When less is more: Covers by Floor Jansen and Johnny Cash

 

 

 

Floor Jansen:  “Alone” (Heart)

Ok, it’s hard to compare these, since the arrangements are so different.  The original is wonderful.  This is stripped down and raw.  Love them both.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fu-yP6q6Gk

 

Johnny Cash:  “Hurt” (Nine Inch Nails)

For me this is a slam dunk.  It’s the last thing Cash ever released, and perhaps the most devastating.  The woman who appears briefly in the video is his wife, fellow recording star June Carter Cash. She died shortly after this was recorded, and he died four months after that. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI