Johnny Cash Hurt Song Analysis

In Johnny Cash’s song Hurt, Cash argues that life, and time we have with it is/should be valuable to everyone. He claims that in order to actually see the value in life, you must live through it and experience the difficulties of life itself. He supports this claim by showing visuals of his younger life, reminiscing of the time when he was at the peak of his success. Then, he incorporates images, like the pouring of the wine and the broken Colombia Records disc, to show how his “empire” is no longer valuable to him. And finally, ends the video with a sense of regret, but also hope, by using religious clips in the video.

Sweet Jesus! Rebellion never sounded so good, that’s what Green Day taught me with their song “American Idiot”. Witnessing America drown in a multitrillion dollar debt and foolish societal injustices will make even the sanest person go nuts.

It is especially important to pay attention to the first two lines in each verse, as they reveal the most in terms of the lyrical meaning behind the song. The song begins with the lines “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time.” The key theme in these lines is the idea of Johnny Cash keeping his sights on what is important, his new wife. He is “keeping a close watch” on his heart as if to ensure it does not give into desires and go astray. This key theme of devotion is continued throughout the rest of the song, as can be constantly seen in each beginning lines in each verse (Cash).

To begin, America has been through hell, but she always comes back. “Ragged Old Flag” was Cash’s response to the nationwide frustration brought on by the Vietnam War and Watergate Scandal. Johnny wanted to write a song that would make people feel patriotic and stand together during the Vietnam War and Watergate Scandal. “Ragged Old Flag” reaches many generations and that is apparent in the first couple of verses. Johnny Cash wrote “Ragged Old Flag” in first person point of view. The listener will be skillfully taken on a journey through the historical events of the United States. Within the first couple verses we are introduced to a man new to small town. He is walking by the courthouse when he notices an elderly man sitting on a bench. The man

We all cope with pain differently, but we often have one solution in common: over thinking. Where did I go wrong? Why did this happen? Is it really my fault? All of these questions echo through our mind when something in our lives turns sour; especially when it is a relationship. Love and loss can lead to loneliness. When combined, these ideas become the ultimate weapon to destroy someone from the inside out. As a result, we long for reconciliation and answers from the person with whom we’ve split. Numerous songs have been written based off of this premise. Elvis Presley’s popular hit “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” captures the ideas of love, loss, longing and loneliness. Presley presents himself in a vulnerable state and puts his inner thoughts into melodic verses. He questions if his sweetheart is just as devastated by their separation. Presley’s unique comparisons

The story goes that Cash’s record producer, called and asked Reznor for permission to “cover the song ‘Hurt’.” Sharples states, “It was as if Trent Reznor unconsciously wrote it for Mr. Cash” (2011). Trent Reznor was flattered that someone with Johnny’s musical talent and long-standing status in the music world would even be interested in interpreting his song. When Trent first heard the final copy of Johnny’s version, Trent stated, “. . .it felt like somebody kissed your girlfriend” (“The Nine Inch Nails Wiki,” 2012). According to Sharples, it would be some four months later that Trent and his music team would see Johnny’s video for the song. It was then that “Reznor was flattered, honored, and moved to tears by the results” (2011). Reznor says. "By the end I was really on the verge of tears. There was, like, this moist clearing of our throats and then, 'Uh, OK, let's get some coffee.'' (Sharples, 2011).

(Morrison.C, 2006). Although it was a setback he worked harder on the next one. Because of a issue Neil bought 200,000 LP copies of the song Comes a Time (Schinder.S and Schwartz.A,2018). This was a major setback and a huge waste of money. Claiming Neil's music was not commercial and this was not like the kind of music he had been doing at all, the Geffen Records filed a lawsuit for $3.3 million (Schinder.S and Schwartz.A,2018). When Young teamed back up with Crosby, Stills and Nash to record a CSNY album, they all started fighting and Stills was acting weird, that's when they figured out he was taking drugs (Schinder.S and Schwartz.A,2018). Neil Young had joined the Mynah Birds, and when they were making a record one of his bandmates where arrested for deserting his post in the U.S Navy (Schinder.S and Schwartz.A,2018). Although it was earlier in his career it still made an impact on his life. Danny Whitten and Bruce Berry had an overdose and died and that made Neil Young sad (Stambler.I, 2001). Young was inspired to make a new song after four students got killed for protesting against racism (Morrison.C, 2006). Neil made a record named "Neil Young" and was doing it solo and it did not sell good (Ray.M, 20013). When Young's father dies and he finds out he has Fatal brain aneurysm he makes an album about it called Prairie Wind (Schinder.S and

An Ending to Johnny Cash’s Life and Career Johnny Cash, The Man in Black was a legendary singer and songwriter of country, rock, blues, folk, and gospel. “He was a deeply religious man, who loved Jesus and the Bible” (Tomlinson). His musical career stretched roughly from 1954 to his death in 2003. Throughout his life he faced many of his inner demons and hardships with his music, and the word of god.

