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    -19 months ago

    Nope. I’ve heard Jeff Buckley’s version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah and Johnny Cash’s version of Hurt.

    One of those is the best, but I can’t pick. They both are so moving - as mere covers! - that the odds are low of anything better coming out.

    And then Farrel’s Happy, so yeah.

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      9 months ago

      As much as I love the cover, I really have never been able to enjoy it more than the original version of Hurt

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        9 months ago

        That is interesting. I loved the original in my youth, but now that I am older, a cancer survivor, and with a lifetime of challenge and too many dead loved ones, Cash’s version speaks to me on a different level.

        I’m not yucking your yum one bit. I am happy that you have a song that speaks to you.

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          29 months ago

          I loved the original in my youth

          To be fair, I’m in my mid 20s which may still be “youth”. I do see how the cover can speak more with more challenges in life. I do also love “Thank you for the offer” by Chip Taylor and it gives me a similar feeling to Cash’s Hurt.

          I’m not yucking your yum one bit. Wouldn’t take it that way. Besides, Cash’s version is also “my yum”, just not more than the original :)

          I hope life has given and continues to give you more to smile about.