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Just watching how he caressed the piano after closing it .. like closing a coffin of a loved one.
That's so perceptive of you. I hadn't thought of that until you mentioned it.
Ironically his wife died shortly after this, and his died shortly after her.
Jonathan Caro 2 months. 2 terrible months.
@@jonathancaro3427 He knew the end was near, that and the montage of yesteryear and the state his Tennessee home was in, was the tearjerker. Both he and June's health were failing, he didn't know when exactly the end was, just knew that it was near and took a look at his life and current state and knew just how to express his being at the time into his greatest artistry, music. One of Johnny's major talents aside from writing his own songs, was turning other people's tunes into classics for himself. He knew he was recording his epitaph, and the inclusion of "Hurt" into it, was pure Cash genius.
I've watched about eight Hurt reaction videos, and as we get to the end, I pray they don't stop the video until he closes the piano, then caresses it. That's the most beautiful part of the video.
if you grew up listing to Johnny Cash, this song is very emotional, and the older you get the more you can feel it
Quote from a video on this: "Trent Reznor was made to write that song, and Johnny Cash was made to sing it".
A beautiful quote from the biggest shit on the couric scale.
Bono, iiiieahhhh!
Trent gave it to Cash, just said, “It’s his song now”.
@Edward st.antoine me too
i dont know but i think it belongs to trent
Trent lived it his pain is real and you can hear it. Cash reflects on his whole life and makes the song feel massive and empty at the same time
I think it's tough to watch someone in the end stages of life acknowledge so much regret. It reminds you of how limited our time here is.
One of my old comments...
What we do in this world doesn't amount to a fart in a bucket... even if your name was Genghis Khan or Jeff Bezos, and you lived for a thousand years. The nearest intelligent civilization out there will likely NEVER KNOW that the EARTH ITSELF even EXISTED, much less what any individual did while on it. Virtually EVERYTHING that ever will transpire in this Universe will happen either BEFORE or AFTER our time here. So don't sweat it; milk it for all it's worth, revel even in the struggles. Because this is likely the most fleeting part of our existence. There is more to come...
The answers can be found here (not in the music or even the images... look BEYOND all that):
czcams.com/video/N-b9Y4jYspE/video.html
nailed it Hannah!
And that we only gain regrets as we age, never remove them. Something true no one wants to know
So fucking limited
We sometimes forget that the elderly know what life is. They've been there. They've done it. We sometimes think we invented the world, we think we are smarter, we think we are better, but the reality is, we know shit compared to them. We are nothing compared to them. They are the ones that have fought battles so we can live as freely as we do today. They have had an entire lifetime of hurt, of pain, of everything. This is why we should respect our elders. Always.
Respect.
beautifully said....
Thank you from an elder❤️
Johnny's wife died. He shortly after this song. His daughter said " it sounds like you're saying goodbye." He replied "I am".
The original writer (Trent Resnor of nine inch nails) said afterwards that the song is his now.
I generally don’t tear up at songs but this... this one gets me every time... just makes you think about grandparents, parents and your own mortality
At the end, he closes the piano and strokes it, like he's saying goodbye to music. And what you see of the piano looks like a coffin. He died not long after making this.
When my college-age daughter saw this video, her comment was, "That's not a music video, it's art."
True. 100%. When it came out I was astounded. I’ve loved Johnny Cash for decades but this video was amazing. His rendition is stunning.
I'm 57. The first singer I ever remember hearing was Johnny Cash. He lived hard, loved hard, and fought hard. He did music, drugs, and women. He started out at the same time as Elvis and traveled the country with him and other legends in a car at the beginning of their careers. He watched his brother die from falling into a saw as a child and then lived in his brother's shadow the rest of his childhood. To say the man battled demons is an understatement. he lived a thousand lives in a few decades but never found peace of mind in any of them. I hope he has now.
Gail Spencer Choate That was beautifully written. God bless.
Well written princess!
You look good on it!
That was beautifully put, Gail.
Yeah I grew up with my grandpa playing his songs on the guitar
I thought it was a powerful song when Trent Reznor (NIN) released it.
When this version was released... a whole new level.
