My current candidate for my favourite song of all time, Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat."
The original, performed by Nick Cave:
The version that turned me onto this song, by Johnny Cash (as you can see, the lyrics are clearer in this version, letting the man's desperation sink in as he repeats the same stanza over and over with little variations before he finally gives up):
And a German cabaret version:
The original, performed by Nick Cave:
The version that turned me onto this song, by Johnny Cash (as you can see, the lyrics are clearer in this version, letting the man's desperation sink in as he repeats the same stanza over and over with little variations before he finally gives up):
And a German cabaret version:
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.