I love how the camera man pans over to PJ just as Cave says, "you better get down and suck mah dick" He introduces this song at another gig where he says "this is a cautionary tale" hehehehe "i'll crawl over 50 good pussies just to get to 1 fat boys asshole" hehehe cautionary bahahaha
@davekeays BAHAHA you don't get it do you? Cave isn't saying in the song that HE'D (himself personaly) crawl over 50 good pussies just to get to 1 fat boys asshole,he's talking about Stagger Lee saying that. Fuck man can't you see/hear that?
@SouthernCross33 yeah I heard that. Didn't you read the sarcasm in my post? I guess I should have used a smiley. I don't remember that being in the orig lyrics so he wrote them. Most lyrics are, to some degree, a reflection of the person or their experiences.
@davekeays Oh yeah and the dancing bit,don't be a fuckwit,Cave has more credibility than Micheal i fuck children Jackson could've even bought,you are 1 stupid dropkick. Tell me how did you ever get onto this clip?
@SouthernCross33 I don't like MJ as a dancer, but he is the model of a good one. MChammer's dancing is almost as good as 2pac beats and stories or Canibus' words. If you are asking how I got to (onto) the thread for this clip; I was checking-out different interpretations of 'Stagger Lee' and didn't like this one.
@davekeays Are you trollin" or are you really as stupid as you seem ? I'm surprised someone hasn't doxed your silly ass.It would take me 5 minutes just from looking at your channel.
Tupac ? Ice Cube ? Michael Jackson ? Caucasian guilt much ? Ah Nick Cave actually plays instruments and writes songs that have some literary depth and meaning . Get a grip buddy.
@enolapayback did you ever read any of 2pac's poetry? Ice Cube is one of the biggest charity givers in that area. They are both survivors and have depth. True, some of their anti-white stuff gets to me and my Scots-Irish blood. Playing someone elses sound isn't any different than playing someone else's composition from a score? Mixing is a skill just like playing a classical instrument. I listened to rap when I learned it wasn't as bad as the stereotype. Now I'm onto country. Thats why I'm here.
@davekeays Yeah well sorry to jump down your throat, but the thing is Nick Cave is considered not only a great pop/rock artist but has also written highly acclaimed prose, screenplays and soundtracks.
He also enjoys a bit of the Grand Guignol every now and again, hence this track and a few others.LOL
Also you really should be more careful with the info, as Anonymous says " Teh Internets are Serious Business". : )
@enolapayback Thank you for the warning, but what info are you talking about? I actually take the threat of the Internet more serious than most. But Looking at my profile I don't see anything I'm not willing to reveal. What do you think shouldn't be there?
As far as Nick Cave, I don't know him so there is probably something out there that I don't see. I need to look closer one day.
@davekeays from being involved with Anon and the anti-$cientology thing I know how easy it is to dox someone with even the smallest scrap of personal info. People could just run a Google search on your name or basically anything and go to a free people search site and come up with your address,phone # and all kinds of stuff. .
Cave wrote the screenplay and soundtrack for "The Proposition" and the soundtrack for "Assassination of Jesse James" . There's 2 examples for you of his talent.
@davekeays from being involved with Anon and the anti-$cientology thing I know how easy it is to dox someone with even the smallest scrap of personal info. People could just run a Google search on your name or basically anything and go to a free people search site and come up with your address,phone # and all kinds of stuff. .
Cave wrote the screenplay and soundtrack for "The Proposition" and the soundtrack for "Assassination of Jesse James" . There's 2 examples for you of his talent.
If you think using the term "motherfucker: is an attempt at shock rather than realism your truly a motherfucking idiot. Go back to enjoying your myopic view of music.
@56kagogo You guys are ruining a perfectly good word. When cuss words are used as an everyday adjective it loses it power to accent a message- "fuck" is going the same way "darn" did. Like the power kick, save it for when you need it and it will really help. If it is over done people will get used to it and learn to anticipate it or avoid it completely.
BTW: You realize that "fuck" is nowhere near as powerful as "God damn" which get into religious no-no's.
Guess what, when I cuss its because I'm genuinely pissed. I don't sit about over analyzing ever word that comes out of my mouth, nor do I fret about the evolution of language. Of course then again, I didn't directly experience the holocaust so such emotional intensity on my part is completely unjustified. Speaking of appearances, your just another obnoxious hipper than thou asshole who carefully tailors ever aspect of their personality in some vain attempt to stand above the herd.
