It’s a song of harshness and struggle.
Reznor and Cash give “Hurt” the harsh full circle of life’s two sides.
Parton’s original has a winsome sweetness to it that echoes with all of Dolly’s usual musical charms.
And heaven came down to Earth with Houston’s pure ability here.
This is Creedence doing Creedence well.
But whenTina Turnertook on “Proud Mary,” the song rolled into a seismic new shift.
It’s no wonder Georgia itself chose to make this version the state song.
“Nothing Compares 2 U” lives on as O’Connor’s most successful single, and deservedly so.
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