Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat

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Official music video for “The Mercy Seat” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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‘The Mercy Seat’ was the first single from the band’s fifth album ‘Tender Prey’ and originally released in May 1988.
The song featured the Bad Seeds line up of Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld,
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Lyrics:
It began when they come took me from my home
And put me in Dead Row,
Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know.
And I'll say it again
I.. am.. not.. afraid.. to.. die.
I began to warm and chill
To objects and their fields,
A ragged cup, a twisted mop
The face of Jesus in my soup
Those sinister dinner deals
The meal trolley's wicked wheels
A hooked bone rising from my food
All things either good or ungood.
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
A tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die.
Interpret signs and catalogue
A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog.
The walls are bad. Black. Bottom kind.
They are sick breath at my hind
They are sick breath at my hind
They are sick breath at my hind
They are sick breath gathering at my hind
I hear stories from the chamber
How Christ was born into a manger
And like some ragged stranger
Died upon the cross
And might I say, it seems so fitting in its way
He was a carpenter by trade
Or at least that's what I'm told
Like my good hand
tattooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist
That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist.
In Heaven His throne is made of gold
The ark of his Testament is stowed
A throne from which I'm told
All history does unfold.
Down here it's made of wood and wire
And my body is on fire
And God is never far away.
Into the mercy seat I climb
My head is shaved, my head is wired
And like a moth that tries
To enter the bright eye
So I go shuffling out of life
Just to hide in death awhile
And anyway I never lied.
My kill-hand is called E.V.I.L.
Wears a wedding band that's G.O.O.D.
'Tis a long-suffering shackle
Collaring all that devil blood.
And the mercy seat is a-burning
And I think my head is flowing
And in a way I'm hoping
To be done with all this weighing up of truth.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And I've got nothing left to lose
And I'm not afraid to die.
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, there was no proof
And nor a motive why.
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.
A life for a life
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway there was no proof
And I'm not afraid to die.
Now the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is smoking
And in a way I'm hoping
To be done with all these looks of disbelief.
A eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die.
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.
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.
A eye for a eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
But I'm not afraid to lie.
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
But I'm afraid I told a lie.
#NickCaveandtheBadSeeds #TenderPrey #TheMercySeat
(C)1988 Mute Records, a BMG Company.

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@eoinryan3275 4 года назад

There's life before you listen to Nick Cave and then theres life after you listen to Cave

@lauraroach3512 3 года назад

Best comment

@PaulRGauthier 7 месяцев назад

Facts.

@thelonelypiper9562 5 месяцев назад

😮😊

@nappingzombie1654 2 месяца назад

I’m in a death loop of listening to all his albums at the moment

@nikost8206 26 дней назад

Enough said

@Kouzeleasstratos 7 месяцев назад

This song must be executed from a chorus of 200 people, 50 cellos, 70 violins, 10 drums and 20 guitars ! I imagine Nick elevating !

@elizabethpinkerton9866 4 года назад

Im a 68yr old grandmother and rabid fan for many years. I love the intensity of this version.

@woodspirit7701 3 года назад

Not the usual fan base -Good on ya!

@elizabethpinkerton9866 3 года назад

@@woodspirit7701 Who is the usual? I havent been this age always. Ive shouted sons and grandsons to concerts, they are fans as well.

@londoncalling7895 2 года назад

Nick Cave is 64 so she's exactly the fan base (whatever that is?)

@cindyray44 Год назад

Same here and I love Nick

@ryananasmokleb9494 Год назад

wish my grandma where as cool as you eliza

@froogsleegs 8 лет назад

I love this song. It sounds like a total desperate mess of overwhelming dark noise; Nick Cave is truly the king of capturing those deep emotions.

@serinataylor6299 8 лет назад

well put

@kathleenbergin9844 8 лет назад

VERY well put! Beautifully articulate description. I love this song too; it has an urgency to it & you can really hear the fear & panic.

