Hurt

Of course “Hurt” is a Johnny Cash song. In the public mind, any song sung by Johnny Cash is automatically a Johnny Cash song, be it “Cocaine Blues” or “Bird on a Wire” or “Sunday Morning Coming Down.” Why even research such an obvious fact? You don’t have to listen to a single country music album to know Johnny Cash is the best country singer since Hank Williams, even if you’ve never listened to Hank either. Any other opinion on these matters will result in scorn toward those who dare say Johnny Paycheck or Merle Haggard are just as great, especially those who actually know those artists’ albums.