Nick Cave and The bad seeds "Abattoir Blues" (live at Later)

[KarmaNinja69]

Nick Cave: The Darkest Rock-Star/Poet on Earth!!  That's how you do it, baby!!

[KarmaNinja69]

Wow, look at that: a self actualized human being... How refreshing.

[Lieu3C4]

A performance as sincere as a ships' lighting buoy afloat in the mid-Atlantic with the trade winds grinding to a halt as the 90s tend toward their end and global warming is at fault and industrial waste becomes harder to vault.

[295terry1]

it's the italian form of the world famous greek coffee frappe originated from thessaloniki ,which became famous from the tourist all over the world that tried even once when they're on vacations in greece ...take a look how similar theyare but they different in the way doing it....greek coffe itis easier to do it and you need coffe sugar ,water ice and a shaker.and no like the italian version it that you want for the foamcream , and other just to look alike

[mlmcin05]

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH A FRAPPACINO IN MY HAND

Fuck you, Train, and your stupid ass soy latte fried chicken lyrics, this is what a REAL artist does with the mediocre imagery of our material modernism, beautiful geometry. YES

[hdub16bq]

Nick Cave truly is a bastard son of Leonard Cohen. Love 'em both!

[avis144]

i dont know why but whenever i listen to this amazing song it makes me feel alive..

[DannyVandal]

Whenever I hear or see anything new about the political climate in America or see people arguing about the same old song and dance yet again, I get a healthy dose of them Abattoir Blues.

And I turn up this song.

[solitarysorrow]

Please, please could someone rename this video so that the spelling and punctuation is not stupid...try "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues (Live on Later)" as an example...that gets around the copyright Gestapo...the way the title is at the moment is annoying...

[The007abracadabra]

sexy: little wierd, little dark,little complicated- australian hot smart poetic nick

[MIKEDURSTEWITZ]

IS THAT WARREN ON PIANO?! :D

[StarrHK3008]

@MIKEDURSTEWITZ

I didn't think so but you're right! Warren, Conway and I think James... How cool. I dont think there is an instrument that Mr. Ellis can't play come to the think of it, haha!

[ForeignWindowFrame]

Two pianos? Far out, man

[thesoulbreath]

@ForeignWindowFrame three pianos.

[StarrHK3008]

@ForeignWindowFrame

3 pianos - Warren, Conway and I think James...

[lekaik]

In spanish: "Puto Amo".

[buckleygeneration]

I say this as a straight man: His moves make me tingle

[zikapvc]

beautiful singing zombie

[pillorello]

i miss Blixa....

[afrodita950]

I love his blues: No pussy blues, abattoir blues!! phenomenal!!

[PreyingMantisTV]

Who is playing piano to the right (Nick's left) of Nick.

[KingKillThirty3]

late at night alone in the house, with a quiet breeze playing this song so loud that its shaking the glass in the picture frames. oh yes baby. his best album overall! come down south Nick so we can show you our love!

[PCHDX]

holy shit i can't believe i never noticed, THREE PIANO'S!

[Portishatoday]

a true poet but also an excellent actor! it's fascinating how he switches from dark, gloomy characters to sensitive and warm ones....

[mdivisio]

O olhar dele... incrivel... completamente fuera deste mundo, gosto tanto deste homem. thank you for the upload.

[rockmeistro]

There is something about the simple piano chords that really makes this song powerfully melancholic. I'm really liking it. Are there any other songs by this guy that anyone recommends?

[lilyslimit]

@rockmeistro-- go all the way back to Shivers by The Boys Next Door---he has had a varied and fascinating career and all his music is somehow compelling

[treaclebeard]

@rockmeistro

Just about everything he has done!

Hiding All Away is very good

[Makemyday2006]

Nick is a genius. Read his books! Awesome writer ! and musician anyway...Noone like him on this planet....

[sofiadelockhart]

My heart tumbles like the stock exchange... Best lyricist in my lifetime!

