How can I be 44 years old and just discovering Nick Cave????

[RetroLounge]

Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For? - Nick Cave

I've felt you coming girl, as you drew near
I knew you'd find me, cause I longed you here
Are you my destiny? Is this how you'll appear?
Wrapped in a coat with the tears in your eyes?
Well take that coat babe, and throw it on the floor
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?

As you've been moving surely toward me
My soul has comforted and assured me
That in time my heart it will reward me
And that all will be revealed
So I've sat and I've watched an ice-age thaw
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?

Out of sorrow entire worlds have been built
Out of longing great wonders have been willed
They're only little tears, darling, let them spill
And lay your head upon my shoulder
Outside my window the world has gone to war
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?

O we will know, won't we?
The stars will explode in the sky
O but they don't, do they?
Stars have their moment and then they die

There's a man who spoke wonders though I've never met him
He said, "He who seeks finds and who knocks will be let in"
I think of you in motion and just how close you are getting
And how every little thing anticipates you
All down my veins my heart-strings call
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?

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This song just gave me chills... How is it possible that although I've heard of Nick Cave that I am just now discovering him?

RL

[DainBramaged]

1. I'm 54 and clueless to his stuff. Does he make vacuums?

[wildhorses]

2. because the day you quit learning is the day you quit living

:thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

21. Prophetic Words indeed.

RL

[Loonman]

3. They're whispering his name

through this disappearing land
But hidden in his coat
is a red right hand

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. Pick Up "Henry's Dream"

[asthmaticeog]

13. .

:thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

23. Will do. Thanks

RL

[Horus45]

5. I'm 45 and still don't know who he is.

[tigereye]

6. that's why music is so great! always something to discover

cool.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear RetroLounge! I'm older than you, and I don't know him

either!

However, I do like these lyrics a lot.....they speak to me.

Thanks for posting them, my dear........


:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

37. Just one more thing

we have in common...

:hi:

RL

[Initech]

8. Get the album "The Boatman's Call"

Nick Cave is awesome.

[MissHoneychurch]

11. That is my favorite by him

followed by Murder Ballads

[Initech]

19. His new one is damn good too (Abbitoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus)

Hell it's one of the best albums of 2004.

[MissHoneychurch]

22. I have to check it out

I didn't like No more shall we part too much

[Initech]

26. Probably my least favorite Nick Cave album

[RetroLounge]

24. On the list. thanks

RL

[Initech]

27. If you're a new fan I'd also suggest picking up Nocturama

It's probably his most accessible album.

[RetroLounge]

30. Thanks!

:hi:

RL

[Callalily]

9. Thanks RL for another great selection!

And don't fret about not knowing Nick Cave's work. Be glad that you've discovered it now. And hey, I don't know about you, but there's a whole carload of stuff out there that I'm continually discovering. The journey is great and never ending!

[hfojvt]

10. isn't he that guy

who used to date Mallory Keaton. Eh!

[asthmaticeog]

12. Seriously?

Wow, I got off on a Birthday Party jag about 18 years ago, and have been pretty well bonkers about Cave ever since. I've found his most recent releases (basically everything since "The Boatman's Call") to be pretty uneven, but still, even though I no longer run out and buy his albums unheard on their release dates, the man's packin' some serious talent. I hope you enjoy getting to know his stuff, RetroLounge. FWIW, my faves are "The Firstborn is Dead" and "Henry's Dream," but I tend to favor the belligerent Nick of olden days to the more sentimental Nick of now.

[RubyDuby in GA]

14. I have two words for you:

Murder Ballads. It is awesome.

[RetroLounge]

28. The name alone makes me want it...

:hi:

RL

[RubyDuby in GA]

31. It is seriously twisted

I loved it instantly.

Hope you like it :hug:

[RetroLounge]

32. seriously twisted describes my life

:hug:

RL

[Heidi]

15. Here's how:

the Universe gives us the really juicy stuff when we're prepared for it. I know this to be a fact, and this truth will easily get me to 100 with no complaints whatsoever. :thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

25. "when we're prepared for it"

Well, let me tell you, the situation which put a nick cave song in my hands was NOT anything I saw coming down the pike and I certainly was not overtly prepared for ti, but I have to think the universe thinks I am, and go with that.

:hi:

RL

[Loonman]

16. If you really want to go back

You can get some stuff from The Boys Next Door featuring Cave and Rowland Howard.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Who the hell is Nick Cave?

Why have I never even heard the name?

[eyesroll]

18. Cave is one of the few musicians I can speak credibly about.

"The Thirsty Dog" is the best pissed-off-at-the-world song EVER.

"Into My Arms" was my first-dance song at my wedding. We all know how the marriage went, but it's still a great song.

And "The Mercy Seat" was possibly the best live performance of any song, by any artist, I've seen ever.

Enjoy checking out the catalog -- there's a lot there.

[RetroLounge]

29. Looking forward to checking them out

:hi:

RL

[RetroLounge]

20. Okay, a trip to Exclusive Company seems in order

RL

[SteppingRazor]

33. The early Bad Seeds stuff is freaking awesome...

His band before that, The Birthday Party, somewhat less so.

His first album with the Bad Seeds, From Her to Eternity, is absolutely phenomenal. All of his stuff is real good though. His most recent release, the double album Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (love the title of the first album!), is his best work in years. Definitely pick it up.

As for why you've never heard of him, couldn't tell ya, except that he tends to be kind of a "musician's musician" type of artist -- highly influencial, but something of an also-ran as far as record sales go. Kinda like Lou Reed or Tom Waits.

[RetroLounge]

34. Oh, I've heard of him of course.

Just for some reason never sought out WHY he was so influencial.

From Her to Eternity = great title! I'll check it out.

RL

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

35. I discovered him in an odd little way, when he did a duet with Kylie

Where the Wild Roses Grow

CHORUS:
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day

From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
As she stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
They grew down the river, all bloody and wild

When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped the tears that ran down my face

CHORUS

On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, 'Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?'

On the second day he came with a single rose
Said: 'Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?'
I nodded my head, as I layed on the bed
He said, 'If I show you the roses will you follow?'

CHORUS

On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fist

On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
As I kissed her goodbye, I said, 'All beauty must die'
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth

CHORUS

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The video is fantastic too - I'm sure you could find it online.

[RetroLounge]

36. Interesting Duet

thanks

RL