Nine Inch Nails "Hurt"



In 1994 Trent Reznor released Hurt on the NiN album The Downward Spiral.





Not quite a cover but in 1995 When Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie were touring together David joined Trent in doing this duet.





In 2002 Rick Rubin was producing the “American Recordings” albums with Johnny Cash and suggested to Cash that he should cover Hurt.



Initially Trent was worried that it would be gimmicky but once he saw the video he became a fan although he did say it was like losing a girlfriend and that the song was no longer his…



Winning a host of awards for both the song and the video here is Johnny Cash’s Version...





The song has also received attention from “Gregorian” a band from Germany who make Gregorian chant style “Elevator music” which sanitised it for soccer moms and retards!









And finally possibly the best cover!



A Viral of “Sad Kermit” the frog" that appeared on YouTube in 2007






Lyrics:

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

[Chorus:]
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here

[Chorus:]
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

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