@flamekat2002 maybe. Then again Nick Cave was never a great singer: far from it, and I still seem to like his stuff better than a 101 excellent singers. I'd call it it kind of good and terrible. Either way, I contend it has character and conviction which may be the most important qualities to have.
Or maybe just being a miserable alcoholic helps the appreciation along.
I doubt it's not... non - intentional. I'm sure they sing that way on purpose. Most of Cave's work is like that... sort of fucked up on every level, even musically. It adds to the eeriness ( how do you spell that? ).
Wow, I love this never heard it before. Unfortunately seems impossible to buy the track in the Uk short of paying £58 for the CD set. I'm obsessive but not quite that obsessive! Thanks for posting, am listening repeatedly....
Even white boys have the blues...the blues owes a lot to European religious hymns even if it gets it unique form from African rhythms and scales and the terrible experience of African-Americans under the conditions of slavery and Jim Crow.
yes jack white and nick cave are "white boys" but who the hell in popular black music is keeping this tradition alive today? good thing someone is. i never realized how much nick was indebted to the blues masters, i used to just think it was boring old man music kept alive by eric clapton...then i got into nick cave and he led me to go back and learn about son house, j lee hooker, blind lemon jefferson, blind willie mctell, skip james etc.
@brettmatthewson nick cave's 1 of those artists like tom waits or dylan where his voice is so unusual, it's unsettling, you either are obsessed and become part of his cult following or, for many others, its an obstruction preventing that from liking his music.
holy cow...why do people get their knickers in a twist? the old blues guys had no problem copying each other...and this version rocks as does the original, as does the Son House version as do any number of covers of this song...blues is not and was never meant to be embalmed like mummies in a museum...its a living tradition for god's sake!
It's nice that Cave likes old sanctified blues like this but why on earth does he feel it incumbent upon him to attempt to perform it? Why doesn't he just stick to his own material and leave unsullied the magnificent recordings of Blind Willie Johnson, Son House etc?
Great version, God I like love music theory...Thats why if you play we will listen unless is noise sounds....This is simply GREAT...go N.C. and the BAD SEEDS
@rich107s haaaaa, the blues has nothing to do with colour, yes maybe the black man found the blues first, when you realise music and blues can be found world wide in many different ways you'll be a better music fan, listen to bands like the white stripes and the black keys early stuff, untill then dont speak of white boys trying to play blues
Well, he is saying Who's that writing, because y'know, those are the lyrics. Also he's Australian the accent slips through sometimes.
People who generally like Nick Cave usually fall into two groups. Those who like his more accessible ballad style and those who like his more gospel/shanty style songs which are more of a holdover from his Birthday Party days but a bit more toned down.
Yeah, same here. I just enjoy his stuff that's similar to this more. Like Six Strings, Up Jumped the Devil, Black Crow King, Well of Misery, his cover of Black Betty, etc.
Those sorts of songs just always resonated more with me.
'cuse me, i know there are alot of Nick Cave fans, but come on, this was god aweful! Wauw he sang the song so weird and so out of tone, it was false and really really bad...
Cave brings his own style to music. If you are a teenie bopper music lover then no this is not for you. Nick sings with passion, conviction & soul and brings his own personality to everything he does. He is a music king. If you are new to Nick Cave's music try "As I sat sadly by her side" and "Into my arms" to ease yourself in - then try out "The Mercy Seat"!
Interesting comment. Unusual, helpful and intriguing.. Because of the way you phased your comment. I will check them out. in the order you suggested... ;¬)
I love this song performed by one of the the greatests.... I'm with most of you, you could enjoy DM's version much better while drinking out with friends or as a performance itself... but Nick's version is one to be much appreciated, for it's far more profound!
I agree that the DM version sounds better; however, if you pay attention to the lyrics, the Nick Cave version is much different and probably much truer to the original. Depeche Mode took the name for the song and the basic melody, but changed the lyrics, which changed the intention of the song to make it more poignant for our current political situation.
Had the Depeche Mode version for a while, Nick's version makes me wanna listen to it again... the backing singers sound like the girls i saw in 2005 Alexandra Palace gig, and yes they can sing, but they complement his voice and style of music...just my opinion, is all.