@findusuli 7 лет назад

You're probably right. At first, I wanted to state that he'd only be king next to Leonard Cohen, but Cohen's songs are never a desperate "mess". Overwhelmung and dark, desperate, for sure, but not a "mess" full of panic. The same can be said about Johnny Cash, which can be perfectly seen by his cover of this song, I guess! So, yeah, you're very right. Just thinking about the song From Her To Eternity is probably enough to say that that's a legit statement. :)

@tihipp217 6 лет назад

was the mercy seat an implement of 16th century torture?

@RockandrollNegro 6 лет назад

@@tihipp217 The Mercy Seat is the space between the two cherubim on the ark of the covenant in which God was said to have made his earthly throne. In American slang, the electric chair was known as the mercy seat. Cave made an analogous comparison of the two in this song.

@treehousebookshop6121 8 лет назад

This is just brilliant - never get tired of it. It's a cliche to say he's the coolest man on the planet, but he really is. Intelligent, literate, free-spirited and a magical performer. An alchemist. One of the greats.

@woodspirit7701 6 лет назад

The ship song project was a well overdue tribute to his music - mostly ignored before kylie

@truerosie 4 года назад

Tree House Bookshop, very well spoken! Exactly so. The man is a god.

@TheMercury-13 4 года назад

Many creative greats /'gods' - Cave's good friend & collaborator *Jeffrey Lee Pierce* - a life-time of seeking leads me to believe most've them have the God given gift of Asperger's in common.

@nebula013 4 года назад

@lyonslaforet 4 года назад

You're right. If that damn virus hadn't appeared on Earth, I would have seen him again live in June in Paris. At least, I got to see him live in July 2013 at the French Beauregard festival where he was mindblowing!

@HermanWaldorf 4 года назад

One of the most incredible songs ever. I am 50 now, I bought this record when it came out. I still remember myself in my room with this vinyl on the turntable, quite upset, confused and mesmerized by this song.

@marchi.fleming 4 года назад

Right there with you all the way. One of the best of times during any Nick show is this, with the audience screaming along to every word. Gives me shivers just thinking of it. 💕 (Of course I also do it when it comes up on any playlist which is especially fun if I happen to be at a stop sign lol 😁)

@sperlst 6 месяцев назад

same here, 53 now

@paulsnell534 4 года назад

I've known this song since I was like I was 17...I am 48 and I am not afraid to cry

@veronicaalleyne 4 года назад

believe it or not, I just found this today in a random search, how lucky am I?

@itaiashkenazi539 4 года назад

That's beautiful man

@emceeboogieboots1608 4 года назад

Me too! Thank you Rage!

@petrospantazis1529 3 года назад

same here brother

@dmg7111 3 года назад

54 & lately, I'm afraid not to cry ...........

@-thirteen 2 года назад

I have never understood how Blixa gets his tone. It is the most grinding, vicious sound I've ever loved

@mattgilbert7347 Год назад

If you asked Blixa, I doubt he could answer with any kind of precision. I suspect he uses the tech ready-to-hand and, most importantly, his ears. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how it seems to me.

@denisbarkovskiy Год назад

Blixa is cool

@oest2029 11 месяцев назад

@@mattgilbert7347 agreed, I think he has a natural musician's ear. I remember seeing an interview with Nick some years ago where he said that often Blixa would turn up to recording sessions or shows without a guitar and just use whatever was lying around or whatever guitar he could borrow. No expensive equipment, no effect pedals.

@dr.aisaitl7439 10 месяцев назад

He has an extremely unique talent, I think Nick said that he could pick up any regular guitar and make sound that no one has ever made before

@rh4051 4 года назад

This is probably one of the best songs ever written, just brilliant!

@blicket 11 месяцев назад

Covered by Johnny Cash-so you Know it is!❤

@kerrykeane4623 3 года назад

Incredibly poetic and deeply felt - he was so young at the time, but immersed himself in this character like a great method actor.

