NME names Johnny Cash’s ‘Hurt’ the greatest music video of all time Late folk legend finishes ahead of Radiohead, Foo Fighters and The Prodigy
Johnny Cash’s video for his Nine Inch Nails cover of ‘Hurt’ has been named the greatest music video of all time by NME.
The clip came out on top of 100 classic music videos on NME’s newly launched video site NMEvideo.com. The American rock’n’roll and country music legend’s 2002 promo finished ahead of Radiohead’s ‘Just’ and Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’.
Also in the Top Ten were The Prodigy with ‘Smack My Bitch Up’, Weezer’s ‘Buddy Holly’ and Foo Fighters’s 1997 hit ‘Everlong’.
The Top Ten is as follows:
10. ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ – The Prodigy
9. ‘Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa’ – Sigur Ros
8. ‘Sabotage’ – Beastie Boys
7. ‘Buddy Holly’ – Weezer
6. ‘Everlong’ – Foo Fighters
5. ‘All Is Full Of Love’ – Bjork
4. ‘Black Hole Sun’ – Soundgarden
3. ‘Wicked Game’ – Chris Isaak
2. ‘Just’ – Radiohead
1.’Hurt’ – Johnny Cash