Johnny Cash Music Video - Hurt

Johnny Cash covered the song hurt, the genre of this music video is personal, as it was the last song he recorded and performed before he died. The audience of this music video would be his fans to remember him and what he did through his life. Other people may watch it because they may be fans of the original version and want to see how someone else has interpreted it.

The representation of this music video is mainly religious as at the beginning there is close ups of religious objects such as Jesus carrying a crucifix

During this music video a lot of close ups are used to show all the past experiences Johnny Cash has had and showing his life, which shows that this video is very personal and narrative as it is telling the story of his life.

Johnny Cash is the only person in this music video apart from a woman called June who he fell in love with and left his wife for.

There is also a medium shot of a Johnny Cash museum closed for public sign and then there is close up shots of broken, smashed records all over the floor which denote his career being over.

There are pictures of his children as well which he hardly ever saw, he is also sitting at the table as if it is the last supper which shows it is his last supper as it is his last song he was ever going to do. The piano closes which symbolises the end of his music career as well.