@Markdenson012 5 месяцев назад

Hello 👋 how are you doing today and hope you are having a great day ? I don't know why I'm just discovering this song lol ❤😂

@JGrandcourt 8 месяцев назад

Many won’t agree, but this song is the bad seeds at its zenith. Look at this line up and this song. Got me hooked at this time.

@mvm9407 27 дней назад

I agree. I'd go as far as to say it's his best song.

@JGrandcourt 26 дней назад

Absolutely the ultimate. This got me hooked into the decades of enjoyment of the bad seeds.

@joshdance9959 21 день назад

I agree 👍

@Chaostic78 8 лет назад

THE MASTER and one of the best modern poets ever.

@ancalabond8703 6 лет назад

I agree. Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Dylan and Mark E Smith

@FabianVanL 5 лет назад

I like desperate songs. This song takes the crown.

@TheMELBIED 4 года назад

I would love a list

@goodtimes8229 4 года назад

@@TheMELBIED agreed

@7h698 3 года назад

@@TheMELBIED agreed 2

@streethalo 3 года назад

@@TheMELBIED Black Country, New Road - Sunglasses Black midi - bmbmbm Squid - Narrator Danny Elfman - Sorry Swans - Screen Shot clipping. - Story 2 The Mars Volta - Dyslexicon

@holgerfranz3203 2 года назад

Do you know the cover version from Goethes Erben? Worth listening to.

@dazza3115 Год назад

One of the greatest musical storytellers of all time. Been a fan since the early nineties.

@mrblonde609 8 лет назад

Imagine a collaberation of Tom Waits and Nick Cave in a videoclip directed by David Lynch... Would be breathtaking.

@oheaven74 8 лет назад

I am with you on that. It would be a masterpiece!

@erinbrown3514 8 лет назад

+Blister Monde HAH!!! That would be Amazing!

@metalandhorror 8 лет назад

+Blister Monde The world would implode

@cattalkbmx 8 лет назад

+Blister Monde Damn, you hit the nail on the head my friend! Make it happen

@dog1995 8 лет назад

You, I like you!

@thegazstation3011 5 лет назад

Better late than never. I just discovered them today. I've listened to 20 of their songs so far and love every single one of them. I can never say that about any artist! But this song, OMG, this song just blows me away!

@TheMercury-13 4 года назад

Try The Gun Club

@toyyoda3710 Год назад

@@TheMercury-13 His voice is flatter than Lou Reed ... He has the range of Roseanne Barr ... This was the best song so far out of ten i listened to ... I just do not get it ... Oh well, back to "the main squeeze" for some actual talent

@mrmaciejm 10 лет назад

Nick Cave is my kind of artist.

@mayamoon722 11 лет назад

Saw The Bad Seeds on March 23rd in Toronto. They played this an it was phenomenal. I am reborn. This song never fails to send a chill to down my spine.

@mrsmudd2009 6 лет назад

So young. So dark. So talented. Glad people are seeing his genius now.

@LiminalRose 9 лет назад

it doesn't get any better than this, I could listen to just this song forever and that'd be ok.

@MonsoonJack 9 лет назад

I agree

@user-lf6dv7zp7w 9 лет назад

Chris Flitton Yep.

@anniesamuel4787 9 лет назад

I did an essay on him and his music in Uni way back when, and a decade later I have come back to him. He references so many things in his songs they are brilliant to interpret. I love music/lyrics that really make you think.

@patriciofernandez2711 7 лет назад

Amazing! I would very much like to read it if you still have it with you.

@davijardim1211 7 лет назад

where are you from darling?

@charlesarmstrong1888 10 лет назад

This is a great song, and a great performance. Covered notably by Johnny Cash, the two did a duet on his American IV album of a Hank Williams song. "'It doesn't matter what anyone says,' remarked Nick Cave proudly. 'Johnny Cash recorded my song.'".

