The Original Murder Ballad?
The Original Murder Ballad?
As most of you know, certainly those who've been to my house, I'm a big fan of Nick Cave and especially his trade mark "Murder Ballads". Like Vampires, Blood lust and Sex seem to draw on similar primeval instincts and the combination makes for some cute songs.
My question is, what's the oldest, greatest or most brutal Murder Ballad you can think of?
I'm betting on "Mack the Knife". There are loads of great versions performed by seriously famous artists. Louis Armstrong hit the charts with it back in 1954, followed by Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Marianne Faithfull and even Robby Williams.
I've just this second discovered Nick Cave has recorded a version, which comes as no real surprise. I have to say, it's not the best ever but it is interesting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3_2zbZwDlM
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My question is, what's the oldest, greatest or most brutal Murder Ballad you can think of?
I'm betting on "Mack the Knife". There are loads of great versions performed by seriously famous artists. Louis Armstrong hit the charts with it back in 1954, followed by Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Marianne Faithfull and even Robby Williams.
I've just this second discovered Nick Cave has recorded a version, which comes as no real surprise. I have to say, it's not the best ever but it is interesting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3_2zbZwDlM
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The Original Murder Ballad?
Her ghost in the fog
IMHO one of the best Cradle of filth tracks
I like Nick cave and Kylie look HOT in Wild rose
but its just not the carny song
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IMHO one of the best Cradle of filth tracks
I like Nick cave and Kylie look HOT in Wild rose
but its just not the carny song
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The Original Murder Ballad?
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My favourite Nick Cave track:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSxxKN7A0w
And something a bit weird:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WFpatj0rESE
Please forgive the video quality.
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The Original Murder Ballad?
Nick's earlier stuff was generally darker, especially live. I can't find a Youtube for SugarSugarSugar, but this is pretty murderous:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJvRk9LZI2Y
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJvRk9LZI2Y
The woods eats the woman and dumps
her honey-body in the mud
Her dress floats down the well and
it assumes the shape of the body
of a little girl
Yeah I recognize that girl
She stumbled in some time last loneliness
But I could not stand to touch her now
My one and onlyness.
Deep in the woods
Deep in the woods
Deep in the woods a funeral is swinging.
Worms make their cruel design
Saying D-I-E into her skin
Saying DEAD into belly and DEATH into shoulder
Well last night she kissed me but than DEATH was upon her.
Deep in the woods
Deep in the woods
Deep in the woods a funeral is swinging.
Now the killed waits for the killer
And the trees all nod their heads, they are agreed
This knife feels like a knife feels like a
knife that feels like it's feed.
Yeah I recognize that girl
I took her from rags right through to
stitches (pray for me now)
Oh baby, tonight we sleep in separate ditches.
Deep in the woods
Deep in the woods
Deep in the woods a funeral is swinging.
Love is for fools and all fools are lovers
It's raining on my house and none of the others
Love is for fools and God knows I'm still one
The sidewalks are filled with love's lonely children
The sidewalk regrets that we had to kill them.
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