I'm a COMBAT Marine of 5 tours. Played College ball at UNC, starting quarterback for 3 years, and I cry at literally NOTHING. But this song and the WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD does it to me every single time. Semper Fidelis, Captain T, U.S.M.C.
This is a tough one for everyone...the first time is the hardest, but it still gets me after hearing it thousands of times over the years.
Johnny new his time left on this earth wasn't long when he recorded this it was so appropriate.! R. I .P
I think he couldn't live without June. He was ready to go
@@kantwinnada she died after this. She died like 3 months later. And he followed 4 months after that.
@@thomasmarchese2808 I thought she died before this came out. Sad either way
When young Johnny turns around and says "you stay away from me, you hear" it's like he was talking to death.
Great observation
Hard to believe that a song written by a generation X rocker would connect so powerfully with a country artist 30 years older. To me it connects generations. For Johnny and his contemporaries, drugs were used and life was lived hard, but you kept it to yourself and your family. The challenges suffered by our grandparents are still felt today. This song emphasizes for me how much we should be leaning on each other...Those "old fuckers" can teach us all.
Johnny is an icon in MULTIPLE genre's. He's in six different hall of fames.
As he should be for his raw untamed talent and life as well. I'm glad he's with June now and their both together and happy...xoxo
💗 💖 💘 💝 💟
the music that makes you feel, is the only music that's real.
HE LIVED A ROUGH LIFE,UNTIL HE MET JUNE,,THEY LOVED EACH OTHER FOR MANY YEARS UNTIL HER DEATH,,,HE FOUGHT DRUG ADDICTION FOR YEARS,,,AND YES HE FOUND CHRIST!
Where was he hiding?
So he traded one debilitating drug for another debilitating drug?
It is like my heart is breaking in a million pieces, every time I hear Johnny sing this song.......I honestly believe, he knew this was going to be his last performance, his final good-bye, & wanting to apologize, for anybody he may have hurt throughout his lifetime💔 💔💔 ***RIP JOHNNY CASH, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTON*** 💔💔💔
Nobody has ever crammed more regret, sadness, and anguish into 3.5 minutes.
l love how all these black guys who are into hiphop are so receptive to this song. Just goes to show we're all the same at the root.
I’m black and love all types of music!
Race has nothing to do with good
Music!!
@@SS-sy6wf Who feels it, know's it
... are you the same way with HipHop
I'm white and love some hip hop. That doesn't mean I don't like Rock, Soul, R&B, Disco, Country and Pop. I like them all.
Today in our world we need to know that more than ever. 💖
A real man cries when he sees another Man lets his soul bare. You are amazing for listening & showing emotion. Do not be belittled. I thank you for your strength & courage. Bless be to you & yours, stay well & healthy!!!!!!
I grew up listening to Johnny Cash, he was, and is, one of my favorite musicians. I have a lot of respect for this man as he was able to rise above his past. I watched this when it first came out and it absolutely slayed me. I return to it at times when I am struggling, oddly enough, it helps me remember, that through the grace of God, that my past does not define me today.
He had a way of making you feel his music and all the emotion in it for him
Johnny was a beautiful soul. He was anti-Vietnam War and pro-justice for those mistreated by society. He famously held a concert inside of a prison for the prisoners and it became a hit album.
Nice reaction~sub!
Johnny Cash recorded two concerts at prisons; one at Folsom, and one at San Quentin, both of them in California.
Johnny Cash - patron saint of the tragically flawed everyman, and a martyr to the plight of the disposessed. If you know Johnny and don't love Johnny, you're a horrible human being.
Horrible here 🤟🏻
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Your business. Do everyone a favor. Never vote and never reproduce. You'll be doing present and future generations a tremendous favor.
Kent Grady
Yea, keep praying to your white savior 🤙🏻
Kostas anagno
Just like an ABBA song...
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Johnny was never about race. Ever. In fact, if you knew anything about him at all, you would know that he was dyed-in-the-wool anti establishment, anti-power structure, pro-prisoner, and a staunch defender of ANYONE who'd been shit upon by suits in shiny glass buildings.
the best way to get to know the man in black, is to listen to his music. he always put ALL of himself in his songs
He had an early life of extreme poverty, and when he found success as a musician he developed a killer drug and alchohol habit. Years later he married his wife June and she hauled him back from self destruction. She wasn't supposed to be in the video but she came downstairs to check on Johnny and the director asked her to stay. They were married for 35 years until she died, four months after the video was recorded, and with his guardian angel gone, Johnny Cash died three months later.