@majortom2688 6 лет назад

An enormous charisma and a moving song

@src456 5 лет назад

over 30 years old and still spell binding stuff - magnificent

@Laisa-uq4fe 7 лет назад

Omg, this son it's so amazing, strong and desperate. This song is brave.

@eleonoradini2371 10 месяцев назад

It's hard to say because he wrote dozens of incredible songs, but this one is really something you cannot forget since the first time you listened to it

@billi_illid Год назад

"And like some ragged stranger, died upon the cross - and might I say; it seems so fitting in it's wake...he was a carpenter by trade..." what devious wit! I love him!

@cecileamusic 11 месяцев назад

First Time i Heard it in a car Somewhere between las Vegas and sans Francisco...i cried and i cried!! Could not stop. The Melody is overwhelming.

@leegosden3620 4 месяца назад

It's intense yeah

@martinwinfree17 4 года назад

This is a long song by anyone's standards, but I am never ready for it to end.

@NickBeatnik 7 лет назад

Brilliant, dark, pounding, menacing regret laced with murderous defiance. Nobody does murder and Old Testament death quite like Nick Cave. He sings out the terror and raw blood lust of biblical tales of mercy, atonement, sacrifice and ritual. The singer approaches his death with a lucid babbling and contradictory mixture of strength, weakness, remorse and the desperate clinging to his only truth, that he must die and he is both ready and shitting himself. The song manages to describe the visceral brutal torture of the electric chair, ironically called the Mercy Seat when the only mercy it offers is a shaved head wired to electrodes, the burning, the glowing, the feeling of melting. The horror of eye for an eye justice when the justice for murder is simply murder. Mention of the Kill Hand tattooing EVIL on the unresisting other hand references the classic 1950s film Night Of The Hunter and Robert Mitchum's tour de force as a killer preacher with the symbolic LOVE and HATE tattooed across his knuckles. This is an early use of strings too, with some wild atonal parts that foreshadow the great Warren Ellis bringing the fear of the devil to the later incarnation of the band. Nick is smart and tasteful enough to appreciate the value of pure unhinged chaos within a beautiful song, a role provided by Blixa Bargeld for many years and now by Warren more than capably taking up the mantle. The performances, recording and mix on this version however suffer from the personal chaos in the band at the time, Flood did the best he could as a producer but lacks the freedom, wild innovation, stereo imagination and massive submerged threatening low end that Melbourne Producer Tony Cohen typically brought to much of Cave's best work. Cohen had the ability to background things that worked texturally but weren't strong performances or melodies, and to slam your face with the hooks, taking dynamic risks with a mix that should be wrong in somebody's book but were so succesful because of his close listening to the heart of the song. The Tony Cohen mixed version on LIVE SEEDS from 1993 is more powerful and a better mix, as often happens when a song gets played enough to settle in and the band inhabit it in way they hadn't yet in the earliest version. This is a song written by a younger man, still feeling the shadow hand of the invincibility of youth and able to entertain the idea of death because of it. But the Johnny Cash version is the voice and soul of a man who has seen and faced death's devestation over and over, he brought a gravity and painful vulnerability to the song that can't be matched. Ultimately this song was written for Cash, without even knowing it, and he owned it.

@melissasmith7544 3 года назад

Profound comment,loved it but Johnny changed the words so both versions have a different meaning.Both versions are separate so there is not really a comparison.

@robertclifton9292 2 года назад

Succinctly said.

@dippy9119 2 года назад

Surely you're a music journo. Wish I could write analysis like this

@NickBeatnik 2 года назад

@@dippy9119 not a journo, a musician!

@izzy2679 2 года назад

Have you thought about being a journalist for the Rolling Stone

@TEXASREDD76 2 года назад

Definitely the song of man with nothing to loose and only retribution to take

@zeroelliott 7 лет назад

this man makes you see the world behind the world....sheer brilliance.