He tried too hard to shock us. The "bad" words and sub-topics all looked forced and there just for their shock value. It ruined the emotional intensity he seemed to be going for. This way overworked song turned it into "so what ... yawn". Plus he's not the Michael Jackson he seems to think he is. His version doesn't even compare to Taj Mahal and Lloyd Price.
@davekeays You're a neanderthal, This Performance is Mother FUCKING epic. "the bad words ruined the emotional intensity"? that has to be one of the most FAG things i have ever heard. if you want emotional intensity with out "BAD WORDS" go watch lifetime tv for women..... Betch.
@vargas1700gmail, his show felt about as real as an inflatable woman. The cuss words were just part of the plastic image. Like trying to look smart by using l337 speak.
You want emotional tension then spend some time on 8th street LA (skid row), in the cancer ward in a children's hospital, or on the frontline in a war. Watching a guy jump around, pretending to have oral sex with the mic, and using words just for show is like watching a porn movie without any sex scenes.
@vargas1700gmail: This was the opposite of what I like about 2pac or IceCube. Their shows are real, unlike these 5 minutes that reminded me of a toddler pretending to have a tantrum just so he can get his parents attention.
i dont rly like this version or the greatful deads version this guy just seems to mother fuck this and mother fuck that not my cup of tea but other people like it so what ever just my oppinion
@milkjugs110290 Perhaps approach it as if you'd never heard another version of Stagger Lee. I'm sure you can't deny that this is powerful stuff, even if you don't like it.
this has got to be the best version nick cave has done of this song,seen him loads live over the years brilliant.very sexy man but hes now got this handle bars moustache not good not good on anybody,please nick loose it !!!
wow, i just came across this lookin for this song cause i always liked it by everyone else that did it. never heard of tis guy, but i seen the comments like 'best version ever' . didnt really think it would touch the grateful deads version, but its pretty damn close. im gonna have to check this guy out
He's so fuckin GOD DAMN SEXY.... My god, the way he does that little dance across the stage... And the way he curses. I love when people really spit out their curses.
listen to his other stuff and get you hands out of your pants,the man is a genius!seen him three times now beleive me he will blow you away,but only if your cool enough!
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Gratuitous swearing does NOT impress me. This is one of the least inspired versions of the Stagger Lee story -- ever. Crapola. Are you people on crack that like this guy? I tried to give this a chance; I like all sorts of music, but this is just barf.
What other versions of Stagger Lee are you talking about? Even the album version has the swearing, every bit of it, he added none for this version. Maybe you better go back to your Kidz Bop music if you find this offensive, because this is Nick Cave pal, obviously not something you are into...
You are aware there a lots of versions of stagger lee done by many artists, about the infamous murder. The way you wrote appears you are only aware of the Nick cave version.
Actually I am only aware of the Nick Cave version, what other artists are there? Would love to hear them.
But no, the other comment is more about Nick Cave, he needs to look more into Nick Cave to understand his style, and it's full of swearing, love me some Nick Cave.
He doesn't particularly have a vocal melody. It's more based on the lyrics than a catchy tune, and with lyrics like that you want to notice them. He can sing in tune but here he is not singing a tune he is crossing melody with recitation.
I listen to this song at least once a week. Holy Shit it's good.
For some reason the line, "they came to a bar called The Bucket of Blood" always reminds me of the movie From Dusk Til Dawn with Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney.
I always love Nick's take on the legend of Stagger Lee. The violently homo-erotic angle makes him seem that much more terrifying than just the usual 'Baddest sonofabitch around' legend.
Not a lot of knowledge for the traditional murder ballad here. Gen up people!
ladyfoxfur 2 months ago
I love how the camera man pans over to PJ just as Cave says, "you better get down and suck mah dick" He introduces this song at another gig where he says "this is a cautionary tale" hehehehe "i'll crawl over 50 good pussies just to get to 1 fat boys asshole" hehehe cautionary bahahaha
SouthernCross33 2 months ago
Has got to be the darkest song ever written. I love it.
