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Originally Posted by Jinn
My opinion is probably also colored by the fact that I didn't know who Johnny Cash was until I found out one of NIN's songs was actually a cover for one of his.
Yes yes, I'll get off your lawn.
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I will never know where this misconception came from, but Cash covered Nine Inch Nails. Almost the entire album American IV: The Man Comes Around is covers.
I, like others, think Cash's version is particularly well regarded because of when he recorded it and had it happened at another time in his life or career, it would not have the same sort of quasi-autobiographical reflective effect. The video goes a long way towards promoting this message, too. It's certainly a good cover, as far as covers go, because he made the song his ow instead of just replaying someone else's music.
That being said, I don't think it holds a candle to the original. It's without question one of Nine Inch Nails' best songs and nothing else will suffice when you're in the mood.
Edit: Apparently SM beat me to the punch.