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The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
''The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds'' is a compilation album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 11 May 1998. Cave asked each of the Bad Seeds, past and present, to choose their favourite tracks from the ten albums—their lists would then be discussed until a final list was produced. Only guitarist and founding Bad Seed Mick Harvey responded, and it is his listing, unchanged, that makes up ''The Best Of'', the only exception being “Straight to You” chosen by Cave to represent Henry’s Dream as Harvey’s dislike for the record’s sound caused him to exclude its songs completely from his list. As of 2001 the album has sold 500,000 copies worldwide. Track listing # "Deanna" – 3:36 # " Red Right Hand" (Single Version) – 4:48 # "Straight to You" – 4:35 # " Tupelo" (Single Version) – 5:12 # "Nobody's Baby Now" – 3:53 # "Stranger Than Kindness" – 4:42 # " Into My Arms" – 4:14 # " (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock music, rock band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis (musician), Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), keyboardist/percussionist Toby Dammit (United States) and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). Described as "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward", they have released seventeen studio albums and completed numerous international tours. The band was founded following the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group The Birthday Party (band), the Birthday Party, the members of which met at a boarding school in Melbourne. Throughout the 1980s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deanna (song)
"Deanna" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It is the second single from their 1988 album ''Tender Prey''. An acoustic version of the song opens the 2005 compilation '' B-sides & Rarities'' and includes phrases from the Edwin Hawkins Singers' song ''Oh Happy Day'' on which the song was based. Inspiration Biographer Ian Johnston claimed that Deanna was a woman Nick Cave had recently had a "passionate, intense relationship with". Cave later said the song is "seen as a particularly brutal act of betrayal, and thirty years on I still haven’t been fully forgiven. I console myself with the thought that I was unflinching in my duties as a songwriter, even though it broke a heart (or two) in the process." "The Girl at the Bottom of My Glass" The B-side of "Deanna" is "The Girl at the Bottom of My Glass", recorded for but not released on ''Tender Prey''. It remained unreleased on an album until 2005, with the release of '' B-Sides & Rarities''. Reception AllMusic called the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Wild Roses Grow
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" is a murder ballad by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and pop singer Kylie Minogue. It is the fifth song and lead single from the band's ninth studio album, ''Murder Ballads'' (1996), released on Mute Records. It was written by the band's frontman Nick Cave and produced by Tony Cohen and Victor Van Vugt. The song received a positive reception from music critics and became the band's most successful single worldwide reaching No. 3 in Norway, the top five in Australia, and the top twenty in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and New Zealand. It also received a limited promotional release in the United States. The song was certified Gold in Germany in 1996 for 250,000 copies sold, despite never reaching the top ten in that country. It charted again at the bottom of the German Top 100 in 2008 because of digital downloads after it was used in a soap opera. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" was also certified Gold in Australia for selling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ship Song
"The Ship Song" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music), originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1990 '' The Good Son'' album. It was released by Mute Records as the first single from the album on 12 March 1990, as a CD single, 7" vinyl and a 12" vinyl release. The song reached #84 on the UK Singles Charts. The video for the song was directed by John Hillcoat. In May 2001 "The Ship Song" was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. Cover versions There have been numerous cover versions of the song performed by artists, including Camille O'Sullivan, Leatherface, Frankie Stubbs, Gene, Swirl, Boo Hewerdine, Concrete Blonde, Denis Walter, Immaculate Fools, Heather Nova and Lissie. The Sydney Opera House, with agency The Monkeys, achieved the collaboration of Neil Finn, Kev Carmody, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan, Paul Kelly, Teddy Tahu R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weeping Song
''The Weeping Song'' is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appearing on their 1990 album '' The Good Son''. It released as a single in 1990 by Mute Records. Accolades (*) designates unordered lists. Formats and track listing All songs written by Nick Cave, except where noted. ;UK 7" single (MUTE 118) # "The Weeping Song" – 4:20 # "Cocks 'n' Asses" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:45 ;UK CD single (CD MUTE 118) # "The Weeping Song" – 4:19 # "Cocks 'n' Asses" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:46 # " Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:30 ;US CD single (9 66605-2) # "The Weeping Song" – 4:19 # "The Train Song" – 4:46 # "The B-Side Song" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:46 ("Cocks 'n' Asses" retitled for the US market) # "Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:30 Personnel Adapted from ''The Weeping Song'' liner notes. ;Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds *Blixa Bargeld – lead vocals, guitar *Nick Cave – lead vocals, piano * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments. Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined local band Automatic Dlamini as a vocalist, guitarist and saxophonist. The band's frontman, John Parish, became her long-term collaborator. In 1991, she formed an eponymous trio called PJ Harvey and subsequently began her career as PJ Harvey. The trio released two studio albums called '' Dry'' (1992) and ''Rid of Me'' (1993) before disbanding, after which Harvey continued as a solo artist. Since 1995, she has released a further nine studio albums with collaborations from various musicians including Parish, former bandmate Rob Ellis, Mick Harvey, and Eric Drew Feldman, and has also worked extensively with record producer Flood. Among the accolades Harvey has received are both the 2001 and 2011 Mercury Prize for '' Stories from the City, Stori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Hunting