JustOneFixx 2 months ago
This has gotta be one of the angriest songs ever. Awesome
gilmour6754 4 months ago
@Australian1stAndOnly, well he never said how old the "fat boys" asshole is. I just know that the dancing I saw wasn't as good as he seemed to think.
davekeays 5 months ago
@davekeays BAHAHA you don't get it do you? Cave isn't saying in the song that HE'D (himself personaly) crawl over 50 good pussies just to get to 1 fat boys asshole,he's talking about Stagger Lee saying that. Fuck man can't you see/hear that?
SouthernCross33 5 months ago
@SouthernCross33 yeah I heard that. Didn't you read the sarcasm in my post? I guess I should have used a smiley. I don't remember that being in the orig lyrics so he wrote them. Most lyrics are, to some degree, a reflection of the person or their experiences.
davekeays 5 months ago
@davekeays Sarcasm can get lost in print sometimes
SouthernCross33 5 months ago
@davekeays Oh yeah and the dancing bit,don't be a fuckwit,Cave has more credibility than Micheal i fuck children Jackson could've even bought,you are 1 stupid dropkick. Tell me how did you ever get onto this clip?
SouthernCross33 5 months ago
@SouthernCross33 I don't like MJ as a dancer, but he is the model of a good one. MChammer's dancing is almost as good as 2pac beats and stories or Canibus' words. If you are asking how I got to (onto) the thread for this clip; I was checking-out different interpretations of 'Stagger Lee' and didn't like this one.
davekeays 5 months ago
@davekeays Are you trollin" or are you really as stupid as you seem ? I'm surprised someone hasn't doxed your silly ass.It would take me 5 minutes just from looking at your channel.
Tupac ? Ice Cube ? Michael Jackson ? Caucasian guilt much ? Ah Nick Cave actually plays instruments and writes songs that have some literary depth and meaning . Get a grip buddy.
enolapayback 4 months ago
@enolapayback did you ever read any of 2pac's poetry? Ice Cube is one of the biggest charity givers in that area. They are both survivors and have depth. True, some of their anti-white stuff gets to me and my Scots-Irish blood. Playing someone elses sound isn't any different than playing someone else's composition from a score? Mixing is a skill just like playing a classical instrument. I listened to rap when I learned it wasn't as bad as the stereotype. Now I'm onto country. Thats why I'm here.
davekeays 4 months ago
@davekeays Yeah well sorry to jump down your throat, but the thing is Nick Cave is considered not only a great pop/rock artist but has also written highly acclaimed prose, screenplays and soundtracks.
He also enjoys a bit of the Grand Guignol every now and again, hence this track and a few others.LOL
Also you really should be more careful with the info, as Anonymous says " Teh Internets are Serious Business". : )
enolapayback 4 months ago
@enolapayback Thank you for the warning, but what info are you talking about? I actually take the threat of the Internet more serious than most. But Looking at my profile I don't see anything I'm not willing to reveal. What do you think shouldn't be there?
As far as Nick Cave, I don't know him so there is probably something out there that I don't see. I need to look closer one day.
davekeays 4 months ago
@davekeays from being involved with Anon and the anti-$cientology thing I know how easy it is to dox someone with even the smallest scrap of personal info. People could just run a Google search on your name or basically anything and go to a free people search site and come up with your address,phone # and all kinds of stuff. .
Cave wrote the screenplay and soundtrack for "The Proposition" and the soundtrack for "Assassination of Jesse James" . There's 2 examples for you of his talent.
enolapayback 4 months ago
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@davekeays from being involved with Anon and the anti-$cientology thing I know how easy it is to dox someone with even the smallest scrap of personal info. People could just run a Google search on your name or basically anything and go to a free people search site and come up with your address,phone # and all kinds of stuff. .
Cave wrote the screenplay and soundtrack for "The Proposition" and the soundtrack for "Assassination of Jesse James" . There's 2 examples for you of his talent.
enolapayback 4 months ago
If you think using the term "motherfucker: is an attempt at shock rather than realism your truly a motherfucking idiot. Go back to enjoying your myopic view of music.
56kagogo 6 months ago
@56kagogo You guys are ruining a perfectly good word. When cuss words are used as an everyday adjective it loses it power to accent a message- "fuck" is going the same way "darn" did. Like the power kick, save it for when you need it and it will really help. If it is over done people will get used to it and learn to anticipate it or avoid it completely.