@singlecoillove Those backup singers happen to be folk legends The McGarrigle Sisters: Anna (joined here by her daughter, Lily Lanken) and the late Kate (mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright). Nick Cave has sung with them a number of times (they appear as backup singers on the album No More shall We Part). I know their voices are an acquired taste, but this is far from karaoke. This is a very personal rendition of a classic by people who have a deep love and appreciation of the blues.
Nick cave is awesome in this, those backup singers sound like crap though and i don't care about their repuation in music, they're 2 people singing out of tune. Whatever they've done in the past has little to do with that.
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I have always wondered how this guy is popular, but after listening to this I am fuckin shocked... His fans must all be tone deaf or even completely deaf.. He is absolutely horrificly bad, whats the deal??? Hes an ugly cunt too!!
At the start of this abomination, it says no information available on Blind Willie Johnson..... He was blinded as a child when his mother threw lye in his face supposedly cos she was angry at his father he was an amazing and pivotal blues guitarist but died alone in a house fire wrapped in news paper to keep warm... And Nick Cave is rich?? Sickening!!
not as ugly as you broken bones, and yes he is successful and talented and original, and you are not fuckwit so fuck off cause your opionion is worthless!!!
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I hope not, because he gets them wrong. Like saying that Jesus bought us with "our" blood instead of with "His" blood. Kind of an important difference. This guy's version seems like it's just a mockery of the original man's faith.
It's an interpretation. It doesn't have to be literal like in a bible class! The original was fantastic, and no one can take away its age-old mystique and allure. However, this is still an interesting interpretation of a great song, in my humble opinion anyway.
@2002092 are you taking the piss? the bible is a political work of (historical) fiction, any and all reading of it is interpretive. anyone taking the bible as literal is, in my humble opinion, a fucking maniac who: a) wants they're head examining and, b) is absolutely, under no circumstances, to be trusted. in my humble opinion. like you care. that is all.
@nanabaws Actually, I'm very irreligious but try to respect (as much as possible) those who have religious convictions. Some of these have helped to inspire great music, anyway. By contrast, you've proven that one does not have to be religious to be a complete 'fucking maniac', as you so eloquently put it. This one is not such a humble opinion, I concede.
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I don't buy it. I give him credit for covering it, but I ain't buying it. Do any of you know what this song is really about? Listen to it (and not this shit version) and wake the fuck up!
i deeply love his interpretation . i think is powerful . its one of the firts songs i heard from Cave and i adore it ever since. it is such a Nick Cave song ! doesnt have to be better from the other versions .. i have no comparation for it .. it is just a nick cave song and that says everything .. that says it is in some kind of way perfect !
No, I'm fairly certain Blind Willie Johnson's version predated Son House's. Besides, Johnson's version is the one that appears on the Anthology of American Folk Music which is what The Harry Smith Project paid tribute to.
I like the Blind Willie Johnson version best, by far. My brother, who is a blues guitarist, says the Son House version is the best-known in Blues circles. He knows a lot about blues history. But he didn't say who recorded it first. I think it's traditional and pre-dated all the recordings anyway.
Non mon ami. This version is amazing. You guys don't accept anything that is different. And probably you haven't listened to Nick Cave that much. Anyway, if you are really a musician, you should respect artistry.
Ps. I know that my comment sounds like something that is said by Laura Ingals from Litle House on The Prairie, but what the f..k, we all need Laura Ingals sometimes in our life.
I am thrilled about this conversation! So much hardcore fans and so strong oppinions. and !You know, just for the heck of it, i listened the versions of Son House,Blind Willie Johnson, Depeche Mode and Blues Brothers and i found out that it is this awsome song that makes everybody to try to make a version of it.They all contribute something personal to this song and i personally can`t say whitch version is the best.Never the less, beeing a Nick Cave fan, i comment it on this page.
You guys? Nick has to read his own lyrics half the time. It's just his way, the little dear. (Also, the White Stripes version is a load of pompous, feedback-y nonsense.)
Yes, he sounds pitchy and out of tune. Is it intentionall?. You know it takes balls and charisma to interprite a song so extremely awsome like that. Furthermore both the religious and blues factors make it even more " Dangerous".I like Blues Brothers allso, but you can`t make Nick to be like them, even if you put a barrel of a shotgun on his head.