Trent Reznor, who wrote the song about his drug addiction, heard Cash's version and said, "it's not my song anymore, it's his".
Canicula correct every word!
One thing many gloss over, and maybe it just hits me hard, are the lines “my empire of dirt” and “you are someone else, I am still right here” meaning as we age we tend to forget those around us and basically lose ourselves. I think that scares everyone, because to live your whole life and build up everything through work and relationships...only to watch it crumble away toward the end through memory loss of some sort (not saying this happened to Cash directly, but it is still impactful).
Overall, it’s not about $$, fame, or any possessions...it’s about who we impacted and loved. So so deep.
That's the line that gets me to brother . The hole song make me think of my sons....😔
Beautiful brother.
The original line is “my empire of shit”. I like that better. But this version is amazing. I like both versions actually.
This is such a deep song, with so many different meaning to so many different people, I honestly think everyone should see this video.
Rest in Peace Mr. Cash.
If a song like this doesn’t move you, tears or not, I don’t care about that, you’re not human. With a song like this if you shed a tear you still retain your man card.
Johnny Cash = O.G. Beyond race, time, money, reputation, success, he did it in his own way. Truly an original.
Johnny, Waylon, and Willie back in the day. Pure gold... especially in the 1970s.
Kris Kristofferson too
Couldn’t spell Kristofferson?
Timmy wright hahaha. I was thinking of pre-Highwaymen days until someone else mentioned his name. Johnny (alone) and Waylon and Willie together were my favorites. I think Kristofferson was off doing movies at the time period i was thinking about.
I agree, there is nothing better than classic country 70's era!!
The Highwaymen....
I'm going to be honest a song has never make tears come out of my eyes until I heard this just now
Your reaction is why I will always believe that music, art, books will always be the great equalizer of humanity. ♥️
Wow! I watched your face reacting to his pain, you looked away, averted your eyes but still his emotions, his words continued to assault your ears. Traveled from your sense of hearing and crossed your heart, invading and mingled with your own sense of pain and fears. Bless your heart young man. You endured and I know Mr. Cash's words will be forever in your heart, some tiny piece that you may not think about for years, but always as it is with heart felt art, it will come back to you. It may harden you for a coming trial in life or it may bring you joy. I certainly thank you for sharing. I was moved once again by Mr. Cash's emotion but also by seeing you experience the pain and joy that Mr. Cash wanted to convey to other's.
God bless ya!
if icould start again, a million miles away, i would keep Myself-- I would find a way
jude rodriguez I wonder how many here understand the dark side of the music industry... and the regrets I believe Johnny had. there is redemption... even for johnny
this part always makes me choke up and cry
He died a year after this song came out. His wife died in May 2003. He Died in Sept 2003. He knew he was at the end of his life. Deep.
This song was originally written by Trent Reznor of NIN back in the 90's and talked about drug addiction and fame. "The needle tears a hole" refers to the Heroin epidemic and how many lives were lost old and young to addiction. Addiction even stung the rich and famous. Mr. Johnny Cash did this remake in his later years. Mr. Cash also suffered from life long addiction fueled by fame and fortune.
The measure of a person's life isn't the money they've acquired, but the lives they've touched.
He recorded this one at age 72. He was also suffering from Parkinson's disease at this time.
When you said "He sounds like he is going through something", all I could say was GURL! You don't even know.! lol
One of the great story tellers. It was like he conveyed messages to you while singing but you didn’t even know you were being entertained.
That's everybody's first reaction at the very end...WOW.
Gate Guard 1: "You hear that? its country music!"
Gate Guard 2: "CLOSE THE GATE"
Gate Guard 1: "Its Johnny Cash"
Gate Guard 2: "Open the gate a little bit"
This song was Johnny Cash's goodbye to the world
His last song. The way he closed the piano was like he knew it was the end. Johnny Cash fought drug addiction until he became a Christian. That's why you see the pictures of Christ and his regret. Very sad but powerful song. Thank you for playing this.