@blondeleviathan4649 6 месяцев назад

This is just one of those songs that give me chills from head to toe to deep inside the core of my being. And those kind of songs are what will last and continue to shake and touch souls for all eternity 🖤

@markc8401 Год назад

The acoustic version of this song that he performs live (and found on the Peaky Blinders soundtrack) is so chilling and powerful. Makes me cry every time. Phenomenal.

@daverawcliffe3212 2 года назад

One of the greatest videos ever, Nick cave is an incredible lyricist

@angelasamsonova8636 3 года назад

Never been tired of listening to this... Since 1988.

@tool51 10 месяцев назад

I cried the first time I heard it in concert. Such a great song.

@kevallman7829 10 месяцев назад

Only 14 hours ago a current fan and listener i

@nissimyakar5884 10 месяцев назад

I am 52 years old and this song is timeless@@kevallman7829

@Slinkasoarus 2 года назад

Saw the original lyric sheets today at the Stranger Than Kindness exhibit. Have always loved this song. Such brilliant writing and music.

@udaddybro8120 5 месяцев назад

I am 26 and i love Nick Cave. My dad showed me tape with his songs. I am non native but I really feel this power.

@Dante655321 11 лет назад

I just love Blixa in this video, wunderbar!

@KickassUncle 9 месяцев назад

Too many comments, too many commenters, when one word will suffice: MAGNIFICENT

@KickassUncle 8 месяцев назад

The Johnny Cash original is still the best, but Cave is great.

@zaidabanksnyc 5 лет назад

Sir Cave...You are THE KING.

@nik-ig1tt 2 месяца назад

корль панков

@fabienh3943 4 года назад

I saw him 1985 on a festival, as one of the many groups. Today his concerts are sold out in 1 hour. It took a while, but he got the deserved recognition in the end.

@PolarBear-rc4ks 4 года назад

You say that, but his tickets for his Ghosteen album were still going strong till just before this virus thing hit, so a good few months!

@MegaP1972 12 лет назад

I remember buying this when it came out on vinyl. it made me a fanatic.

@genellege 6 лет назад

omg the twist at the end..and anyway I told the truth, but I'm afraid I told a lie.. it gives me skull tingles every time

@jamesnolan4412 3 года назад

Because in the end we all do it from individuals to nations we lie enough till it becomes the truth...

@hollymcgowan5516 9 лет назад

This song makes you think

@SarahBrown-xq9jd 7 месяцев назад

Well, I never get tired of Nick Cave, there's always another layer.

@rickparker1582 7 лет назад

Bowie, Mark E.Smith, Morrissey all geniuses and you definitely have to add Nick Cave to the list. A fantastic body of work and the greatest oz artist of the past 30 years. Brilliant gig at the ICC Sydney a few weeks back also.

@ColonelRoge 4 года назад

Rick Parker he shouldn’t be anywhere near that list.

@heavenorhell2024 4 года назад

@@ColonelRoge Bowie and Nick Cave have league of their own. Other two I don't think even worth to mention.

@foxxxx5256 4 года назад

Paulius Paškevičius robert smith makes the team too

@MrDLOC11 4 года назад

Ian McCullough & Bono

@TheMercury-13 4 года назад

Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Siouxsie Sioux, Thom Yorke, Kate Bush. Morrisey & Robert Smith yes, not so sure about Mark E.Smith; I'd swap for Danielle Dax.

@adsones 12 лет назад

love Cash, Dylan and Waits, but Cave's my favorite singer-songwriter in this world.

@TheMercury-13 4 года назад

Try Jeffrey Lee Pierce 💜

@ten10strips85 4 года назад

After seven years you've probably figured out the Waits shtick. The Mercury 13 knows where it's at. Gun Club. Jeffrey Lee. And "Miami," listen to that record, it's a brilliant fucking record. They all are, but "Miami"is often maligned for "the production maaanI." Bullshit. You may disagree but at least listen to it and decide for yourself....

@woodspirit7701 3 года назад

Nice pick of songwriters - many more there.

@philippmetzger1126 3 года назад

Great combination!