Sounds a lot like some of the stuff from his Firstborn is Dead album. And for those who think it sucks because he's a wealthy middle-aged white dude rather than an authentic bluesman, songs are meant to be played. And you can bet that Blind Willy Johnson (if he were not long gong) would be happy Nick Cave did a version of his song.
To perform a historical blues song like this one, you don't need to be black or something, you only need to show respect of this tribute and sing it soulfully, imitating (if you have the guts) the pain that comes out of it.
Who cares if it's a "white" or a "black" song? Nick Cave is known to have been heavily influenced by American blues--a genre which finds its roots primarily among the black community. Should he not be allowed to do this because he's white and sings in a different way? Uh. No. Of course he can, that's the beauty of cross-cultural interaction.
Although I'm not sure just what I think of his version.
Sounds like Nick Cave usually sounds, He is probably not trying to sound like Blind Willie Johnson. (ironi) (Excuse me for my spelling; English is not my language..)
well im sure you may have noticed that whites and blacks have different ways of singing. im just saying that black people sound better when they sing this.
You'll find honey that true blues dudes don't give a f**k about ethnicity its all about the soul, pain and depth. BB King for example loves marti pellow, zoe devlin and steven seagal ALL white ;)
Do a search for blues brothers and john the revelator, there are a few vids up incl slide shows. That way you get to listen to a version you like and leave those of us who like this version to appreciate it in peace; without inane comments about blues being related to ethnicity.
i think that we dont listen to the same track! this is not bad .. is just diffrent from the original , i like it, he sings it in his unique and beautiful way.
Cave Nick -10 Depeche mode + 10 Amen
dzdzenis 1 month ago
@flamekat2002 maybe. Then again Nick Cave was never a great singer: far from it, and I still seem to like his stuff better than a 101 excellent singers. I'd call it it kind of good and terrible. Either way, I contend it has character and conviction which may be the most important qualities to have.
Or maybe just being a miserable alcoholic helps the appreciation along.
Raise a glass if you have one.
drivebymessiah 2 months ago
@flamekat2002 word. I agree, nick didn't sing too well on this one this time!
mangouldbarrington1 3 months ago in playlist NICK
OMG! GENIUS! I FREAKIN' LOVE Nick Cave.
Zaturnity 6 months ago
This is amazing
eduardtoth 6 months ago
Please listen the Cover by ''clitoris less cunt '' :) Son house - John The Revelator
clcnoize 7 months ago
ok this is fuckn great. it cant get any cooler but so much cool hurts my hea
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texnroxy 10 months ago
This song, in all incarnations, fascinates me.
waterfallsandrain 11 months ago 3
I have never heard such off key singing by back up singers.....fuckin tone deaf!! brutal I can't even listen to this....
AddictedToTheStones 1 year ago
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I doubt it's not... non - intentional. I'm sure they sing that way on purpose. Most of Cave's work is like that... sort of fucked up on every level, even musically. It adds to the eeriness ( how do you spell that? ).
tibs2403 10 months ago
Wow, I love this never heard it before. Unfortunately seems impossible to buy the track in the Uk short of paying £58 for the CD set. I'm obsessive but not quite that obsessive! Thanks for posting, am listening repeatedly....
zoehancock 1 year ago
Even white boys have the blues...the blues owes a lot to European religious hymns even if it gets it unique form from African rhythms and scales and the terrible experience of African-Americans under the conditions of slavery and Jim Crow.
echster 1 year ago 6
DM version is the best!
PrinzeschenKitty 1 year ago
@PrinzeschenKitty the DM song isn't a cover, but it was inspired by the original.
RabSimpsonDotCom 1 year ago
@RabSimpsonDotCom thanks
PrinzeschenKitty 1 year ago
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its hard to fuck up a fantastic song like this ,,,but cave has managed it ,,,,,total crap from kylies buddy ,,,poor mans leonard cohen ,,,,
honkydudeman 1 year ago
yes jack white and nick cave are "white boys" but who the hell in popular black music is keeping this tradition alive today? good thing someone is. i never realized how much nick was indebted to the blues masters, i used to just think it was boring old man music kept alive by eric clapton...then i got into nick cave and he led me to go back and learn about son house, j lee hooker, blind lemon jefferson, blind willie mctell, skip james etc.