This is an addict's song. How you cheat & lie, make promises and break them over & over again, and hurt everyone around you, until they can no more and leave; How you stay with your drug & broken life & stand still, and all around you have lives, grow & evolve. Until you literally have nothing but your empire of dirt. Johnny understood this song, and that's why he sung it. He had massive alcohol & other drug problems, had a terrible temper & was impossible to live with. I cry every time I hear this song, my heart goes out to him & everyone who also understands what this song is about.
R.I.P JOHNNY CASH 💔😥 THE MAN IN BLACK ❤ MUCH LOVE ✌
Most everything Johnny Cash sang, was deep. He put himself and went through alot of shit. Great man
I first heard and loved the Nine Inch Nails original version, which is awesome! A scream to the world about addiction and despair. When someone told me Johnny Cash covered NIN I was floored. Like how could anybody else do that song justice? Well, Johnny Cash did. JC is an original badass...and you could feel the pain of his loss. If there was a gallery for songs, this would be hanging on a wall there
The Man In Black crossed boundaries when it was not fashionable to do so. On his TV program, he had the Who. he did Blue Yodel #9 with Louis Armstrong, "i'm busted" with Ray Charles. When he hugged Charlie Pride he got death threats from the KKK, written in blood. He stood up for the "Indians" (indigenous people), especially Ira Hayes. Cash is in the R&R Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame. Young people adore him when they "discover" him; no BS from this man, no hypocrisy. He was the Truth. Went to hell and back twice. In the sixties amphetamines and barbituates reduced him to a shell (Doctor prescribed!). 70s he was clean. In the 80s his doc put him on Oxycontin, whoop there it is, another addiction. His family did an intervention, he fought back again. When June Carter Cash died, it broke his heart, literally. Do I love this man? Passionately proud that I do. During this Covid crisis, when i am mad at Americans, i stop it, cus of him. So Iam Tae, I love you all the way from Toronto, cus you got it!!
The Man In Black as he was known. One of the greatest Country Music Legends of all time.
Sweetheart, it didn't ALMOST get you.
It did!! Thank you, young man for a reaction to the best legend. The "MAN IN BLACK".
I am 52 and grew up with a lot of legends of all geners of music.
The man in black is on my top of ALL.
Sending love, good health and light to all.
SE VIRGINIA
FOX
Johnny Cash, The Man in Black, The man who made hits in 6 (SIX) different types of songs and who won achievements in all 6 Hall of Fame areas. He battled drugs, alcohol. and very low morals. In the end, he met his wife, who wanted nothing to do with him, and eventually won her over. She helped him battle with his demons, raise a family, and gave him peace in the end. They died not to long apart from each other. To me this is true love, one can not live without the other for long. He has both Blues and Gospel but was also part of the beginning of rock with what would later be known as Rock a Billy or Southern Rock.
You can't stop a song in the middle for commentary and still appreciate it. It's like looking at a torn up picture.
This is such an emotional song....Everyone can relate in some aspects....
He died shortly after this. His wife June died then in no time he was gone to
Gone to where? :P
TheCaptainKim not funny
It is amazing how Cash changed the original meaning of the song. As an older adult, there are plenty of thoughts about your life, your sins, your missed opportunities and the very real human feeling that you didn't do your best and you let someone down. Yet, in the end, you are who you are. The irony for me is I never got to hear Cash sing live and actually just missed him at the Grand Ole Opry the one time I was there. It was something that always bugged me because he was a favorite of my father's. In the late 1990's, I was in Jamaica eating dinner up on the hill near Rose Hall with a friend when I noticed a man tending to some bushes on his property. I quickly realized it was Johnny Cash so I left the table and went over to introduce myself. I told him about the missed opportunity to hear him live, my regret and we had a quick chat about that and a few other topics. He came across as a very genuine person. When Hurt came out a few years later, it really hit me.
Johnny Cash was amazing. He was huge in music, got into drugs, ended up in San Quentin Prison, Got out, found Jesus,,,,,, carried on with his music. He struggled, but made it. ***By The Grace of God***
Look up Johnny's life, he went through a lot and this song is the soundtrack of his life, imo. He passed a few months after his beautiful wife did.
