The Beach Boys Sing a Peppy Version of NIN’s ‘Hurt’

Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined reimagined the often covered despairing Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt” set to the iconic sound of the peppy Beach Boys song “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The result is quite disconcerting, to say the least.

Hurtin’ USA

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.