We all know the AMAZING video for ‘Hurt’. But did you catch the two posthumous videos from American V? I somehow missed them until researching a recent Elvis post (which featured both of these songs in startlingly different versions–though as you’ll see, Johnny’s video does have a Presley in it). Absolutely stunning in both cases, and of the deepest possible relevance to what we’re trying to do here:
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Aaron M. G. Zimmerman says:
Mar 12, 2010
The first video is an amazing commentary on the emptiness,pain, and suffering the lives of the (supposedly) Beautiful People. It illustrates the doctrine of total depravity–that sin is evenly distributed. To see Kate Moss, Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Kris Kristofferson, Bono, Kid Rock, Jay-Z, Kanye, Woody Harrelson, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock, Lisa Marie Presley, Iggy Pop, Sheryl Crow, etc., and to know so much about their tragic and broken lives–and to hear Cash singing his words about God's coming judgment. Powerful. I loved the quote Bono wrote on the wall: "Sinners Make the Best Saints."
Aaron M. G. Zimmerman says:
Mar 12, 2010
OK, I just watched the second video and was brought nearly to tears.
Todd says:
Mar 12, 2010
The two should really be watch successively for full effect. The juxtaposition of celebrities acknowledging that "God's gonna cut them down" with the cry of "Help me" from the prisoners is powerful.
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[...] man that taught rock stars how to age gracefully. How to bring their careers to a dignified end, Johnny Cash’s Rubin-produced American Recordings series being the template that an increasing amount of older artists are (thankfully) adopting. [...]