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Two things; One I hope you really didn't hurt yourself and two did you know there's a muppets version of that song?

Oh, lord no, I'm not a cutter. I just think that it's a very emotionally evocative song, isn't it? And the video is so powerful- it's just such a perfect compliment.

Rarely does a cover song rise above the original in scope and impact, but this one really does it. The original Nine Inch Nails version just cannot compare.

I've always enjoyed this version myself. The original is okay but Johnny brings an element of passion to it.

I think a lot of that comes from Cash being at the point in his life where he knew he did not have much time left - he was reflecting over his life and the mistakes he had made and the good times he had and so on. You can't get that kind of scope without having the experiences to back it up- I think it's hard to fake that depth of emotion.

I agree whole-heartedly, dear.

Very good taste in music.

Thanks!

What's the matter, mate?

Nothing in particular, Spike- just sometimes you listen to a song and it's got that kind of emotional impact, you know?

This is just all powerful like that - it's hard to listen to it and not feel some of the emotional weight of what Cash was going through at that time of his life. He put so much of that into the song.

It's a curtain call, a final bow.

Mega depressing song!

I get emotional from it, but more in a melancholy fashion than a full-on-depression for. It's just powerfully affecting in that way that music touches our emotions.

I had an assignment for my music appreciation class to bring in a song that is emotionally evocative to me and explain why it is - and this is the song I'm going to bring.

I'm trying to get my thoughts coherently together before my next class as to why exactly, because it is a combination of factors that come together and I want to say it right (particularly because that accompanying essay is for a grade).

I'm an emotional type, so I try to stay away from things that make me feel really sad. Lifetime and shit like that? Depresses the hell out of me. So, what's your strategy on the essay? Are you just going to listen to the song and write the feelings that you get from it out, then try to edit it into to the essay or what?

Or is it like a whole presentation type deal? With power-point and whatever?

Well, we have to bring the song in to play - and then read our essay. In front of the whole class. Let me tell you how little I am looking forward to that portion of this assignment.

Oh man, that's terrible. Just pretend they aren't there? Which doesn't work because you know they're there. You're in college, right? I think that's what you told me. Anyway. If you screw up it's not like they're going to have everyone on campus laugh at you, and if they do then they really, really need to get a life and people listening to them need to get one too. So just go, play your song, read your thing and forget about any haters.

God that sounded preachy. Sorry.