[1beyondtherapy]

please someone upload a really good live version like this _ actually excellent - of the cannibal song

[casamusic]

boring. give us back good ol' junkie nick.

[yabani27]

So honest, so today...

[valentynesuite]

ludiwig supraphonic snare drum!!! grand sound

[boudjiturtle]

magnificent Basic steady rithme, powerfull, this song is pumping like a heart!!!Thanks mister Cave!

[fckwiththestars]

this song is just too fucking cool. gives me shivers.

[georgelowdell]

@fckwiththestars I wouldn't rule out working in an abattoir

[headcleaner63]

13tk21 The cubicle thing - that's hilarious. But while I am may not be be fit to tie the laces of Nick Cave's shoes, I have published some short stories and poetry. I am currently working on a film script and novel as well as learning classical guitar...but yes, you're right, in the light of day I am close to being cubicle-ized - although the job involves creative writing. Thanks for making me laugh. Must get on now...Where did I put that pencil...?

[13tk21]

I love these ridiculous arguments and commentary. Uncreative people commenting on creative people alway's gives me a little chuckle. What's it like in that cubice all day? If you spent some time "doing" something instead of commenting on someone who IS doing something you might have a more gratifying existence. I've got to go do something now...

[headcleaner63]

This song is about how each of us feels the world is in decline as we age. It also highlights how we let our moral sense slip as we get older - "I went to bed last night and my moral code got jammed/ I woke up this morning with a Frappucino in my hand" - I for one think it is morally reprehensible to spend money on luxury items when people are starving in the world - but alas, I too have sometimes fallen victim to modern consumerist values - Songs like this keep me on track - Thank-you Nick!

[headcleaner63]

The worth of a piece of music cannot be measured by the number of chords it contains. What matters is the overall feeling. I personally find the effect of the three pianos really gratifying. Lyrically, I think their are few artists today who display such a degree of originality. Okay! It doesn't work for everyone - that's fine. I'd also just like to say I think the backing singers are wonderful, too!

[chillart22]

headcleaner63-

I like your comments and agree with you.

Sending a flick of paint across to your cubicle.

[headcleaner63]

I appreciate that - thanks!

[headcleaner63]

You are entitled to your opinion as I am entitled to mine. Our opinions just happen to be diametrically-opposed. It doesn't mean either one is right or wrong - just different. In the end our opinions don't matter - all they amount to is a cacophony of ideas - they solve nothing. You don't have to like Nick Cave's music, but then why visit his music videos and soil the enjoyment of others with your negativity. why not find something you enjoy and make a positive contribution to the world instead?

[headcleaner63]

Nick Cave does not have fans, he has admirers. They do not worship him, they respect him. When Jools says, "Amazing! Three pianos, hyhat and seperate drum he is not being derogatory. He is remarking on the song being a masterpiece of minimalism. I don't need to defend Nick Cave - the intelligence, humor and depths to be experienced through his music and lyrics speak for him - just as the ignorance and mediocrity of the five previous comments speak for those who left them. Enough said!

[schragemusik]

"Masterpiece of minimalism?" Three pianists to play two chords? That's not minimalism; it's utter ineptitude. His music DOES speak for Cave. It knows one word. That word is 'Rubbish'. The 'humour' is puerile. The 'intelligence' is only apparent by its absence.

[schragemusik]

6th form poetry (at best) melded to primary school music to produce 4 minutes of utter rubbish. As Mr Holland says - "Three pianos!"

[suziecreamchease]

Reply to schragemusic (4 days ago)

You are essentially right.. which is what makes it far from rubbish... but classic english white rock'n'roll..

who in the sixth form has snorted enough coke, drunk enough brandy or otherwise lost the plot in the way that most rock stars are left with nothing but a reputation..

[schragemusik]

Fine - even ti be recommended - for 6th formers. Trouble is, this twerp is last generation's 6th former.

[Tokaida]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't worship this guy and his tremendously boring music.