@traceracer 4 года назад

The Nick Cave song that won me over

@lyonslaforet 13 лет назад

Given the lyrics, I've always felt you listen to this song as if it was the very last one you're going to hear!

@keesvanrijssen805 Год назад

A defining moment in Australian music.

@tombaxter6228 5 лет назад

Genius. The last line sells the song.

@DanHunterSportsWriter Год назад

From 2:35 onward this song is insanely catchy. I can't get that chant out of my head! If it lasted an hour I'd stay with it. Nick is music's mad genius fo sho

@CatBlackGuitars 9 месяцев назад

I would love to hear an hour long version of this song with the intensity getting more and more extreme. ❤

@majortom2688 5 лет назад

Charisma, that is.

@jvh1897 7 лет назад

This video is close to perfection

@geraldinewatts8593 7 лет назад

Just look at that hair

@emptyhead656 2 года назад

Наконец - то. Как долго я искала эту песню

@smallfox2 11 лет назад

Love that pounding rhythm!

@curtdog0616 6 лет назад

First Nick Cave song I ever heard. Completely blew me away.

@Logan-we2tt 5 лет назад

Las dos versiones me dan escalofrios, Cave and Cash

@theRealTamaar 11 лет назад

Saw him live @Lowlands 2 days ago. This song gave me goosebumps. They are so great live! So happy I got to see them play (originally I had to work that night but got to trade my shift)

@stephaniebristol3837 3 года назад

Extremely hard to pick between this version and later with Warren Ellis. They are both different and fantastic. The lyrics speak for themselves. This man I believe just turned 63, seen him live a lot and he's still just as electric in every performance. As long as he tours I will continue to go he's that brilliant.

@giatrosgiannis2719 10 лет назад

Berlin 80s..............Such fucking sweet years...........

@stephaniebristol2792 4 года назад

My favorite male singer of all time, live this song is even more glorious. I love what Warren Ellis did with it too.

@xanderbuil0073 5 лет назад

This is the stuff i listen to while "studying"

@martinameyer5652 4 года назад

The one and only Nick Cave. I adore this song.

@kan0r Год назад

Not even the great Nick Cave can *perform* this masterpiece properly, it can't be done

@DEVOn.A.Skertic 6 месяцев назад

On a completely different wave, I find it humorous that Nick kinda looks like a young Mike Ness in parts of this video.

@nik-ig1tt 2 месяца назад

а ящитаю что похож на вася обычного )))

@gsimon123 10 лет назад

"The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life, your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. They're freeing your soul. So, if you're frightened of dying and... and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth."

@joelhassig6099 10 лет назад

gsimon123 wins teh intarwebz today, for quoting "Jacob's Ladder". Well played, sir.

@gsimon123 10 лет назад

Joel Hassig Haha thanks!

@klauda7346 9 лет назад

I dont really understand, wath you are saying. Pobably different ganja. Anyway. Nick has got attitude, Down in the outback, looking for new territory, he is a normal pal.

@gsimon123 9 лет назад

Klau Da Quoting the movie "Jacob's Ladder" which has some themes about people facing death just like this song does.

@ManlyOBeeferton 9 лет назад

+gsimon123 I heard it from UNKLE's Rabbit in your Headlights first, which led me to watch the film :) /watch?v=NZf1tikMB7c

@kathughbanks6187 7 лет назад

we all need Mercy

@debraprice8508 4 года назад

I really like his "acting" in the jail cell & of course his voice & this song!

@oisinkennedy6324 8 лет назад

sometimes you just gotta sit back and listen and not be afraid of dying

@Dreezy6974 2 года назад

I'm 34 ....I just found out about this great artist and I think this is my new favorite band....very dark and weird but also very deep and touching I love nick cave and can't wait to show everyone I know who he is😏👍👌

@gracie99999 2 года назад

💯

@kierangardiner8672 2 года назад

Welcome

@a.webersally5102 4 года назад

A TOOF FOR A TOOF I like desperate songs. This song takes the crown.