This song may have just saved my life.. Came up on my feed and it said exactly how I feel. Been having dark thoughts and just wanted everything to stop... Forever. I decided to share it in my FB feed with the following comment. ... - - - ... Only one of my friends got it and got in touch. Not saying it was a instant relief but him getting in touch knowing something was up helped.
Power to you i wish you peace within much love 💖
Thank you for choosing life. We need you. Stay safe and be well. Peace. ♥️
It is so hard to hold the tears back listening Jonny Cash singing this song.
As an older man you realize that all of the things you thought we valuable were just your "empire of dirt". Others can just have all of that. You realize that the things you want to keep are none of that. All of your friends, your loved ones, they start dropping away "goes away in the end". You also start seeing how you hurt them over time and those are the regrets. You can't have that back.
Funny how great art impacts you where you are, even beyond where the artist was when creating it. Cash shows a great piece of art looked at from a different angle.
This was his final song before his death. He knew it.
Johnny had a rough life. Some of his own doing. He lost his brother in a terrible accident and his father blamed him. He was a drug addict he went to prison. He married and had children but then he fell in love with June Carter. They married and they had a strong love. She died first and he not long after. Interesting man you should watch more of his videos. You will enjoy them.
The ONLY times Johnny Cash went to prison was to do concerts. He stayed overnight in jail a couple of times but he was never incarcerated to a prison.
@crafty litigator yes he did. I found that out young. My neighbor died and her husband died days later. My mother told me that he died of a broken heart and I never forgot it. Take care and stay safe😷
@Thora Friganza June filmed the video, then went into the hospital for surgery and died. The video was released a few weeks later. When I saw it the day it dropped I got chills because it was as if June was a ghost
Jonny actually never did prison time. Did some time in the county lockup but no "hard time." The closest he got to prison time was recording at Folsom
I've been listening to Johnny Cash my whole life. It's well worth it to listen to more of his work
Johnny Cash The Man In Black and so many more, he’s a classic. That he performed at the level he did while being hopelessly addicted was miraculous
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nail wrote & sang this song about his drug addiction. Johnny Cash may not have done this song originally but he owns this song with what he put into it. Mr. Cash died very soon after doing this, his daughter said when she heard him recording it, it sounded like he was saying goodbye. His wife, June Carter, had passed not long before he did this song. Just thought you would like some of the history behind the song & Mr. Cash.
well hell.. I did use the word before instead of after.... hate when I do that... Tae... she died not long AFTER Mr. Cash did this song.
Kathy H June is in the video and passed not long after it was made. Johnny followed her several months later.
Trent Renzor was on record as saying that the song now belonged to Johnny Cash. Trent wrote it but he said Johnny Cash MADE it.
@@leannmiller7153 correct. he knew at the time though that they were both near the end. To me this was his apology to her and the kids for what they had to endure because of the hard life he led for so long. at the end of the song the lyric says if I could do it all over again I would but I'd do it differently. (a million miles away) the visuals show Jesus' crucifixion as a symbol of how Johnny did eventually clean up and get right with God says to me that if he did it all over again that his "coming to Jesus" moment would have been much earlier.
@Colin Harris ditto.
Not discounting the value Cash brings to this song but to say he owns this song borders on offensive to TR fans. This song IS Trent Reznor. Having said that, TR says he was touched by Cash’s version.
I wish I could hear this song for the first time again.
He was country musics "rebel" to say he lived a colorfull life would be one hell of an understatement. He was one of country musics greatest pop stars. It would be worth your while to find out more about him. God bless.
Johnny cash was the man!! He was an outlaw. He turned his life around with the help of his beautiful wife June Carter. When she passed away he didn't make it long and passed himself. Check out some more of his music.
And just like that he died after the song came out.
Curtis Blanton what was worse for me was June (his wife) died first before it came out: they show her face around the time he sings “everyone I love go away in the end” without knowing she would pass soon after. She died, this hits main screen time, I bawled like a child.
Even though someone else wrote the song he sang it like he was telling a life story deep deep
Amazing everybody, including me, gets teary-eyed emotional right at that point where he pours out the wine glass.