[schragemusik]

Indeed you're not, Tokaida. I just wonder when his fans are going to wake up and realise how poor his stuff actually is.

[chazzynka]

@schragemusik um, probably never. that's why we're called 'fans'

[Dubiousjohnny]

Boring...

[Dubiousjohnny]

What the hell are you on about nmacog? Poet? Have you heard of Leonard Cohen? That is a real poet!

[2teenah2]

well if you did know Cohen is a fan of nick also and vice versa...there r all in the same catergory dumb fuck.

[nmacog]

nothing comes close to this man and all he has written - P O E T !!!

[suziecreamchease]

Reply to nmacog (3 months ago)

you need to hear Momus.. especially the first few years of his stuff.. even puts Leonard Cohen in the shade sometimes..

[skorchedutopia]

Momus has a sense of humor and is armed by an exceptional vocabulary. Pong is a great album.

But I wouldn't be comparing a poetic satirist to a balladeer. Cohen and Cave operate in entirely different arenas from Momus.

[2teenah2]

then what the fuck you here listening for fuck face

[shakeahand1]

" my heart it tumbled like the stock exchange"

[socceroo1990]

is he talking about meat process work? lol i used to work in an abattoir hahaha

[MyHeadhunter]

hoho you're so amusin'. Get back to work dicklicker. arsehole

[Nemergussis]

"i got he abattoir blues

right down in my shoes"

[EmilytheCatGirl]

A handsome, cool, literate poet/singer. Ab-SOUL-lutely awesome music!

[redlaurieyellow]

Nick's moves are so good!

[fizmo100]

I went to bed last night and my moral code code jammed / I woke up this morning with a Frappucino in my hand!

I nearly fell off my chair the first time I heard that. It made me spit my Frappucino all over my legs...

[aasstrraa]

''shall we leave this place now dear?''

[CalfCreek4x12x08]

abattoir blues is definately the best album in existance! this song, nature boy and hiding all away are some of their best songs.

but of course i will always miss nick cave and the bad seed's 'darker' days.

[Stagger1973]

Top of tghe pops, powerful stuff this.

[Nemergussis]

"do you see what i see, dear?"

genious

[Stagger1973]

Just plain class

[20emmers]

coolest song ever. love the squeaking of the bass drum pedal you can hear as the song starts on the album.

[chuck1990bb]

I totally noticed that too, its so good.

[poptimusgrime]

Fantastic song. I love that there's three pianos on it, all thundering the chords down in unison - gives it all that extra, glorious weight

[izuzak]

what an ace performance! wonderful

thanks for uploading

[harleyboyforest]

class,art,cool this is a great man of our time wer so lucky to have mr nick cave. kevin o'malley

[TortillaTed]

A frapuccino is an invention from the starbucks guy. I went to a starbucks the other day and I ordered an expresso. The cashier asked me if I wanted a single, double, grande, medium, etc, etc. I got pissed off and went to a real coffee shop down the street where I asked an expresso and the guy simply made one and served me. It was well worth walking down those five blocks. Ah, and I didn't have to pay in advance. I paid my bill on the way out like a civilized person.

[wwxoxww]

what the fuck is a frappaccino?

[davos44]

basically a coffee milkshake.

[TROUBLEWATER]

It is a italian coffe drink and we call "Capuccino". It is coffee and milkshake.

[wwxoxww]

for i'm italian it sounds disgusting to me

but nick cave can drink evry goddam frappaccino he desires!!!

[EmitFlestiKY]

@TROUBLEWATER: Frappuccino is a bottled coffee-based drink made by Starbucks. It is not the same as Cappuccino. In any case, Cappuccino is not "coffee and milkshake." A Milkshake is milk and ice cream. Cappuccino is Espresso coffeee with steamed milk.

[treaclebeard]

@TROUBLEWATER

it's actually just an ice coffee

[rotov80]

@TROUBLEWATER is a capuccino with frappe

[sheenriver]

@TROUBLEWATER

You'll never find a frappuccino in Italy, that's an american exclusive! But we do have cappuccino and we drink it only for breakfast!