evgad87 1 year ago 23
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You spelt 'mentally' wrong. Who is really mentally challenged here.
karl198 1 year ago 2
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ouch....like watching vanilla ice sing no woman no cry
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WHAT A SHIT VERSION, learn to sing
brettmatthewson 1 year ago
@brettmatthewson nick cave's 1 of those artists like tom waits or dylan where his voice is so unusual, it's unsettling, you either are obsessed and become part of his cult following or, for many others, its an obstruction preventing that from liking his music.
evgad87 1 year ago 7
holy cow...why do people get their knickers in a twist? the old blues guys had no problem copying each other...and this version rocks as does the original, as does the Son House version as do any number of covers of this song...blues is not and was never meant to be embalmed like mummies in a museum...its a living tradition for god's sake!
jeanhaliburtonwills 1 year ago 9
Nick Cave once again shows more soul than a cathedral full of the faithful.
Detteb 1 year ago 5
It's nice that Cave likes old sanctified blues like this but why on earth does he feel it incumbent upon him to attempt to perform it? Why doesn't he just stick to his own material and leave unsullied the magnificent recordings of Blind Willie Johnson, Son House etc?
ab77blues 1 year ago
Great version, God I like love music theory...Thats why if you play we will listen unless is noise sounds....This is simply GREAT...go N.C. and the BAD SEEDS
telecaster24 1 year ago
wow, that was probably the most out of tune, slow, anoying cover iv ever heard ever!!!!!
razmatazma 1 year ago
Great version of one of the greatest songs of all time.
unklelemmy 1 year ago
big original version.
bye
MrBluessuria 1 year ago
The backup singers are doing homage to the woman who sang with Blind Willie. And, Nick just rocks this.
rebrie1 1 year ago
i love his voice soo much ..........sigh
silverwolff1961 1 year ago
Intonation of the lead singer, and backing vocals, is not correct...Are these people proffesionals?
andydreamy 1 year ago
This is truly terrible . A white boy trying to sing the blues ?
rich107s 1 year ago
@rich107s hooray for being an ignorant prick!
420Sabbath 1 year ago
@rich107s haaaaa, the blues has nothing to do with colour, yes maybe the black man found the blues first, when you realise music and blues can be found world wide in many different ways you'll be a better music fan, listen to bands like the white stripes and the black keys early stuff, untill then dont speak of white boys trying to play blues
ryandude1994 1 year ago
how the fuck can you say that?!
it is much like just a preference dude.
Absynthius 1 year ago
This is great, but Depeche Mode's John the Revelator is MUCH better.
HamadaTenchu 1 year ago
horrid
Rachelmoonbow 2 years ago
i love nick cave but that's pretty spot on, audlpiper & blackblues1984. funny.
papashantz 2 years ago
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Blind Willie is crying in his grave. what a pile of Shit!
AULDPIPER 2 years ago
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I like some of Nick Cave's stuff but this is nowhere near as good as Blind Willie Johnson. He's out of tune a lot of the time.
Pwecko 2 years ago
Let this a lesson that just because you can doesn't mean you should.
l2p 2 years ago
what the fuck?
blackblues1984 2 years ago
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blackblues1984 2 years ago
Kate &Anna McGarrigle and Lily Lanken on backing vocals
anemone2006 2 years ago
Well, he is saying Who's that writing, because y'know, those are the lyrics. Also he's Australian the accent slips through sometimes.
People who generally like Nick Cave usually fall into two groups. Those who like his more accessible ballad style and those who like his more gospel/shanty style songs which are more of a holdover from his Birthday Party days but a bit more toned down.
TheBarghest 2 years ago 2
@TheBarghest i'd have to say i generally fall into the second group, cause i love the birthday party, but i really love all nick cave's stuff
louderthanlife2 2 years ago
Yeah, same here. I just enjoy his stuff that's similar to this more. Like Six Strings, Up Jumped the Devil, Black Crow King, Well of Misery, his cover of Black Betty, etc.
Those sorts of songs just always resonated more with me.
TheBarghest 2 years ago
Well, i like it. I don't think Blind Willie Johnson would disapprove of this.......
verlaine4 2 years ago 3
wooo hoooo...low down raw soul rifffs and nicks damn gorgeous strong voice!!
chrisnouvelle41 2 years ago 20
'cuse me, i know there are alot of Nick Cave fans, but come on, this was god aweful! Wauw he sang the song so weird and so out of tone, it was false and really really bad...
oliverandm 2 years ago
Yeah dude. Half the time it sounds like he is saying Who's that writin? JONAH the Revelator" Ridiculous.
