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3 unusual facts about Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds


And the Ass Saw the Angel

The lyrics of some of the songs from the first few albums of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (From Her to Eternity, The Firstborn Is Dead and Your Funeral... My Trial), are extensions of the ideas represented in the novel.

Lung Leg

Nick Zedd wrote in his autobiography, Totem of the Depraved, that she relocated to Minneapolis, then moved back to New York City after a short romance with German musician Blixa Bargeld of Einstürzende Neubauten and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Whelan the Wrecker

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds wrote and released a song called "Whelan the Wrecker" in 1989 on The Road Goes to Nowhere album which was inspired by the urban myths of Whelan the Wrecker.


Bee and Flower

Members featured on Bee and Flower's albums and in the live group include members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Calexico, Keren Ann, Iggy Pop, Angels of Light, Stephan Eicher, Swans, and Bertrand Burgalat.

Christina the Astonishing

Christina's story inspired the Nick Cave song "Christina the Astonishing", from the album Henry's Dream.

Jim Sclavunos

He has recorded albums with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, Sonic Youth, The Cramps, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, 8 Eyed Spy, The Vanity Set, and Congo Norvell as well as recording sessions with many artists including Marianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop, Beth Orton and Seasick Steve.

Tupelo Soul

The newly formed quartet hesitates between several names before finally choosing Tupelo Soul, referring to Presley brothers and to a John Lee Hooker song, covered by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

We Real Cool

It is also referenced in the song of the same title, "We Real Cool," by the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 2013 album, Push the Sky Away.


see also

Michael Harvey

Mick Harvey (Michael John Harvey, born 1958), Australian guitarist and former member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

The Jim Jones Revue

On September 2, 2010, the band previewed Burning Your House Down at London nightclub Madame Jojo's in front of a sold-out audience, which included Oasis singer Liam Gallagher as well as members of Grinderman and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

The Lyre of Orpheus

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, an album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, or the song "The Lyre of Orpheus"

Your Funeral... My Trial

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appeared in the 1987 Wim Wenders film Der Himmel über Berlin, performing "The Carny" (which is heard once before the performance scene) and "From Her to Eternity".