[headcleaner63]

@TROUBLEWATER 

[TimeWarpAddiction]

wasn't it a Starbucks drink? Never ever drank a single frappuccino in Italy, mainly because Starbucks doesn't even exist here.

[fionndempsey]

@wwxoxww @troublewater is wrong; it's a trademarked iced coffee drink created by Starbucks.

[whitbyjet65]

@wwxoxww More tea, vicar?

[tlchead]

@wwxoxww A frozen cappuccino.

[mitchellanthonydillo]

@wwxoxww its actually a huge ice cream coffee they sell at Starbucks! its a Starbucks named product!

[hem0223]

i went to bed last night, and my moral code got jammed, i woke up this morning with a frappaccino in my hand!!!

humanity!! you sick motherfucker

[Axl8787]

That's great. Thank you

[antman1605]

you guys should also check his early Birthday Party and Boys Next Door stuff and The Dirty Three is worth a peek too

[koblenzer01]

what a cool band!

[Placebo4baby03]

...with a frappichino in my hand, indeed.

You rock, Nick.

[bduffin3012]

This guy is amazing.....! Just got into Cave and the Seeds music when I got "dig lazarus dig" couple of weeks ago.....utterly brilliant!! best album I have heard in a long time from any band!! been playing it non-stop.

also been checking out a lot of their back catalogue,which also contains some good stuff.

dig lazarus dig....is the band at the top of their game if you ask me!! doesnt get any better. this abattoir blues track is great too"ive got the abattoir blues,right down to my.....shoes

[rubberbandman84]

b sides and rarities mate, it the best album ever

[RaincoatedLover]

haha. the backup singers!

[rania1975]

god, amazing eyes

[hectorleon87]

i like the chorus in the whole record, specially in Oh children

[tayox]

Damn. It's divine.

[Jnth007]

he looks a bit like Kevin Beacon at abou 0:42...:)

[IemPappa]

Big drum beat three keys i love Nicks ability to fill songs with his soul crunching wisdom.

[Fafarafix]

i got the abattoir blues...great song

[Raoulduke198734]

see now im used to the western moustache...its so weird seeing him with short hair like this lol...

[atteastrainwreck]

Anyone have the version from their new CD Consolers of the Lonely?

[totallystupid]

i love how nick cave says frappaccino

and how i totally can't even spell it

[mompower]

Frappuccino, moron!! hehe

[LolliPop231]

???? he says it how everyone says it?!

how do you say it?

[WaprilsJimBob]

At the start he actually reminds me of Elrond for some reason...

[scarlet216]

I feel that. Personally, I think he looks like Spock sans the pointy ears, but I can see Elrond, too.

[R1a1i1n1f1a1c1e1]

fo shiz

[adwokat12]

word

[redlaurieyellow]

Nick cave is awesome!

[therealheroofthegods]

these dance moves have nothing on the stagger lee music video dance moves

[MarcoGV]

This song is brilliant!

[neilputsey]

love the dance moves....its classic nick, this guys awesome!

[manwithoutabody]

Look at him dance!

[primal612]

Yeah !!!

increible cave !

[RockNRollGeisha]

I'd like to have a Frappucino with him!

Love always for Mr. Cave!

[chrissstopherG]

now, that would seem like a good idea, but he has THE MOST ANNOYING SLURP.

[dragyourhalo]

amazing, such a good CD

[CaveBadSeed]

Nick is like a fine wine - he just gets better with age! Untouched by commercial pressures, he is CLASS!

[Willem100]

I keep on being amazed at how good Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are live. I've got the Live at Paradiso DVD and I must say I prefer several songs live. Great stuff.

[denriktigasolvind]

Amazing song. Wish I've written it.

[allenmark]

this man is cool as fcuk! love you nick xx

[TROUBLEWATER]

He is the best and important rocker

[maladoo]

love him