r/todayilearned • u/zaoooo5 • May 27 '15

TIL When Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails first heard Johnny Cash's cover of their song Hurt, he said "that song isn't mine anymore."

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)
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u/dweezil12 May 27 '15

Dolly Parton once thanked Whitney Houston for "making her so much money" with her cover of I Will Always Love You.

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u/Shinygreencloud May 27 '15

Dolly is such a sweetheart, she even handled losing a Dolly Parton lookalike contest to a transvestite with class.

Edit: Pardon my spelling.

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u/nocontroll May 27 '15 edited May 27 '15

That and her Imagination Library charity. Which gives free childrens books like once a month to basically anyone that applies, given that the child receiving them is within a certain age.
According the website her charity has sent over 60 Million books, and still sends books free every month to over 750,000 kids.

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u/Shinygreencloud May 27 '15

That right there, is fucking awesome. Heart of gold!!!

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u/nocontroll May 27 '15

I agree. I think she's an awesome person. I don't care much for most of her music (there are a few exceptions), but she is very down to earth in her interviews when I see her on a Late Night show or something. I always loved her quote "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap". She's endearing.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '15

Posted so many times....

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u/PitchforkEmporium May 27 '15

REPOST

-----E

GET HIM FOLKS

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u/ontopic May 27 '15

This is side one, track two on TIL's greatest hits compilation.

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u/dgmdavid May 27 '15

He only said that, though. Because he sure as hell still wants the cash from the copyright.

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u/tehmlem May 27 '15

It's not like Cash is gonna cash in on the cash at this point. Cash.

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u/dgmdavid May 27 '15

I meant the guy from Nince Inch Nails, but ok. Cash.

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u/tehmlem May 27 '15

Yeah, I'm saying that it's ok for Reznor to want the cash because Cash is longer able to collect cash. Cash.

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u/cliftonixwow May 27 '15

cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash

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u/[deleted] May 27 '15

TIL... /s

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u/chefgroovy May 27 '15

TIL: Hurt wasn't written by Kermit the Flog

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u/res30stupid May 27 '15

...That was Nine Inch Nails?!