BrooklynGal mine is when he starts crying after that, at the end of the clip at the table 😭 Johnny’s biography was an amazing read, he was a beautiful soul.
This is the only music video that's ever made me cry. My dad got diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease recently at the age of 75 so this video hits even harder now.
Johnny Cash was someone I never had the privilege of meeting, but I felt I knew him anyway. He was just that kind of soul.
I'm glad young people are discovering Johnny. Some people think he's like many of the county singers today, who are big on MAGA. NOT. He was a champion for all people. He sang for prisons. He sang for Natives. He was honored by Jewish groups. Cash wore black because it represented the poor and disenfranchised. The KKK hated him, libeled him, and plotted to kill him. Johnny never backed down sued the KKK for $25 million. He said, “The Klan is despicable, filthy, dirty, and unkind.”
He was the real deal. And so was his pain. He was an alcoholic and hurt himself and his family. He also was a man who struggled with his actions conflicting with his faith. But he was honest, deep and capable of introspection as is evident by the video. And his children carry his legacy. They publicly denounced the Charlottesville White supremacy rally when they saw a photo of a man in attendance wearing a Johnny Cash T-shirt. It can be found here.
facebook.com/RosanneCash/posts/a-message-from-the-children-of-johnny-cashwe-were-alerted-to-a-video-of-a-young-/10155413372345336/
If you wanna know about Johnny, watch ”Walk the Line”. It has Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. It’s a masterpiece. Joaquin spent alot of time with Johnny before he passed, to prepare for the role. He even learned how to sing like Johnny.
Yes, it's definitely a Masterpiece!
My dad never learned English, but he loved him some Johnny Cash.
Thank you for your very up front reaction @IamTae. This song must seem like from an old geezer, but you really got it. I remember when Johnny Cash brought out his last album, made knowing he was dying. You should check out the doc on CZcams, his gig in Folsom jail. He spent time in jail and the reaction to his appearance there was epic. He was very rebellious to the system and the guards. A must watch video.
This song, is as a warning to the youth. Song filled with regret, shame and sadness at the end. His daughter's eyes always breaks me. This song is perfect for the turbulence he experienced in his life. Cash always did what he wanted. He loved his last wife so much. The picture is his mum on the wall and I think the small house is the home he grew up in. He rode his life hard into ground and still survived.
I hurt everytime I see a video of him doing this song and a big ole tear runs down my cheek. And dont worry a bit about my manhood, as I only care about my humanity.
charlesatty love that last sentence.
When his daughter heard it she said to him "it sounds like your saying goodbye " to which he replied "I am"
It's okay. I wasn't using my heart right now anyway.
If it almost got you, then knowing the story behind it will crush you.
This is from an album of cover songs he did. "Hurt" was originally done by Nine Inch Nails.
That is his wife, June Carter Cash. They were together for decades, including during his struggles with addiction. She died just days after the video was shot. He didn't live much longer without her.
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has said that even though he wrote the song and first performed it, it no longer belongs to him. It belongs to Cash now.
And if you really want to go for emotional devastation, listen to "September When It Comes" by his daughter Roseanne Cash. He sings in it with her and it was recorded not long before his death, like within days of it. You can hear the age and fatigue in his voice during his verses. You can tell he's saying goodbye to his daughter.
I'm gonna go cry now.
Everybody loved Johnny back in the 60s and 70s-country music fans, rockers, follies, black, white. He had as much soul as any singer alive, even if he didn't always sound on key or melodic. He also had a soft spot for the poor and oppressed and worked in their behalf his whole life. A real man! RIP.
I loved watching your reaction to this song. It was originally performed by Trent resnor from nine inch nails. But after hearing Jonny sing it. Trent gave it to him. He no longer took any credit or acknowledgment for it. What a respectful selfless thing for him to do. Such an honor, and beautiful tribute to one of the most iconic artists of all time.
It's about regret and his wishes that he had been a different person throughout his life that was nearing its end. And I bet you know a song or two from him but never knew it was him. You might enjoy "A Boy Named Sue"
True. But Johnny didn't write this song though.. It's a nine inch nails song (no hate, i love johnny's version way more)
This is Jhonnys final good bye. I regret never getting to see him in concert.
