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September 06, 2007
I Hurt Myself Today
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---- I'm no Johnny Cash expert. I know a bit of trivia, and I like many of his songs, along with having played them a few times as a disc jockey. However, his rendition of the Nine Inch Nails song Hurt is simply amazing. Accolades are due to Trent Reznor for composing the haunting song, but Johnny's performance really does make this song into more than it was. The most interesting part of the song I found were these two lines: You could have it all Those lines reminded me a lot of Ozymandias. Go check it out, if you didn't learn about it in grade school. And if you did, perhaps this little reminder and Johnny's video will be a sobering call back to the reality of our finite existence. Everyone I know Posted by Hammer at September 6, 2007 02:10 PM |
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