THIS WAS SO NEARLY THE NEXT FRIDAY SERIES

After the end of the Morrissey series the other week, I did contemplate looking at all the singles ever released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. But I acknowledged that I couldnt inflict that on you dear listeners....not all the singles (althogh they're all present and correct in some shape or form in the cupboard, on the shleves or sitting as a file inside the PC). But it will become an occasional feature. Maybe once every six months.....

There's been 29 singles dating back to 1984. Only three of them have cracked the Top 40 - his duets with Kylie Minogue (#11 in October 1995) and with PJ Harvey (#36 in February 1996), along with this, the debut single from Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus, the double album released in the Autumn of 2004:

mp3 : Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Nature Boy (single version)
mp3 : Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - She's Leaving You

Nature Boy reached the giddy heights of #37 and is probably the most commercial and radio-friendly that Nick and his band have ever released. And yup, you're right it does sound awfully like a hit from yesteryear:-






Clearly I dont have an mp3 of this fantastic piece of pop (I think it dates from 1975 when I was but a child), but I do have a cover version.......