BTW: You realize that "fuck" is nowhere near as powerful as "God damn" which get into religious no-no's.
davekeays 6 months ago
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56kagogo 6 months ago
@davekeays
Guess what, when I cuss its because I'm genuinely pissed. I don't sit about over analyzing ever word that comes out of my mouth, nor do I fret about the evolution of language. Of course then again, I didn't directly experience the holocaust so such emotional intensity on my part is completely unjustified. Speaking of appearances, your just another obnoxious hipper than thou asshole who carefully tailors ever aspect of their personality in some vain attempt to stand above the herd.
56kagogo 6 months ago
He tried too hard to shock us. The "bad" words and sub-topics all looked forced and there just for their shock value. It ruined the emotional intensity he seemed to be going for. This way overworked song turned it into "so what ... yawn". Plus he's not the Michael Jackson he seems to think he is. His version doesn't even compare to Taj Mahal and Lloyd Price.
davekeays 6 months ago
@davekeays You're a neanderthal, This Performance is Mother FUCKING epic. "the bad words ruined the emotional intensity"? that has to be one of the most FAG things i have ever heard. if you want emotional intensity with out "BAD WORDS" go watch lifetime tv for women..... Betch.
vargas1700gmail 6 months ago
@vargas1700gmail, his show felt about as real as an inflatable woman. The cuss words were just part of the plastic image. Like trying to look smart by using l337 speak.
You want emotional tension then spend some time on 8th street LA (skid row), in the cancer ward in a children's hospital, or on the frontline in a war. Watching a guy jump around, pretending to have oral sex with the mic, and using words just for show is like watching a porn movie without any sex scenes.
davekeays 6 months ago
@vargas1700gmail: This was the opposite of what I like about 2pac or IceCube. Their shows are real, unlike these 5 minutes that reminded me of a toddler pretending to have a tantrum just so he can get his parents attention.
davekeays 6 months ago
Now THAT is a Live perfomance WHOO!!
I'd be stoked if i saw something like that live!
theacidxpress 7 months ago
@theacidxpress, he did a lot of stupid things but he didn't stoke himself. He's like the Elton John of the 2k10s but forgot his rose colored glasses.
davekeays 6 months ago
4:03 P.J. Harvey standing there all Corpse Bride cute
123spasser123 7 months ago
Using the( {motherfucker} }word doesn't add anything to this song.. bullying... repulsive should be whipped with an "ugly" stick, no doubt....
agreeable991 7 months ago
Wow.
MisterChimpy 7 months ago
2:59 PJ :D<3
FrayJayo 8 months ago 2
@FrayJayo love !
123spasser123 7 months ago
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At their best.
tibs2403 8 months ago
CAUSE I'M A BAD MOTHERFUCKER, DON'T YOU KNOW?? AND I'LL CRAWL OVER FIFTY GOOD PUSSIES JUST TO GET TO ONE FAT BOY'S ASSHOLE!!
Mzral 9 months ago 5
@Mzral Yeah, we all know u would, fatboy......ha...ha...ha and using the Motherfucker word doesn't make u BAD pussy face....
agreeable991 7 months ago
For what it's worth he had payments on his car..not the gun.
lifter2131 10 months ago
love the sceaming at the end, stagger sexy.
islaeve100 11 months ago
very good, why didnt he shoot the shop owner
pepito1269 11 months ago
"He had payments on that" - why the fuck didn't he just shoot the gun shop owner?
tempelton 11 months ago
Bad version of this song! Boo!
EKITTEN251 11 months ago
The tradition continues with another great version of a great song. This is one BAD MOFO!!!!
catboneguitar 1 year ago
Not the best version!
CCH614 1 year ago
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this version is RUBBISH really one of the worst staggerlee songs
realmatic10 1 year ago
White Room was a cool show for allowing the filth that is this version of Stagger Lee to go out on British TV. Superb.
Desotoguitarist 1 year ago 2
The beginning of modern dark music
11CUPS13 1 year ago
not the stagger lee is was looking for but still fucking rad
crackersjenkins 1 year ago
coolest song ever, no one is like nick cave. brilliant.
islaeve100 1 year ago
can't stop watching. can't stop listening.
prilofx 1 year ago
Blixa Rocks :D
Sakreos 1 year ago
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You can get this mp3 at instantmp3s..com
juice6674 1 year ago
gee. just got hot in'ere.
interzoneincorporate 1 year ago
What a voice, what a man,... Nick Cave that is not Stagger Lee.
tsjarishe 1 year ago
How the fuck does blixa make that noise?
jbhf1 1 year ago 7
This makes gangsta rap look cute.
smedley 1 year ago 49
@smedley exactly
joeperryforpope 1 year ago
I've always wondered what Thomas Wydler did to get demoted to maracas.
