Monday, January 16, 2017

We Are Live: People Ain't No Good


Original video located here. Accessed 15th November 2023

Song title: People Ain't No Good

Artist: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Year: 1997

Why I like this song:

Recently I went to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live. This has been a long time coming and I went in with high expectations, having heard they are, on a live front, something special.

And that certainly was the case: Granted this is a different Bad Seeds, being without Mick Harvey and Blixa Bargeld, but it was a memorable show. Nick is a charismatic presence and all of the Bad Seeds prove they are a crack team. 
Naturally there were a lot of songs of Skeleton Tree but some of his best known songs were present (Mercy Seat, Weeping Song, Ship Song, Tupelo, Nobody's Baby Now, Stagger Lee, Red Right Hand). Although I must admit hearing Into My Arms is strange as it clearly not a song to be listened to in a group environment - and yet here I am surrounded by a mob slurring along the chorus.
Of course the show was plagued by a dodgy monitor, which Nick pointed out, but I suppose that what happens when you start your tour on Friday the 13th,,,,

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