Johnny was a true man of sorrow and redemption. He watched his brother die after being almost cut in half by a industrial saw. He grew up as a sharecropper with his parents and joined the military during Korea just to get away from home and an alcoholic and emotionally abusive father. Drugs, sex, and violence surrounded him and he destroyed his first marriage because of it. His second wife, June Carter, truly saved his life and his soul. This song was done after he had been rejected by the music industry. Even though he was already a legend in country music, it took Rick Rubin believing that Johnny still had something to say. This is actually a Nine Inch Nails song, and neither Johnny nor Trent Reznor thought it would work, but Rick knew it would because Johnny had that darkness inside him. The story goes (don't know if it's true or not) that after Trent heard Johnny's version, he said that he knew then that it was no longer his song. It would forever be Johnny's song. You can see June in the video, but 6 months after this songs release she was dead and Johnny died 4 months after she did. Many believe (I among them) that Johnny died of a broken heart. After everything they went through together, he just couldn't go on without his rock. What makes the video so emotional is the old videos from happier days compared to the hardship of growing up and growing old.
Addiction is baffling- the needle is his sweetest friend. Bless him
The video insert where he says, "You stay the hell away from me, you hear!" is from a "Columbo" TV episode where Johnny Cash's character is the suspect.
@Gus McCrae Thanks for that correction. I was going from old, misguided memory. :)
Let's put it this way if there was a country singer Mount Rushmore Johnny Cash would be one of the faces the song was originally done by Trent Reznor Nine Inch Nails he was hesitant about letting Johnny Cash sing it until he heard the track and then he said this is no longer my song this is a Johnny Cash song the woman standing on the staircase behind him is his wife June which passed away shortly after filming this video and I do believe that within a year he passed away
I love Johnny Cash's music so much, and this particular song is a heart-breaking favorite. The building featured in the video ("House of Cash" museum) burned down after an accidental fire a few years after Mr. Cash passed away. I was lucky enough to hear Johnny Cash in concert as a teen. I grew up in Bakersfield, CA, & he, June and one or two of his daughters performed with him at the Civic Auditorium around 1974. It was wonderful. Afterwards, he asked if anyone wanted to come up and shake his hand. I think I was about 14 years old, and my parents said, "go!" I only remember a few specific handshakes in my life, but I remember that one well. His hand was big, worn & calloused. He seemed like a kind man. I think when June died, he just gave up. They adored each other.
That was a farewell letter. The original never had the honest bite of reality behind it. He does.
Bro, real men do cry! I cry everytime I see this JC video or hear this song ... *rip_JC
Watch “I Walk the Line” movie for starters. It’s good and very very close to his autobiography. Of course, that might lead you into a rabbit hole to explore the Carters and Waylon Jennings... but that is a pretty good rabbit hole! Johnny also had a variety show on TV, it was good. Lots of music history with Johnny.
Walk the Line is a great movie! Yes! Watch it!
Johnny Cash couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. And there was NEVER a better artist...
Brings me to tears every time I see June.
If you really want to learn about the man watch Walk The Line. It tells his story pretty truthfully. Good and bad.
His reaction was about as genuine as it gets. I'm always in awe of what Mr. Cash put into his version of this song, and it chokes me up the same way, it's nice to see people appreciate it.
Johnny Cash more OG than any so called hip hop artist today
Fuggggin Aye 💯
It's not a comparison. Different style different time.
@ikdks Not just lock up. Anyone who grew up rough. You know what I mean.
That's bullshit
Nawwww
Wow almost made me cry! Deep song
You are a man. And healthy men feel their feelings, and support each other when there is pain. Toxic masculinity is not being willing to cry. Thank you for sharing this.
He was a American icon, THE MAN IN BLACK that said he would wear nothing but black till the color of a mans character was more important that the color of his skin, a MAN that went into prisons and preformed to the prisoners(San Quentin Blues was sang first time AT San Quentin) and brought there stories to light as well as helped prisoners become better humans... he was a man that went through hell and used it to fuel his music than taught the scriptures and repented of his sins by sharing his story.