TheRD92 1 year ago 4
@TheRD92 That made me giggle out loud. A+, would lol again.
nowgozombiego 1 year ago
What happened to the official music video for this song? It was on youtube up until about 2 weeks ago and now I can't find it.
dwest10 1 year ago
@dwest10
Yeah I'm looking for it too! WTF youtube!?
videochemist 1 year ago
iconoclast
vsister 1 year ago
blixa
Bubblefingers 1 year ago 3
I wish my voice sounded like that lol
hashashin821 1 year ago 4
Great !!
8712222q 1 year ago
just fuck stagger lee,arsehole! great performance!
IsabelSavage 1 year ago
i love how he flubs the lyrics and doesnt show any sign of caring
gotbass7 1 year ago 8
awesome.
MsProcrastination101 1 year ago
I love this motherfucker
RevDrDark 1 year ago 3
I hope he doesn't die like normal people do. ;-)
merrybreeder 1 year ago 7
@merrybreeder stop with your daft stereotypes
ChaChinnngK 1 year ago
I can NEVER get enough of Nick Cave. Legend.
annyid8 1 year ago
Nick Cave is genius!
VandalkoIUA 1 year ago
MASTERPIECE thank you mr nick cave
brunotitou6 1 year ago
I listen this stoned few times! catharsis! Screams, Blixa is mad
ShopingHourer 1 year ago 5
these screaaaammmssss!!
halcyondiz 1 year ago 2
please, no. have mercy.
halcyondiz 1 year ago
Yeah you're right, they probably didn't swear back in those days.
Mogwaithegreat 1 year ago
i dont rly like this version or the greatful deads version this guy just seems to mother fuck this and mother fuck that not my cup of tea but other people like it so what ever just my oppinion
milkjugs110290 2 years ago
@milkjugs110290
This song and "Stagger Lee" by the Grateful Dead are two completely different songs, they just share the same name.
But yeah, Nick Cave's song is the darkest of all the Stagger Lee songs out there.
shadowhunt86 1 year ago
@milkjugs110290 Perhaps approach it as if you'd never heard another version of Stagger Lee. I'm sure you can't deny that this is powerful stuff, even if you don't like it.
NurseDischord 1 year ago
Just totally fucking amazing!
Copshootcop74 2 years ago
what the fucks his looks got to do with anything you plebs hahaha
TheDazo1976 2 years ago 2
very nice song to play on bass!
IIMaRVII 2 years ago
ahhhhhhhhhhh fuck all of you!!!!!!!
cleowillismc 2 years ago
button your shirt
avalanchesoul 2 years ago
Moustache is best, on anybody. Caves charisma is about charming freaknes...
LOVE IT
Bohumill2 2 years ago
this has got to be the best version nick cave has done of this song,seen him loads live over the years brilliant.very sexy man but hes now got this handle bars moustache not good not good on anybody,please nick loose it !!!
islaeve100 2 years ago
Damn intense! BLIXA!
halcyondiz 2 years ago 5
wow, i just came across this lookin for this song cause i always liked it by everyone else that did it. never heard of tis guy, but i seen the comments like 'best version ever' . didnt really think it would touch the grateful deads version, but its pretty damn close. im gonna have to check this guy out
deedub0617 2 years ago 2
He's so fuckin GOD DAMN SEXY.... My god, the way he does that little dance across the stage... And the way he curses. I love when people really spit out their curses.
mirukumaid 2 years ago 7
Fuck Samuel L. Jackson.....no one does Stagger Lee like Nick Cave....PERIOD!
stanzombie 2 years ago
BLIXA!!!
matthewme23 2 years ago 2
"MR. MOTHERFUCKER YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?!?"
priceless
buzzcat3 2 years ago
Nick Cave is one of the most talented, but slept on artists ever
Pabl0xDiabl0 2 years ago 3
awesome..... open minded in the real beat sense.... love nick cave... and love the bass
kurisensei 2 years ago
well just count the holes in his motherfuckin head...
dud0r 2 years ago
Mr Motherfucker don't you know who i'm
Remington61189 2 years ago
FUCKing hell, Blixa knows to scream...