The film Walk the Line, directed by James Mangold, conveys the story of a man by the name Johnny Cash. Throughout the film, the viewers are carried through an emotional journey filled with love, life, and creativity. The viewers follow Johnny Cash’s journey to marry June Carter, the woman of his dreams. Like Walk the Line, Country music is all about emotions; Johnny used his utmost creativity by writing songs, allowing him to vent his eclectic feelings. Johnny displays his emotion of life when he visits Folsom prison. While at Folsom prison Johnny can

Some day I decided to listen to it again, so as if my attachment to this song wasn’t enough, the video gave me goosebumps. The remarkably powerful meaning is clearly well shaped and is portrayed throughout different scenarios gorgeously shot. The message it is trying to convey is how at this “now”, all around the world much more is happening than we would think. At this very moment, the time it took you to read this sentence is the time it took someone

After listening to the song, you could tell that it had significant meaning in history and impacted the lives of many listeners who had just lost a special friend or family member. This is indicated by these sentences in the lyrics; ‘Seems like yesterday we used to rock the show’, ‘...you're gone’, ‘The night they took my friend’, ‘you still livin' your life after death’, ‘I’ll be missing you’, ‘Thinking of the day, When you went away, What a life to take, What a bond to break’, ‘... hard with you not around’, ‘...you in heaven smilin' down’ and ‘Watchin' us while we pray for you’. This song is a tribute to "The Notorious B.I.G."; Christopher Wallace, also known as “Biggie smalls”, who was murdered on March 9, 1997, at the age of 24. The song was released a month after his death (the same year), and became a number 1 hit all over the

“Hall of Fame” by Script and “Home” by Dierks Bentley are two inspirational songs that will be focusing on two main points, courage and the strength to succeed in life. People around the world listen to music to relax and calm their minds, inspire their lives everyday, and give them hope. Music can change the way people feel and think emotionally about a friend or a family member. American’s and everyone around the world are not focusing on the big picture, they are too worried about how people are going crazy and the bad side of the world. They need to focus on how they can fix the problem and lead the world. People that sacrifice themselves across the world and fighting in Syria or any other country will always be “home” in our hearts

Most of us know the Man in Black, but do we truly know him? His life was a country song full of love and loss, passion and heartbreak — grief, loneliness, guilt, faith, melodrama and striving for redemption. Johnny Cash overcome all of this and became the king of country music (Kakutani).

The documentary takes a deep personal view into the emotional rollercoaster that was Joplin’s life. The film is filled with incredible interviews with the people that knew Janis best. The interviews include her family members, friends, former bandmates and former lovers.It includes members of Big Brother and The Holding Company, Bob Weir from The Grateful Dead, David Dalton founder of Rolling Stone magazine and many others. The documentary also includes personal letters written by Janis to her close friends and family members. The viewer really gets a feeling of her troubled childhood and her constant

Brice said “I wanted to make sure I honored them and was putting forth the kind of emotions they wanted to come across. He achieved his goal. Nayelly Ibarra, thought the feelings that come to mind when she listens to the song are loss, heartbreak and grief honor (Ibarra). The way the song is recorded gives more emotion and feeling to the song. He recorded both the song and the music video to be very powerful. Two minutes into the video, the actor is shown screaming and tearing up a field in his truck. Allison Bentley, a first time listener says, “it is dramatic watching the video even without sound because it showed that he was angry and sad” (Bentley). Amanda Miller also had a few words about her views of the song when she said, “halfway through the song, the piano is exposed and it shows he is being really emotional”. She also says, she likes how he has a raspy voice, “his voice gives it a lot of emotion because it is raspy” (Miller). The tempo of the song is “seventy-two beats per minute, which is slow and leisurely” (I Drive). Lee Brice chose this tempo because he wants an emotional song to connect with people but also have a catchy tune people can listen to (I Drive). The tone of the song really helps you understand the song at its surface level