PierzStyx 2 years ago
Good soulful version of Blind Willies original lyrics.
Interesting that of all gospel songs this one has been done by so many different artists. Is fate trying to tell us something?
melovegorillaz 2 years ago
@melovegorillaz Yes. That this song is AWESOME.
Ulfar22 2 years ago
Cave brings his own style to music. If you are a teenie bopper music lover then no this is not for you. Nick sings with passion, conviction & soul and brings his own personality to everything he does. He is a music king. If you are new to Nick Cave's music try "As I sat sadly by her side" and "Into my arms" to ease yourself in - then try out "The Mercy Seat"!
DigitalPenGuy 2 years ago 6
+1
you're right
the one who has never heard the Mercy Seat has no sense of what music is...
jkbdks 2 years ago 4
Interesting comment. Unusual, helpful and intriguing.. Because of the way you phased your comment. I will check them out. in the order you suggested... ;¬)
conthesleepy1 2 years ago
He sing almost the entire song in one single tone.
basserase 2 years ago
hmmmm???
truckinfool250 2 years ago
I love this song performed by one of the the greatests.... I'm with most of you, you could enjoy DM's version much better while drinking out with friends or as a performance itself... but Nick's version is one to be much appreciated, for it's far more profound!
SiddHDELS 2 years ago
This song is by Blind Willie Johnson? I bet Son House came first...
RingOfFire79 2 years ago
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mindajudge 2 years ago
Blind Willie was the first artist to ever record the track, in 1930....Son House recorded his version in 1960, 30 YEARS later!!!
mindajudge 2 years ago
No :)
Cthulhussama 2 years ago
but the good is at the second time is geting better and better:......
stjopan82 2 years ago
i really respect mr. nick ,but DM version is much better like for me:)-not this song cave!P:)
stjopan82 2 years ago
I agree that the DM version sounds better; however, if you pay attention to the lyrics, the Nick Cave version is much different and probably much truer to the original. Depeche Mode took the name for the song and the basic melody, but changed the lyrics, which changed the intention of the song to make it more poignant for our current political situation.
Lunatic4Bizcas 2 years ago 3
Had the Depeche Mode version for a while, Nick's version makes me wanna listen to it again... the backing singers sound like the girls i saw in 2005 Alexandra Palace gig, and yes they can sing, but they complement his voice and style of music...just my opinion, is all.
foulk87 2 years ago
this version is so great! Love Nick Cave's voice.
But still Depeche Mode had made a wonderful version of their own. :))
mimiRedHair 2 years ago
WTF.. Depeche Modes version is GREAT.. This is just weird :/
alberghahn 2 years ago
The music sounds good. The singing however not so much. Sounds like drunken Kareoke night. He's not in key and the back up singers are even worse.
singlecoillove 2 years ago
Have you ever listened to blues music?
lapislazuli7 2 years ago
@singlecoillove Those backup singers happen to be folk legends The McGarrigle Sisters: Anna (joined here by her daughter, Lily Lanken) and the late Kate (mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright). Nick Cave has sung with them a number of times (they appear as backup singers on the album No More shall We Part). I know their voices are an acquired taste, but this is far from karaoke. This is a very personal rendition of a classic by people who have a deep love and appreciation of the blues.
SoNickPick 1 year ago
Nick cave is awesome in this, those backup singers sound like crap though and i don't care about their repuation in music, they're 2 people singing out of tune. Whatever they've done in the past has little to do with that.
karl198 1 year ago
This shit is not easy to understand.....
The tone of the back up singuers is just perfect the way it is.....
Not even to talk about the raw passion that Nick puts in his voice.....
Vampire265 2 years ago 2
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What a horrid cover!! were his back up singers rejects form american idol? Talk about out of tune!
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coloradoraider 2 years ago
I love the reverb on the guitar. This is cool. Son House sang John the revelator but it's a lot different.
nrobnas43 2 years ago
why do people hate this?
wujixiaoyiao 2 years ago 3
Man, I love Nick Cave's stuff as a rule (MErcy Seat, Loverman, Ship Song, Lay me low etc.)
