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Murder Ballads is the ninth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 5 February 1996 by Mute Records.As its title suggests, the album consists of new and traditional murder ballads, a genre of songs that relays the details (and often consequences) of crimes of passion.
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" is a murder ballad [2] by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and pop singer Kylie Minogue. Released in October 1995 by Mute Records, it is the fifth song and lead single from the band's ninth studio album, Murder Ballads (1996).
The town described in the song is loosely based on Cave's hometown of Wangaratta. (Pictured: Wangaratta railway station, 1954). The liner notes for Murder Ballads state that the phrase "red right hand" is from a line in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost that refers to divine vengeance.
Song Album Notes 1984 "I Put a Spell on You" Department of Enjoyment: radio broadcast of Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover, as Nick Cave and the Cavemen [48] 2003 "I Feel So Good" The Soul of a Man: J.B. Lenoir cover [49] 2004 "Supernaturally" The Big Ask Live - Artists Taking Action On Climate Change: Theatre de la Mutualite, Paris, November 2004
Song; Genre: Murder ballad "The Knoxville Girl" is an Appalachian murder ballad. ... Nick Cave "Henry Lee/Knoxville Girl" [13] 2002: Pine Valley Cosmonauts w/Brett ...
Nick Cave releases his 18th album with The Bad Seeds on 30 August 2024 (Ian Allen) Punk-turned-prophet Nick Cave often describes music as “sacred”. Performance, for him, is an act of communion ...
Within ballads, the "event song" is dedicated to narrating a particular event, and the murder ballad is a type of event song in which the event is a murder. This definition can be applied also to songs composed self-consciously within, or with reference to, the traditional generic conventions. [ 1 ]
"The Weeping Song" The Good Son (1990) 4:21: 6. "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) 3:35: 7. "People Ain't No Good" The Boatman's Call (1997) 5:40: 8. "Higgs Boson Blues" Push the Sky Away (2013) 7:50: 9. "Straight to You" Henry's Dream (1992) 4:35: 10. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" Murder Ballads (1996) 3:57: Total length: 49:27