This Week's Playlist #146 - The Nick Cave edition
5 songs by or inspired by Nick Cave
Hello everyone!
This Week's Playlist - Season 3, Episode 42.
We saw Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds earlier this month in Leeds (a week before my trip to Le Guess Who). I know my basic Nick Cave songs (including the one used for a famous English TV channel) but that’s it.
The two-and-a-half-hour show moved me in so many ways: the show's energy masterfully led by these “extraordinary, ageing gentlemen”, the songs that influenced so many of the bands I have listened to since I was a teenager and the communion with the public.
It made me realize Nick Cave had a much greater impact on my music tastes than I knew.
I thought for this week to pick up 5 songs, either from Nick Cave, or covered by Nick Cave, or some of his collaborators.
I hope you enjoy it and see you next week.
There is a YouTube link for each of the songs on the cover, and here are the playlists for each streaming platform:
1. METALLICA - Loverman
That was literally my first contact with the songwriter.
A cover of Loverman by Metallica, released in 1998. I remember vividly going to buy the record (I was 16) and being hypnotized by the groovy vibe (the middle part section spoken word) of this cover. It definitely benefited from the rest of the album.
2. Amanda PALMER - The Ship Song (Live)
Amanda Palmer is always a good client for covering some classics.
3. DIRTY THREE - Furnace Skies
If Nick Cave masterfully holds the reins of the show, Warren Ellis is definitely the heartbeat of the Bad Seeds, switching from one instrument to the other.
This is the opening track of his other band, Dirty Three, who’s described their member as "rumbling, dynamic sound incorporated open-ended, improvisational, electric rock ... minus the jazz-rock histrionics".
4. Nick CAVE & Warren ELLIS - White Elephant
“Carnage”, the 2021 word album of the 2 masterminds is also a gem, which I discovered with this tour. They played White Elephant on stage with the four-member gospel, which was one of the greatest moments of the show.
5. Nick CAVE & the BAD SEEDS - From Her To Eternity (live)
Honour, where honour is due for this final track.
A magnificent live rendition of an early Nick Cave classic. Look at this: the punk energy, the musical performance, the image quality. The whole show is available on YouTube and worth every minute of it.
Until the next time, Godspeed!
Thomas
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