...but this is just not good.
TeflonBilly1 2 years ago
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I love Nick cave but this is quite weak. His cover of The MErcy Seat for example is fantastic but this is poor. Would expect better from Cave.
EvilRadiatedMonkey 2 years ago
The Mercy Seat was written by Nick Cave. It was not a cover.
pocketgoth 2 years ago 8
i love this.
advancedwatcher 2 years ago
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I have always wondered how this guy is popular, but after listening to this I am fuckin shocked... His fans must all be tone deaf or even completely deaf.. He is absolutely horrificly bad, whats the deal??? Hes an ugly cunt too!!
BonesBroken71 2 years ago
go listen to Lady Ka Ka,that should be the right stuff for ya!
Alos21 2 years ago
At the start of this abomination, it says no information available on Blind Willie Johnson..... He was blinded as a child when his mother threw lye in his face supposedly cos she was angry at his father he was an amazing and pivotal blues guitarist but died alone in a house fire wrapped in news paper to keep warm... And Nick Cave is rich?? Sickening!!
BonesBroken71 2 years ago
oh - i agree - he's ugly as hell and a cocky bastard - and this is TRASH...but some of his stuff is ok....this is just awful....beyond awful!
danverslunatic 2 years ago
not as ugly as you broken bones, and yes he is successful and talented and original, and you are not fuckwit so fuck off cause your opionion is worthless!!!
moveonupcb 2 years ago
this was in a white stripes song little cream soda
cornyking1992 2 years ago
messed up i ment to say cannon by the white stripes
cornyking1992 2 years ago
..."john the revelatoooor" is like Depeche Mode rithm...in "john the revelator"??!!??
VeroChriDM 2 years ago
Mr. Mojo rising ; )
celloprofundo 2 years ago 2
Is he mocking the song?
meredithscott76 2 years ago 6
Leave it to Nick Cave to make relgion sexy!! I love this song :D
invidosa 2 years ago 9
Is he reading the lyrics as he "sings" them?
henley65 2 years ago
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I hope not, because he gets them wrong. Like saying that Jesus bought us with "our" blood instead of with "His" blood. Kind of an important difference. This guy's version seems like it's just a mockery of the original man's faith.
bonereater 2 years ago
It's an interpretation. It doesn't have to be literal like in a bible class! The original was fantastic, and no one can take away its age-old mystique and allure. However, this is still an interesting interpretation of a great song, in my humble opinion anyway.
2002092 2 years ago 24
Ya got it! Great observations.
geneb19 2 years ago 2
@2002092 are you taking the piss? the bible is a political work of (historical) fiction, any and all reading of it is interpretive. anyone taking the bible as literal is, in my humble opinion, a fucking maniac who: a) wants they're head examining and, b) is absolutely, under no circumstances, to be trusted. in my humble opinion. like you care. that is all.
nanabaws 1 year ago
@nanabaws Actually, I'm very irreligious but try to respect (as much as possible) those who have religious convictions. Some of these have helped to inspire great music, anyway. By contrast, you've proven that one does not have to be religious to be a complete 'fucking maniac', as you so eloquently put it. This one is not such a humble opinion, I concede.
2002092 1 year ago 2
Interpritation is not always a mockery
XRISSX77 2 years ago
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What a crock!
henley65 2 years ago
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I don't buy it. I give him credit for covering it, but I ain't buying it. Do any of you know what this song is really about? Listen to it (and not this shit version) and wake the fuck up!
GeorgeHayduke1000 2 years ago
i think its just a seance...ummm i mean a sentence
JLY369 2 years ago
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when ever I hear nick cave I just hear someone trying too hard to be jim morrison
VoteNixon2008 2 years ago
ha-ha-ha... you're so funny... Cave and Morrison?
madadam67 2 years ago 2
Very cleverly arranged, I'm loving the old warped sound like that of an old 78 and the dark undertone of his and the backup singers voices.
wewillwinit6times 3 years ago 4
In "Profits of Doom" by Clutch he says, "who's that ridin? John the revelator."
shamammal 3 years ago
Super kawałek! Bardzo klimatyczne chórki.
solaarr 3 years ago 2
Gov't Mule does a pretty good version of this song, as well.
