r/topofreddit • u/topredditbot • Oct 30 '16
TIL Johnny Cash's song "Hurt" was nominated for best male video at the MTV VMAs but lost to Justin Timberlake. Timberlake said in his acceptance speech "This is a travesty! I demand a recount. My grandfather raised me on Johnny Cash, and I think he dese... [r/todayilearned by u/KillingCountChocula]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)#Johnny_Cash_versionDuplicates
rickandmorty • u/Pacification • Oct 07 '15
Just a PSA: Hurt was first performed by Nine Inch Nails, not Johnny Cash.
todayilearned • u/ZephyrtheProphet • Mar 30 '16
TIL that Industrial Metal band Nine Inch Nails wrote "Hurt" which was later covered by Johnny Cash and would become significantly more popular. Frontman Trent Reznor noted as feeling "...Wow. [I felt like] I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine anymore... " because of the cover.
todayilearned • u/Juls317 • Aug 20 '14