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Johnny Cash did struggle with addiction for a period of his life. Trent Reznor was reported as being hesitant about Johnny doing this song, but after he heard it, he said the song was Johnny's.

It was his swan song, he died not long after this, 7 months later. His wife June died a few months before him. Hits me right in the heart every time I hear this.

Apparently when his daughter heard it she said (paraphrasing) "it sounds like you're saying goodbye" Johnny replied... "I am".

“I wasn’t prepared for what I saw, and it really then wasn’t my song anymore.” - Trent Reznor

From 1959-1968 Johnny was arrested 7 times for alcohol & drugs. He never served time per se' but he spent many a night in jail. His wife June was his salvation & this song is perfect as his swan song. (They had a famous duet together called 'Jackson' if you want to dig deeper.) This video showing some of his youth & his movie clips & his childhood home etc. makes this extra powerful. His tourist museum 'The House of Cash' all closed down & stripped bare. Sad.

I am a Man's Man, but this makes me unabshedly weep. I feel that pain, he speaks right into my soul with the pain I keep repressed.

I hope everyone is aware it's Trent Reznor's most vulnerable song and what an amazing cover Johnny did 🙌🏼

Johnny struggled HARD with addiction...he even spent time in jail.....the guy went though a lot...Trent Reznor, who wrote this song said after hearing Johnny sing his song, said that it was no longer his song but belonged to Johnny Cash.

This was the last song Johnny Cash recorded, and he passed away soon after. His wife had already passed away and I think he was ready to go because he missed her so badly. She's the lady you'll see in the video , it was an old video of her, with the long hair. The picture of the lady on the wall was his Mother.

This is the best cover ever done. It changes the way the lyrics hit from NIN version. Just so much emotion.

I've seen Nine Inch Nails five times in concert including once when David Bowie came on stage to sing "Hurt." It has always been one of the most powerful and emotional songs in their set list and initially I couldn't imagine Johnny Cash performing it. But it's a very simple and direct song and the lyrics took on an added weight when sung by Johnny, who was so clearly in his final days. His version came out in 2002, and he was dead a year later. That realization of his pending mortality made it all the more heartbreaking. But a God-fearing man until the end, Johnny changed the lyric "I wear this crown of sh*t" to "I wear this crown of thorns."

You know the video is going to be amazing when Rick Rubin does it. RIP Johnny Cash

His daughter was there when they shot the video and when he closed the piano she said, "It feels like you're saying goodbye." He answered, "I am."

I heard that at the end of the song when Johnny closed his piano, he never opened it again. Goodbye brother Johnny may peace be with you. 😔

Every time I lose someone, I come back to this song. Why

Johnny had his own battles with addiction, as well. Not heroin, but, cocaine, and, pills. But, Johnny turned it into the most powerful, regret filled goodbye EVER. And, Rick Rubin's production, and, engineering was simply BRILLIANT!

He closes the piano keyboard lid like he was closing a coffin lid.

The Johnny Cash museum in Nashville is pretty cool. You walk through the building seeing some really great artifacts and learn about his life from beginning to end. You learn about his brother's horrific accident as a kid, different things from his school years, playing music, going to the Air Force, traveling the country, etc. At one point you see a letter he wrote to his first wife from a military base in San Antonio when Johnny was about 20 years old; she went through a lot with him, but he eventually broke her heart and left her for someone else. Johnny loved his 2nd wife with all his heart, but he still realizes he was a P.O.S. when he was younger. You see the good, bad, and ugly all the way through the museum, but at the end of the museum route you come to a hallway with older pictures of Johnny and the song Hurt playing as you look at some last artifacts with the Hurt music video playing on a small TV. It's pretty powerful and it brings everything full circle. "Hurt" was a N.I.N. song, but the song was meant for Johnny. Nine inch nails pretty much gave him the song after he covered it.

I grew up hearing Johnny Cash....when i seen this video the first time....i couldnt talk...i couldnt move...i just sat there

I often say Johnny Cash strips a song down to the raw emotion. No frills, just the feel.

When June appeared I started to cry, I knew it would happen, thank you guys...

What a powerful video and song. RIP Johnny Cash!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

What a powerful song, hits home so hard when youre struggling and addicted.

He died shortly after and his wife as well. she was the 1 on the stairs Coming down to make sure he was okay

All these years and I have to say that this is the first time Ive heard this.

Rick Rubin got with Johnny and said he wanted to produce an album with him. John asked what can you do that all the others didn't. Rick told him you in my studio with your guitar and sing whatever songs you want to have on the album. The album is called "American Recordings" which is the 81st album by American country singer Johnny Cash. It was released on April 26, 1994 by American Recordings, by the way this song was not on the album just wanted to let you know its out there.