@dimmube 2 года назад

By far my favorite Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song

@brunojusto 11 лет назад

One of my favorite songs.

@QrtOpus1 11 лет назад

One day on the Roskilde Festival in Denmark way back I heard Nick and the Seeds doing a sound test on one of the stages and we walked over. The best version of 'The Mercy Seed' I ever heard!

@garythompson5316 3 года назад

Pure genius!!!

@GabiBrooks 4 года назад

Breathtaking. Has to be my favourite song of his

@peddlercinematic7554 4 года назад

The drummer did a great job

@billlyoliveman 11 лет назад

Incredible, amazing, Awesome. What a tune, what a man!

@jfisher5739 3 года назад

My vote is for this over Johnny cash cover. That goes for hurt too! So much more raw!

@gregkavarnos7898 3 года назад

The supreme irony of a state punishing murder by murdering somebody.

@hopelesslydeadinside344 5 лет назад

I really love this song. I don't see how people can't like them

@cecilyjsmusicvideos7619 2 года назад

This popped up on my indie radio station I listen to today. Hadn't heard it in a while. Wow what a song.

@declanforrest9753 5 лет назад

One of the most powerful songs ever!

@terri-b7492 8 месяцев назад

Of the hundreds of great songs by this master,I think this is my favorite

@AgnieszkaPedziwiatr 12 лет назад

one of my favorite:)

@awspuppets 10 лет назад

I'm new to Nick Caves music only first hearing him back in 2011. I'm 29 years old, where has this been my whole life? My friends were holding out on me.

@ratpoisoner2796 9 лет назад

Go listen to The Birthday Party, it's what Nick Cave did between heroin binges and jail during the early 80s.

@herbieshine1312 4 года назад

"I hear stories from the chamber That Christ was born into a manger And like some ragged stranger Died upon the cross and might I say It seems so fitting in its way He was a carpenter by trade Or at least that's what I'm told"

@lauraroach3512 3 года назад

Me too! “...Like my good hand tattooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist! In Heaven His throne is made of gold The ark of his Testament is stowed A throne from which I'm told All history does unfold Down here it's made of wood and wire And my body is on fire And God is never far away”

@scotchwilson5999 8 лет назад

What a classic. Love this song. Sing it in my sleep. Sorry Nick xxx

@elpaso--west7354 9 лет назад

A TOOF FOR A TOOF

@leslieschmidt4744 5 лет назад

so funny

@kibic12 5 лет назад

That's right mascara snake: fast'n'bulbous :P

@colinwhitman7251 3 года назад

You sir get 100 likes

@alainleclercq5831 4 года назад

Nick is from all far the best !Even if the country period was not for me.In the 80th .Life ,you turned the volume to the max in Wechter Belgium.Awesome.All my friends are gone but one.

@effherdecebey2372 10 лет назад

simply the greatest song ever

@EllyjTh 5 лет назад

This is cool. Only discovered it because I was looking for the music in the "Berlin Station" series. 4/2019.

@franckgerard1150 8 лет назад

this great song of Nick ! as himself

@MUsicplusSExisMUSE 11 лет назад

This (original) version scares the hell out of me... This said, the mercy seat is one of the best songs ever written and performed!

@jorgbuchs2151 3 года назад

I had this on a tape in the 80ties and loved it. Never knew who released the song as someone gave me a mixed tape (common at the time) . It is a classic even so many people I played it to thought it was crap. Strange to google it in 2021 but it shows that I was impressed and still am.

@tmschnitte 11 лет назад

i just had the big pleasure of seeing them live and, sure, the album version is great, but live they lifted it up to a totally different level. i expected a lot and was still just blown away by all this power coming from nick and his truly amazing band. oh yeah and he's sexy too.

@majortom2688 7 лет назад

back many years ago. i loved this song and still love it. in french we call it "christique "