Billmund 2 years ago 15
listen to his other stuff and get you hands out of your pants,the man is a genius!seen him three times now beleive me he will blow you away,but only if your cool enough!
onenad 2 years ago
This is Fuckin great and in my opinion one of the better versions to the Staggerlee story (although Lloyd Price's is my fave)
rottenlydon 2 years ago
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Gratuitous swearing does NOT impress me. This is one of the least inspired versions of the Stagger Lee story -- ever. Crapola. Are you people on crack that like this guy? I tried to give this a chance; I like all sorts of music, but this is just barf.
TheRealtMG 2 years ago
are you swimming with the dead fish below sealevel?
wy crack?
i saw him on his last concert 5 days ago and he is a genius and no crackhead, do your homework before makle such an statement a.hole
staggersu 2 years ago
What other versions of Stagger Lee are you talking about? Even the album version has the swearing, every bit of it, he added none for this version. Maybe you better go back to your Kidz Bop music if you find this offensive, because this is Nick Cave pal, obviously not something you are into...
amgoD 2 years ago
You are aware there a lots of versions of stagger lee done by many artists, about the infamous murder. The way you wrote appears you are only aware of the Nick cave version.
lynus111 2 years ago 2
Actually I am only aware of the Nick Cave version, what other artists are there? Would love to hear them.
But no, the other comment is more about Nick Cave, he needs to look more into Nick Cave to understand his style, and it's full of swearing, love me some Nick Cave.
amgoD 2 years ago
stagger lee is like a traditontal song based around a murder, wiki it up, its been done by lots and lots of people
lynus111 2 years ago 4
You need to calm down. Other people have different taste from you. Other people care less about gratuitous swearing.
I expect most of the people who like this song like it for almost exactly the same reasons you don't.
PozzosLament 2 years ago 3
Much better versions from Mississippi John Hurt.. R.L.Burnside..Taj Mahal.. Samuel L. Jackson.. to name but a few
Rob50strat 2 years ago
he really like emphasize his sware words
Jzzile 2 years ago
also, i wish i was blixa bargeld's microphone.
uberNurd 2 years ago 2
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i love nick cave but he needs to stop dancing like that.
uberNurd 2 years ago
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i hate pj harvey
rawtofu 2 years ago
me toooooooooooooo
i can't understand why they get so good along wich each other, do you know?/
staggersu 2 years ago
nope.
he's way out of her league.
& a way better dancer !
rawtofu 2 years ago
PJ Harvey dancing backstage! hot!
orbro 2 years ago 12
NICK CAVE RULES!!
minotipo16 2 years ago 9
EVIL
fronterapdx 2 years ago
good reinterpretation of an old song
cryingsoftly 2 years ago 4
polly likes it
ithinkimanother 2 years ago
Feel good song of the 20th century.
MoneyKur 2 years ago 52
Totally amazing. Seen this live. It is sure scary bmf stuff
Hey, and I loved PJ Harvey's appearance.
MrMarkoFarko 2 years ago 2
love it!! I hope stagger kills all of um!!!!
bkbbowling 2 years ago
Big Jesus traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaash can!!
MAGUS1947 2 years ago
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he always sings out of key. but maybe thats his secret. i can´t listen to this.
blackcowsteel 2 years ago
out of key?????? out of what key???? Stagg's got four bullets for you mofo!
marxman00 2 years ago 66
@marxman00 Four bullets after, of course he makes you suck him off.
Samthecat1000 1 year ago
@marxman00
hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa
23molko 8 months ago
then you must have a very limited music taste....
JackattackMF 2 years ago
lets see you make as much of an impact os he does.....
Hamster3107 2 years ago
He doesn't particularly have a vocal melody. It's more based on the lyrics than a catchy tune, and with lyrics like that you want to notice them. He can sing in tune but here he is not singing a tune he is crossing melody with recitation.
bertiethetoupee4 2 years ago
Nce audioi and great vid. footage. "Stagger Lee" ...- classic!
Thank you
rosesredvioletsblue 2 years ago
GO BLIXA!!
123spasser123 2 years ago 7
Hah, PJ Harvey at 2.58.
littleblackpistol 2 years ago
yeah nice :)
123spasser123 2 years ago
Has the original music video been removed from YouTube?? Where do I find it?!
