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[-] str82L@lemmy.world 63 points 3 months ago

Perhaps Tent Reznor thought the same.

[-] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

I agree, kind of annoying that the person that wrote the song doesn't get credited for what was said.

[-] str82L@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

In fairness I do believe Johnny somehow managed to do it better, but credit where credit is due.

[-] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Said this before on this platform, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. It's your opinion that you think Johnny's version is better.

I like both versions of the song. They have a different delivery.

[-] Lookorex@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago

For what it's worth, Trent Reznor likes Johnny's version better

[-] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not until he saw the video. He originally said after listening

ive it a cursory listen. It sounded... weird to me. That song in particular was straight from my soul, and it felt very strange hearing the highly identifiable voice of Johnny Cash singing it. It was a good version, and I certainly wasn't cringing or anything, but it felt like I was watching my girlfriend fuck somebody else.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

but it felt like I was watching my girlfriend fuck somebody else.

Some people are into that. Who's to say Reznor wasn't?

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Trent liking a cover version more doesn't mean Trent didn't write the original lyrics.

[-] Lookorex@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

When did I say anything about who wrote the lyrics?

[-] str82L@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I too like both versions, and actually writing such a powerful song is something Trent deserves huge credit for. Talent all round.

[-] ziggurat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I don't know how to speak music, but I'll try. I think the dissonant notes together with i believe micro tonal pitch bending (maybe I don't know i have bad pitch) in the original better illustrate the discomfort of Trent very poetically.

Also Cash sensoring the original lyrics is okay, but it doesn't deliver has hard.

Don't get me wrong, both versions are beautiful, and this is just nit picking

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I think that Cash's slow delivery, acoustic guitar, and deep, raspy voice, better delivers the despair and loneliness of the song.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

the best cover of any song ever

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I still prefer Kermit's version.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

https://youtu.be/57ta7mkgrOU

Wow

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Even putting aside the music, that video is incredible.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Darth Kermit?

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago

That’s only because the US version of Further Down does not contain the live version, which is the best version.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There's a lot of those. Patti Smith's "Because the Night" is better than Bruce Springsteen's performance of the same. Leonard Cohen has a voice that's something of an acquired taste, so most people prefer Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah".

Patti Smith also had an excellent version of "Teen Spirit", but it's more of a different take than better, I'd say.