"Young Hunting" is a traditional folk song, Roud 47, catalogued by Francis James Child as Child Ballad number 68, and has its origin in Scotland. Like most traditional songs, numerous variants of the song exist worldwide, notably under the title of "Henry Lee" and "Love Henry" in the United States and "Earl Richard" and sometimes "The Proud Girl" in the United Kingdom. The song, which can be traced back as far as the 18th century, narrates the tale of the eponymous protagonist, Young Hunting, who tells a woman, who may have borne him a child, that he is in love with another, more beautiful woman. Despite this, she persuades him to drink until he is drunk, then to come to her bedroom, or at least kiss her farewell. The woman then stabs him to death. She throws his body in the river — sometimes with the help of one of the other women of the town, whom she bribes with a diamond ring — and is taunted by a bird. She tries to lure the bird down from the tree but it tells her that she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mercy Seat (song)
"The Mercy Seat" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music) and Mick Harvey (music), originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the 1988 album ''Tender Prey''. The song has been covered by others, including Johnny Cash, Camille O'Sullivan and Unter Null. ''Rolling Stone'' editor Toby Creswell lists it as one of the 1001 greatest songs. Content The song tells the story of a man about to be executed by the electric chair. The "Mercy Seat" refers both to the kaporet (the lid of the Ark of the Covenant) and to the electric chair. The song is laden with allusions to Christianity; in the Old Testament, the mercy seat is the symbol of the throne of God over the Ark of the Covenant. The song contains the following chorus: :And the mercy seat is waiting :And I think my head is burning :And in a way I'm yearning :To be done with all this measuring of proof. :An eye for an eye :And a tooth for a tooth :And anyway I told the truth :And I'm not afraid to die. This sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Love Me? (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Song)
"Do You Love Me?" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appearing on their album '' Let Love In''. It was released as a single on 28 March 1994 by Mute Records. Accolades Formats and track listing All songs written by Nick Cave, except where noted. ;UK 7" single (MUTE 160) # "Do You Love Me?" (Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave) – 4:40 # "Cassiels Song" – 3:34 # "Sail Away" – 4:40 ;German CD single (INT 892.933) # "Do You Love Me?" (Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave) – 4:37 # "Cassiels Song" – 3:34 # "Sail Away" – 4:36 # "Do You Love Me? – Part 2" (Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave) – 6:12 Personnel Adapted from the ''Do You Love Me?'' liner notes. ;Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds * Blixa Bargeld – guitar * Martyn P. Casey – bass guitar * Nick Cave – lead vocals, piano, organ * Mick Harvey – guitar, organ, marimba * Conway Savage – piano * Thomas Wydler – drums ;Production and additional personnel * Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carny
"The Carny" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appearing on their fourth studio album '' Your Funeral... My Trial''. It was written by Nick Cave and was recorded in August 1986 at Hansa Tonstudio and Strongroom. Subject The lyrics concern a carnival worker who vanished, highlighted in the words "No one saw the Carny go". As the circus prepares to leave without the missing performer, they find the Carny's horse Sorrow, "so skin and bone", and kill it. The dwarfs Moses and Noah dig a ditch to bury it, later remarking "we should've dug a deeper one". When it begins to rain, the Carny's caravan is swept away. The song is featured in Wim Wenders' 1987 film ''Wings of Desire'', when the character Marion (Solveig Dommartin) listens to the album ''Your Funeral, My Trial''. The song corresponds to the plot, in which the circus that Marion works for as a trapeze artist closes down. Professor Adrian Danks wrote "The Carny" adds a feel of sorrow in the background, while Marion gives "b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For
"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" is the second single from the album '' The Boatman's Call'' by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The single, released on May 19, 1997, was pressed on 7" and 12" vinyl, as well as a standard CD single, though the song failed to chart anywhere except the U.K., where it only made it to #67. A promotional music video for the song was also recorded. Background and history The song, like many on ''The Boatman's Call'', seems to reflect on Nick Cave's personal relationships and spiritual yearnings at the time of writing. This song in particular is widely speculated to either be a love song or directed at either the mother of Cave's son Luke, Viviane Carneiro, or PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments. Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined loca ..., with whom Cave had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into My Arms
"Into My Arms" is a song written by Nick Cave, and released as the first single from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' tenth studio album ''The Boatman's Call'' in 1997. The single, released on 27 January 1997, was pressed on 7" vinyl, as well as a standard CD single. A promotional music video for the song was also recorded. Background and history The song takes the form of a love ballad, with a piano and an electric bass as the sole instruments used. Music journalist and critic Toby Creswell included "Into My Arms" in his book '' 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them'', in which he attributed the song's melancholic lyrics to the break-up of Cave's long-term relationship with Viviane Carneiro and his subsequent brief relationship and break-up with English musician PJ Harvey. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