I still cry when I watch this. Great reaction. ❤️✌️

If this doesn't make you cry your heart has been surgically removed. Johnny Cash was fire, i was never a Trent Reznor fan but i found new respect for him after what he said about Johnny Cash.

All three of you guys are awesome to watch!

I like the combination of two older guys (like me) combined with the younger gentleman. I had a different perspective in my 30’s than I do now in my 60’s. Nice job men!

I heard that his daughter told him this song sounded like goodbye, and Johnny said "it is." He died less than a year after he did this song-- I think but not sure it was his last.

Johnny Cash struggled with addiction to both drugs and alcohol most of his life...he finally beat both...

Johnny died shortly after making this song. His wife died 4 months after making this song. She passed on May, 15th 2003. Johnny died 3 months after June (his wife), on September, 12th 2003. Gives this song even more meaning. When Johnny Cash closes the piano it was the last time Johnny Cash ever played.

Thank you so much for not interrupting the video. You are A class gentleman. Respect ❤

The members of Nine Inch Nails said this was Johnny’s song now….😢

I get choked up and teary eyed when I hear this song....

The end was symbolic when he closed the piano and rubbed his hands across gently. He knew he would probably never touch those keys again 😢

The video is a masterpiece. If the song alone didn't get you, the video will.

Wow. Every time I hear that it's more intense. Good one guys. Keep em coming

I cried like a baby the first time I heard this song

Probably the greatest cover ever made

Johnny Cash was 71 when he died. R I P ✌️❤️🙏🙏🙏

Powerful but in an understated way. Poignant & moving.

While a radio operator in the air force. He was the first westerner to learn of stalins death

All Johnny Cash's real life on film... his Jamaica house, Tennessee house, and his house he grew up in, lost his brother in, left home to go in the Army😢

Your reaction is so good guys!

My daughter was hospitalized when she was 15 for Suicidal concerns. She says she can't listen to this song. Johnny Cash was an addict and did hurt a lot of people around him. This was a life story, and he did sing this in the most heartfelt way

A true legend ❤

Supposedly his daughter after hearing this said "it sounds like you are saying goodbye." To which he reportedly said "I am."

Great breakdown guys. Really thoughtful. Song is powerful and you all felt it.

Just found you guys. Glad I did excellent reactions I’ve been checking them all out. 👍

Everyone is gangsta until 'Hurt' starts playing

I REALLY appreciated your guys' take on this 🧡

poignant song with near perfect imagery to go with it... a real work of Art... thanks for stepping into it

You guys are really really great....spot on with this reaction. I could see your emotions change and come full circle....thanks for doing this one...everyone can get a life lesson from this video and your reaction.

Hey guys...That was a great breakdown of this video....Mad good for you to catch all the references and apply it here.

Good job fellas, this obviously resonated with each one of you and you all had great take aways!

I've watched this video over 100 times and it always chokes me up. Johnny's voice has so much emotion in it.

Love Johnny Cash 💖

Man, no matter how many times I've heard this and watched the video... I feel the hurt, the beauty and tears well up. My eldest uncle was a big fan of his. At his funeral he had "When the man comes around" playing. Before that time all I knew was " Ring of fire " probably.. What a beautiful soul this man was. Both Cash and my uncle. Love.

This is a great video guys!! Some more good ones are Folsom prison blues, and a boy named sue ❤

You should do “God’s gonna cut you down” another fire song from the man! 💗

Sunday Morning Coming Down

As soon as I saw what song you were reacting to I put my headphones on and watched the video. Excellent reaction to an excellent song. The emotion in Johnny Cash's voice makes this song hit hard. One of my favorite songs by Johnny Cash is A Boy Named Sue. My Dad loved that song ,I think of him every time I hear the song. For a fun song by Johnny Cash, listen to One Piece At A Time.

"Swan Song" is the perfect description. The song is powerful but that video intensified the power of that song. Have you guys seen the Movie 'Walk The Line'? Joaquin Phoenix plays him in the movie and it's powerful AF!

Great reaction ❤ I love Johnny Cash ❤you have to do a Boy name Sue ❤

Well done

I'm not crying your crying ... I followed Johnny Cash through my life even though I was a rocker he was on a level above the rest . He survived drug addiction and personal struggles to produce some great music. This one gets everyone in the cajones.

This stabs me right in my old cold heart 😢

The regrets of a dying man is a sad thing.

