trent's song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinaski Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Cash's is extra sad with the video.I prefer the NIN version though. It's more ethereal.One of the most moving things I've ever seen live too when it was just Reznor and a piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I'm not sure how I feel about this one. Decent version by Eddie Vedder. If you don't like him, pass on it, because you prob. won't like this. He doesn't try to sing it like Trent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Credit to Trent for writing the song and creating such an emotive piece. The Nine Inch Nails version is good in itself, but as Trent said through what Cash invoked covering that song, coupled with the extraordinary visual, it literally became Cash's song. A lot of old men seem to relate to certain attempts at poetry, Oscar Wilde's assertions or even William Butler Yeats have this powerful ability to invoke a time and place in an old man's life. Old men become attached to the words contained in the poetry as an ode to their own lives. This is kind of what happened with Cash and Trent's song. Lyrically and in tone it captured the angst and bittersweet nature of Cash's life, that is why Cash was able to invoke himself in the song and put it across in such a powerful way. It actually said more than a 15 chapter autobiography. Reznor unintentionally documented Cash's life in a matter of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Uh... No.Cash did a great job covering a song. The song does not 'belong' to him in any symbolic or figurative or literal way.Trent's version is still the best, and has the deepest meaning because he wrote it about his own internal struggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Star Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) I like both. Kudos to Trent for creating such a powerful song and truthful lyrics. Edited May 21, 2013 by Shooting Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Cash owns it in the way All Along the Watchtower is a Hendrix song or With a Little Help from My Friends is a Joe Cocker song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsicoca Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 cash's version is more emotional, he's a better artist than reznor by a landslideWat a dumb thing to say about the guy who wrote the song. Cash is a better artist because you prefer his version to the original? Lol. It's Trent's song.loli know it's reznor's song.i also know that johnny cash was a greater artist than reznor will ever be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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