EuchridEucrow1 3 years ago
FANTASTIC!
PipoandCharles 3 years ago
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Oh My God, he just crapped all over this wonderful song.
CanadianButterfly 3 years ago
You've never heard the original version of this 'wonderful song,' have you?
EuchridEucrow1 3 years ago 2
this song rules I love all versions!!
MissCaptainWeird 3 years ago 7
i deeply love his interpretation . i think is powerful . its one of the firts songs i heard from Cave and i adore it ever since. it is such a Nick Cave song ! doesnt have to be better from the other versions .. i have no comparation for it .. it is just a nick cave song and that says everything .. that says it is in some kind of way perfect !
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Very very silly Nick Cave¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
DaveGahaMForeverDM 3 years ago
Made a pretty good Australian Western, tho'....
pylgrym 3 years ago 6
Amazing
TremoloMachine 3 years ago 5
I really love this man...
okkibassi 3 years ago 3
nice beat
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This guy is a complete idiot! and he think he's a rolling stone,,, what a BOLUDO!! Moron. What a way to ruin a good Song!!!.
Lolagretel2006 3 years ago
Are you legally retarded son? You must be!
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Sorry for overestimating your hiring skills, I should have known that you are deaf and brain dead.
Lolagretel2006 3 years ago
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well, at least he tried...
SirCoughsalot 3 years ago
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Son House did this song originaly, not Blind Willie.
Mr. Cave here killed this song
liljdacres 3 years ago
No, I'm fairly certain Blind Willie Johnson's version predated Son House's. Besides, Johnson's version is the one that appears on the Anthology of American Folk Music which is what The Harry Smith Project paid tribute to.
Lairor 3 years ago
I like the Blind Willie Johnson version best, by far. My brother, who is a blues guitarist, says the Son House version is the best-known in Blues circles. He knows a lot about blues history. But he didn't say who recorded it first. I think it's traditional and pre-dated all the recordings anyway.
melora72 3 years ago
Johnson wrote this song. He wrote a lot of his songs.
Diomedes22 3 years ago
Non mon ami. This version is amazing. You guys don't accept anything that is different. And probably you haven't listened to Nick Cave that much. Anyway, if you are really a musician, you should respect artistry.
RedLeftFist 3 years ago 9
I think Phil Keaggy's is the best of the later covers but I don't know if his recorded version has been posted anywhere here.
lundehund44 3 years ago
Depeche´s song is only inspired by this traditional...I mean, compare the lyrics etc...Depeche made it a different song
jakubpetricek 3 years ago
Ps. I know that my comment sounds like something that is said by Laura Ingals from Litle House on The Prairie, but what the f..k, we all need Laura Ingals sometimes in our life.
harddriwe 3 years ago
I am thrilled about this conversation! So much hardcore fans and so strong oppinions. and !You know, just for the heck of it, i listened the versions of Son House,Blind Willie Johnson, Depeche Mode and Blues Brothers and i found out that it is this awsome song that makes everybody to try to make a version of it.They all contribute something personal to this song and i personally can`t say whitch version is the best.Never the less, beeing a Nick Cave fan, i comment it on this page.
harddriwe 3 years ago 3
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You guys? Nick has to read his own lyrics half the time. It's just his way, the little dear. (Also, the White Stripes version is a load of pompous, feedback-y nonsense.)
rheumaticback 3 years ago
if his voice wasn't so pitchy and out of tune it'd rock extremely hard.
musicman02 3 years ago
Yes, he sounds pitchy and out of tune. Is it intentionall?. You know it takes balls and charisma to interprite a song so extremely awsome like that. Furthermore both the religious and blues factors make it even more " Dangerous".I like Blues Brothers allso, but you can`t make Nick to be like them, even if you put a barrel of a shotgun on his head.
harddriwe 3 years ago
it's definitely not intentional. if his voice wasn't shot, you can guarantee he'd have the pitch locked down.
as it stands though, it's still powerful and the arrangement is cool. but don't think for a second that he likes his voice being pitchy.
musicman02 3 years ago
thanks man thats exactly i was looking for
dortega13 3 years ago
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AHHHHHH! has a somebody killed this douche bag yet! he did an amazing job at completely fucking this classic song up!
lawl42 3 years ago
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this is shit. whats worse is that he has to read the lyrics and the whole thing looks like a las vegas version or something. real bad.
hurtass 3 years ago
how can he read the lyrics, if he has his eyes closed nearly all the time?