That last shot of him closing up his piano is so damned powerful.

It was his last song and trent reznor said it was no longer his song after Mr. Cash made it his and NIN version is completely different but just as powerful

This was Johnny's last song. His wife died several months before and he struggled with herion addiction and alcoholism in his younger years.

What Johnny and Rick Rubin did with this was masterful. The raw emotion of that single piano note is unreal.

Love that you assumed he wasnt talking his own actual heroin addiction

*It's like this song was made for him. That's why his manager (I think it was) suggested it to him. Another song that seems like it was made for him, even though not relating to his life, is "I Hung My Head", by Sting. Y'all should check out the original, then the Johnny Cash cover.*

A boy named Sue is a great song of his and muchh more light hearted.

When you see the frame around his Record broke It hurts so much to see the way the record industry just pushed him aside. It was shameful the way they treated Johnny Cash To the end.

You’ve caught the Cash magic. Every one of his songs is worth a listen. Check out the Wanderer with U2 backing him up. You’d love it! Thanks guys. Love your reactions!

If you watch interviews with Trent Reznor on Nine Inch Nails. He didn't like the idea of people doing his songs. Trent says this is Johnny's song now. Johnny's refer to the end of his life. Trent sings of addition.

You have to watch the video for Johnny Cash's song A Boy Named Sue. Great reaction guys.

6:58 this video was released in 2003. His wife died shortly after that, and he died a few months later.

I didn't read through the comments, but I'm sure someone has recommended 'A Boy Named Sue' for a lighter song of his for a change. Great reaction.

The change in your faces when the second line comes in....is profound. It shows how much this song affects everyone.

He was everything, but also nothing simultaneously. You are someone else, I am still right here. He's still right here to this day. I want to promote this new Artist I've fallen in love with. Please react to anything by Andrew Cushin. Anything isn't a song title, I just think he's amazing.

One of the best songs that Cash wrote.

His wife June watched over him protectively. She died shortly after this video was filmed. Johnny died about three months after.

This was indeed Johnny Cash's swan song recording it just 7 months before he died. He did suffer from a decades long struggle with substance abuse which he finally kicked in the late 80s.

12:53 Nine Inch Nails discography is generational. If you choose to go down the rabbit hole you’ll find their sound evolves in chapters. Broken was one of the first albums I ever owned and the first NIN album I got way way back in 1995 (came out in ‘92) But anyway if you want high energy, early, aggressive Nine Inch Nails then give “Wish” a shot. “Head Like a Hole” (‘89) was one of their early commercial successes and also a good introduction to industrial metal/synth. It may sound a little dated but still a classic. “Closer” (‘98) is a solid track and the only song most reaction channels do. And most of them do it for the shock value of the video. But it is a good song. I could keep going with every one of their albums and tracks but just know what y’all said at the top of the video about how it’s another rabbit hole is no joke they have 11 studio albums the first came out in 1989 their most recent 2020. And each album is a new sound and completely new energy. Also with most of their stuff properly listening in stereo will have a major impact on perception. If you throw one headphone behind your ear, DJ style, it will not be the same experience. Damn I wrote y’all a book. But yeah NIN goes hard and Trent Reznor does some really crazy mixing/production to create interesting sounds and samples. I genuinely hope you listen so a few of their songs from some different decades!

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Johnny also struggled with addiction. You guys should watch Walk The Line. It’s a great movie and you’ll learn a lot about his life. There was one thing in that movie that was obviously incorrect, if you’re a little more familiar with his past but I don’t want to say it now in case you decide to watch it.

It was his swan song his wife died before this video came out. And he died about 9 months after her. Johnny Cash's first wife was a black woman. Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins. Were known as Sun records million dollar quartet.R.I.P. Johnny Cash ✌️❤️🙏🙏🙏

One of the rare times when a cover eclipses the original. RIP Hohnny Cash. ❤

LONG BLACK VEIL is a personal fav that doesn t get much love for some reason

Johnny was a recovered addict

I feel the nine inch nails version is sadness for the future... But johnny cash did it woth sadness for the past

This is off his final album, CASH, which won a posthumous Grammy award. It really is a good album. He wrote the album because he knew he didn't have too many years left and he wanted to give his family a boost of money to live on after he left. Plus he wanted to say goodbye to his fans. On that album, theere is a song called Until We Meet Again which is really nice farwell from him saying that we'll all meet on the other side.

He saved his very best for last...

Also Dolly Pardon is 78 and just did a rock album and did Princes song Purple Rain and did an amazing job!!! Almost 80 and can sing her a$$ off!!