"HURT" BY NINE INCH NAILS AND JOHNNY CASH

Hurt by Nine Inch Nails was the next song picked for a podcast. It's a pretty depressing song, if you ask me. It does, however, have an interesting story. Trent Reznor wrote it and in fact Trent IS Nine Inch Nails. He does everything except stand at the Walmart counter and sell it to you. Actually, who knows if they even sell it at Walmart...Just checked and they do, but only online and in limited stores. I'm surprised because Nine Inch Nails has songs with titles like Star#*@#er. And lyrics that would make Christian Bale blush.

Anyway, one of the most interesting facts about the album, The Downward Spiral, which includes Hurt is that Trent rented a house to set up his equipment and record the album. What Reznor didn't realize until later when someone told him, was that the house he rented was where Sharon Tate was killed by Charles Manson's butchers. Once Trent was out of the house, he supposedly tried to convinced the owner to tear down the house. The owner did tear down the house eventually.

Another good story about Hurt was that Johnny Cash covered it and won a Country Music Award for best single. The video also won a Grammy. Another interesting turn of events is that the house on the video, which is Johnny Cash's house in Tennessee, was bought by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees once Johnny passed away. He was renovating it when the house burned down. Who knows, maybe the ghost of Johnny Cash didn't want a Bee Gee to live there. And what is a Bee Gee anyway. Can you imagine Johnny singing Stayin' Alive. That would be something. Oh man, I wish I could do voices.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get anyone interested in being interviewed. I tried the fan sites but no one bit. Maybe I will try a book author. I've tried to get real authors, but haven't had any luck. I'm sure we will eventually.