StarsOut27 3 years ago
fuck you all!!!
this is NICK CAVE the GREAT!!!!
13031969 3 years ago 12
YESSSS!!!!
RivaJane 3 years ago 8
just see SONS OF ANARCHY WHERE IS THAT VERSION, NOT THIS HORRIBLE VERISON
PENNYWISE7420 3 years ago
Then go listen to it and comment on it and leave those of us who appreciate weirdness, individuality and diversity in music to this version.
daobecca 3 years ago 5
Vive Le Difference!
OK......it's not the best version I've ever heard, but it has it's own merits.
wreckedroy 3 years ago
Sounds a lot like some of the stuff from his Firstborn is Dead album. And for those who think it sucks because he's a wealthy middle-aged white dude rather than an authentic bluesman, songs are meant to be played. And you can bet that Blind Willy Johnson (if he were not long gong) would be happy Nick Cave did a version of his song.
Gudfala 3 years ago
I guess nick has as much right to cover this as anyone considering nick is now a christian i believe.
leeroy75 3 years ago
To perform a historical blues song like this one, you don't need to be black or something, you only need to show respect of this tribute and sing it soulfully, imitating (if you have the guts) the pain that comes out of it.
F**K the skin-color issue!!!
JimiXpresion 3 years ago
Who cares if it's a "white" or a "black" song? Nick Cave is known to have been heavily influenced by American blues--a genre which finds its roots primarily among the black community. Should he not be allowed to do this because he's white and sings in a different way? Uh. No. Of course he can, that's the beauty of cross-cultural interaction.
Although I'm not sure just what I think of his version.
ickeryeckeru 3 years ago 6
Sounds like Nick Cave usually sounds, He is probably not trying to sound like Blind Willie Johnson. (ironi) (Excuse me for my spelling; English is not my language..)
rexkex66 3 years ago 3
white people sound stupid singing this song, and im white
they get the beat and rhythm totally wrong
jamoca15 3 years ago
It's a cover, it's not a copy.
and nick cave knows that he's not an old black bluesman so he doesn't sing the same way
Cthulhussama 3 years ago 9
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I know it's a cover.
It doesn't sound right with him singing it, though.
jamoca15 3 years ago
So you are calling out his white-ness, white man called (cough) Jamoca?
milkmeat 3 years ago
well im sure you may have noticed that whites and blacks have different ways of singing. im just saying that black people sound better when they sing this.
jamoca15 3 years ago
You'll find honey that true blues dudes don't give a f**k about ethnicity its all about the soul, pain and depth. BB King for example loves marti pellow, zoe devlin and steven seagal ALL white ;)
daobecca 3 years ago
You'll find that i was only stating my opinion, and not a fact.
I am entitled to my opinion and I am entitled to voice it how i choose.
What you're trying to say is a fact, I merely stated an opinion...
jamoca15 3 years ago
No need to be defensive -- simple fact is blues ain't about ethnicity and true blues dudes 'get' this.
What i don't get is why folks can't just enjoy good music instead of making such patently ridiculous assertions?
daobecca 3 years ago 3
i like the song, just not the guy singing it
in fact i watch the blue brothers just to listen to this song sometimes, i can't seem to find the guy who sang it on there on here
jamoca15 3 years ago
Do a search for blues brothers and john the revelator, there are a few vids up incl slide shows. That way you get to listen to a version you like and leave those of us who like this version to appreciate it in peace; without inane comments about blues being related to ethnicity.
daobecca 3 years ago 4
i think that we dont listen to the same track! this is not bad .. is just diffrent from the original , i like it, he sings it in his unique and beautiful way.
HighPisi 3 years ago 3
DELTA GOD KING.
trampp12 3 years ago
why are youtube comments the worst thing ever?
damiongringe 3 years ago 13
Because they're written by people.
martini1179 3 years ago 18
hey, they're still better than Ebaumsworld comments.
TamOClannie 3 years ago
There are many covers, i like the rhythmical, mostly the one on the beginning of blues brothers 2000 from Taj Mahal i think
katkabe 3 years ago