Pomme843 2 years ago
great performance
chatamir 2 years ago
anybody knows where can I find "song of joy" video?
germangarnacho 2 years ago
one word. Testosterone
Dariuz001 2 years ago
Nick sure knows how to own a stage
VisualSlug 2 years ago 4
Oh my god the ending is amazing, Blixa is a legend!
ProfessorYaffle89 2 years ago
Mister Motherfucker is a great way to address people you've never met before.
UncleMcCrustyPoo 2 years ago 11
i'll try that xD
1928374656 2 years ago
lol thats my favorite part of the song.
oliviaisgod 2 years ago
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Not the Stagger Lee I was hoping to hear. YUCK!
snoobeagle 2 years ago
well, which one did you want to hear?
Preussenmaen 2 years ago
Yeah, care to elaborate?
Oh you were finished?
Well, allow me to retort.
VisualSlug 2 years ago
Please do! It should be entertaining.
snoobeagle 2 years ago
he was looking for the dead song you dumbass. its kind of like this song but it doesnt sound like shit
ThEChizzUH 2 years ago
well just count the holes in the mother fuckers head
salsasalad123 2 years ago
I listen to this song at least once a week. Holy Shit it's good.
For some reason the line, "they came to a bar called The Bucket of Blood" always reminds me of the movie From Dusk Til Dawn with Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney.
therebelwaltz 2 years ago
Ditto! I think the same thing every time. Interesting
RLVogeler 2 years ago
Ha, yeah me too. awesome movie.
bigboss25262 2 years ago
Love the pianos tone, and the video overall :D
GarthGreen13 2 years ago
Great song, great live version, and even a glimpse of the lovely polly jean around the 3min mark.
top notch.
Matty73 2 years ago 3
What year was this?
bigboss25262 2 years ago
This show was popular about 1990 to 1992 so inbetween them im guessing.
tonymontana1974 2 years ago
it was 1996
Cherryblossomksenia 2 years ago 2
GREAT SONG-CROATIA!!!!!
niko70100 2 years ago 2
ahhh, nobody can make inhuman screeches like Blixa! I miss 'im!
RivaJane 2 years ago 6
fuck yes BLIXA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2teenah2 2 years ago 7
I loved this whole period when Nick Cave decided to let his rhythm section do the work. Great song.
Samnite001 2 years ago 3
ooooooooohhhhhhhh yyyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaa
whiteholespuwingtime 2 years ago
lovvvvveeeeeee ittttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!
fizzgigers 2 years ago
I always love Nick's take on the legend of Stagger Lee. The violently homo-erotic angle makes him seem that much more terrifying than just the usual 'Baddest sonofabitch around' legend.
sunilthegreat 2 years ago 6
I don't get it!Suicide music-the vulture of pop.
danrose 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
lmfao look at the fat girl dancing at the front
haha
other than that
this is awesome.
imnotabarnacle 2 years ago
great artst..
great music..
great band...
Cave and the bad seeds realy have their own style and they kept it all the years through!!
itSmicr0 2 years ago
Anyone know when and where this performance was?
EmitFlestiKY 2 years ago
Emit :
Its off hte UK show The White Room so presumably at the studio in London.
WR is no longer on which is a shame it was a good one. There is always Later withe Jools though which might be the best UK muso show ever.
Matty73 2 years ago
Murder Ballads came out in '96. I would guess that this performance was in support of its release. Obviously from 'White Room'.
sunilthegreat 2 years ago
haha I like the description "one of their darker tunes" as opposed to all those happy, light uplifting songs that the bad seeds do.
"I'd say it's quite light and undramatic" hahah
ih8flys 2 years ago 4
LOL. Yeah, lot's of "shiny happy people" Cave songs to compare it too!
EmitFlestiKY 2 years ago 2
@ih8flys You are officially amazing for using that quote
finnvoxal 10 months ago
the end could quite possibly be the greatest thing EVER
roxtaylormusic 2 years ago
Where is the music video! Argghghgfhfjl. This is still pretty damn amazing.
lalalasocks 2 years ago
Oh My good, he`s amazing
switchfish24 2 years ago
One of the best interpretations of a great traditional story
renohnnayllas 2 years ago
Blixa screaming at the end....... God. The whole song is a masterpiece.
rolemodelsearch 3 years ago 10
... also available for Bar Mitzvah's and Birthday parties ...
bwills2005 3 years ago 19
no pun intended...
doganddice 2 years ago
PJ at 2.58
ohchino 3 years ago